User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome
- Getting to know your computer
- Connecting to a network
- Navigating using the keyboard, touch gestures and pointing devices
- Multimedia
- Power management
- Shutting down the computer
- Setting power options
- Using power-saving states
- Using battery power
- Finding additional battery information
- Displaying the remaining battery charge
- Maximizing battery discharge time
- Managing low battery levels
- Inserting or removing the battery
- Conserving battery power
- Storing a user-replaceable battery
- Disposing of a user-replaceable battery
- Replacing a user-replaceable battery
- Using external AC power
- External cards and devices
- Drives
- Security
- Maintenance
- Backup and recovery
- Computer Setup (BIOS) and Advanced System Diagnostics
- Support
- Specifications
- Traveling with the computer
- Troubleshooting
- Electrostatic discharge
- Index
Using SoftPaq Download Manager
HP SoftPaq Download Manager (SDM) is a tool that provides quick access to SoftPaq information for
HP business computers without requiring the SoftPaq number. Using this tool, you can easily search
for SoftPaqs, and then download and unpack them.
SoftPaq Download Manager works by reading and downloading, from the HP FTP site, a published
database file containing computer model and SoftPaq information. SoftPaq Download Manager
allows you to specify one or more computer models to determine which SoftPaqs are available for
download.
SoftPaq Download Manager checks the HP FTP site for updates to the database and software. If
updates are found, they are downloaded and applied automatically.
SoftPaq Download Manager is available on the HP website. To use SoftPaq Download Manager to
download SoftPaqs, you must first download and install the program. Go to the HP website at
http://www.hp.com/go/sdm, and follow the instructions to download and install SoftPaq Download
Manager.
To download SoftPaqs:
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From the Start screen, type s. In the search box, type softpaq, and then select HP SoftPaq
Download Manager. Follow the instructions to download SoftPaqs.
NOTE: If prompted by User Account Control, click Yes.
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