Chapter 7: Support
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Drive Issues
Can I add a drive to a FastTrak logical drive via hot-swap and dynamically
adjust the logical drive size?
Yes. The FastTrak TX Series supports dynamically adjustable RAID size
and RAID level. See “Migrating a Logical Drive” on page 90.
Do the physical drives on the FastTrak have to be the same size?
The physical drives connected to the FastTrak TX Series do not have to be
the same size. If the sizes differ, the FastTrak controller will truncate the
bigger drive so the drives match. The resulting difference in drive space is
unusable, so avoid using physical drives of significantly different capacities.
I already have a logical drive on an older FastTrak controller. Can I move
the physical drives to my new FastTrak TX Series?
Yes, provided your logical drive was built using SATA physical drives. All
FastTrak controllers read the physical drives the same way so you can move
them from one controller to another.
Can I take a physical drive used in a FastTrak logical drive and access it
directly with a different controller, such as the one integrated on the
motherboard?
Only Single-drive RAID 0 and RAID 1 logical drive configurations allow a
physical drive to be accessed individually on another controller. Multiple-
drive RAID 0 physical drives will not work.
If I have a problem with one of the physical drives on the FastTrak
Controller, how can I low-level format it to correct the problem?
Do NOT do this. Low-level formatting is unnecessary and generally does not
correct problems commonly experienced. If you think the physical drive is
faulty, run the drive manufacturer’s diagnostic utility on it.
Errors such as bad sectors or ECC/CRC failure are best remedied by
replacing the physical drive. For this reason, do NOT low-level format the
drives attached to the FastTrak controller.
Do I have to install disk management software on my logical in order to
access the full storage capacity?
No! Disk management software will only complicate things. The logical drive
should be fully addressable by your OS as it is. Some OSes have varying
limits on the sizes of partitions and logical drives that can be defined. See
“Ranges of Logical Drive Expansion” on page 121 and consult your OS
documentation about partitioning larger logical drives.
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