Installing The Hard Drives; Hard Drive - Promise Technology FastTrak TX2000 User Manual

Installing The Hard Drives

WARNING: If you wish to include your current bootable drive using the
Windows NT 4.x, Windows 2000, or Windows XP operating system as part
of a bootable Mirrored (RAID 1) array on your FastTrak TX2000, do NOT
connect the hard drive to the FastTrak TX2000 controller yet. You MUST
install the Windows NT4, 2000, or XP driver software first (see page 30) to
this drive while it is still attached to your existing hard drive controller.
Hard drives must be Ultra ATA/133, Ultra ATA/100, Ultra ATA/66, Ultra ATA/33, EIDE and/or
Fast ATA-2 compatible to operate with the FastTrak TX2000 RAID Adapter. 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. Promise recommends using identical drives as part of a FastTrak TX2000 array. If
striping for performance, use up to four 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 hard drive you're preparing to connect to the FastTrak
TX2000 models using the correct "Master" 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.
# of Drives
3. Install the hard drives into the hard drive bays of your system, including the power
cables.
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Jumper Settings
IDE Channel 1
1
2
3
4
M = Master, S = Slave
M
M
M & S
M & S
7
IDE Channel 2
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M
M
M & S