User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Hardware features
- Wireless and local area network
- Multimedia
- Digital cards
- USB devices
- Drives
- Memory modules
- Pointing devices and keyboard
- Power management
- Setting power options
- Using external AC power
- Using battery power
- Finding battery information in Help and Support
- Using Battery Check
- Displaying the remaining battery charge
- Inserting or removing the battery
- Charging a battery
- Maximizing battery discharge time
- Managing low battery levels
- Calibrating a battery
- Conserving battery power
- Storing a battery
- Disposing of a used battery
- Shutting down the device
- Security
- Backup and recovery
- Software updates
- Setup Utility
- Index
12 Software updates
Updated versions of the software provided with your device may be available on the HP Web site.
Most software and BIOS updates on the HP Web site are packaged in compressed files called
SoftPaqs.
Some download packages contain a file named Readme.txt, which contains information regarding
installing and troubleshooting the file.
To update the software, follow these steps, which are explained in the remainder of this guide:
1. Identify your device model, product category, and series or family. Prepare for a system BIOS
update by identifying the BIOS version currently installed on the device.
If your device is connected to a network, consult the network administrator before installing any
software updates, especially system BIOS updates.
NOTE: The device system BIOS is stored on the system ROM. The BIOS initializes the operating
system, determines how the device will interact with the hardware devices, and provides for data
transfer among hardware devices, including the time and date.
2. Access the updates on the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com.
3. Install the updates.
Updating the BIOS
To update the BIOS, first determine what BIOS version you currently have and then download and install
the new BIOS.
Determining the BIOS version
To determine whether available BIOS updates contain later BIOS versions than those currently installed
on the device, you need to know the version of the system BIOS currently installed.
BIOS version information (also known as ROM date and System BIOS) can be displayed by opening
the Setup Utility.
To display the BIOS information:
1. Open the Setup Utility by turning on or restarting the device, and then pressing f10 while the “F10
= BIOS Setup Options” message is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen.
2. If the Setup Utility does not open with the system information displayed, use the arrow keys to
select the Main menu.
When the Main menu is selected, BIOS and other system information is displayed.
3. To exit the Setup Utility, use the arrow keys to select Exit > Exit Discarding Changes, and then
press enter.
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