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Starting Out with Your OmniBook Restoring Files To recover Windows 95 The following procedure describes how to restore Windows 95 and your original OmniBook software. These steps will format the hard drive. Back up any files you would like to save. The entire recovery process takes approximately 1 hour. To recover your Windows 95 operating system, you'll need a CD-ROM drive, floppy disk drive, the Recovery CD, and the Support Utility disk. 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 PCMCIA or Parallel Port CD-ROM drive , connect the PCMCIA or Parallel CD-ROM drive and install the floppy disk drive in the OmniBook. See "To set up a PCMCIA or parallel port CD-ROM drive." 2. Connect the ac adapter to the OmniBook. 3. Insert the Recovery CD in the CD-ROM drive. 4. Insert the Support Utility disk in the floppy disk drive. 5. Press the reset button. The DOS 6.22 Startup menu appears. 6. Choose option 2: Recover Windows 95 from Recovery CD 7. Choose the type of CD-ROM drive you're using-internal OmniBook, SCSI with docking system, or PCMCIA or parallel port. Do not interrupt the recovery process or unplug the ac adapter until recovery is completed. 20

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Starting Out with Your OmniBook
Restoring Files
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To recover Windows 95
The following procedure describes how to restore Windows 95 and your original
OmniBook software.
These steps will format the hard drive. Back up any files you
would like to save.
The entire recovery process takes approximately 1 hour. To recover your Windows
95 operating system, you’ll need a CD-ROM drive, floppy disk drive, the
Recovery
CD
, and the
Support Utility
disk.
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 PCMCIA or Parallel Port CD-ROM drive
, connect the PCMCIA or
Parallel CD-ROM drive and install the floppy disk drive in the OmniBook. See
“To set up a PCMCIA or parallel port CD-ROM drive.”
2. Connect the ac adapter to the OmniBook.
3. Insert the
Recovery CD
in the CD-ROM drive.
4. Insert the
Support Utility
disk in the floppy disk drive.
5. Press the reset button.
The DOS 6.22 Startup menu appears.
6. Choose option 2:
Recover Windows 95 from Recovery CD
7. Choose the type of CD-ROM drive you’re using—internal OmniBook, SCSI with
docking system, or PCMCIA or parallel port.
Do not interrupt the recovery process or unplug the ac adapter until recovery is
completed.