Netware 5 For new NetWare 5 servers: 1. Start the Netware 5 installation as you normally would. 2. When you reach the point in the installation where you install storage adapters, choose "Modify" in the "Options" window and press ENTER. 3. Highlight the "Storage Adapters" field and press ENTER. 4. Press the INSERT key on your keyboard to "Add" a device. 5. Insert the FastTrak100 driver disk into your A: floppy drive. 6. Press the insert key again to "Add an unlisted driver". 7. Insert disk with FASTTRAK.DDI and FASTTRAK.HAM. Press the enter key. 8. The FASTTRAK.HAM driver should be listed in the "Select a driver to install:" window. Press ENTER to select this driver. 9. If you need to install any additional drivers for other storage adapters, choose "Yes" in the "Do you want to select an additional storage driver?" window. If not, choose "No". 10. Choose "Return to driver summary" in the "Additional Driver Options" window and press enter. NOTE: The FastTrak Controller will NOT BE LISTED along with the onboard IDE Controllers (IDECD and IDEHD) even though the driver has been accepted by the installation 11. Choose "CONTINUE" in the options window and press ENTER. 12. Continue with installation by installing driver for the network adapter. 13. After loading the NIC driver the installation will search for disk drives and return a list of any arrays or logical disks attached to the FastTrak controller or onboard controllers. NOTE: When an array is located on the FastTrak controller, the installation will display info similar to this: Promise 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 (V611-A1-D0:0) 14. Select disk or array for install and continue as normal. For existing NetWare 5 servers: 1. From the System Console type "load NWCONFIG". 2. Choose "Driver Options". 3. Choose "Configure disk and storage device drivers". 4. Choose "Select an additional driver". 5. Press the INSERT key on your keyboard. 6. Insert the FastTrak100 driver disk into your A: floppy drive. 7. Press F3 and type in the path where the FastTrak Netware driver is loaded in the "Specify a directory path:" window (e.g. - "A:\NETWARE"). Press ENTER. 8. The FASTTRAK.HAM driver should be listed in the "Select a driver to install:" window. Press ENTER to select this driver. 9. Choose "Yes" when asked if you want to copy this driver. Netware Error and Informational Messages The FastTrak100 TX/LP series Netware driver will display error and other informational messages to the console. "Warning...Master/Slave Device on Channel [1/2] for Promise RAID [0/1/0+1] Deactivated" A problem has been detected in one of the drives of the array and the drive has been taken "offline." If this is a RAID 0 or Spanning array, the entire array has been taken "offline" and you have likely lost data. Fix/replace the drive that has failed, then restore data from a backup source. If this is a Mirroring array (RAID 1 or RAID 0+1) the array is in "critical" mode. However, a "critical" array will continue to save and retrieve data from the remaining working drive(s). Promise recommends replacing the failed drive as soon as possible since a "Critical" array offers no data redundancy. "Device on Channel [1/2] for "Mirror RAID Model" is Rebuilding" This message will appear after a failed disk has been replaced with another drive. If there is a "spare" unassigned drive present on the FastTrak100 a rebuild will automatically be performed from the remaining working drive. NOTE: During Array Rebuild, users may continue to access the array and perform normal PC functions however the array will NOT provide data redundancy until Rebuild is completed. If you choose to continue using the PC during rebuild, system performance will be slightly degraded and the process will take longer. "Device on Channel [1/2] for "Mirror RAID Model" Rebuild Completed" This message will be displayed when the array has completed rebuilding. The array is now "functional" and fault tolerant. TROUBLESHOOTING NOTES: 1. Always install the FastTrak driver before the NIC driver. 2. Netware support for IRQ sharing is limited. Try to avoid IRQ sharing (especially with NIC's) by allocating a seperate IRQ for the fASTtRAK Controller. We also recommend setting Plug and Play OS in the system BIOS to "NO". 3. If controller is not found when using load command at console, try moving the card to another slot. Verify that the card is on a separate IRQ. 4. If the OS fails to boot try moving the FASTTRAK.HAM line in STARTUP.NCF to the beginning of the file, before the "Load IDEHD.CDM" line.Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.