INSTALLING RETAIL WINDOWS 98
Windows 98 Second Edition comes factory-installed on the
OmniBook 900. The following procedure installs a retail
version of Windows 98 and configures the appropriate device
drivers.
This README file describes how to:
* Prepare for software installation.
* Install a retail version of Windows 98.
* Install video support for retail Windows 98.
* Install audio support for retail Windows 98.
* Install PC Card support for retail Windows 98.
* Install infrared support for retail Windows 98.
* Install pointing device support for retail
Windows 98.
* Install docking support for retail Windows 98.
Requirements
* OmniBook 900 with external module bay and floppy &
CD-ROM drives.
* OmniBook 900 Floppy Disk Cable for external use through
parallel port. (Part No. F1473A)
* Windows 98 CD-ROM.
* Blank, formatted floppy disk.
* OmniBook drivers for Windows 98.
Location: OmniBook hard drive in \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS
and on the Recovery CD in \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\W98.
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To Prepare for Software Installation
It is recommended you format your hard disk before
installing retail Windows 98. Follow the instructions
below to repartition your hard disk.
You will need a computer with a working Windows operating
system to make a support utility disk.
1. Insert the CD-ROM module into the OmniBook accessory bay.
2. Use the FDD cable to connect the floppy drive module to the
parallel port of the OmniBook, and then reboot the OmniBook.
3. Insert the first Recovery CD of the set into the CD-ROM drive.
4. Insert a blank formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.
5. Open an MS-DOS Prompt.
6. Go to the \OMNIBOOK\BOOTDISK directory on the Recovery CD.
If D: is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive, type:
D:
CD \OMNIBOOK\BOOTDISK
7. Type MAKESUPP.
8. Enter A as the Floppy drive.
9. Enter Y to continue.
10. Press any key to continue.
11. Enter N when complete.
12. Close the MS-DOS Prompt.
The rest of the procedure must be executed on your target
OmniBook 900.
13. Remove the Recovery CD from the CD-ROM drive.
14. Reboot your system with the support utility disk in the floppy
disk drive.
15. After booting you will get A:> DOS prompt.
16. Insert the first Recovery CD of the set into the CD-ROM drive.
17. Type Format C: /q /u /s
18. Enter Y to format the C: drive.
19. Enter your desired Volume Label and press ENTER.
20. Insert the Windows 98 Installation CD-ROM.
21. Type the following commands to copy the Windows 98
files to the C: drive:
C:
MD \WINDOWS
MD \WINDOWS\OPTIONS
MD \WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS
COPY G:\WIN98 C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS
22. Remove the Windows 98 CD and the floppy disk.
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To Install a Retail Version of Windows 98
1. Restart the OmniBook and Enter:
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS\SETUP /IS
2. Select "I accept the Agreement" and click Next.
3. Enter the Product Key, then click Next. The Product Key
is located on the Certificate of Authenticity that you
received with your retail version of Windows 98.
4. When prompted, select "Other Directory" and click Next.
5. Enter C:\WINDOWS for the path, click Next.
6. Click Yes to continue with the specified directory.
7. Choose "Portable" on the Setup Options screen, then click
Next.
8. Enter the appropriate User Information, then click Next.
9. Select "Install The Most Common Components (recommended)",
then click Next.
10. Select your country or region and click Next.
11. Click Next to create a Windows 98 Startup Disk.
12. Click Cancel to skip creating the startup disk.
13. Click Next to start Copying Windows 98 Files to Your
Computer.
14. When prompted with the PC Card Wizard click Next, Next,
then Finish.
15. When prompted, enter your computer and workgroup names
and click Close.
16. Enter any changes when the system displays the
Time Zone screen. The Windows 98 Setup Wizard will now
configure the Control Panel, programs on the start Menu,
Windows help, and MS-DOS program settings. Afterwards, Windows
will automatically reboot.
17. Windows 98 will automatically reboot. Enter a Windows Password
and confirm.
18. Hardware detection will occur. Upon completion, reboot the machine.
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To Install Video Support for Windows 98
If you have installed the retail version of Windows 98, you will
need to install video support. The driver is located on the
Recovery CD in \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\W98\VIDEO.
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NOTE: The OmniBook 900 video drivers require DirectX 6.0 or higher.
The latest version of DirectX is available from Microsoft's website:
http://www.microsoft.com/DirectX.
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1. From Control Panel, double-click Display, then click
the Settings tab.
2. Click Advanced, then the Adapter tab.
3. Click Change.
4. Click Next at the Update Device Driver Wizard.
5. Select "Display a list of all the drivers in a specific
location" and click Next.
