HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
HPT345 Host Adapter Device Driver
for IBM OS/2 Warp 4.0
Revision 1.00
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NOTE: HPT345 has been designed to let you add additional high performance
device(s) to your current computer system, your computer must have the
OS/2 Warp operating system already installed.
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This README provides the information needed to install and use the HPT345
device driver for OS/2 Warp 4.0.
The OS/2 Warp sub-directory (\OS2WARP) contains the following files:
H345OS2.ADD A HPT345 device driver for OS/2 Warp 4.0
H345W4.DDP A file used by OS/2 Warp Setup for driver installation
README.TXT An ASCII text file describing the HPT345 device driver for
OS/2 Warp 4.0
1. Installing Device Driver
1. Boot up your computer
2. Run the OS2 Device Driver Installation program ddinstal by
o Double clicking icon OS/2 System on the desktop to open OS/2
System window
o Then double clicking icon System Setup
o Then double clicking icon Install/Remove
o Then double clicking icon Device Driver Install
or by typing ddinstal [Enter] from the OS/2 prompt window.
3. Insert the floppy diskette containing HPT345 device driver for OS/2
Warp into drive A:
4. Change the source directory to A:\OS2WARP, then click Install
5. Select the HPT345 device driver, then click OK
6. Now the system will begin the installation. After the installation,
click Exit
7. When asked to confirm to exit, click Yes
8. Device Driver Installation will ask you to shutdown and restart your
system, click OK
9. Shutdown and restart your system.
Your hard disk drive attached to the HPT345 host adapter must have been
partitioned and formatted before you can access it. Please refer to your
OS/2 Warp system manual on how to partition and format a hard disk drive.
2. Using Command Line Options
H345OS2.ADD 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.
2.1 Command Line Syntax
The standard command line syntax for the H345OS2.ADD is
basedev=h345os2.add [/v] [/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. OS/2 command line
switches are not case sensitive.
2.2 Command Switches
v
Displays verbose information for devices attached to the HPT345 host
adapter.
drive
By default the device driver will use the highest timing modes and
capabilities reported by a drive to do the data transfer. Some 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 drive. This 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.
2.3 Example Using Command Line Options
basedev=H345OS2.ADD /PM dma=U1 indicates that the device driver use
ultra DMA mode 1 on the master drive of the primary IDE channel.
3. Troubleshooting
If you are sure you have correctly installed the driver, 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 drive is
connected to the HPT345 host adapter correctly. Double check that
the cable between the adapter and the drive is correctly attached.
And also check the jumper setting on the drive is correct.
3. Make sure that a power cable is properly attached to each drive
attached to the HPT345 host adapter.
4. Make sure that the hard disk drive attached to the adapter has been
partitioned and formatted.
After the above checking and restarting the system, if the driver reports
installed and you still cannot correctly access the drive attached to the
HPT345 host adapter, the drive may report wrong timing modes or
capabilities. You can try to use the command line options to override the
timing modes or capabilities reported by the drive (see Command Line
Options above).
If you are sure you have double-checked everything and you still cannot
determine the source of the error, contact HighPoint Technical Support
for assistance (see HighPoint Technical Support and Service in this
README file).
4. De-Installing Device Driver
1. Boot up your computer
2. Edit the CONFIG.SYS with a text editor
3. Remove the line BASEDEV=H345OS2.ADD
4. Delete file H345OS2.ADD from the OS2 directory
5. Save the changes and reboot your system
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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. The Web Site is
available from Internet 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at
http://www.highpoint-tech.com.
2. For technical support, send e-mail to support@highpoint-tech.com or
call 510-623-0841, M-F: 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time.
NOTE: Before you send an e-mail or make a call, please visit our Web Site
(http://www.highpoint-tech.com) to check if there is a new or updated
HPT345 device driver for your operating system.
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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.