Readme file for RocketRAID 154x/1640 Serial ATA RAID Controller
Device Drivers and RAID Management Software (RAID 5 edition)
Copyright (C) HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Last updated on Mar 6, 2003
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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BIOS version: v2.01s
Driver version: v2.01s
ATA RAID Management Software version: v3.03
Operating Systems:
Windows 98/ME
Windows NT 4.0
Windows 2000
Windows XP
GUI Compatibility:
Driver/BIOS v1.21s can be used with GUI v2.0/v2.1 if there is no RAID 0
or RAID 0/1 that has block size larger than 64K. If you use block size
larger than 64K, you must use GUI v2.3 or later.
2. Files Listing
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Readme.txt This file
BIOS
|_ load.exe BIOS loading utility
\_ rr154x.201 controller BIOS
Drivers Driver disk
|_ win98_me Windows 98/ME driver
|_ win_nt Windows NT 4.0 driver
|_ win_2k Windows 2000 driver
|_ win_xp Windows XP driver
|_ disk1 Driver disk label
\_ txtsetup.oem Windows NT/2k/XP setup file
3. Revision History
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v2.01s 03/06/2003
* RAID 5 support
v1.22s 10/21/2002
* Fix ATA/133 timing
* Fix hptpro.sys compatibility with NIS 2003
v1.21s 07/16/2002
* Port to Serial ATA controller
v1.21 03/10/2002
* Add support for stripe size 128K-2M
* Performance improved
* Fix reading ATA/133 disk error when PCI clock is lower than 33MHz
* Fix compatibility problem with Intel IAA driver under Windows ME
* Fix BIOS compatibility issue with MSI845 mainboard
* Fix BIOS compatibility issue with Adaptec SCSI
v1.2 12/08/2001
* Performance improved
* Fix GUI re-open bug when rebuilding an array
v1.1 11/15/2001
* Add 48bit LBA (Big Drive) support
* Fix BIOS display problem on S3 display adapter
* Fix BIOS BBS support
* Fix Windows ME hibernating problem
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 NT/2K/XP, otherwise OS may be installed to wrong
location.
5. Known Problems
==================
* Install OS to devices attached to RocketRAID 154x/1640 controller
Before installing OS to devices attached to RocketRAID 154x/1640 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 RocketRAID 154x/1640 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 controllers
When you want to use disks previously attached to RocketRAID 154x/1640
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.
* Rescanning disks
There is a limitation for the refresh function in RAID Management Software.
If you remove a disk from the controller but the software does not notice this
event, it is also unable to notice the event when you plug another disk back
to that location. You must force a refresh action before changing the disk.
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.