HP Compaq Business Notebook nc6400 software overview

Software delivery

Delivery methods for software updates available for HP commercial computers include:

• HP Worldwide Web Site and Download Facility

• HP Software Setup

• HP Backup and Recovery Manager

HP worldwide website and Download Facility

Individual drivers and utilities can be downloaded, in the form of SoftPaqs, from the HP Download

Facility or from the website at

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/ or

ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/. SoftPaqs provide a distribution method for driver and ROM

updates and product software enhancements. Multiple files and bootable diskettes can be distributed

conveniently and electronically through diskettes or the Web.

Software Setup

Software Setup provides easy access to all preinstalled and preloaded applications. Through

Software Setup, installation of multiple software components is quick and easy. Simply launch by

going to Start>All Programs>Software Setup, select the drivers and utilities to be installed and click

Next. Within minutes, the selected software is installed. A Driver Recovery DVD with the Software

Setup interface can be created using Sonic Digital Media Plus.

Hard Drive Based Image Recovery

HP Backup and Recovery Manager saves your computer's software image to a protected partition on

the internal hard drive. The recovery image can be moved to DVD, CD, external hard drive or

network drive. You have the flexibility to save both the original factory software image that came

with your HP computer and your software image that includes customizations and data. These

Recovery Discs enable full recovery of your computer should a critical hardware failure occur.

• Create image recovery discs

• Backup entire hard drive or individual files and folders

• Backup to primary hard drive, secondary hard drive, network drive, CD or DVD

For customers creating custom images, HP recommends that drivers, utilities and application

installation files are copied to DVD prior to formatting the hard drive. This can be accomplished by

copying the c:\swsetup folder and contents to a DVD using Sonic Digital Media Plus. Software used

in the factory preinstall image, including HP Backup and Recovery Manager, can be installed from

this DVD. Run x:\swsetup\appInstl\setup.exe to launch the Software Setup utility.

NOTE: Recovery Discs are not included with the nc2400, nc4400, nc6300, nc6400 and nc8400

models.