Preparing For A Software Update - HP Pavilion DV1000 Hardware And Software Manual

Software Updates and Recovery and System Software

Preparing for a Software Update

If your notebook connects to a network, consult with your
network administrator before installing any software updates,
particularly a ROM update.
Accessing Notebook Product Information
To access the updates for your notebook, you may need the
following information:
■
The product category is Notebook.
■
The product name, product number (P/N), and serial number
(S/N) are provided on the Service Tag. The information on
the Service Tag is provided at Start > Help and Support,
and on the Service Tag label affixed to the bottom of the
notebook.
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.
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To display ROM information from within Windows, press
the
system BIOS (basic input-output system) is displayed as
the BIOS date. On some notebook models, the BIOS date is
displayed in decimal format. To clear the display, press
ROM information can also be displayed in the Setup utility. The
procedure for displaying ROM information is described in this
section. For more information about using the Setup utility, refer
to the
8–2
hotkey. In the
fn+esc
"Setup Utility"
display, the version of the
fn+esc
section later in this chapter.
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