HPT370/372 Host Adapter Device Driver for Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME
Copyright (c) 1995-2001 HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
R E V I S I O N :
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v2.0.1019 19Oct2001
o Fixed the bug of Seagate ST340016A HDD R/W error on HPT372
o Fixed bug on supporting Rocket Mate
v2.0.1008 10Oct2001
o Fixed the bug of some Seagate series HDD can't isntall
System on HPT372
v2.0.0919 19Sept2001
o Improved performance for ATA133 HDD on HPT372.
o Supported HPT601.
v2.0.0907 07Sept2001
o Supported ATA133 on Hpt372
o Improved compatibility for harddisk
o Show warning message when one stripe of RAID0/1 was removed.
v2.0.0716 16July2001
o Supported Hpt372 chip
o Fixed problem of BIOS doesn't ask user to rebuild the
mirror, when fault a member of RAID1(with spare) during
booting and reboot the system
v1.2.0612 12June2001
o Fixed problem of some disks will read error, when the
other disk on same channel removed
o Fixed bug if one of RAID1(with Spare) member is fault
o Fixed bug on CF support
v1.11.0512 12May2001
o Fixed can't install Win2K (EPoX)
v1.11.0403 02Apr2001
o Fixed some bugs to support S3 mode
v1.10B 05Feb2001
o Supported hot-plug a RAID disk
o Added support for new GUI utility
v1.0.3b 20Oct2000
o Fixed problem of RAID1 system locks up if removing one
of mirrored disk from system during data processing
o Fixed problem of system file copy locks up if two RAID
disks are on HPT370
v1.0.3 05Sept2000
o Tuned up system performance
o Fixed files copy failure between RAID and non-RAID disks
v1.0.2 10Aug2000
o Added a VxD to support STD mode for ABIT mainboard
o Changed "INF" file to include this VxD driver
v1.0.1 06July2000 (internal)
o Fixed PIO timing setting issue
v1.00 05/31/2000
o Revised to ver1.0
05/22/2000
o Fixed not running smoothly with Pioneer DVD-ROM
v0.95 04/15/2000
o Fixed problems with ATAPI devices connected to HPT370 channel
v0.94 03/30/2000
o Added power management support in VxD file
o Fixed shutdown problem on Maxtor 91024U3 drive
v0.93c 03/06/2000
o Added IC controller revision check
o Modified a generic Win95/98 INF file for HPT3xx series products
v0.93a 02/18/2000
v0.92 02/14/2000
o Fixed Intel-820 issue
v0.91
(Evaluation Copy Release)
O V E R V I E W :
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There are 4 files related to the HPT370/372 Device Driver for Microsoft
Windows 95/98/ME:
1. HPT3XX.MPD The driver file
2. HPTPWR.VXD The VxD for power management supported
3. HPT3XX.INF The installation file
4. README9X.TXT This file
I N S T A L L I N G T H E D R I V E R:
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This installation procedure is specific only to the current version of the
driver and installation file.
NOTE:
The driver (HPT3XX.MPD) and installation file (HPT3XX.INF) must be
located on the same directory of the install floppy diskette.
Usually, when you plug the HPT370/372 IDE RAID host adapter into your
system and boot up the Windows 95/98/ME system, the system will detect the
HPT370/372 IDE RAID host adapter automatically, and ask you to install
the driver for HPT370/372. Follow the instructions as prompted by the system
to install the driver.
If Windows 95/98/ME does not automatically detect the HPT370/372 controller,
follow the instructions outlined below:
Using the Windows Add New Hardware function:
1. Close any running applications.
2. Open "My Computer".
3. Double click on the "Control Panel" icon.
4. Double click on the "Add New Hardware" icon.
5. Click on the "Next" button.
6. A window will ask: "Do you want Windows to search for new hardware?", select
"No", then click on the "Next" button.
7. Various device types will be listed. Select "SCSI controllers" and press "Next".
7. Insert the driver installation diskette into drive A, then click on the
"Have Disk..." button.
8. Click on the "OK" button.
9. Click on the "Next" button.
10. If you see a window that displays the settings (resources) to be used by the
driver, click on "Next" again. Windows will then install the driver.
11. Click on the "Finish" button.
12. The system will then ask you to restart the system.
NOTE: The driver for ACPI function is useful only if hardware supports ACPI function.
U N - I N S T A L L I N G T H E D R I V E R :
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You can use the device manager in the System control panel to remove the
driver - but, Windows will reinstall them automatically the next time the
system boots up.
To remove the drivers from the system, locate and delete the following files.
The files are installed into the following directories:
Hpt3xx.mpd C:\Windows\System\Iosubsys
Hptpwr.vxd C:\Windows\System\Iosubsys
Hpt3xx.inf C:\Windows\Inf\Other
Once these files have been deleted, restart the system.
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CONTACTING HIGHPOINT
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HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
5177 Brandin CT
Fremont, CA 94538
Fax: (510) 490-4578
E-mail: support@highpoint-tech.com
World Wide Web: http://www.highpoint-tech.com
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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.
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