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User Guide
RAID Configuration using FastBuild
FastTrak BIOS
This section explains the information that you can obtain from the FastTrak BIOS.
When the FastTrak BIOS loads during boot-up, it displays pertinent information about
the RAID logical drives that it finds. At this point, you can press Ctrl-F to enter the
FastBuild Configuration Utility.
When the FastTrak BIOS screen appears, press Ctrl-F to enter the FastBuild Utility.
The FastTrak BIOS screen displays the following information:
■ ID – An identification number assigned to each logical drive by the BIOS.
■ Mode – The RAID mode (level) configuration of the logical drive
■ Size – The data capacity of the logical drive in MB (Megabytes).
■ Track-Mapping – This is the CHS (Cylinder/Head/Sector) equivalent of the
logical drive geometry as hosted by the FastTrak BIOS in 13h disk services.
■ Status – Shows one of three logical drive conditions:
■ Functional – The logical drive is fully operational, and no problems are present.
■ Critical – The logical drive is operational, but has lost its fault tolerance. For
RAID levels 1, 5 and 10, the logical drive contains a failed drive. If there is a hot
spare drive, the logical drive will rebuild automatically. You must identify and
replace the failed disk drive.
■ Offline – The logical drive is no longer operational and the FastBuild utility
cannot rebuild it. You must identify and replace the failed drive(s). Then you can
create a new logical drive and copy your data to it from the last tape backup or
other device.
- For RAID levels 1, 5 and 10, at least two or more disk drives in the logical drive
have failed.
- For a RAID 0 or JBOD logical drive, at least one disk drive has failed.
Main Menu
When the FastTrak BIOS displays on your computer screen, press Ctrl-F to launch the
FastBuild utility and display the Main Menu.
The Main Menu (above) has five options:
■ Press 1 to view disk drive assignments
■ Press 2 to create a logical drive or view information about an existing logical drive.
■ Press 3 to delete a logical drive.
■ Press 4 to view and change controller configuration.
■ Press Esc (Escape) to exit the menu.
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