Readme file for HPT371 UDMA/ATA133 Controller 
BIOS and Device Drivers

Copyright (C) 2001 HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Last updated on Dec 7, 2001

Please review this file for important information about compatibility issues and 
differences in operation that were discovered after our product manuals were 
created. In case of conflict among various parts of the documentation set, this 
file contains the most current information.

Note: The latest firmware and product documentation will be available for 
download at http://www.highpoint-tech.com

This file is divided into the following major sections:

1. Software Version
2. Files Listing
3. New Features / Bugs Fixed
4. BIOS Update
5. Known Problems

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

    BIOS version: v1.2
    Driver version: v1.2
    
    Operating Systems:
       Windows 98/ME
       Windows NT 4.0
       Windows 2000
       Windows XP

2. Files Listing
=================
    Readme.txt                  This file
    BIOS
     \_ biosv12.rom             HPT371 controller BIOS
    Drivers                     Driver disk
     |_ win98_me                Windows 98/ME driver
     |_ win_nt                  Windows NT 4.0 driver
     |_ win_2k                  Windows 2000 driver
     |_ win_xp                  Windows XP driver
     |_ disk1                   Driver disk label
     \_ txtsetup.oem            Windows NT/2k/XP setup file


3. New Features / Bugs Fixed
=============================

  * Performance improved


4. BIOS Update
===============

   HPT371 controller BIOS must be merged into mainboard's BIOS. Please Refer to 
   your mainboard manual or contact the hardware vendor for updating BIOS.
   

5. Known Problems
==================

  * Install OS to devices attached to HPT371 controller

    Before installing OS to devices attached to HPT371 controller, you must
    remove the drives connected to other controllers from your system temporarily.
    After OS installation complete, you can put them back.
