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Features and Support Information

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The HP Customer Support Centers will assist you free of charge during the
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very same level of technical support is available regardless of the time of day or
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Summary of Contents for OmniBook XE2-DB - Notebook PC

Page 1: ...HP OmniBook XE2 Corporate Evaluator s Guide ...

Page 2: ...r translation of those programs without prior written permission of Hewlett Packard Co is also prohibited This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corp...

Page 3: ...Microsoft documentation The following License Terms govern the use of the software Use Customer may use the software on any one computer Customer may not network the software or otherwise use it on more than one computer Customer may not reverse assemble or decompile the software unless authorized by law Copies and Adaptations Customer may make copies or adaptations of the software a for archival ...

Page 4: ...ett Packard may terminate this software license for failure to comply with any of these terms provided Hewlett Packard has requested Customer to cure the failure and Customer has failed to do so within thirty 30 days of such notice Updates And Upgrades Customer agrees that the software does not include updates and upgrades which may be available from Hewlett Packard under a separate support agreem...

Page 5: ...v Edition History Edition 4 May 2000 This manual is printed on recycled paper ...

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Page 7: ...niBook 2 9 To reset the OmniBook 2 10 Managing Battery Power 2 11 To save battery power 2 11 To set time outs 2 12 To get the most from your battery 2 12 To create a Hibernate partition 2 12 Software System Resources 2 14 Protecting the OmniBook 2 16 To set or change a password 2 16 To delete a password 2 17 To attach a security cable 2 17 Testing the Operation 2 18 To create a diagnostic floppy d...

Page 8: ...5 4 To install Windows 95 5 5 To install video support for Windows 95 5 6 To install audio and modem support for Windows 95 5 7 To Install PC Card support for Windows 95 5 8 To install infrared support for Windows 95 5 8 To install USB Support for Windows 95 5 9 To install Intel SpeedStep Support 5 10 To disable automatic CD ROM detection 5 10 To install touch pad support 5 10 Installing Cards 5 1...

Page 9: ...ing Mobile Enhancements 7 10 To install APM for Windows NT 4 0 7 10 To install Card Executive for retail Windows NT 4 0 7 11 Installing Cards 7 12 To install a 3Com 3C589D EtherLink III PC Card 7 12 To install a 3Com 3C575 Fast EtherLink XL CardBus PC Card7 13 Features and Support Information 8 1 OmniBook XE2 Features 8 3 OmniBook Accessories 8 6 Getting Assistance and Support 8 7 To look up techn...

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Page 11: ...1 Introducing the OmniBook XE2 ...

Page 12: ...ources technical specifications solutions to common problems and a list of support resources The OmniBook XE2 has the following features Your choice of operating systems Preinstalled with Windows 98 or Windows 2000 which includes hot docking Plug n Play infrared and wireless data Support for Windows 95 OSR2 5 which includes hot docking Plug n Play infrared and wireless data Support for Windows NT ...

Page 13: ...e OmniBook shipment Models and Configurations Available OmniBook accessories Included in the OmniBook box HP OmniBook XE2 AC adapter HP F1740A or HP F1454A and power cord Main battery HP F1739A or HP F1742A OmniBook Setup Guide Quick Start sheet OmniBook Recovery CD Includes Windows recovery and operating system drivers Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows 98 manual and CD or Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 ...

Page 14: ... tests the operating system with a wide variety of Hewlett Packard and third party hardware and software All OmniBook specific device drivers for the operating system are provided on the hard disk drive Recovery CD and web To see a list of approved and tested hardware go to www hp com omnibook No Support Hewlett Packard does not test the operating system on the OmniBook No drivers are provided Buy...

Page 15: ... the OmniBook XE2 Taking Inventory 1 5 Smart Card Auto airline adapter HP F1455A AC adapter HP F1454A OmniBook carrying case Refer to the Features and Specifications chapter for more detailed accessory information ...

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Page 17: ...2 Operating the OmniBook XE2 ...

Page 18: ...nd easy to carry the OmniBook is infused with the quality and attention to detail that are the hallmark of Hewlett Packard This chapter includes Configuring the OmniBook with the BIOS Setup Utility Starting and Stopping the OmniBook Managing Battery Power Software System Resources Protecting the OmniBook Testing the Operation ...

