Promise Technology EX8650 Manual De Usuario
Chapter 7: Support
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If I have a problem with one of the drives on the SuperTrak EX Series, how
can I low-level format it to correct the problem?
can I low-level format it to correct the problem?
Do NOT do this! Low-level formatting hard physical drives is not only
unnecessary but it generally does not correct problems commonly
experienced during use.
unnecessary but it generally does not correct problems commonly
experienced during use.
Errors such as bad sectors or ECC/CRC failure are best remedied by
completely replacing the drive. For this reason, do NOT low-level format the
drives attached to the SuperTrak EX Series controller.
completely replacing the drive. For this reason, do NOT low-level format the
drives attached to the SuperTrak EX Series controller.
Do I have to install disk management software on my logical drive in order
to access the full storage capacity of drives?
to access the full storage capacity of drives?
No! Disk management software will only complicate things. The logical drive
should be fully addressable by your OS as it is. Some operating systems
have limits on the sizes of partitions and logical drives that can be defined.
Consult your OS documentation about partitioning larger drives.
should be fully addressable by your OS as it is. Some operating systems
have limits on the sizes of partitions and logical drives that can be defined.
Consult your OS documentation about partitioning larger drives.
What system BIOS setup settings do I use for the drives on the SuperTrak
EX Series?
EX Series?
A BIOS setting is required only if you want to boot your system from the
logical drive on the SuperTrak EX Series controller. After your logical drive is
created, partitioned and formatted, make the change in your BIOS boot
order setting.
logical drive on the SuperTrak EX Series controller. After your logical drive is
created, partitioned and formatted, make the change in your BIOS boot
order setting.
How do I partition/format my SuperTrak EX Series RAID logical drive?
The SuperTrak EX Series controller represents the logical drive as a single
physical drive to your system. Therefore, anything that you can do to a single
physical drive you can do to a SuperTrak logical drive.
physical drive to your system. Therefore, anything that you can do to a single
physical drive you can do to a SuperTrak logical drive.
For example, you should use the FDISK and FORMAT utilities to partition
and format the logical drive. You can format the logical drive with any file
system you wish.
and format the logical drive. You can format the logical drive with any file
system you wish.