HP OB5500 Getting Started

HP OmniBook

Getting Started

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Edition History

Edition 1 ............................................. July 1996

Edition 2 ........................................ November 1996

This manual is printed on recycled paper.

Contents

1 Starting Out with Your OmniBook ......................... 7

Setting Up the OmniBook ................................ 9

To set up the OmniBook ............................... 10

To adjust the display .................................. 13

To use the pointing device.............................. 14

To turn off the Omnibook .............................. 15

To understand the status panel........................... 16

Setting up the Operating System............................ 17

To set up Windows 95 ................................. 17

To set up Windows for Workgroups ....................... 18

Restoring Files ........................................ 19

To recover Windows 95................................ 20

To set up a PCMCIA or parallel port CD-ROM drive ............. 21

To recover Windows for Workgroups ...................... 22

To make DOS 6.22 and Windows for Workgroups backup disks .... 23

To recover HP software programs......................... 24

To read the online User’s Guide .......................... 25

To install device drivers for other operating systems ............ 25

To remove the hard drive .............................. 29

To install drive C..................................... 30

Where to go from here .................................. 31

2 Troubleshooting....................................... 33

Solving Basic Problems .................................. 35

3 Specifications and Regulatory Information 39

Hardware Specifications ................................. 41

Safety Information ..................................... 42

Regulatory Information .................................. 47

U.S.A. ............................................ 47

Canada ........................................... 48

Japan ............................................ 48

Europe ........................................... 49

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 infused with the quality and attention to detail that are the hallmark of Hewlett-Packard.

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. For complete information about operating the OmniBook—and information about how to remove and exchange hardware modules, consult the OmniBook User’s Guide—an online manual.

About Your OmniBook Manuals

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

• 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 95 manual contains

information about Windows 95.

Starting Out with Your OmniBook

Setting Up the OmniBook

The OmniBook Getting Started guide introduces the OmniBook and shows you how to set up the OmniBook and select an operating system. For more information about using your OmniBook, look in the online OmniBook User’s Guide.

This manual explains how to

♦ Set up the OmniBook. ♦ Adjust the display. ♦ Use the pointing device. ♦ Turn the OmniBook off. ♦ Understand the status panel symbols. ♦ Select an operating system. ♦ Recover system files. ♦ Recover HP OmniBook applications. ♦ Remove and replace the hard disk drive. ♦ Get more information about using the OmniBook.

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.

Setting Up the OmniBook

To set up the OmniBook

1. Remove the battery from its packaging.

2. Slide the battery all the way into the battery compartment.

3. Plug the power cord into the ac adapter, then into a grounded ac outlet. Then plug the ac adapter into the OmniBook. When you plug in ac power, the battery starts charging automatically.

Starting Out with Your OmniBook

Reset button

Setting Up the OmniBook

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.

5. 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 will take half a minute or more to reset and turn on.

Starting Out with Your OmniBook

Setting Up the OmniBook

If the OmniBook does not turn on, press the blue On/Off button located on the

upper right-hand corner above the keyboard.

On/Off button

Brightness

Contrast

Display controls

the screen.

Starting Out with Your OmniBook

Setting Up the OmniBook

To adjust the display

All OmniBooks are equipped with a brightness control. Some models also have a contrast control. Your OmniBook display controls are located either to the right of the display or under the display.

If you have two controls, the upper slider controls the brightness, and the lower slider controls the contrast.

• Slide the control up to increase the brightness or contrast, and slide the control down to decrease it.

• If your controls appear under the screen, slide right to increase brightness or contrast, and slide left to decrease it.

The following illustration shows the position of the display controls.

On some OmniBook models, the display controls are below

Starting Out with Your OmniBook

Click buttons

Pointing device

Setting Up the OmniBook

To use the pointing device

The pointing device is located in the center of the keyboard and the two click buttons are located below the keyboard. The pointing device controls the motion of the pointer on the screen by detecting pressure. The pointer speed corresponds to the amount of pressure. The pointing device itself does not move. The click buttons work like those on a standard mouse—what they do depends on the software you’re using.

1. Place your hands in the typing position.

2. With your index finger, gently press the pointing device in the direction you want the pointer to move.

Pressing the pointing device away from you moves the pointer up the screen

and pressing it toward you moves the pointer down the screen.

3. Click the buttons with your thumb to select and drag.

Starting Out with Your OmniBook

Setting Up the OmniBook

To turn off the Omnibook

There are three ways to turn off the OmniBook depending on how long you’ll be away from the OmniBook and how much battery life you want to save.

Instant On/Instant Off

Use Instant On mode when you're away from the OmniBook for short periods of time—a few hours. The OmniBook’s instant on feature retains your current work session. You don’t have to worry about losing information when you turn off the power.

• Press the blue On/Off button located at the upper right-hand corner of the

keyboard.

The bookmark icon appears in the status panel. When you turn the OmniBook

back on again, it comes back exactly where you left it!

Save-To-Disk

Use when you're away from the OmniBook for longer periods of time—a week or more.

1. If connected, unplug the ac adapter.

2. Press FN+F12 to save-to-disk. When you press On/Off again, the last screen displayed appears.

Shut down

Use to completely shut down the OmniBook. It reboots when you turn it on.

1. Exit Windows.

2. Press CTRL+ALT+blue On/Off button.

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