HP Pavilion n5340 HP Pavilion Notebook - Reference Guide - Page 119
To replace a damaged Recovery CD, To update the HP notebook BIOS
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CAUTION Note Solving Problems with Your Computer Recovering and Reinstalling Software To replace a damaged Recovery CD If you lose or damage the Recovery CD, call the HP Customer Care Center for information about replacing it. See "To call HP for Service and Support" for the phone number. To update the HP notebook BIOS Hewlett-Packard may provide updates to the BIOS to enhance the capabilities of the computer. Updates will be available from HP Customer Care. Visit the technical support area of the HP notebook website 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. A BIOS update replaces the previous version, so it is important that 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. Press Esc when you see the HP Invent logo and select the floppy drive as a the boot drive. 7. Follow the onscreen instructions. Once the update process begins, do not interrupt it. 8. When the process is completed, remove the BIOS update disk from the floppy disk drive and reboot the computer by pressing the system-off button on the left side of the notebook. Your HP notebook is configured to boot from the hard drive first. If you want to boot from a floppy disk or a CD-ROM, change the boot order under the Boot menu in the BIOS Setup utility. You can also select the boot drive at startup by pressing Esc when you see the HP logo. Reference Guide 119