SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP5995
PART NUMBER:  276832-001
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Presario Preventative Update for Quantum Bigfoot CY Hard Drive 
VERSION:  3.09 Rev A 
LANGUAGE:  US English

CATEGORY:  Consumer/Software Solutions

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Presario models with 5.25-inch Quantum Bigfoot CY 
                    Hard Drive, which may include the following model numbers:
                    2100, 2110, 2120
                    4160, 4162, 4170, 4170ES, 4174, 4184, 4164, 4172, 4180
                    4182, 4190
                    4460ES
                    4212ES, 4220, 4222
                    4502, 4506, 4508, 4510ES, 4512, 4520, 4524, 4528, 4532
                    4522, 4524, 4526
                    4504, 4505
                    4620, 4626, 4640
                    4776, 4780, 4782, 4788, 4784
                    4786, 8772
                    4808, 4810, 4814, 4816, 4830, 4832, 4834, 4824, 4850, 4840

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows 95 

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  30 January 1998

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes 

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a bootable diskette containing a diskware update that 
can prevent (but not fix) the following problem on Presario models with a 
5.25-inch Quantum Bigfoot Hard Drive and a diskware version prior to A03.0900:

Under certain data recovery scenarios, the drive can corrupt internal data files,
causing the drive to become inoperable.  

The update in this Softpaq can only be used proactively, before the problem 
occurs. 

NOTE:  It will have no detrimental affect to apply this update to a hard drive 
that does not need it or to a hard drive other than the affected 5.25-inch 
Quantum Bigfoot Hard Drive.

HOW TO USE:

1. Obtain a formatted 1.44-MB diskette.

2. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change 
to that directory.  The file that is downloaded is an executable with 
a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above.

3. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file 
and follow the on-screen instructions.  You will be prompted to 
insert the formatted diskette in a drive to create the diskette.

4. After the diskette has been created, you may delete the  
SoftPaq file downloaded in step 2.

5. To install the update, insert the created diskette drive A: and restart the  
computer, booting from the diskette.

6. Press "D" when the update utility prompts you to download the diskware. 

7. When the "A:\" prompt appears, remove the diskette from drive A: and press 
Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart the computer.

Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

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