NEC L320 manual

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    V e r s a ® L 3 20 N o t e b o o k Computer V er sa ® L320 Us e r’s G u i d e User’s G ui de 81 9 -2008 45 - 000 0 9 /2001 819-200845-000 9/10/01 1:11 PM Page 1[...]

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    First P rinting — Septemb er 2001 Copy r ight 2001 NEC Comp ute rs Inc. 15 Busin ess Par k Way Sacrame nt o, CA 958 28 All R igh ts R ese r v ed Proprieta ry Noti ce a nd Liabilit y Disc lai mer The info rmation disc los ed in t h is do cument, includi ng all de signs and r elated mat eri al s, i s th e val uabl e prop er ty of NEC Com put er s I[...]

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    Conte nt s iii Contents Using T his Guide Te xt Co nv entio n s ............................................................................................................. x R e lated Do cu ments .......................................................................................................... x 1 Intro ducin g the NEC Ver sa B efo re Yo [...]

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    iv Cont e nts B atte ry H andli ng .................................................................................................... 2-9 R e plac ing the B a tte r y ............................................................................................. 2-9 Cha rgi n g t h e B at te ry ......................................................[...]

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    Conte nt s v W indo w s 98 S E P o we r Mete r ........................................................................ 3-2 2 W indo w s 98 S E A dv ance d............................................................................. 3-2 3 W indo w s 98 S E H ib ernate ............................................................................. 3-2[...]

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    vi C onte nts Par ti tio nMag ic Sp ec ial Ed itio n .................................................................................... 4- 15 Pro duc t R e co ve r y CD ................................................................................................. 4- 16 Gu ide li nes f o r U sin g t he P r od uc t R e cov er y CD ..............[...]

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    Conte nt s vii Sen d in g an d Receivi n g E - mail ................................................................................ 6-8 Mo dify in g t h e I nter ne t a n d E- mail Sho r tcu t Bu tto n s................................................ 6-8 IR Po r t ...................................................................................[...]

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    viii Conte nts 10 Sol ving System P robl ems Pro ble m Che c klis t ....................................................................................................... 10 -2 Sta rtup P ro b le ms ......................................................................................................... 10- 3 PO ST E rro r Mes sage s .............[...]

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    Us ing This Gui d e ix Using This G uide Th e NEC Versa ® L320 User’s Guide gi ves you th e in for mat i on you n eed t o m a xi mi z e th e us e of your NEC Ver s a n ot eb o ok com p u t er . Rea d th i s gu i de to fa m il iar iz e your sel f wit h th e N EC Ver sa an d it s feat u r es . F or s p eci fic i n for ma ti on see Ch a p t er 1, ?[...]

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    x Us ing This Guide Text Conventions To mak e t his gu ide as eas y as p o ss ib le to use , te xt is s et up as f o llo ws . War nin gs, ca ut i ons , an d n ot es h a ve th e foll o wi n g m ean in gs: W ar ni ngs al er t y ou t o s it uat i on s t h at c oul d r es u lt i n s er i ou s personal i njury or loss o f life. Cautions in dicate s itua[...]

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    1 Introducing the NEC V ersa Befo re Y ou Begin About Your NE C V ers a L32 0 No te book Arou nd the F ront o f th e S y stem Arou nd the Back of t he S ystem Arou nd the Le ft Sid e o f the S ys tem Arou nd the Rig ht Si de o f th e S ystem Arou nd the Bott om of the S ystem About th e NEC C abl e P ortB ar About NEC W irel ess LAN[...]

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    1-2 Intr oduc in g t he NE C Ve rs a Before Yo u Begin Prolonge d or im proper use of a compu ter wo rkstation m ay pose a risk of se rious in jur y. To r educe your ri sk of injury , set up and use your co mput er i n the manner describe d in Appe ndi x A , Setting U p a He althy W ork Env ironmen t. After compl et in g th e st ep s in th e qu i c[...]

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    Int rod ucin g the NEC Ver s a 1 -3 About Your NEC V ersa L320 Notebook The N EC Ve r sa L 320 no teb ook co mputer o ffe rs yo u a portab le sy stem f illed w ith exc itin g reso urces f o r business use r s. Standa rd f eatures i n clude a po w erful Mob i l e Intel ® P en tiu m ® III P roce ssor-M runni ng at 933 MH z , 1 GH z, 1 .13 GH z , or[...]

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    1-4 Intr oduc in g t he NE C Ve rs a Around the Fr ont of the System Th e NE C Vers a i s com p a ct with fea t ur es on ever y si d e. Fir st , look a t th e fr ont of th e sy st e m. Openi ng Y our S ystem Op en y o ur NEC Ve r sa L 320 no te b oo k co mputer by slidi n g the LCD pa ne l latc h to the ri gh t. Li ft th e cover t o r evea l th e L[...]

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    Int rod ucin g the NEC Ver s a 1 -5 LCD P an el — P r ovi d es a hi gh -r es ol u t i on di sp la y for sh a r p, e ffe c t i ve vi su a l s on your NE C V er s a n ot e bo ok . Oper atin g Sta t u s LE Ds — Kee p you i n for m e d of you r NE C Ver s a n ot e b o ok ’s cur r e n t oper at in g sta t u s (s ee th e s ect i on , “ Stat u s L[...]

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    1-6 Intr oduc in g t he NE C Ve rs a Co nt ro l pane l A – Pe rsonal Code Button 1 E – Pe rso na l C od e En te r Bu tton B – Pe rsonal Code Button 2 F – S hortcut Bu tton C – Pe rsonal Code Button 3 G – Powe r Butto n D – Pe rsonal Code Button 4 H – Sh or tcu t Bu tton Securi ty and Personal Cod e Buttons So me sy ste ms hav e Pe r[...]

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    Int rod ucin g the NEC Ver s a 1 -7 U s e the P o w e r butto n in the fo llow ing w ay s: — Pre ss t h e Po w er b utto n to p o w er o n . — Press t h e Po w er button to r esume f rom a Wi n dow s 98 or W indow s 2000 Standby m ode a nd p r ocee d with n ormal o peratio n. — Ho ld the Po wer b utto n i n plac e f o r 4 o r mo r e s ec onds[...]

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    1-8 Intr oduc in g t he NE C Ve rs a Note The Radio W ave Status LED (ava ilable on s om e models) is on the right side of t h e u ni t. See “ Around t he R ight Side of the Syste m ” t o locate the LED and for a description o f the LED . Power S tatus LEDs Pow er S ta t u s LE Ds in d i cat e your NEC V er s a L3 2 0 ’ s curr e nt p owe r st[...]

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    Int rod ucin g the NEC Ver s a 1 -9 Driv e A c tiv ity LED — Li gh t s when th e N E C Ver sa L3 2 0 acces ses t h e har d di sk or an N EC V e rsaB ay ™ IV dri ve (second h ard disk , C D- ROM, DVD- ROM, CD- RW, or combin ati on CD-RW and DVD-ROM drive). NEC Mo dula r B ay Drive Activ ity LED — Li ght s wh en t h e NE C V er sa L3 2 0 wr it [...]

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    1-10 Intr oduci n g t he N EC Vers a Fun ction Keys — Tw elve f un ction key s, F1 th r ough F12 , ar e ava il a bl e on th e NE C Versa L320 key boar d. T hese key s wo r k together w ith the Fn ke y t o a ct i va t e sp eci al prep r og r amme d f un ctio ns. Fu nct io n key s c an also be use d w ithin app lic atio n s. M os t a r e ap pl icat[...]