Page 19: ...e in the BIOS Setup utility Press the RIGHT and LEFT arrow keys to change menus Press the DOWN and UP arrow keys to move among parameters in a menu Press F5 or F6 to change values for the current parameter or press ENTER to change a setting See the tables below for more information 4 After you select the options you want press F10 or use the Exit menu to exit the BIOS Setup utility If the settings...

Page 20: ...port Sets how the serial port is configured by the BIOS specified or automatic Enabled Base I O address Sets the I O address and interrupt 3F8 IRQ4 IrDA port Sets how the infrared port is configured by the BIOS specified or automatic Disabled Mode When IrDA port is enabled sets the hardware to support SIR Standard IR or FIR Fast IR infrared communications Driver installation is required SIR Base I...

Page 21: ...M Control Disables power management or enables it either always or when using battery power only Battery Powered Only Power Savings Sets the combination of power management features for your usage Maximum Battery Life Standby Timeout Sets the period of inactivity after which the computer goes from On to Standby power mode 2 minutes Suspend Timeout Sets the period of inactivity after which the comp...

Page 22: ...me on Time Sets whether the system resumes from Suspend at a defined time of day Off Resume Time Sets the 24 hour time when the system resumes from Suspend if enabled Cooling Control Sets mode for reduction of CPU temperature to Silence less cooling or Performance more cooling Performance ...

Page 23: ...me changes Save Changes Saves Setup changes to CMOS and stays in Setup Security settings are saved when changed To update the OmniBook BIOS Hewlett Packard may update the BIOS to enhance the capabilities of the OmniBook Updates will be available from HP Electronic Support Services at either http www hp com cposupport eschome html or http www hp com cposupport mobile_computing software xe2_100 exe ...

Page 24: ... the BIOS Setup Utility 2 8 7 When prompted press C This starts a process that takes approximately 1 minute Once it begins do not interrupt the update process 8 When prompted insert a paperclip into the system off button located on the bottom of the OmniBook ...

Page 25: ...nections Press the blue power button to display your current session Press Fn F12 or allow time out from supspend Hibernate Mode Saves maximum power Saves current session to disk shuts down May restore network connections Press the blue power button to restart and restore your previous session Click Start Shut Down recommended or Press and hold the blue power button until the display shuts down Of...

Page 26: ...u can reset the OmniBook and restart Windows 1 If possible shut down Windows 2 Press and hold the blue power button until the display shuts down or if this fails Insert a pen or straightened paper clip into the system off button located on the bottom of the OmniBook 3 After the computer shuts down press the blue power button to turn it on ...

Page 27: ...ting time This section describes how to Save battery power Set time outs Get the most from your battery Create the hibernation partition To save battery power Follow these suggestions to conserve battery power Plug in the ac adapter especially while using the floppy disk drive the CD ROM drive or any external connections Put the OmniBook in Suspend mode whenever you are not using it for a short wh...

Page 28: ...ttery The following are some further suggestions for the best management of your OmniBook batteries Do not leave batteries unused for long periods of time If you have more than one rotate them If you normally use ac power make a practice of at least once a week using the battery as your power source Unplug the ac adapter when the computer is not in use To preserve the life of your battery be sure ...

Page 29: ...re You ll need the OmniBook its CD ROM drive and the OmniBook Recovery CD to create a hibernate partition 1 Connect the ac adapter to the OmniBook 2 Insert the bootable Recovery CD in the CD ROM drive 3 Reboot press ESC twice and select the ATAPI CD ROM as the boot device 4 When prompted click 2 Continue 5 Click 2 Advanced Choose the desired hibernation partition size 6 Select Do not load operatin...

Page 30: ...s and BIOS setup settings may change some of the entries System Interrupts 0 System timer 1 Keyboard 2 Cascade to IRQ 9 3 Free or COM2 infrared port if enabled 4 COM1 serial port 5 Audio 6 Floppy drive 7 LPT1 ECP parallel port 8 Real time clock 9 Free 10 Universal serial bus USB CardBus only in Windows 95 98 and OSR2 5 11 Free or MIDI if enabled 12 Pointing device s 13 Numeric data processor 14 In...

