Using Windows 95
Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2.5 comes factory-installed
on the OmniBook 2100. The following procedure installs
Windows 95 and configures the appropriate device drivers.
Requirements
* OmniBook 2100.
* Windows 95 CD-ROM.
* OmniBook drivers for Windows 95
Location: OmniBook hard drive in \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\
and on the Recovery cD in \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95.
Installing Windows 95
This section describes how to
* Prepare for software installation.
* Install Windows 95.
* Install video support for Windows 95.
* Install audio support for Windows 95.
* Install PC Card support for Windows 95.
* Install infrared support for Windows 95.
* Install USB support for Windows 95.
* Disable automatic CD-ROM detection.
* Install pointing device support for Windows 95.
* Install Docking System support for Windows 95.
To prepare for software installation
It is recommended you repartition your hard disk before
installing Windows 95. Follow the instructions below to
repartition your hard disk.
1. Connect the ac adapter to the OmniBook.
2. Insert the CD-ROM/Floppy drive in the OmniBook.
3. Insert the bootable Recovery CD in the CD-ROM drive.
4. Reboot, press ESC twice and select the CD-ROM/DVD as the
boot device.
5. Select the appropriate keyboard layout and press Enter.
6. Choose Create Hibernation Partition from the Windows 95
Startup menu.
7. Enter 'Y' to continue.
8. Enter 'Y' to accept the default partiton size.
9. From the A:, type FDISK.
10. If desired, enable large disk support. Press Enter to
continue.
11. Create the Primary and Extended DOS partitions. You will
need at least 300 MB for the Primary Partition.
12. Reboot, press ESC twice and select the CD-ROM/DVD as the
boot device.
13. Choose Exit to MS-DOS from the Windows 95 Startup Menu.
14. From the A: prompt, type Format C:
15. When prompted Press Y then Enter to proceed with Format.
16. From the A: prompt type SYS C:
17. Insert the Windows 95 CD into the CD-ROM drive.
18. Copy the Windows 95 installation files to your hard
drive by typing the following:
C:
MD \WINDOWS
MD \WINDOWS\OPTIONS
MD \WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS
Copy G:\WIN95\*.* C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS
19. Remove the Windows 95 CD and restart the OmniBook.
To install Windows 95
1. Restart the OmniBook and Enter:
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS\SETUP /IS
2. Click Continue at the Welcome screen.
3. Click Yes to accept the license.
4. Click Next to allow Windows 95 Setup to collect
information about your computer.
5. When prompted, select Other Directory and click Next.
6. Enter C:\WINDOWS for the path, click Next.
7. Click Yes to continue with the specified directory.
8. Choose Portable on the Setup Options screen, then click
Next.
9. Enter the Product Identification Number, then click Next.
The Product Identification Number is located on the
Certificate of Authenticity that you received with your
version of Windows 95.
10. Enter the appropriate User Information, then click Next.
11. Do not detect any CD-ROM drive, Network, Sound, MIDI,
or Video Capture Card devices, then click Next.
12. Select Install The Most Common Components (recommended),
then click Next.
13. Click No, I do not want a startup disk, then click Next.
14. Click Next to start Copying Windows 95 Files to Your
Computer.
15. When prompted, click Finish to restart Windows 95.
16. The Windows 95 Setup Wizard will now configure hardware,
Control Panel, programs on the Start
menu, Windows help, the MS-DOS program settings,
Time Zone, and Microsoft Exchange. Enter any changes
when the system displays the Time Zone screen. If you
chose Microsoft Exchange during the installation, enter
the information or click Cancel to enter it later.
17. When prompted to set up a printer, install your printer
or click Cancel
18. Click OK to restart the OmniBook.
19. When prompted, click Next to continue Windows 95 Setup.
20. Select your region and click Next.
21. Insert the OmniBook Recovery CD.
22. Open Windows Explorer.
23. Click View, then Folder Options.
24. Click the View tab.
25. Select Show all files, uncheck Hide file extensions for
known file types, then click OK.
26. Copy the files from the Recovery CD in
\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\PIIX4UPD to C:\WINDOWS\INF. (If
prompted, click Yes to All to replace all files.)
27. From Control Panel, double-click System, then click
Device Manager.
