HP OmniBook 5500 PC User manual

This guide is for experienced HP Response Center

personnel, CEs, and reseller technicians. That is,

personnel that have already completed the HP Vectra

PC family training course, or equivalent, and have at

least six months of experience servicing the HP Vectra

PCs.

It is a self-paced training guide designed to train you to

install configure, and repair the OmniBook Notebook

PC. You can follow it without having any equipment

available.

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HP OmniBook 5500CS/CT

Familiarization Guide

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Table of Contectnsontents

Final Quiz .......................................................................................................... .........

Troubleshooting and Repair ............................................................................... .........

Disk Configuration ............................................................................................... .........

Input/Output Configuration ................................................................................... .........

System Configuration ........................................................................................... .........

Power Configuration ............................................................................................ .........

Power Screen ...................................................................................................... .........

Main Configuration Screen ................................................................................... .........

Configuration and Setup .................................................................................... .........

Removal of Motherboard (PCA PT-586 with I/O Bracket), HDD PCB Bracket,

HDD-FPC Flex, FFC Cable T/B to M/B 10 Pin, Bezel, IR Lens, and PCMCIA

buttons. ..............................................................................................................

.........

Removal of KBD Shielding Plate ........................................................................... .........

Removal of the Heat Pipe Bracket, Heat Pipe, Heat Pipe Spreader, CPU Module, and

Heat Sink ............................................................................................................ .........

Removal of Upper Chassis Case and Icon PCA (PCA PT-ICON) ............................. .........

Removal of Keyboard and Power Supply Board (PCA PT-DC) ................................. .........

Removal of Palmrest Assy and Sub Battery Set (4.8V) ............................................. .........

Removal of HDD Drive, FDD Module, CD-ROM Assy, Enhanced Li-Ion Battery,

Standard Li-Ion Battery, Printer Port Door, Expansion Door, and I/O door ............... .........

Removal and replacement of Rubber Feet, Plastic Feet, HDD Door, Memory Cover

Door, and RAM Expansion Module. ...................................................................... .........

Replacing Disp Panel Plastic, Disp Cover Plastic, Hook, and Hook Button ................. .........

Removing LCD Assy and Icon Assy ...................................................................... .........

Notebook Hardware Structure ........................................................................... .........

OmniBook 5500 Series: Product Features ........................................................... ...........

OmniBook Product Comparisons ....................................................................... ...........

OmniBook

Product Comparisons

v10.3-diagonal DSTN

(up to 256 colors) or

v10.4-inch diagonal

TFT (up to 65,536

colors)

vVGA: 640 x 480

vLocal bus video;

1-MB display RAM

vSVGA-out supports

VGA & SVGA monitors

(up to 1024 x 768 x

256 colors)

•10.4-inch diagonal:

•VGA (C/CT): 640 x

480 x 65,536 colors

(DSTN or TFT)

•SVGA (CTS): 800 x

600 x 256 colors

(TFT)

•PCI local bus video;

1.5-MB video RAM

vSVGA-out supports

VGA & SVGA monitors

(up to 1024 x 768 x

256 colors)

•10.4 and 12.1 - inch

diagonal TFT:

• SVGA (CTS): 800 x

600 x 64K colors

(TFT)

11.3 - inch diagonal

DSTN:

SVGA: 800 X 600 X

256 colors

•PCI local bus video;

1-MB video RAM

vSVGA-out supports

VGA & SVGA monitors

(up to 1024 x 768 x

256 colors)

Display

No L2 cachesome models include:

256-KB external L2

cache

256-KB external L2

cache

Cache

ISA bus32-bit PCI bus32-bit PCI bus

Bus Architecture

v50-, 75-, or 100-MHz

Intel 486DX2

•75-, 90-, or 120-MHz

Intel Pentium

processor

•100-, 120-, and

133-MHz Intel Pentium

processor

Processor

vDSTN (C): 3.13 kg

(6.9 lb)

vTFT (CT): 3.27 kg

(

7.2

)

•3.08-3.18 kg (6.8-7 lb)•3.4 kg (7.5 lb)

Weight

v29.5 x 22.6 x 4.9 cm

(11.6 x 8.9 x 1.93 in)

•29.5 x 22.6 x 4.9 cm

(11.6 x 8.9 x 1.93 in)

•29.5 x 22.5 x 5.2 cm

(11.6 x 8.8 x 2.05 in)

