HP OmniBook 500 - Notebook PC driver and firmware
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HP Notebook PC - Operating with a Windows 2000 Upgrade - Page 1
... latest available drivers and programs for Windows 2000 on the HP Notebook PC (www.hp.com/omnibook/support/).
Turning Off the Computer
To change the settings, use Control Panel, Power Options.
This Action
Produces This Power Mode
Close the lid (in default setting, "None")
Standby (HP term) or Display Off (Microsoft).
-or-
Saves minimal power.
Allow time-out.
Maintains network connections...
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... Windows 2000 Installing Retail Windows 2000
To install audio support
The audio drivers are contained in the \HP\DRIVERS\W2K\AUDIO subdirectory. To install or upgrade the audio drivers: 1. Run ESSETUP.EXE from the \HP\DRIVERS\W2K\AUDIO directory. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the drivers. 3. Select Finish to complete the installation and restart the notebook.
To install modem...
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... have the 3Com V.90 MPCI Modem 556B Modem only card and should use the drivers found at http://www.hp.com/omnibook, in the HP\DRIVERS\NT4\MODEM\PCIMODEM directory. If your notebook is not equipped with a phone jack, then a modem was not supplied. To install 3Com V.90 MPCI Modem 556B support (modem only): If you have installed a retail Windows NT 4.0, and your HP Notebook contains a built-in 3Com...
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... during the initial Windows NT4.0 installation.
To install 3Com 10/100 Mini PCI Ethernet adapter support
Note
If your HP Notebook contains a built-in 3Com 10/100 Mini PCI Ethernet Adapter, you need to install the LAN driver. If you use Suspend or Hibernate states while connected to the LAN, then you also need to install the 3Com NT Power Management TDI service so that the LAN connection will be...
hp omnibook 500 - Most Recent Information - Page 4
... docked, try installing the BayManager hot-swap software. BayManager helps prevent certain lockup, reboot, and detection problems with ATA mass storage cards.
Docking and Undocking with a LAN Connection If your computer has a LAN port, you may experience a delay after docking or undocking while Windows 98 updates the configuration. During this time, the pointer or other devices may not operate...
HP OmniBook 500 - Most Recent Information Revision 3 - Page 5
... is connected: 1. In Windows 2000, click Start, Settings, Control Panel and double-click Display. 2. On the Settings tab, click Advanced. 3. On the ATI Display tab, click Monitor, then change the refresh setting.
Booting from a Network If your computer has a built-in LAN port, you can boot from a network by making Internal NIC the first boot device in BIOS Setup. However, your computer may restart...
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... Windows NT, clear Floppy During Shutdown under Scan.
Installing Mediamatics DVD Player Software
If you get an error message about the IDE driver while trying to install Mediamatics DVD software, do the following:
1. In Control Panel, open SCSI Adapter and display the Drivers tab.
2. Highlight the Intel ATA driver and click Remove.
3. Click Add, Have Disk, and Browse. Then go to the c:\hp\Drivers...
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...OK. Windows XP is installed using NTFS format.
To create a Support Utility disk
If you want to use the Recovery CD in a PC Card CD-ROM drive or parallel port CD-ROM drive, you'll need a Support Utility disk to recover the factory software. 1. Insert a formatted floppy disk in the floppy drive. 2. Run makesupp.bat from the \hp\Bootdisk directory on the Recovery CD. 3. Copy the MS-DOS device drivers...
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... 13 HP Instant Support, 110 HP Library, 13 HP Notes, 13
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infrared communication making connections, 98 printing, 99 setting up, 98 transferring files, 99 troubleshooting, 116 when not in use, 98
infrared port enabling, 98 location, 15 safety, 167
infrastructure wireless network setting up, 73
installing hard disk drive, 105 hard drive holder, 106 hot-swap software, 84 plug-in modules, 84 RAM, 100...