Page 31: ...CD ROM 1F0 1F7 Internal hard disk 220 22F Audio for DOS programs 376 Secondary HDD controller internal CD ROM 378 37F LPT1 printer port 388 38B Sound 3B0 3BB VGA adapter 3C0 3DF VGA adapter 3E0 3E1 PCMCIA controller 3F0 3F5 Floppy controller 3F6 Primary HDD controller 3F7 Floppy controller 3F8 3FF COM1 serial port DMA Channels 0 Sound record 1 Sound playback 2 Floppy drive 3 LPT1 ECP parallel port...

Page 32: ... use the computer until you enter the correct password To set change or delete password protection for this OmniBook use the BIOS Setup utility 1 From the Start menu shut down then restart the OmniBook 2 When you see the HP logo press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup utility 3 Select the Security menu 4 Select Set Supervisor Password then press ENTER 5 Type the new password then press ENTER The password...

Page 33: ...w Password prompt 8 Press Continue 9 Press F10 to Save and Exit the BIOS Setup utility To attach a security cable Your OmniBook has a built in connector that allows you to secure the OmniBook with a cable The Kensington MicroSaver lock system works with this connector and is available at many computer stores 1 Wrap the cable around a stationary object such as a table leg 2 Loop the cable to create...

Page 34: ...rdware components The tests are non destructive and are intended to preserve the state of the computer The OmniBook reboots when you exit the program so drivers can be loaded To create a diagnostic floppy disk After inserting a formatted floppy disk in the floppy drive do one of the following to create a diagnostic floppy disk On an OmniBook with a factory software installation run DIAGINST from t...

Page 35: ...e to start the basic hardware test 6 Wait until the test has finished 7 If you intend to exit without running advanced tests press F4 twice to save system and test information in the Support Ticket log file HPSUPPT TXT Then remove the diagnostic disk and press F3 twice to exit 8 Optional Run the advanced tests Press F2 twice to open the advanced test screen 9 Select and run the appropriate tests T...

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Page 37: ...3 Using the Recovery CD ...

Page 38: ... specific drivers for all supported operating systems are located on the OmniBook website at http www hp com omnibook This website contains the latest updates of software drivers The OmniBook Recovery CD contains the following Directory Contains README TXT file Instructions for using the Recovery CD RECOVER Encoded image of the factory load Windows 98 95 or Windows NT 4 0 OMNIBOOK BOOTDISK For cre...

Page 39: ...If possible back up any files you would like to save before recovering 1 Important Back up all data from your hard disk The following steps delete all data from the disk 2 Connect the ac adapter to the OmniBook 3 Insert the bootable Recovery CD in the CD ROM drive 4 Reboot press ESC twice and select the ATAPI CD ROM as the boot device 5 When prompted click 2 Continue 6 Click 2 Advanced then select...

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Page 41: ...4 Using Windows 98 ...

Page 42: ...he OmniBook XE2 The following procedure installs a retail version of Windows 98 and configures the appropriate device drivers Requirements OmniBook XE2 Windows 98 CD ROM Blank formatted floppy disk OmniBook drivers for Windows 98 Location OmniBook hard drive and on the Recovery CD in OMNIBOOK DRIVERS W98 ...

Page 43: ... your hard disk before installing retail Windows 98 Follow the instructions below to repartition your hard disk 1 Insert the Recovery CD in the CD ROM drive 2 Insert a blank floppy disk in the A drive 3 Open the MS DOS Prompt 4 Go to the OMNIBOOK BOOTDISK directory on the Recovery CD 5 Type MAKESUPP 6 Enter A as the Floppy drive 7 Enter Y to continue 8 Press any key to continue 9 Enter N when comp...

Page 44: ...ose Portable on the Setup Options screen then click Next 8 Enter the appropriate User Information then click Next 9 Select Install The Most Common Components recommended then click Next 10 Select your country or region and click Next 11 Click Next to create a Windows 98 Startup Disk 12 Click Cancel to skip creating the startup disk 13 Click Next to start Copying Windows 98 Files to Your Computer R...

Page 45: ...iver location 10 Click Finish 11 Under Monitor click Change 12 Choose the appropriate Laptop Display Panel then click OK OmniBook XE2 with 14 1 display Laptop Display Panel 1024 x 768 OmniBook XE2 with 12 1 display Laptop Display Panel 800 x 600 13 Click Close and then Close again Click Yes to restart the computer 14 After reboot re enter the Display Properties window and click Settings 15 Set the...

