FastTrak TX2000 Ultra ATA/133 RAID Controller

     The FastTrak TX2000 Ultra ATA/133 PCI card RAID Controller flies! It’s quick. It’s easy! And it’s fast! The TX2000 Ultra card is quick to install, easy to set up. And it’s wicked fast! Load games and maps quickly with this add-on card that blew away our expectations for performance. Do you want to be one of the first ones in the game? This card leaves few reasons not to run RAID.

     This review of The FastTrak TX2000 by Promise Technology, Inc., was completed with the computer gamer in mind. What does the gamer want? Speed! And lots of it! Every lanparty gamer knows that getting into the game first can be the difference between winning and second best. After all, who doesn’t like to make their UT model dance after a hard fought battle? So get the jump on the flag in CTF or grab the first plane in BF1942, because with this card in your system, you’ll have an advantage.

     “Frames per second, smames per second” most medium range graphics cards are more than adequate to run popular lanparty games. It’s the players that get into game first that really have an advantage. Especially when setting up that first “headshot”! The FastTrak TX2000 loads maps wicked fast, so you’ll get a jump on your favorite targets. It only takes one more capture to win a CTF game. Do you want to get a headstart?

Let’s take a closer look at this harddisk speed demon of a loading controller. Here are the key features for you techies.

• Features
  • 32BIT 66MHZ PCI 2.2 EIDE RAID CARD.
  • 48BIT LBA SUPPORTS DRIVES EXCEEDING 137GB IN SIZE.
  • RAID 1 CONFIGURATIONS SUPPORT HOT SWAP REPLACEMENT OF HARD DRIVES WITH THE USE OF SUPERSWAP DRIVE TRAYS.
  • 2 CHANNEL CARD SUPPORTS UP TO FOUR DRIVES:
  • RAID 0 OR 0+1 OR JBOD WITH 4 DRIVES.
  • RAID 1 WITH 2 DRIVES.
  • AUTO CONFIGURATION AND OPTIMIZATION.
  • ADVANCED MONITORING:
  • SUPPORTS SMART DRIVES FOR FAILURE PREDICTION.
  • LOGA ARRAY ERRORS AND EVENTS TO WINDOWS NT/2000/XP EVENT LOG.
  • SNMP SUPPORT FOR MICROSOFT AND LINUX AGENT X.
  • SUPPORT FOR LINUX CONSOLE OUTPUT AND MANAGEMENT VIA COMMAND LINE.
  • LINUX SYSLOG COMPATIBLE.
  • PROMISE ARRAY MANAGEMENT:
  • SUPPORTS LOCAL OR TCP/IC CONNECTION TO MONITOR ARRAY .
  • CONFIGURABLE TO SEND E-MAIL NOTIFICATION OF ERRORS AND ARRAY EVENTS.
  • MONITOR SUPERSWAP TRAYS FOR POWER TEMPERATURE AND DRIVE STATUS.
• SYSTEM AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
  • HOT SWAPPING HARD DRIVES REQUIRES SUPERSWAP DRIVE TRAYS:
  • (DP-063707) SUPERSWAP DRIVE FRAME AND CARRIER
• OPERATING SYSTEM SUPPORT:
  • W-XP/W2K/NT4/W-ME/W-9X/REDHAT LINUX 7.0 7.1 7.2; TURBOLINUX
    WORKSTATION 7; SUSE LINUX 7.2; CALDERA OPEN LINUX 3.1

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