Summary of Contents for HP OmniBook 2100 - Notebook PC
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27 April 1998 This file contains the most up-to-date information on the following topics: Sources of Information about the OmniBook and Windows Precautions Replacing Batteries Using a Pointing Device During Rebooting and Resuming Synchronizing an External Display or Projector Smart CPU Mode (BIOS Setup Utility) Using an Older Microsoft Mouse Model Status Panel Shows Incorrect Battery Charge Level Docking System Compatibility...
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Certain applications, such as Intuit's Quicken, keep their working files open, and they update the files as you make changes. For such applications, you should open only files that reside on the hard drive, not on a removable disk. An open file on a removable disk (such as a floppy disk or PC Card) is susceptible to corruption in certain situations.
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The OmniBook cannot use Suspend mode with two of Microsoft's older mouse models (parts #28898 and #07685). The suspend and resume activity causes the OmniBook to lock up with these mice. If you are using one of these mice, do the following to prevent this problem: 1.
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* Web Publishing * Chat * Multimedia Enhancement including Real Audio Internet Explorer installation applies a new IR32_32.DLL that causes older AVI files to appear corrupted when they are viewed. You may encounter this problem in the laptop's default configuration. If you do, the problem can be resolved by applying the patch in \OmniBook\Drivers\Win95\Patches\AVI.
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3. Check Mic then click OK. The Mic (microphone) options are now displayed in the Master Out dialog box. Click the Advanced button to access the Microphone Boost setting. Installing USB in Windows 95 USB support is not preinstalled. To use USB devices, follow the directions below to install the drivers. Note that there have been reports of incompatibility between USB and hot-docking.
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Upgrading Your OmniBook to Windows 98 Before upgrading your HP OmniBook to Windows 98, visit the HP website at http://www.hp.com/omnibook or http://www2.hp.com/omnibook (European mirror) to obtain the latest related information. Windows NT 4.0 The Windows NT 4.0 Workstation \i386 files are located on the hard drive at C:\winnt\i386 directory. Enabling Automatic Suspend After Installing Retail Windows NT 4.0 If you install retail Windows NT 4.0, you must disable "Cdrom AutoRun"...
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Using the OmniBook with No Floppy Drive Attached By default, McAfee VirusScan 3.1.4 for Windows NT expects to find an attached floppy drive. If no floppy drive is attached, McAfee VirusScan can take from 2 to 3 minutes to return an error "Drive Not Ready."...
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Filename: notes_en_mcd Directory: F:\shell-cgi\submittal_system\mcdDocsDir Template: C:\data\ms\template\NORMAL.DOT Title: Subject: Author: Keywords: Comments: Creation Date: 07/22/98 11:48 AM Change Number: Last Saved On: Last Saved By: Total Editing Time: 1 Minute Last Printed On: 07/22/98 11:55 AM As of Last Complete Printing Number of Pages: 7 Number of Words: 2,175 (approx.) Number of Characters:...
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