HP Hitachi Hard Disks Firmware C40A/C80A

This is firmware upgrade for the specific Hitachi Hard Disk models. The firmware would be upgraded
to the version C40A or C80A depending upon the Hard Disk model. If the HD is not in the scope,
the firmware won't be updated. The list of supported Hard Disks is listed in the end.

A USB stick is required. Please read the instructions at the bottom of this document carefully.

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:

     
    HP Compaq 8710p Notebook PC
    HP Compaq 8710w Mobile Workstation
    HP EliteBook 8730w Mobile Workstation
    HP Pavilion dv6400 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv6600 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv6700 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V6500 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V6600 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv6600 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv6800 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V6700 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V6800 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dx6700 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv9500 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv9600 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv9800 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv6000 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv6100 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv6200 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V6100 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv6400 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V6400 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv4-1000 Entertainment Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv4-1100 Entertainment Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv5-1100 Entertainment Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario CQ45-100 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario CQ45-200 Notebook PC series
    HP EliteBook 6930p Notebook PC
    HP Compaq 6910p Notebook PC
    HP G50-100 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario CQ50-100 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv5-1000 Entertainment Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv5-1100 Entertainment Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv5-1200 Entertainment Notebook PC series
    HP Compaq 6730b Notebook PC
    HP Pavilion dv3000 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv3100 Notebook PC series
    Compaq 6710b Notebook PC
    Compaq 6710s Notebook PC
    HP Compaq 6820s Notebook PC
    HP Compaq 6530b Notebook PC
    HP Compaq 6520s Notebook PC
    HP Compaq 6510b Notebook PC
    HP Compaq 6720s Notebook PC
    HP G6000 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario F500 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario F700 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv2600 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv6600 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv9500 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv9600 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv6700 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv9800 Notebook PC series
    HP 2133 Mini-Note PC
    HP Compaq nx7300 Notebook PC
    HP Compaq 6830s Notebook PC
    Compaq Presario A900 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv6300 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv6600 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv6700 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V6500 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V6600 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv6700 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv6800 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V6700 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V6800 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dx6600 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dx6700 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv5-1000 Entertainment Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv7-1000 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv5-1100 Entertainment Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv5-1200 Entertainment Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv6400 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V6400 Notebook PC series
    HP G50-100 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario CQ50-100 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion HDX9000 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion HDX9500 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv9400 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion HDX9000 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion HDX9200 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion HDX9300 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion HDX9400 Notebook PC series
    Compaq 6735s Notebook PC
    HP Compaq 6535s Notebook PC
    HP Pavilion dv4-1000 Entertainment Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv4-1100 Entertainment Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv4-1200 Entertainment Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv4-2000 Entertainment Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario CQ45-100 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario CQ45-200 Notebook PC series
    HP G70-100 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario CQ70-100 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion tx2000 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion tx2100 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion tx2500 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion tx2600 Entertainment Notebook PC series
    HP G7000 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario C700 Notebook PC series
    HP G7000 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario C700 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv2300 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv2600 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv2700 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V3300 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V3500 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V3600 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V3700 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv2700 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv2800 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V3600 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V3700 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V3800 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion tx1000 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion tx1100 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion tx1200 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion tx1000 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion tx1200 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion tx1300 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion tx1400 Notebook PC series
    HP G6000 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario F700 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv2000 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv2400 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V3400 Notebook PC series
    HP Compaq 2210b Notebook PC
    Compaq Presario B1200 Notebook PC series
    HP Compaq 6735b Notebook PC
    HP Compaq 6715b Notebook PC
    HP Compaq 6715s Notebook PC
    HP Pavilion dv7-1000 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv7-1100 Notebook PC series
    HP Compaq 6515b Notebook PC
    HP Compaq 6535b Notebook PC
    HP Pavilion dv4-1000 Entertainment Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv7-1000 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv7-1100 Entertainment Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv9900 Entertainment Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv2000 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv2400 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V3400 Notebook PC series
    HP 550 Notebook PC
    HP 530 Notebook PC
    HP Compaq 8500 Notebook PC series
    HP Compaq 8510p Notebook PC
    HP Compaq 8510w Mobile Workstation
    HP Pavilion dv2600 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V3500 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv2500 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv2600 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv2800 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V3600 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv2700 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv2800 Notebook PC series
    HP Pavilion dv2900 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V3700 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V3800 Notebook PC series
    Compaq Presario V3900 Notebook PC series
    HP 520 Notebook PC
    HP 540 Notebook PC
    HP EliteBook 8530p Notebook PC
    HP EliteBook 8530w Mobile Workstation
    HP Compaq 6730s Notebook PC
    HP Compaq 6530s Notebook PC
    HP Compaq 6531s Notebook PC
    HP Compaq 6730s Notebook PC
    HP Compaq nc6400 Notebook PC
OPERATING SYSTEM(S):
    Microsoft Vista Business 32 Edition
    Microsoft Vista Business 64 Edition
    Microsoft Vista Enterprise 32 Edition
    Microsoft Vista Enterprise 64 Edition
    Microsoft Vista Home Basic 32 Edition
    Microsoft Vista Home Basic 64 Edition
    Microsoft Vista Home Premium 32 Edition
    Microsoft Vista Home Premium 64 Edition
    Microsoft Vista Ultimate 32 Edition
    Microsoft Vista Ultimate 64 Edition

    Microsoft Windows XP Home
    Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
    Microsoft Windows XP Professional
    Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC
    Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition
    Microsoft Windows 2000 Pro

  

FIXES:

   Fixes an issue where following error message appears after powering ON the laptop:
    1720 - SMART Hard Drive detects imminent failure (Failing attr: 0¤).

 

PREREQUISITES:

    - User must have a USB stick to update the firmware at DOS
    - The unit Hard Disk should be one of the following Hitachi models:
        HTS542580K9SA00
        HTS542512K9SA01
        HTS542516K9SA02
        HTS542525K9SA03
        HTE542580K9A300
        HTS722080K9SA00
        HTS722010K9SA01
        HTS722012K9SA00
        HTS722016K9SA00
        HTS722020K9SA00