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Removing Plug-In Devices • In Windows 2000, you can hot swap all plug-in modules and cards, unlike in Windows NT. You should use the Unplug Or Eject Hardware icon in the taskbar. • Windows 95 and Windows 98 used two different icons for hot swapping, one for removing plug-in modules, and one for removing PC Cards. Windows 2000 has an Unplug Or Eject Hardware icon for both tasks. Use the Unplug Or Eject Hardware icon on the taskbar to stop a PC Card or a plug-in module (other than a battery) before unplugging it. From Standby and Hibernate modes, you must first turn on the computer and then stop the device. Failure to stop a card or module before removing it could cause data loss and other problems. To remove a plug-in module or PC Card: 1. Left-click the Unplug Or Eject Hardware icon in the taskbar. 2. Click on Stop device for the device you want to remove. 3. Remove the plug-in module (as described in your user's handbook). You can then insert another plug- in module. There is no need to reboot. (If the computer is shut down, you do not need to stop a device before removing it.) Docking and Other Enhanced HP Functionality Proper OmniBook docking and other enhanced behavior under Windows 2000 requires a new HP configuration interface applet (HPCI), which is available through the HP website (check Software and Drivers for your OmniBook model at www.hp.com/omnibook/support). Without this applet, the Undock Password Security will not be fully implemented. Using Pointing Devices The standard Microsoft PS2 driver is installed. Check the HP Customer Care website for newly available Windows 2000 drivers for additional touchpad and pointing-stick functionality (www.hp.com/omnibook/support/). Enabling Infrared Connections (New to Windows 95 and NT) This feature is new if you have upgraded from Windows NT or Windows 95. Infrared communications now work automatically, once you have enabled IR. Enable the infrared port in the BIOS Setup as follows. This will automatically install the infrared drivers when you reboot: In the BIOS Setup, in the System Devices menu, set the Infrared Port to Enabled, set its Mode to FIR, and set the Parallel Port Mode to EPP (to avoid a resource conflict). Then restart the HP Notebook PC. Use Wireless Link (in Control Panel) to check on settings and status. For more information on using infrared, check the Windows documentation (Start, Help) under Infrared.

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Removing Plug-In Devices
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In Windows 2000, you can hot swap all plug-in modules and cards, unlike in Windows NT. You should
use the Unplug Or Eject Hardware icon in the taskbar.
•
Windows 95 and Windows 98 used two different icons for hot swapping, one for removing plug-in
modules, and one for removing PC Cards. Windows 2000 has an Unplug Or Eject Hardware icon for
both tasks.
Use the Unplug Or Eject Hardware icon on the taskbar to stop a PC Card or a plug-in module (other than a
battery) before unplugging it. From Standby and Hibernate modes, you must first turn on the computer and
then stop the device. Failure to stop a card or module before removing it could cause data loss and other
problems.
To remove a plug-in module or PC Card:
1.
Left-click the Unplug Or Eject Hardware icon in the taskbar.
2.
Click on Stop
device
for the device you want to remove.
3.
Remove the plug-in module (as described in your user’s handbook). You can then insert another plug-
in module.
There is no need to reboot.
(If the computer is shut down, you do not need to stop a device before removing it.)
Docking and Other Enhanced HP Functionality
Proper OmniBook docking and other enhanced behavior under Windows 2000 requires a new HP
configuration interface applet (HPCI), which is available through the HP website (check Software and
Drivers for your OmniBook model at
www.hp.com/omnibook/support
). Without this applet, the Undock
Password Security will not be fully implemented.
Using Pointing Devices
The standard Microsoft PS2 driver is installed. Check the HP Customer Care website for newly available
Windows 2000 drivers for additional touchpad and pointing-stick functionality
(
www.hp.com/omnibook/support/
).
Enabling Infrared Connections (New to Windows 95 and NT)
This feature is new if you have upgraded from Windows NT or Windows 95. Infrared communications now
work automatically, once you have enabled IR. Enable the infrared port in the BIOS Setup as follows. This
will automatically install the infrared drivers when you reboot:
In the BIOS Setup, in the System Devices menu, set the Infrared Port to Enabled, set its Mode to FIR, and
set the Parallel Port Mode to EPP (to avoid a resource conflict). Then restart the HP Notebook PC. Use
Wireless Link (in Control Panel) to check on settings and status. For more information on using infrared,
check the Windows documentation (Start, Help) under Infrared.