TITLE: HP Firmware Upgrade for Specific Seagate Cheetah SCSI Hard Drives; DOS 
Version

VERSION: HPS3 / HPS5 Rev. B
DESCRIPTION:
This firmware upgrade is specifically designed for Seagate Cheetah 10K.6 and 
15K.3 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:

- SEAGATE ST336607LW, HPS3 or HPS4
- SEAGATE ST373307LW, HPS3 or HPS4
- SEAGATE ST3146807LW, HPS3 or HPS4
- SEAGATE ST318453LW, HPS1 or HPS2
- SEAGATE ST336753LW, HPS1 or HPS2
- SEAGATE ST373453LW, HPS1 or HPS2

HP does not recommend trying to apply this firmware package to drives other 
than those identified in the previous list.

This SoftPaq contains a standalone DOS-based utility that creates a bootable 
diskette. This diskette contains all the necessary files to update the 
identified hard drives. 

PURPOSE: Routine
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP30153
SUPERSEDES: SP30076
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 1, 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 xw5000: All Models
HP Workstation xw6000: All Models
HP Workstation xw6200: All Models
HP Workstation xw8000: All Models
HP Workstation xw8200: All Models

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

LANGUAGE(S): 
Global

ENHANCEMENTS: 
N/A

FIXES: 
- Fixes a timeout issue that may occur when running RAID 0, 1, and 5 with 
Ultra320 (U320) Adaptec controllers, LSI SCSI controllers, and possibly other 
host adapters. The issue occurs when reading and writing in U320 packetized 
mode and is corrected by adding an additional register check in that mode.

- Fixes an issue where odd SCSI IDs jumpered at the connector on the same end 
of the drive as the power connector were not recognized. Only even IDs (0, 2, 
4, ...) work correctly (before installing this upgrade) if they are controlled 
using that connector. HP ships drives with the SCSI ID configured using jumpers 
on the connector at the opposite end of the drive. This configuration works 
correctly even before the upgrade. This ID-jumper issue is 
platform-independent.

- Fixes an intermittent issue on HP Workstation xw6000 computers where the 
workstation stops responding (locks up) when starting the Microsoft Windows XP 
Operating System.

PREREQUISITES: 
N/A

HOW TO USE: 
1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive. 

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.



Copyright (c) 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.