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Check the OmniBook serial port assignments in OmniBook Tools. Click
Connections, then COM Ports. For a serial mouse, the serial port must be
assigned to COM1.
Check whether the serial mouse is compatible with the OmniBook—the mouse
must be compatible with the 9-pin serial Microsoft Mouse.
File, Drive, and PC Card Problems
If a PC card doesn't work properly in a card slot
For information about compatible cards, visit our Web site at
http://www.hp.com/go/omnibook. Or contact Hewlett-Packard as described in the
Support and Service booklet or in OmniBook Support in the online OmniBook
Library.
Try removing and reinserting the card.
Try inserting the card in the other card slot to check the connector.
Try removing a PC card from the other card slot, if another card is present.
For a data storage card, check that you're using the correct drive letter.
If a data storage card doesn't work properly, check if it has a write-protect switch
and that it is set properly.
Shut down Windows, then
If the OmniBook doesn't reboot successfully from drive A
If the OmniBook can't reboot from drive A, use the
to check that the floppy drive is the first boot device.
If drive C has problems
Insert the Support Utility floppy disk in the floppy drive, then press
CTRL+ALT+DEL to reboot from drive A. You can use commands on the floppy
disk to check and possibly repair drive C.
If a backup-tape drive does not work correctly
Its bus speed might be too slow for the OmniBook. You can decrease the
OmniBook's bus speed by pressing FN+MINUS. (To restore the normal speed,
press FN+PLUS.)
If you're using DriveSpace on removable disks
Floppy disks and PC disks are removable disks.
If you have used Microsoft DriveSpace compression to compress drive C and
you want to use compressed removable disks, you must turn off 32-bit file
access for reliable operation. In Control Panel, use the Enhanced icon, then
choose Virtual Memory and Change. (Drive C compression, removable-disk
compression, and 32-bit file access should not be active at the same time.)
If you want to use Microsoft DriveSpace compression on removable disks
without compressing drive C, use the following steps:
reset
the OmniBook.
System Configuration Utility
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