SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP10312
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  MAXCDLD.EXE
TITLE:  Firmware Update for Maxtor IDE Hard Drives
VERSION:  1.00 Rev A

LANGUAGE:  U.S. English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Desktops

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Deskpro, Deskpro 1000, Deskpro 2000, Deskpro 2000 MMX, 
Deskpro 2000 SBE, Deskpro 4000, Deskpro 4000 MMX, Deskpro 4000S, 
Deskpro 4000N, Deskpro 6000, Deskpro 6000 MMX, Deskpro EN Series, Deskpro EP Series

OPERATING SYSTEM:  N/A

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  June 15, 1999

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.X

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a bootable diskette that updates particular Maxtor 
hard drives to fix a SMART threshold issue.  It corrects false 1720 errors 
displayed when the computer is started.

The update autodetects all hard drives currently installed.  If
it finds a Maxtor hard drive that has a firmware revision older than 
contained in this program, it automatically updates the firmware.  Upon 
completion of all required modifications, the user will be informed that 
the computer must be power cycled.

This firmware update is a non-destructive update.  User data is not affected.

HOW TO USE:

1. Download the SoftPaq to a temporary, empty directory on your 
hard drive.  The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable 
with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above.

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. 
A bootable diskette will be created.

3. After the diskette has been created, you may delete the self-extracting 
file downloaded in step 1.

4. Put the diskette created by this Softpaq in drive A and reboot the computer.

5. Follow the prompts.

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