28. Remove the PCI Bridge devices (not PCI CardBus Bridge
devices) from the Other devices category.
29. Close the System Properties window.
30. Shut down and restart Windows 95.
To install video support for Windows 95
If you've installed Windows 95, you'll need to install video
support. The driver is located on the Recovery CD in
\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\VIDEO.
1. From Control Panel, double-click Display, then click
Settings.
2. Click Advanced Properties.
3. Click Change.
4. Click Have Disk.
5. Enter the directory of the video drivers on the Recovery
CD, then click OK. (\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\VIDEO\DISK1)
6. Click OK to select the NeoMagic MagicGraph 128 Family.
7. When prompted for the second disk, click OK and specify
the \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\VIDEO\DISK2 directory on the
Recovery CD.
8. Under Monitor, click Change.
9. Choose the appropriate Laptop Display Panel, then click
OK.
OmniBook 2100 with 13.3" Display - 1024 x 768
OmniBook 2100 with 12.1" Display - 800 x 600
10. Click Close, and then Close again. Click Yes to restart
the computer.
11. After reboot, re-enter the Display Properties window and
click Settings.
12. Set the appropriate Desktop Area and Color Palette to
High Color [16 bit].
OmniBook 2100 with 13.3" Display - 1024 x 768
OmniBook 2100 with 12.1" Display - 800 x 600
13. Click OK in Display Properties.
14. Select Restart the computer with the new settings
and Click OK.
To install audio support for Windows 95
If you've installed Windows 95, you'll need to install
audio support. This driver is located on the OmniBook's
hard drive or on the Recovery CD in
\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\AUDIO.
1. From Control Panel, double-click System, then
click Device Manager.
2. Open the MS Windows Sound System Compatible
device under Sound, Video, and Game Controllers.
3. Click Driver, then click Change Driver.
4. Click Have Disk.
5. Enter the directory of the audio drivers and click OK.
6. Click OK to accept Crystal PnP Audio System CODEC.
7. Click OK to close the MS Windows Sound System Compatible
Properties window.
8. When prompted to shut down, click No.
9. Open the Unknown device under Other devices.
10. Click on the Driver tab, then click Change Driver.
11. Select Other detected devices then click OK.
12. Click OK to accept Crystal PnP Audio System Control
Registers.
13. Click OK to close the Unknown Device Properties window.
14. Close the System Properties Window.
15. Shut down and restart Windows 95.
To Install PC Card support for Windows 95
If you've installed Windows 95, you'll need to
install PC Card support. This driver is
located on the OmniBook's hard drive or on the Recovery CD
in \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\PCCARD.
1. Copy all files from the
\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\PCCARD\950CONLY on the Recovery
CD to C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS.
2. Copy the PCMCIA.INF file from the
\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\PCCARD\950CONLY on the Recovery
CD to C:\WINDOWS\INF.
3. Click Yes to overwrite any files.
4. From Control Panel, open System, then Device Manager.
5. Remove the PCI CardBus Bridge Devices under Other
Devices.
6. Close System Properties.
7. Shutdown and Restart Windows 95.
8. If prompted, enter the directory of the Windows 95
Installation files (C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS) and click
OK.
9. From Control Panel, double-click PC Card (PCMCIA).
10. The PC Card (PCMCIA) Wizard starts, click Next.
11. Click Next.
12. Click Finish.
13. Click Yes to shut down and turn off the OmniBook.
To install infrared support for Windows 95
If you've installed Windows 95 and you wish to use
infrared, you'll need to install infrared support.
These drivers are located on the OmniBook's hard drive or
on the Recovery CD in
\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\IRDA and in
\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\FASTIR.
1. Go to the infrared drivers directory
(\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\IRDA) and copy the .INF files
to C:\WINDOWS\INF.
2. If prompted to overwrite old files, click Yes.
3. Reboot the OmniBook.
4. When you see the HP logo, press F2 to enter the BIOS
Setup utility.
5. Go to the System Devices menu.
6. Set the Infrared Port to Enabled.
7. Set the Mode to FIR.
8. Set the Base I/O address to either 2F8h IRQ3 or 3F8h IRQ4.
9. If necessary, set the DMA Channel to DMA 3.
10. Set the Parallel Port Mode to EPP.
11. Save and exit the BIOS Setup utility.
12. When prompted for the Generic Ir Serial Port driver
disk, click Next.
