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Reinstalling Windows for Workgroups

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Installing an Operating System Reinstalling Windows for Workgroups Reinstalling Windows for Workgroups The following procedure describes how to restore Windows for Workgroups and your original OmniBook software. The entire recovery process takes approximately 1 hour. To recover your Windows for Workgroups operating system, you'll need a CD-ROM drive, floppy disk drive, your Windows for Workgroups backup disks, your MS-DOS 6.22 backup disks, the Recovery CD, and the Support Utility disk. If you don't have backup disks, you can make them-see "To make DOS 6.22 and Windows for Workgroups disks." To reinstall Windows for Workgroups 1. If you have an internal CD -ROM drive , connect the floppy disk drive to the OmniBook's parallel port and install the CD-ROM drive in the OmniBook. -or- If you have a SCSI CD -ROM drive and a docking system , connect the SCSI CD-ROM drive to the docking system and install the floppy disk drive in the OmniBook. -or- If you have a PC card or parallel port CD -ROM drive , connect the PC card or Parallel CD-ROM drive and install the floppy disk drive in the OmniBook. See "To set up a PC card or parallel port CD-ROM drive" on page 3-15. 2. Connect the ac adapter to the OmniBook. 3. Insert the Support Utility floppy disk. 4. Reset the OmniBook. The DOS 6.22 Startup menu appears. 5. Click option 4: Create Hibernate Partition (erases Hard Disk) 6. When prompted for "Hibernate" partition size, you can continue with the default 64M byte Hibernate partition or choose an alternate size based on the amount of system RAM installed. 2-6

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Installing an Operating System
Reinstalling Windows for Workgroups
2-6
Reinstalling Windows for Workgroups
The following procedure describes how to restore Windows for Workgroups and
your original OmniBook software.
The entire recovery process takes approximately 1 hour. To recover your Windows
for Workgroups operating system, you’ll need a CD-ROM drive, floppy disk drive,
your Windows for Workgroups backup disks, your MS-DOS 6.22 backup disks, the
Recovery CD
, and the
Support Utility
disk. If you don’t have backup disks, you can
make them—see “To make DOS 6.22 and Windows for Workgroups disks.”
To reinstall Windows for Workgroups
1.
If you have an internal CD
-ROM drive
, connect the floppy disk drive to the
OmniBook’s parallel port and install the CD-ROM drive in the OmniBook.
–or–
If you have a SCSI CD
-ROM drive and a docking system
, connect the SCSI
CD-ROM drive to the docking system and install the floppy disk drive in the
OmniBook.
–or–
If you have a PC card or parallel port CD
-ROM drive
, connect the PC card or
Parallel CD-ROM drive and install the floppy disk drive in the OmniBook. See
“To set up a PC card or parallel port CD-ROM drive” on page 3-15.
2. Connect the ac adapter to the OmniBook.
3. Insert the
Support Utility
floppy disk.
4. Reset the OmniBook.
The DOS 6.22 Startup menu appears.
5. Click option 4:
Create Hibernate Partition (erases Hard Disk)
6. When prompted for “Hibernate” partition size, you can continue with the
default 64M byte Hibernate partition or choose an alternate size based on
the amount of system RAM installed.