Creating Your Disk Array; 5-1.1 Creating An Array For Performance - SOLTEK SL-75DRV3/75DRV3+ User Manual

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5-1 Creating Your Disk Array

To create your disk array, you have to open the FastBuild Utility, which
should have already been built in your system BIOS through the Promise
Controller. You can create two types of array with the help of FastBuild
Utility.
(1) An array for Performance in Striping type with 1 or 2 drives (or called
RAID 0).
(2) An array for Data Security in Mirroring type with 2 drives treated as one
disk array (or called RAID 1).
WARNING :
WARNING :
any necessary data. Failure to follow this could result in data loss.

5-1.1 Creating An Array For Performance

FastTrak100-Lite allows users to create striped arrays with 1 or 2 drives.
1. Boot your system with FastTrak100-Lite Controller enabled by JP11
and your hard drive(s) connected to IDE3/IDE4. Suppose this is
the first time to create a Disk Array. The Promise BIOS on board with
FastBuild Utility built in will scan the IDE devices and display the result
as below:
FastTrak100-Lite (tm) BIOS Version 1.xx (Build xxxx)
(c) 1995-2000 Promise Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
No array is defined...
Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility
Or press <ESC> key to continue booting the system.
2. Press <Ctrl-F> keys to display the FastBuild (tm) Utility Main Menu.
To create a Security array using an existing hard drive, backup
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