the disk. Many individual system files are also accessible on the Recovery CD ROM. The equipment you need are the OmniBook, its ac adapter, a floppy drive, and a CD-ROM drive (preferably SCSI-type). You also need the Recovery CD ROM and the Support Utility floppy disk. If you have a docking system, you can leave the OmniBook docked during most of this procedure. These steps will delete any software or files you may have installed or created on your hard disk. 1. Plug in the ac adapter to the OmniBook. 2. Turn off the OmniBook. Set up and connect a SCSI-type CD-ROM drive (HP part number F1196A) to the docking/SCSI port of the OmniBook or to the SCSI port of the docking system .
A direct SCSI connection to the OmniBook requires an OmniBook-to-SCSI adapter cable, HP part number F1182A. (Note that you can also use a CD-ROM drive with the parallel or PC-card ports, if you follow the additional instructions given in the README file in the root directory on the CD ROM.) 3. Turn on the CD-ROM drive and insert the Recovery CD-ROM —make sure you use the correct CD-ROM. 4. Connect the floppy drive to the OmniBook. Insert the Support Utility floppy disk into the floppy drive. 5. Turn on the OmniBook. Exit Windows, if possible, and restart the computer from the floppy drive: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or press the reset button. (Note:
To restart from the floppy drive, the System Configuration Utility must have System, Boot Devices set to FDD First . ) 6. When you see a menu of startup options, select Reinstall All Original Files. Follow the instructions and do not interrupt the file-transfer process. When the process finishes, your hard disk contains the original files. This process can take an hour or more. If you'd like, you can then restore selected files from a recent backup. To clean up a disk After a period of use, the file structure on a disk may develop corrupted sections or disjointed files, causing errors or slightly longer response time in some situations.
If you clean up the disk every few months or so, you can optimize your disk’s operation. You can defragment a disk, and you can scan a disk. Caution Back up your files periodically, especially before cleaning up a disk. 1. Plug in the ac adapter in case the battery is low. 2. To find or repair errors on a disk, click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, ScanDisk. Select the disk drive to scan. 3. To defragment a disk, click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter. 49