Page 46: ...best driver for your device and click Next 7 Uncheck Floppy disk drives check Specify a location and enter the directory of the audio drivers on the Recovery CD OMNIBOOK DRIVERS W98 AUDIO under Specify a location and click Next 8 Click Next to accept the ESS Maestro 3 Device Manager and click Next to continue 9 Click Finish 10 Click Next 11 Select Search for the best driver for your device and cli...

Page 47: ...roperties window and open a DOS window 5 Go to the OMNIBOOK DRIVERS W98 1ST_EDN W98 PCCARD directory on the Recovery CD and run PCCARDQ EXE If D is the drive letter of your CD ROM drive type D CD OMNIBOOK DRIVERS W98 1ST_EDN W98 PCCARD PCCARDQ EXE 6 Copy an updated PCMCIA configuration to the Windows system by typing CD W98ONLY COPY PCMCIA INF C WINDOWS INF Y COPY PCMCIA INF C WINDOWS OPTIONS CABS...

Page 48: ...e either the standard infrared driver or the enhanced driver This driver is located on the OmniBook s hard drive or on the Recovery CD in OMNIBOOK DRIVERS W98 IRDA 1 Reboot your computer 2 When you see the HP logo press F2 3 Select Advanced 4 Set IrDA port setting to Enabled 5 Set Mode to FIR 6 Press F10 to save changes and continue to reboot Windows will detect the IR port and reboot again 7 Clic...

Page 49: ... Display a list of all the drivers and click Next 7 Select Show all devices 8 Under Manufacturers select National Semiconductor under Network Adapters select NSC PC87338 Fast Infrared Port and click OK 9 Click Next wait for installation click Finish and reboot the computer 10 If you have already enabled the infrared port the enhanced driver is now installed and ready to use To install touch pad su...

Page 50: ... bottom of the screen The Intel SpeedStep files are available on Intel s web site 1 After downloading the software double click the downloaded SETUP EXE 2 When prompted click NEXT 3 Click FINISH to reboot your computer Upon successful installation a SpeedStep icon appears on the bottom right corner of the taskbar To Install Windows 98 First Edition Patches If you are not installing Windows 98 Seco...

Page 51: ... Window To Install the Outlook Express Patch Microsoft has made an update available for Microsoft Outlook Express This patch addresses variations of a problem involving file attachments with extremely long names 1 From the Start menu click Run 2 Run D OMNIBOOK DRIVERS W98 1st_EDN W98 PATCHES OUTLOO K OEUPD EXE from the Recovery CD 3 Enter C TEMP when prompted for an extraction directory 4 Open a D...

Page 52: ...rdware Wizard 3 Click Next to Search for the best driver for your Device Recommended 4 Click Next 5 Click Next to accept the driver 6 Click Finish 7 Click Yes to restart the computer To install a 3Com 3C575 Fast EtherLink XL CardBus PC Card Requirements OmniBook XE2 with Windows 98 installed 3Com 3C575 Fast EtherLink XL CardBus PC Card 1 While Windows 98 is running insert the PC Card 2 Click Next ...

Page 53: ...5 2 Using Windows 95 ...

Page 54: ...e installs Windows 95 OSR 2 5 and configures the appropriate device drivers Requirements OmniBook XE2 Windows 95 CD ROM OmniBook Drivers for Windows 95 These drivers are available in a self extracting archive on the Internet at www hp com go omnibook Location After you download the drivers they will expand to to a default location in OMNIBOOK DRIVERS ...

Page 55: ...tection Install touch pad support for Windows 95 To prepare for software installation It is recommended you repartition your hard disk before installing Windows 95 Follow the instructions below to repartition your hard disk 1 Insert the Recovery CD in the CD ROM drive 2 Insert a blank floppy disk in the A drive 3 Open the MS DOS Prompt 4 Go to the OMNIBOOK BOOTDISK directory on the Recovery CD 5 T...

Page 56: ...ation about your computer 5 When prompted select Other Directory and click Next 6 Enter C WINDOWS for the path click Next 7 Click Yes to continue with the specified directory 8 Choose Portable on the Setup Options screen then click Next 9 Enter the Product Identification Number then click Next The Product Identification Number is located on the Certificate of Authenticity that you received with yo...

