Downloading Software Updates

You can obtain download software updates and installation instructions from the Download page at the Compaq website. In addition, each download includes a Readme.txt file that includes installation instructions and other information.

NOTE: Most software at the Compaq website is packaged in a compressed file called a SoftPaq. A compressed file containing system read only memory (ROM) is called a ROMPaq.

To download software updates from the Compaq website—

1.Go to http://www.compaq.com/support/files.

2.From the Downloadables menu, select Portables.

3.Select your computer family, model, and operating system, then select Locate Software.

4.Browse through the entries and ensure that you have the latest software, especially the ROM and video updates.

NOTE: To determine the version of the system ROM installed on the computer, press Fn+Esc. The version of the Compaq System BIOS is the version of your system ROM. If you are unable to display the system ROM version with Fn+Esc, refer to “Using Computer Setup” in Chapter 4 of this guide.

5.Download any updates that are later than those currently on your computer.

NOTE: If you are downloading a ROMPaq, you will need a formatted 1.44-megabyte or larger diskette and either a diskette drive or an Imation SuperDisk LS-120 drive. A ROMPaq can be installed from a diskette inserted into either a diskette drive or a SuperDisk LS-120 drive, but cannot be installed from a SuperDisk LS-120 disk.

Installing Software Updates

Installing a Downloaded SoftPaq

1.Open and read the Readme.txt file included with the download.

2.Follow the installation instructions in the Readme.txt file or on the Compaq website.

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