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    Int rod ucin g the NEC Ver s a 1 -11 Wi n d ows K e ys — Us e the f o llo w ing tw o key s to f acilit ate y o ur w o rk. Sho rtc ut/Ap plica tio n key – p r ov ides quick ac ces s to s h ortcut me nus. (T his k ey acts lik e a rig h t mou se butto n .) F lo at i ng W i ndo w ke y – di sp la ys th e S t ar t m enu. Numeri c Key pa d — P r e[...]

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    1-12 Intr oduci n g t he N EC Vers a Front Fea tures Th e feat ur es on th e fr ont ed ge of t h e s ystem ar e d escr ibed a fter th e fig ur e. Fr ont fe atur es A – LCD Panel Lat ch E – M icrophone I n Port B – Speakers F – Headphone In Por t C – IR Po rt G – Vo l um e Control D – Bu ilt-In M i crophone LCD P an el Lat ch — Sli d[...]

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    Int rod ucin g the NEC Ver s a 1 -13 Around the Back of the System You ’ ll fi nd sy stem po r ts fo r connec ting y our NEC Ve rsa L320 t o o ptio n a l dev i ces (like a pr in ter or ex t er n a l m on it or ) on th e ba c k of your NE C Ve r sa L3 2 0. T h e por t s ar e desc ri bed af t er the f igure. Back fe atur es A – PS /2 Po r t E –[...]

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    1-14 Intr oduci n g t he N EC Vers a Par a ll el Port — Co nnec ts a p aralle l p rinte r o r o the r pa ralle l dev ice . The p aralle l po rt def ault suppo rt s t h e Enhanced Capab ilities Po rt (ECP) standard. T he po r t also suppo r ts bi-d irectio nal and o ut put only pr oto cols. Around the Left Side of t he Syst em The lef t side o f y[...]

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    Int rod ucin g the NEC Ver s a 1 -15 Around the Ri ght Side of the System Th e r igh t si d e of th e NE C V er s a L 3 20 off er s th e fea t ur es sh own in th e foll o wi n g fi g ur e. The r ig h t side f eatu r es are des cribed af ter the f igure. Ri ght si de feat ures A – Ra di o W av e S t at u s L E D C – Modu l ar Ba y Latch B – NE[...]

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    1-16 Intr oduci n g t he N EC Vers a Around the Botto m of t he System The b otto m of th e NEC V e rsa L320 o ffers the f eatures s h ow n in the fo l lowing figure. Th e feat ur es ar e d escr i bed a fter th e figur e. Bott om f eat ure s A – Ba tte ry Rele ase Latch E – VersaBa y IV Latch B – Pr i m ar y B a t t er y Ba y F – Me m ory M[...]

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    Int rod ucin g the NEC Ver s a 1 -17 About the N EC Cable PortBar Th e NE C Ca bl e P or t Bar is an a ccess or y th at dup li ca t es s om e of th e po r t s on th e ba ck of your NE C Ver sa L3 20 syst em , in clu d in g a p ower con n ect or . Por t s in cl ude a LAN p or t for a n et work con n ecti on. Keep th e NEC Ca bl e Por t Bar in your o[...]

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    1-18 Intr oduci n g t he N EC Vers a NEC Cabl e Por tBar power c onn ectors A – 1 9-volt DC Power Conne ctor for the NEC Ve rsa L32 0 syste m B – 1 5-volt DC Power Conne ctor (for future use ) About NEC Wireless LAN So me N EC Ve r sa L 320 no teb oo k co mputers co me w ith b uilt-in w i reles s LA N cap ab ilitie s fe aturin g the Wi-F i ™ [...]

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    2 Getting Started NEC Vers aGlid e T ouch pad Power So urc es for Your NEC Versa AC Adapter S y st em Batt eri es Using the Prim ar y Batt er y Using a Sec on da ry Ba tter y Sy st e m C ar e[...]

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    2-2 Getting Started NEC VersaGli de Touchpa d The NEC Ve r saGl ide to uch pad is an e asy way to co n tro l t h e c u rso r w ith yo ur fi n ge r . Lig ht l y gl i de your fin ger acr oss th e N E C Vers a Gli de an d th e cur s or foll ows. Use t h e Ve r saG lid e to uchp ad as fo llow s. Singl e tap the tou chpad — equ iv alent to a si n gle [...]

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    Getting Started 2-3 VersaGlide Adj ustme nts Th e N E C V er s a Gl i d e of fe r s a nu m be r of op t i on s th a t l e t you cu s t om i z e h ow i t f unctio n s. The o ptio ns le t y ou c ontrol t he c u rso r sp ee d, se lec t bu tton o rie nta tio n, en ab le or disab l e tapping, def in e auto jumps , e nable e asy -scrolling, and c onfigu [...]

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    2-4 Getting Started R ead the f o llow in g se ctio n s f or sp ec ific in f o rmat ion ab o ut us ing t he NEC pow er sour ces . AC Adapter Use t h e AC adap t er an d p ower ca bl e th a t cam e wi th your N E C Ver sa n otebo ok t o r un your com pu t er on alt ern at in g curr en t (AC ) power or t o rech a rg e the ba t t er y. Keep t h e ada [...]

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    Getting Started 2-5 2. Pl u g o n e en d of th e A C power ca ble in t o th e AC a da p t er and th e oth er end in t o a properly gr ounded 120- or 240-v olt, 50- o r 60-Hz w a ll outlet. Conn ecti ng th e AC ada p ter Do no t cove r or p lace o bjects on the AC adapte r. Ke eping the adapter cle ar of ob j ects lets the adapte r cool pr ope rl y [...]

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    2-6 Getting Started System Batteri es Yo ur NEC Ve rsa n o teb oo k is eq uip pe d w ith a prima r y lith ium io n b atte r y that he lps to preve n t data lo ss. In additio n, yo u can i n se r t an o ptional s eco n dary lithium io n bat tery in th e N E C Mod u lar Bay sl ot t o g i ve you m or e o n - th e-g o p ower . Pr imar y Battery The st [...]

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    Getting Started 2-7 Using th e Primary Battery The NEC Ve r sa n ote boo k co mes with a r ec harge able 8-c ell lit hiu m io n (L i-Io n ) b at te r y th at ’ s ea sy to i n st al l an d rem ove. Pri mar y ba tter y A – Pr i m ar y B a t t er y C – Co nn ec t o r B – Ba ttery La tch ( hidde n) To preve nt acc idental bat tery ign ition or [...]

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    2-8 Getting Started Use t h e system ’ s po we r mete r to de te rmine batte r y statu s. Ac ce ss the s y ste m ’ s powe r mete r in the fo llow ing w ay s: Mo ve t h e cur s or ov e r th e P ow e r ic on on t h e t a sk bar t o d i s pl a y th e r em a in in g ba t t er y po wer for th e sy s t em ’ s prim ary b attery . R ight c lick t he [...]

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    Getting Started 2-9 Batte ry Handli ng Ke ep the f ollo w ing in mind w he n re mov in g o r repl aci ng a batte ry . U se only th e bat tery designed f or y our NEC Vers a noteb ook. Mixing o the r manuf actu re rs ’ bat t er i e s , or u s i n g a com bi n at i on of ver y old an d n ew ba t t er i e s c an de t e r ior a t e bat t er y an d eq[...]