Page 57: ... Control Panel double click Display then click Settings 2 Click Advanced Properties 3 Click Change 4 Click Have Disk 5 Enter the OMNIBOOK DRIVERS VIDEO directory of the video drivers then click OK 6 Click OK to select the Silicon Motion LynxEM video driver 7 Under Monitor click Change 8 Choose the appropriate Laptop Display Panel then click OK OmniBook XE2 with 14 1 display Laptop Display Panel 10...

Page 58: ... Devices 3 Remove the PCI Communications Device under Other Devices 4 Shutdown and restart the OmniBook 5 Click Next 6 Click Other Locations 7 Enter the directory of the audio drivers OMNIBOOK DRIVERS AUDIO under location and click OK 8 Click Finish 9 If prompted for the Audio Driver disk click OK then enter the directory of the audio drivers and click OK 10 Click Next 11 Click Other Locations 12 ...

Page 59: ...stallation files C WINDOWS OPTIONS CABS and click OK 9 From Control Panel double click PC Card PCMCIA 10 The PC Card PCMCIA Wizard starts click Next 11 Click Next 12 Click Finish 13 Click Yes to shut down and turn on the Omnibook To install infrared support for Windows 95 If you ve installed Windows 95 and you wish to use infrared you ll need to install infrared support These drivers expand from t...

Page 60: ...Click Resources 4 Click Set Configuration Manually 5 Click OK To install USB Support for Windows 95 If you ve installed Windows 95 and you wish to use USB you ll need to install USB support These drivers expand from the web package to its default location in OMNIBOOK DRIVERS W95 USB 1 Copy the OMNIBOOK DRIVERS W95 USB directory and its contents from to C WINDOWS TEMP 2 Open the MS DOS Prompt 3 Typ...

Page 61: ...s are available on Intel s web site 1 After downloading the software double click the downloaded SETUP EXE 2 When prompted click NEXT 3 Click FINISH to reboot your computer Upon successful installation a SpeedStep icon appears on the bottom right corner of the taskbar To disable automatic CD ROM detection Windows 95 will automatically detect and respond when you insert a CD However this prevents t...

Page 62: ...m the Start menu click Run 2 Enter OMNIBOOK DRIVERS TOUCHPAD Setup exe and click OK 3 Click Next at the Welcome screen 4 Click Next to accept the default destination directory 5 Click Next to start copying files 6 Click Finish to restart the OmniBook ...

Page 63: ... EtherLink III Driver Disk 1 Insert the floppy drive and restart the OmniBook 2 While Windows 95 is running insert the PC Card The New Hardware Found window is displayed 3 Insert the 3Com driver disk then click Next 4 Click Finish A dialog box displays Windows 95 Can t Find The Necessary Driver 5 Even though the disk may still be in drive A enter A when the path dialog box appears then click OK 6 ...

Page 64: ...Finish to install the driver 5 Even though the 3Com driver disk is still in the A drive Windows will prompt you to insert the driver disk Click OK 6 Type A when the path dialog box appears then click OK 7 If asked for the path to the Windows 95 cab files enter the path C WINDOWS OPTIONS CABS Press Enter 8 From Control Panel double click Network then click Identification 9 Enter your computer name ...

Page 65: ...6 Using Windows 2000 ...

Page 66: ...lowing procedure installs Windows 2000 and configures the appropriate device drivers Requirements OmniBook XE2 Windows 2000 CD ROM OmniBook Drivers for Windows 2000 These drivers are available on the recovery CD Location OmniBook hard drive and on the Recovery CD in OMNIBOOK DRIVERS WIN2K ...

Page 67: ...low the instructions below to repartition your hard disk Note Windows 2000 natively supports Hibernation The HP Hibernation partition that is created using the Windows 2000 Recovery CD is only 15MB and contains the HP DiagTools 2 3 This software allows you to run diagnostics by simply pressing F10 during the boot process This partition is not necessary for Windows 2000 1 Connect the ac adapter to ...

Page 68: ...er IDs and Windows security Click Next This name is used by other computers on the network to access your computer 12 Enter the correct Time Zone and Date and Time then click Next 13 Click Finish To install video support If you have installed retail Windows you need to install the video driver The video driver is contained in the OMNIBOOK DRIVERS W2K VIDEO subdirectory 1 Open the Device Manager an...

