TITLE: PATA, SATA, and SATA RAID Drivers for NVIDIA nForce Chipset (x64)

VERSION: 553 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains the NVIDIA IDE 5532 Drivers for parallel ATA (PATA) and 
serial ATA (SATA) drives, and the RAID driver for SATA drives, to support the 
mass storage controllers in the listed workstation models with the NVIDIA 
nForce Chipset and the listed operating system. 

WARNING! HP xw9300 Workstations having system BIOS version 2.00 (or later), 
must be upgraded to NVIDIA IDE driver 5532 (or later). The HP xw9300 
Workstation does NOT support PATA hard drives or PATA RAID. PATA RAID should 
NOT be used on this workstation. If PATA RAID is currently being used on the HP 
xw9300 Workstation, do NOT upgrade to system BIOS 2.00 (or later) because of 
potentially serious side effects. For example, the PATA RAID may become 
unbootable, resulting in loss of data. Installed, operational HP xw9300 
Workstations should not be updated with these system BIOS (SBIOS) changes 
unless it can be definitively established that the system is not configured 
with PATA RAID. 

PURPOSE: Critical
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP32166
SUPERSEDES: None
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 2006
CATEGORY: Driver - Storage
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Workstations

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP xw9300 Workstation: All Models

SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S):
None

DEVICES SUPPORTED:
NVIDIA CK804 ADMA Controller (v2.7)
NVIDIA CK804 Parallel ATA Controller (v2.7)

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

LANGUAGE(S): 
Global

ENHANCEMENTS: 
- Provides the latest drivers from the vendor.

PREREQUISITES: 
- HP xw9300 Workstation System BIOS version 2.00 (or later) must be installed 
on the target workstation before installing this SoftPaq.

HOW TO USE: 
WARNING! HP xw9300 Workstations having system BIOS version 2.00 (or later), 
must be upgraded to NVIDIA IDE driver 5532 (or later). The HP xw9300 
Workstation does NOT support PATA hard drives or PATA RAID. PATA RAID should 
NOT be used on this workstation. If PATA RAID is currently being used on the HP 
xw9300 Workstation, do NOT upgrade to system BIOS 2.00 (or later) because of 
potentially serious side effects. For example, the PATA RAID may become 
unbootable, resulting in loss of data. Installed, operational HP xw9300 
Workstations should not be updated with these system BIOS (SBIOS) changes 
unless it can be definitively established that the system is not configured 
with PATA RAID.

1. Ensure that the target workstation is running system BIOS version 2.00 (or 
later).

2. Download the SoftPaq .EXE file to a directory on your hard drive.

3. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.

4. When prompted, accept the driver update option to reboot the workstation 
after the driver is installed. The workstation does not reboot on its own. A 
hard Power Off and restart is required to complete the driver installation.


Copyright (c) 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.