User manual

FastTrak TX2000™ Series User Manual
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Frequently Asked Questions
This section lists frequently asked questions involving pre-installation, drive issues, installation,
and post-installation.
Pre-Installation
(Speed, Device Types, Capacity, Cabling)
Q: What kind of hard drives can I use for a FastTrak TX2000 array?
A: You can
use any IDE/EIDE hard drive(s) to create arrays on the FastTrak TX2000. You
should
use matching drives for multiple-drive arrays to maximize capacity usage as well as
performance. Ultra ATA/133 drives are recommended for highest performance.
Q: Will ACPI work with HDDs on the FastTrak TX2000?
A: Yes.
Q: Can I use ATAPI devices on the FastTrak TX2000 controller?
A: No. The FastTrak TX2000 controller does not support ATAPI devices.
Q: Will the FastTrak TX2000 work with 66MHz PCI bus speed?
A: Yes, the FastTrak TX2000 are designed to accommodate the newer PCI bus speed and
are backward compatible with 33MHz speeds.
Q: How can I change the resources that the FastTrak uses?
A: The FastTrak TX2000 is fully PnP. This means all the resources that it uses are given to it
by the PnP BIOS on the motherboard. The FastTrak TX2000 does support IRQ sharing,
but this will not work unless ALL the concerned devices support the feature. If your
motherboard allows you to control the assignment of these resources, you may be able to
remedy the problem by “playing around” with them. You can also try resetting the
configuration data in your CMOS. This is usually an option in the PnP section of your
CMOS. Otherwise, the only way you might be able to affect these assignments is to
switch the PCI slot that the card is in.