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The software patches may be obtained from HP Customer Service. INSTRUCTIONS FOR HP-UX 9.X You will not be able to load HP-UX 9.03 on a standalone, newly installed 2-GB drive. To install HP-UX 9.03 on 2-GB drives, you must use a netdist install server. You must install patch PHSS_5776 on the netdist install server to recognize 2-GB drives for both HP-UX 9.03 and 9.05. After you have loaded HP-UX onto the either the 2-GB or 4-GB drive, you must load patch PHCO_7461 for disktab and sam functionality. Install the patches using /etc/update. To load HP-UX 9.05 onto a newly installed standalone 2-GB drive, prior to loading the patches, perform the following steps: 1. Begin the HP-UX software installation process. The following message appears: "Note: the destination disk type "disk-drive-model-number" was not found in the disk table /etc/disktab. (Press any key to continue.)" 2. Press any key. The screen displays the following message: "If model number: "disk-drive-model-number", is incorrect, and a correct one (one that has an entry in the /etc/disktab) is known, please enter it now otherwise press return." 3. Press: (or ) The screen displays a message about using default parameters. 4. Press any key. 5. Let the software installation process complete. INSTRUCTIONS FOR HP-UX 10.X After you have loaded HP-UX onto the new drive, install the appropriate patches using swinstall and reboot the system. 2- and 4-GB (Fast-Wide-Differential) Disk Drive User Notes Refer to your workstation owner's guide or your disk drive installation guide for detailed information about installing your disk drive. During the installation procedure, you may have to change the SCSI ID of your disk drive. Refer to the appropriate illustration to set the SCSI ID jumpers to the desired SCSI ID. NOTICE: We recommend that you use SCSI ID 6 for your workstation's first hard disk drive, and SCSI ID 5 for the second hard disk drive. Minimum Software Requirements The 2-GB disk drive is fully operational with HP-UX Release 9.03 and later on Series 700 binary-compatible systems. The 4-GB disk drive is fully operational with HP-UX Release 10.01 and later on Series 700 binary-compatible systems, and at HP-UX Releases 9.05 and 9.07, this drive may be used as a non-bootable device. Patches are required to most operating systems. Please see the following table and the patch instructions on the last page of this document. HP-UX Version 9.03 (2-GB) 9.05 9.07 10.01 10.10 10.20 Patches - OS Patches - Diags PHCO_7461, PHSS_5776 PHSS_7587 PHCO_7461, PHSS_5776(2-GB) PHSS_7587 N/A PHSS_7587 PHKL_8904, PHKL_8329 PHSS_7583 PHKL_8906 PHSS_7585 PHKL_8908 PHSS_7929 Part Number A1658-90709 Edition E0297 Printed in U.S.A. *A1658-90709*