Promise Technology FastTrak TX2000, Bulk FAST TRAK-TX2000-5ER Leaflet
Product codes
FAST TRAK-TX2000-5ER
Drive Support
Controller Data Channels
Large LBA Mode
Data Transfer Rate
RAID Levels
Data Protection
PCI Bus Support
Disk Array Support
FastBuild BIOS Auto-Menu
Promise Array Management
Software
Advanced Monitoring
Operating Systems
Compatibility
Supports Ultra ATA/133 drives; backward compatible with older Ultra ATA and
EIDE drives
EIDE drives
Two independent channels assure maximum performance of each attached drive
48-bit LBA supports drive sizes greater than 137GB each
Up to 266MB/sec (depends on drive speed and use of multiple drives and presence
of 66MHz PCI bus)**
of 66MHz PCI bus)**
RAID 0 striping of up to 4 drives for performance
RAID 1 mirroring of 2 drives for fault tolerance
RAID 0+1 striping/mirroring of 4 drives
JBOD spanning of up to 4 drives for capacity
RAID 1 mirroring of 2 drives for fault tolerance
RAID 0+1 striping/mirroring of 4 drives
JBOD spanning of up to 4 drives for capacity
Mirrors data to second drive or drive pair on-the-fly; offers hot spare feature for
instant rebuild of failed drive for RAID 1 array; hot swap failed drive and rebuild
data in background for continuous PC operation***
instant rebuild of failed drive for RAID 1 array; hot swap failed drive and rebuild
data in background for continuous PC operation***
Compatible with 66MHz PCI motherboards; automatically backward compatible
with 33MHz; PCI 2.2 compliant
with 33MHz; PCI 2.2 compliant
Supports up to 4 arrays with different RAID levels; different arrays are selectable
and bootable
and bootable
Provides auto configuration and optimization; view/create/delete arrays; rebuilds
failed disks
failed disks
Windows-based utility monitors status of arrays, hard drives, and optional Promise
SuperSwap 1000 enclosures via TCP/IP; warns of drive failure; allows rebuilds of
mirrored arrays; synchronization of hard drives
SuperSwap 1000 enclosures via TCP/IP; warns of drive failure; allows rebuilds of
mirrored arrays; synchronization of hard drives
Monitors S.M.A.R.T. status of attached hard drives; logs array errors and events to
Windows NT/2000/XP Event Log; permits e-mail notification of errors and array
events; Linux Syslog compatible
Windows NT/2000/XP Event Log; permits e-mail notification of errors and array
events; Linux Syslog compatible
Windows XP/2000/NT4/Me/9x; Novell NetWare 4.1x/5.x; RedHat Linux
7.0/7.1/7.2; TurboLinux Server 6.5; TurboLinux Workstation 7; SuSE Linux 7.2;
OpenLinux 3.1
7.0/7.1/7.2; TurboLinux Server 6.5; TurboLinux Workstation 7; SuSE Linux 7.2;
OpenLinux 3.1
**Backward compatible with 33MHz PCI bus for up to 133MB/sec data transfers
***Hot swap with ultra ATA/133 speed requires Promise SuperSwap
***Hot swap with ultra ATA/133 speed requires Promise SuperSwap
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Storage 24 x 7
Storage 24 x 7
FastTrak TX2000 offers better data transfer
support for Ultra ATA/133 drives under RAID 1 or
RAID 0+1 than a conventional controller, while
at the same time protecting user data every time
you save a file. You get burst data transfers of
133MB per second for your workstation or office
server. TX2000 keeps your system up and
running… even if a drive fails. Plus it supports
on-the-fly hot swap replacement of a failed drive
to get to your data 24 x 7 for continuous
PC operation.
support for Ultra ATA/133 drives under RAID 1 or
RAID 0+1 than a conventional controller, while
at the same time protecting user data every time
you save a file. You get burst data transfers of
133MB per second for your workstation or office
server. TX2000 keeps your system up and
running… even if a drive fails. Plus it supports
on-the-fly hot swap replacement of a failed drive
to get to your data 24 x 7 for continuous
PC operation.
Maximum Drive
Compatibility, Speed
Compatibility, Speed
FastTrak TX2000 builds maximum value and
reliability with its industry-leading, best-selling
Ultra ATA/133 Promise chipset that’s been
thoroughly tested by virtually every drive manu-
f a c t u r e r. The onboard Promise BIOS auto-identifies
and optimizes attached drives, assuring
maximum throughput.
reliability with its industry-leading, best-selling
Ultra ATA/133 Promise chipset that’s been
thoroughly tested by virtually every drive manu-
f a c t u r e r. The onboard Promise BIOS auto-identifies
and optimizes attached drives, assuring
maximum throughput.
RAID Arrays For IT and
Business Pros
Business Pros
FastTrak TX2000 continues the heritage of the
Promise ATA RAID product line with optimized
data handling. Built in to every FastTrak TX2000
is the BIOS-level FastBuild
Promise ATA RAID product line with optimized
data handling. Built in to every FastTrak TX2000
is the BIOS-level FastBuild
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that offers both auto-
matic and manual array setup menus. Build
arrays for performance (RAID 0), or data protection
(RAID 1 or RAID 0+1). Changes RAID levels, delete,
or rebuild arrays quickly and easily.
arrays for performance (RAID 0), or data protection
(RAID 1 or RAID 0+1). Changes RAID levels, delete,
or rebuild arrays quickly and easily.
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E-mail: sales@promise.com.tw
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Array Monitoring For
Networks or Locals
Networks or Locals
Promise redesigned our powerful array monitoring
software to give you even more tools that IT
professionals use – in a simple-to-use, straightfor-
ward format. Promise Array Management (PAM)
works locally or via network TCP/IP connection to
let you or your resident MIS pro monitor array
software to give you even more tools that IT
professionals use – in a simple-to-use, straightfor-
ward format. Promise Array Management (PAM)
works locally or via network TCP/IP connection to
let you or your resident MIS pro monitor array
status. PAM can also be configured to send e-mail
notification of errors and maintenance events.
TX2000 even monitors SuperSwap
notification of errors and maintenance events.
TX2000 even monitors SuperSwap
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1000 hot
swap enclosures to indicate power, temperature,
and fan status*.
and fan status*.
*With use of Promise SuperSwap
™
1000 hot swap drive
enclosures