User manual TYAN TRINITY I845E

[. . . ] Trinity i845E /// Revision 1. 10 S2099 Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2002. No part of this manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written consent from TYAN Computer Corp. All registered and unregistered trademarks and company names contained in this manual are property of their respective owners including, but not limited to the following. TYAN, Trinity i845E S2099 are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation. [. . . ] 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 Press "1" to display the Auto Setup Menu below. This is the fastest and easiest method to creating your first array . 3. FastBuild (tm) Utility 1. xx (c) 1995-2000 Promise Technology, Inc. [Auto Setup Options Menu] Optimize Array for: Performance Typical Application usage: A/V Editing [ Auto Setup Configuration ] Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stripe Drives used in Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Array Disk Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16126 [ Keys Available ] [] Up [] Down [, , Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save 35 http://www. tyan. com Creating an Array for Performance NOTE: The PDC20276 allows users to create striped arrays with 1, 2 drives. Using the Spacebar, choose "Performance" under the Optimize Array for section. Select how you will use your PC most under the Typical Application usage section The choices are A/V Editing, Server, and Desktop (the default). Once the array has been created, you will need to FDISK and format the array as if it were a new single hard drive. Creating a Security Array With New Drives PDC20276 permits only two drives to be used for a single Mirrored array in Auto Setup. To create an array for data protection using new hard drives, follow these steps: 1. Using the Spacebar, choose "Security" under the Optimize Array for section. The window below will appear. Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another?A window will appear almost immediately confirming that your Security array has been created. Proceed with normal FDISK and format procedures as if you had just installed a new hard drive. 36 http://www. tyan. com 4. 3 - Creating a Security Array With An Existing Data Drive NOTE: The PDC20276 permits only two drives to be used for a single Mirrored array in Auto Setup. You would use this method if you wish to use a drive that already contains data and/or is the bootable system drive in your system. You will need another drive of identical or larger storage capacity. WARNING: Backup any necessary data before proceeding. Failure to follow this accepted PC practice could result in data loss. WARNING: If you wish to include your current bootable drive using the Windows NT 4. x or Windows 2000 operating system as part of a bootable Mirrored (RAID 1) array on your PDC20276, do NOT connect the hard drive to the PDC20276 controller yet. You MUST install the Windows NT4 or 2000 driver software first to this drive while it is still attached to your existing hard drive controller. For all other Operating Systems, proceed here. Follow these steps: 1. Using the Spacebar, choose "Security" under the Optimize Array for section. The window below will appear. Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another?The window below will appear asking you to select the Source drive to use. FastBuild will copy all data from the Source drive to the Target drive. Channel:ID Channel:ID Source Disk Drive Model Target Disk Drive Model Capacity (MB) Capacity (MB) Channel:ID 1 :Master 2 :Master [Please Select A Source Disk] Drive Model Capacity (MB) QUANTUMCR8. 4A 8063 QUANTUMCR8. 4A 8063 [] Up [] [ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save 37 http://www. tyan. com 4. Use the arrow keys to choose w hich drive contains the existing data to be copied. The following progress screen will appear. 5. Start to duplicate the image . [. . . ] Standby mode: in this mode, the video and hard drives shut down; all other devices continue to operate normally. Striping: see RAID UltraDMA-33/66/100/133 (aka ATA-133/100/66/33): a fast version of the original DMA channel. Without a proper UltraDMA controller, your system cannot take advantage of higher data transfer rates of the new UltraDMA/UltraATA hard drives. This one port type can function as a serial, parallel, mouse, keyboard or joystick port. [. . . ]