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Promise FastTrak SX4300, SX8300 Quick Start Guide
This guide walks you through installing the FastTrak RAID controller card, connecting Serial ATA drives, and creating a logical drive using the onboard FastBuild BIOS utility. It also covers installing drivers and software, including WebPAM, for managing the RAID array. The guide includes multilingual sections for different languages and provides warnings about ESD and data backup.
The FastTrak SX4300 and SX8300 support RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and JBOD. Drives must be matched for optimal performance, and the guide specifies cable and power requirements for each model. It also notes that Windows drivers must be installed before using a bootable drive in RAID 1 mode.
Promise SX8300 specifications
| Controller Type | Serial ATA RAID controller |
|---|---|
| Supported RAID Levels | RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD; SX8300 also supports RAID 50 |
| Max Drives Supported | SX4300: up to 4 drives; SX8300: up to 8 drives |
| Data Transfer Speed | 1.5 Gb/s and 3.0 Gb/s |
| Hardware Feature | Hardware XOR accelerator |
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Questions answered in these manuals
What items are included in the FastTrak SX4300 package?
The package includes the FastTrak SX4300 RAID Controller Card, Quick Start Guide, four 1.0m Serial ATA data cables, two Y power splitter cables, and a CD with drivers and software.
What items are included in the FastTrak SX8300 package?
The package includes the FastTrak SX8300 RAID Controller Card, Quick Start Guide, eight 1.0m Serial ATA data cables, four Y power splitter cables, and a CD with drivers and software.
What RAID levels are supported by the FastTrak SX4300 and SX8300?
The controllers support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, and JBOD. The SX8300 also supports RAID 50.
How many drives can each controller support?
The SX4300 supports up to four drives, and the SX8300 supports up to eight drives.
What type of drives do the FastTrak SX4300 and SX8300 controllers support?
The FastTrak SX4300 and SX8300 RAID Controller cards support 1.5 Gb/s and 3.0 Gb/s Serial ATA hard drives.
How many Serial ATA disk drives can each controller support?
Each FastTrak SX4300 can support up to four Serial ATA disk drives while each FastTrak SX8300 can support up to eight Serial ATA disk drives.