Preparing For A Software Update - HP Pavilion DV1000t Hardware And Software Manual

Software Updates and Recovery and System Software

Preparing for a Software Update

Ä
CAUTION: If your computer connects to a network, consult with your
network administrator before installing any software updates,
particularly a ROM update.
Accessing Product Information
To access the updates for your computer, you may need the
following information:
■
The product category is Computer.
■
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 in the Help and Support Center, and
on the service tag label affixed to the bottom of the computer.
Accessing ROM Information
To determine whether an available ROM update is a later
ROM version than the ROM version currently installed on
the computer, you need to know the version of the currently
installed ROM.
To display ROM information from within Windows
»
Press the
the system BIOS (basic input-output system) is displayed as
the BIOS date. On some computer models, the BIOS date is
displayed in decimal format. To clear the display, press
8–2
hotkey. In the
fn+esc
display, the version of
fn+esc
Hardware and Software Guide
.
esc