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• If a parallel device will not work correctly, its bus speed might be too slow for the OmniBook. You can decrease the OmniBook's bus speed to 33 MHz by holding down the FN key and pressing the minus key. (To restore the normal speed, press FN and the plus key simultaneously.) Sound Problems • Check the configuration of the sound card driver. I/O addresses and interrupt values (IRQs) are listed in the Getting Started manual. • Check the playback or recording sound levels, channels, and muting. In OmniBook Tools, click Sound and Volume And Mixer. If the volume keeps reverting to old settings • The hot-key volume and mute controls (FN+UP ARROW, FN+DOWN ARROW, FN+SPACEBAR) are effective for the duration of the current audio file only. Use the Windows volume controls to effect a change permanently. General Operating Problems See your MS-DOS and Windows manuals for general information about using Windows for Workgroups and MS-DOS. Also, see the manual for the specific application you're having trouble with. If the computer seems slow • Check that Cache is enabled (in the System Configuration Utility, open the System menu and check Enable Cache). • You might need to install more RAM. The memory-expansion boards are HP part numbers F1167A (8 MB), F1168A (16 MB), and F1169A (32 MB). If the Status Panel isn't visible • Press FN+ESC. If the FN application keys don't work • Make sure you hold FN while you press the function key (F1-F12). If you're prompted to insert a Windows disk • If you're adding a driver or other standard Windows component-or if you're running Windows Setup-and Windows prompts for a certain Windows disk, insert the requested installation disk and type a:-and choose OK. If you did not make a set of backup installation disks during the initial setup of Windows, you will need to buy a set of Windows 3.1 or Windows 3.11 software. If a message says to run the MS-DOS version of a utility • Exit Windows, then run the MS-DOS application again or use an MSDOS command that's equivalent to the Windows operation you attempted. 75

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If a parallel device will not work correctly, its bus speed might be too
slow for the OmniBook. You can decrease the OmniBook’s bus speed to
33 MHz by holding down the FN key and pressing the minus key. (To
restore the normal speed, press FN and the plus key simultaneously.)
Sound Problems
•
Check the configuration of the sound card driver. I/O addresses and
interrupt values (IRQs) are listed in the
Getting Started
manual.
•
Check the playback or recording sound levels, channels, and muting. In
OmniBook Tools, click Sound and Volume And Mixer.
If the volume keeps reverting to old settings
•
The hot-key volume and mute controls (FN+UP ARROW,
FN+DOWN ARROW, FN+SPACEBAR) are effective for the duration of
the current audio file only. Use the Windows volume controls to effect a
change permanently.
General Operating Problems
See your MS-DOS and Windows manuals for general information about
using Windows for Workgroups and MS-DOS. Also, see the manual for the
specific application you’re having trouble with.
If the computer seems slow
•
Check that Cache is enabled (in the System Configuration Utility, open
the System menu and check Enable Cache).
•
You might need to install more RAM. The memory-expansion boards are
HP part numbers F1167A (8 MB), F1168A (16 MB), and F1169A (32
MB).
If the Status Panel isn’t visible
•
Press FN+ESC.
If the FN application keys don’t work
•
Make sure you hold FN while you press the function key (F1-F12).
If you’re prompted to insert a Windows disk
•
If you’re adding a driver or other standard Windows component—or if
you’re running Windows Setup—and Windows prompts for a certain
Windows disk, insert the requested installation disk and type
a:
—and
choose OK. If you did not make a set of backup installation disks during
the initial setup of Windows, you will need to buy a set of Windows 3.1
or Windows 3.11 software.
If a message says to run the MS-DOS version of a utility
•
Exit Windows, then run the MS-DOS application again or use an MS-
DOS command that’s equivalent to the Windows operation you
attempted.