HP OmniBook 500 (FA) - Corporate Evaluator's Guide Edition 4 - Page 112
...HP notebook. The following procedure installs a retail version of Windows XP and configures the appropriate HP notebookspecific device drivers. This chapter describes how to: • Prepare for software installation. • Install a retail version of Windows XP. • Install video support. • Install modem support. • Install TrackPoint support. • Install Wireless LAN support...
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... and reboot the
HP notebook. Adjust your display settings as necessary after rebooting.
To install modem (3COM) support
While Windows XP does contain the necessary drivers for the modem hardware that is in your HP notebook, the capabilities may be limited unless the HP modem driver is installed. 1. Click Start, then right-click My Computer and select Manage. 2. Click Device Manager, then double...
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the device list. 3. Right click the PS/2 compatible mouse and choose Update Driver. 4. In the "Welcome to the..." window choose "Install the software automatically" and
click Next. 5. Click "No, I will restart my computer later." Then click Finish and continue to install
other drivers.
To install wireless LAN (Actiontech) support
1. Double-click \HP\DRIVERS\WIRELESS\SETUP.EXE from the Recovery CD...
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Using Windows XP Installing Retail Windows XP
To install HP One-Touch utility
1. Double-click \HP\PROGRAMS\ONETOUCH\SETUP.EXE from the Recovery CD. 2. Click OK in the "Installation" window, then click No (reboot the system later and
continue to install drivers).
To install the Java Virtual Machine
Previous Microsoft operating systems had the Java Virtual Machine included, this is not the case with...
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... the BIOS Version in the upper left corner. You can download the latest HP notebook BIOS from http://www.hp.com.
To prepare for software installation
HP recommends that you repartition and format your hard disk before installing retail Windows 2000. Follow the instructions below to partition your hard disk and create the hibernate partition. 1. Insert the bootable Recovery CD in the CD-ROM drive...
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... taskbar.
To install audio support
The audio drivers are contained in the AUDIO subdirectory. To install or upgrade the audio drivers: 1. Run ESSETUP.EXE from the AUDIO subdirectory. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the drivers. 3. Wait for all hard disk activity to stop. 4. Remove the CD and restart the notebook.
To install modem support
If you have an HP notebook equipped with...
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... Have Disk and browse to the LAN subdirectory on the Recovery CD and select
"NET556N5". 9. Click Open, and initialize the driver installation by clicking OK. 10. Select 3Com 10\100 Mini PCI Ethernet Adapter and click Next. 11. Click Next to begin installation of driver. 12. Click Finish. 13. Close the Device Properties and the Device Manager.
To install wireless LAN adapter support
Some notebooks...
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... Device window and reboot your system.
To enable 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. Follow these steps to install IR drivers: 1. Reboot the computer and enter Setup...
HP OmniBook 500 (FA) - Corporate Evaluator's Guide Edition 4 - Page 147
.... From the web site, click Technical Support, then click Drivers and Downloads, and search for OmniBook 500. This will take you to the driver package location. All the directory references in this section will be relative to the driver directory path. Important: Before installing Windows XP please install the latest BIOS for your HP notebook. To check your BIOS version, do the following: 10. Start...
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...OK. Windows XP is installed using NTFS format.
To create a Support Utility disk
If you want to use the Recovery CD in a PC Card CD-ROM drive or parallel port CD-ROM drive, you'll need a Support Utility disk to recover the factory software. 1. Insert a formatted floppy disk in the floppy drive. 2. Run makesupp.bat from the \hp\Bootdisk directory on the Recovery CD. 3. Copy the MS-DOS device drivers...
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...15 HP Instant Support, 164 HP Library, 15 HP Notes, 15
I
infrared communication making connections, 100 printing, 101 setting up, 100 transferring files, 101 troubleshooting, 170 when not in use, 100
infrared port enabling, 100 location, 17 safety, 221
infrastructure wireless network setting up, 75
installing hard disk drive, 107 hard drive holder, 108 hot-swap software, 86 plug-in modules, 86 RAM...