PROMISE FASTTRACK TX2 100 IDE RAID

For entry-level servers or corporate desktops Promise's FastTrack 100 PCI
RAID Controller offers RAID 0 striping, RAID 1 mirroring, and RAID 10 striping
+ mirroring supporting up to four off-the-shelf Ultra ATA/100 hard drives. For
entry-level small servers or corporate desktop PCs where data is critical,
FastTrak100 offers constant data redundant protection at prices less than
single drive Ultra2 SCSI desktop storage. If a drive fails under RAID 1 or 10,
FastTrak100 maintains the integrity of the data using the remaining good
drive or drives. Users can even employ a "hot" spare drive for their server
that immediately replaces the failed drive in a two-drive mirrored array.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Drive Types Supported:
Ultra ATA/100, Ultra ATA/66, Ultra ATA/33, EIDE.

Ultra ATA/100 Support:
Full compliance with Ultra ATA/100 specification, including 100MB/sec data Transfer supports & CRC error-checking;
Automatically checks for correct cabling.

Drive Modes:
Ultra DMA 5/4/3/2/1/0;
PIO 4/3/2/1/0 (EIDE/Fast ATA-2);
DMA 2/1/0 (EIDE/Fast ATA-2).

Data Transfer Rate:
Up to 100MB/sec per channel (depends on drive speed and use of multiple drives);
Up to 133MB/sec burst rate across PCI bus .

Data Storage:
Links multiple drives as huge “virtual” drive as seen by system; accepts drives larger than
8.4GB.

Data Protection:
Mirrors data to second disk or disk pair on-the-fly;
Offers “hot” spare feature rebuilding data in background with transparent data recovery.

32-bit Bus Master Support:
Yes 3/4 relieves system CPU of disk I/O.

Onboard BIOS Functions:
Auto identifies & configures drive type; Auto-detects & supports Ultra Mode transfers;
Easy conflict-free installation;
Recognizes drives greater than 8.4GB; Auto-detects presence of  80-wire/40-pin Ultra ATA
cable for Ultra ATA 100 or 66 drives.

RAID Level:
0 (striping);
1 (mirroring);
0/1 (striping/mirroring).

Disk Array Support:
Supports up to 4 arrays with different RAID levels;
Arrays are bootable with built-in BIOS.

FastBuild BIOS auto-menu:
Provides auto configuration and optimization;
 View/create/delete arrays; rebuilds failed disks.

Disk Performance Enhancements:
Advanced SCSI data handling features include elevator seek, load balancing, hardware
scatter-gather engine, tagged command queuing.

FastCheck GUI:
Monitors status of FastTrak100 arrays, hard drives, warns of drive failure;
Allows rebuilds of mirrored arrays;
Synchronization of hard drives.