HP Pavilion zt3100 HP Notebook Series - Startup and Reference Guide - Page 128

Downloading and Installing an Update

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Software Updates, Restorations and Utilities 4. Use the down arrow key to select System Info, then press enter. (The ROM version and date are displayed in the System BIOS Version field.) 5. To close the System Info window and exit the Setup utility without changing any settings: a. Press esc to close the window. b. Use the arrow keys to select the File menu, then press enter. c. Use the arrow keys to select Ignore changes and exit, then press enter. Downloading and Installing an Update Most software at the HP Web site is packaged in a compressed file called a SoftPaq. Some ROM updates may be packaged in a compressed file called a RomPaq. Most download packages contain a file named Readme.txt. A Readme.txt file contains detailed descriptive, installation, and troubleshooting information about the download. The Readme.txt files included with RomPaqs are English only. The following sections provide instructions for downloading and installing: ■ A ROM update. ■ A SoftPaq containing an update other than a ROM update. 9-4 Startup and Reference Guide-Part 2

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9–4
Startup and Reference Guide—Part 2
Software Updates, Restorations and Utilities
4. Use the down arrow key to select System Info, then press
enter.
(The ROM version and date are displayed in the System
BIOS Version field.)
5. To close the System Info window and exit the Setup utility
without changing any settings:
a.
Press
esc
to close the window.
b.
Use the arrow keys to select the File menu, then
press
enter.
c.
Use the arrow keys to select Ignore changes and exit, then
press
enter.
Downloading and Installing an Update
Most software at the HP Web site is packaged in a compressed
file called a
SoftPaq.
Some ROM updates may be packaged in a
compressed file called a
RomPaq.
Most download packages contain a file named Readme.txt. A
Readme.txt file contains detailed descriptive, installation, and
troubleshooting information about the download. The Readme.txt
files included with RomPaqs are English only.
The following sections provide instructions for downloading and
installing:
A ROM update.
A SoftPaq containing an update other than a ROM update.