How do you update 1st generation ipad

i have the first ipad that came out, and its never been updated.So now i cant purchace any new games cause it says i have to have ios 4 or later. if looked in apple support but it says i can update by going to settings and go to general and it should have a button saying check for updates. but mine dont have that. CAN ANYBODY HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW TO UPDATE IT THROUGH ITUNES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!

You can go to File > About iTunes (assuming you have iTunes for Windows) to see what version you have. You need iTunes 10.5 or later. If you have that, then you should be able to follow the link in my earlier post with no problem. If you have an earlier version, the latest can be downloaded at http://apple.com/itunes/download/

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