HighPoint Technologies, Inc. HPT345 Host Adapter Device Driver for Microsoft Windows NT4.0 Revision 2.00 This readme provides the information needed to install and use the HPT345 device driver for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. The Windows NT sub-directory (\NT) on the driver diskette contains the following files: HPT345.SYS A HPT345 device driver for Windows NT 4.0 OEMSETUP.INF A file used by Windows NT 4.0 Setup for driver installation README.TXT An ASCII text file describing the HPT345 device driver for Windows NT 4.0 TXTSETUP.OEM A file used by NT 4.0 to identify the HPT345 adapter during the installation of NT4.0 There is another file HPT345.TAG located in the root directory, which is also used by Windows NT 4.0 Setup for driver installation. 1. Installing Device Driver 1. Open My Computer 2. Open Control Panel 3. Double click icon SCSI Adapters 4. Click Drivers 5. Click Add... 6. Click Have Disk... 7. Insert the floppy diskette containing HPT345 Windows NT 4.0 device driver into drive A, and type in "A:\NT[Enter]", then click OK 8. Select HPT345 Ultra DMA Controller, you will be asked to enter the full path to the HPT345 Ultra DMA Controller files, type in A:\NT and then click Continue 9. When asked to restart your computer, click Yes 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. 2. Checking the Installation If you want to check if the HPT345 host adapter and its device driver are correctly installed, you can: 1. Open My Computer 2. Open Control Panel 3. Double click icon SCSI Adapters 4. You should see the item HPT345 Ultra DMA Controller (started) listed 3. Installing the Device Driver during NT4.0 Installation 1. Floppy Install. Boot the computer with the Windows NT installation diskettes. 2. Press "S" to add a SCSI adapter 3. Select "Other (requires disk provided by hardware manufacturer)." 4. Specify "a:\" insert the HPT345 device driver diskette into drive A:\ and press ENTER 5. Select the "HPT345 Ultra DMA Controller" and click "OK" 6. Follow the normal setup installation procedure. 4. 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 it first. To partition the hard disk drive attached to the HPT345 host adapter, follow the following steps: 1. Click the Startup button 2. Go to Administrative Tools (Common) 3. Run Disk Administrator 4. Select disk number you would like to partition 5. Select the menu Partition 6. Decide the partition size create partition of the size 7. Exit Disk Administrator 8. Select the new created partition (logical disk drive) and format it 5. Troubleshooting The boot manager for Windows NT contains recovery logic to allow you to return to the last known good configuration. If you have changed your host adapter configuration and Windows NT no longer boots, follow these steps to recover: 1. Undo any hardware changes you have made to the computer since it was last operational. 2. Reboot the computer. Watch the display carefully during booting up. If the following message appears, press the Spacebar and follow the instructions on the display screen to continue booting with the last known good configuration: Press spacebar NOW to invoke the Last Known Good menu 3. Once your computer is operational again, check all of the hardware and software configuration changes you want to make. Look specially for conflicts with parts of the existing system configuration that are not being changed. If Windows NT can boot but the driver has not been started (see Checking the Installation), please check the followings: 1. Make sure the host adapter is properly installed, and the device is correctly connected to the adapter. Double check that the cable between the adapter and the devices is correctly attached. And also check the jumper setting on the drive is correct. 2. Make sure that a power cable is properly attached to each drive attached to the HPT345 host adapter. If the driver has been started and you still cannot access the hard disk drive attached to the HPT345 host adapter, the hard disk drive might have not been partitioned and formatted yet. You may need to partition and format it. If you cannot determine the source of the error, contact HighPoint Technical Support for assistance (see HighPoint Technical Support and Service in this README file). 6. Removing a Host Adapter Removing a host adapter can be as simple as physically removing it from the slot when your computer is shut down. Windows NT boots and functions properly in this configuration, but a warning message is generated every time you boot Windows NT. To eliminate the warning message, you must update the Windows NT software configuration, as described in the following steps: 1. Open My Computer 2. Open Control Panel 3. Double click SCSI Adapters 4. Click Drivers 5. Select HPT345 Ultra DMA Controller, then click Remove ############################################################################# ############################################################################# 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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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.
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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.
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