Quick Installation - Promise Technology FASTTRAK66 User Manual

Manual EN 05-08-1999 11:30

Quick Installation

This section is designed to get you started for quick installation of your
FastTrak66.Use drives that are preferably the same model and capacity. NOTE:
If using older IDE drives (less than 300MBs), check with the manufacturer if it
supports Multi-DMA transfers.
[ 1 ] Install FastTrak66 and Drives
FastTrak66 Drive Setup
Total Drives IDE1
One M
Two M
Three M & S M
Four M & S M & S
LED
Pagina 10
Getting Started
Power off the system and ground yourself by
touching exposed metal of the PC chassis.
Connect 18" 80-wire/40-pin cables to the
FastTrak66 and hard disk drives. Make sure the
blue plastic connector is used for the FastTrak66
slots. Attach the darker connectors to the drives.
Note that the colored cable edge indicates Pin 1.
Jumper and install the drives with proper mas-
ter/slave jumper settings recommended by the
IDE2
drive manufacturer. When 2 drives are attached,
configure each drive as a master (with no slave
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attached) and each drive on a separate channel.
M
Check drive instructions for details on Master &
Slave settings.
Attach the case LED 2-pin or 4-pin cable to the
FastTrak66 4-pin power/ground connector labe-
led LED. Be sure to align pin 1 of the LED cable
to pin 1 of the connector.
Insert and secure the FastTrak66 into an open
PCI slot. Re-check cabling for proper connec-
tion.
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