6. Click Have Disk.
7. Enter the directory of the video drivers on the Recovery
CD, then click OK. (D:\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\W98\VIDEO)
8. Click OK to select the "RAGE MOBILITY AGP" video driver.
9. Click Next to accept the driver location.
10. Click Finish.
11. Select the Monitor tab, and click Change.
12. Choose the "Laptop Display Panel 800 x 600", then click
OK.
13. Click Close, and then Close again. Click Yes to restart
the computer.
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To Install Audio Support for Retail Windows 98
If you have installed a retail version of Windows 98, you will
need to install audio support. This driver is located on
the OmniBook's hard drive or on the Recovery CD in
\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\W98\AUDIO.
1. From the audio drivers directory run Setup.exe.
2. Click Next at the Welcome screen.
3. Click Next, choosing to "Upgrade Drivers".
4. Click Finish to restart the Computer.
Note: If you are installing the first version of Win98
(not Win98 Second Edition), please install the latest version of
the Windows Media Player in \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\W98\1ST_EDN.W98\NETSHOW
by running MPFULL.EXE. This will prevent an issue that can occur if you
suspend while playing an audio or video file.
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To Install PC Card Support for Retail Windows 98
If you have installed the first release of Windows 98, you will
need to install PC Card support. This driver is located on
the OmniBook's hard drive or on the Recovery CD in
\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\W98\1ST_EDN.W98\PCCARD.
1. From Control Panel, double-click the System icon.
2. Select the Device Manager tab.
3. Select each "Generic Cardbus Controller" under the "PCMCIA socket"
category and click Remove.
4. Close the System Properties window and open a DOS window.
5. Go to the \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\W98\1ST_EDN.W98\PCCARD directory
on the Recovery CD and run PCCARDQ.EXE. If D: is the drive
letter of your CD-ROM drive, type:
D:
CD \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\W98\1ST_EDN.W98\PCCARD
PCCARDQ.EXE
6. Copy an updated PCMCIA configuration to the Windows system by
typing:
CD W98ONLY
COPY PCMCIA.INF C:\WINDOWS\INF /Y
COPY PCMCIA.INF C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS /Y
7. Shutdown and restart the OmniBook. Win98 will start the Hardware Wizard.
8. Click Next at the "Add New Hardware Wizard".
9. Click Next to "Search for the best driver for your device."
10. Click Next. Windows will detect the CardBus Controller.
11. Click Next. Windows will start the PC Card Wizard.
12. Click Next, Next, Finish to complete the wizard.
13. Click Yes to keep the existing PCCard.vxd.
14. Click Finish. Windows will detect the other CardBus controller.
15. Click Next at the "Add New Hardware Wizard".
16. Click Next to "Search for the best driver for your device."
17. Click Next. Windows will detect the CardBus Controller.
18. Click Yes to keep the existing PCCard.vxd.
19. Click Finish.
20. Click Yes to restart the computer.
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To Enable Infrared Support for Retail Windows 98
If you have installed a retail version of Windows 98 and you
wish to use infrared, you will need to enable infrared support.
1. Reboot the OmniBook.
2. When prompted during the boot process, press F2 to enter
the BIOS Setup utility.
3. Go to the System Devices menu.
4. Set the Infrared Port to Enabled.
5. Set the Mode to FIR.
6. Save and exit the BIOS Setup utility.
7. When prompted, enter C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS directory and
click OK.
8. Click Yes to restart the computer.
9. Right mouse click on the Infrared icon on the Taskbar.
10. Click Enable infrared communication and click OK.
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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.
This section describes how to
* Install the full pointing stick capabilities.
* Install the full touch pad capabilities
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)
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To Install the Full Pointing Stick Capabilities
Enable the pointing stick in the Bios
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 Software
1. From Control Panel, double-click the System icon.
2. Select the Device Manager tab.
3. Double-click the "PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port" under the Mouse
category.
4. Click the Driver tab, then Update Driver.
5. Click Next.
6. Click "Display a list of all the drivers in a specific
location, so you can select the driver you want" and
Click Next.
7. Click Have Disk
8. Enter the directory of the pointing stick drivers on the
Recovery CD (\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN98\TRACKPNT) and click
OK.
9. Click Next to accept the "IBM PS/2 TrackPoint" driver.
10. Click Yes to Update Driver.
11. Click Next to accept Driver.
12. Click Finish.
13. Close the IBM PS/2 TrackPoint Properties window.
14. Close System Properties.
15. Shutdown and restart the OmniBook.
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To Install Full Touch Pad Capabilities
The default PS/2 Mouse driver supports only basic touch
pad features. Follow this procedure to activate full
touch pad capabilities.
