TITLE: Western Digital EL36 SATA HDD Firmware Update

VERSION: 38.06N38 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This contains a firmware update for a Western Digital EL36 SATA hard drive in 
the workstation models listed.

PURPOSE: Critical                                                        
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP27205
SUPERSEDES: None
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 10, 2004
CATEGORY: Firmware                                                        
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Workstations

PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP Workstation xw4100: All Models
HP Workstation xw6000: All Models
HP Workstation xw8000: All Models

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
OS Independent

LANGUAGE(S): 
Global

ENHANCEMENTS: 
N/A

FIXES: 
- Fixes a defect in the hard drive firmware on the Western Digital EL36 SATA 
hard disk drive with model number WD360GD-50GHA1. Installing this new firmware 
upgrades the drive to model number WD360GD-50GHA2.

PREREQUISITES: 
N/A

HOW TO USE: 
1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive.  The file that is 
downloaded is a self-extracting  executable with a filename based on the 
SoftPaq Number above. 

2. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file and follow the 
on-screen instructions.



Copyright (c) 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.