To Recover A Damaged Recovery Cd Or Hard Disk Drive; To Update The Bios - HP OmniBook 800 Evaluator Manual

To recover a damaged Recovery CD or hard disk drive

If you lose or damage the Recovery CD, take your OmniBook and Certificate of
Authenticity to an HP Service Center to be programmed. If you mail your
OmniBook for this service, you must provide a photocopy of the Certificate of
Authenticity along with payment.
Service Centers will replace a defective hard disk drive with a blank hard drive. You
can then program the drive using the Recovery CD or your custom build process.

To update the BIOS

Hewlett-Packard may update the BIOS to enhance the capabilities of the OmniBook
800. Updates will be available from HP Electronic Support Services. Refer to the
OmniBook Support chapter (page 8-21) for more information.
Important Because a BIOS update replaces the previous version, it is very important you follow
these instructions exactly. The BIOS update process resets the configuration settings
in the System Configuration Utility. PC Identification and Passwords are not
removed.
1. Shut down the OmniBook.
2. If necessary, undock the OmniBook.
3. Plug in the ac adapter.
4. Remove any PC cards.
5. Insert the BIOS Update disk.
6. Hold down the On/Off button and press the Reset button.
7. When the battery light turns green and the computer stops beeping, press the
The OmniBook will beep several times. This starts a process that takes
approximately one minute.
Reset button.
Do not interrupt the update process.
Recovering Files, Drivers, and Applications
Introduction
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