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SATAII150 and SATA300 TX Series User Manual
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• Changing the IRQ assignments to the PCI slots in the motherboard
BIOS during boot up.
• Reset the configuration data in your CMOS. This is usually an option in
the PnP section of your CMOS.
• Otherwise, switch the SATAII150 or SATA300 card to a different PCI
slot.
Drive Issues
Do the disk drives on the SATAII150 or SATA300 Controller have to be the
same size?
The disk drives connected to the SATAII150 or SATA300 Serial ATA
Controller card do not have to be the same size, make or model.
I already have an older Promise controller. Can I move the disk drives to my
new SATAII150 or SATA300 controller?
Yes, provided your drives are Serial ATA disk drives.
If I have a problem with one of the drives on the SATAII150 or SATA300
Controller, how can I low-level format it to correct the problem?
Do NOT do this. Low-level formatting is unnecessary and generally does not
correct problems commonly experienced. If you think the disk drive is faulty,
run the drive manufacturer’s diagnostic utility on it.
Errors such as bad sectors or ECC/CRC failure are best remedied by
completely replacing the drive. For this reason, do NOT low-level format the
drives attached to the SATAII150 or SATA300 controller.
Do I have to install disk management software on my array in order to
access the full storage capacity of drives?
No! Disk management software will only complicate things. Your disk drives
should be fully addressable by your OS as they are. Consult your OS
documentation about partitioning larger drives.
What system BIOS setup settings do I use for the drives on the SATAII150
or SATA300 Serial ATA Controller card?
None. The drives on the SATAII150 and SATA300 Controllers are supported
by the Promise BIOS and/or OS drivers, not by your system BIOS.