Accessing Notebook Rom Information - HP Pavilion DV4000 Hardware And Software Manual

Accessing Notebook ROM Information

To determine whether an available ROM update is a later
ROM version than the ROM version currently installed on
the notebook, you need to know the version of the currently
installed ROM.
To view the ROM version of your notebook:
»
Press
When viewing system information, the system BIOS date is the
version number of the system ROM. The BIOS date may
display in a decimal format, such as 10/19/2003 F.07.
ROM information can also be displayed in the Setup utility.
1. Open the Setup utility. To open the Setup utility, turn on or
restart the notebook.
2. Before Windows opens and while the "Press <F10> to enter
setup" prompt is displayed in the lower-left section of the
screen, press
3. If the Setup utility does not open with system information
displayed, use the arrow keys to select the Main menu.
(When the Main menu is selected, ROM and other system
information is displayed.)
4. To close the Setup utility without changing any settings,
use the arrow keys to select Exit > Exit Discarding
Changes, and then press
Windows.)
For more information about using the Setup utility, refer to
Chapter 13, "Setup Utility."
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fn+esc
f10.
Software Updates and Recoveries
(The notebook restarts in
enter.
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