Page 69: ...l be without most special features The touchpad files are located on the Recovery CD under OMNIBOOK DRIVERS W2K Touchpad 1 Double click SETUP EXE in the Touchpad directory 2 Follow the instructions on the screen 3 Click Yes to overwrite existing readme files 4 Restart your computer For more detailed information about the touchpad drivers see the readme txt file in the touchpad directory To install...

Page 70: ...ble click SETUP EXE in the SpeedStep directory 2 When prompted click NEXT 3 Click FINISH to reboot your computer To configure power management You may want to change the default power management settings in Windows 2000 The BIOS Power Management settings are ignored if ACPI is activated 1 From Control Panel double click Power Options 2 Click the Hibernate tab 3 Check Enable hibernate support 4 Cli...

Page 71: ...Using Windows 2000 Using Windows 2000 6 7 15 Click OK and close the Power Control panel ...

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Page 73: ...Using Windows NT 4 0 Using Windows 2000 7 1 7 Using Windows NT 4 0 ...

Page 74: ...oes not support dynamic allocation of resources PC Cards must be inserted into the unit before booting PC Card sockets are not enabled after resuming PC Cards are inoperable after a true suspend then resume cycle Rebooting restarts the sockets The operating system s clock is stopped when suspended and does not re synchronize with the hardware clock when resuming When users resume NT s clock starts...

Page 75: ...ows NT networking install it after fully installing Windows NT Follow the instructions in the application note for the network card you are using The application notes are available on the OmniBook website http www hp com omnibook To prepare for software installation It is recommended you repartition your hard disk before installing Windows NT 4 0 If you are installing retail Windows NT 4 0 over t...

Page 76: ... Management 10 Enter the size of the partition desired and press Enter If you are going to format as FAT enter 2040 or less If you are going to format as NTFS enter 4090 or less 11 Select the C partition and press Enter to install Windows NT 12 Select the type of file system to install then press Enter 13 Press Enter to accept the default Windows NT directory or type in another directory 14 Press ...

Page 77: ...ew sample application notes are also included at the end of this chapter 26 Click Finish to finish setting up Windows NT 27 Enter the correct Time Zone and Date and Time then click Close 28 Click OK twice to accept the VGA Compatible Display Adapter The video driver will be installed in the next section 29 When prompted click Restart Computer To install Service Pack 5 0 for retail Windows NT 4 0 I...

Page 78: ...ndows NT has restarted 9 Click Close in the Display Properties window 10 Click Yes to restart the computer 11 When Windows NT restarts it displays a message that a new graphics driver has been installed When you see this message click OK 12 Select the appropriate resolution click Test then click OK 1024 x 768 on the OmniBook XE2 with 14 1 display 800 x 600 on the OmniBook XE2 with 12 1 display 13 ...

Page 79: ...stalls a generic IDE Controller device driver To increase performance on the OmniBook XE2 install the Intel PIIX4 PCI Bus Master IDE Controller driver The driver expands from the web package to its default location in OMNIBOOK DRIVERS PIIX4 1 Select START SETTINGS CONTROL PANEL 2 Double click the SCSI Adapters applet 3 Click on the folder tab labeled Drivers The currently installed SCSI adapter dr...

Page 80: ...ing the icon at the bottom of the screen The Intel SpeedStep files are available on Intel s web site 1 After downloading the software double click the downloaded SETUP EXE 2 When prompted click NEXT 3 Click FINISH to reboot your computer Upon successful installation a SpeedStep icon appears on the bottom right corner of the taskbar To disable automatic CD ROM detection Windows NT 4 0 automatically...

Page 81: ...s NT 4 0 Installing Retail Windows NT 4 0 7 9 2 Click the Browse button and browse the directory of the Euro Key Patch 3 Double click on the nt4_euro exe 4 Click OK 5 When prompted click Yes to restart the computer ...

Page 82: ...nix com platform portables html Requirements OmniBook XE2 with Windows NT 4 0 installed Windows NT 4 0 OmniBook Mobile Enhancements Location In the expanded web package default location OMNIBOOK DRIVERS APM and PCCARD To install APM for Windows NT 4 0 The driver expands from the web package to its default location in OMNIBOOK DRIVERS APM Phoenix APM adds the following capabilities to the OmniBook ...

