HPT370/372 Host Adapter BIOS
Copyright (c) 1995-2001 HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
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Revision History:
v2.0.1019 19Oct2001
. Fixed the bug of Seagate ST340016A HDD R/W error on HPT372
. Fixed bug on supporting Rocket Mate
v2.0.1008 10Oct2001
. Delete RAID0+1 in one step
. Fixed bug on showing wrong or garbage character in BIOS RAID
configuration screen when some member of RAID lost
v2.0.0919 19Sept2001
. Supported HPT601
. When RAID0/1 rebuild operation uncompleted, will be reported
by bios when the system is booting up.
. When some member of array lost, report the model name and
serial number of lost disks.
. When delete stripe array, BIOS utility will alert user.
. Support rebuild RAID0/1, when one stripe of RAID0/1 was removed.
v2.0.0907 07Sept2001
. Supported ATA133 on Hpt372
. Improved compatibility for harddisk
. Show warning message when one stripe of RAID0/1 was removed.
v2.0.0716 16July2001
. Supported Hpt372 chip
. When stripe broken, don't make it to single disk
. 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
. Supported create RAID0+1 use 4 disks directly
v1.2.0612 12June2001
. Fixed problem of some disks will read error, when the
other disk on same channel get removed
. Fixed bug if one of RAID1(with Spare) member is fault
. Fixed bug on RAID0+1 rebuild
v1.11.0402 02Apr2001
. Removed the Support of CD-ROM booting
. Fixed some bugs and get more stable
v1.10B 05Feb2001
. Supported CD-ROM booting
. Supported warning message when RAID has problem
v1.0.3b 05Oct2000
. Fixed BBS issue if only one CD-ROM is connected on HPT370
v1.0.3 05Sept2000
. Fixed problem on showing wrong or garbage character in BIOS
RAID configuration screen
v1.0.2 10Aug2000
. Changed PIO timing setting again
. Fixed problems on BBS
. Added supporting STD mode which is for Award BIOS only
. Added command retry for error status to reduce reset bus.
. Fixed compatibility issues with Maxtor ATA-100 disks
v1.0.1 6July2000
. Removed build date
. Fixed PIO mode timing setting issue in BIOS
. Fixed BIOS booting problem on Phoenix BIOS
v1.0.622 22June2000
. Cleared RAID information before any RAID configuration or
after stripe hard disks have been split
v1.0.620 20June2000
. Fixed OS installation problem if hard disk is configured as
a stripe disk
v1.0.0 18June2000
. Fixed conflict with S3 VGA card
. Fixed booting problem after a hard disk duplication
. Fixed RAID0+1 duplication problem
. Fixed problems on running "zvhdd.exe" on SE6 machine
v0.91.0601 06Jun2000 (internal)
. Fixed BIOS RADI0+1 configuration problem
. Fixed Mirror duplication problem
. Added CD-ROM booting feature
v0.91.0512 12May2000 (internal)
. Fixed RAID0+1 formatting problem
. Fixed conflict with system commander utility
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There are 2 files related to the HPT370/372 Host Adapter BIOS:
1. Bios The BIOS file
2. Load.exe The load utility of BIOS
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Update the BIOS of HPT370/372 Host Adapter:
1. Boot to DOS
2. Copy the load utility and BIOS file to same directory
3. Execute Load.exe, update the BIOS
4. Reboot your system
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Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
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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.
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