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Hardware and Software Guide
Software Updates, Restorations and Utilities
Installing a ROM Update
ROM installation procedures vary. Follow any instructions that
are displayed on the screen after the download is complete. If no
instructions are displayed:
1. Open Windows Explorer. To open Windows Explorer from
the Start menu, select
Start > All Programs > Accessories >
Windows Explorer.
2. In the left pane of the Windows Explorer window, select
My Computer,
and then your hard drive designation. (The
hard drive designation is typically Local Disk C.) Then
follow the path you recorded earlier to the folder on the hard
drive that contains the update.
3. To begin the installation, open the folder, and
then select the
file having an .exe extension—for example, Filename.exe.
(The ROM update installation begins.)
4. To complete the installation, follow the instructions on
the screen.
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After a message on the screen reports a successful installation,
you can delete the downloaded file from the destination folder.
Downloading and Installing a Non-ROM
SoftPaq
To update software other than the notebook ROM:
1. Access the page at the HP Web site that provides software for
your notebook:
❏
Select
Start > Help and Support,
and then select a
software update link.
- or -
❏
Visit the HP Web site at
http://www.hp.com/support.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen to identify your
notebook and access the SoftPaq you want to download.
