User`s manual

Using the FastBuild™ Configuration Utility

The FastBuild

Configuration Utility offers several menus to create and manage the drive

array. For purposes of this manual, it is assumed you have already created an array in the

previous chapter and now wish to make changes to the array or view other options.

Viewing the BIOS Screen

When you boot your system with drives connected to the RAID IDE connectors, the Promise

onboard BIOS will detect the drives attached and display the following screen.

MBFastTrak133 Lite (tm) BIOS Version 2.00.0.XX

Scanning IDE drives . . . . .

If an array exists already, the BIOS will display the following screen showing the BIOS

version and status of the array.

MBFastTrak133 Lite (tm) BIOS Version 2.00.0.xx

ID MODE SIZE TRACK-MAPPING STATUS

1 * 2+0 Stripe 16126M 611/128/32 Functional

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility....

There are 3 array status: Functional, Critical, Offline.

Functional - The array is operational.

Critical - The mirrored array contains a drive that has failed or has been disconnected. The

remaining drive member in the array is functional. However, the array has temporarily lost its

ability to provide fault tolerance. The user should identify the failed drive through the

FastBuild

utility, and then replace the problem drive.

Offline - The striped array contains a drive that has failed or has been disconnected. When

the array’s condition is “offline,” the user must replace the failed drive(s), then restore data

from a backup source.