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Step 3: Install the Disk Drives
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Step 3: Install the Disk Drives
The SuperTrak EX4350 RAID Controller card supports 1.5-Gb/s and 3.0-Gb/s
SATA disk drives. For optimal performance, install disk drives of the same model
and capacity. The drives’ matched performance allows the logical drive to
function better as a single drive.
The table above shows the number of drives required for each RAID level.
1. Install the disk drives into the disk drive bays of your system.
If you are using SuperSwap Enclosures, the Port ID of each disk drive must
match the Channel number.
Important
If you wish to include your current bootable SATA drive using the
Windows operating system as part of a bootable Mirrored (RAID
1) logical drive on your SuperTrak card, do NOT connect the disk
drive to the SuperTrak yet. You MUST install the Windows driver
software first onto this drive while it is still attached to your existing
disk drive controller.
Level Number of Drives
RAID 0 1 or more
RAID 1 2 only
RAID 5 3 or 4
RAID 6 3 or 4
RAID 10 4 only
JBOD 1 only
Caution
If you plan to use a removable disk drive enclosures other than
Promise Technology’s SuperSwap, be sure it meets the SAF-TE
standard. Other enclosures are not supported and may result in
performance loss or other undesired results.