Size Closed

HP OmniBook 4000HP OmniBook 5000HP OmniBook 5500

v16-bit, Sound

Blaster-compatible

vStereo sound via two

built-in stereo speakers

•16-bit with Sound

Blaster and MIDI

support

•Stereo sound via two

built-in speakers

•16-bit with Sound

Blaster Pro compatible

and MIDI support

•Stereo sound via two

built-in speakers

Audio

v4-, 8-MB, or 16-MB

RAM models

vupgradable to 32 MB

v8- or 16-MB Models

•upgradable to 64 MB

•8-, 16-, or 32-MB

RAM cards

v8 or 16-MB Models

•upgradable to 64 MB

•8-, 16-, or 32-MB

RAM cards

RAM

v260-, 340-, 520-, or

810-MB hard disk

options

•540-MB, 810-MB, or

1.2-GB hard disks

•810-MB, 1.35-GB,

2.0GB hard disks

Mass Storage

vFloppy disk drive

(can be replaced with

a second battery for

double battery life)

vHard disk drive

vRAM

vBattery

•Floppy disk drive (can

be replaced with a

second battery for

double battery life)

•Hard disk drive

•RAM

•Battery

•Floppy disk drive

internal/external (can

be replaced with a

second battery CD

ROM drive)

•Hard disk drive

•RAM

•Standard Battery

Removable Modules

v14.4 Vdc

rechargeable NiMH

battery pack

vBattery life

(approximate):

3-4 hrs on DSTN

DX2/50

2-3 hrs on TFT

DX4/100

vAC adapter 100 to

240 Vac (50 to 60 Hz)

input; 21 Vdc,1.35 A

output

Suspend-resume

power management.

•14.4Vdc

Rechargeable

Lithium-Ion or NiMH

battery

•Battery life

(approximate with one

battery): 2 to 3 hrs

•Battery recharges to

high level in 4 hrs

using AC adapter while

PC is on or off

•2-minute low-battery

warning

•AC adapter 100 to

240 Vac (50 to 60 Hz)

input; 12 Vdc, 3.3 A

output

•Instant-on maintains

computer in

ready-to-work state for

weeks on a full charge;

returns you to your

application or file

instantly

•14.4Vdc

Rechargeable

Lithium-Ion battery

•Battery life

(approximate with one

battery LiIon): 2 to 3

hrs

•Battery (LiIon)

recharges to high level

in 4 hrs using AC

adapter while PC is on

or off

•2-minute low-battery

warning

•AC adapter 100 to

240 Vac (50 to 60 Hz)

input; 12 Vdc, 3.3 A

output

•Instant-on maintains

computer in

ready-to-work state for

weeks on a full charge;

returns you to your

application or file

instantly

Power

HP OmniBook 4000HP OmniBook 5000HP OmniBook 5500

vOne Type III

PCMCIA slot (or use

as two Type II slots)

vEnhanced port

replicator with parallel,

two serial, SVGA-out

(up to 1024 x768),

keyboard, PS/2

mouse, and SCSI

ports; and PCMCIA

slot (concurrent Type II

and Type III)

•One Type III PCMCIA

slot (or use as two

Type II slots) with

3.3-V or 5-V support

vOptional docking

system with two

ISA-based slots, or

one ISA and one PCI

slot, parallel, serial,

SVGA-out (up to 1024

x 768 x 256),

keyboard, PS/2

mouse, MIDI/joystick,

and audio

•One Type III PCMCIA

slot (or use as two

Type II slots) with

3.3-V or 5-V support

vOptional docking

system with two

ISA-based slots, or

one ISA and one PCI

slot, parallel, serial,

SVGA-out (up to 1024

x 768 x 256),

keyboard, PS/2

mouse, MIDI/joystick,

and audio.

Expandability

v9-pin, 115,200 - b/s,

RS-232 port

v25-pin EPP and ECP

parallel port

vSVGA-out (up to

1024 x 768 x 256)

v115,200 - baud,

bi-directional infrared

vExpansion bus

connector

vKeyboard/mouse port

Headphone/stereo-out

port

vMicrophone port

vStereo-in port

•9-pin, 115,200 - b/s,

RS-232 port

•25-pin EPP and ECP

parallel port

•SVGA-out (up to 1024

x 768 x 256); VGA-out

(640 x 480 x 65,536

colors)

•115,200-baud,

bidirectional infrared

•Expansion bus

connector

•SCSI-2 port

•NTSC/PAL video-out

port

•Keyboard/mouse port

•Headphone/stereo-out

port

•Stereo-in and

microphone ports

•MIDI/joystick

port

•9-pin, 115,200 - b/s,

RS-232 port

•25-pin EPP and ECP

parallel port

•SVGA-out (up to 1024

x 768 x 256); VGA-out

(640 x 480 x 16M

colors)

