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Troubleshooting Solving Problems • If the monitor is connected to a video adapter in a docking system, in BIOS Setup make sure the Primary Video Adapter is set to Internal in the Main menu. See "To run the BIOS Setup utility" on page 62. • See Windows 98 Help for information about setting up and using multiple displays. Hard Disk Drive Problems If the OmniBook's hard drive doesn't spin • Check the power source. • Remove and reinsert the hard drive. See "To replace the hard disk drive" on page 58. If the hard disk makes buzzing or whining noise • Back up the drive immediately. • Check for alternate noise sources, such as the fan or a PC Card drive. If files are corrupted • Run the VirusScan program. See the section "Configuring Security Options" in the online Reference Guide. • For Windows 95 or Windows 98, you can run the Scandisk surface scan to check the platter. (This is not available in Windows NT 4.0). From the Start menu, click Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Scandisk. • For Windows 2000, open My Computer, select the disk you want to scan, click File, Properties, and use the Tools tab. • For Windows NT 4.0, right click on the drive, then click Properties, Tools, Error Checking. • If necessary, you can format the hard disk and reinstall the original factory software. See "To recover the factory installation of Windows" on page 87. 72 User's Handbook

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Troubleshooting
Solving Problems
72
User’s Handbook
•
If the monitor is connected to a video adapter in a docking system, in BIOS Setup
make sure the Primary Video Adapter is set to Internal in the Main menu. See “To run
the BIOS Setup utility” on page 62.
•
See Windows 98 Help for information about setting up and using multiple displays.
Hard Disk Drive Problems
If the OmniBook’s hard drive doesn’t spin
•
Check the power source.
•
Remove and reinsert the hard drive. See “To replace the hard disk drive” on page 58.
If the hard disk makes buzzing or whining noise
•
Back up the drive immediately.
•
Check for alternate noise sources, such as the fan or a PC Card drive.
If files are corrupted
•
Run the VirusScan program. See the section “Configuring Security Options” in the
online
Reference Guide
.
•
For Windows 95 or Windows 98, you can run the Scandisk surface scan to check the
platter. (This is not available in Windows NT 4.0). From the Start menu, click
Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Scandisk.
•
For Windows 2000, open My Computer, select the disk you want to scan, click File,
Properties, and use the Tools tab.
•
For Windows NT 4.0, right click on the drive, then click Properties, Tools, Error
Checking.
•
If necessary, you can format the hard disk and reinstall the original factory software.
See “To recover the factory installation of Windows” on page 87.