Readme file for HPT374 UDMA/ATA133 RAID Controller
Device Drivers and RAID Management Software
Copyright (C) HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Last updated on Oct 31, 2002
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. Revision History
4. Device Mapping Order
5. Known Problems
1. Software Version
====================
BIOS version: v1.24
Driver version: v1.23
ATA RAID Management Software version: v2.31
Operating Systems:
Windows 98/ME
Windows NT 4.0
Windows 2000
Windows XP
GUI Compatibility:
Driver/BIOS v1.23 can be used with HighPoint RAID GUI v2.3 or later.
2. Files Listing
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Readme.txt This file
BIOS
|_ load.exe BIOS loading utility
\_ bios374.124 HPT374 controller BIOS
Drivers Driver disk
|_ win98_me Windows 98/ME driver
|_ win_nt Windows NT 4.0 driver
|_ win_2k Windows 2000 driver
|_ win_xp Windows XP driver
|_ disk1 Driver disk label
\_ txtsetup.oem Windows NT/2k/XP setup file
3. Revision History
====================
v1.23 10/21/2002
* Fix 48bit LBA compatibility
* Add RocketMate support
* Fix hptpro.sys compatibility with NIS 2003
v1.22 07/22/2002
* Fix 48bit LBA formatting issue
* Fix hptpro.sys problem on Windows XP system restore and sparse files
* use PMM to allocate BIOS memory
* Disable BIOS EBDA reallocation by default
v1.21 03/10/2002
* Add support for stripe size 128K-2M
* Performance improved
* Fix reading ATA/133 disk error when PCI clock is lower than 33MHz
* Fix compatibility problem with Intel IAA driver under Windows ME
* Fix BIOS compatibility issue with MSI845 mainboard
* Fix BIOS compatibility issue with Adaptec SCSI
v1.2 12/08/2001
* Performance improved
* Fix GUI re-open bug when rebuilding an array
v1.1 11/15/2001
* Add 48bit LBA (Big Drive) support
* Fix BIOS display problem on S3 display adapter
* Fix BIOS BBS support
* Fix Windows ME hibernating problem
4. Device mapping order
========================
The device mapping order in system is same as BIOS setting utility. The disk
marked as "BOOT" will always be mapped as first SCSI disk. Please keep it in
mind when installing Windows NT/2K/XP, otherwise OS may be installed to wrong
location.
5. Known Problems
==================
* Install OS to devices attached to HPT374 controller
Before installing OS to devices attached to HPT374 controller, you must
remove the drives connected to other controllers from your system temporarily.
After OS installation complete, you can put them back.
* Device driver update
Since HPT374 UDMA/ATA133 RAID Controller is a dual-function PCI chip, when
updating the driver, you must update it for both functions following their
order as being shown in Windows device manager.
* Compatibility issue with Adaptec SCSI adapter
If you encounter compatibility problems when you use HPT374 controller
together with Adaptec SCSI adapter, please try to disable EBDA reallocation
in Adaptec SCSI BIOS, or enable "EBDA reallocation" in HPT374 BIOS.
You can use BIOS loading utility v2.2.07.01 or later to enable this
feature (e.g. "load /c bios374.122").
* IRQ issue for multiple HPT374 controller in one system
If you use 2 HPT374 controllers in one Windows system, it is recommended to
use same IRQ for them in order to get better performance.
* Moving disks to other IDE controllers
When you want to use disks previously attached to HPT374 controller on
other IDE controllers, please first delete any array information on the
disks. Otherwise your data may be lost when you want to put it back later.
* Rescanning disks
There is a limitation for the refresh function in RAID Management Software.
If you remove a disk from the controller but the software does not notice this
event, it is also unable to notice the event when you plug another disk back
to that location. You must force a refresh action before changing the disk.
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.