HP OB5000 Getting Started

HP OmniBook

Getting Started

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Edition 1 ........................................ September 1995

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Contents

1 Starting Out with Your OmniBook

Start Here ........................................... 1-3

1. Insert the battery ................................... 1-3

2. Connect the ac adapter .............................. 1-4

3. Reset the OmniBook ................................ 1-5

4. Open the OmniBook ................................ 1-5

5. Turn on the OmniBook .............................. 1-6

6. Go through the setup screens .......................... 1-7

Where to go from here ................................ 1-7

2 Troubleshooting

Solving Basic Problems .................................. 2-3

3 Specifications and Regulatory Information

Hardware Specifications ................................. 3-3

Regulatory Information .................................. 3-4

U.S.A. ............................................ 3-4

Canada ........................................... 3-5

Japan ............................................ 3-5

Europe ........................................... 3-6

Contents

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Starting Out with Your
OmniBook

Starting Out with Your OmniBook

Congratulations! Your OmniBook sets a new standard in personal computing.
Although it's compact, the OmniBook is equipped with a full-size keyboard and
standard Microsoft Windows—all loaded and ready to go. What's more, your
OmniBook has been specifically designed for ease of use on the road. It features
"instant-on" power that immediately restores your last session. And the OmniBook is
infused with the quality and attention to detail that are the hallmark of Hewlett­Packard.

This OmniBook Getting Started manual shows how to get your OmniBook up and
running quickly. It also shows what to do if you run into trouble getting it started.

About Your OmniBook Manuals

Your OmniBook provides these manuals—convenient, yet portable sources of
extensive information about your OmniBook and its preinstalled software:

• The online Quick Start Guide gives you a fun and easy introduction to the

OmniBook. In Windows for Workgroups, look in Program Manager in the
OmniBook Library group. In Windows 95, look in Start, Programs, OmniBook
Library.

• The online OmniBook User's Guide introduces the OmniBook and shows you

how to operate and maintain your OmniBook. It also contains thorough
troubleshooting information. In Windows for Workgroups, look in Program
Manager in the OmniBook Library group. In Windows 95, look in Start,
Programs, OmniBook Library.

• For Windows for Workgroups, the online Windows Quick Start and MS-DOS

Quick Start manuals contain information about Windows for Workgroups and

MS-DOS. Look in Program Manager in the OmniBook Library group.

• For Windows 95, the printed Introducing Microsoft Windows manual and the

online Using Windows 95 manual contain information about Windows 95.
Look in Start, Programs, OmniBook Library for the online manual.

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Starting Out with Your OmniBook

Start Here

Start Here

To start using your OmniBook the first time, you have to make the following
preparations—they’re described in detail on the following pages:

1. Insert the battery, if it’s not already inserted.

2. Connect the ac adapter. (The battery isn’t charged yet.)

3. Press the reset button. (You should only have to do this the first time you start
the OmniBook.)

4. Open the OmniBook.

5. Turn on the OmniBook.

6. Go through the setup screens.

7. Begin working!

1. Insert the battery

1. For easiest access to the battery, close the display and turn your computer over.

2. Slide the battery module into the empty bay. Carefully press the battery all the
way into the compartment. You will hear a click as the locking switches move
outward and the module is locked in place.

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Starting Out with Your OmniBook

CAUTION

Do not mutilate, puncture, or dispose of the battery in fire. The battery can

burst or explode, releasing hazardous chemicals.

A rechargeable battery pack must be recycled or disposed of properly.

CAUTION

Use only an HP F1044B ac adapter (the type shipped with the OmniBook)

do

not use an ac adapter from another product. Using an improper adapter could

damage the OmniBook and will make your warranty invalid.

Start Here

2. Connect the ac adapter

—

1. Plug the power cord into the ac adapter, then into a grounded ac outlet.

2. Plug the connector from the ac adapter into the socket on the left side panel of
the OmniBook.

AC adapter

Power cord

Charging light

The charging light shows the charging status. An orange color indicates that the
adapter is charging your computer's removable battery; the light will turn green
when the battery pack is fully charged.

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Starting Out with Your OmniBook

Start Here

3. Reset the OmniBook

• Press the reset button.

Insert a pen or pencil tip or other slender object into the small opening below

the ac adapter socket on the left side of the computer.

The OmniBook may take half a minute (or more) to restart (reboot).
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 seldom have to press the reset button. (For
example, you may need to reset if the battery becomes completely exhausted.)

Make sure there’s no disk in the floppy disk drive when you reset the OmniBook. As
on a PC, if there’s a disk present, the OmniBook won’t look on the built-in disk for its
startup files, so it may not restart successfully.