Page 83: ...NT drivers Plug and Play for supported network PC Cards Automatic configuration of PC Cards utilizing advanced Wizard technology to allocate system resources Suspend Resume functions and simplified administration of PC Cards when integrated with Phoenix APM 1 Go to the Phoenix Card Executive directory and run Setup exe 2 Click the button to begin the installation process 3 Click I Understand then ...

Page 84: ...Insert the CD ROM drive in the OmniBook and restart Windows NT 4 0 2 Insert the PC Card 3 When the PCMCIA Card Not Configured window appears select Install system provided driver for this card and click OK 4 Insert the Windows NT Installation CD in the CD ROM drive enter the i386 directory and click OK 5 Enter the resource assignments above and click OK 6 Click OK to the setup message The card has...

Page 85: ...nibook 1 Start Windows NT 4 0 2 Insert the PC Card 3 When the PCMCIA Card Not Configured window appears select Install system provided driver for this card and click OK 4 Insert the Windows NT Installation CD in the CD ROM drive enter the correct directory and click OK 5 Click OK to accept the Automatic configuration IO Port and Interrupt 6 Click OK to the setup message The card has not been activ...

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Page 88: ...dress or phone number listed in the Support and Service booklet or in OmniBook Support in the online OmniBook Library Please have your OmniBook with you To clean the OmniBook You can clean the OmniBook with a soft cloth dampened either in clean water or in water containing a mild detergent Do not use an excessively wet cloth nor allow water inside the case Do not use any abrasive cleaners especial...

Page 89: ... cm diagonal 1024 x 768 XGA TFT display with 65K colors or 12 1 inch 30 7 cm diagonal 800 x 600 SVGA HPA or TFT display with 16 million colors 16 million colors available on external video SMI Lynx EM4 graphics controller AGP graphics 64 bit Video Graphics Adapter Dual display capability 4 MB of embedded video SGRAM Support for software MPEG 2 and Zoomed Video External video resolutions 800 x 600 ...

Page 90: ...chamber Built in microphone Headphone out and microphone in ports Dolby Pro Logic with Surround Sound DVD configuration only Keyboard and Pointing Device 87 88 key full size keyboard Spill resistant keyboard Embedded numeric keypad 12 function Fn keys Touch pad on palm rest Input Output Universal Serial Bus USB port Serial port 9 pin 115 200 bps Parallel port 25 pin bidirectional ECP and EPP VGA 1...

Page 91: ...croll functionality by Synaptics Mediamatics DVD player software DVD systems preinstalled System Diagnostics by HP DiagTools 2 2 QuickStroke Chinese character recognition software by Synaptics China only and HK Traditional Chinese only Desktop Management Interface DMI 2 0 compliant under Windows 98 HP TopTools 4 5 for Windows 98 Online user s handbook OmniBook Recovery CD included Centralized worl...

Page 92: ...attery with up to 3 hour run time PS 2 Y Adapter 10 Mbps Ethernet PC Card 3Com 10 100 LAN CardBus PC Card 56 Kbps 10 100 Ethernet Combo card Xircom CreditCard Modem 56 GlobalACCESS Xircom CreditCard Ethernet 10 100 Modem 56 GlobalACCESS Xircom CreditCard Modem 56 for use inside U S only Xircom RealPort CardBus Ethernet 10 100 Modem 56 3Com 10 100 Fast Ethernet 56 Global Modem CardBus PC Card 128 b...

Page 93: ...grams OmniBook Library Online OmniBook Notes For late breaking information available after the manuals were completed see OmniBook Notes Start Programs OmniBook Library The introductory Microsoft manual for Windows 95 or Windows NT This is shipped with your OmniBook and contains information about using the standard features of Windows 95 or Windows NT 4 0 OmniBook website http www hp com omnibook ...

Page 94: ...rd disks connecting devices changing the configuration BIOS Setup Utility recovery system resources including memory maps interrupt settings I O addresses and troubleshooting OmniBook User s Handbook Location C OMNILIB HPBOOK EXE and www hp com omnibook Audience End User Content Basics of operating the OmniBook OmniBook Notes Location C OMNIBOOK OMNIBOOK DOC Audience End User Corporate IT Content ...

