User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Notebook Tour
- TouchPad and Keyboard
- TouchPad
- Keyboard
- Hotkeys
- Hotkey quick reference
- Hotkey procedures
- Display and clear system information (fn+esc)
- Open the Help and Support Center (fn+f1)
- Open the Print Options window (fn+f2)
- Open a Web browser (fn+f3)
- Switch the screen image (fn+f4)
- Initiate standby (fn+f5)
- Initiate QuickLock (fn+f6)
- Decrease screen brightness (fn+f7)
- Increase screen brightness (fn+f8)
- Play, pause or resume an audio CD or a DVD (fn+f9)
- Stop an audio CD or a DVD (fn+f10)
- Play previous track or section of an audio CD or a DVD (fn+f11)
- Play next track or section of an audio CD or a DVD (fn+f12)
- Quick Launch Buttons software
- Hotkeys
- Keypads
- Power
- Power control and light locations
- Power sources
- Standby and hibernation
- Default power settings
- Power options
- Processor performance controls
- Battery packs
- Drives
- Multimedia
- Multimedia hardware
- Multimedia software
- External Media Cards
- External Devices
- Memory Modules
- Wireless (Select Models Only)
- Modem and Local Area Network
- Security
- Setup Utility
- Software Update and Recovery
- Routine Care
- Troubleshooting
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Index
Downloading and installing other software
To download and install software other than a BIOS update:
1. Visit the HP Web site at
http://www.hp.com and click the software and drivers download link.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen to find the software you want to update.
3. At the download area, select the software you want and follow the download instructions on the
Web page.
NOTE Make a note of the path to the location on your hard drive where the software will
be downloaded. You will need to access this path when you are ready to install the
software.
4. When the download is complete, open Windows Explorer by selecting Start > All Programs >
Accessories > Windows Explorer.
5. 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. Using the hard drive path you recorded earlier, open the folder on your hard drive that
contains the software.
6. Double-click the file that has an .exe extension (for example, filename.exe).
The installation begins.
7. Complete the installation by following the instructions on the screen.
NOTE After a message on the screen reports a successful installation, you may delete the
download package from your hard drive.
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