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HP OmniBook 3100 Notebook PC User Manual

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If an I/O card stops communicating properly

It may have been reset if the OmniBook suspended or turned off. Exit and
restart the application.

If the serial or parallel port is not working

Check the port connection (may be loose).

Check settings in BIOS Setup.

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. From the System Devices menu, check that Parallel Port or Serial Port is

enabled.

Startup Problems

If the OmniBook doesn’t respond at turn-on

Connect the ac adapter.

Press blue power to try turning on the unit.

Reset

the OmniBook.

If you get no response, remove the battery and ac adapter—then plug in the ac
adapter and try

resetting.

If you still get no response, the unit requires service.

If the OmniBook doesn’t boot from battery power

Make sure the battery is properly inserted.

Check battery level on status panel and battery LEDs.

Check battery contacts. If available, try another battery.

If the OmniBook doesn’t boot from the floppy disk drive

Check the boot order in the BIOS Setup utility.

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. Open the Boot menu. The default boot order is

Diskette Drive

Hard Drive

CD-ROM Drive

4. If Diskette Drive is not option 1, use the arrow keys to select Diskette Drive.

5. Press F6 to move up (or F5 to move down) in the list.

6. Press F10 to Save and Exit the BIOS Setup utility.

Check that the Floppy Boot option in the BIOS Setup utility is enabled.

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