13. Click Other Locations.
14. Enter the directory of the infrared drivers on the
Recover CD (\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\FASTIR) and
click OK.
15. Click Finish.
16. Click OK.
17. Enter the directory of the infrared drivers on the
Recover CD (\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\FASTIR) and click
OK.
18. Go to \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\IRDA on the Recovery CD
and run SETUP.
19. Click Next to run the Add Infrared Device Wizard.
20. Click Next to accept the built-in infrared port on
laptop.
21. Select SMC IrCC (Fast Infrared) Hardware and Driver,
then click Next.
22. Click Next to accept the default ports (COM4 and LPT3).
23. Click Finish.
24. Right-click on IRLAPFRM.INF in the
\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\FASTIR directory on the
Recovery CD.
25. Click Install from the pop-up menu.
26. If prompted for the location of IRLAPFRM.VXD, enter
\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\FASTIR on the Recovery CD, then click OK.
27. Shut down and restart Windows 95.
To install USB Support
If you've installed Windows 95 and you wish to use USB,
you'll need to install USB support. These drivers are
located on the OmniBook's hard drive or on the Recovery CD
in \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\USB.
1. Copy the \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\USB directory and its
contents from the Recovery CD to C:\WINDOWS\TEMP.
2. Open the MS-DOS Prompt.
3. Type: CD TEMP\USB and press Enter.
4. Type: ATTRIB -R *.* /S and press Enter.
5. Type: OEMUSB /Q:1 /T:C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\USB\USB1 /N:E and
press Enter.
6. Type: USBUPD2 /Q:1 /T:C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\USB\USB2 /N:E
and press Enter.
7. From Control Panel, double-click System, then click
Device Manager.
8. Remove the PCI Universal Serial Bus Device under Other
Devices.
9. Close System Properties.
10. Shutdown and restart the OmniBook.
To disable automatic CD-ROM detection
Windows 95 will automatically detect and respond when you
insert a CD. However, this prevents the OmniBook from
automatically turning off after a period of inactivity
if the CD-ROM drive is present. To disable this feature:
1. From Control Panel, double-click System, then click
Device Manager.
2. Double-click CD-ROM drive.
3. Select the CD-ROM driver displayed, then click
Properties.
4. Click Settings, then uncheck Auto Insert Notification.
5. Click OK to close the CD-ROM Properties window.
6. Click OK to close the System Properties window.
7. Click Yes to restart Windows 95.
Installing Pointing Device Support
1. From the Start menu click Run.
2. Run \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\TOUCHPAD\SETUP.EXE from the
Recovery CD.
3. Click Next at the Welcome screen.
4. Click Next to accept the default destination directory.
5. Click Next to start copying files.
6. Click Finish to restart the OmniBook.
Installing OmniBook Docking System Support
If you are going to use the OmniBook Docking System you
must install a new IDE driver in Windows 95.
To install the OmniBook Docking System support
The OmniBook Docking System IDE driver is located on the
Recovery CD at
\OMNIBOOK\DRIVER\WIN95\DOCKING\IDE and ..\SCSI.
1. Copy the CMDDMA.INF file from
\OMNIBOOK\DRIVER\WIN95\DOCKING\IDE to C:\WINDOWS\INF.
2. Insert the OmniBook in the OmniBook Docking System.
3. Windows 95 will build a Docking Hardware profile.
4. When prompted for the IDE drivers, enter
\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\DOCKING\IDE on the Recovery CD
and click OK.
5. From Control Panel, double-click Display, then click
Settings.
6. Change the Display Resolution to the appropriate setting
and click OK.
7. Click Yes to save your change.
8. From Control Panel, double-click System, then click
Device Manager.
9. Open PCI NCR C810 SCSI Host Adapter under SCSI
Controllers.
10. Click Driver then Update Driver.
11. Click Next.
12. Click Other Locations.
13. Enter the \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\DOCKING\SCSI
directory on the Recovery CD and click OK.
14. Click Finish.
15. Enter the \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\DOCKING\SCSI
directory on the Recovery CD and click OK.
16. Click Yes to Restart.
17. After Windows restarts click Yes to Reboot.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.