TITLE: Notebooks Hitachi DK23CA-xx Hard Drive Firmware Update Utility Version A0J2 VERSION: 1.01 Rev A DESCRIPTION: This contains the Hitachi DK23CA-xx Hard Drive Firmware Update Utility, Version A0J2, which includes the files necessary to create either a bootable diskette or a bootable CD to be used with the notebook models listed below. NOTE: This Softpaq contains the same firmware version that was released previously in Softpaq SP23846. This Softpaq contains changes that allow it to run on affected HP Omnibook and Pavilion notebooks as well as Compaq Armada and Evo brands. PURPOSE: Critical Update SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP24786 SUPERSEDES: SP23846 EFFECTIVE DATE: July 7, 2003 CATEGORY: ROMPaq SSM SUPPORTED: No PRODUCT TYPE(S): Notebooks PRODUCT MODEL(S): All Compaq Armada notebooks All Compaq Evo notebooks All HP Omnibook notebooks All HP Pavilion notebooks OPERATING SYSTEM(S): OS Independent LANGUAGE(S): US English FIXES: - Resolves noise-related issues. PREREQUISITES: Hitachi DK23CA-20 or DK23CA-30 model hard drive To determine your hard drive model, open Windows Device Manager and look in the Disk Drives folder. The hard drive manufacturer and model will be listed there. HOW TO USE: 1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive. The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above. 2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. 3. The softpaq contains both a utility to create a bootable diskette or a bootable CD. 4. Launch the QRSTBATCH.BAT file to create the diskette -OR- Use the included HFW_A0J2.ISO file to burn a bootable CD using a CD-R/RW drive and CD Writer software. Copyright (c) 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.