Displaying System Information; Opening Help And Support - Compaq Presario CQ41-200 - Notebook PC User Manual

To use a hotkey command on the computer keyboard, follow either of these steps:
●
Briefly press the
– or –
● Press and hold down the
release both keys at the same time.

Displaying system information

Press fn+esc
number.
In the Windows
as the BIOS date. On some computer models, the BIOS date is displayed in decimal format. The BIOS
date is sometimes called the system ROM version number.

Opening Help and Support

Press fn+f1
In addition to providing information about your Windows operating system, Help and Support provides
the following information and tools:
● Information about your computer, such as model and serial number, installed software, hardware
components, and specifications
● Answers to questions about using your computer
● Tutorials to help you learn to use the computer and Windows features
● Updates for the Windows operating system, drivers, and the software provided on your computer
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Checkups for computer functionality
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Automated and interactive troubleshooting, repair solutions, and system recovery procedures
●
Links to support specialists
fn key, and then briefly press the second key of the hotkey command.
fn key, briefly press the second key of the hotkey command, and then
to display information about system hardware components and the system BIOS version
fn+esc display, the version of the system BIOS (basic input-output system) is displayed
to open Help and Support.
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