Replaceable Parts.................................................................................................................4-1 Reference Information.........................................................................................................5-1 Password Removal Policy.............................................................................................................5-1 Hewlett-Packard Display Quality Statement .................................................................................5-2 Obsolete Parts................................................................................................................................5-4 Figures Figure 1-1.
Omnibook — Front View..................................................................................................1-3 Figure 1-2. Omnibook — Back View ..................................................................................................1-4 Figure 1-3. Omnibook — Bottom View...............................................................................................1-4 Figure 1-4. Expansion Base — Front View .........................................................................................1-5 Figure 1-5. Expansion Base — Back View..........................................................................................1-6 Figure 1-6.
Resetting the Computer ...................................................................................................1-10 Figure 1-7. Docking the Computer.....................................................................................................1-11 Figure 1-8. Undocking the Computer.................................................................................................1-12 Figure 1-9. Manually Undocking the Computer ................................................................................1-12 Figure 1-10. Connecting a Floppy Disk Drive ...................................................................................1-13 Figure 1-11.
Replaceable Component Diagram .................................................................................1-19 Figure 2-1. Disassembly Flow..............................................................................................................2-2 Figure 2-2. Removing the Main Battery...............................................................................................2-4 Figure 2-3. Releasing the Module ........................................................................................................2-5 Figure 2-4. Removing the Hard Disk Drive .........................................................................................2-6 Figure 2-5.
Removing the Hard Disk Tray...........................................................................................2-7 Figure 2-6. Removing the Power Button Panel....................................................................................2-9 Figure 2-7. Removing the Keyboard Screws......................................................................................2-10 Figure 2-8. Removing the Keyboard ..................................................................................................2-11 Figure 2-9. Removing the System SDRAM Module..........................................................................2-12 Figure 2-10.
Removing an SDRAM Expansion Module ...................................................................2-13 Figure 2-11. Removing the Mini-PCI Card (modem card shown).....................................................2-15 Figure 2-12. Routing the Mini-PCI Cables (LAN/modem card shown) ............................................2-15 Figure 2-13. Removing the Switchboard PCA (wireless model shown)............................................2-16 Figure 2-14. Removing the Display ...................................................................................................2-19 Figure 2-15.
Routing the Display Cable.............................................................................................2-19 Figure 2-16. Removing the Heatsink/Fan...........................................................................................2-21 Figure 2-17. Separating the Heatsink and Fan ...................................................................................2-22 Figure 2-18. Removing the Top Case.................................................................................................2-24 Figure 2-19. Removing the Motherboard...........................................................................................2-26 Figure 2-20.
Removing Motherboard Components............................................................................2-27 Figure 2-21. Removing Bottom Case Components............................................................................2-30 Figure 2-22. Replacing the Docking Doors........................................................................................2-31 Figure 2-23. Example of Serial Number Label ..................................................................................2-31 Figure 2-24. Boot-Block Jumper........................................................................................................2-33 Figure 3-1.
Basic Troubleshooting Steps .............................................................................................3-2 Figure 3-2. e-DiagTools Screens — Basic and Advanced.................................................................3-19 Figure 3-3. Serial and Parallel Loopback Connectors........................................................................3-21 Figure 4-1. Omnibook — Exploded View ...........................................................................................4-2 iv HP Omnibook 500