HP 2891AP, 2899AP, 2897AP Software Updates and Restorations, Setup and Diagnostic Utilities, Index

Contents

6 Software Updates and Restorations

Updating Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1Preparing for a Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2Accessing Notebook Model Information . . . . . . . . . 6–2Accessing ROM Version Information. . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2Accessing Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4 Updating Software from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5Downloading and Installing a System ROM Update 6–5Downloading and Installing a KBC ROM Update . . 6–7Downloading and Installing a Non-ROM SoftPaq . . 6–9Restoring Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10Installing a Retail Version of an Operating System. . . . 6–11

7 Setup and Diagnostic Utilities

Selecting Computer Setup or Compaq Diagnostics . . . . . 7–1Using Computer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2Computer Setup Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2Restoring Computer Setup Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–3Selecting from the File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–4Selecting from the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–5Selecting from the Tools Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6 Selecting from the Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6Using Compaq Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–8 Detecting Compaq Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–8 Installing Compaq Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–9 Using the Compaq Configuration Record Scan . . . 7–10 Using the Diagnostics Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–10

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