TITLE: Hard Drive Firmware Upgrade for Specific IBM Hard Drive 

VERSION:  A71A
DESCRIPTION: This creates a bootable firmware upgrade diskette to upgrade the hard drive 
firmware in the Evo and Presario models listed below containing the IBM 60-GB hard 
drive model # IC25T060ATCS05-0.

PURPOSE: Recommended Update
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP22049
SUPERSEDES: None
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 14, 2002
CATEGORY: ROMPaqs/BIOS and Firmware
SSM SUPPORTED: NO

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Notebooks
 
PRODUCT MODEL(S): 

Compaq Evo N180: N180

Compaq Presario 2700: 2700AP, 2700EA, 2700GR, 2700LA, 2700SC, 2700T, 2700TC, 2700US, 
2701EA, 2701TW, 2701US, 2702EA, 2710CA, 2710EA, 2710SC, 2710TC, 2710US, 2711AP, 2711EA, 
2711TC, 2712EA, 2715EA, 2715US, 2716EA, 2720CA, 2720EA, 2720US 

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
N/A
 
LANGUAGE(S): 
US English

ENHANCEMENTS: 
 - Supports Package For The Web
 
FIXES: 
 - Fixes issue where the notebook reports a read failure or could lock up or display
   a blue screen error. This happens when the hard drive is unable to retrieve data 
   from an internal buffer.
 
PREREQUISITES: IBM 60-GB Hard Drive with firmware revision A70A

HOW TO USE:

      NOTE: This upgrade procedure requires a blank, formatted diskette.

IMPORTANT:
 - This upgrade must be run from the bootable diskette. It will not work 
   when run from a protected mode DOS prompt.
 - The firmware update will only be performed on the IBM drive models listed above.
   It will not be performed on any other model of IBM drive, or any other hard 
   drive from a different manufacturer.
 - A complete power cycle is necessary before the upgrade takes affect.
 
1. Download the SoftPaq to a temporary directory on your hard drive and change    
   to that directory.  The file that is downloaded is an executable with 
   a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above.

2. Put a blank 1.44-MB diskette in drive A.

3. Run SP22049.EXE to create a bootable diskette containing all files
   necessary to perform the upgrade.

4. Make sure AC power is attached and restart the notebook, allowing it
   to boot from the diskette.  Follow the on-screen instructions.

5. When the firmware upgrade is completed, turn the notebook off. Take
   the diskette out of the floppy drive and turn the unit on.

6. After the upgrade is successful, you may delete the temporary files 
   downloaded in step 1.


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