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TITLE: |
Seagate Hard Drive Firmware Update |
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VERSION: |
0006HPM1 REV: A |
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DESCRIPTION: |
This package provides the hard drive firmware update for Seagate hard drives on supported notebook models running a supported operating system. |
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PURPOSE: |
Critical |
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SoftPaq NUMBER: |
sp63258 SoftPaq MD5: 8084a0371bd16e4f53fba9392b3cbc24 |
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SUPERSEDES: |
sp59047 |
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EFFECTIVE DATE: |
September 01, 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 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 ENVY 4 HP Pavilion dm1 Notebook PC Series HP Pavilion dm4 Notebook PC Series HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC Series HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC Series HP Pavilion g4 Notebook PC Series HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC Series HP Pavilion g7 Notebook PC Series HP Pavilion m6 Notebook PC Series 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 6475b Notebook PC HP ProBook 6560b Notebook PC HP ProBook 6565b Notebook PC HP ProBook 6570b Notebook PC |
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DEVICES SUPPORTED: |
250GB Hard Disk 320GB Hard Disk |
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OPERATING SYSTEM(S): |
Microsoft Windows 2000 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 |
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LANGUAGE(S): |
Global |
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ENHANCEMENTS: |
- Provides improved ability for the firmware to identify drives with SATA controllers. |
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FIXES: |
- Fixes an issue where a drive that is powered on for an extended period of time experiences decreased performance and subsequently returns to normal performance after the system is restarted. |
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PREREQUISITES: |
- Hardware or software encryption must not be enabled on the drive when the update is run. If drive is encrypted, use the Seagate Linux USB Boot Maker utility version of this firmware update. - UEFI partitions should not be used on the drive to be updated. If the drive uses UEFI partitions, use the Seagate Linux USB Boot Maker utility version of this firmware update. |
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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 the hard drive (make a note of the folder where the downloaded file is saved). NOTE: Software encryption must not be enabled on the drive when the update is run. If drive is encrypted, use the Seagate Linux USB Boot Maker utility version of this firmware update. To run the utility locally under Windows: 1. Double-click the downloaded SoftPaq file and follow the on-screen instructions. 2. At the end of the utility it will ask if you want to reboot now or later. Press the 'OK' button if you wish to reboot now. 3. The system will reboot to perform the firmware update and then power down the system. Please power on the system to reboot back into Windows. To deploy the utility to an enterprise: 1. Double-click the downloaded SoftPaq file and follow the on-screen instructions. 2. Go to the directory where the files were saved from the SoftPaq. The default directory location is C:\SWSetup\sp62250. 3. Use the SeagateHDUpdate.exe utility in combination with the '/s' (silent or unattended) and the '/r' (reboot Windows) switches to deploy the Seagate Hard Drive Firmware Update. To create a bootable Linux firmware update USB Flash drive: 1. Double-click the downloaded SoftPaq file and follow the on-screen instructions. 2. Go to the directory where the files were saved from the SoftPaq. The default directory location is C:\SWSetup\sp62250. 3. Run the Seagate Linux USB Boot Maker utility, the filename is SeaBootBuilder_HP_Julius_4HPB1_6HPM1_NoPause_V31205SG_7-10-13.exe. Follow the on-screen instructions to create a bootable Linux USB Flash drive. NOTE: A 64MB or larger USB Flash drive must be used. The USB Flash drive will be formatted as part of this process. 4. Boot the newly created USB Flash drive in a system with a Seagate hard drive you wish to update and follow the on-screen instructions. Copyright (c) 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. |