Disable the Pointing Stick in the BIOS
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. Enter \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\W98\TOUCHPAD\SETUP.EXE on
the Recovery CD and click OK.
3. Click Agree at the License Agreement.
4. Click Express Setup.
5. Click Finish to restart the computer.
6. After reboot, Click Yes to install the Touchpad.
7. Click next at the Welcome screen.
8. Select the button you use for Selecting and click
Next.
9. Select the feature for the middle button (clicking
both buttons together) and click next.
10. Click Next.
11. Click Finish.
12. Click OK to close the Mouse Properties window.
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To Install Accessory Module Hot Swap Support
HP has made available software that will allow accessory modules
to be changed in the unit without rebooting. This software must be
installed manually.
1. From the Recovery CD, run D:\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\W98\HOTSWAP\SETUP.
2. Click Next.
3. Click Next to accept the default directory.
4. Click Finish to restart the computer.
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To Install Windows 98 First Edition Patches
If you are not installing Windows 98 Second Edition or later, you will need
to install three additional software patches that fix Win98 related issues.
Windows 98 Second Edition already includes these patches. All patches are
located on the Recovery CD at \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\W98\1ST_EDN.W98\PATCHES\.
(The following instructions presume that your CD-ROM is located on D:.)
To Install the IDE Patch
This patch prevents a problem in the Device Manager that occurs if you insert
a large (>8gb) secondary hard disk drive into the notebook module
bay. Without the patch, a warning will occur on the secondary IDE channel
in the Hardware Manager, as well as messages about the drive operating in
MS-DOS mode.
1. Open an MS-DOS Window and type the following:
D:
CD \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\W98\1ST_EDN.W98\PATCHES\ESDI_506
COPY ESDI_506.PDR c:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS
2. Type Y to replace the existing file.
3. Close the MS-DOS Window.
To Install the DVD Patch
This patch allows the DVD drive to function with the Hot Swap Software under
the original edition of Windows 98.
1. Open an MS-DOS Window and type the following:
D:
CD \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\W98\1ST_EDN.W98\PATCHES\DVD
COPY CDVSD.VXD c:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS
2. Type Y to replace the existing file.
3. Close the MS-DOS Window.
To Install the Outlook Express Patch
Microsoft has made an update available for Microsoft Outlook Express.
This patch addresses variations of a problem involving file attachments
with extremely long names.
1. From the Start menu click Run.
2. Run D:\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\W98\1st_EDN.W98\PATCHES\OUTLOOK\OEUPD.EXE
from the Recovery CD.
3. Enter C:\TEMP when prompted for an extraction directory.
4. Open a DOS window, and type the following:
COPY C:\TEMP\INETCOMM.DLL C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM /Y
COPY C:\TEMP\MSIMNUI.DLL C:\PROGRA~1\OUTLOO~1 /Y
COPY C:\TEMP\WAB32.DLL C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1 /y
DELTREE /Y C:\TEMP
5. Exit the DOS window and reboot.
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Installing OmniBook Docking System Support
If you are going to use the OmniBook Docking System you must
install new IDE and SCSI drivers and update the PCI bridge driver
in Windows 98. Perform this procedure before inserting the OmniBook
into the dock.
The OmniBook Docking drivers are located on the
Recovery CD in \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\W98\DOCKING
1. From the Start menu, click Run.
2. Enter D:\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\W98\DOCKING\IDE\SETUP and click OK.
3. When prompted to install the CMD Bus Master IDE Driver
click Yes.
4. When prompted to restart, click No.
5. Open a DOS window, and type the following.
D:
CD \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\W98\DOCKING
COPY HWP2280.INF C:\WINDOWS\INF /Y
CD SCSI
COPY SYMC8XX.INF C:\WINDOWS\INF /Y
COPY SYMC8XX.MPD C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS /Y
6. Close the DOS window and shut down the OmniBook.
7. Insert the OmniBook in the OmniBook Docking System and power on the
unit.
8. Windows will detect the "PCI standard PCI to PCI bridge".
Click Next to continue.
9. Click Next to "Search for the best driver for your device."
10. Click Next to search in the default locations.
11. Click Next to install the driver, and then Click Finish.
12. Click Yes to keep the existing PCCard.vxd.
13. Click Yes to restart the computer.
14. When prompted for "Mach64 Win9x Drivers", enter the path
D:\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\W98\VIDEO. After six prompts, Windows
will 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.