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TITLE: |
Micron Solid State Drive (SSD) Firmware Update |
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VERSION: |
040H REV: C |
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DESCRIPTION: |
This package provides a tool that will run in Microsoft Windows to update the Micron Solid State Drive (SSD) Firmware. This package is available for supported notebooks that are running a supported operating system. |
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PURPOSE: |
Critical |
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SoftPaq NUMBER: |
sp61664 |
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SUPERSEDES: |
None |
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EFFECTIVE DATE: |
April 15, 2013 |
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CATEGORY: |
Firmware |
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SSM SUPPORTED: |
NO |
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PRODUCT TYPE(S): |
Notebooks |
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HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S): |
HP EliteBook 2170p Notebook PC HP EliteBook 2560p Notebook PC HP EliteBook 2570p Notebook PC HP EliteBook 2760p Notebook PC HP EliteBook 8460p Notebook PC HP EliteBook 8460w Mobile Workstation HP EliteBook 8470p Notebook PC HP EliteBook 8470w Mobile Workstation HP EliteBook 8560p Notebook PC HP EliteBook 8560w Mobile Workstation HP EliteBook 8570p Notebook PC HP EliteBook 8570w Mobile Workstation HP EliteBook 8770w Mobile Workstation HP EliteBook Folio 9470m Notebook PC HP ProBook 5330m Notebook PC HP ProBook 6360b Notebook PC HP ProBook 6460b Notebook PC HP ProBook 6465b Notebook PC HP ProBook 6470b Notebook PC HP ProBook 6560b Notebook PC HP ProBook 6565b Notebook PC HP ProBook 6570b Notebook PC |
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DEVICES SUPPORTED: |
Micron C400 SSD MTFDDAK256MAM-1K1=256GB Micron C400 SSD MTFDDAK128MAM-1J1=128GB |
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OPERATING SYSTEM(S): |
Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise 32 Edition Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise 64 Edition Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic 32 Edition Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic 64 Edition Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 32 Edition Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Edition Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 32 Edition Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64 Edition Microsoft Windows 7 Starter 32 Edition Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Edition Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Edition Microsoft Windows 8 32 Edition Microsoft Windows 8 64 Edition Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32 Edition Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 64 Edition Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 32 Edition Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64 Edition Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32 Edition Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64 Edition Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 32 Edition Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64 Edition Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 32 Edition Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64 Edition Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32 Edition Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64 Edition Microsoft Windows Vista Starter 32 Edition Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32 Edition Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64 Edition Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition |
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LANGUAGE(S): |
Global |
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ENHANCEMENTS: |
- Provides faster power on self test (POST) completion time on systems running Microsoft Windows 8 operating systems. - Provides improved performance of solid state drives in systems running Microsoft Windows 8. |
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FIXES: |
- Fixes an issue where the system loses the SATA link which subsequently causes an issue where the system cannot detect a SSD that is connected to the system. - Fixes an issue where the system attempts to reclaim memory (garbage collection) improperly during a normal shutdown procedure. - Fixes an issue where removing the system power connection incorrectly causes certain files in the system to become corrupted (dirty shutdown). |
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HOW TO USE: |
1. Download the file by clicking the "Download" or "Obtain Software" button and saving the file to a folder on your hard drive (make a note of the folder where the downloaded file is saved). To run the utility locally under Windows: 1. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. To deploy the utility to your enterprise: 1. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. 2. Go to the directory where the files from the SoftPaq are saved. The default this directory location is C:\SWSetup\sp61664. 3. Use the MicronSSDUpdate.exe utility in combination with the '-s' (unattended) and '-r' (reboot) switches to deploy Micron SSD firmware updates. To use the bootable CD-ROM ISO image: 1. Go to the directory containing the SoftPaq ISO image file from the SoftPaq. 2. Burn the SoftPaq ISO image to a CD disc using a suitable disk image utility. 3. Boot the newly created CD disc in the system with the Micron SSD drive to be updated and follow the on-screen instructions. To make an unattended version of the CD-ROM ISO image: 1. To make the CD-ROM ISO so that it boots and runs unattended, make the following image changes. a. Open the file SoftPaq ISO image in a suitable ISO image editor. b. In the ISO image editor, extract the file \BOOT\ISOLINUX\BOOT2880.IMG c. Open the BOOT2880.IMG file in a suitable DOS floppy image editor. d. In the DOS floppy image editor, edit the file autoexec.bat to add the switch '--yes' to the line that calls the dosmcli.exe program. The dosmcli.exe should be edited from 'dosmcli.exe --bus ...' to 'dosmcli.exe --yes --bus ...' e. In the DOS floppy image editor, save the new autoexec.bat file to the BOOT2880.IMG file. f. In the DOS floppy image editor, save the new BOOT2880.IMG file. g. In the ISO image editor, save the new BOOT2880.IMG file to the SoftPaq ISO image file. h. In the ISO image editor, save the new SoftPaq ISO image file. 2. Burn the new SoftPaq ISO image to a CD disc using a suitable disk image utility. Copyright (c) 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. |