4. Open the OmniBook

Pull the two latches on the right and left sides of the OmniBook toward you and lift
the lid away from the keyboard.

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Starting Out with Your OmniBook

Hint

If the display is difficult to read, try adjusting the brightness and contrast controls

they’re located just below the display. Some OmniBook models do not require a

contrast control.

Start Here

5. Turn on the OmniBook

Press the On/Off button located on the upper right-hand corner above the
keyboard.

On/Off button

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Starting Out with Your OmniBook

Start Here

6. Go through the setup screens

When you start up your OmniBook the first time, it takes you through a series of
setup screens to take care of routine setup tasks. When you finish, your OmniBook
is ready to use.

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.

Check OmniBook Notes

For late-breaking information available after the manuals were completed, see
OmniBook Notes.

• For Windows for Workgroups, look in Program Manager in the OmniBook
Library group.

• For Windows 95, look in Start, Programs, OmniBook Library.

See the Online Manuals

For detailed information about the OmniBook, see the online User's Guide. Also see
the other online information in the online OmniBook Library.

• For Windows for Workgroups, look in Program Manager in the OmniBook
Library group.

• For Windows 95, look in Start, Programs, OmniBook Library.

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2

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Hints

If you're having a problem—and Windows is running on your OmniBook—see the

online OmniBook User’s Guide. Its troubleshooting chapter contains more extensive

troubleshooting information.
If you're having a problem within one particular application, check the manual for

that application, too.

Start Here

Troubleshooting

If you run into problems getting your OmniBook started, you can use the
suggestions in this chapter for getting back on track.

If you have questions that this manual doesn't answer, you can

• See the online OmniBook User’s Guide—it’s your main source of information
about using the OmniBook. It includes extensive troubleshooting information.

• If you’re using Windows for Workgroups, check the online Windows Quick Start
and MS-DOS Quick Start manuals.

• If you’re using Windows 95, check the printed Introducing Microsoft Windows
manual, or the online Using Windows 95 manual.

• Look at the online Help for Windows and other applications.

• Check with your computer system administrator, if you have one.

• See other books about Windows, MS-DOS, and other applications. Check your

local library or bookstore.

• Contact your dealer, or contact Hewlett-Packard—see the OmniBook Support
and Service booklet or OmniBook Support in the online OmniBook Library.

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Troubleshooting

Solving Basic Problems

Solving Basic Problems

If your OmniBook has a problem starting, find the symptom below that matches
your situation. Try the suggestions one at a time.

If the OmniBook turns off immediately after it turns on

• Battery power is probably extremely low. Plug in the ac adapter, or turn off the
OmniBook and insert a fresh battery pack.

If the OmniBook stops responding

• Try waiting a few moments, then try turning it off and on.

• Press

• If nothing happens, insert a ballpoint pen tip or other slender object into the

CTRL+ALT+DEL to reboot.

reset-button hole in the left side of the case, below the ac adapter socket. Push
in momentarily—the system should reset and reboot.

If the OmniBook doesn’t respond at turn-on

• Connect the ac adapter in case the battery is low.

• Press On/Off to try turning on the unit.

• Insert a ballpoint pen tip or other slender object into the reset-button hole in

the left side of the case, below the ac adapter socket. Push in momentarily—the
system should reset and reboot.

If you get no response, remove the battery and ac adapter and press the
reset button again—then plug in the ac adapter and try resetting again. If
you still get no response, the unit requires service.
If the OmniBook doesn’t reboot successfully, see the next symptom.

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Troubleshooting

Solving Basic Problems

If the OmniBook doesn’t reboot successfully

If your operating system is MS-DOS or Windows for Workgroups

• If no text is displayed, or if things stop before you see any text about MS-DOS,
the unit probably requires service.

• If you see error messages during startup, but Windows starts or you get an
MS-DOS prompt, exit Windows. Then type scandisk to fix problems with
drive C. Then press
Menu,” press

CTRL+ALT+DEL to reboot—but at the “MS-DOS Startup

F8 ENTER and step through each startup command to find where

the problem occurs. Repair or restore the necessary files as indicated.

• If you see text about MS-DOS but things stop before Windows starts or before
you get an MS-DOS prompt, insert the Support Utility disk or other boot disk in
the floppy drive, then press

CTRL+ALT+DEL to reboot from drive A—then

choose the Minimum Startup option. (If the unit doesn’t reboot from a floppy
boot disk, the unit probably requires service.)

