TITLE: HP xw4400 Workstation Settings Adjustment for Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 
Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Drives (HDDs)

VERSION: 1.00 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package provides a utility to adjust settings on certain serial ATA (SATA) 
hard drives (HDDs) for the supported workstation models and operating systems. 


SETTINGS ADJUSTMENT FOR CERTAIN SEAGATE SATA HARD DRIVES

The files in this package constitute a utility to adjust settings on some 
Seagate 7200 rpm SATA HDDs that shipped on HP Workstations. The utility changes 
a setting in order to prevent or correct an issue that may occur on the HP 
xw4400 Workstation. This is not a firmware version upgrade, because only 
settings are changed (although the process is similar to a firmware upgrade).

When this issue occurs, the hard drive may not be detected when the workstation 
is in RAID/AHCI SATA controller mode. The conditions for non-detection are 
created only when the drive has not been allowed to complete its normal offline 
internal maintenance. This issue can occur in environments where the host 
system is powered off most of the time, and is only powered on when the hard 
drive is being heavily used.

The utility is designed for the DOS operating system environment. This package 
includes tools to create a DOS-bootable medium (USB drive key, diskette 
(floppy), or CD). 

PURPOSE: Recommended
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP36005
SUPERSEDES: None
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 2007
CATEGORY: Firmware
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Workstations

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP xw4400 Workstation: All Models

SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S):
None

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

LANGUAGE(S): 
Global

ENHANCEMENTS: 
N/A

PREREQUISITES: 
None

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: 
1. Download the SoftPaq .EXE file to a directory on your hard drive.  

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


Copyright (c) 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.