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Troubleshooting Solving Problems • Zoomed Video is supported in the lower card slot only. • Windows NT does not support Zoomed Video. • Try the card in another computer. • Not all 3rd party PC cards have been tested with the OmniBook. Please check the OmniBook website (http://www.hp.com/omnibook) for a list of approved and tested PC Cards. • Certain Xircom CE2 (IIps) LAN cards conflict with the game port device in Windows 2000. Contact Xircom to see if your card is one of these. • When using a PC card in a docking system, insert or remove the card while the system is turned on or shut down, but not while the computer is suspended. If an I/O card stops communicating properly • It may have been reset if the OmniBook suspended or turned off. Exit and restart the application. • Check settings in Control Panel (and in Windows NT Diagnostics). Performance Problems If the OmniBook gets hot • It is normal for the computer to get warm, especially while the battery is charging. • Make sure the air vents are clear. For example, don't put the computer on a soft surface that blocks the vent holes on the bottom at the back-right corner. • DOS games and other programs that drive CPU usage toward 100% can contribute to a temperature increase. If the OmniBook pauses or runs sluggishly • Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to see if an application is not responding. • Reboot the OmniBook. • Delete temporary and unneeded files. • This may be normal Windows behavior. Background processing can affect response time. 82 User's Handbook

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Troubleshooting
Solving Problems
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User’s Handbook
•
Zoomed Video is supported in the lower card slot only.
•
Windows NT does not support Zoomed Video.
•
Try the card in another computer.
•
Not all 3rd party PC cards have been tested with the OmniBook. Please check the
OmniBook website (http://www.hp.com/omnibook) for a list of approved and tested
PC Cards.
•
Certain Xircom CE2 (IIps) LAN cards conflict with the game port device in Windows
2000. Contact Xircom to see if your card is one of these.
•
When using a PC card in a docking system, insert or remove the card while the
system is turned on or shut down, but not while the computer is suspended.
If an I/O card stops communicating properly
•
It may have been reset if the OmniBook suspended or turned off. Exit and restart the
application.
•
Check settings in Control Panel (and in Windows NT Diagnostics).
Performance Problems
If the OmniBook gets hot
•
It is normal for the computer to get warm, especially while the battery is charging.
•
Make sure the air vents are clear. For example, don’t put the computer on a soft
surface that blocks the vent holes on the bottom at the back-right corner.
•
DOS games and other programs that drive CPU usage toward 100% can contribute to
a temperature increase.
If the OmniBook pauses or runs sluggishly
•
Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to see if an application is not responding.
•
Reboot the OmniBook.
•
Delete temporary and unneeded files.
•
This may be normal Windows behavior. Background processing can affect response
time.