• Fast-IR-IRDA

compliant @ 4Mbps

•Expansion bus

connector

•NTSC/PAL video-out

port (RCA and SVideo)

•Keyboard/mouse port

•Headphone/stereo-out

port

•Stereo-in and

microphone ports

•MIDI/joystick port

Input/Output

HP OmniBook 4000HP OmniBook 5000HP OmniBook 5500

vUser password

vKensington lock slots

•2-level password

protection

•PC ID (tattooing)

•Kensington lock slots

• 2-level password

protection

• PC ID (tattooing) and

serialization

• Drive lock

•

Kensington

lock slots

Security Features

vMicrosoft Windows

for Workgroups 3.11

vMS-DOS 6.2

vLaplink Remote

Access™

vEasy connection to

your desktop PC,

network and desktop

printers; works via

cable or infrared.

•Microsoft Windows 95

vMicrosoft Windows

for Workgroups 3.11 *

•MS-DOS 6.22

•Plug and Play BIOS

•HP PIM

•Microsoft Windows 95

vMicrosoft Windows

for Workgroups 3.11 *

•MS-DOS 6.22

•Plug and Play BIOS

•HP PIM

Pre-installed Software

HP OmniBook 4000HP OmniBook 5000HP OmniBook 5500

OmniBook 5500 Series: Product Features

This is a complete list of all the standard OmniBook 5500 models now available.

Factory special options are not included in this listing. New models will continue to

be introduced.

Please refer to the Hewlett-Packard Corporate Price List for currently available

models and options.

Models

HP OmniBook 5500 notebook PCs feature industry leading performance with the

powerful combination of Pentium processors and a true PCI bus for professionals

who need

Pentium

desktop-to-go performance.

Description

F1329AP-100, PCI BUS, 810MB HDD, 8MB RAM,

LiIon Battery, 11.3" SVGA DSTN Display,

One year warranty.

HP OmniBook 5500CT

F1328AP-100, PCI BUS, 810MB HDD, 8MB RAM,

LiIon Battery, 10.4" SVGA TFT Display,

One year warranty.

HP OmniBook 5500CT

F1327AP-100, PCI BUS, 1.35GB HDD, 8MB RAM,

LiIon Battery, 11.3" SVGA DSTN Display,

One year warranty.

HP OmniBook 5500CS

F1326AP-100, PCI BUS, 1.35GB HDD, 16MB RAM,

LiIon Battery, 11.3 " SVGA DSTN Display,

One year warranty.

HP OmniBook 5500CS

F1325AP-120, PCI BUS, 1.35GB HDD, 16MB RAM,

LiIon Battery, 11.3" SVGA DSTN Display,

One year warranty.

HP OmniBook 5500CS

F1324AP-120, PCI BUS, 1.35GB HDD, 16MB RAM,

LiIon Battery, 10.4" SVGA TFT Display,

One year warranty.

HP OmniBook 5500CT

F1323AP-120, PCI BUS, 1.35GB HDD, 16MB RAM,

LiIon Battery, 10.4" SVGA TFT Display,

One year warranty.

HP OmniBook 5500CT

F1322AP-120, PCI BUS, 1.35GB HDD, 16MB RAM,

LiIon Battery, 12.1" SVGA TFT Display,

Three year warranty.

HP OmniBook 5500CT

F1321AP-133, PCI BUS, 1.35GB HDD, 16MB RAM,

LiIon Battery, 12.1" SVGA TFT Display,

Three year warranty.

HP OmniBook 5500CT

F1320AP-133, PCI BUS, 2.0GB HDD, 16MB RAM,

LiIon Battery, 12.1" SVGA TFT Display,

Three year warranty.

