TITLE: NVIDIA IDE Drivers - PATA, SATA, and SATA RAID Drivers for NVIDIA nForce 
Chipset

VERSION: 553 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains the NVIDIA IDE 553 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. 

NOTE: HP xw9300 Workstations having system BIOS version 2.00 (or later), must 
be upgraded to NVIDIA IDE driver 553 (or later). 

CAUTION: Optical storage devices are the only PATA peripherals supported on the 
HP xw9300 Workstation. The HP xw9300 workstation does NOT support PATA hard 
disk drives in any RAID or non-RAID configuration. 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 
drive may become unbootable, resulting in loss of data. 

PURPOSE: Critical
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP33923
SUPERSEDES: SP32396
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 6, 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

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.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: 
CAUTION: Optical storage devices are the only PATA peripherals supported on the 
HP xw9300 Workstation. The HP xw9300 workstation does NOT support PATA hard 
drives in any RAID or non-RAID configuration. 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 
drive may become unbootable, resulting in loss of data. 

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. To update the drivers to the latest version (553), execute the "SETUP.EXE" 
file to install the new drivers from the directory (C:\SWSETUP\SP33923 is the 
default) and follow the instructions.

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

NOTE: After the drivers have been updated, the SoftPaq directory (by default, 
C:\SWSETUP\SP33923) can be removed, if desired.


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