HP Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 Firmware HP13 Rev.A

This package contains a firmware upgrade for the Seagate ST3500620AS Hard Drives installed in the supported desktop and workstation models that are running a supported operating system.

NOTE:

This package includes a utility that checks to ensure that an affected hard drive model is installed before upgrading the firmware.  If the correct hard drive model is not found the firmware is not upgraded.
FIXES:
- Corrects an issue where the hard drive cannot communicate with the computer immediately following a power cycle (system is powered off and then powered back on).

PREREQUISITES:

- The firmware update utility cannot upgrade drives that are members of RAID arrays. However, it is possible to temporarily take the system out of RAID mode, perform the upgrade on the target drives, and then put the system back into RAID mode. Because the firmware upgrade does not affect the data contents of the drives, including their RAID membership data, the array will operate normally when the RAID mode is restored. In all the supported desktop and workstation models for this update, the SATA controller mode can be managed via options in the BIOS F10 Setup interface. For specific instructions, see the manual for your computer model. This mode management does NOT involve deleting or creating RAID arrays.

- DOS Bootable Media.

- An HP Seagate ST3500620AS Hard Drive model must be installed in the system.