HP nc6140 HP Compaq nc6140 Notebook PC - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 59

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Software Update and Recovery To install a ROM update: 1. Open Windows Explorer by selecting Start > All Programs > Accessories > Windows Explorer. 2. In the left pane of the Windows Explorer window: a. Click My Computer and then your hard drive designation. (The hard drive designation is typically Local Disk C.) b. Open the folder on your hard drive that contains the update. ✎ Follow the path you made a note of before you downloaded the update. 3. Double-click the file with an .exe extension (for example, filename.exe). The ROM installation begins. 4. Complete the installation by following the instructions on the screen. ✎ After a message on the screen reports a successful installation, you may delete the downloaded file from your hard drive. Downloading Other Software To download and install software other than a ROM update: 1. Access the page on the HP Web site that provides software for your computer: ❏ Select Start > Help and Support, and then click a software update link. - or - ❏ Visit the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com/support and click Download drivers and software to download the software for your computer model. Maintenance and Service Guide 3-5

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Software Update and Recovery
Maintenance and Service Guide
3–5
To install a ROM update:
1. Open Windows Explorer by selecting
Start > All
Programs > Accessories > Windows Explorer
.
2. In the left pane of the Windows Explorer window:
a. Click
My Computer
and then your hard drive
designation. (The hard drive designation is typically
Local Disk C.)
b.
Open the folder on your hard drive that contains the
update.
Follow the path you made a note of before you
downloaded the update.
3. Double-click the file with an .exe extension (for example,
filename.exe).
The ROM installation begins.
4. Complete the installation by following the instructions on
the screen.
After a message on the screen reports a successful installation,
you may delete the downloaded file from your hard drive.
Downloading Other Software
To download and install software other than a ROM update:
1. Access the page on the HP Web site that provides software
for your computer:
Select
Start > Help and Support
, and then click a
software update link.
– or –
Visit the HP Web site at
and click
Download drivers and software
to download the
software for your computer model.