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with the USB cable. However, if you insert the floppy drive in an expansion base, you can use drive A to access the drive. Connecting an External Monitor If an external monitor does not turn on when you plug it into the computer or expansion base, press Fn+F5. Similarly, if you unplug the monitor, you may have to press Fn+F5 to turn on the built-in display. Swapping Plug-In Modules In Windows 98, you should not remove or insert a plug-in module in the expansion base while the computer is in Standby mode. Standby mode is indicated by an orange power-mode light. If you installed BayManager hot-swap software, you can click the taskbar icon and swap modules while the computer is turned on--but if you swap modules in Standby mode, the computer may stop responding in certain situations. You can also swap modules when the computer is shut down. Using an ATA-Type PC Card while Docked If you have an ATA-type PC card installed in your computer and have problems with the computer while docked, try installing the BayManager hot-swap software. BayManager helps prevent certain lockup, reboot, and detection problems with ATA mass storage cards. Docking and Undocking with a LAN Connection If your computer has a LAN port, you may experience a delay after docking or undocking while Windows 98 updates the configuration. During this time, the pointer or other devices may not operate properly. You may have to wait up to a minute or more for the system to be ready. Using a Non-HP USB Floppy Drive If your computer locks up while booting and you have a non-HP USB floppy drive connected, try rebooting with the USB drive unplugged then connecting it later. An alternative workaround is to disable the Legacy USB Support setting in BIOS Setup. Windows 2000 Running the Tour of Windows 2000 In the Getting Started window, you can click Discover Windows for a tour of Windows 2000. When you're prompted to insert the CD, click Cancel and type c:\tour to start the tour. Changing the Refresh Rate for an External Monitor

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with the USB cable. However, if you insert the floppy drive in an expansion base, you can use drive A to
access the drive.
Connecting an External Monitor
If an external monitor does not turn on when you plug it into the computer or expansion base, press Fn+F5.
Similarly, if you unplug the monitor, you may have to press Fn+F5 to turn on the built-in display.
Swapping Plug-In Modules
In Windows 98, you should not remove or insert a plug-in module in the expansion base while the computer
is in Standby mode. Standby mode is indicated by an orange power-mode light. If you installed
BayManager hot-swap software, you can click the taskbar icon and swap modules while the computer is
turned on--but if you swap modules in Standby mode, the computer may stop responding in certain
situations. You can also swap modules when the computer is shut down.
Using an ATA-Type PC Card while Docked
If you have an ATA-type PC card installed in your computer and have problems with the computer while
docked, try installing the BayManager hot-swap software. BayManager helps prevent certain lockup,
reboot, and detection problems with ATA mass storage cards.
Docking and Undocking with a LAN Connection
If your computer has a LAN port, you may experience a delay after docking or undocking while Windows
98 updates the configuration. During this time, the pointer or other devices may not operate properly. You
may have to wait up to a minute or more for the system to be ready.
Using a Non-HP USB Floppy Drive
If your computer locks up while booting and you have a non-HP USB floppy drive connected, try rebooting
with the USB drive unplugged then connecting it later. An alternative workaround is to disable the Legacy
USB Support setting in BIOS Setup.
Windows 2000
Running the Tour of Windows 2000
In the Getting Started window, you can click Discover Windows for a tour of Windows 2000. When you're
prompted to insert the CD, click Cancel and type c:\tour to start the tour.
Changing the Refresh Rate for an External Monitor