Page 95: ...ards in each operating system Each card has an application note that describes how to configure it in HP OmniBooks Approved and Tested Solutions List Location www hp com omnibook Audience Corporate IT and Resellers Integrators Content Shows each 3rd party product and whether or not it passed or failed in each operating system on each OmniBook Corporate Evaluator s Guide Location www hp com omniboo...

Page 96: ...eriod In and out of warranty repair qualification and repair process HP authorized resellers Local support assistance Referral to Customer support center or HP approved support provider Electronic support services See the next topic below for a listing of services Customer Support Centers See the second topic below for a listing of contacts To find Electronic Support Services World Wide Web Downlo...

Page 97: ...stomers can utilize HP s 24 X 7 phone support available in the local language during business hours and English only after hours and on weekends Customers call their usual support phone numbers any time The very same level of technical support is available regardless of the time of day or day of the week US Canada English 970 635 1000 Canada French Montreal 970 635 1000 English 800 387 3867 French...

Page 98: ...ll provide you with repair processes in your area Warranty service does not include cost of shipping handling duties taxes freight or fees to the service location Out of Warranty Contact one of the support providers or an HP Service Center The support provider will provide you with repair charges and processes in your area or will refer you to a repair center Hewlett Packard Limited Warranty Summa...

Page 99: ...er even if it involves law enforcement agencies To remove the password Send the following documentation by fax or mail Acceptable proof of ownership sales receipt purchase order etc with the following information o OmniBook s serial number o Owner s name o Where purchased o Date of purchase A written password removal request should have the following information o Date of request o Requester s nam...

Page 100: ...upport runs a program that decodes the encoded master password 5 Press ENTER then type the decoded alphanumeric password Technical support generates The OmniBook decodes the master password and compares it to the password entered If the passwords match the OmniBook unlocks The user s original password is erased Technical Support can then guide you through the process of entering a new password If ...

Page 101: ...ial numbers set in manufacturing Service If an OmniBook motherboard is replaced the HP authorized repair facility must program the electronic serial number before returning the unit to the customer OmniBook motherboard Configuration If for some reason the electronic serial number is not set the OmniBook will prompt with the following message and wait for a key press when powered on for the first t...

Page 102: ...e following 1 Ask the user to verify the serial number is correct 2 If the user answers no it will give the user a pass number The user must call HP customer support and give the pass number 3 The HP customer support representative will give the user a password that will remove the current serial number 4 Restart the system and follow the instructions above to set a new serial number Note You can ...

Page 103: ...3 setting passwords 2 15 setting time outs 2 11 C Card Executive 7 10 CD ROM drive autodetecting a CD 5 9 7 8 channels DMA 2 14 configuring audio devices 2 13 BIOS settings 2 3 system resources 2 13 Corporate Evaluator s Guide 8 7 8 9 creating Support Utility disk 3 2 D defaults system 2 13 deleting password 2 11 devices conflicts 2 6 drivers 3 2 disks Support Utility 3 2 DMA channels 2 14 documen...

Page 104: ... 3 3 repair 8 13 serial number 8 16 8 17 starting and stopping 2 8 tested solutions 8 10 warranty 8 13 website 8 11 OmniBook Notes 8 7 8 8 P passwords removing 8 14 PC Cards 3Com network card 4 13 5 10 7 11 plug and play 7 9 7 10 saving power 2 10 Windows 95 drivers 5 6 Windows NT drivers 7 10 with Windows NT 4 0 7 2 Phoenix APM 2 0 7 9 Phoenix CardExecutive using 7 12 plug and play no Windows NT ...

Page 105: ...4 system interrupts 2 13 T technical support 8 7 time outs 2 11 touch pad Windows 2000 6 5 U User s Handbook online 8 7 V video drivers Windows 95 4 5 5 5 Windows NT 4 0 7 6 video support Windows 2000 6 4 W warranty 8 13 website 8 7 8 11 Windows reinstalling 3 3 Windows 2000 retail audio support 6 5 HPCI 6 5 installing 6 3 pointing device support 6 5 power management 6 6 SpeedStep 6 6 touch pad 6 ...

Page 106: ...1 Introducing the OmniBook XE2 2 Operating the OmniBook XE2 3 Using the Recovery CD 4 Using Windows 98 5 Using Windows 95 6 Using Windows NT 4 0 7 Features and Support Information ...

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