Using Windows NT 4.0 Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 comes factory-installed on the OmniBook 4150. The following procedure installs a retail version of Windows NT 4.0 and configures the appropriate device drivers. Requirements * OmniBook 4150 with internal DVD-ROM/Floppy drive. * 32 MB memory (64 MB recommended). * OmniBook Drivers for Windows NT 4.0 Location: If you purchased the OmniBook with Windows NT the drivers are both on the hard drive and Recovery CD in \omnibook\drivers. * Retail Windows NT Workstation CD. Installing Retail Windows NT 4.0 If you install a retail version of Windows NT 4.0 you'll also need to manually install video, audio, Advanced Power Management (APM), and Card Executive drivers. This section describes how to * Preparing for software installation * Install a retail version of Windows NT 4.0. * Install Service Pack 3 for Windows NT 4.0. * Install video support for retail Windows NT 4.0. * Install audio support for retail Windows NT 4.0. * Disabling automatic CD-ROM detection. * Install the Euro Currency Symbol patch for retail Windows NT 4.0 * Install pointing device support for retail Windows NT 4.0 * Install Docking support for retail Windows NT 4.0 To prepare for software installation It is recommended you repartition your hard disk before installing Windows NT 4.0. If you are installing retail Windows NT 4.0 over the HP OmniBook Windows 95/98 image, you must repartition the hard disk. The HP OmniBook Windows 95/98 image uses a FAT32 partition. Windows NT 4.0 does not support FAT32. 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 when you see the HP OmniBook logo. 5. Select the CD-ROM/DVD as the boot device. 6. Select the appropriate keyboard layout and press Enter. 7. When prompted, select Create Hibernate Partition (erases Hard Disk). 8. Enter Y to erase the hard disk and create a hibernate partition. 9. Enter Y to accept the default partition size. To install a retail version of Windows NT 4.0 1. Insert the Windows NT Workstation CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. Reboot, press ESC twice when you see the HP OmniBook logo. 3. Select the CD-ROM/DVD as the boot device. 4. At the Welcome Screen, press Enter to begin. 5. Press Enter to accept the IDE CD-ROM mass storage device. 6. If prompted that the drive contains more than 1024 cylinders, press Enter. 7. Read the Windows NT Licensing Agreement. Press Page Down until you reach the end of the document. Press F8 to agree. 8. Press Enter to accept the default hardware and software components. 9. Select the first unpartitioned space, then press C. 10. Enter the size of the partition desired and press Enter. If you are going to format as FAT enter 2040 or less. If you are going to format as NTFS enter 4090 or less. 11. Press Enter to install Windows NT on the new partition. 12. Select the type of file system to install, then press Enter. 13. Press Enter to accept the default Windows NT directory or type in another directory. 14. Press Enter to allow Windows NT setup to examine your hard disk drive for corruption. 15. When prompted, press Enter to reboot. (Do not remove the CD-ROM.) 16. Click Next to allow Setup to gather information about your computer. 17. Choose Typical from the Setup Options, then click Next. (If hard disk space is limited, choosing Portable will install only the necessary components). 18. Enter your name and organization, then click Next. 19. Enter the 10-digit CD-key, then click Next. The CD-key is located on the back of the CD jacket. 20. Enter a computer name, then click Next. This name is used by other computers on the network to access your computer. 21. Enter an Administration password twice, then click Next. This password is used to administer User IDs and Windows NT security. 22. Choose No, do not create an emergency repair disk, then click Next. 23. Choose Install the most common components, then click Next. 24. Click Next to Install Windows NT Networking. 25. Choose Do not connect the computer to a network at this time, then click Next. 26. Click Finish to finish setting up Windows NT. 27. Enter the correct Time Zone and Date and Time, then click Close. 28. Click OK twice to accept the VGA-Compatible Display Adapter (The video driver will be installed in the next section.) 29. When prompted, click Restart Computer. To install Service Pack 3 for retail Windows NT 4.0 If you've installed a retail version of Windows NT 4.0, you'll need to install Service Pack 3. This is located on Recovery CD in the root directory \NT4_SP3. You can also download the service pack from http://www.microsoft.com/support/winnt/nt4sp3.asp 1. Insert the OmniBook Recovery CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. From the Start menu, click Run. 3. From the CD-ROM drive, run \NT4_SP3\i386\UPDATE. 