3.Store the serial number:

¨If you are prompted for the serial number, type the serial number shown on the bottom of the case.

¨If a serial number has already been stored, you must call an HP support center to change it.

Installing a New Serial Number Label

If you do not have a master file that creates serial number labels, get a copy from the Reseller website (see page vi).

1.Using any PC connected to a laser printer, open the master serial label file, enter the serial number and product number from the old serial label, and print the new label on plain white paper. The new label does not have barcodes.

2.Carefully cut out the new serial label just inside the border and place it into the inner recess in the bottom case. The bottom of the label goes toward the front of the case.

3.While holding the paper label in place, attach a serial label overlay into the outer recess. It covers and protects the serial label.

Removing the BIOS IC

(HP Authorized Service Providers Only)

Note

A replacement BIOS IC contains only enough basic programming to boot the OmniBook. After installing the IC, you must reprogram it. Hewlett-Packard prefers that you program the IC with the latest BIOS—follow the directions carefully. You can download it from the OmniBook website (see page vi).

Required Equipment

∙Flat-blade screwdriver.

∙IC insertion/removal tool.

Removal Procedure

1.Unplug the ac adapter, if present, and remove the battery.

2.On the bottom of the unit, insert a flat-blade screwdriver into the slot at the edge of the BIOS cover and pry it off.

3.Use an IC insertion/removal tool to remove the BIOS IC from its socket.

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