		  HighPoint Technologies, Inc.

		HPT370 Host Adapter Device Driver 
		   for Microsoft Windows NT

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Revision History:
    v.1.0.3      30Aug2000
                 o Performance tune up

    v.1.0.2      10Aug2000
                 o Revise to v1.0.2

    v.1.0.1      06July2000
                 o Fix PIO timing setting problem 

    v.1.0.622    22June2000
                 o Add "Span" disk support in RAID utility which is missed
                   in previous release

    v.1.0.620    20June2000
                 o Add RAID utility support

    v.1.0.0      15June2000
                 o Fix installation problem on dual processor system
                 o Fix installation problem on RAID 0+1 system

    v.0.91.518   18May2000 (internal)
                 o Fix problems on opening multiple windows for data transfer

    v.0.91.512   12May2000 (internal)
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    NOTE: HPT370 has been designed to let you add additional high performance
    device(s) to your current computer system, your computer must have the 
    Windows NT 4.0 operating system already installed.
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    This readme provides the information needed to install and use the HPT370
    device driver for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0.

    The Windows NT sub-directory (\NT) on the driver diskette contains the
    following files:
	HPT370.SYS         		A HPT370 device driver for Windows NT 4.0
	OEMSETUP.INF   		A file used by Windows NT 4.0 Setup for driver 
			 	installation 
	README.TXT     		An ASCII text file describing the HPT370 device
				driver for Windows NT 4.0
	TEXTSETUP.OEM   	A file used during Windows NT installation
	HPT370.TAG    	 	A tag file required during during Windows NT installation
	DISK1          		A flag of device driver which is required during Windows
				NT installation

Installing the HPT370 during a fresh NT installation.

If booting from a CD:

1. Press the "F6" key when Windows NT displays the following message:  "Setup is inspecting you're 
    computer systems hardware".  This will display a new setup screen, then prompt you to press the "S" 
    key to add a device.
2. Press S, and insert the HPT370 driver diskette.  Press Enter when prompted and allow Windows NT
    to install the HPT370 drivers.

3. Windows NT will continue and complete the installation procedure.


If booting from the NT setup floppy diskettes:

1. Windows NT will proceed with installation normally, then display a new setup screen and prompt you to press the "S" 
    key to add a device.

2. Press S, and insert the HPT370 driver diskette.  Press Enter when prompted and allow Windows NT
    to install the HPT370 drivers.

3. Windows NT will continue and complete the installation procedure.



Installing the HPT370 driver for a pre-installed Win NT system.

When Windows NT is up,  install HPT370 device driver as follows:

1.  Installing Device Driver
    1.  Open My Computer
    2.  Open Control Panel
    3.  Double click icon SCSI Adapters
    4.  Click Drivers
    5.  Click Add...
    6.  Click Have Disk...
    7.  Insert the floppy diskette containing  HPT370 Windows NT 4.0 device 
	driver into drive A, and type in "A:\NT[Enter]", then click OK
    8.  Select HPT370 Ultra DMA Controller, you will be asked to enter the 
	full path to the  HPT370 Ultra DMA Controller files, type in A:\NT 
	and then click Continue
    9.  When asked to restart your computer, click Yes

    Your hard disk drive attached to the HPT370 host adapter must be 
    partitioned and formatted before you can access it. Please see 
    Partitioning Your Hard Disk to know how to partition and format a hard 
    disk drive.

2.  Checking the Installation
    If you want to check if the HPT370 host adapter and its device driver are
    correctly installed, you can:
    1. Open My Computer
    2. Open Control Panel
    3. Double click icon SCSI Adapters
    4. You should see the item HPT370 Ultra DMA Controller (started) listed

3.  Partitioning Your Hard Disk
    If the hard disk drive attached to the HPT370 host adapter has not been
    partitioned and formatted yet, you need to partition it first.  To 
    partition the hard disk drive attached to the HPT370 host adapter, follow
    the following steps:
    1.  Click the Startup button
    2.  Go to Administrative Tools (Common)
    3.  Run Disk Administrator
    4.  Select disk number you would like to partition
    5.  Select the menu Partition
    6.  Decide the partition size create partition of the size
    7.  Exit Disk Administrator
    8.  Select the new created partition (logical disk drive) and format it

4.  Troubleshooting
    The boot manager for Windows NT contains recovery logic to allow you to 
    return to the last known good configuration. If you have changed your 
    host adapter configuration and Windows NT no longer boots, follow these
    steps to recover:
    1.  Undo any hardware changes you have made to the computer since it was
	last operational.
    2.  Reboot the computer. Watch the display carefully during booting up. 
	If the following message appears, press the Spacebar and follow the 
	instructions on the display screen to continue booting with the last
	known good configuration:
	    Press spacebar NOW to invoke the Last Known Good menu
    3.  Once your computer is operational again, check all of the hardware and
	software configuration changes you want to make. Look specially for 
	conflicts with parts of the existing system configuration that are not
	being changed.

    If Windows NT can boot but the driver has not been started (see Checking 
    the Installation), please check the followings:
    1.  Make sure the host adapter is properly installed, and the device is 
	correctly connected to the adapter. Double check that the cable 
	between the adapter and the devices is correctly attached. And also 
	check the jumper setting on the drive is correct.
    2.  Make sure that a power cable is properly attached to each drive 
	attached to the HPT370 host adapter.

    If the driver has been started and you still cannot access the hard disk
    drive attached to the HPT370 host adapter, the hard disk drive might have
    not been partitioned and formatted yet. You may need to partition and 
    format it.

    If you cannot determine the source of the error, contact HighPoint 
    Technical Support for assistance (see HighPoint Technical Support and 
    Service in this README file).

5.  Removing a Host Adapter
    Removing a host adapter can be as simple as physically removing it from 
    the slot when your computer is shut down. Windows NT boots and functions
    properly in this configuration, but a warning message is generated every
    time you boot Windows NT. To eliminate the warning message, you must 
    update the Windows NT software configuration, as described in the 
    following steps:
    1.  Open My Computer
    2.  Open Control Panel
    3.  Double click SCSI Adapters
    4.  Click Drivers
    5.  Select HPT370 Ultra DMA Controller, then click Remove

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The first time install a Windows NT system with HPT370 device driver

1.  Install Windows NT from CD-ROM without specifing any option

2.  Windows NT will create three floppies for second phase installation

3.  Install Windows NT from the floppy

4.  When Windows NT ask for addtional host adapter, please slect SCSI
    type host adapter

5.  Then Windows NT will ask you to install device driver for that SCSI
    type host adapter (HPT370)

6.  After installation HPT370 files from floppy, users can see "HPT370
    Ultra DMA hosta dapter"

7.  Following the step to continue installation of Windows NT


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    most of your questions here. If you need further assistance, please 
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    NOTE: Before you send an e-mail, please visit our Web Site
    (http://www.highpoint-tech.com) to check if there is a new or updated 
    HPT370 device driver for your operating system.
 
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