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    2-10 Getting Star ted 3. Slid e t h e batte ry rele ase latc h to ward t he e dge o f the sy ste m and hold f irm ly . Loc atin g t he b att ery b ay rel ease la tch A – Ba tte ry Rele ase Latch C – Pr i m ar y B a t t er y B – Indentation 4. Gra sp the ed g e of th e ba tt er y at th e in d en ta ti on in th e s ystem ca s e. Li ft th e bat [...]

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    Gett ing Start ed 2-11 5. Inse rt t he new batte r y as f o llow s: Loca t e th e con n ect or on th e ed g e of th e bat t er y. Loca t e th e con n ect or in si d e th e ba tt er y b a y. Pl a ce th e ba tt er y in th e bat t er y ba y at an ang l e so th e conn ect or s lin e u p. Lo we r the batte r y into the b ay , mak ing su re t hat the bat[...]

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    2-12 Getting Star ted Batter y Pr ecaution s To p rev ent acc ide ntal b atte r y igniti o n, ru pture , o r ex plo sio n, a d he re to t he f o llow in g precautio n s . There is a dange r of e xplosi on if the bat tery is i n c or r ec tl y r ep l ac ed . R ep l a c e o nl y wit h t h e s am e or eq ui v al en t ty p e r ec om m end ed by the ma [...]

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    Gett ing Start ed 2-13 Using a Secondary Batt ery An op tio nal se c o ndary 8-c ell b attery is av a ilab le f or y o ur N EC Ve r sa note b oo k. This bat t er y in st al l s in th e M odu lar Bay sl ot on th e righ t si d e of your comp u t er . Use t h e secon d ar y bat t er y in a ddi tion to t he p rim ary batte ry to e xte nd t h e a mou n [...]

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    2-14 Getting Star ted System Care The NEC Ve r sa L 320 note boo k c omputer is desig ned to be a durab le, depe n da ble sy ste m b uilt f o r exte nsiv e u se a nd t rav el. Fo llow these guid eli n es to ma int ain the co n ditio n a nd pe r f orm anc e o f yo ur co mpute r . Imm ed i ate ly turn off and unplug the NEC Versa note book under the [...]

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    Gett ing Start ed 2-15 Stor age Re quirem ent s St or e th e com p ut er an d AC ada pter in an en vir on m ent th at meet s th e fo l l owin g co n ditio n s: If the te m perature of the NEC V ersa notebook suddenl y rise s or f all s ( f or exam pl e, w h en y o u mo v e t h e s y s t em f r om a col d pl ac e t o a war m pl ac e) vapor conde nse[...]

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    3 Using the BIO S Setup Utility Introd ucin g B I OS S etu p Enteri ng B IOS S e tup Check ing/S ettin g S ystem Pa ram eters Managi ng S y s tem P ow er Check ing S witch S ettings Upda ting the B IOS[...]

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    3-2 Using th e BIOS Setup Util i ty Int roducing B IOS Setup Yo ur NEC Ve r sa L320 c o mputer c ome s w ith a hardwa re prog r am ca lled t he BIOS Se tup ut ility that a llow s yo u to vi ew and s et s y ste m parame ters . B IOS Se tup a lso a l l ows you t o s et p a s s wor d fe a t u r e s th a t pr ot e c t you r s ys t e m fr om un a uth or[...]

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    Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-3 BI OS Setup Main Men u Aft er you p r e s s F2 , t h e sy st em di spl a ys th e BIOS Setup Main Men u screen, si mi lar to the f o llow in g me nu. BIOS S etup M ain M enu Use t h e up an d d own ar r ow ke y s ( l ocat ed on th e lower r i ght corn e r of th e k eyboa r d ) t o to ggle thro ug h t he B IOS S [...]

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    3-4 Using th e BIOS Setup Util i ty Lookin g at Scr ee ns BIOS s et up scr een s ha ve th r ee ar eas as sh own n ext . Adv anc ed BIOS Set up Para mete rs — Th e left si d e of th e scr een. Th i s ar ea li st s par a m et ers an d th eir curre n t se ttings. Ava i l a bl e O p ti on s an d Hel p — T he rig h t sid e o f t h e s c ree n . T hi[...]

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    Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-5 Using Keys The f o llow in g tab le l ists t h e B IOS Setu p key s and t h ei r fu n ctio n s. BIOS Setup Key Functions Key Function F1 Displays help . Esc Exits the current scre e n and returns to the M ain Me nu scree n. From the M ain Me nu scree n, displays the pro m pt, “Quit without saving .” ↑↓ [...]

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    3-6 Using th e BIOS Setup Util i ty Res et tin g Sy stem Pa rame te rs To rese t al l p ar amete rs to t h e de f ault se tti ngs , p r ess F9 , pr ess th e arr ow ke ys to se le ct Yes , an d pr ess Enter . Main Menu U s e the M ain me nu to view the Sy stem T ime, Sy stem D ate and to mo dify drive pa rame ters and r el ated se ttings . Ma in Me [...]

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    Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-7 Dis ke tte D rive — Des i gn a t es th e dr i ve t ype f or your dis k et t e dr i ve . Internal D rives — Assigns devices to the inter na l drives in y our sy stem . Ve r saB ay — Assign s th e dev ice to th e Ve r saBay dri ve i n your system. Sy ste m Me mo r y / Exte n ded M e mo r y — Dis p la ys t[...]

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    3-8 Using th e BIOS Setup Util i ty BootUp Message — Enab led allo w s a b oot me ssag e to be display ed w hile t he sy stem boo ts. Sav e to Dis k W ar ni ng — W h en s e t t o D i sa bl ed , n o S a ve - t o- D i s k wa r n in g is dis play ed if the SA VE2D SK.B IN f ile do es n ot e xis t. Sum mar y Scr een — W h en s et to E nab led, s [...]

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    Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-9 Secur it y Mode — Estab lishe s t he se curity metho d as p assw o rd pro tec tion or FingerPri n t acc ess. Set Supe r viso r Passwo r d — W h e n Sec urity Mo de is se t to P ass w o rd, es tab lis h es pas sw o rd pro te ctio n f o r e nte ring t h e B IOS Se tup u ti lity , bo o ting t he sy ste m, a n [...]

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    3-10 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity T o e s t a bl i sh pa s s w or d pr otec t i on for r es u mi n g fr om S t a n dby or Hi b er na ti on m od es you mus t d o the fo llow in g: Set a Windows password in C ontr ol Pan el, Passwo r d Pr operti es, Change Passwor ds. Enab le t he o ptio n “ Prompt f or pass wo r d whe n the co m put e r goe [...]

  • Page 54

    Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-11 Establi sh i ng Hard Di sk Drive P asswords T o e s t a bl i sh pa s s w or d pr otec t i on for you r s yst e m ’ s ha r d disk d r ive yo u must e stab lis h a master pass w ord, estab lish a use r passw ord, and e nable the estab lished passw o r ds fo r the in ter nal H DD . Fo llow these step s to estab[...]

  • Page 55

    3-12 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity Usi ng Hard Di sk Dr ive P assword Protecti on To f acilit ate the tr ans fe r of one or mo re H DDs b etw ee n s y ste ms, es tablis h a s ingle m a s t er p a ss wor d ( an d st or e th e pa s swor d in a s e cu r e pla c e ) . F or ge t ti n g your m a s t er pa ssw or d r es u lt s in th e in a bi l it y [...]

