Note: This sample instruction only utilized two ATA drives connected to each of the channels. IDE1 connected to the Primary Controller, IDE2 connected to the Secondary Controller.

1. Power on your server board
2. When the Promise* FastTrack100™ BIOS screen appears, press CTRL+F to go to the setup screen

   A "No Array is defined..." message will appear if there are no arrays created or if this is the first time the array is going to be created.

3. There will be 6 options to choose from.
4. Choosing option number <1>, Auto Setup [1], enables the Promise* setup to automatically configure your array.
   4.1 Three options will be presented. You may choose "Optimize Array for Performance", this option will create a STRIPE (RAID 0) set. Or you may choose "Optimize Array for Capacity", this option will create a SPANNED configuration. Or you may choose "Optimize Array for Security", this option will create a Mirror Set (RAID 1) of your two drives.
   
   4.2 After choosing the desired configuration, press <CTRL+Y> to save your choice.
   
   4.3 A message of "Array Has Been Created, Press Any Key To Reboot" will be presented.
   
   Note" If you chose the Security option (RAID 1), you will be prompted to either Create & Duplicate the disk OR Create Only.
   
   Create: just creates the RAID-1 array
   Create & Duplicate: creates the array and copies the "master" disk to the "slave disk", this is very useful if you already have a single disk and want to make a mirror out of it without destroying your data.
   
   4.4 After pressing a key, the server will reboot.
   
   4.5 After the server has rebooted, during the Promise* BIOS POST, you will be able to see the state of the array.

5. Choosing option number <2>, View Drive Assignments [2], is informational data for the drives that are installed.
6. Choosing option number <3>, Define Array [3], allows you to manually create an array.
   6.1 Choose an Array number to create your Array on (e.g. ARRAY 1) by pressing the <ENTER> key.
   
   6.2 Choose a RAID Mode by pressing the Space Bar key (Stripe, Span or Mirror). If choosing the SPAN option, you will have a chance to modify the Stripe Block Size.
   
   6.3 After choosing the desired RAID Mode, press the <arrow key> to go to the next option.
   
   6.4 You can then assign the drives to the array you just created.
   
   6.5 Next, choose the desired drives by pressing the <space bar> to toggle between the value of <Y> or <N>.
   
   6.6 Press <CTRL+Y> to save your options.
   
   6.7 The Define Array Menu screen will appear, this will enable you to choose which array number will be your boot array.
   
   6.8 Choose the appropriate array to become your boot array.
   
   6.9 Press <ESC> key twice to exit.
   
   6.10 You will be prompted to reboot press <Y> or go back press Any Key).
   
   6.11 Press <Y> to reboot.

7. Choosing option number <4>, Delete Array [4], this option will delete the array.
8. Choosing option number <5>, Rebuild Array [5], this option will rebuild the array.
9. Choosing option number <6>, Controller Configuration [6], this option will allow you to configure the controller.

• Intel® Server Board SCB2
• Intel® Server Board SE7500CW2
• Intel® Server Board SE7500WV2 (ATA SKU)
• Intel® Server Board S845WD1-E

This applies to:

Intel® Entry Server Board S845WD1-E Intel® Server Board SCB2 Intel® Server Board SE7500CW2 Intel® Server Board SE7500WV2