The file fasttrak.sys, known as Promise FastTrack Series Driver for Windows XP, belongs to software Promise FastTrack Family Driver from Promise Technology. The company Promise Technology supplies RAID (redundant array of independent discs) storage solutions that cater to enterprise as well as SMB, SOHO, and digital home applications. The Promise FastTrack Series Driver is a hard disk controller that enables the operating system to communicate with the RAID disc. The FastTrack series of controllers offers an economical solution and SPAN storage system that contain up to eight SAS or SATA disk drives using the latest industry protocols to enhance performance and reliability. The FastTrack provides a flexible, cost-effective RAID controller for servers, workstations, and desktops. Promise FastTrack features include 64-bit LBA support for logical drives above 2TB, Web-based software (WebPAM) that provides the user with easy installation, configuration and operation, and Metadata on Disk that simplifies disaster recovery efforts by enabling migration to replacement hardware.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. fasttrak.sys. is used by Promise FastTrack Family Driver, If you shut down fasttrak.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop fasttrak.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Promise FastTrack Family Driver, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed fasttrak.sys

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Promise FastTrack Family Driver, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if fasttrak.sys. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that fasttrak.sys, belongs to, in this case Promise FastTrack Family Driver