HP OmniBook 800 User manual

HP OmniBook 800
Getting Started
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Edition 1 ............................................. May 1996
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Contents
1. Starting Out with Your OmniBook ......................... 1-1
Setting Up ........................................... 1-3
1. Install the battery pack. .............................. 1-3
2. Connect the ac adapter and start charging ................. 1-4
3. Open the OmniBook ................................ 1-5
4. Reset the OmniBook ................................ 1-5
5. Adjust the display .................................. 1-7
6. Pop out the mouse ................................. 1-8
7. Plug in the floppy drive .............................. 1-9
8. Set up and install the operating system ................... 1-10
Where to Go from Here.................................. 1-14
Special Features....................................... 1-15
Instant On and Power Shut-Down......................... 1-15
Using the Back Panel ................................. 1-16
Using Hot Keys as Shortcuts............................. 1-16
Using the System Configuration Utility...................... 1-17
Using the Recovery CD ................................ 1-20
Using a Docking System ............................... 1-21
System Resources .................................... 1-22
Replacing the Hard-Disk Drive ........................... 1-24
2. Troubleshooting ...................................... 2-1
Solving Basic Problems.................................. 2-3
3. Specifications, Regulatory, and Safety Information ............ 3-1
Hardware Specifications ................................. 3-3
Safety Information ..................................... 3-4
Regulatory Information.................................. 3-7
U.S.A. ............................................ 3-7
Canada ........................................... 3-8
Japan ............................................ 3-8
Europe ........................................... 3-9

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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 equipped with a full-size
keyboard, its own built-in mouse, and MicrosoftWindows95. In addition, your
OmniBook has been specifically designed for ease of use on the road. It features
“instant-on”power that immediately restores your last screen. And the OmniBook is
infused with the quality and attention to detail that are the hallmark of Hewlett-
Packard.
This OmniBook Getting Started manual shows how to start using your OmniBook. It
also shows what to do if you run into trouble getting started. You also have an
Introducing Windows 95 manual to help you start using Windows 95.
Your OmniBook provides these additional manuals:
• The online OmniBook User’s Guide :This introduces the OmniBook and
shows you how to operate and maintain your OmniBook. It also contains
troubleshooting information. Hold down FN and press F5 (FN+F5)—or look in
the OmniBook Library.
• The Introducing Microsoft Windows 95 manual: This is shipped with your
OmniBook and contains information about using the standard features of
Windows 95.
• The online Windows Quick Start and MS-DOS Quick Start manuals: These
are in the OmniBook Library group for Windows 3.1 and 3.11.

Starting Out with Your OmniBook
Setting Up
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Setting Up
To start working with your OmniBook the first time, you have to make the following
preparations—they’re described in detail on the following pages:
1. Install the battery.
2. Connect the ac adapter and start charging the battery.
3. Open the OmniBook.
4. Press the reset button on the side.
5. Adjust the display.
6. Pop out the mouse. (The mouse is PS/2-compatible and is replaceable.)
7. Plug in the floppy drive.
8. Go through the setup screens and install the operating system.
1. Install the battery pack.
See “Battery Safety”in chapter 3 for the proper handling of batteries.
1. Lay the battery pack into the battery compartment. The metal battery contacts
on the pack mate with contacts in the compartment.
2. Close the two latches.
The battery pack contains rechargeable batteries. The first time you use your
OmniBook, you should charge the battery for 1 or 2 hours before operating solely
on battery power. However, you can operate immediately with the ac adapter
plugged in—see the next section.

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2. Connect the ac adapter and start charging
• Plug the power cord into the ac adapter, then into a grounded ac outlet.
• Plug the connector from the ac adapter into the socket at the right-rear corner
of the OmniBook.
The Charging Light
Color
Meaning for Battery
Off
Not charging (no power connection).
Green
Charged 90% - 100%.
Orange
Charging.
Red
Bad battery or missing battery.
CAUTION
Use the ac adapter shipped with the OmniBook (HP part number F1044B or
other Hewlett-Packard adapter intended for use with the OmniBook 800).
Using any other adapter could damage the OmniBook and void your warranty.
Always plug the ac adapter into a grounded outlet. Also, the adapter plug has
negative polarity
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the inner contact is negative, and the outer is positive. This
is different from many other adapters.

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Setting Up
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3. Open the OmniBook
• Press the center latch and lift the lid to open the OmniBook.
4. Reset the OmniBook
• Press the reset button: Insert a pen tip or bent paper clip into the small opening
marked “RESET”on the right side of the computer. Press the red button for 1 to
2 seconds. The OmniBook may take half a minute or more to restart (reboot).

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Setting Up
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Pressing the reset button is similar to turning off a PC’s power, then turning it back
on again. After this first time, you should not need to press the reset button often.
If you have an OmniBook floppy drive attached when you reset the OmniBook,
make sure there’s no disk in the drive (unless you set the option in the System
Configuration Utility to boot only from the hard drive). As on a PC, if there’s a disk
in the floppy drive, the OmniBook looks there first for its startup files.

