HP OmniBook 6000, Evaluation Manual

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Using Windows 95
Installing Windows 95
Corporate Evaluator’s Guide 117
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HP Notebook drivers for Windows 95
Location: On the Product Recovery CD in \HP\DRIVERS\W95, or they can be
downloaded from www.hp.com/go/support.
It is recommended you repartition your hard disk before installing Windows 95. Follow
the instructions below to format your hard disk.
You will need a computer with a working Windows operating system to make a support
utility disk.
1. Insert the CD-ROM module into the HP Notebook accessory bay.
2. Use the FDD cable to connect the floppy drive module to the parallel port of the HP
Notebook, and then reboot the HP Notebook.
3. Insert the first Recovery CD of the set into the CD-ROM drive.
4. Insert a blank formatted floppy disk into the A: drive.
5. Open an MS-DOS Prompt.
6. Go to the \HP\BOOTDISK directory on the Recovery CD. If D: is the drive letter of
your CD-ROM drive, type
D:
CD \HP\BOOTDISK
7. Type MAKESUPP.
8. Enter A as the Floppy drive.
9. Enter Y to continue.
10. Press any key to continue.
11. Enter N when complete.
12. Close the MS-DOS Prompt.
The rest of the procedure must be executed on your target HP Notebook.
13. If you were using the HP Notebook for the previous operations, shutdown your
system.
14. Insert the CD-ROM in the module bay and connect the floppy with the floppy cable
(F1473A) to the parallel port of the HP Notebook. Restart your system using the
floppy disk you just created. Make sure the Recovery CD-ROM is not in the CD-
ROM drive at that time.
15. After booting you will get “A:>“ DOS prompt.