Readme file for SSD7103/7105/7202/7505/7540/7580(SSD7xxx) RAID Controller driver for
Windows 10/2016/2019 Device Drivers
Copyright (C) HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Last updated on Jan 26, 2021.

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. Known issue
4. Revision History
5. Driver Installation Guide
6. Driver Uninstallation Guide
7. Driver Update Guide


1. Software Version
====================
    Driver version: v1.2.23.0

    Operating Systems:
        Windows 10
       	Windows 2016
       	Windows 2019

2. Files Listing
=================
     |- Readme.txt                This file
     |- setup.exe                 Executable file to install driver for SSD7xxx RAID Controller.
     `- x64              <DIR>    Driver to install Windows on the RAID of SSD7xxx RAID Controller.
 
3. Known issue
=================
   1) Hibernation fails or not work when the system is installed on a NVMe RAID,
      this bug will affet fast startup and sleep. Please use administrator
      privileges to turn off hibernation with the following command:

        powercfg /h off

4. Revision History
====================
    v1.2.23.0 01/26/2021
       * Support SSD7580 controller.
       * Fix the problem of boot RAID installation failure caused by residual partition information.

    v1.2.22.0 12/17/2020
       * Fixup BSOD issue when installing driver on SuperMicro H12DSG-O-CPU with dual AMD EPYC 64-Core processors.
       * Support debug information collection.

    v1.2.21.1 11/06/2020
       * Fixup inaccessible boot device issue after driver installed to Windows on NVMe controller
         attached to ASRock ROMED8-2T.

    v1.2.21.0 10/14/2020
       * Fixup SSD7103 installation issue.

    v1.2.20.0 09/22/2020
       * Support SSD7540 controller.

    v1.2.19.0 07/21/2020
       * Support SSD7105 controller.

    v1.2.18.0 06/01/2020
       * Support SSD7505 controller.

    v1.2.16.0 03/18/2020
       * Support Multiple controllers.

    v1.2.14.0 02/28/2020
       * Support SSD7202.

    v1.2.12.1 07/22/2019
       * Support 4Kn NVMe controller.

    v1.2.12.0 07/08/2019
       * Fixup array failed to report to the system.
       * Fixup system crash when uninstall driver in some circumstance.

    v1.2.11.0 06/18/2019
       * Fixup system crash when installed to AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X.

    v1.2.10.0 06/03/2019
       * Improve the IO performance of 4KB block.

    v1.2.8.0 04/29/2019
       * Support SSD7103.
       * Support RAID10.

    v1.2.5.2 02/13/2019
       * Set maximum transfer size of Intel NVMe controller.

    v1.2.5.1 01/30/2019
       * Do not mask/unmask MSIX in the device state machine.

    v1.2.5.0 10/22/2018
       * First package release.

5. Driver Installation Guide
=============================
    1) Installing driver on an existing system.
       First run the setup.exe to install the NVMe RAID driver and reboot the
       system following the popup instruction.

    2) Installing fresh windows system on NVMe RAID.
        (1) Set UEFI boot in the BIOS:
            Set "Boot from Storage Devices" to "UEFI driver first"
            And "Boot Device Control" to "UEFI Only" or "UEFI and Legacy OPROM"
            And also disable "Secure Boot", set "OS Type" to "Other OS"

        (2) You need create one RAID in the UEFI Shell:
            # ArrayCreate.efi

        (3) Reboot and install Windows from "UEFI: DVD"

        (4) Load the driver of "HighPoint NVMe Controller" or "HighPoint NVMe RAID
            Controller".

        (5) After driver loaded, continue system installation.

6. Driver Uninstallation Guide
===============================
    The driver should be uninstalled from the "Programs and Features" in the Control
    Panel or the "Apps & Features" in the Settings.

    To uninstall the NVMe RAID driver, please select "HighPoint NVME RAID Driver"
    and click uninstall. And reboot the system if prompted.

7. Driver Update Guide
=======================
    Run the setup.exe to update the NVMe RAID driver.

