Installing Windows NT 4.0
Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 5 comes factory-
installed on the OmniBook XE2. The following
procedure installs a retail version of Windows NT
4.0 and configures the appropriate device drivers.
Requirements
* OmniBook XE2
* OmniBook Drivers for Windows NT 4.0
Location: If you purchased the OmniBook with
Windows NT the drivers are on the hard
drive in \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS and Recovery CD in
\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\NT4. You can also
find the drivers on HP's website at
http://www.hp.com/omnibook
* Retail Windows NT Workstation CD.
This section describes how to
* Preparing for software installation
* Install a retail version of Windows NT 4.0.
* Install Service Pack 5 for Windows NT 4.0.
* Install video support for Windows NT 4.0.
* Install audio and modem support for Windows NT 4.0.
* Install touch pad support for Windows NT 4.0
* Install IDE support for Windows NT 4.0
* Disabling automatic CD-ROM detection.
* Install the Euro Currency Symbol patch for Windows NT 4.0
* Install APM for Windows NT 4.0
* Install Card Executive for Windows NT 4.0
If you are installing Windows NT networking, install it after
fully installing Windows NT. Follow the instructions in the
application note for the network card you are using.
The application notes are available on the OmniBook website:
http://www.hp.com/omnibook.
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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 bootable Recovery CD in the CD-ROM drive.
3. Reboot, press ESC twice when you see the HP OmniBook logo.
4. Select the CD-ROM/DVD as the boot device.
5. Click 2 Continue.
6. Click 2 Advanced.
7. Select your desired Hibernate Partition Size.
8. Check "Do not load operating system".
9. Select "Hibernate partition only".
10. Click 1 Continue.
11. Click Ok.
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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.
Note: You can create partitions on the hard disk as you wish.
For a detailed discussion of FAT, HPFS and NTFS file systems,
please refer to the "MS Windows NT Resource Guide" within the
"MS Windows NT Resource Kit," specifically Chapter 5 "Windows
NT File Systems and Advanced Disk Management."
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. Select the C: partition and press Enter to install
Windows NT.
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.
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To Install Service Pack 5 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 5. This is located on
Recovery CD in the root directory \NT4_SP5. You can also
download the service pack from
http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/downloads/recommended/
sp5/allsp5.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_SP5\SP5I386.EXE.
4. Select "Accept the Software License Agreement".
5. Deselect "Backup files..." and click Install.
6. When prompted, click Restart.
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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\NT4\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 "Silicon Motion Lynx Family video driver", 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 appropriate resolution, click Test, then click OK.
1024 x 768 on the OmniBook XE2 with 13.3" display
800 x 600 on the OmniBook XE2 with 12.1" display
13. If the graphic is correctly displayed, click Yes, otherwise
click No and change the setting.
14. Click OK.
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To Install Audio and Modem 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 and modem support. The driver is located
on the Recovery CD in \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\NT4\AUDIO.
1. From the Start menu, click Run.
2. From the Recovery CD run \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\NT4\AUDIO\SETUP.EXE.
3. Click Next at the Welcome screen.
4. Click Next to install the drivers.
5. Click Finish to restart the computer.
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To Install Touch Pad Support
If you've installed a retail version of Windows NT 4.0, you'll
need to install touch pad support. The driver is located on the
Recovery CD in \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\NT4\TOUCHPAD.
1. From the Start menu, click Run.
2. Browse to the directory of the touchpad driver and run
Setup.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.
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To Install IDE Support for Retail Windows NT 4.0
Windows NT 4.0 installs a generic IDE Controller device driver.
To increase performance on the OmniBook XE2, install the Intel
PIIX4 PCI Bus Master IDE Controller driver. The driver is located
on the Recovery CD in \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\NT4\PIIX4.
1. Select START/SETTINGS/CONTROL PANEL.
2. Double-click the "SCSI Adapters" applet.
3. Click on the folder tab labeled "Drivers." The currently
installed SCSI adapter drivers will be listed in the Drivers menu.
4. Select the default driver
("IDE CD-ROM (Atapi 1.2) / Dual-Channel PCI IDE") then, click
"Remove" to remove the driver.
5. Click "Add..." to add a new driver.
6. From the "Install Disk" dialog box, Click "Have Disk".
7. The "Windows NT Setup" dialog box will appear prompting for the
path of the installation files. Specify the location of the
driver installation directory when prompted to do so.
8. Click on "Intel PIIX PCI Bus Master IDE Controller" driver and
then click "Ok".
9. When prompted, reboot the system as directed in order for the
changes to take effect.
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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.
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To Install the Euro Key Patch
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
n \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\NT4\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.
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To Install APM for Windows NT 4.0
The driver is located on the Recovery CD in
\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\NT4\APM.
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.)
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To Install Card Executive for Retail Windows NT 4.0
The driver is located on the Recovery CD in
\OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\NT4\PCCARD.
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
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.