HighPoint Technologies, Inc. HPT345 Host Adapter Device Driver for MS-DOS & Windows3.11 Revision 1.0c ############################################################################# NOTE: HPT345 has been designed to let you add additional high performance device(s) to your current computer system, your computer must have the MS-DOS and/or Windows 3.11 operating system already installed. ############################################################################# This readme provides the information needed to install and use the HPT345 device driver for Microsoft MS-DOS and Windows 3.11. To use HPT345 host adapter from Windows 3.11, you need and only need to install the HPT345 device driver(s) for MS-DOS. The DOS sub-directory (\DOS) on the driver diskette contains the following files: SETUP.EXE Setup utility to setup driver for MS-DOS H345DISK.SYS A HPT345 disk device driver for MS-DOS H345CD.SYS A HPT345 CD-ROM device driver for MS-DOS HFMT.EXE A utility to partition/format the hard disk drive(s) attached to the HPT345 host adapter HFMT.HLP A file used by HFMT to provide the on-line help information README.TXT An ASCII text file describing the HPT345 device drivers and format utility for MS-DOS There are two ways to setup MS-DOS driver for HPT345 host adapter. One is running setup utility which is included in the floppy . The other is to up the MS-DOS by manually. Part 0 setup MS-DOS driver automatically Part 1 Setup MS-DOS hard disk driver Part 2 setup MS-DOS CD-ROM driver Part 0. set up utility This set up utility will setup the MS-DOS hard disk driver and CD-ROM driver for HPT345 host adapter. Both of them will use default settings. If users want to change this default setting then they have to edit the seting by manual which is desribed in part1 and part2. To run setup utility to setup driver for MS-DOS/Windows3.11 1. Insert the diskette containing the MS-DOS device drivers into drive A: 2. Change to DOS sub-directory (A:\DOS) 3. Type "setup" and hit return. Then files will be copied to C:\ 4. The new setting is set in CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT. And the original CONFIG.SYS file has been renamed to CONFIG.000 and AUTOEXEC.BAT file has been renamed to AUTOEXEC.000 5. Reboot your computer Part 1. Hard Disk Device Driver 1.1 Installing Hard Disk Device Driver To install the hard driver for MS-DOS&Windows3.11, proceed as follows: 1. Insert the diskette containing the MS-DOS device drivers into drive A: 2. Copy the disk device driver to your booting disk, type: copy a:\dos\h345disk.sys c:\[Enter] 3. Edit your CONFIG.SYS file, and add line "device=c:\h345disk.sys /B", then save it 4. Reboot your computer Your hard disk drive attached to the HPT345 host adapter must be partitioned and formatted before you can access it. Please see Partitioning Your Hard Disk to know how to partition and format a hard disk drive. ############################################################################# NOTE: if you will also use the HPT345 ATAPI CD-ROM device driver, you should load this disk driver before that CD-ROM driver. ############################################################################# 1.2 Partitioning Your Hard Disk If the hard disk drive attached to the HPT345 host adapter has not been partitioned and formatted yet, you need to partition and format it first. To partition and format a hard disk drive attached to the HPT345 host adapter, run the HPT345 format utility HFMT coming with your driver package: 1. Insert the diskette containing the MS-DOS device drivers into drive A: 2. Change the current directory to A:\DOS 3. Run the utility by typing hfmt[Enter] 4. Then follow the instructions on the screen to partition and format your hard disk 5. After you finish partitioning and formatting your hard disk, reboot your computer 6. If you already installed the hard disk driver, you will be able to access the hard disk you just partitioned and formatted after rebooting. ############################################################################# NOTE: never run HFMT from any other operating system except in MS-DOS. ############################################################################# 1.3 Using Disk Device Driver Command Line Options H345DISK.SYS driver is normally installed automatically and does not require any modifications to its configuration. In certain situation however, you may wish to modify the driver to meet your specific needs, you can use the command line options. 