- PROMISE TECHNOLOGY FAST TRAK100TM User Manual

FastTrak100 User Manual
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Keys Features and Benefits
The following information offers an overview of the major features of your new
Promise FastTrak100. It is divided into two areas: Advanced Hardware Design, and
Compatibility.
Advanced Hardware Design
Features Benefits
Supports data striping (RAID 0), mirroring
(RAID 1), and striping/mirroring
combination (RAID 0+1)
Provides dramatic increase in drive
performance and/or fault tolerant options.
Offers performance customization and
data rebuilds from the BIOS menu.
Supports Ultra DMA 5/4/3/2/1/0,
DMA 2/1/0
Burst data transfer rates up to 100MB/sec
from Ultra ATA/100 drives to boost overall
system performance.
PCI Plug-n-Play, PCI Interrupt sharing and
coexists with mainboard IDE controllers
Easy to install; support four ATA drives on
the FastTrak100 while still supporting 4
devices on motherboard ATA controller.
Supports concurrent dual IDE controller
operation
Drive workload is distributed in parallel
between members of the array.
Supports IDE bus master operation Allows multiasking during disk transfers
which increase CPU efficiency. The CPU
is free to process tasks during IDE data
transfers through the PCI Bus to/from
system memory.
Utilizes FastBuild
TM
automenu from the
FastTrak100 onboard BIOS
Offers pre-set application specific settings
which can be optimized for Desktop,
Server, or A/V Editing. Has "Auto Setup"
option for quick and easy array builds.
Displays status and error checking
messages during bootup
Notifies user of possible errors and allows
for recovery of mirrored drive arrays directly
from FastBuild
TM
.
Employs the latest Promise PCI
Ultra ATA/100 ASIC technology.
Fully supports Ultra ATA/100 specifications
with 100 MB/sec timing and CRC error-
checking at high speeds.
Mirroring supports automatic background
rebuilds
Fault tolerance can be restored
automatically without rebooting