====================================================================== ULi SATA/RAID controller driver Copyright 2004-2005 ULi Electronics Inc. All Rights Reserved ====================================================================== ------------ INTRODUCTION ------------ This driver supports ULi SATA/RAID controller. ------------------------- CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT ------------------------- 1. Installation Instructions 2. Uninstallation Instructions 3. Driver File List 4. Driver Change List ---------------------------- 1. Installation Instructions ---------------------------- After the adapter is installed and recognized by computer, user can start the installation of driver. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * Windows 2000 Install driver under existing Windows 2000 After Windows 2000 is start-up, Windows system will automatically find the newly installed adapter and prompt user to install its driver. Please follow these steps to install the driver: A) With installation setup program: 1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard windows appear, click Cancel button to end the Wizard. 2. Double click setup.exe; 3. Confirm the following dialogue windows, and restart the computer when system prompt user to restart. B) Manual installation: 1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard windows appear(Mass Storage Controller), click Next button to continue, in the follow-up window, please select Display a list... and then click Next to continue; 2. In the follow-up window, select SCSI and RAID Controllers and then click Next to continue; 3. In the follow-up window, click Have Disk..., then insert the driver diskette and type in the driver location: A:\Win_2000, then click OK to continue; 4. In the follow-up window, select ULi SATA/RAID Controller, then click Next to continue; 5. Confirm the followup windows and click the Finish button to continue; 6. Please 'confirm' the Digital Signature Not Found window when it appears, when finshed, please restart the computer; Install driver during Windows 2000 installation 0. After you unpack driver, please copy files under subdirectory SATA50XX to the root directory of floppy diskette (called driver diskette). Therefore, in root directory of floppy diskette you will see: (1) Files "disk1" and "txtsetup.oem", (2) Directory "win_2000", "win_xp" and related driver files in each directory. (please refer to "Driver File List" as below) 1. Booting from CD-ROM, when the Windows 2000 Setup blue screen appear and prompt user to Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver, please press F6 key: 2. The setup program will continue, later when the setup program prompts user to specify additional adapters, please press S Key. 3. Then the setup program prompt user to insert the driver diskette. Please insert the driver diskette, then press ENTER to continue; 4. The follow-up window will list out the installation choices, please select ULi SATA/RAID Controller for Windows 2000 and press ENTER to continue; 5. The Follow-up window will list out the devices to be installed, in which selected ULi controller should be included; 6. If users want to install other devices, please operate at this time. If all devices have been successfully installed, go to next step. 7. Press ENTER to continue Windows 2000 setup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * Windows XP Install driver under existing Windows XP After Windows XP is start-up, Windows system will automatically find the newly installed adapter and prompt user to install its driver. Please follow these steps to install the driver: A) With installation setup program: 1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard windows appear, click Cancel button to end the Wizard. 2. Double click setup.exe; 3. Confirm the following dialogue windows, and restart the computer when system prompts user to restart. B) Manual installation: 1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard windows appear(Mass Storage Controller), select Install from a list or specify location(Advanced) and click Next to continue; 2. In the follow-up window, please select "Don't search, I will choose the driver to install", then click Next to continue; 3. In the follow-up window, please select SCSI and RAID controllers, and then click Next to continue; 3. In the follow-up window, click Have Disk..., then insert the driver diskette and type in the driver location: A:\Win_XP, then click OK to continue; 4. In the follow-up window, select ULi SATA/RAID Controller, then click Next to continue; 5. Confirm the followup windows and click the Finish button to continue; 6. Please "confirm" the Digital Signature Not Found window when it appears, when finshed, please restart the computer; Install driver during Windows XP installation 0. After you unpack driver, please copy files under subdirectory SATA50XX to the root directory of floppy diskette (called driver diskette). Therefore, in root directory of floppy diskette you will see: (1) Files "disk1" and "txtsetup.oem", (2) Directory "win_2000", "win_xp" and related driver files in each directory. (please refer to "Driver File List" as below) 1. Booting from CD-ROM, when the Windows XP Setup blue screen appear and prompt user to Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver, please press F6 key: 2. The setup program will continue, later when the setup program prompts user to specify additional adapters, please press S Key. 3. Then the setup program will prompt user to insert the driver diskette. Please insert the driver diskette, then press ENTER to continue; 4. The follow-up window will list out the installation choices, please select ULi SATA/RAID Controller for Windows XP and press ENTER to continue; 5. The follow-up window will list out the devices to be installed, in which selected ULi controller(s) should be included; 6. If users want to install other devices, please operate at this time. If all devices have been successfully installed, please go to next step. 7. Press ENTER to continue Windows XP setup. ------------------------------ 2. Uninstallation Instructions ------------------------------ * Uninstall from Add/Remove Programs (This method is recommended if driver is previously installed by Setup program.) 1. Start Add/Remove Programs from Control Panel. 2. Select "ULi RAID Driver" item. 3. Click on "Remove" button. * Uninstall from Device Manager 1. Start Device Manager from Control Panel's System applet. 2. Right click on "ULi SATA/RAID Controller" item, then select "Remove" (or "Uninstall") item from the popup menu. ------------------- 3. Driver File List ------------------- SATA50XX Driver Folder |- win_2000 Windows 2000 driver | |_ m5287.inf | \_ m5287.sys |- win_xp Windows XP/Server 2003 driver | |_ m5287.inf | \_ m5287.sys |- WINXPA64 Windows XP/Server 2003 x64 driver | |_ m5287.inf | \_ m5287.sys |- disk1 Driver disk label \_ txtsetup.oem Windows 2K/XP setup file --------------------- 5. Driver Change List --------------------- 6.1.0.0 1. First release and RAID function is not supported. 2. Hot-plug is supported. (Win2000/XP) 6.1.0.1 1. Remove hot-plug function for customer's request. 2. Hot-plug is not supported. (Win2000/XP) 3. RAID function is not supported. 6.1.0.2 1. For passing ESD test. 2. Hot-plug is not supported. (Win2000/XP) 3. RAID function is not supported. 6.1.0.3 1. To reduce error recovery time while doing ESD test. 2. Hot-plug is not supported. (Win2000/XP) 3. RAID function is not supported. 6.2.0.0 1. First release to support RAID function. 2. Hot-plug is supported. (Win2000/XP) 6.2.0.1 1. Solve the problem that sometimes system is unable to enter S4 (Hibernation) state if OS is on RAID 0+1 drives. 2. Solve the problem that system spends more time than expected while doing duplication for "Mirror" RAID type. 3. Hot-plug is supported. (Win2000/XP) 6.2.0.2 1. Solve the problem that system spends more time than expected while doing synchronization for "Mirror" RAID drives. (Win2000/XP) 2. Solve the problem that system may have BugCheck 0xD1 if SiliconImage Image PATA-SATA bridge (A-Bit) is used and connected to WD PATA 200GB HDD to form a "Mirror" drive with other SATA drive. 6.2.0.3 1. Solve the problem that system may become busy when there is no CD disc inserted in CDROM drive. 2. To support PATA-SATA bridge card which is made by GigaByte. 6.2.0.4 1. Support Windows XP x64. 6.2.0.5 1. Support RAID 0 applied on four drives. 2. Add Disk Reliability Status Monitor (SMART). 3. Support "Native Command Queuing". 4. Solve the problem that system may crash if system SATA disk is used to create RAID 1 (Mirror) with another disk by ULiRAID utility. ---- Note ---- 1. Don't remove ULi RAID Driver by "Add/Remove Program" if hard drives are boot devices and OS is Win2000 or WinXP. (Boot device means you boot OS from it)