If it reboots, type dir c: to see if drive C contains valid files. Then try the

following:

If drive C has valid files, try typing these commands: c:\dos\scandisk
(to repair any defects) and sys a: c: (to restore core MS-DOS files).
Try typing each of these commands to see if it fixes the problem:

fdisk /mbr (to repair only the boot sector of drive C)
c:\dos\scandisk (to repair any file defects)

Last resort: The following commands delete all files on drive C, so you must
reinstall your files after running these commands:

fdisk (to reinitialize drive C)
format c: /u (to prepare drive C for storing data)

Reinstall all of the original files on drive C—see “If you need to install all
original files on drive C” below.

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Troubleshooting

Solving Basic Problems

If your operating system is Windows 95

• If no text is displayed during reboot, or if things stop before you see “Starting
Windows 95...”, the unit probably requires service.

• If you see “Starting Windows 95...” during startup followed by error messages,
reboot again—but when you see “Starting Windows 95...”, press

F8 to get the

startup menu. Choose a startup option that might help you discover or fix the
problem.

Use the “safe mode” option to start Windows with a basic configuration.
Run ScanDisk (in System Tools) to fix problems with drive C. You can also
make other changes to repair your startup files.
Use the “step-by-step” option to step through each startup command to find
where problems occur, so you can repair or restore any files indicated.

• If drive C (the hard disk) isn’t working properly, insert the Support Utility floppy
disk in the floppy drive, then press

CTRL+ALT+DEL to reboot from drive A—then

choose the Minimum Startup option. At the MS-DOS prompt, type
scandisk c: to fix certain problems with drive C. You can use other
commands on drive A to try to repair drive C. Then remove the floppy disk and
try rebooting again. If it still doesn’t start, you could try reinstalling all of the
original files on drive C—see “If you need to reinstall all original files on drive C”
below.

If the screen is difficult to read

• Set the display resolution to its original setting: 600×480 (VGA) or 800×600
(SVGA). For Windows for Workgroups, use Display in OmniBook Tools. For
Windows 95, use Display in HP User Tools.

• Try adjusting the brightness and contrast by sliding the controls below the
screen.

• Try changing the color scheme. For Windows for Workgroups, use Display in
OmniBook Tools. For Windows 95, use Display in HP User Tools.

If your system password doesn’t work

• Check whether Num Lock is off. Try changing it.

• If you’ve forgotten your password, have your OmniBook at hand and call

Hewlett-Packard at the phone number in the Service and Support booklet.

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Troubleshooting

Solving Basic Problems

If you need to reinstall all original files on drive C

1. Connect a SCSI-type CD-ROM drive to your OmniBook.

2. Insert the Support Utility floppy disk in the floppy drive.

3. Insert the Recovery CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive—make sure you use the
correct CD-ROM.

4. Plug in the ac adapter in case the battery is low.

5. If possible, exit Windows and restart the computer from the floppy drive. You
can press

CTRL+ALT+DEL, or press the reset button.

6. When you see a menu of startup options, select Reinstall All Original Files.

When the process finishes, your hard disk contains the original files.

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Specifications and Regulatory
Information

Specifications and Regulatory Information

Solving Basic Problems

Specifications and Regulatory Information

Your OmniBook is designed to provide trouble-free operation. The following
suggestions can help you while working with your OmniBook:

♦ Observe the temperature limits and other specifications listed in the next

section.

♦ Check out the tips about ergonomics and work habits in the OmniBook User's

Guide.

♦ If you have problems, see the problem-solving suggestions and references

listed in chapter 2.

♦ If you think your OmniBook might need repair service, see the warranty and

service information in the Support and Service booklet.

To contact Hewlett-Packard

If you have questions that the OmniBook manuals don't answer (even after looking
in the contents and index), you can contact Hewlett-Packard at the address 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.

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Hardware Specifications

Display

Backlit liquid-crystal display (LCD).

Color VGA (640 x 480 dots) or SVGA (800 x 600 dots).

Keyboard

Enhanced PC functionality with compact layout.

Embedded numeric keypad.

Tilt feet.

Memory

RAM: 8 MB or more (depending on the model), expandable to 64 MB maximum.

Mass Storage

Card slots: two PCMCIA slots available (two type I or type II cards or one type III card).

Hard disk drive: 1 removable 2.5-inch IDE drive.

Floppy disk drive: 1 removable 3.5-inch 1.44-MB floppy disk drive.

Interfaces

Serial: one 9-pin 115,200-baud RS-232 port (with hardware handshaking).

Parallel: one 25-pin bi-directional parallel port.

