HP OmniBook 3100 HP OmniBook 2100 and 3100 PC User’s Handbook - Not O - Page 33

To connect an external PS/2 keyboard or a PS/2 mouse, To connect a USB device

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If you are connecting a serial mouse, you need to select Standard Serial Mouse in Control Panel, Mouse, General, Change. To connect an external PS/2 keyboard or a PS/2 mouse 1. From the Start menu, shut down the OmniBook. 2. Plug the mouse or keyboard PS/2 cable into the PS/2 port on the OmniBook. • To connect both a mouse and a keyboard, use the HP F1469A PS/2 Yadapter. • To connect a device that has a PC-type jack, first connect its cable to an adapter cable with a PS/2 jack. 3. Press the blue power button to turn on the OmniBook. Hint To use hot keys from an external keyboard, substitute CTRL+ALT for the OmniBook Fn key. For example, to access Fn+F2, press CTRL+ALT+F2. If this does not work, check that the setting for External Fn Key is enabled in the System Devices menu of the BIOS Setup utility. To connect a USB device 33

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If you are connecting a serial mouse, you need to select Standard Serial Mouse in
Control Panel, Mouse, General, Change.
To connect an external PS/2 keyboard or a PS/2 mouse
1. From the Start menu, shut down the OmniBook.
2. Plug the mouse or keyboard PS/2 cable into the PS/2 port on the OmniBook.
To connect both a mouse and a keyboard, use the HP F1469A PS/2 Y-
adapter.
To connect a device that has a PC-type jack, first connect its cable to an
adapter cable with a PS/2 jack.
3. Press the blue power button to turn on the OmniBook.
Hint
To use hot keys from an external keyboard, substitute CTRL+ALT for the OmniBook
Fn key. For example, to access Fn+F2, press CTRL+ALT+F2. If this does not work,
check that the setting for External Fn Key is enabled in the System Devices menu of
the
BIOS Setup utility.
To connect a USB device