HP OmniBook 5500CT HP Part #DescriptionProduct

F1189ADocking system. Includes 2 full-length ISA slots, parallel, serial,

SVGA-out, keyboard, PS/2 mouse, audio, MIDI/Joystick, SCSI-2 ports,

supports PnP and hot docking. Motorized docking to ensure solid

dock. Docking system only for the

OmniBook

5000

F1064A

Automobile Adapter

F1338A

External Battery Charger (Charges up to two batteries concurrently)

F1194A

Enhanced

LiIon

Battery Pack Module

F1193A

Standard

LiIon

Battery Pack Module

F1073A

NiMH

Battery Pack Module

F1044B

AC Adapter

F1319A

Quad-speed CD-ROM drive

F1195A

3.5 inch Internal/External Floppy Drive Module

F1192A

1.35 GB Hard Disk Drive

F1191A

810-MB Hard Disk Drive

F1136A

32-MB RAM expansion card

F1135A

16-MB RAM expansion card

F1134A

8-MB RAM expansion card

Part #DescriptionAccessories

wIntel Pentium, 100 MHz w/16K internal cache and 256K L2 synchronous burst

cache

Microprocessor

wOmniBook 5500 mainframe

wBattery pack

wRecovery CD ROM

wAC adapter (P//N: F1044B), localized power cord

wUser documentation: Quick Start Guide, support documentation,

registration form

wBrochures for OmniBook accessories and Deskjet 320

What comes in the

box

w133MHz Pentium CPU

wInternal CD ROM Option - 4X Toshiba or Teac drive

wInternal floppy drive can also be used externally using built in cable

wIBM Tracpoint III pointing device replaces the track ball.

wChips and Technologies Inc. (65548) from the 65545 PCI bus VGA Controller with

1 MB of display RAM

wSVideo Output Port

wLarger display options (12.1" TFT SVGA and 11.3" STN SVGA)

wVLSI 82C147 fastIR controller and HP-OED FastIR optical module.

wSecond battery is a "super" battery and has 150% of the capacity of the standard

battery.

OmniBook 5500

enhancements over

the OmniBook

5000.

wCycle time: 70 ns

wRAM Manufacturer: Multiple Vendors: NEC, Samsung, etc.

wExpansion Memory Board Options:

8-MB RAM, p/n: F1134A

16-MB RAM, p/n: F1135A

32-MB RAM, p/n: F1136A

wType of memory boards: HP Proprietary Daughter boards, 2 user

accessible slots on the bottom case.

w0MB on Board

wMax Possible RAM: 64MB

6-3-3-3 burst hit, self refreshed

Memory and Memory

Slots

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)

Bus Architecture

wIntel Pentium, 133 MHz w/16K internal cache and 256K L2 synchronous burst

cache

wIntel Pentium, 120 MHz w/16K internal cache and 256K L2 synchronous burst

cache

64MB

32MB

48MB

32MB

16MB

32MB

16MB

24MB

8MB

16MB

40MB

32MB

8MB

24MB

16MB

8MB

16MB

8MB

Total RAMMemory Slot 2Memory Slot 1Possible Memory

Configurations:

The hard disk drive can be removed by the user for easy upgrades.

The hard drive is located on the bottom case and with the removal of

one screw the hard drive can be replaced.

wHard drive manufacturer: Toshiba (Subject to change. IBM and Maxtor are being

looked at as possible

second sources.)

Mass storage

13 ms13 ms13 msAverage seek

(read)

MR (Magneto

Resistive)

MR (Magneto

Resistive)

MR (Magneto

Resistive)

Heads

PRML (Partial

Response

Maximum

likelihood)

PRML (Partial

Response

Maximum

likelihood)

PRML (Partial

Response

Maximum

likelihood)

Recording

Method

ATA2

Interface

ATA2

Interface

ATA2

Interface

2.0GB1,350MB810 MB2.5" Hard

Drive

Disks

Data Heads

135135135User

sectors/Trac

k at zone 0

3,6603,6603,660User

Cylinders

88Recording

Zones

512 Bytes

Sector Size

Configuration:

1.0E-14 bits

transfer

1.0E-14 bits

transfer

1.0E-14 bits

transfer

Unrecoverab

le errors

300,000 hours300,000 hours300,000 hoursMTBF:

Power-on

Hours

Reliability:

3 sec3 sec3 secSpindle start

time

64KB (read and

write segmented

buffer)

64KB (read and

write segmented

buffer)

Buffer size

16.6Mbytes/sec

Buffer to host

38 (inner), 56.0

(Outer) Mbits/sec

38 (inner), 56.0

(Outer)

Mbits/sec

38 (inner), 56.0

(Outer) Mbits/sec

Media Transfer

rate

4200 rev/m4200 rev/m4200 rev/mRotational

speed

6.1 ms6.1 ms6.1 msAverage

latency

25 ms

Full Track

3 ms3 ms3 msTrack to track

seek

2.0GB1,350MB810 MB2.5" Hard

Drive

Note: The hard disk drive can be removed by the user for easy

upgrades. The hard drive is located on the bottom case and with the

removal of one screw the hard drive can be removed.

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