Operating System-Related Issues - Promise Technology FastTrak TX4310 User Manual

The disk array constantly goes critical or offline during reboot
This condition may occur when the Master Boot Record (MBR) of one of the
drives has become corrupt or bad. Removing (erasing) the MBR will remedy
any issue related directly to a bad MBR.
To erase the MBR, follow these steps:
1. Backup any important data from the disk array.
2. Note the disk array information, including which drives are used, the
number of drives, RAID Level, etc.
3. Delete the disk array.
4. Create a new disk array using the specifications from the previous disk
array.
5. During the disk array creation process:
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6. Partition and format the disk array using your PC's operating system.
See "Appendix A: Partition and Format" on page 123.
Unable to partition or format disk array
See "The disk array constantly goes critical or offline during reboot," above.
Cannot rebuild mirrored (RAID 1) disk array
See "The disk array constantly goes critical or offline during reboot," above.
Fatal errors or data corruption are constantly reported when reading or
writing to the disk array
See "The disk array constantly goes critical or offline during reboot," above.

Operating System-Related Issues

The Operating System no longer boots after creating a Mirrored disk array
using your existing boot drive using Windows
This is due to Drive Geometry issues. You can verify this if you move the
original drive back to the onboard controller and it boots successfully. Each
controller can view a drive differently. This can be an issue for a new
Before removing the MBR of the drive(s), backup any existing
data. Removal of the MBR of any disk drive permanently deletes
all existing data on the drive.
In FastBuild, set the Fast Init feature to ON
In WebPAM, select Fast or Full Initialization
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