TITLE: Seagate Hard Drive Firmware Update

VERSION: HPDE/HPRD REV: A PASS: 1
DESCRIPTION:
This package provides a tool that will update the Seagate hard drive firmware.
This package is available for supported platforms that are running a supported
operating system.

PURPOSE: Critical
SOFTPAQ FILE NAME: SP76598.exe
SOFTPAQ MD5: a24d8ca0f5f2050d9053a5682b5de6b7
SUPERSEDES: SP71578,sp74222
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 06, 2016
CATEGORY: Firmware
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Desktops;Workstations;Consumer Desktops;Thin Clients

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP Compaq Pro 6305 SFF Business PC
HP Compaq Pro 6305 MT Business PC
HP EliteOne 800 G1 AiO Business PC
HP EliteOne 800 G1 Touch AiO Business PC
HP ProOne 600 G1 AiO Business PC
HP 20" ProOne 400 G1 AiO Business PC
HP EliteDesk 800 G1 USDT Business PC
HP EliteDesk 800 G1 SFF Business PC
HP EliteDesk 800 G1 TWR Business PC
HP ProDesk 600 G1 SFF Business PC
HP ProDesk 600 G1 TWR Business PC
HP ProDesk 400 G1 SFF Business PC
HP ProDesk 400 G1 MT Business PC
HP ProDesk 490 G1 MT Business PC
HP ENVY Recline 23-xxx All-in-One PC
HP Envy 27-xxx Recline AIO PC
HP ProOne 400 G1 AiO Business PC (21.5" Touch)
HP ProDesk 405 G1 MT Business PC
HP ENVY 23-dXXX TouchSmart All-in-One
HP 23-g0xx PC
HP ProOne 400 G1 AiO Business PC (19.5" NT)
HP 21-h0xx PC
HP ProDesk 405 G2 MT Business PC
HP Envy Recline 23-xxx Touchsmart Beats SE AIO PC
HP EliteDesk 800 G1 DM Business PC
HP ProDesk 600 G1 DM Business PC
Sprout Immersive Computer 23-sxxx
HP EliteDesk 705 G1 MT Business PC
HP EliteDesk 705 G1 SFF Business PC
HP EliteDesk 880 G1 TWR Business PC
HP ProDesk 480 G1 MT Business PC
HP ProDesk 498 G1 MT Business PC
HP ProDesk 485 G1 MT Business PC
HP ProDesk 485 G2 MT Business PC
HP ProDesk 400 G2 MT Business PC
HP ProDesk 480 G2 MT Business PC
HP ProDesk 490 G2 MT Business PC
HP ProDesk 498 G2 MT Business PC
HP ENVY 23-nxxx All-in-One PC Beats SE
HP ENVY xxxx All-in-One PC
HP EliteOne 705 G1 23-inch Non-Touch AiO PC
HP EliteDesk 705 G1 DM Business PC
HP EliteOne 800 G1 21.5-inch Non-Touch AiO PC
HP ProOne 400 G1 23-inch Non-Touch AiO
HP Pavilion 23-p0xx All-in-One PC
HP Pavilion 500-axx PC
HP Pavilion 500-0xx PC
HP EliteDesk 700 G1 SFF Business PC
HP ProDesk 400 G2 SFF Business PC
HP EliteOne 800 G1 Touch Retail System AiO 23-inch
HP EliteDesk 800 G2 TWR Business PC
HP EliteDesk 800 G2 SFF Business PC
HP ProDesk 600 G2 SFF Business PC
HP ProDesk 600 G2 MT Business PC
HP EliteDesk 800 G2 DM 35W Business PC
HP ProDesk 400 G3 MT Business PC
HP ProDesk 480 G3 MT Business PC
HP ProDesk 490 G3 MT Business PC
HP EliteOne 800 G2 23-in Touch All-in-One PC
HP EliteOne 800 G2 23-in Non-Touch All-in-One PC
HP EliteOne 800 G2 23-in Touch GPU All-in-One PC
HP EliteOne 800 G2 23-in Non-Touch GPU All-in-One
HP ProOne 600 G2 21.5-in Touch All-in-One PC
HP ProOne 600 G2 21.5-in Non-Touch All-in-One PC
HP ProDesk 400 G2 DM Business PC
HP EliteDesk 705 G2 DM Business PC
HP EliteDesk 800 G2 DM 65W Business PC
HP ProDesk 400 G1 DM Business PC
HP Pavilion 550-0xx Desktop PC
HP Pavilion xxxx PC
HP ProDesk 680 G2 MT Business PC
HP ProDesk 498 G3 MT Business PC
HP EliteDesk 705 G2 MT Business PC
HP Envy 27-m0xx All-in-One PC
HP ENVY 24-m0xx All-in-One PC
HP Pavilion 23-q0xx All-in-One PC
HP Pavilion 22-a0xx All-in-One PC
HP Pavilion 27-n0xx All-in-One PC
HP ProDesk 400 G2.5 SFF Business PC
Sprout Immersive Computer 23-xxxx
HP Pav xxxx PC
HP ProDesk 600 G2 DM Business PC
Sprout Camera 3D by HP

OPERATING SYSTEM(S):
Microsoft Windows 10 32
Microsoft Windows 10 64
Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit
Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit
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 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 8.1 32 Bit
Microsoft Windows 8.1 32-bit Enterprise
Microsoft Windows 8.1 32-bit Professional
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64 Bit
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-bit Enterprise
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-bit Professional

LANGUAGE(S): Global

DEVICES SUPPORTED:
"Seagate 1TB HDD Model ST1000LM014"
"Seagate 500GB HDD Model ST500LM000"


ENHANCEMENTS:
- Added graceful failover when the flash has too many P/E cycles

FIXES:
- Fixes an issue where certain flash commands could lead to a DNR (drive does
not come ready) condition.
- Fixes an issue which causes SMART errors to occur on the hard drive during
system power on.
- Fixes an issue where the drive capacity shows 0GB available

PREREQUISITES:


HOW TO USE:
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.
2. Check the "Begin firmware update procedure" checkbox and click "Proceed" to
install the firmware update.
3. The tool will reboot the system into a Linux environment to update the
firmware. After the firmware update completes, the tool will shut down the
system. The system will have to be manually or remotely powered on to load the
new firmware.

To deploy the utility to your enterprise:
1. Extract the contents of the downloaded softpaq by running the command
"SP76598.exe /e"
2. Go to the directory where the softpaq files are extracted to. The default
directory location is C:\SWSetup\SP76598.
3. Use the
SeagateFirmwareUpdate_SeaFlash_Silent_HP_Kahuna_HPRC_HPDD_Shutdown.exe utility
in combination with the '/S' (capital S) switch to silently deploy the Seagate
Hard Drive Firmware Update.
4. The system will have to be manually or remotely powered on to load the new
firmware.

To update the firmware using a USB key:
1. Extract the contents of the downloaded softpaq by running the command
"SP76598.exe /e"
2. Connect a USB key to the system.
3. Go to the directory where the softpaq files are extracted to. The default
directory location is C:\SWSetup\SP76598.
4. Run the SeaBoot_SeaFlashLin_AutoUSB_HP_Kahuna_HPDE_HPRD.exe utility. (Note:
This tool will erase all data on the USB key)
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to create the bootable USB key.
6. Connect the USB key to a system and boot to the USB key. The firmware update
will automatically run without user intervention and will shut down upon
completion.
7. The system will have to be manually or remotely powered on to load the new
firmware.


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