This installation procedure is specific only to the current version of the driver and installation file.
NOTE:
The driver (HPT3XX.SYS) and installation file (HPT3XX.INF) must be located on the same directory of the install floppy diskette.
Usually, when you plug the HPT370/372 IDE RAID host adapter into your system and boot up the Windows XP operating system, Windows will detect the HPT370/372 IDE RAID host adapter automatically, and ask you to install the driver for the HPT370/372 adapter. Follow the instructions as prompted by the system to install the driver.
If the controller is not detected automatically, follow the procedure outlined below:
1. Windows XP must be installed on the system prior to installing the driver.
2. Close all running applications.
3. Open "My Computer".
4. Double click on the "Control Panel" icon.
5. Double click on the "System" icon.
6. Click on the "Hardware" button.
7. Click on the "Device Manager" button.
8. There is a Window listing hardware types, select the "SCSI and RAID controllers" then double click it.
9. There is a Window listing drivers types, select the "HPT370/372 IDE RAID Controller", then click the right key of mouse.
10. Click on the "Properties".
11. Click on the "Driver" button.
12. Click on the "Update Driver" button.
13. Select "Search for a suitable driver for my device", then Click on the "Next" button.
14. Select "Floppy disk drivers" and Insert the HPT370/372 Windows XP driver disk into driver A:. then Click on the "Next" button.
15. The wizard found "HPT370/372 IDE RAID Controllers", Click on the "Next" button.
16. To Continue, Click on the "Next" button.
17. Completing the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard. Click on the "Finish" button.