Readme file for HPT372A ATA RAID Controller BIOS, Device Drivers and RAID Management Software Copyright (C) 2001 HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Last updated on Dec 26, 2001 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. BIOS Update 5. Known Problems 1. Software Version ==================== BIOS version: v2.3 Driver version: v2.3 ATA RAID Management Software version: v2.3 Operating Systems: Windows 98/ME Windows NT 4.0 Windows 2000 Windows XP GUI Compatibility: Driver/BIOS v2.3 can be used with GUI v2.0/v2.1 if you do not use any of the following new features: 1. Larger block size (above 64K) 2. Multi-controller support Otherwise, you must use GUI v2.3 or later. 2. Files Listing ================= Readme.txt This file BIOS |_ load.exe BIOS loading utility \_ biosv23.rom HPT372A controller BIOS Drivers Driver disk |- win98_me Windows 98/ME driver | |_ hpt3xx.inf | |_ hpt3xx.mpd | |_ hpt3xx.vxd | \_ hptwrap.vxd |- win_nt Windows NT 4.0 driver | |_ hpt3xx.inf | \_ hpt3xx.sys |- win_2k Windows 2000 driver | |_ hpt3xx.inf | |_ hpt3xx.cat | |_ hpt3xx.sys | \_ hptpro.sys |- win_xp Windows XP driver | |_ hpt3xx.inf | |_ hpt3xx.cat | |_ hpt3xx.sys | \_ hptpro.sys |- disk1 Driver disk label \_ txtsetup.oem Windows NT/2k/XP setup file 3. Revision History ==================== v2.3 12/20/2001 * Add support for stripe size 128K-2M * Support multi controller * 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 v2.2 12/08/2001 * Performance improved * Fix GUI re-open bug when rebuilding an array v2.1 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. BIOS Update =============== To update BIOS for HPT372A adapter, you can use HighPoint BIOS loading utility. 5. Known Problems ================== * Install OS to devices attached to HPT372A controller Before installing OS to devices attached to HPT372A controller, you must remove the drives connected to other controllers from your system temporarily. After OS installation complete, you can put them back. * Moving disks to other IDE controllers When you want to use disks previously attached to HPT372A 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. * Rescaning 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.
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