Utility to screen Quantum Fireball CX hard disk drives for IBM(R) Aptiva(R) 2170, 2172, 2177, and 2190 systems for IBM(R) NetVista(R) 6269, 6830, and 6831 systems for IBM(R) PC 300GL 6268, 6275, 6563, and 6574 systems README This utility performs an inspection of the IDE Hard drive in your IBM system. The utility will check the date code of the drive to determine if the drive should be removed from your system. The only IDE Hard Drives that are potentially affected by this issue are Quantum Fireball CX drives with one of the following IBM part numbers: CAPACITY P/N FRU P/N --------------------------------------- 6.4 GB 36L8860 36L8677 8.4 GB 36L8661 36L8679 10.1 GB 36L8662 36L8681 12.8 GB 36L8663 36L8683 20.4 GB 36L8664 36L8686 NOTE: Having one of the above Quantum hard disk drives in your system does not guarantee the issue exists. This utility will aid in screening drives that are potentially exposed. A blank 1.44MB 3.5 inch diskette will be needed. The following IBM systems may have shipped with the Quantum Fireball CX hard drives: 2170, 2172, 2177, 2190, 6268, 6275, 6563, 6574, 6269, 6830, 6831 Print this file so that you can refer to it during the installation. Downloading the update ---------------------- 1. Click the file link to download the file from the web page. 2. When prompted, select a drive and directory in which to save the downloaded file. Extracting the update --------------------- 1. Backup and save any important data from your hard disk drive. 2. Click Start, highlight Find, then click Files and Folders. 3. Insert a blank 1.44MB floppy diskette into the diskette drive. 4. Type pz1t02a.exe in the search box, then click Find Now. This will locate the pz1t02a.exe file you just downloaded. 5. Double-click the icon for pz1t02a.exe. 6. Follow the onscreen prompts. The necessary files will be extracted to the diskette. 7. After the diskette has been created, power down and restart the system with the utility disk inserted. 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to determine if your hard drive is potentially exposed to this issue. TRADEMARKS ---------- IBM, Aptiva, and NetVista are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2001. All rights reserved.