How to remove an ptipbmf.dll error

Ptipbmf.dll is a Windows DLL file. DLL is the abbreviation for Dynamic Link Library. DLL files are needed by programs or web browser extensions, because they contain program code, data, and resources. The following information can help you determine if ptipbmf.dll belonging to the Windows system or an application you can trust.

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Ptipbmf.dll file information

The process known as ptipbmf DLL or fasttraktype DLL belongs to software fasttraktype Dynamic Link Library by Promise Technology (www.promise.com).

Description: ptipbmf.dll is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 118,784 bytes (87% of all occurrences) or 24,576 bytes.
The program has a visible window. The process starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). Ptipbmf.dll is not a Windows system file. The file is a Microsoft signed file. ptipbmf.dll is able to record inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 7% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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from fast trak raid drivers from promise technologies
greekpimp

Installed with the miniport drivers for Promise hard drive controllers in both RAID and non-RAID installations. May be necessary in order to maintain preferences applied to the RAID array connected to the Promise controller
rabbit

belongs to RAID controller FastTrack
zdDog

it is the driver for RAID-Controler by Promise

Promise Technology ATA & SATA cache set
Steve Robbins

This file is made by Promise Technology Inc..
Marc

I started getting a message at boot up, stating that it was checking ide drives, and then it would say something about fastrak. I dont use my ide drives, I have serial ata and my drives are in a raid 0 so I dont use the promise thingy. Anywhoooo, I started getting this message after I disconnected everything from the back of my pc and then plugged everything back in except my zip drive, now if that caused the problem I dont know, but a screen came up prompting me to choose which drives I was going to use, and stupid me, I chose the ide drives,and I now get that message (at boot) all the time.
Bob

As far as I am aware this is a driver for promise techs raid card
Davros

put the file back into c:\windows\system32 folder and the error goes away.
net guy

Necessary for my Promise RAID Controller
blinkdt

RAID controller.
tl

I think it's related to SATA drivers
Fernando

Is installed along with a variety of drivers provided by Promise Technology, for use with their PCI-based storage interface products. The command line "rundll32.exe ulutil2.dll,SetWriteBack" instructs the Promise driver to use write-back caching, which increases performance but very slightly increases the risk of data loss due to cached disk writes not being committed in the event of a system crash or freeze. Can be removed from startup, but should generally be left intact.
scott

As said above-- Promise Controller Driver
JohnO356

My Asus mother board has a SATA RAID controller built in. This dll is needed for it
john

FastTrack RAID Support
Torin

File ptipbm.dll belongs to RAID controller FastTrack
Air T.

Promise RAID Controller
spi

Me think it may be Promise driver for RAID/SATA thingy. If you remove it your children will go sterile.
Pete N Repeat

It is part of the Promise Raid controller for ASUS KV8 MBs
Keith

ptipbm is for NON-RAID apps, ptipbmF is for RAID and is only installed if the RAID drivers are installed (at least it's this way on an Asus P4C800-E Deluxe mobo)
Clint

In my setup I have an ASUS A8V Deluxe that has a Promise Fast Trak 378 chip that is for RAID or non RAID. The DLL in questions is needed to keep your RAID aray in sync, phase locked if you will, so that in the event of a drive failure your data to the spare drive is hopfully all intact. FYI I use RAID 1 mirroring for security.
!ERIK!

i used SuperRabit MagicSet to look up autorun programs and found the item "Ptipbmf".then i searched in Google .and i know it's about driver from PT,INC.

Summary: Average user rating of ptipbmf.dll: based on 35 votes with 24 reviews.

30 users think ptipbmf.dll is essential for Windows or an installed application. 5 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 4 users doesn't grade ptipbmf.dll ("not sure about it").

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