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SuperTrak SX6000™ User Manual Chapter 2

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Software Installation

 Promise SuperTrak SX6000 BIOS is loading correctly at system boot.

 At least one array has been created with the drive(s) attached to the

SuperTrak SX6000 using SuperBuild or PAM.

 If the array is to be a system drive, it is partitioned & formatted

appropriately.

 SuperTrak SX6000 Message Agent is installed (automatically installs

O driver component).

 If this system is to be a monitoring gateway or server, the SuperTrak

SX6000 Message Server is installed.

 If this system is to be used for monitoring SuperTrak SX6000 server

systems, SuperTrak SX6000 PAM utility is installed.

Hardware Installation

(1) Install memory into the DIMM slot at DIMM1 (see Figure 1). The minimum

memory requirement is 16MB. You may use up to 128 MB ECC or non-ECC,

unbuffered 168-pin PC100 or higher SDRAM.

(2) Remove protective label for audible alarm buzzer (see Figure 1).

Figure 2 Typical controller card installation

(3) Install the controller card into an available PCI slot on the system motherboard

and secure it in place.

(4) Set the hard drives to "Master", "Cable-Select", or “Single” (depending on drive

specification.

(5) Next, install hard drives into the PC chassis. Attach black end of Ultra ATA/100

cable and power cable to back of each drive.

(6) Connect the blue end of the Ultra ATA/100 cable to any IDE channel available

on the SuperTrak SX6000.

NOTE: Device support for drives is provided by the SuperTrak SX6000 system. No

changes are necessary in the motherboard CMOS/BIOS Setup for resources or drive

types regarding hard drive configuration. Changes may or may not be necessary for

PCI device setup.

Software Installation

This section covers various software-related installation issues for SuperTrak SX6000.

These include: BIOS Utility, Network Connection, Driver Installation, and Application

Installation.

BIOS Utility

The SuperTrak SX6000 BIOS utility called SuperBuild must be used to create the first

array(s) on the SuperTrak SX6000. Arrays may subsequently be created through the