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Setting Up
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5. Adjust the display
Some OmniBook models have just a brightness control, while others have both
brightness and contrast controls.
• If there is only a brightness symbol: Press the ∧and ∨buttons above the
keyboard to adjust the brightness.
• If there is a gray contrast symbol and an orange brightness symbol: Press
the ∧and ∨buttons above the keyboard to adjust the contrast. Hold down the
(orange) FN key and press the same two buttons to adjust the brightness.
Note
Keep in mind that a higher brightness setting gives a shorter battery operating
time
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because the internal light is using more power. This may affect the operating
time by as much as 1 hour or so. (The contrast setting doesn’t affect the operating
time.)
When you turn on your OmniBook, the display usually takes 1 minute or more to
reach its normal brightness. The cooler the environment, the longer it takes.
Brightness
Contrast

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Setting Up
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6. Pop out the mouse
1. Press the round mouse-eject button in the upper-right corner of the keyboard.
2. Firmly pull the mouse out past the first resistance to its full extended position—
about 3 inches (8 centimeters).
3. Lift the near end of the mouse—it pops up for a more comfortable shape.
4. Although the arm limits the physical extension of the mouse, it does not limit
the travel of the pointer, as you will see. Just by pushing or pulling on the
pointer, the pointer will continue to travel.
The mouse is extremely sturdy. Its flexibility allows it to withstand bending and
accidental bumps without breaking.
To store the mouse
1. If the mouse is popped up, press inward on the support arm and press the
raised end of the mouse downward to collapse it.
2. Gently push the mouse into the case opening until it latches.
To replace the mouse
1. Tug sharply on the mouse to remove it and its arm from the computer.
2. Slip the arm of the new mouse into the slot inside the mousehole on the
computer. Push the arm in and force it past the first resistance.

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Setting Up
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7. Plug in the floppy drive
1. Find the floppy-drive cable included with the OmniBook.
2. Plug the larger plug (pinching its tabs) into the back of the floppy drive.
3. Plug the smaller plug into the floppy-drive port at the back of the OmniBook.
Hint
When possible, plug in the OmniBook ac adapter while you’re using the floppy
drive. This prevents the battery from running down.
• When unplugging the cable, pinch the two tabs on the plug.
• The plug-in floppy drive accepts 3.5-inch disks (1.44 MB and 720 KB).
• There are two models of this drive: the one not pictured has the disk-eject button
on top of the drive.
CAUTION
Always wait until all disk activity stops (the Busy light is off) before ejecting a
disk or unplugging a cable.
Disk-eject button

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8. Set up and install the operating system
When your OmniBook starts up the first time, it takes you through a series of setup
screens, including installation of the operating system. (If you have a docking
system, you should not have it docked during the installation of the operating
system.)
NOTE
This product offers a choice between two Microsoft operating systems:
Windows 95, or
Windows for Workgroups. (See the steps below.)
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 3.1 or 3.11.
(Windows95 is included on the Recovery CD ROM.)

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To install Windows for Workgroups (Windows 3.11)
CAUTION
When prompted to do so, it is important that you make back-up installation
disks for MS-DOS and Windows for Workgroups. This will require 12 floppy
disks for English. (The back-up program will format the disks.)
You will need these installation disks to install certain drivers (such as printers
and networks), as well as to recover your operating system in case of a failure.
If you do not make these disks, you will need to purchase your own copies of
MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.11. (You can make these back-up disks at any
time from the icon in the Windows OmniBook group.)
1. The Setup screens are labeled Windows 95, but they are for Windows for
Workgroups, too. After you accept the License Agreement and enter the
Product ID (printed on the Certificate of Authenticity on the Microsoft
Introducing Windows95 book), you will see the Windows Version screen.
2. In the Windows Version screen, click the Change button.

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3. Choose the following option, then click OK:
No, I want to install MS-DOS 6.22 and Microsoft Windows for
Workgroups 3.1
4. When you are done with this installation, you should swap the icon-label strip
that slips into place at the top of the keyboard above the F1--F12 keys. Two strips
are provided with your computer, but the one pre-inserted is for Windows 95.
(The assignments for the F1--F12 keys differ between Windows for Workgroups
and Windows 95.)

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To install an alternate operating system
You provide the software to install the alternate operating system. You will need
OmniBook-specific drivers, which we provide. The drivers for alternate operating
systems are on the Recovery CD ROM, under OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WINNT and
OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\OS2. Different versions of an operating system require different
drivers, so make sure to select the appropriate driver.
You can also find the drivers on the OmniBook's hard drive under
C:\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS.
CAUTION
Before you start installing a new operating system, make sure the drivers you
need will be accessible after the installation .
If you do not have a CD-ROM drive, then copy the drivers you need from the
Omnibook directory of the hard disk to a floppy disk. Alternatively, check our
World-Wide Web site (http://www.hp.com/go/omnibook) for the drivers.
1. Install your alternate operating system.
2. If you have a CD-ROM drive, connect it according to the instructions for your
operating system. This gives you access to the information on the Recovery CD.
Otherwise, use the floppy disk you made per the Caution above.
3. Load the drivers you need from the Recovery CD or from a floppy disk onto the
hard-disk drive. Each driver includes instructions for installing it.

Starting Out with Your OmniBook
Where to Go from Here
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Where to Go from Here
You can probably start using your OmniBook immediately, especially if you’re
familiar with personal computers, or if you’ve already worked with Microsoft
Windows. Still, your OmniBook is designed as a compact, mobile computer—so it
has a few useful features that you don’t normally find on a desktop PC. Take a few
minutes to explore them.
See the Online Documentation
For detailed information about the OmniBook, see the online User's Guide.(Press
FN+F5 or open the online OmniBook Library.) Also see the other online information
in the online OmniBook Library.
Check OmniBook Notes
For late-breaking information available after the manuals were completed, see
OmniBook Notes in the online OmniBook Library (click Start, Programs, OmniBook
Library).
Visit Our Web site
For updates to the BIOS and other technical information, connect to our World-
Wide Web site on the Internet at http://www.hp.com/go/omnibook