When is 1.4 update for nook color

Click "Save File" and choose your computer's desktop as the save location. Click "OK. Power on your Nook Color and press the "Nook" button. Tap "Settings" and select "Device Info. Check the device's battery level.

If it's at 20 percent or less, charge the Nook Color before you begin the update. Charge the device by connecting it to your computer or an AC power adapter. Connect the device to your computer with the included USB cable. The Nook Color will appear as a new removable device. Drag the update you downloaded from the desktop to the Nook Color's main directory. Don't open the update or copy it to any subfolder on the device.

If you do, the update won't work. Disconnect the Nook Color from the computer to start the update automatically. Do not turn off the device during the update. Tap the green "n" at the bottom of the screen to verify that the update installed successfully.

Melissa King began writing in She spent three years writing for her local newspaper, "The Colt," writing editorials, news stories, product reviews and entertainment pieces. I would NOT attempt this procedure until their method fails to work for you. All I can tell you is it worked for me after waiting over half an hour for the Nook to do it by itself but utterly failed.

Following black text, seen below, came directly from the Barnes and Noble web site. I added red text notes. Get Version 1. Simply follow the steps below. Manual Download Instructions:. From your computer, click here for the software update file.

Select Save and select Desktop as the location. ZIP file. Do NOT open or unzip the file. You should not create a new folder on the NOOK drive or add the file to any other existing folder. When they mean the main directory, they mean outside of ALL the folders. Your NOOK will automatically recognize the file after a few minutes when it goes to sleep mode, and proceed to install the updates. This did NOT work for me.

I instead, went to the small ikon bottom left corner representing the micro SD card and press my finger on it. This opens up the SD card or the Nook hard drive.

I chose to view the Nook hard drive and found the zip file there. I finger tapped that file a couple of times until the file loaded and then lowered the Nook down to my desk and did NOT disturbe it while it installed the new system.