1.3.1 Command Line Syntax The standard command line syntax for H345DISK.SYS is device=h345disk.sys /B [/drive [dma=dmamode|pio=piomode][!lba][!ms]] The command and switches must be placed in the CONFIG.SYS file. Switch settings take effect after the computer is rebooted. The command line switches are not case sensitive. 1.3.2 Command Switches /B This option should always be included. drive By default the device driver will use the highest timing modes and capabilities reported by a hard disk drive to do the data transfer. Some hard disk drives report wrong timing modes and capabilities, you might get problems when you access them. You can use command line options to override the capabilities reported by a hard disk drive. This switch specifies which drive to override on. It can be: PM primary/master PS primary/slave SM secondary/master SS secondary/slave dmamode Specifies the overriding DMA mode. It can be: U2 ultra DMA mode 2 U1 ultra DMA mode 1 U0 ultra DMA mode 0 MW2 multiple-word DMA mode 2 MW1 multiple-word DMA mode 1 NO don't use DMA operation. The PIO will be used. piomode Specifies the overriding PIO mode. It can be: 4 PIO mode 4 3 PIO mode 3 2 PIO mode 2 1 PIO mode 1 0 PIO mode 0 If the piomode is specified, the driver will only use PIO operation on the corresponding drive. !lba Indicates not to use LBA mode. !ms Indicates not to use multiple sector commands. 1.3.3 Example Using Command Line Options device=c:\h345disk.sys /B /PM dma=U1 indicates that the device driver will use ultra DMA mode 1 on the master drive of the primary IDE channel. 1.4 Troubleshooting Make sure the driver has been installed correctly: check if you have copied H345DISK.SYS to the proper directory (C:\) and check if you have edited file CONFIG.SYS correctly (see Installing Hard Disk Device Driver above). If you are sure you have correctly installed the driver and the driver reports "Disk Device Driver not installed", please check the followings: 1. Make sure you have not attached your system (booting) disk drive to the HPT345 host adapter. 2. Make sure the hardware is installed properly, and the device is connected to the adapter correctly. Double check that the cable between the adapter and the hard disk drive is correctly attached. And also check the jumper setting on the hard disk drive is correct. 3. Make sure your hard disk drive is receiving power. Check that a power cable is properly attached to the drive. 4. Make sure your hard disk drive has been properly partitioned and formatted. The driver will not load if you have not partition your hard disk drive. If the driver reports "Disk Device Driver installed" and you still cannot correctly access your hard disk drive, your hard disk drive may reported a wrong timing mode. You can try to use the device driver command line options to override the timing modes and capabilities reported by the hard disk drive (see Hard Disk Device Driver Command Line Options). After checking the above conditions, re-boot the system. If the system still reports problem(s), and you are sure you have double-checked everything, contact HighPoint Technical Support for assistance (see HighPoint Technical Support and Service in this README file). 1.5 De-Installing Device Driver Simply delete the drivers and remove the changes you have made to CONFIG.SYS. Part 2. CDROM Device Driver 2.1 Installing CDROM Device Driver To install the HPT345 CD-ROM device driver for MS-DOS&Windows3.11, proceed as follows: 1. Insert the diskette containing the MS-DOS device drivers into drive A: 2. Copy the CDROM device driver to your booting disk, type: copy a:\dos\h345cd.sys c:\[Enter] 3. Edit file CONFIG.SYS, and add line device=c:\h345cd.sys /D:HPTCD00, then save it. 4. Edit file AUTOEXEC.BAT, and add line: c:\dos\mscdex.exe /D:HPTCD00, then save it. 5. Reboot your computer 2.2 Using CDROM Device Driver Command Line Options H345CD.SYS driver is normally installed automatically and does not require any modifications to its configuration. In certain situation however, you may wish to modify the driver to meet your specific needs, you can use the command line options. 2.2.1 Command Line Syntax The standard command line syntax for the H345CD.SYS is device=c:\h345cd.sys /D:HPTCD0x [/drive [dma=dmamode|pio=piomode]] The command and switches must be placed in the CONFIG.SYS file. Switch settings take effect after the computer is rebooted. The command line switches are not case sensitive. 