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Getting Started
This section is designed to get you started for installation of your MBFastTrak
133 Lite.
Installing The Hard Drives
Hard drives must be Ultra ATA 133/100/66/33 to operate with the MBFastTrak
133 Lite. For optimal performance, install all identical drives of the same
model and capacity. The drives' matched performance allows the array to
function better as a single drive.
1. We recommend using identical drive as past of MBFastTrak 133 Lite array.
If striping for performance, use two new drives. If mirroring for protection,
you can use two new drives OR use an existing drive and a new drive (the
new drive must be the same size or larger than the existing drive).
2. Configure the jumpers of the jumpers of the hard drive you're preparing to
connect to the MBFastTrak 133 Lite using the correct "Master / Slave" or
"Cable-Select" settings in the positions described in the table below.
NOTE: Sometimes the Master drive with no slave attached is called "Single".
The master slave setting differentiates two drives chained on the same
connector.The Slave hard drive does not have RAID functionality; it will act
as a common hard drive
3. Install the hard drives into the hard drive bays of your system, including the
power cables.
4. Attach one Ultra ATA cable to each hard disk. Then attach one cable to
each of the IDE connectors on the MBFastTrak 133 Lite control. The col-
Jumper Settings
# of
IDE Channel 1 IDE Channel
Drives
1
M
2
M
3
M & S
4
M & S
M = Master, S = Slave
A-
2
2
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M
M
M & S
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