Diagnostics Menu; Updating The Bios; Determining The Bios Version - HP Pavilion dm3 User Manual

Select
Boot Options
LAN Power Saving (select models only)

Diagnostics menu

Select
Primary Hard Disk Self Test
Memory Test

Updating the BIOS

Updated versions of the BIOS may be available on the HP Web site. Most 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.

Determining the BIOS version

To determine whether available BIOS updates contain later BIOS versions than those currently installed
on the computer, 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 pressing
fn+esc (if you are already in Windows) or by opening Setup Utility.
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To do this
Set the following boot options:
●
POST Hot Key Delay (sec.)―Set the delay for the user to press hot
keys in intervals of 5 seconds each (0, 5, 10, 15, 20).
●
QuickWeb Support―Enable/disable the QuickWeb Boot Menu
during Setup Utility. Set the delay for the user to start Setup Utility
in 5 or 10 second intervals.
● CD-ROM Boot―Enable/disable boot from CD-ROM
●
Floppy Boot―Enable/disable boot from diskette.
●
Internal Network Adapter Boot―Enable/disable boot from Network
Adapter.
●
Boot Order―Set the boot order for:
◦ Notebook Hard Drive
◦ Internal CD/DVD ROM Drive
◦
USB Diskette on Key/USB Hard Drive
◦
USB CD/DVD ROM Drive
◦
USB Floppy
◦ Network adapter
Enable/disable the LAN Power Saving Mode.
To do this
Run a comprehensive self-test on the hard drive.
Run a diagnostic test on the system memory.
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