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VIA VT6420 RAID Software Release History
Release Package Version: 2.20D
Release Date: 12/03/2003
Package Filename: VIA_VT6420&VT8237_SerialATA_V220d.zip
BIOS Version:
RAID BIOS: 2.31
None RAID BIOS: 2.31
SATA Windows Driver Versions:
Windows 98, ME: 2.20
Windows NT 4.0: 2.20
Windows 2000 : 2.20
Windows XP : 2.20
PATA Windows Driver Versions:
Windows 98, ME: 1.04
Windows NT 4.0: 1.03
Windows 2000 : 1.04
Windows XP : 1.04
Windows Utility Version: 2.21
Production Tool Version: 1.00
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1. Features
Hardware VIA VT6420 SATA RAID and IDE Controller, VT8237 SATA RAID Controller
Transfer Rate SATA: ATA device
PIO Mode and DMA Mode
ATAPI device
PIO mode
PATA: ATA and ATAPI device
PIO Mode: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
DMA Mode: 0, 1, 2
UDMA Mode: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
RAID Level 2 S + 2 P: RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD, None RAID
4 S : RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD, None RAID
Support Device 2 S + 2 P: Maximum up to 2 SATA devices and 2 PATA devices (ATA, ATAPI)
4 S : Maximum up to 4 SATA devices (ATA)
Operating System DOS, Windows NT4.0, 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Server 2003
2. Fixed Bugs and New Features
Bug ID Description
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VT3149-A0-TW-059 When install SATA driver V1.0D twice by setup, system will show the warning message VIASTOR.dll is failed to complete the process
VT3149-A2-TW-001 MSI is requesting 4149 WHQL driver.
VT3149-A5-TW-012 After install SATA driver by setup, one of VIA Serial ATA RAID Controllers shows ""?"" for VT3149(Card) + VT3227(On board) under Device Manager of Windows ME.
VT3149-A5-TW-014 For utility create, when uninstall SATA driver from Device Manager and refresh system, system will pop a message ""Disk Recovered"" and RAID 1 & RAID 0+1 mode will been broken under Windows 2K/XP/Server 2003. (If uninstall SATA driver from Device Manager and reboot, system will work fine.)
3. Limitation
1. PATA does not support RAID.
2. SATA HDD hot-plug is not supported by DOS, Windows NT4.0, 98SE and ME.
Note:
1. Before installing OS into HDD of VT6420 or SATA HDD of VT8237, please finish reading
the ReadMe.txt first.
2. There are two kinds of BIOS. Please refer to BIOS.txt.
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.