Readme file for HPT374 UDMA/ATA133 RAID Controller Device Drivers
Copyright (C) HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Last updated on May 25, 2006
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: v3.05
Operating Systems:
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows 2003
Windows Vista
Windows x64 edition
GUI Compatibility:
This driver can work with HighPoint Storage Management Software v3.01
or later.
2. Files Listing
=================
Readme.txt This file
win_2000 Windows 2000 driver
|_ hpt374.inf
|_ hpt374.cat
\_ hpt374.sys
win_xp Windows XP driver
|_ hpt374.inf
|_ hpt374.cat
\_ hpt374.sys
win_2003 Windows 2003/Vista driver
|_ hpt374.inf
|_ hpt374.cat
\_ hpt374.sys
x64 Windows x64 driver
|_ hpt374.inf
|_ hpt374.cat
\_ hpt374.sys
disk1 Driver disk label
txtsetup.oem Windows setup file
3. Revision History
====================
v3.06 09/19/2006
* Add IDE hard reset for error recovery.
v3.05 05/11/2006
* Fix a flush command timeout for RAID5 under sustained I/O load.
v3.04 05/08/2004
* S.M.A.R.T support
* AMD64 support
* Buzzer support
* Fix Windows 2000/SP2 installation issue
* Fix timing compatibility
v3.03 06/16/2003
* Fix HPT374 timing
* RAID5 performance improvement
v3.02 03/06/2003
* Fix BIOS large capacity display error
* Fix compatibility issue with HD Tach
v3.01 12/01/2002
* Multi-controller support
* Downward compatibility (BIOS/driver v1.x, v2.x)
v3.0 09/05/2002
* This version is a new driver set for HPT374 controller and is not
compatible with earlier versions.
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.
* 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.
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.