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i need to download IOS 5.1 on my ipad but cannot update software as this option is not in my general settings on my ipad2. I cannot access the laptop that my itunes account was originally set up on, so how can I do this?
iPad 2
If you are currently running version of iOS earlier that 5, the ONLY way to update the OS is by synching with iTunes on a computer. Direct WiFi synching is not available before 5.
Make a Genius Bar appointment at an Apple Store and have them do it for you if you do not have access to a computer. Over-the-air updating was not added until iOS 5.x. Also, your iPad will be updated to 6.0.1, not 5.1.1.
iOS: How to update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4623 - If currently using iOS 4.2.1 or earlier you can only upgrade by connecting with iTunes, not with Software Update.
Back up your device first as updating it can erase content! See the suggestions in the second paragraph of King_Penguin's 12/2012 post https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4581160?answerId=20520311022#20520311022
iOS 4: Updating your device to iOS 5 or later - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4972
i do not have software update in my settings on my ipad2?
