User manual

SuperTrak SX6000™ User Manual
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Promise Technology, Inc.......................................................................... 1
1.2 What is SuperTrak SX6000? .................................................................... 1
1.3 Key Features.............................................................................................. 2
1.4 System Requirements .............................................................................. 2
1.5 Operating System Support....................................................................... 3
2 Getting Started 5
2.1 Unpacking SuperTrak SX6000 ................................................................. 5
SuperTrak SX6000 Controller Card 5
Cables 6
2.2 Quick Installation Checklist ..................................................................... 6
Hardware Installation 6
Software Installation 7
2.3 Hardware Installation................................................................................ 7
2.4 Software Installation................................................................................. 7
BIOS Utility 7
Network Connections 8
3 SuperBuild™ 10
3.1 Setup Task Quick Reference.................................................................. 10
Setup Checklist 10
Common Tasks 10
Entering the BIOS SuperBuild utility 11
Creating a disk array from the Auto Setup screen 11
Creating an array from the View/Define Array screen 11
Deleting an array from the Delete Array screen 11
Setting the Halt On Error option 12
OS Selection 12
3.2 SuperTrak BIOS Reference .................................................................... 12
Main Menu 14
3.3 Auto Setup ............................................................................................... 14
Auto Setup Options Menu 15
Auto Setup Configuration 15
3.4 View Drive Assignments ........................................................................ 17
1.1 View/Define Array.................................................................................... 18
Define Array Definition Menu 19
Initialize Array 19
Gigabyte Boundary 20