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Fast Trak TX2200 / TX4200 User Manual
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How do I partition/format my FastTrak logical disk?
The FastTrak Serial ATA RAID Controller represents the logical disk as a
single disk drive to your system. Therefore, anything that you can do to a
single disk drive you can do to a FastTrak logical disk. You can partition the
logical disk as you see fit using any file system you want.
Installation Issues
(Capacity, Booting)
How can I change the system boot sequence in order to boot from the
FastTrak logical disk?
The boot sequence is controlled by the system BIOS. As far as the system
BIOS is concerned, the FastTrak Serial ATA RAID Controller and its defined
logical disks are categorized as a SCSI device. This allows you to set the
boot sequence in your BIOS setup utility to boot from SCSI first, rather than
IDE.
If there are multiple SCSI add-in controllers in the system, then the boot
sequence among is determined by their PCI slot priority. PCI slot #1 will be
first, slot #2 second, etc. If you want to boot from the logical disk, put the
FastTrak Controller in the PCI slot where it will be accessed before the other
SCSI controllers.
How can I change the boot sequence between a PCI SCSI card and the
FastTrak logical disk?
Since all PCI devices are PnP, it is difficult to determine which device is
addressed first. Some newer motherboard BIOSes have advanced options
that identify devices and allow you to select which device will be assigned
resources first. Otherwise you may have to physically switch the device
cards on the PCI slots so that the boot device is in the highest priority slot
number, as described in the previous answer.
Post-Installation
Why can't I see the drives on the FastTrak Controller card under FDISK?
You have not created a logical disk yet. If no logical disk has been created,
the system will not recognize drive(s) attached to the FastTrak card.