HP OB5500 Service Manual

HP OmniBook Accessories

User’s Guide

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Notice

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Edition History

Edition 1 ......................................... February 1997

This manual is printed on recycled paper.

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Contents

1. Using OmniBook Accessories .......................... 1-5

Installing and Removing Accessories ...................... 1-7

To remove accessories from the OmniBook................ 1-8

To install the floppy drive ............................ 1-9

To insert and eject a floppy disk ........................1-10

To install the CD-ROM drive ...........................1-11

To insert and remove a CD............................1-12

To use the CD-ROM drive safely ........................1-13

To replace the battery ...............................1-14

To install a high-capacity battery .......................1-15

To handle and store the battery safely....................1-16

To maintain and preserve battery life ....................1-16

To remove the hard disk drive .........................1-17

To install the hard disk drive ..........................1-18

To install your OmniBook software......................1-18

2. Troubleshooting ................................... 1-19

Solving Basic Problems ................................1-21

To resolve floppy disk drive problems....................1-21

To resolve CD-ROM drive problems .....................1-22

To resolve battery problems...........................1-22

To resolve hard drive problems ........................1-23

3. Specifications and Regulatory Information ............... 1-25

Hardware Specifications ...............................1-27

Regulatory Information ................................1-28

U.S.A. ..........................................1-28

Canada .........................................1-29

Japan ..........................................1-29

Europe .........................................1-30

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Using OmniBook Accessories

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Using OmniBook Accessories

The OmniBook Accessories User’s Guide describes OmniBook accessories and shows you how to install and use them. 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. Look in the OmniBook Library group.

• 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 (Windows for Workgroups).

• The OmniBook Website at http://www.hp.com/go/omnibook: The Corporate

Evaluator’s Guide at our Website provides complete information about

installing alternate operating systems, as well as how to configure the OmniBook in a corporate, networked environment.

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Using OmniBook Accessories

Installing and Removing Accessories

The OmniBook Accessories User’s Guide describes OmniBook accessories and shows you how to install and use them.

This manual explains how to

♦ Remove accessory modules from the OmniBook. ♦ Install and use the floppy disk drive. ♦ Install and use the CD-ROM drive. ♦ Install the high-capacity battery pack. ♦ Replace the OmniBook battery pack. ♦ Upgrade the OmniBook with a new hard drive.

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CAUTION

To prevent damage to the pull-tab, gently push the tab back into the module

after you remove it from the OmniBook.

CD-ROM drive

Floppy disk drive

Installing and Removing Accessories

To remove accessories from the OmniBook

The OmniBook’s center drive bay can hold a CD-ROM drive, a floppy-disk drive, or a high-capacity (2nd) battery for extra power.

High-capacity battery

Use this procedure to remove any of these accessories.

1. Slide the switch to the right. A pull-tab pops out.

2. Pull the pull-tab firmly to remove the module from the OmniBook.

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Using OmniBook Accessories

Important

The external floppy drive works only with the OmniBook’s parallel port. It does not

work with the parallel port on the docking system.

Parallel port

Installing and Removing Accessories

To install the floppy drive

1. If necessary, remove the current accessory module from the OmniBook.

2. Slide the floppy drive into the OmniBook until it clicks into place.

–or– Connect the floppy drive to the OmniBook externally by pulling out the floppy

drive cable and connecting it to the parallel port on the left side of the OmniBook.

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CAUTION

Do not insert or remove a floppy disk while the OmniBook is actively reading

or writing data. Wait until the floppy drive finishes reading. Otherwise, you

could lose data or the OmniBook could stop responding.

floppy disk indicator

Installing and Removing Accessories

To insert and eject a floppy disk

When the OmniBook is reading or writing data to the floppy drive, the floppy disk indicator appears on the Status Panel (above the function keys).

1. Hold the disk with its face up, then slide it into the floppy drive slot until it clicks into place.

2. To remove the floppy disk, press the eject button on the front of the floppy disk drive.

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