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• The power-management and message-management drivers are loaded. • The PC card drivers aren't loaded, so the card slots are not usable. • Common MS-DOS disk commands are available, such as ScanDisk and EDIT. You can use them to examine drive C. • After rebooting successfully from a floppy disk, determine what is wrong with drive C. Then try rebooting again from drive C to regain the computer's full configuration. If this does not work, see "If the OmniBook doesn't reboot successfully.". To reset the OmniBook If the OmniBook unexpectedly hangs up in a state where nothing seems to work, you may need to reset it. This is the equivalent of turning a PC off and on. When you reset the system, it discards your current work session, resets and checks the hardware, and rereads the system files. 1. If the floppy drive is plugged in, make sure there's no disk in it-unless you're trying to reboot from a floppy disk. 2. Try rebooting the OmniBook by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL. 3. Insert a ball-point pen tip or other slender object into the small opening marked "RESET" on the right side of the computer, near the mouse. Push in momentarily-the system resets and reboots. Since this is a hardware reset, it is more complete than the software reset, CTRL+ALT+DEL. Reset button If the reset button has no effect, remove the battery and ac adapter and press the reset button-then install the battery or plug in the ac adapter and try pressing the reset button again. If the computer responds but does not reboot correctly, see "If the OmniBook doesn't reboot successfully." Upgrading the Hard Drive This section shows how to • Find your system software version and amount of memory. • Replace the hard-disk drive (drive C). To find the system software version and memory size 51

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The power-management and message-management drivers are loaded.
•
The PC card drivers aren’t loaded, so the card slots are not usable.
•
Common MS-DOS disk commands are available, such as ScanDisk and
EDIT. You can use them to examine drive C.
•
After rebooting successfully from a floppy disk, determine what is wrong
with drive C. Then try rebooting again from drive C to regain the
computer's full configuration. If this does not work, see
"If the OmniBook
doesn't reboot successfully."
.
To reset the OmniBook
If the OmniBook unexpectedly hangs up in a state where nothing seems to
work, you may need to reset it. This is the equivalent of turning a PC off and
on. When you reset the system, it discards your current work session, resets
and checks the hardware, and rereads the system files.
1. If the floppy drive is plugged in, make sure there’s no disk in it—unless
you’re trying to reboot from a floppy disk.
2. Try rebooting the OmniBook by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL.
3. Insert a ball-point pen tip or other slender object into the small opening
marked “RESET” on the right side of the computer, near the mouse.
Push in momentarily—the system resets and reboots. Since this is a
hardware reset, it is more complete than the software reset,
CTRL+ALT+DEL.
Reset button
If the reset button has no effect, remove the battery and ac adapter and
press the reset button—then install the battery or plug in the ac adapter and
try pressing the reset button again.
If the computer responds but does not reboot correctly, see
"If the
OmniBook doesn't reboot successfully."
Upgrading the Hard Drive
This section shows how to
•
Find your system software version and amount of memory.
•
Replace the hard-disk drive (drive C).
To find the system software version and memory size