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+.\"
+.\" Copyright (c) 2001,2002 Søren Schmidt
+.\" All rights reserved.
+.\"
+.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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+.\" are met:
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+.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
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+.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
+.\"
+.\" $FreeBSD$
+.\"
+.Dd December 14, 2004
+.Dt PST 4
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm pst
+.Nd device driver for Promise Supertrak SX6000
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+To compile this driver into the kernel,
+place the following line in your
+kernel configuration file:
+.Bd -ragged -offset indent
+.Cd "device pst"
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Alternatively, to load the driver as a
+module at boot time, place the following line in
+.Xr loader.conf 5 :
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+pst_load="YES"
+.Ed
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+This driver is for the Promise Supertrak SX6000 ATA hardware RAID controller.
+It supports (in hardware) RAID levels 0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5 and JBOD on up to
+6 ATA disk drives, including automatic rebuild and hotswap, and supports
+signalling disk status on LEDs on Promise Superswap disk enclosures.
+The Supertrak line of controllers does not support non-disk devices.
+.Sh HARDWARE
+The
+.Nm
+driver supports the Promise Supertrak SX6000 ATA hardware RAID
+controller.
+.Sh NOTES
+The
+.Nm
+driver does not support manipulating the RAID from the OS, RAIDs need
+to be set up from the onboard BIOS.
+However, hot swap, hot spare, and
+automatic rebuilds are supported without a reboot.
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+driver first appeared in
+.Fx 4.7 .
+.Sh AUTHORS
+The
+.Nm
+driver and man page was written by
+.An S\(/oren Schmidt
+.Aq sos@FreeBSD.org .