Compaq N800v - Evo Notebook - Pentium 4-M 1.7 GHz - Page 6

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Contents
6 Software Updates and Restorations
Updating Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
Preparing for a Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2
Accessing Notebook Model Information . . . . . . . . . 6–2
Accessing ROM Version Information. . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2
Accessing Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4
Updating Software from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5
Downloading and Installing a System ROM Update 6–5
Downloading and Installing a KBC ROM Update . . 6–7
Downloading and Installing a Non-ROM SoftPaq . . 6–9
Restoring Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10
Installing a Retail Version of an Operating System. . . . 6–11
7 Setup and Diagnostic Utilities
Selecting Computer Setup or Compaq Diagnostics . . . . . 7–1
Using Computer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2
Computer Setup Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2
Restoring Computer Setup Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–3
Selecting from the File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–4
Selecting from the Security Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–5
Selecting from the Tools Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6
Selecting from the Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6
Using 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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