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Installation Issues
(Capacity, Booting)
Q:
Why are some drives recognized by the FastTrak TX2000 Array Setup utilities with
only partial capacity?
A:
Some hard drive models are shipped with a jumper that reduces the addressable capacity
of the drive to prevent problems with older systems that won't support larger drives.
Consult the documentation accompanying the hard drive to set the jumper appropriately in
order to utilize the full capacity of the drive.
Q:
How can I change the system boot sequence in order to boot from the FastTrak
TX2000 array?
A:
The boot sequence is controlled by the system BIOS. As far as the system BIOS is
concerned, the FastTrak TX2000 controller and defined arrays are categorized as a
"SCSI" device (even though the BIOS will not attempt to access the FastTrak TX2000 as
any type of SCSI device). This allows you to set the boot sequence in your BIOS CMOS
setup utility to boot from "SCSI" (an add-in controller like the FastTrak TX2000) first, rather
than "IDE" (an IDE controller built onto the motherboard or one which effectively replaces
it). If there are multiple SCSI add-in controllers in the system, then the boot sequence
among them will be determined exclusively by their PCI slot priority. PCI slot #1 will be
first, slot #2 second, etc. Put the FastTrak TX2000 controller in the PCI slot where it will be
accessed ahead of other SCSI controllers if you want to boot from the array.
Q:
How can I change the boot sequence between a PCI SCSI card and the FastTrak
TX2000 RAID array?
A:
Since all PCI devices are all PnP, it is difficult to determine which device is addressed first.
Some newer motherboard Biases may use advanced options that identify devices and
allow you to select which device will be assigned resources first. Otherwise you may have
to physically switch the device cards on the PCI slots so that the boot device is in the
highest priority slot number (see previous question).
Post-Installation
Q:
Why can't I see the drives on the FastTrak TX2000 under FDISK?
A:
You have not created an array yet. If no array has been created, the drive(s) attached to
the FastTrak TX2000 will not be recognized by the system.
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