Readme file for RocketRAID 154x/1640 Serial ATA RAID Controller BIOS and Device Drivers (RAID 5 edition) Copyright (C) HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Last updated on Jul 16, 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 ==================== BIOS version: v2.02s Driver version: v2.02s Operating Systems: Windows 98/ME Windows NT 4.0 Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 GUI Compatibility: This driver can work with HighPoint Storage Management Software v3.01 or later. 2. Files Listing ================= Readme.txt This file BIOS \_ 374v202s.s8e controller BIOS win98_me Windows 98/ME driver |_ hpt374.inf |_ hpt374.mpd |_ pwr374.vxd \_ wrap374.vxd win_nt Windows NT 4.0 driver |_ hpt374.inf \_ hpt374.sys win_2k Windows 2000 driver |_ hpt374.inf |_ hpt374.cat \_ hpt374.sys win_xp Windows XP/2003 driver |_ hpt374.inf |_ hpt374.cat \_ hpt374.sys disk1 Driver disk label txtsetup.oem Windows setup file 3. Revision History ==================== v2.02s 07/16/2003 * Improve RAID5 performance * Fix HPT374 timing 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 ======================== 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.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.