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ULi SATA/RAID controller driver
Copyright 2004-2005 ULi Electronics Inc.
All Rights Reserved
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INTRODUCTION
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This driver supports ULi SATA/RAID controller.
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CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT
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1. Installation Instructions
2. Uninstallation Instructions
3. Driver File List
4. Driver Change List
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1. Installation Instructions
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After the adapter is installed and recognized by computer, user can
start the installation of driver.
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* Windows 2000
Install driver under existing Windows 2000
After Windows 2000 is start-up, Windows system will automatically
find the newly installed adapter and prompt user to install its
driver. Please follow these steps to install the driver:
A) With installation setup program:
1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard windows appear, click Cancel
button to end the Wizard.
2. Double click setup.exe;
3. Confirm the following dialogue windows, and restart the computer
when system prompt user to restart.
B) Manual installation:
1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard windows appear(Mass Storage
Controller), click Next button to continue, in the follow-up window,
please select Display a list... and then click Next to continue;
2. In the follow-up window, select SCSI and RAID Controllers and
then click Next to continue;
3. In the follow-up window, click Have Disk..., then insert the
driver diskette and type in the driver location: A:\Win_2000,
then click OK to continue;
4. In the follow-up window, select ULi SATA/RAID Controller,
then click Next to continue;
5. Confirm the followup windows and click the Finish button to
continue;
6. Please 'confirm' the Digital Signature Not Found window when it
appears, when finshed, please restart the computer;
Install driver during Windows 2000 installation
0. After you unpack driver, please copy files under subdirectory
SATA50XX to the root directory of floppy diskette (called driver
diskette).
Therefore, in root directory of floppy diskette you will see:
(1) Files "disk1" and "txtsetup.oem",
(2) Directory "win_2000", "win_xp" and related driver files in each
directory.
(please refer to "Driver File List" as below)
1. Booting from CD-ROM, when the Windows 2000 Setup blue screen
appear and prompt user to Press F6 if you need to install third
party SCSI or RAID driver, please press F6 key:
2. The setup program will continue, later when the setup program
prompts user to specify additional adapters, please press S
Key.
3. Then the setup program prompt user to insert the driver
diskette. Please insert the driver diskette, then press ENTER
to continue;
4. The follow-up window will list out the installation choices,
please select ULi SATA/RAID Controller for Windows 2000 and
press ENTER to continue;
5. The Follow-up window will list out the devices to be installed,
in which selected ULi controller should be included;
6. If users want to install other devices, please operate at this time.
If all devices have been successfully installed, go to next step.
7. Press ENTER to continue Windows 2000 setup.
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* Windows XP
Install driver under existing Windows XP
After Windows XP is start-up, Windows system will automatically
find the newly installed adapter and prompt user to install its
driver. Please follow these steps to install the driver:
A) With installation setup program:
1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard windows appear, click Cancel
button to end the Wizard.
2. Double click setup.exe;
3. Confirm the following dialogue windows, and restart the computer
when system prompts user to restart.
B) Manual installation:
1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard windows appear(Mass Storage
Controller), select Install from a list or specify location(Advanced)
and click Next to continue;
2. In the follow-up window, please select "Don't search, I will
choose the driver to install", then click Next to continue;
3. In the follow-up window, please select SCSI and RAID
controllers, and then click Next to continue;
3. In the follow-up window, click Have Disk..., then insert the
driver diskette and type in the driver location: A:\Win_XP,
then click OK to continue;
4. In the follow-up window, select ULi SATA/RAID Controller,
then click Next to continue;
5. Confirm the followup windows and click the Finish button to
continue;
6. Please "confirm" the Digital Signature Not Found window when it
appears, when finshed, please restart the computer;
Install driver during Windows XP installation
0. After you unpack driver, please copy files under subdirectory
SATA50XX to the root directory of floppy diskette (called driver
diskette).
Therefore, in root directory of floppy diskette you will see:
(1) Files "disk1" and "txtsetup.oem",
(2) Directory "win_2000", "win_xp" and related driver files in each
directory.
(please refer to "Driver File List" as below)
1. Booting from CD-ROM, when the Windows XP Setup blue screen
appear and prompt user to Press F6 if you need to install third
party SCSI or RAID driver, please press F6 key:
2. The setup program will continue, later when the setup program
prompts user to specify additional adapters, please press S
Key.
3. Then the setup program will prompt user to insert the driver
diskette. Please insert the driver diskette, then press ENTER
to continue;
4. The follow-up window will list out the installation choices,
please select ULi SATA/RAID Controller for Windows XP
and press ENTER to continue;
5. The follow-up window will list out the devices to be installed,
in which selected ULi controller(s) should be included;
6. If users want to install other devices, please operate at this time.
If all devices have been successfully installed, please go to next
step.
7. Press ENTER to continue Windows XP setup.
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2. Uninstallation Instructions
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* Uninstall from Add/Remove Programs
(This method is recommended if driver is previously installed by Setup program.)
1. Start Add/Remove Programs from Control Panel.
2. Select "ULi RAID Driver" item.
3. Click on "Remove" button.
* Uninstall from Device Manager
1. Start Device Manager from Control Panel's System applet.
2. Right click on "ULi SATA/RAID Controller" item,
then select "Remove" (or "Uninstall") item from the popup menu.
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3. Driver File List
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Driver Folder
|- win_2000 Windows 2000 driver
| |_ ulisata.inf
| \_ m5288.sys
|- win_xp Windows XP/Server 2003 driver
| |_ ulisata.inf
| \_ m5288.sys
|- WINXPA64 Windows XP/Server 2003 x64 driver
| |_ ulisata.inf
| \_ m5288.sys
|- disk1 Driver disk label
\_ txtsetup.oem Windows 2K/XP setup file
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4. insatll.ini
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[OS Option]
x64Reboot = 0
XPReboot = 0
2000Reboot = 0
MEReboot = 0
98Reboot = 0
NT40Reboot = 0
There are 3 choices 0,1,2 for each OS
Default for all os is set to be 0
0 = Displays a dialog box that allows the end user to reboot the computer.
1 = It won't do anything after installing
2 = System will reboot immediately after 4seconds
[Setup Items]
Setup_x64M5288=Y
Setup_XPM5288=Y
Setup_2000M5288=Y
Setup_MEM5288=N
Setup_98M5288=N
Setup_NTM5288=N
Choosing "Y" will enable Driver for M5288 for each OS
Choosing "N" will disable Driver for M5288 for each OS
[AP Items]
ULi5288=Y
JMAPP5288=N
Choosing "Y" will enable RAID or JMAPP function for each DEVICE
Choosing "N" will disable RAID or JMAPP function for each DEVICE
Default is ULi5288=Y, JMAPP5288=N
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5. Driver Change List
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6.2.0.6
1. First released.
6.2.0.7
1. Solve the problem that sometimes hot-plug event is not detected.
6.2.0.8
1. Solve the problem that "Information" in ULi RAID utility is not
shown properly in Simplified Chinese version of WinXP.
2. Improve "burst read" performance.
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Note
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1. Don't remove ULi RAID Driver by "Add/Remove Program" if hard drives are
boot devices and OS is Win2000 or WinXP. (Boot device means you boot OS
from it)
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.