For HPT372N's driver installation, please refer to the following information for reference.
To install the HPT driver in Windows NT4.0/Windows2000/WindowsXP, we recommend that
you copy the driver to a floppy diskette's root directory.
Windows 98/ME
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Automatic Installation
After the computer starts up, Windows will detect the RAID function and prompt the user
to install its driver. Please follow the prompts to finish the driver installation.
Manual Installation
If Windows did not find the new hardware, the driver can be manually installed
through the following steps:
1. Close all programs.
2. Click Start-->Settings-->Control Panel, then double-click the Add New
Hardware icon.
3. Click Next in the follow-up window to continue.
4. A dialog box will appear and ask whether to let windows search the new hardware.
Select "No, I want to select the hardware from a list", then click Next to continue.
5. Different hardware types will be listed in the follow-up window. Select SCSI Controllers
from the list, then click Next to continue.
6. Insert the driver diskette, then click Have Disk...
7. A dialog box will pop out. Please enter the path of the driver's location, A:\Win98_ME,
then click OK to continue.
8. In the follow-up window, select HPT3xx ATA RAID controller, then click Next to continue.
9. Follow the system prompts to finish driver installation. When finished, restart the computer.
Verify Installation
After finishing the driver installation and the computer restarted,
1. Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop, then select Properties
from the popup menu.
2. Activate Device Manager from the popup window.
Windows NT 4.0
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Installing the Driver under Existing Windows NT 4.0
1. Click Start-->Setup-->Control Panel, then double-click the SCSI Adapter icon.
2. In the follow-up window, select Driver then click the Add button.
3. In the follow-up window, select Have Disk...
4. Insert the driver diskette, then enter the path of the driver's location A:\WinNT,
then click OK.
5. In the follow-up window, select HPT3xx ATA RAID controller item, then click OK.
6. Follow the system prompts to finish the driver installation. When finished, restart the computer.
Installing the Driver During the Process of Installing Windows NT4.0
1. Press the F6 key when the system prompts Setup to detect your computer's hardware
configuration.
2. The installation will continue. Later, the installation program will prompt you to press the S key
to specify other devices. Please press the S key.
3. In the follow-up Device Type window, select the Other item, then press ENTER to confirm.
4. The installation program will prompt you to insert the driver diskette. Please insert the diskette then
press ENTER to confirm.
5. In the follow-up window, select the HPT3xx ATA RAID controller, then press ENTER to confirm.
6. The follow-up window will list the devices to be installed in which the HPT3xx ATA RAID controller
item should be included. If you want to install other devices, please operate at this time. If all devices
have been successfully installed, please go to the next step.
7. Press Enter to continue installing Windows NT4.0.
Verify Installation
When the driver has been successfully installed and the computer has restarted:
1. Click Start-->Setup-->Control Panel, then double-click the SCSI Adapter item.
2. If you see the HPT3xx ATA RAID controller item in the popup window, it indicates that the driver has
been successfully installed. Otherwise, you need to reinstall the driver.
Windows 2000
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Installing the Driver under Existing Windows 2000
Automatic Installation
1. Start the computer and boot up Windows 2000.
2. The system will automatically detect the new hardware and prompt you to install the driver.
Please insert the driver diskette and follow the system prompts to finish the driver installation
then restart the computer.
Manual Installation
If Windows cannot find the new hardware, the driver should be manually installed through the
following steps:
1. Click Start-->Settings-->Control Panel then double-click Add/Remove New Hardware. In the
follow-up window, click Next to continue.
2. In the follow-up window, select the first item Add/Troubleshoot a device, then click Next to continue.
3. In the follow-up window of the device list, select the first item Add New Device, then click Next to continue.
4. The system will ask you whether to let Windows search the new hardware.
Select "No, I want to select the hardware from a list" then click Next to continue.
5. In the follow-up window of device types, select SCSI and RAID controllers then click Next to continue.
6. In the follow-up window, select Have Disk...
7. Insert the driver diskette then enter the path of the driver's location A:\Win2000 into Copy manufacturer's
files from: column, then click OK.
8. In the follow-up window, select the HPT3xx ATA RAID controller.
9. Follow the system prompts to finish the driver installation then restart the computer.
Installing the Driver During the Process of Installing Windows 2000
1. If Windows 2000 is installed from a boot diskette, let the install program run automatically.
If Windows 2000 is installed from a CD-ROM, press the F6 key when the message "Press F6 if you need to install
a third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears. If you start installation by typing Winnt and after the files have been copied
and the computer restarted, press then F6 key when the message "Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware
configuration" appears.
2. Press the S key to specify additional devices when the Windows 2000 Setup window appears.
3. In the follow-up window for selecting device type, select Other and press Enter to continue.
4. Insert the driver diskette then press Enter to continue.
5. The system will ask whether to install then driver for WinNT or for Windows 2000. Please select to install the driver
for Windows 2000. The follow-up window will list all the devices to be installed in which the HPT3xx ATA RAID controller
item should be included. If you want to install other devices, please install them at this time. If all devices have been
successfully installed, please proceed to the next step.
6. Press Enter to continue then Windows 2000 installation.
Verify Installation
After the driver has been installed and the computer restarted.
1. Right-click then My Computer icon, then select the Properties item from the popup menu.
2. In the popup window, select Hardware item then click the Device Manager button. If the HPT3xx ATA RAID controller
item exists in the popup Device Manager window, it indicates that the driver has been successfully installed.
Otherwise, please reinstall the driver.
Windows XP
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Installing the Driver under Existing Windows XP
After Windows XP starts up, Windows will automatically detect the new hardware and prompt then user to install its driver.
Please follow these steps to install the driver.
1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears, select Install from the list or specify the location (Advanced),
then click Next to continue.
2. In the follow-up window, select "Don't search, I will choose the driver to install", then click Next to continue.
3. In the follow-up window of the device list, select SCSI and RAID controllers, then click Next to continue.
4. In the next window, click Have Disk..., then type the driver's location A:\Win_XP into the follow-up window,
then click OK to continue.
5. In the follow-up window, select the HPT3xx ATA RAID controller, then click Next to continue.
6. In the follow-up window, click Continue Anyway, then click Finish in the follow-up window.
7. Next, Windows will find the HighPoint RCM device. When the Digital Signature Not Found
window appears, please confirm. When finished, restart the computer.
Installing the Driver While Installing Windows XP
1. When you boot from a CD-ROM and the Windows XP Setup blue screen appears and prompt you to press
the F6 key to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver, please press the F6 key.
2. The setup program will continue. Later when the setup program prompts you to specify additional adapters,
please press the S key.
3. The setup program will prompt you to insert the driver diskette. Please insert the driver diskette then press
Enter to continue.
4. The follow-up window will list the installation choices. Please select the HPT3xx ATA RAID controller
for Windows XP then press Enter to continue.
5. The follow-up window will list out the devices to be installed in which the HPT3xx ATA RAID controller
item should be included. If you want to install other devices, please operate at this time. If all devices have
been successfully installed, please proceed to the next step.
6. Press Enter to continue the Windows XP setup.
Verify Installation
After the driver has been installed and the computer restarted:
1. Right-click the My Computer icon, then select the Properties item from the popup menu.
2. In the popup window, click the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager button.
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.