4. Click Next at the Welcome screen. 5. Click Yes to accept the Software License Agreement. 6. Click Next to Install the Service Pack. 7. Select No, I do not want to create an Uninstall directory then click Next. 8. Click Finish to begin the installation. 9. When prompted, click OK to reboot. To install video support for retail Windows NT 4.0 If you've installed a retail version of Windows NT 4.0, you'll need to install video support. The driver is located on the Windows NT Recovery CD in \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\VIDEO. 1. From Control Panel, double-click Display, then click Settings. 2. Click Display Type, then click Change. 3. Click Have Disk in the Change Display window. 4. Enter the directory of the video driver and click OK. 5. Select the NeoMagic MagicMedia 256AV, then click OK. 6. Click Yes to proceed. 7. Click OK to accept that the driver was successfully installed. 8. Click Close in the Display Type window. (The new driver will not take effect until after Windows NT has restarted.) 9. Click Close in the Display Properties window. 10. Click Yes to restart the computer. 11. When Windows NT restarts, it displays a message that a new graphics driver has been installed. When you see this message, click OK. 12. Select the 1024 x 768 resolution, click Test, then click OK. 13. If the graphic is correctly displayed, click Yes, otherwise click No and change the setting. 14. Click OK. To install audio support for retail Windows NT 4.0 If you've installed a retail version of Windows NT 4.0, you'll need to install audio support. The driver is located on the Recovery CD in \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\AUDIO. 1. From Control Panel, double-click Multimedia, then click Devices. 2. Select Audio Devices, then click Add. 3. Select Unlisted or Updated Driver, then click OK. 4. Enter the directory of the Audio driver and click OK. 5. When prompted to install the Audio Driver, click OK. 6. If prompted that a driver exists, click New to install the new driver. 7. If prompted, click OK to close the Audio Driver window. 8. When prompted, restart Windows NT to activate the sound driver. To disable automatic CD-ROM detection Windows NT 4.0 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 Start Menu, click Run. 2. Enter REGEDT32 then click OK. 3. Select the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE window and go to SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom. 4. Double click on Autorun. 5. Enter 0 and click OK. 6. Close the Registry Editor and restart Windows NT 4.0. To install the Euro Key Currency Symbol support The Euro Key patch allows you to type the Euro currency symbol in Windows NT. The Euro Key Patch is located on the Recovery CD in \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\EURO. 1. From Start Menu, click Run. 2. Click the Browse button. 3. Browse the directory of the Euro Key Patch. 4. Double-click on the nt4_euro.exe 5. Click OK. 6. When prompted, click Yes to restart the computer. Installing Mobile Enhancements The OmniBook Mobile enhancements add the following capabilities to Windows NT 4.0: * Advanced Power Management (APM). * Plug and Play for PC Cards. The following applications: * Phoenix CardExecutive for Windows NT 4.0. * Phoenix APM for Windows NT 4.0. You need to install the OmniBook Mobile Enhancements for Windows NT 4.0 for both the retail and factory-installation. You can download the Phoenix APM and CardExecutive documentation from the following website: http://www.phoenix.com/notebook/addinfo.html. Requirements * OmniBook with Windows NT 4.0 installed. * Windows NT 4.0 OmniBook Mobile Enhancements. Location: OmniBook hard drive or Recovery CD in \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\APM and ..\PCCARD. To install APM for Windows NT 4.0 Phoenix APM adds the following capabilities to the OmniBook: * Improved battery life under Windows NT 4.0. * PC Card power management. * Convenient user control and monitoring of power settings and status. 1. Go to the Phoenix APM directory and run Setup.exe. 2. Click the APM button to start installation. 3. Click OK. 4. When prompted, restart Windows NT. (If you wish to install Phoenix CardExecutive, do not restart at this time.) To install Card Executive for Windows NT 4.0 To take advantage of Card Executive's plug-n-play for PCMCIA network cards, you must install Card Executive before installing Windows NT networking. Card Executive adds the following capabilities to your OmniBook: * Plug and Play for PC Cards using standard Windows NT drivers. * Plug and Play for supported network PC Cards. * Automatic configuration of PC Cards utilizing advanced "Wizard" technology to allocate system resources. * Suspend/Resume functions and simplified administration of PC Cards when integrated with Phoenix APM. 1. Go to the Phoenix Card Executive directory and run Setup.exe 2. Click the button to begin the installation process. 