Readme file for RocketRAID 152x SATA Controller BIOS
Copyright (C) HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Last updated on Nov 11, 2006
Please review this file for important information about compatibility issues and
differences in operation that were discovered after our product manuals were
created. In case of conflict among various parts of the documentation set, this
file contains the most current information.
Note: The latest firmware and product documentation will be available for
download at http://www.highpoint-tech.com
This file is divided into the following major sections:
1. Software Version
2. Files Listing
3. Updating BIOS
4. Revision History
1. Software Version
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BIOS version: v2.37s
2. Files Listing
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Readme.txt This file
load.exe Flash utility for DOS
152xv237.bin BIOS image file
3. Updating BIOS
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The flash utility (load.exe) is used to update controller BIOS.
load.exe must run under pure DOS environment. It cannot run in a DOS box
on Windows system. You should boot from a DOS floppy without any device
drivers.
The following command line is used to launch the flash utility:
load.exe [options] [filename]
Command line options:
/Q Silent mode. The program will not prompt for you to
confirm the flashing process.
/V Verbose mode. The program will show more detailed
information about the flashing process.
/S <bus> Only search adapters on specified PCI bus. <bus>
specifies the PCI bus number (a value from 0 to 255).
/D <device> Only search adapters for specified PCI device number.
<device> specifies the PCI device number (a value from
0 to 31).
/C Configure BIOS parameters before updating.
4. Revision History
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v2.37s 11/11/2006
* Add BIOS options: EBDA rellocation, INT13 support, keyboard timeout
v2.36s 11/18/2003
* Fix SATA HDD timing compatibility
v2.35s 07/18/2003
* Fix for HCT testing
* Reduce BIOS size to 48K
v2.34s 01/06/2002
* Fix for ATA/133 and ATA/150
* Fix PCI 66 read/write bug
v2.33s 06/14/2002
* Port to Serial ATA controller
v2.31 01/09/2002
* Fix BIOS compatibility issue with Adaptec SCSI
* Fix Seagate Barracuda III and IV mode to ATA100
* Show capacity by 1G=1,000,000,000 Bytes
* Fix BIOS bug "drive capacity incorrect after deleting a broken array"
v2.3 12/20/2001
* Add support for stripe size 128K-2M
* Fix reading ATA/133 disk error when PCI clock is lower than 33MHz
* Fix BIOS compatibility issue with MSI845 mainboard
v2.2 12/08/2001
* Performance improved
v2.1 11/15/2001
* Add 48bit LBA (Big Drive) support
* Fix BIOS display problem on S3 display adapter
* Fix BIOS BBS support
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.