Readme file for RocketRAID 232x SATA Controller Windows Device Drivers Copyright (C) HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Last updated on Apr 9, 2008 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 ==================== Driver version: v1.9.8.409 Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows x64 Edition GUI Compatibility: This driver can work with HighPoint Storage Management Software v3.11 or later. (RAID50 support requires v3.12 or later). 2. Files Listing ================= |- Readme.txt This file |_ win_2000 <DIR> Windows 2000 driver |_ win_xp <DIR> Windows XP driver |_ win_2003 <DIR> Windows 2003/Vista driver |_ x64 <DIR> Windows x64 driver |_ disk1 Driver disk label \_ txtsetup.oem Windows text mode setup file 3. Revision History ==================== v1.9.8.409 04/09/2008 * Fix disk detect issue on SR3610. * Fix RAID50 transform data error on one condition. * Add RAID recovery support. * Add Continue Rebuilding on Error support. v1.8.7.1026 10/26/2007 * Support single disk over 2T. * Support Spindown Idle Disk. * Add Variable Sector Size support. v1.7.7.702 07/02/2007 * Fix RAID0 member disk over 2T overflow issue. * Fix an error condition for RAID5 sector repair with cache. * INF file update. v1.06 02/01/2007 * Fix event log string for sector repair. * Fix an error condition for RAID5 sector repair. v1.05 01/04/2007 * Add bad sector repair feature. * Fix drive plug/unplug failure when a rescan operation is pending. v1.04 09/12/2006 * Fix a race condition in RAID5 rebuilding. v1.03 06/06/2006 * Fix WD3200KS HDD detection. * Add a delay for disconnect event. v1.02 01/25/2006 * Add RR2322 support v1.01 11/07/2005 * Fix IRQ cable checking * Add RAID50 support v1.0 08/29/2005 * First release 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. 6. Known Problems ================== * Install OS to devices attached to RocketRAID 232x controller Before installing OS to devices attached to RocketRAID 232x 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 232x 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.
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