4. Power Management .................................. 4-1 Monitoring Battery Power .............................. 4-3 To check the battery status ............................ 4-4 To respond to a low-battery warning ..................... 4-5 To recharge a battery ............................... 4-5 To replace the main battery ........................... 4-7 To install a secondary battery .......................... 4-8 Conserving Battery Power .............................. 4-9 To save battery power ............................... 4-10 To set time-outs ................................... 4-11 To handle and store the battery safely ....................
4-12 To maintain and preserve battery life ..................... 4-12 5. Making Connections .................................. 5-1 Using OmniBook Plug-In Modules ......................... 5-3 To replace a plug-in accessory module ................... 5-4 To install the floppy disk drive externally .................. 5-5 To insert and eject a floppy disk ........................ 5-5 To insert or remove a CD ............................. 5-6 To use the CD-ROM drive safely ........................ 5-6 To open the CD-ROM drive manually ..................... 5-7 To install drivers for the Zip drive ....................... 5-7 To insert and eject a Zip disk ..........................
5-8 To eject a Zip disk manually ........................... 5-8 Connecting External Devices ............................ 5-9 To connect an external monitor ........................ 5-10 To enable the built-in and external displays ................ 5-10 To change display settings in the BIOS Setup Utility ........... 5-11 To connect a parallel device .......................... 5-11 To connect a serial device ............................ 5-12 To connect an external keyboard or PS/2 mouse ............ 5-12 To connect Universal Serial Bus devices .................. 5-13 To insert a PC Card ................................. 5-14 To remove a PC Card ................................
5-15 List of tested PC Cards ............................... 5-16 To connect audio devices ............................ 5-17 To dock the OmniBook .............................. 5-18 To undock the OmniBook ............................ 5-20 To make an infrared connection ........................ 5-21 6. Expanding the OmniBook .............................. 6-1 Installing a Hard Disk Drive ............................. 6-3 To replace the hard disk drive ......................... 6-3 To replace the hard disk drive holder .................... 6-4 To create a Hibernate partition ......................... 6-5 Contents-2