  • Page 56

    Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-13 Pow er M enu U s e the P o w er me nu to co n trol s o me po w er sav i ng fu nctio ns in y o ur sy ste m. No te that the A dv anc ed Co nfigu ratio n a nd P o w e r Inte r f ace (ACP I) c o ntrols mo st pow er manage ment fu n ctions o f Ve r sa L320 s ys tems running th e Wi n dow s 98 SE o r Window s 2000 o[...]

  • Page 57

    3-14 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity Power Swit ch — Se ts the Po wer b utto n as a po w er sw itch (w ith t h e O n/Of f se tting) o r a sl ee p bu tto n (w ith t h e Su spe n d /R es ume se tting) . Powe r Ma na geme nt Functio n — Se lec t Alw a y s O n to enab le po we r ma nage me n t w h il e the sy stem is running unde r either A C po[...]

  • Page 58

    Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-15 R es ume On Time — When Enabled, brin g s the sy stem out of a power- sa vin g stat e at a s pe cif ied time. R es ume Time — Speci fi es t h e tim e at wh i ch th e s ystem r esu m es fr om a power - sav in g s tate (if Re sume On Ti me is set to E nable d). Boot Men u Boot m e n u al l ows you t o d e fi[...]

  • Page 59

    3-16 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity Managing Syst em Power In the Wi n dow s ® 2000 a n d Wi ndow s ® 98 S econ d Ed i ti on ( 9 8 SE ) oper at in g system enviro n ments, y our NEC Ve rsa n oteb oo k manages i ts pow er r eso urces us ing t h e Adva n ced C on fi g ur a ti on an d Power In t er fa ce ( A C P I ) wh il e t he s ystem i s p ow[...]

  • Page 60

    Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-17 Windows 2000 P owe r Schemes U s e the P o w e r Sche mes o ptio n s to def ine the ap p rop r iate Po w er sc heme fo r yo ur sy stem, and to set timeo ut s fo r standby , LCD panel , and h ard d isk. De fine p aramete r s for yo ur sy stem w h en ru nning u nder AC (plugge d i n) or D C (ru nn ing o n batter[...]

  • Page 61

    3-18 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity Power Schem es — Defin es th e most appr op r i at e p ower sch em e for your co m p u t er . Tu rn o ff mo nito r — S ele cts t h e ti me de lay befo r e y o ur LC D p anel tu rns o ff . Turn o ff hard disks — S el ec ts the t i me de la y b ef o re y o ur hard di sk (s ) p o we r do w n. System stan d[...]

  • Page 62

    Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-19 Windows 2000 P owe r Meter The Po wer Meter s cree n display s th e rem aining b a tt ery power and c harging s t a tus f or th e pr imar y a n d secon dar y ba t t er ies. Ch oose to d i sp l a y eit h er a per cen t ag e pr ogr ess bar or a ba t t er y i c on with per c en t a g e in di ca t or for you r bat[...]

  • Page 63

    3-20 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity Windows 2000 a nd Intel S peedStep Technol ogy U s e the I ntel Sp ee dSte p te ch nolo g y (av ailab le i n sy ste ms w ith I ntel Pe ntium III pr ocess or s) t o opt im iz e pr ocessi n g s p eed an d con ser ve bat t er y li fe. En a bl e In t el S p eed S t ep t ech n ol og y th r ou gh th e Power men u ([...]

  • Page 64

    Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-21 Windows 98 S E P ower Schemes U s e the P o w e r Sche mes o ptio n s to def ine the ap p rop r iate Po w er sc heme fo r yo ur sy stem, and to set timeo ut s fo r standby , LCD panel , and h ard d isk. De fine p aramete r s for yo ur sy stem w h en ru nning u nder AC (plugge d i n) or D C (ru nn ing o n batte[...]

  • Page 65

    3-22 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity Windows 98 S E A larms Use t h e Alar m s s cr een t o defi n e th e p oin t at w h i ch the ba t t ery al ar m a ct i vat es . Defi n e the ala rm to eithe r sou nd, display a wa rn ing me ssage, o r invo ke Standby , Hibe r nat e o r Shutdow n . Ala rms Pa ra mete r De fau lt Set ting Alte rnate Se ttin g ([...]

  • Page 66

    Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-23 Windows 98 S E Advanced The Adv ance d w in dow al l ow s yo u t o se lect be h a vio r s fo r the t askba r ico n , standby pa s sw or d, L C D pa n el , wh en c l os e d , an d th e Power but t on . Adva nced Windows Pa ra mete r D efaul t Se t ting Alte rnate Se ttin g (s) Always show icon on taskbar C heck[...]

  • Page 67

    3-24 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity Windows 98 S E and Int el SpeedStep Technol ogy U s e the I ntel Sp ee dSte p te ch nolo g y (av ailab le i n sy ste ms w ith I ntel Pe ntium III pr ocess or s) t o opt im iz e pr ocessi n g s p eed an d con ser ve bat t er y li fe. En a bl e In t el S p eed S t ep t ech n ol og y th r ou gh th e Power men u [...]

  • Page 68

    Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-25 Recog nizin g the W in dows P ower Mana gement St ates It is im p or t ant t o recog n i z e your s yst em ’ s beh a vior wh en in ea ch of th ese p o wer man a g em en t st at es . Th e foll o win g table d es cr i bes th e s yst em beh a vi or for ea ch power manageme n t state . Windows Power Management B[...]

  • Page 69

    3-26 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity Checking Switch Settings Sy ste m sw itches (a n ei g ht-po sit ion d ip sw itch) are loc ated o n the bo tto m of the sy stem in the M in i PCI/ MD C bay. T o acces s t h e swit ch es , foll o w th e proced u r e in “ Accessi n g Sw itches . ” Fo r a de script ion o f sw i t ch setti n gs, see “ Loo ki[...]

  • Page 70

    Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-27 Lookin g at Swi tch Se tti ngs The f o llow in g fig u re sho w s t h e de f ault sw itch se tti ngs . Sw itch s ett ing de sc r ip tio ns fo llow th e f igu re. Defa ult s witc h setti ngs Ne v er use a pe nci l to change sw itch se t ti ngs. Re sidue from t h e p en c i l c an dam age t h e s ys t e m . Usin[...]

  • Page 71

    3-28 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity Sw itch 6 , PIN Se curity mod e — T h e de f aul t se tt ing is “ OFF. ” The sy st em sh i p s w ith o ut a Pe rso nal Se cu rity co de , b ut w ith the PIN se c urity optio n enab led. This m e an s you c a n boot t h e s yst em wi t h out a P I N i f a P I N h a s yet t o be s e t , or bo ot t h e sys[...]

  • Page 72

    Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-29 Pr eparing t he BI OS Update D i skette Befo r e usi n g the B IOS upd a t e diske t t e, y o u must make the disket te B IOS f lash ready . Re f er to th e re a dme. txt f ile o n t he d iske tte b efo re us ing t he d isk ette . Fo llow thes e i n st ruc tions to p repa r e t h e B IO S U pdate D isk ette . [...]

  • Page 73

    3-30 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity 4. Use t h e arr ow keys to h i ghl i ght the “ Disp lay B IOS Ver si on ” op t i on on th e Ma in Me n u. U se this optio n to c hec k t he cu rre ntly ins talle d BI OS v ersio n an d the ver s i on of t h e n e w r e p l a cem en t BI OS . Pre ss any key to retu rn to the Mai n me nu. 5. High ligh t th[...]

