To Recover Windows 95 - HP OmniBook 5500 Getting Started

Starting Out with Your OmniBook
Restoring Files

To recover Windows 95

The following procedure describes how to restore Windows 95 and your original
OmniBook software. These steps will format the hard drive. Back up any files you
would like to save.
The entire recovery process takes approximately 1 hour. To recover your Windows
95 operating system, you'll need a CD-ROM drive, floppy disk drive, the Recovery
CD, and the Support Utility disk.
1. If you have an internal CD-ROM drive , connect the floppy disk drive to the
OmniBook's parallel port and install the CD-ROM drive in the OmniBook.
–or–
If you have a SCSI CD-ROM drive and a docking system
CD-ROM drive to the docking system and install the floppy disk drive in the
OmniBook.
–or–
If you have a PCMCIA or Parallel Port CD-ROM drive
Parallel CD-ROM drive and install the floppy disk drive in the OmniBook. See
"To set up a PCMCIA or parallel port CD-ROM drive."
2. Connect the ac adapter to the OmniBook.
3. Insert the Recovery CD in the CD-ROM drive.
4. Insert the Support Utility disk in the floppy disk drive.
5. Press the reset button.
The DOS 6.22 Startup menu appears.
6. Choose option 2:
Recover Windows 95 from Recovery CD
7. Choose the type of CD-ROM drive you're using—internal OmniBook, SCSI with
docking system, or PCMCIA or parallel port.
Do not interrupt the recovery process or unplug the ac adapter until recovery is
completed.
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, connect the SCSI
, connect the PCMCIA or