TITLE: HP Firmware Upgrade for Specific Maxtor Atlas 10K-rpm SCSI Hard Disk Drives VERSION: HPM5 Rev. A DESCRIPTION: This package contains firmware that is specifically designed for the Maxtor Atlas10K5 SCSI Hard Disk Drives in the listed workstation models and operating systems. NOTE: The following drive ID strings and firmware revision levels, which are visible with most drive inquiry tools, correspond to drives for which this upgrade is applicable: - MAXTOR ATLAS10K5_73WLS, HPM0 or HPM1 - MAXTOR ATLAS10K5_146WLS, HPM0 or HPM1 - MAXTOR ATLAS10K5_300WLS, HPM0 or HPM1 HP does not recommend trying to apply this firmware package to drives other than those identified in the previous list. This SoftPaq is compatible with the all the U320 SCSI disk controllers shipped with HP workstations. It is not, however, compatible with the Adaptec 2120 Hardware RAID Controller. PURPOSE: Recommended SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP29926 SUPERSEDES: None EFFECTIVE DATE: March 18, 2005 CATEGORY: Driver - Storage SSM SUPPORTED: No PRODUCT TYPE(S): Workstations PRODUCT MODEL(S): HP Workstation xw4100: All Models HP Workstation xw4200: All Models HP Workstation xw6000: All Models HP Workstation xw6200: All Models HP Workstation xw8000: All Models HP Workstation xw8200: All Models HP Workstation xw9300: All Models OPERATING SYSTEM(S): Windows XP Professional Windows XP Professional x64 Edition LANGUAGE(S): Global ENHANCEMENTS: - Improves the performance of small file read operations. FIXES: - Changes disk drive queue depth (QD) and the VPD page 0xD0 to a QD of 112. PREREQUISITES: N/A HOW TO USE: 1. Download the SoftPaq .EXE file to a directory on your hard drive. 2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions to create a DOS-based bootable diskette containing the disk drive firmware upgrade utility. Copyright (c) 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.