Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Installing the HP OmniBook Video Driver
System Installation Requirements:
HP OmniBook 800 with Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 installed.
HP OmniBook 800 Windows NT 4.0 video driver. This
video driver can be obtained from the default HP Windows 95
build in the following directory:
C:\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\NT\VIDEO\NT40\. The driver can also be
found on the HP OmniBook 800 recovery CD-ROM.
Procedure:
Boot the HP OmniBook 800 with Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
and logon with administrative permissions.
Double click on the ‘My Computer’ icon then double
click on the Control Panel icon. From within the Control
Panel icon, double click on the Display icon. Choose the
Settings tab. Select the option Display Type by clicking
the mouse over it. Under the Adapter Type choose
the Change box. Choose the Have Disk option at the
Change Display windows. Enter the location of the Windows
NT 4.0 video driver for the HP OmniBook 800 then choose
OK.
The following adapter should be located by using the
correct Windows NT 4.0 video driver: NeoMagic MagicGraph
128/Z/ZV. Select this driver then choose OK to continue.
Windows NT will prompt you that you are installing a
third-party driver. Choose Yes to install the driver and
continue. Windows NT will load the necessary files and then
will prompt you that you need to reboot in order for the
changes to take effect. Choose OK to continue. Close all
of the video display windows and then select Yes to reboot
the HP OmniBook 800 (make sure you remove the floppy disk
from the floppy disk drive).
Once rebooted the video driver will not appear to be in
effect, Microsoft Windows NT will prompt you that a new
graphics card has been installed. Choose OK at this
prompt and then change the Desktop Area to 800x600. Click
the Test button to test the adapter at this display
setting. Choose Yes to confirm that the test bitmap was
successful. Choose OK at the display properties window
and Windows NT will set the screen resolution. The Windows
NT 4.0 video driver is now installed correctly.
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.