Optional SCSI: one 50-pin SCSI II port.

Infrared: one 115,200-baud bi-directional IrDA port.

SVGA output: one color-SVGA port with up to 256 color 1024 x 768 resolution.

Card slots: PCMCIA I/O cards (two type I or type II cards or one type III card).

MIDI: one mini D-sub 15-pin connector and adapter.

Docking port: one custom port for docking station.

Card Slots

Electrical: PCMCIA version 2 cards.

Mechanical: PCMCIA type I, II, and III cards.

AC Adapter

Input: 115 to 240 Vac (50 to 60 Hz).

Output: 12 Vdc, 3.3 A.

Polarity: positive (inner contact is negative).

Battery Pack

Type: removable 14.4 Vdc nickel-metal-hydride or 17.2 Vdc lithium-ion.

Recharge time: up to 3 hours (nickel-metal-hydride) or 4 hours (lithium-ion).

Operating time from full charge (varies according to usage): up to 2.5 hours (nickel-metal-

hydride) or 3.5 hours (lithium-ion).

Temperature

Operating: 10 to 35 ºC (50 to 95 °F) on TFT,

5 to 35 ºC .(41 to 95 ºF) on DSTN.

Storage: -40 to 60 °C (-40 to 140 °F).

The unit may not operate properly below 5 °C (41 °F), but it can be stored at temperatures

down to -40°C (-40°F) without damaging the hardware.

Humidity

Operating: 90% relative humidity at 35 °C (95 °F) maximum.

Storage: 90% relative humidity at 60 °C (140 °F) maximum.

Audio System

Built-in 16-bit SoundBlaster-compatible stereo sound card, microphone and speakers.

Specifications and Regulatory Information

Hardware Specifications

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Specifications and Regulatory Information

Regulatory Information

Regulatory Information

This section presents information that shows how the OmniBook 5000 complies
with regulations in certain regions. Any modifications to the OmniBook not
expressly approved by Hewlett-Packard could void the authority to operate the
OmniBook in these regions.

U.S.A.

The OmniBook 5000 generates and uses radio frequency energy and may interfere
with radio and television reception. The OmniBook complies with the limits for a
Class B computing device as specified in Part 15 of FCC Rules, which provide
reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation. The
"FCC ID" number for this product is listed on the bottom of the unit. In the unlikely
event that there is interference to radio or television reception (which can be
determined by removing the unit's batteries and ac adapter), try the following:

• Reorienting or relocating the receiving antenna.

• Relocating the OmniBook with respect to the receiver.

• Connecting the OmniBook ac adapter to another power outlet.

Connections to Peripheral Devices

To maintain compliance with FCC Rules and Regulations, use properly shielded
cables with this device.

For more information, consult your dealer, an experienced radio/television
technician, or the following booklet, prepared by the Federal Communications
Commission: How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems. This
booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402, Stock Number 004-000-00345-4. At the first printing of this manual, the
telephone number was [phone].

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Specifications and Regulatory Information

Regulatory Information

Canada

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the
Canadian Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n'émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les
limites applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe B prescrites dans le
règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le Ministère des
Communications du Canada.

Japan

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Specifications and Regulatory Information

Manufacturer:

Hewlett-Packard Company

Address:

Hewlett-Packard Co.

Mobile Computing Division

1000 NE Circle Blvd.

Corvallis, OR 97330

declares that the following product

Product name:

HP OmniBook 5000, all models

Options:

conforms to the following product specifications

Safety:

IEC 950:1991+A1,A2 / EN 60950 (1992)+A1,A2

EMC:

CISPR 22:1993 / EN 55022 (1994): Class B (1)]

En 50082-1:1992

IEC 801-2:1991 / prEN 55024-2 (1992): 4kV CD, 8kV AD

IEC 801-3:1984 / prEN 55024-3 (1991): 3V/m

IEC 801-4:1988 / prEN 55024-4 (1992): 0.5kV signal lines, 1.0kV power

lines

Supplementary Information:

The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low

Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and

carries the CE marking accordingly.

The HP F1044B ac adapter used with this product is disconnected from

the power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet or from

the ac adapter. Therefore, the power outlet should be located close to

the product and be easily accessible.

[1] The product was tested in a typical configuration with Hewlett-

Packard personal computer peripherals.

Quality Department

Hewlett-Packard Company

Mobile Computing Division

Regulatory Information

Europe

Products sold in Europe by Hewlett-Packard and its authorized dealers meet the
specifications listed below.

Declaration of Conformity
(according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014)

All

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Specifications and Regulatory Information

Regulatory Information