Readme file for HPT372N/ICH5-R Controller
BIOS & Device Drivers

Copyright (C) HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Last updated on Jun 23, 2003

This file is divided into the following major sections:

1. Software Version
2. Files Listing
3. Revision History
4. Known Problems

1. Software Version
====================

    BIOS version: v1.01
    Driver version: v1.01
    
    Operating Systems:
       Windows 98/ME
       Windows NT 4.0
       Windows 2000
       Windows XP
       Windows 2003
       
    HighPoint Storage Management Software: v3.05
    

2. Files Listing
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    Readme.txt                  This file
    BIOS
     |- 372nv101.p4e            HPT372N controller BIOS (DID4)
     \_ 372nv101.p5e            HPT372N controller BIOS (DID5)
    win98_me                    Windows 98/ME driver
     |_ hpt3xx.inf
     |_ hpt3xx.mpd
     |_ hptpwr.vxd
     \_ hptwrap.vxd
    win_nt                      Windows NT 4.0 driver
     |_ hpt3xx.inf
     \_ hpt3xx.sys
    win_2k                      Windows 2000 driver
     |_ hpt3xx.inf
     |_ hpt3xx.cat
     |_ hptpro.sys
     \_ hpt3xx.sys
    win_xp                      Windows XP/2003 driver
     |_ hpt3xx.inf
     |_ hpt3xx.cat
     |_ hptpro.sys
     \_ hpt3xx.sys
    disk1                       Driver disk label
    txtsetup.oem                Windows setup file


3. Revision History
====================

   v1.03 06/16/2003
         * Fix S-ATA display

   v1.01 05/20/2003
         * RAID 1.5 support

   v1.0 03/07/2003
         * First Release
  

4. Known Problems
==================

  * Multi-controller support
  
    The software supports both HPT372N/ICH5 controller.
    This version do not support cross-controller RAID array.
    
    To use this BIOS/driver, the Intel RAID BIOS for ICH5-R SATA controller
    must be removed from system BIOS.
    
    The driver must be installed on both HPT372N/ICH5 controller at same
    time; You can not install this driver only on HPT372N controller.

  * Problem on two disks with same signature under Windows 98/ME

    If you break a RAID 1 array into two single disks without destroying data and 
    use both of them under Windows 98/ME, Windows will behave abnormally since
    there are two volumes with same Windows signature. To solve the problem, boot
    into MS-DOS mode and run "fdisk /mbr".

  * Remove Driver in Windows 98 Device Manager
  
    When you attempt to remove the controller and driver in Windows 98 device
    manager, system may pop up a dialog box saying "Windows cannot determine 
    if it can remove this device safely". Please click "Cancel" in this dialog.
    Clicking "Test" may cause the system to hang or crash.