  • Page 74

    4 Using the O perating Sy stem and Utilities W indows Intr odu ctio n NEC Utilities Spee dSte p Ap plet Soft DVD Pla y e r NEC CD-R W CD Appli cati on an d D rive r CD Personal Code Settin g Utility NEC I nfo Center Partiti on Magi c Prod uct Reco ver y CD One-T ouc h St art B utt on S ettings U tili t y[...]

  • Page 75

    4-2 Using th e Operati ng S ystem and Ut il i ties Windows I ntroduct i on Yo ur sy stem comes preloade d w ith the Mic r osof t ® Win d ows ® 98 Se c o nd Editio n (S E) ope r at ing sy stem or the Wi n dow s 2000 oper a tin g syst em con fi g ur a ti on . Th ese Mi cr oso ft ® operating sy stems pr ov ide a me ans of r unni ng appl icatio n s,[...]

  • Page 76

    Using t he Operating System and Utili ti es 4-3 Note Be fore choosing and re gistering f or an on li ne se rvi c e, you must connect your syste m to a loca l area ne t work or to a w or king phone line. The pho ne line must be analog. I f you are uns ure wha t type o f line you have , cal l you r local phone co m pany . If you a r e using t his pro[...]

  • Page 77

    4-4 Using th e Operati ng S ystem and Ut il i ties Set u p MSN Int er n et A ccess — Pr ovid es a s e t u p pr ogr a m th a t al l ows you t o s i g n -up for th e Mi cr oso ft N et wor k . If you al r ead y h a ve an a ccou n t, u s e th i s int er face to si gn -on t o t h e Mic r osoft N et w or k. Net w or k N ei gh borh ood — Ap p ear s w [...]

  • Page 78

    Using t he Operating System and Utili ti es 4-5 Taskbar Icons With Windows 98 SE , a n um ber of icon s a p p ear on th e ta sk bar . Use t h e cursor t o h over ov er the ico n a nd di sp lay its f uncti on , r ig ht c lic k the ico n to disp lay its me nu o ptio n s, o r do ub le c lick t h e ico n to lau nch i t. The f o llow in g ic ons no r ma[...]

  • Page 79

    4-6 Using th e Operati ng S ystem and Ut il i ties NEC Uti li ties NE C C om pu t er s pr ovi d es s e v er al pr ogr a m s an d r ou ti n es d e s i gn ed to m a k e you r NE C Ve r sa no te boo k run mo r e ef fic iently . Th e NE C util i ti es in cl ude: NEC C usto mize ut ility PH DIS K u tility (Wi n dow s 9 8 SE) . NEC Cust omize Utility Th [...]

  • Page 80

    Using t he Operating System and Utili ti es 4-7 PHDISK Utility for Win dows 98 SE Th e PHDIS K u t i li t y for Win dows 98 SE con fi g ur es your N E C Vers a system ’ s save-to- fil e (S T F ) ar ea on th e har d d i sk dr i ve. Th i s all ows you t o u se your system ’ s pow er man age me n t f e atu res to auto matic ally sav e ope n file s[...]

  • Page 81

    4-8 Using th e Operati ng S ystem and Ut il i ties 2. Se lect the PH DIS K u tili ty fo r inst alla tio n . Fo llow the p romp ts to ins tall the a p pr op r i a t e fi l es on you r ha r d dr i ve . 3. Onc e t h e f iles h av e b een i n stalle d, e xi t t h e Ap p licat ion a nd Driv e r CD i nte r fac e an d r emove t h e C D. 4. R es tar t y o [...]

  • Page 82

    Using t he Operating System and Utili ti es 4-9 Applet for Intel SpeedStep2 Technol ogy The p r oce ss ors that s h ip w ith t h e NEC V e r sa L 320 noteb ook co m puter include th e Inte l Sp ee dSte p2 te ch nolo g y . Inte l Spe ed Ste p2 tec hn olo g y allo w s y ou to cus to mize pe rfo r mance o f yo ur NEC Ve rsa no teb oo k, o ptimizi ng p[...]

  • Page 83

    4-10 U sing the Op erat ing System and Uti li t i es Application and Driver CD A v ariety of sof tw ar e app lica tio ns, d riv ers, util itie s, I nterne t b r ow se rs a nd t h e N EC I nfo Ce n ter a r e pr ovi d e d on t h e App l i ca t i on an d Dr i ver ( A &D ) C D th a t sh i p s wit h your NEC Ve r sa L 320 sy stem. Some o f the driv [...]

  • Page 84

    Using t he Operating System and Utili ti es 4-11 Note I f t h e NE C Cu st om i ze i c o n is no t av ai l abl e, d o ub l e cl i ck My C om p ut er on t he desktop a nd then click the CD i con. The App lication and Driver CD d ialog box appears. Applic ation and Driver CD Dialog Box The Ap pl icat ion a nd D riv er CD dialo g bo x co nsists of the[...]

  • Page 85

    4-12 U sing the Op erat ing System and Uti li t i es See t h e fol l owi n g sect i on s for pr oced u r es on est a bli sh in g per s ona l codes, cl ea r in g a personal co de, using a pe r sonal c ode to acce ss the sy stem, and usi n g a pe r sonal c o de to br in g th e s yst e m ou t of a p ow er -s a vi n g st a t e . I dentifyi ng Per so na[...]

  • Page 86

    Using t he Operating System and Utili ti es 4-13 2. Ente r up to 5 b utto n s tro ke s f or t he pass wo r d. M ult iple bu tto ns he ld do w n at t h e same time repr ese nt a u n ique e ntr y , in depende nt of individu al b utton st r okes . 3. Pr ess th e Enter b utto n to se t the pas sw ord. Note The personal code ca n be up to 5 bu tton stro[...]

  • Page 87

    4-14 U sing the Op erat ing System and Uti li t i es Using the Per sonal C ode to Ac cess the Sys tem On ce you s e t on e or mor e p e r son a l c od es on th e s yst em , you m u s t en t er on e of th e s e personal co des b efore the sy stem can finis h bo oting up. After the s ystem ha s been turn ed o n , but befor e i t boot s, th e Per s on[...]

  • Page 88

    Using t he Operating System and Utili ti es 4-15 Uninstalling the NE C Info Center Use t h e Win d ows Ad d / Remo ve P r og r a m s or th e Wi se un in s t all fea t ur e to un in s t al l th e NE C In fo C en t e r . To u n install the N EC Info Center us ing the W indo ws Add/R emov e P r ograms fe ature, fol l ow t h es e s t eps : 1. Go to Sta[...]

  • Page 89

    4-16 U sing the Op erat ing System and Uti li t i es Be fore usin g Pa rt itio nM ag ic Sp e cia l E d ition , re fe r to the associated cauti onary no t es on the App lication a nd D river CD. The cau tionary note s contain i mportant i nforma ti on ab out de signating the parti tions on t he ha r d disk d rive. The part iti ons must be pr ope rl [...]

  • Page 90

    Using t he Operating System and Utili ti es 4-17 Pr oduct Re covery C D O p tions Th e Pr od u ct Rec o ver y CD an d ut i li t y pr ovid es you wi t h a n u m ber of c h oic es . Mov e t h e cu rso r ov er eac h sele ctio n o n the N EC P r o duc t R e cov e r y utility scre en to dis pl ay a descr ip ti on of th e sel ect i on in th e w in dow at[...]

