SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  sp25750
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  SP25750.exe
TITLE:  hp Smart Array Controllers, Non-miniport Drivers for 
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 
VERSION:  5.8.2.32
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Storage Controllers

DIVISIONS: Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  hp Smart Array 532 Controller, hp Smart Array 5312
Controller, hp Smart Array 530x Controllers, hp Smart Array 64x
Controllers, hp Smart Array 640x Controllers

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32 bit), Microsoft 
Windows Server 2003 (64 bit)

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  2/13/04

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  Version 5.x

SUPERSEDES:  SP23485.exe

DESCRIPTION:  
The Smart Array Controllers Non-Miniport Drivers are an alternative 
set of device drivers for the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 
operating system supporting the 5x and 6x generation of Smart Array 
Controllers.  Driver versions 5.8.2.32 and 5.6.2.64 support the 
32-bit and 64-bit varieties of Windows Server 2003 respectively.

However, management utilities such as Insight Manager and the Array
Configuration Utility are not supported by these drivers.  Therefore, 
if you require management functionality while the system is running 
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, you should not install these drivers.

Please read all of the release notes before installing the drivers.  


Enhancements/Fixes:  
Added support for Smart Array 64x and 640x Controllers.
Enable prefetching with Smart Array 64x/640x firmware 1.92 and later.  
With prefetching disabled, possible performance degradations may occur 
when compared with the previous Smart Array 64x/640x controller firmware.   


Features:
- Two modes of operation.  See the file REGISTRY.TXT for details and
  configuration information.
- Provides detailed events in the Windows system event log.



Unsupported Features:
- The drivers must not be installed on the boot controller.
- The drivers are currently not supported by any of the management 
  utilities such as Insight Manager or the Array Configuration Utility 
  (when used online).
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Server power management functions are 
  currently not supported.
- PCI Hot-Plug currently not supported.

Required Files for Installation:
HPQCISSB.SYS    Smart Array Controllers Non-Miniport Bus Driver 
                binary file
HPQCISSB.INF    Setup information file for HPQCISSB.SYS
HPQCISSD.SYS    Smart Array Controllers Non-Miniport Disk Driver 
                binary file
HPQCISSD.INF    Setup information file for HPQCISSD.SYS


Other Files:
REGISTRY.TXT    Information on Windows registry values for the drivers
HPSAINFO.EXE    Smart Array Controllers configuration information 
                utility program
SYMBOLS\*.DBG   Driver debug symbols files

NOTE:  The \x86 subdirectory contains 32-bit files and the \ia64 subdirectory
       contains 64-bit files.


HOW TO USE:
1.  Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change 
    to that directory.

2.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq.  The SoftPaq 
will automatically extract the files to the current directory.

3.  You may now delete the SoftPaq from your hard drive.

4.  Copy the resultant files and directories to a diskette and label 
it "Smart Array Controllers Non-Miniport Drivers for Microsoft 
Windows Server 2003".


INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Installing the Smart Array Controllers Non-Miniport Drivers is a two 
step process.  The controller device driver must be installed first, 
followed by the disk device driver.  It is recommended that you 
start with the controller with the smallest number of logical drives.
Once the disk driver is installed for all logical drives on the first 
controller, the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Plug-and-Play Manager will 
automatically install it for logical drives on subsequent controllers 
that are changed to use the controller device driver.

Refer to the README.TXT for specific installation instructions.



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All rights reserved. 

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