HP OmniBook XE2 Notes
Hp omnibook xe2: release note
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Also See for OmniBook XE2:
- Evaluator manual (106 pages) ,
- Service manual (85 pages) ,
- Product support bulletin (1 page)
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OmniBook Notes
3 March 1999
This file contains up-to-date information on the following topics:
Enabling the infrared port
Updating the infrared driver
Installing the supplemental video driver
Expanding the Hibernate partition when adding RAM
Using hot key features on an external keyboard
Using digitally signed drivers
Reestablishing network connection after resume
Misreporting hard disk space during registration
Maintaining use of automated power management
Losing sound in MS-DOS mode
Resuming after low-battery hibernation
Checking the build version
Setting the OmniBook modem connection speed
Finding Windows drivers for your OmniBook
Enabling pulse dialing in France, Belgium, and Spain
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Enabling the infrared port
Before you use your infrared port to transfer files or to print to an infrared printer, you must
enable the infrared port in the BIOS. Follow these steps to use either the standard infrared driver
or the enhanced driver.
1. Reboot your computer.
2. When you see the HP logo, press F2.
3. Select Advanced.
4. Set IrDA port setting to Enabled.
5. Set Mode to FIR.
6. If DMA channel conflicts with Parallel port DMA channel, change Parallel port Mode to EPP.
7. Select F10 to save the changed values and continue reboot.
8. Adjust the infrared transceiver value.
a. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, Network.
b. On the Configuration tab, select NSC-PC87338 Fast Infrared Port and click Properties.
c. Select the Advanced tab.
d. Under Property select Infrared Transceiver A, under Value select HP-HSDL-2300, and
click OK twice.
e. Reboot the computer again.
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Updating the infrared driver
in Windows 98
in Windows 98
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- Page 1 Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, Network. b. On the Configuration tab, select NSC-PC87338 Fast Infrared Port and click Properties. c. Select the Advanced tab. d. Under Property select Infrared Transceiver A, under Value select HP-HSDL-2300, and click OK twice. e. Reboot the computer again.
- Page 2 2. Select the LynxE tab and use the controls available there for additional features, such as Stretch and Rotate. For additional information about the control panel, see the Tips and Troubleshooting section on the Web at www.hp.com/omnibook. ____________________________________________ Expanding the hibernate partition when adding RAM...
- Page 3 2. Connect the AC adapter to the OmniBook. 3. Insert the bootable Recovery CD in the CD-ROM drive. 4. Reboot and, when you see the HP logo, press ESC twice. 5. Select the CD-ROM drive as the boot device, press ENTER, and follow the onscreen instructions.
- Page 4 If so, you need to obtain updated drivers, and they will be posted on the Web at www.hp.com/omnibook. Most users, however, choose to use the default Windows 98 configuration, which disables driver signing.
- Page 5 ______________________ Checking the build version When you communicate with an HP Support person, you may need to find out what version of the software is installed on your OmniBook XE. You can find information about the build in the file version.inf, which is found in the root directory of your hard disk. (The file is also on the Recovery CD, in the \recover directory.) Double-click on the filename to see the information.
- Page 6 Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0) and your computer was shipped with one of these OSs. If you decide to install one of the other OSs instead, be sure to download the latest drivers for it from the web at www.hp.com/omnibook. You can also check this OmniBook website for updated drivers for your original OS.