  • Page 91

    4-18 U sing the Op erat ing System and Uti li t i es U s e the P rodu ct R ec ov er y utility to p erf o rm a F ull Disk D riv e res to re as f ollo ws. 1. Ch eck th e Pr odu ct Rec o ver y CD t it l e and ma k e sur e that it i s th e corr ect CD for your NE C Ver sa com pu t er an d oper at in g system . 2. Put th e CD in t o the C D - ROM dr i v[...]

  • Page 92

    Using t he Operating System and Utili ti es 4-19 Partition O nly Restore If yo ur prei n s ta lled s of tware o n d rive C: o f yo ur mult iple p art itio n ed drive be come s unusab le a n d y ou c ann ot b oot f r om t h e hard d isk, use the P roduc t Re cove r y utility to resto re y o ur pri mary part itio n to its init ial s hipp ing c onf ig[...]

  • Page 93

    4-20 U sing the Op erat ing System and Uti li t i es 5. Read th e War nin g screen . A w arni ng d isp lay s indic at ing t hat d rive C: (t he p rim a ry driv e/p art itio n ) is ab o ut to be er a sed an d for m at t ed. It ma y b e n ecessa r y to r ein s t al l s oft war e to th e oth e r driv es ( pa rtitio ns) to ree stab lish S t art Me nu l[...]

  • Page 94

    Using t he Operating System and Utili ti es 4-21 2. To ru n t h e u tility , clic k S tar t, hig h lig ht P r og rams , a nd hig h lig ht O n e-To uch St a rt But t on Set tin g s Ut il it y. C l i ck On e- T ouch S tar t B ut t o n Set tin g s Util it y . Th e utili t y lau nc hes. 3. For ea ch bu t t on, br ows e an d s el ect th e d efau l t pr [...]

  • Page 95

    5 Using the Sy stem Drives and B a y s NEC Modul ar B a y Slot NEC VersaBay IV Slot Phoenix Bay S wap Utility Varia ble -S peed C D -RO M D rive Varia bl e-S peed C D -RW Drive Variable -Spe ed DVD -ROM Drive Com bina tion CD-RW and DV D -RO M Dr ive Memor y Modules[...]

  • Page 96

    5-2 Using th e System Drive s and Bays NEC M odular Bay Slot Th e NE C Modul ar Ba y slot i s l oca t ed o n th e r igh t s i d e of th e s yst em . Your NEC Ver sa note boo k ships w ith a d isk ette driv e i nsta lled in t h e b ay . Th e NE C Modu l ar Ba y slot l et s you m a xi mi z e your com p ut er ’ s ca p a bi li ti es an d is designed [...]

  • Page 97

    Us ing the Sys tem D riv es and B ay s 5-3 Read th e ins tr u ct i on s tha t com e wi t h your V er sa Ba y IV d evi c e f or s p eci fic in fo r m at i on a bou t in st a l la t i on an d c on fig ur a t i on . C on t a ct you r NEC C om p ut er s d ea l er t o p ur cha s e additional V e rsaBay IV dev ices. Phoenix BaySwap Utility The NEC Ve r s[...]

  • Page 98

    5-4 Using th e System Drive s and Bays 4. Rem ove t h e devi ce ( s e e t h e sect i on , “ Remo vi n g a Devi ce fr om th e NE C Mod u lar Ba y Sl ot ” or “ Rem o vi n g a D e vi ce fr om t h e NEC V er s a Ba y IV S l ot ) . Cl i ck O K aft er the d evice i s r em oved. 5. In s er t a d i ffer en t d evi ce i n th e NE C Ver s a Bay IV sl o[...]

  • Page 99

    Us ing the Sys tem D riv es and B ay s 5-5 I nstalling a Device in the NE C Modular Bay S lot Use t h e foll owin g st ep s to in s ta ll a device i n th e NE C Mod u l ar Ba y slot . 1. U se th e P h oenix B a y S w ap utility or powe r off th e sy stem. 2. Re m ove the Mo dula r Bay dev i c e o r we igh t-sav ing mo dule f r om t h e Mo dula r Ba[...]

  • Page 100

    5-6 Using th e System Drive s and Bays 5. Gra sp the ed g e of th e NE C Ver s a Bay IV d evi ce a n d pul l th e d evi ce out of th e sy st e m. Re mo vi ng a de vi ce f ro m th e Ver sa Ba y IV s lot Always i nstall the we i ght-saving module that sh i ps w it h yo ur syste m in the Ve rsaBay IV s lot if no Ve rsaBay IV device is installe d in th[...]

  • Page 101

    Us ing the Sys tem D riv es and B ay s 5-7 Insert i ng a devic e in to the N EC Vers aBay I V slo t 4. Tur n th e sy st em over an d open th e LC D pan el. 5. Pre ss the Po we r b utto n to pow er o n o r resu me o per atio n. Vari ab le-S peed CD-ROM Drive Yo ur NEC Ve r sa n oteboo k might s h i p w i th a 24X max imum/12X minimum v ariab le- spe[...]

  • Page 102

    5-8 Using th e System Drive s and Bays CD -R OM dr iv e feat ures A – CD -ROM Dr ive C – Em e r g en c y Ej ec t Hol e B – CD -ROM Dr ive St atu s LED D – D isc E jec t Bu tton CD L o adi ng To in s er t a CD int o th e CD-ROM dr i ve, fol l ow th ese s t ep s. 1. With sy st em po wer on, pr ess th e E ject bu t t on. Th e CD tr a y emer ge[...]

  • Page 103

    Us ing the Sys tem D riv es and B ay s 5-9 Avoid us ing be nze n e, paint th inner, recor d cle aner, sta tic repe ll ent, or any other che m i c al on t he d i sc. Che m i cals and cleane rs can da mage t he disc. Changi ng the A uto Pl ay Se tting Your system ’ s s hippi n g co n figu ratio n may n ot allo w a CD to au to matic ally play upo n [...]

  • Page 104

    5-10 U sing the S ystem Drives and Bays Vari ab le-S peed CD-RW Drive Yo ur NEC Ve r sa n oteboo k might s h i p w i th a CD -RW drive and A daptec ® Ea sy CD Cr eat or ™ soft war e. U se t h e CD-RW dri ve to l oa d an d start p r ogr am s from a com p a ct dis c ( CD) o r to play yo ur aud io CDs . T h e C-R W d r iv e is f ully co mpatib le w[...]

  • Page 105

    Us ing the Sys tem D riv es and B ay s 5-11 Note So f t w ar e a n d d ri ver s f or t h e DV D- RO M dr i ve a r e pr o vi d ed s ep a r at el y on a CD. P ri nted i nstallation i nstructions a r e pack aged wi th the C D. DVD -R OM dr ive featur es A – DVD -RO M Drive C – Em e r g en c y Ej ec t Hol e B – DVD - RO M Driv e Stat u s LED D ?[...]

  • Page 106

    5-12 U sing the S ystem Drives and Bays Comb ination CD-RW and DVD-ROM drive fea tures A – Combo CD-R W /DVD-R O M Dri v e C – Em erg en c y Ej e c t Hol e B – Com b o Dr i ve St a t us L E D D – D isc E je ct B u tto n Note Software and dr ivers for the co mbinat ion CD-R W and DVD-RO M drive are pr o vi d ed s ep a r at ely on a CD . P ri[...]

  • Page 107

    Us ing the Sys tem D riv es and B ay s 5-13 2. Tur n th e sy s t em o ver an d locat e th e scr ew on th e mem or y b a y c o ver . Memo ry bay cov er and s c r ew A – Me m ory B ay Co ver B – Screw 3. R emo ve the sc r ew and lif t o f f the memo r y bay cove r . 4. If yo u nee d to remo v e a mo dule f o r t he up grade , re mov e it as f o l[...]

