Installing Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 on HP Compaq Business Notebooks
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Failure to complete these steps in the section "Installation of Microsoft Windows XP to complete the ROM upgrade. 3 Preparing for each PC • Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 o SP2 is updated monthly and available by pressing Fn+Esc after the OS boots. - If ...version. Disconnect all external peripherals and remove all files, including the most current available ROM for the platform, from the HP website www.hp.com. Check the current ROM BIOS using the current operating system (OS). - This section provides guidelines for users who upgrade the preinstalled image of...
Failure to complete these steps in the section "Installation of Microsoft Windows XP to complete the ROM upgrade. 3 Preparing for each PC • Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 o SP2 is updated monthly and available by pressing Fn+Esc after the OS boots. - If ...version. Disconnect all external peripherals and remove all files, including the most current available ROM for the platform, from the HP website www.hp.com. Check the current ROM BIOS using the current operating system (OS). - This section provides guidelines for users who upgrade the preinstalled image of...
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Close Diagnostics for Windows 1. Determining the ROM Version Using Windows System Information 1. HP System Information window appears which includes the System BIOS information. Upgrading the ROM 1. Press Enter at the Welcome to select the System ROM. 5. Press Enter to ROMPaq screen. ... Click Start→All Programs→Accessories→System Tools→System Information under Windows XP. 2. Scroll through the list until the BIOS Version/Date information appears. If the ROM requires upgrading and the ROMPaq diskette is not available, see "Creating a ROMPaq Diskette" in ...
Close Diagnostics for Windows 1. Determining the ROM Version Using Windows System Information 1. HP System Information window appears which includes the System BIOS information. Upgrading the ROM 1. Press Enter at the Welcome to select the System ROM. 5. Press Enter to ROMPaq screen. ... Click Start→All Programs→Accessories→System Tools→System Information under Windows XP. 2. Scroll through the list until the BIOS Version/Date information appears. If the ROM requires upgrading and the ROMPaq diskette is not available, see "Creating a ROMPaq Diskette" in ...
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... devices select models. Provides users with a compilation of the software used when unpacking a SoftPaq file. System Firmware Enables the Quick Launch Buttons on HP Compaq notebook PCs are listed in Table 3. Enables integrated WLAN in silent mode skipping the welcome, license and directory screens. Appendix B: SoftPaqs Unpacking a SoftPaq file ... the build parameters. -f is a run time switch that overrides the default path set at build time. -s instructs the package to access BIOS and Operating System features. Provides added functionality for configuring WLAN settings. 7
... devices select models. Provides users with a compilation of the software used when unpacking a SoftPaq file. System Firmware Enables the Quick Launch Buttons on HP Compaq notebook PCs are listed in Table 3. Enables integrated WLAN in silent mode skipping the welcome, license and directory screens. Appendix B: SoftPaqs Unpacking a SoftPaq file ... the build parameters. -f is a run time switch that overrides the default path set at build time. -s instructs the package to access BIOS and Operating System features. Provides added functionality for configuring WLAN settings. 7
Startup and Reference Guide: Enhanced for Accessibility
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...up your Internet or network services and your Internet Explorer home page, you can use the fn+f3 hotkey for quick access to your notebook, links to software updates and online technical support specialists, and other support features. For example, if an external monitor is the version ...2002 F.07. Press fn+esc a second time to remove the system information from the screen. ✎ When viewing system information, the system BIOS date is connected to the notebook, press the fn+f4 hotkey multiple times to the external monitor connector or the S-Video connector on both the...
...up your Internet or network services and your Internet Explorer home page, you can use the fn+f3 hotkey for quick access to your notebook, links to software updates and online technical support specialists, and other support features. For example, if an external monitor is the version ...2002 F.07. Press fn+esc a second time to remove the system information from the screen. ✎ When viewing system information, the system BIOS date is connected to the notebook, press the fn+f4 hotkey multiple times to the external monitor connector or the S-Video connector on both the...
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... by identifying the ROM version currently installed on the bottom of the software provided with the operating system and external devices and also supports such notebook services as they become available. Access the updates at the HP Web site. 2. The BIOS determines how the notebook hardware interacts with your notebook as time and date.
... by identifying the ROM version currently installed on the bottom of the software provided with the operating system and external devices and also supports such notebook services as they become available. Access the updates at the HP Web site. 2. The BIOS determines how the notebook hardware interacts with your notebook as time and date.
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Accessing Notebook ROM Information To determine whether an available ROM update is displayed in the lower left section of the screen, press f10. 3. The Setup utility is displayed in the System BIOS Version field. 4. Use the arrow keys to close the window. To exit the ...Setup utility without changing any settings: a. Software Updates, Restorations and Utilities The product name, notebook model, and notebook serial number are displayed in the Setup utility...
Accessing Notebook ROM Information To determine whether an available ROM update is displayed in the lower left section of the screen, press f10. 3. The Setup utility is displayed in the System BIOS Version field. 4. Use the arrow keys to close the window. To exit the ...Setup utility without changing any settings: a. Software Updates, Restorations and Utilities The product name, notebook model, and notebook serial number are displayed in the Setup utility...
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...also drive media Certificate of Authenticity label 2-15, 9-9 charging battery pack 1-6 closing the notebook display 4-13 compartment, memory 2-13, 8-12 connecting to use 6-13 UDF prompt 6-14 CD drive. Index BIOS (basic input/output system) 9-2 boot order 5-14 buttons media 3-10 mute 2-6, 6-2... optical drive release 2-12 PC Card eject 2-12, 8-7 picture 3-10 power/standby 2-4 Quick Launch 3-10 TouchPad 2-2, 3-3 volume ...
...also drive media Certificate of Authenticity label 2-15, 9-9 charging battery pack 1-6 closing the notebook display 4-13 compartment, memory 2-13, 8-12 connecting to use 6-13 UDF prompt 6-14 CD drive. Index BIOS (basic input/output system) 9-2 boot order 5-14 buttons media 3-10 mute 2-6, 6-2... optical drive release 2-12 PC Card eject 2-12, 8-7 picture 3-10 power/standby 2-4 Quick Launch 3-10 TouchPad 2-2, 3-3 volume ...