Expanding the OmniBook
Connecting External Devices
| To connect an external keyboard or PS/2 mouse |
| The |
| mouse to the OmniBook. While an external PS/2 mouse is connected, the |
| pointing devices are normally disabled. |
| ∙ Plug the mouse or keyboard PS/2 cable into the PS/2 port on the OmniBook. |
| ∙ To connect both a mouse and keyboard, use the HP F1469A Y adapter. |
| ∙ To connect a device that has a |
| with a PS/2 jack. |
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Hint | To use hot keys from an external keyboard, substitute left CTRL + left ALT for the |
| OmniBook Fn key. For example, to access Fn+F2, press left CTRL + left ALT + F2. If |
| this does not work, check that the setting for External Fn Key is enabled in the System |
| Devices menu of the BIOS Setup utility. See “To run the BIOS Setup utility” on page |
| 62. |
| The |
| BIOS Setup utility, check that the PS/2 Pointing Devices option is set to Auto in the |
| System Devices menu. |
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To connect a printer
The parallel port uses a standard
The OmniBook has one parallel port. Its address and properties can be set in the BIOS
Setup utility.
∙ Connect the parallel printer cable or other parallel cable to the parallel port.
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