  • Page 108

    5-14 U sing the S ystem Drives and Bays Remo ving the me mory module 5. Loc ate the alig nme n t notc h on t he upg ra de mo dule. 6. Lo cate the memo ry modu le s lo t. 7. Al i gn th e n otch on th e mod u l e with th e n otch in th e sl ot con n ect or an d in stal l th e mo dule as f ollo w s ( see the f ollo wing f igu re): Be for e handling an[...]

  • Page 109

    Us ing the Sys tem D riv es and B ay s 5-15 Inst all ing the m em ory mo dule 8. R eas s emb le the N EC V ersa L320 co mpone nts as fo llow s. R ep lace th e memo r y b ay cov er. Repl a ce t h e s cr ew. Tur n th e sy st em over .[...]

  • Page 110

    6 Communicating w ith Your NEC Vers a MDC Mo dem Mini P C I LAN PC Cards Intern et C onn ecti ons IR P o r t Mini P C I W irel ess LAN[...]

  • Page 111

    6-2 Comm unic at ing with Yo ur N EC Vers a MDC Modem So me mode ls of th e NEC Versa L 320 c o me equipped w ith a 56K capable f ax/data mod em tha t al l ows you t o comm u n icat e wi th ot h e r s via fax or e- ma il , or t o conn ect to an on l in e se r vic e or bul l eti n boa r d . Note Du e to FC C reg ula tion s in e f fe ct a t the ti m [...]

  • Page 112

    Commu ni cating with You r NE C Vers a 6-3 Mini PC I LAN Some NEC Versa L32 0 sy stems sh i p with Mini PCI LAN, a 10/1 00Base-T X int er face th at al l ows con n ect i on of your s ystem t o a l ocal ar ea n et wor k an d su ppor t s both Wake- on - LA N a n d Net wor k Bo ot fu n c t i on s. To t a k e ad van ta g e of th e in t er fa ce, s im p[...]

  • Page 113

    6-4 Comm unic at ing with Yo ur N EC Vers a Com municati on Car ds Yo u can use fax/mode m a n d netwo r k PC Ca rds w ith y o ur NEC Ve r sa. He re are so me sugges tions to help y ou ge t the be st sy stem perfo r man ce. Note If you a r e using t his unit outside the Uni ted S t at es o r Canada , contact a loca l NEC de al er for ava ilability [...]

  • Page 114

    Commu ni cating with You r NE C Vers a 6-5 Ot he r Ca rd s Man y o t h er kin d s of PC C ar d s ar e ava i la bl e for n ot eb o ok com p u t er s . Th ey i n cl ud e th e fo llow ing c a rds: Glo bal P o sitio n ing Sy stem ( GP S) — E n ab les t he tr ack ing o f remo te u nits (f o r example, de liv ery tr ucks) Ser ial — Add s an extr a se[...]

  • Page 115

    6-6 Comm unic at ing with Yo ur N EC Vers a 2. Slide t h e c ard i nto e ither slot (T y pe III c ards can o nly be inserted in t h e b ottom slot). A lo w tone f o llowe d by a hig h to n e lets y o u k now that the ca rd is fully in se r ted a nd rec o gnize d. ( If y o u tur n o ff t h e so und, n o s o u nd is em itted .) Other two -tone se que[...]

  • Page 116

    Commu ni cating with You r NE C Vers a 6-7 Inte rnet Connections Yo ur NEC Ve r sa L320 s y stem is equippe d w ith the W indo w s operating sy stem to pr ovi d e a full y -i n t egr at ed In t ern et exper i en ce. Use th e Intern et Conn ect i on Wi zar d on your des k t op t o con fi g u r e y our system for e- m ai l an d Int ern et acces s. Si[...]

  • Page 117

    6-8 Comm unic at ing with Yo ur N EC Vers a On ce your In t ern et conn ect i on i s confi g ur ed, pr es s in g th e In t ern et sh or t cut bu t t on lau nc hes y ou r ass oc iated di al-up netw ork c onne ctio n, al lo w in g y ou to enter y o ur lo gon na m e an d p a ss wor d. In a d di ti on , Mi c r oso ft In ter n et Ex pl or e r la un ch e[...]

  • Page 118

    Commu ni cating with You r NE C Vers a 6-9 Yo ur N EC Ve rsa sh ips w ith the IR po rt d isab l ed . Be fo re us ing the IR port fo r the f irst tim e , you m ust e nable the device. Fo r Windows 98 operating syste ms, also e nab le infrare d com munications i n t he W indows Con trol Pane l . See t he following se ctions to e nable the IR port and[...]

  • Page 119

    6-10 Comm un ic a t in g wit h Your NEC V e r s a Using the IR P o rt Foll o w th ese gui d elin es wh en u sin g th e I R por t t o comm un i cat e wi th an other in fr ar ed dev i ce. Po sitio n the NEC Ve r sa L 320 no mo re t ha n t hree fe et aw a y fro m t he IR pe r ip heral de vi c e you ar e u s i n g. Ma k e s ur e th a t th er e is n o g[...]

  • Page 120

    Commu ni cating with You r NE C Vers a 6-11 Mini PCI Wireless LAN So me N EC Ve r sa L 320 no teb oo k co mputers co me w ith b uilt-in w i reles s LA N cap ab ilitie s fe aturin g the Wi-F i ™ (w ire les s f ide lity ) IEEE 802 .11b H igh R ate (H R ) st an dar d for bus in es s u s er s. Wir el ess LA N el i min ates th e n eed for conn ect in [...]

  • Page 121

    6-12 Comm un ic a t in g wit h Your NEC V e r s a Th e defa u l t pr ofil e sca n s for an y access p oi n ts in th e ar e a . Th e Cli en t Man ag er i con in di cat es th e s ign al str en gth fr om your s ystem t o th e acces s p oin t . An i con with gr een sh owin g in al l ba r s in di ca t es an ex cel l en t r adi o conn ect i on. If t h e [...]

  • Page 122

    Commu ni cating with You r NE C Vers a 6-13 The Cl ie n t Ma nage r ma in w indo w display s the s tatus o f yo ur ac tiv e c onf igurat ion pro file and the qu ality of yo ur co nnec tion. M e n u ite ms are av ai lab le to add /ed it y ou r pr ofi l e an d t o sel ect ad va n ced Cli ent M an a ger opti on s . Fro m the ma in Clie n t M anage r w[...]

  • Page 123

    7 Traveling Tip s Prep arin g f or Tr avel Pack ing fo r Tra vel Using P o wer C onn ectio ns Getti ng Th ro ugh C ustom s Conn ecti ng to t he Int ernet[...]

  • Page 124

    7-2 Trav e lin g Ti ps Preparing for Travel Th e NE C Vers a com p u t er ma k es a na t ura l tr a velin g comp an i on. Wi th a li tt l e preparatio n yo u can use t h e c o mputer practical ly an yw her e y ou go , to prepare y our busin ess documen ts, con fir m your tra vel plans, sur f the I n tern et, or sim pl y sta y in touch w ith tho se [...]

  • Page 125

    Tra v e lin g Ti ps 7- 3 Custome r suppo rt pho ne numb ers f or yo ur sof t ware (dome stic and in ternatio n al) NEC Versa Qu ic k Referen ce car d AC exte n sio n co r d. Using Power Connect ions With th e ri gh t a ccess or i es , you ca n run your N E C Vers a a lm ost an ywher e! Your sy stem se lf-adjus ts to v ar i ous po wer so ur ces. T h[...]

