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Installing an Operating System Reinstalling Windows for Workgroups To install Windows for Workgroups drivers If you've installed a commercial version of Windows or Windows for Workgroups, you'll need to manually install the required OmniBook device drivers or use the OmniBook 2000/5700 Windows 3.X Driver Setup program. These steps modify some of your system files-such as WIN.INI and AUTOEXEC.BAT. An original version of each file is preserved in the C:\OMNI_DRV.XXX directory. 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 5: Exit to MS -DOS 6. Insert the Recovery CD in the CD-ROM drive. 7. From the DOS prompt, type C:\WINDOWS\WIN to start Windows. Note The path may need to be adjusted if Windows was installed in a location other than the default. 8. From File Manager, go to the CD-ROM drive. 9. Double-click setup.exe in the \omnibook\wfw_drv\disk1 directory. The OmniBook 2000/5700 Windows 3.x Drivers setup menu appears. 10. Choose Next to install the drivers, then follow the setup instructions. 2-8

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Installing an Operating System
Reinstalling Windows for Workgroups
2-8
To install Windows for Workgroups drivers
If you've installed a commercial version of Windows or Windows for Workgroups,
you'll need to manually install the required OmniBook device drivers or use the
OmniBook 2000/5700 Windows 3.X Driver Setup program. These steps modify some
of your system files-such as WIN.INI and AUTOEXEC.BAT. An original version of
each file is preserved in the C:\OMNI_DRV.XXX directory.
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 5:
Exit to MS -DOS
6. Insert the
Recovery CD
in the CD-ROM drive.
7. From the DOS prompt, type C:\WINDOWS\WIN to start Windows.
Note
The path may need to be adjusted if Windows was installed in a location other than
the default.
8. From File Manager, go to the CD-ROM drive.
9. Double-click setup.exe in the \omnibook\wfw_drv\disk1 directory.
The OmniBook 2000/5700 Windows 3.x Drivers setup menu appears.
10. Choose Next to install the drivers, then follow the setup instructions.