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Installing a bios update – HP Compaq Presario V5224TU Notebook PC User Manual

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Installing a BIOS update

NOTE

If you connect the computer to a network, consult the network administrator before

installing any software updates, especially system BIOS updates.

BIOS installation procedures vary. Follow any instructions that are displayed on the screen after the
download is complete. If no instructions are displayed:

1.

Open Microsoft® Windows® Explorer by selecting Start > All Programs > Accessories >
Windows Explorer
.

2.

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 update.

3.

Double-click the file that has an .exe extension (for example, filename.exe).

The BIOS installation begins.

4.

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

downloaded file from your hard drive.

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