TITLE: Western Digital Hard Drive Calibration Table Update

VERSION: 1.00 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains an upgrade to the calibration table for the Western 
Digital WD400BD or Western Digital WD800JD Hard Drive in the listed desktop 
models and operating systems. 

NOTE: This package includes a utility that checks for one of the listed hard 
drive models before upgrading the calibration table.  If the correct hard drive 
model is not found, or if the calibration table value is already set to the new 
value, the calibration table is not upgraded. 

PURPOSE: Critical
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP31890
SUPERSEDES: None
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 19, 2005
CATEGORY: Driver - Storage
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Desktops

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP Compaq dc5100 microtower: All Models
HP Compaq dc7100 convertible minitower: All Models
HP Compaq dc7100 small form factor: All Models
HP Compaq dc7600 Convertible Minitower PC: All Models
HP Compaq dc7600 Small Form Factor PC: All Models
HP Compaq dc7600 Ultra-slim Desktop PC: All Models
HP Compaq dc7608 convertible minitower: All Models
HP Compaq dc7608 small form factor: All Models
HP Compaq dx2100 Slim Tower  PC: All Models
HP Compaq dx6100 slim tower: All Models
HP Compaq dx6120 microtower: All Models
HP Compaq dx6120 slim tower: All Models
HP Compaq dx6128 microtower: All Models
HP Compaq dx7208 Microtower PC: All Models
HP dx5150 Microtower PC: All Models
HP dx5150 Small Form Factor PC: All Models

SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S):
None

DEVICES SUPPORTED:
Western Digital WD400BD-60LRA0.
Western Digital WD400BD-60LTA0
Western Digital WD800JD-60LS0.
Western Digital WD800JD-60LUA0

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

LANGUAGE(S): 
Global

ENHANCEMENTS: 
N/A

FIXES: 
- Fixes issue where drive capacity is erroneously reported as 6.21 GB.
- Fixes issue where drive is not recognized.
- Fixes issue where SMART 1720 error is reported.

PREREQUISITES: 
One of the following hard drives must be installed:

- Western Digital WD400BD-60LTA0 or Western Digital WD400BD-60LRA0 having HP 
Part Number 381647-001 and HP Spare Part Number 3655555-001.

- Western Digital WD800JD-60LUA0 or Western Digital WD800JD-60LS0 having HP 
Part Number 381648-001 and HP Spare Part Number 391945-001.

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 extract 
the files.

3. Run the utility included in the SoftPaq using either the instructions for 
Microsoft Windows or DOS, as follows.

FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS:
a) Navigate to the location where the files were extracted (default location is 
C:\SWSetup\SP31890).
b) Navigate to the Windows subdirectory.
c) Launch the HddUpdate.exe program and follow the on-screen instructions.

FOR DOS OPERATING SYSTEMS:
a) Navigate to the location where the files were extracted (default location is 
C:\SWSetup\SP31890).
b) Navigate to the DOS subdirectory.
c) Copy all the files in this subdirectory to a bootable device (for example, a 
1.44-MB diskette, disk on key, and so forth).
d) Restart (boot) the computer using the bootable device to which the files 
were copied in Step c.
e) Launch the HDUPDATE.EXE file and follow the on-screen instructions.


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