Downloading a ROM Update
To download a ROM update:
1. Access the page at the Compaq Web site that provides
software for your notebook.
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2. Follow the instructions on the screen to identify your
notebook and access the ROM update you want to download.
3. At the download area:
a. Record the date, name, or other identifier of any ROM
b. Record the path to the default or custom location on the
c. Follow the online instructions to download your selection
Hardware and Software Guide
Select Start > Help and Support, and then select a
software update link.
Visit the Compaq Web site at
http://www.compaq.com/consumersupport
update that is later than the ROM currently installed on
your notebook. (You may need this information to locate
the update later, after it is downloaded to the hard drive.)
hard drive to which the ROM package will download.
(You may need to access the ROM package after it is
downloaded.)
to the hard drive.
Software Updates and Recovery
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