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OmniBook 5700
Installation and Setup Guide
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Notice This manual and any examples contained herein are provided “as is” and are subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard Company makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this manual, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard Co. shall not be liable for any errors or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this manual or the examples herein.
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HP Software Product License Agreement Your HP OmniBook PC contains factory-installed software programs. Please read the Software License Agreement before proceeding. Carefully read this License Agreement before proceeding to operate this equipment. Rights in the software are offered only on the condition that the customer agrees to all terms and conditions of the License Agreement. Proceeding to operate the equipment indicates your acceptance of these terms and conditions. If you do not agree wi
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product recovery CD-ROM was originally provided. (ii) The use of any operating system software by Microsoft contained in any such product recovery CD-ROM shall be governed by the Microsoft End User License Agreement (EULA). Transfer of Rights in Software. Customer may transfer rights in the software to a third party only as part of the transfer of all rights and only if Customer obtains the prior agreement of the third party to be bound by the terms of this License Agreement. Upon such a transfe
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Contents 1. Starting Out with Your OmniBook ........................ 1-1 Setting Up the OmniBook ................................ 1-3 To set up the OmniBook ............................... 1-3 To select one of the factory-installed operating systems.......... 1-4 Getting Comfortable.................................... 1-7 A tour of the OmniBook ................................. 1-8 To adjust the display.................................. 1-9 To use the pointing device............................
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To make DOS 6.22 and Windows for Workgroups disks.......... 2-7 To install Windows for Workgroups drivers .................. 2-9 Installing Windows NT or OS/2 Warp ........................ 2-10 To install Windows NT or OS/2 Warp ...................... 2-10 Installing HP Applications................................ 2-11 To install HP software programs.......................... 2-11 To read the online User’s Guide .......................... 2-12 3. Expanding the OmniBook..........................
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5. Troubleshooting ...................................... 5-1 Solving Basic Problems.................................. 5-3 6. Specifications and Regulatory Information.................. 6-1 Hardware Specifications ................................. 6-3 Software System Resources ............................... 6-4 Safety Information ..................................... 6-6 Working in Comfort .................................... 6-9 Regulatory Information.................................. 6-10 U
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1 Starting Out with Your OmniBook
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Starting Out with Your OmniBook Congratulations! Your OmniBook sets a new standard in personal computing. Although it’s compact and easy to carry, the OmniBook is infused with the quality and attention to detail that are the hallmark of Hewlett-Packard. The OmniBook Quick Start sheet shows how to get your OmniBook up and running quickly. This Installation and Setup manual shows how to start using your OmniBook and it also shows what to do if you run into trouble. Your OmniBook provides these add
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Starting Out with Your OmniBook Setting Up the OmniBook Setting Up the OmniBook This chapter describes the first-time setup of your HP OmniBook hardware, including the following: ♦ Installing the battery. ♦ Connecting the ac adapter and charging the battery. ♦ Selecting a factory-installed operating system. To set up the OmniBook 1. Insert the battery. OmniBook 2000 Use only an HP F1317A -or- HP F1193B battery. OmniBook 5700 Use only an HP F1193B battery. 2. Plug the power cord int
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Starting Out with Your OmniBook Setting Up the OmniBook CAUTION The first time you plug in the ac adapter, let the OmniBook charge continually for at least 24 hours. This ensures that the OmniBook’s clock battery is fully charged. Otherwise, your OmniBook will not keep the correct date and time. Subsequent charging of the primary battery, during normal use, will maintain the clock battery’s charge. CAUTION The HP F1044B ac adapter used with this product is disconnected from the power by unpluggi
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Starting Out with Your OmniBook Setting Up the OmniBook As part of the setup procedure, you must make a one-time, final selection of the operating system you want to use. Once made, this selection can be changed only by purchasing new copies of DOS 6.22 and Windows for Workgroups. (Windows 95 is included on the Recovery CD-ROM.) Should you later need to reinstall the operating system, you can reinstall Windows 95 from the Recovery CD—or Windows for Workgroups from retail disks, which you purchas
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Starting Out with Your OmniBook Setting Up the OmniBook 4. Choose the following option: No, I want to install MS-DOS 6.22 and Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1 5. Click OK to continue the Setup program and install Windows for Workgroups. 1-6
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Starting Out with Your OmniBook Getting Comfortable Getting Comfortable This section introduces the OmniBook and shows you how perform some basic tasks. In this section you’ll learn how to ♦ Identify parts of the OmniBook. ♦ Adjust the display. ♦ Use the TrackPoint III pointing device. ♦ Adjust and use the OmniBook keyboard features. ♦ Adjust the volume of the OmniBook. ♦ Connect a microphone, speaker, or headphones. ♦ Start and stop the OmniBook. ♦ Reset the OmniBook. ♦ Understand the status pa
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Starting Out with Your OmniBook A tour of the OmniBook A tour of the OmniBook The following illustrations point out key parts of the OmniBook. Latch to open OmniBook TrackPoint III Latch to open OmniBook Internal speaker Brightness control Internal microphone On/Suspend button Hard disk drive Kensington lock (one of three locks) CD-ROM drive, floppy disk drive, Audio jacks or high-capacity Main PC card slots battery battery Internal speaker Kensington lock Serial Mouse or AC adapter Infrared po
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Starting Out with Your OmniBook A tour of the OmniBook To adjust the display Brightness All OmniBooks are equipped with a brightness control. Some models also have a contrast control. The display controls are located to the right of the display. Contrast To increase brightness or contrast, slide the controls up. To decrease, slide down. To use the pointing device The pointing device controls the motion of the pointer on the screen by detecting pressure. The pointing device itself does not move.
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Starting Out with Your OmniBook A tour of the OmniBook To adjust the OmniBook keyboard You can tilt the OmniBook keyboard to a more comfortable typing angle with the built-in tilt feet located on the bottom of the OmniBook. Tilt foot Special features of the OmniBook keyboard In addition to the standard typing keys, the OmniBook keyboard contains the following special keys and features: Fn combination keys Use the gold FN key in combination with other keys to execute special functions— for exampl
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Starting Out with Your OmniBook A tour of the OmniBook ALT GR key If your keyboard has an ALT GR key to the right of the spacebar, you hold that key to type the characters printed at the bottom-right corners of keys. For keys that have four characters, hold SHIFT and ALT GR to type the upper-right characters. Shift Unshifted ALT GR To adjust the speaker volume All OmniBook 5700 models support Sound Blaster compatible sound. The easiest way to adjust the speaker volume is to use the built in Fn k
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Starting Out with Your OmniBook A tour of the OmniBook To start the OmniBook You can easily start and stop your OmniBook using the blue On/Suspend button. However, at certain times, you may want to use other methods for starting and stopping your OmniBook—depending on power considerations, types of active connections, and startup time. • Press the blue On/Suspend button. Either your previous session resumes or the computer reboots, depending on how you stopped the computer—see the next topic. I
