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CAUTION Solving Problems with Your Computer Recovering and Reinstalling Software You can find more details about recovering the factory installation of Windows on the Recovery CD: the file readme.txt is in the CD's root directory. The recovery process can take as long as 30 minutes. Do not interrupt the process or unplug the AC adapter until the process is completed. To replace a damaged Recovery CD If you lose or damage the Recovery CD, take your Pavilion Notebook PC to a local HP service center to get a replacement CD. Call the HP Customer Care Center-at (970) 635-1000 in the U. S.-for the address and telephone number of an HP service center near you. To update the Pavilion Notebook BIOS Hewlett-Packard may provide updates to the BIOS to enhance the capabilities of the Pavilion Notebook. Updates will be available from HP Customer Care. Visit the technical support area of the HP Pavilion Notebook Web site at www.hp.com/notebooks. Download the BIOS update and follow the instructions in the README.TXT file on how to create the BIOS update floppy disk. Because a BIOS update replaces the previous version, it is important you follow these instructions exactly. Otherwise, the computer may be damaged. The BIOS update process resets the configuration settings in the BIOS Setup utility, and it erases any BIOS passwords. 1. Remove any PC Cards. 2. If the notebook is docked, undock it. 3. Connect the AC adapter to the notebook. 4. Insert the BIOS update disk in the floppy disk drive. 5. Restart the computer. 6. Follow the onscreen instructions. This starts a process that takes approximately 1 minute. Once the update process begins, do not interrupt it. 7. When the process is completed, reboot the computer by pressing the system-off button on the bottom of the notebook. 112 Setup Guide

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Solving Problems with Your Computer
Recovering and Reinstalling Software
112
Setup Guide
You can find more details about recovering the factory installation of Windows on the
Recovery CD: the file readme.txt is in the CD’s root directory.
The recovery process can take as long as 30 minutes.
Do not interrupt the process or
unplug the AC adapter until the process is completed.
To replace a damaged Recovery CD
If you lose or damage the Recovery CD
,
take your Pavilion Notebook PC to a local HP
service center to get a replacement CD. Call the HP Customer Care Center—at
(970) 635-1000 in the U. S.—for the address and telephone number of an HP service
center near you.
To update the Pavilion Notebook BIOS
Hewlett-Packard may provide updates to the BIOS to enhance the capabilities of the
Pavilion Notebook. Updates will be available from HP Customer Care. Visit the technical
support area of the HP Pavilion Notebook Web site at www.hp.com/notebooks.
Download the BIOS update and follow the instructions in the README.TXT file on
how to create the BIOS update floppy disk.
CAUTION
Because a BIOS update replaces the previous version, it is important you follow
these instructions exactly. Otherwise, the computer may be damaged. The BIOS
update process resets the configuration settings in the BIOS Setup utility, and it
erases any BIOS passwords.
1.
Remove any PC Cards.
2.
If the notebook is docked, undock it.
3.
Connect the AC adapter to the notebook.
4.
Insert the BIOS update disk in the floppy disk drive.
5.
Restart the computer.
6.
Follow the onscreen instructions. This starts a process that takes approximately 1
minute. Once the update process begins, do not interrupt it.
7.
When the process is completed, reboot the computer by pressing the system-off
button on the bottom of the notebook.