2.2.2 Command Switches MSDxxx This switch identifies the CDROM device driver. You also need to put the exact same switch in the command line of MSCDEX.EXE to let it identify the HPT345 CDROM device driver. drive By default the CDROM device driver will use the highest timing modes and capabilities reported by a CDROM drive to do the data transfer. Some CDROM drives report wrong timing modes and capabilities, you might get problems when you access them. You can use the device driver command line options to override the capabilities reported by a CDROM drive. This switch specifies which CDROM drive to override on. It can be: PM primary/master PS primary/slave SM secondary/master SS secondary/slave dmamode Specifies the overriding DMA mode. It can be: U2 ultra DMA mode 2 U1 ultra DMA mode 1 U0 ultra DMA mode 0 MW2 multiple-word DMA mode 2 MW1 multiple-word DMA mode 1 NO don't use DMA operation. The PIO will be used. piomode Specifies the overriding PIO mode. It can be: 4 PIO mode 4 3 PIO mode 3 2 PIO mode 2 1 PIO mode 1 0 PIO mode 0 If the piomode is specified, the driver will only use PIO operation on the corresponding drive. 2.2.3 Example Using Command Line Options device=c:\h345cd.sys /D:HPTCD00 /PM dma=MW1 indicates that the device driver use multiple-word DMA mode 1 on the master CDROM drive of the primary IDE channel. 2.3 Multiple CDROM Drive Scenario If you have a CDROM drive attached to the onboard IDE or other controllers and plan to attach another CDROM drive to the HPT345 host adapter you will still need to follow the HPT345 CDROM device driver setup procedures to setup the CONFIG.SYS. But when you add the /D:HPTCD0X expression which identifies the CDROM device driver, it will need to be different from the identifier that is already used by the other CDROM device driver. You will also need to add the exact same /D:HPTCD0X expression to end of the MSCDEX.EXE which is already loaded in the AUTOEXEC.BAT for the other CDROM device driver. 2.4 Troubleshooting Make sure the driver has been installed correctly: check if you have copy H345CD.SYS to the proper directory (C:\) and check if you have edited file CONFIG.SYS and file AUTOEXEC.BAT correctly (see Installing CDROM Device Driver above). If you are sure you have correctly installed the driver and the driver reports "ATAPI CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Driver not installed", please check the followings: 1. Make sure you have not attached your system (booting) disk drive to the HPT345 host adapter. 2. Make sure the host adapter is installed properly, and the CDROM drive is connected to the adapter correctly. Double check that the cable between the adapter and the CDROM drive is correctly attached. And also check the jumper setting on the CDROM drive is correct. 3. Make sure the CDROM drive is receiving power. Check that a power cable is properly attached to the drive. 4. Make sure you have added correct /D:HPTCD0X expression in both CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT (see Installing CDROM Device Driver and Multiple CDROM Drive Scenario). If the driver reports "ATAPI CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Driver installed" and you still get problems when you access the CDROM drive, your CDROM drive may report wrong timing modes and capabilities. You can use the options to override the timing modes and capabilities reported by the CDROM drive (see CDROM Device Driver Command Line Options). After checking the above conditions, re-boot system. If system still reports problem(s), and you are sure you have double-checked everything, contact HighPoint Technical Support for assistance (see HighPoint Technical Support and Service in this README file). 2.5 De-Installing Device Driver Simply delete the drivers and remove the changes you have made to CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT. ############################################################################# ############################################################################# HIGHPOINT TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND SERVICE If you have questions about installing or using your HighPoint product, check the user's guide or readme file first, you will find answers to most of your questions here. If you need further assistance, please contact us. We offer the following support and information services: 1. The HighPoint Web Site provides information on software upgrades, answers to common questions, and other topics. 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