3. Click I Understand then click OK. 4. Click Restart Now. 5. After reboot, click Next to run the PC Card Diagnostics. 6. Make sure there are no PC Cards installed in the OmniBook and click Next to start the Diagnostics. 7. Click Finish to reboot. After reboot, the PC Card icon appears on the Taskbar. Installing Pointing Device Support Two pointing devices (pointing stick and touch pad) are built into your OmniBook. The default pointing device driver (PS/2 Mouse support the basic features of both the pointing stick and the touch pad. Both pointing devices use the click buttons, which work like the right and left buttons on a standard mouse. What the buttons do depends on the software being used. You can customize the OmniBook to support the enhanced features of one of these pointing devices. You cannot activate enhanced features for both simultaneously. The following describes the pointing device driver options available on the OmniBook: * Basic PS/2 Mouse Driver - Supports the basic features of both (or either) pointing devices * PS/2 TrackPoint Driver - Supports the enhanced features of the pointing stick and the basic features of the touch pad * Touch pad Driver - Supports the enhanced features of the touch pad (no support for the pointing stick) To install the full pointing stick capabilities Enable the pointing stick 1. From the Start menu, shut down, then restart the OmniBook. 2. When you see the HP logo, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup utility. 3. Select the System Devices menu. 4. Highlight Internal Pointing Devices and select Pointing Stick. (Choose Both if you want basic touch pad features available.) 5. Press F10 to save and exit. Install pointing stick support 1. From Control Panel, double-click Mouse, then General. 2. Click the Change button. 3. Click Have Disk 4. Enter the directory of the pointing stick drivers on the Recovery CD (\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\TRACKPNT) and click OK. 5. Select the IBM PS/2 TrackPoint and click OK. 6. Close the Mouse Properties window. 7. Click Yes to restart the OmniBook. To install full touch pad capabilities Disable the pointing stick 1. From the Start menu, shut down, then restart the OmniBook. 2. When you see the HP logo, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup utility. 3. Select the System Devices menu. 4. Highlight Internal Pointing Devices and select Touch Pad. 5. Press F10 to save and exit. Install touch pad support 1. From the Start menu, click Run. 2. Browse to the directory of the touchpad driver and run Install.exe. 3. Click Next at the Welcome screen. 4. Make sure an external Mouse is NOT plugged in and click Next. 5. Uncheck Run the Emergency Repair Disk utility before installing and click Next. 6. Click Next to accept the default directory. 7. Click Next to start copying files. 8. When prompted, restart Windows NT to activate the touch pad driver. Installing OmniBook Docking System Support If you are going to use the OmniBook Docking System you must install new IDE and SCSI drivers in Windows NT. The OmniBook Docking System IDE driver is located on the hard drive and Recovery CD at \OMNIBOOK\DRIVER\DOCKING\IDE and \OMNIBOOK\DRIVER\DOCKING\SCSI 1. Open Windows Explorer. 2. Click the View menu, then Options. 3. Select Show all files and uncheck Hide file extensions for known file types, then click OK. 4. Copy the files and subdirectories in \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\DOCKING\IDE to a floppy disk. 5. From the Control Panel, double-click SCSI Adapters, then click Drivers. 6. Click Add. 7. Click Have Disk. 8. Enter A:\WINNT and click OK. 9. Click OK to accept the CMD 64xx 32-Bit IDE Adapter. 10. Enter A:\WINNT and click Continue. 11. Click No do not restart. 12. Copy the files and subdirectories in \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\DOCKING\SCSI to a floppy disk. 13. Click Add. 14. Click Have Disk. 15. Enter the A:\WINNT\MINIPORT directory and click OK. 16. Click OK to accept the Symbios Logic PCI (53c8XX). 17. Enter the A:\WINNT\MINIPORT directory and click Continue. 18. Click Yes to restart the OmniBook. You can now dock the OmniBook in the OmniBook Docking System. When you start Windows NT out of the OmniBook Docking System you may receive errors concerning these drivers. To create Windows NT Hardware profiles refer to your OmniBook Docking System documentation.Download Driver Pack
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