Readme file for RocketRAID 264x SAS Controller
Windows Device Drivers
Copyright (C) HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Last updated on Apr 23, 2009.
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
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Driver version: v1.3.9.423
Operating Systems:
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows 2003
Windows x64 Edition
2. Files Listing
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|- Readme.txt This file
|_ win_2000 <DIR> Windows 2000 driver
|_ win_xp <DIR> Windows XP driver
|_ win_2003 <DIR> Windows 2003 driver
|_ x64 <DIR> Windows x64 driver
|_ disk1 Driver disk label
\_ txtsetup.oem Windows text mode setup file
3. Revision History
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v1.3.9.423 04/23/2009
* fixup hibernate/sleep issue
v1.2.8.1230 12/30/2008
* Add IDE_PASS_THROUGH_V2 to support 48-bit feature set
* Support spin down idle for SAS disks
v1.1.8.925 09/25/2008
* Support RR2642
v1.1.8.822 08/22/2008
* Multiple controllers support, max up to 8.
* Fix long detect time on hard disk ST3400632NS during booting.
* Fix for WLK 1.2 test.
* Use HPT SAS address.
v1.0.8.402 4/2/2008
* First release
4. Device mapping order
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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, otherwise OS may be installed to wrong location.
6. Known Problems
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* Install OS to devices attached to RocketRAID 264x SAS controller
Before installing OS to devices attached to RocketRAID 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 controllers
When you want to use disks previously attached to RocketRAID controller
on other 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.