Promise FastTrak 579 Parallel ATA / Serial ATA RAID Introduction
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For special occasions, users can refer to the following section with details on the
FastTrak 579 driver installation when used with various operating systems.
Windows Server 2003
New Installation
The following details the installation of the FastTrak Serial ATA RAID or SATAII 150
Controller drivers while installing Windows Server 2003.
1. Start the installation:
• If your driver disk is damaged or lost, make a new driver disk by copying all the
necessary files from the provided MSI CD: [ \IDE\Promise\S-
ATA\PDC20579\Driver\RAID ] (For RAID) or [ \IDE\Promise\S-
ATA\PDC20579\Driver\Ultra ] (For S-ATA)
• CD-ROM Install: Boot from the CD-ROM. Press F6 after the message “Press F6
if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver” appears.
2. When the Windows Server 2003 Setup window is generated, press S to specify
an Additional Device(s).
3. Insert the driver disk and press Enter.
4. Choose Win Server 2003 Promise FastTrak 579 (tm) Controller or Win2003
Promise SATAII 150 579/518 (tm) Controller from the list that appears on
screen, and then press Enter.
5. Press <Enter> to continue with installation or if you need to specify any additional
devices to be installed, do so at this time. Once all devices are specified, press
<Enter> to continue with installation.
6. From the Windows Server 2003 Setup screen, press the Enter. Setup will now
load all device files and then continue the Windows Server 2003 installation. Dur-
ing the GUI portion of the install you might be prompted to click Yes to install the
RAID driver. Click Yes as many times as needed in order to finish the installation.
This will not be an issue with a signed driver.
Confirm Installation
1. Right-click on the My Computer icon and select Manage from the popup menu.
2. From the left panel, select Device Manager.
3. Click the “+” in front of SCSI and RAID controllers. “Win Server 2003 Promise
FastTrak 579 (tm) Controller” and “Win Server 2003 Promise RAID Con-
sole SCSI Processor Device” or “Promise SATA Console SCSI Processor”
and “Win Server 2003 Promise SATAII 150 579 (tm) IDE Controller” should
appear.
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