  • Page 126

    7-4 Trav e lin g Ti ps Connecting to t he Internet Wh eth er yo u a r e on a bus in es s tr ip or va ca ti on , conn ect in g t o th e In t ern et wh il e you tr a vel can be ex p en sive a n d fru str a t ing un l ess you a r e prep ar ed . Her e ar e some ti p s on h ow to avoi d fr u s tr at i o n an d exp en se wh il e on th e r oa d . Conne ct[...]

  • Page 127

    Tra v e lin g Ti ps 7- 5 Tr y l a un chi n g your br ows er (M i c r osoft I n ter n et Ex p l or e r, o r Net s c a p e Com m un i cat or, for ex am ple) : — If yo ur TCP /IP netw ork s etti ngs a re a lre ady co nfigu r ed to “ Use D HC P f or WI NS R eso lution ” y o u sho uld b e ab le to acc es s t h e I nte rn et . — If yo ur TCP /IP [...]

  • Page 128

    8 Using External Devices Ke yboar d/ Mouse USB Device s Serial D evices NEC Cable PortBar Moni tor S-Vid e o Supported Devic es I EEE 13 94 Devi ces Parallel Devi ces Audio Opti ons[...]

  • Page 129

    8-2 Using Extern al Devices Keyboard/M ouse Yo u can add a full-size P S/2-s ty le key board or PS/2-s tyle mouse to y our NEC V ersa us ing the Plu g a n d Play fe ature. The P S /2-s ty le key bo ard a n d the PS /2-sty le mo use are war m in ser ta bl e, al l owin g you t o con n ect th e d evices wh i l e th e NE C Ver sa i s power ed on . Y ou[...]

  • Page 130

    Using E xt ernal Devices 8-3 USB Devi ce Yo ur NEC Ve r sa L320 s y stem is equippe d w ith tw o U SB po r t s t h at i ncrease y our con n ect i vi t y choi ces . Th e USB por t s on th e ba ck of your system ea ch all ow you t o co n n ec t up to 12 7 USB equipped perip h e r al de vices to y our NEC V ersa noteb ook comp u t er . Th es e p er i [...]

  • Page 131

    8-4 Using Extern al Devices Seri al Devices To in s ta l l a s er ia l devi ce s u ch as a pr in t er or an ex t erna l m od em , you n eed a ca bl e with a fe mal e 9-pi n connecto r. Note W hen you conne ct a pr inter o r mode m , be sure to insta ll the appr opriate driver through the Windows Co nt rol Panel . Foll ow t h es e s t eps t o conn e[...]

  • Page 132

    Using E xt ernal Devices 8-5 NEC Cab le PortBar Use t h e foll owin g st ep s to conn ect th e NEC Ver sa L32 0 t o th e opti ona l NE C Cabl e Port Bar. 1. Di s con n ect the d evices fr om th e ba ck of th e NEC Ver sa that you wa n t t o conn ect to the Po r tBa r. 2. Al i gn th e P ort Bar conn ect or with th e p ort on th e ba ck of th e s yst[...]

  • Page 133

    8-6 Using Extern al Devices Monit or Yo u can add a standa rd exte rnal monitor to yo ur NEC Ve rsa L320. You n ee d a disp lay si gn al ca bl e ( u s ua l l y pr ovid ed wi t h th e m on i t or ). On e en d of t h e ca bl e m u st h a ve a 15-pin c onnec tor fo r the sy stem. Fo llow thes e s tep s to co nn ec t a n exte rnal mo nito r to yo ur NE[...]

  • Page 134

    Using E xt ernal Devices 8-7 S-Video Sup ported Device Yo u can add an S-Vide o s upported dev i ce suc h as a camco r de r , VCR , o r game machi n e t o t h e S- V i d eo c on n e c t or on th e ba ck of you r N E C V er sa L3 2 0 n ot ebo ok c om p u t er . Fo llow these s teps to co nnect a n S-Vide o s upported dev i ce to yo ur NEC Ve rsa L32[...]

  • Page 135

    8-8 Using Extern al Devices IEEE 1394 Devices Yo ur NEC Ve r sa L320 s y stem is equippe d w ith tw o IEEE 139 4 po r t s t hat inc r ease y our con n ect i vit y ch oi ces. Th e I EEE 1 39 4 por t s on th e ba ck of your s ystem ea ch all ow you to daisy cha in u p to 63 IEE E 1394 dev i ces to yo ur sy stem. IEEE 1394 devic es s upport Pl u g an [...]

  • Page 136

    Using E xt ernal Devices 8-9 Parallel Devices To in s ta l l a par al l el d evi ce s u ch as a prin t er , you n eed a ca bl e with a mal e 2 5-p in con n ector for th e s ystem an d, for most p ar a ll el prin ter s, a C en tr o n i cs ® -co mpatib le 36-pin c onnec tor. Note W hen you conne ct a pr inter, be sur e to insta ll the appropria te p[...]

  • Page 137

    8-10 U sing Extern al Devices Audio Opti ons The NEC Ve r sa c ome s equipped w ith built-in a udi o po rts t h at let y ou r eco r d and p lay so un d. Con n ect a n ex t ern al m i cr oph on e or h e a d ph on es t o t h e mi cr oph on e in or h ea d ph on e in por t on th e fr on t of th e N E C Ver s a system . See “ Fr on t Feat ures ” i n[...]

  • Page 138

    9 Using Multim edia Audio Video Multimedia A pplications[...]

  • Page 139

    9-2 Us ing Mu ltim e dia Wi th i t s fa s t pr oc es s or and enh an ced a u di o an d vid eo c a p a bi l i t i es , you ca n p er for m fantastic multimedi a fe ats wit h yo ur NEC Ve rsa L320! This s ec tion desc r ibes the NEC Ver sa L3 2 0’s mu lt im ed i a fea t ur es an d how you ca n u se th em to crea t e hi gh - qu al it y, pow erf ul p[...]

  • Page 140

    Us ing Mult im e dia 9-3 4. Wh en you fi n ish recor d in g, press th e S t op but t on . Be ca r ef ul wh en r ecor d in g ; audio file s ca n be come quite l arge. CD-ROM/ DVD- ROM Input You ca n r ecor d mus i c and s oun d effe ct s fr om a C D ( com p a ct d i sc) an d st or e th em on yo ur har d disk. Th e audio sign al from th e CD-ROM or D[...]

  • Page 141

    9-4 Us ing Mu ltim e dia Using Headphones The NEC Ve r sa L 320 hea dphone po r t delive rs sou n d at ha l f a watt. S t ereo headpho nes pl ug in th r o ugh th e h eadph on e jack l oca t ed on th e fr ont of th e N E C Vers a L3 20. Use the a udi o sof t war e that comes on your system to a djust t h e vo lu m e. Note Using he adphones d isables[...]

  • Page 142

    Us ing Mult im e dia 9-5 Using D i gital Vi deo Fil es With co m m ercial v ideo captu r e ha rdware a nd app licatio n sof t ware, y o u can plug a n y vi d e o d e vi c e, i n cl u din g VC Rs , t e l evi s i on s, c a m cor der s, an d l a s er d i sc pl a yer s i n to you r NEC Ve r sa L 320 a nd r eco rd motion g r aphics to y our ha rd d r i [...]

  • Page 143

    10 Solving Sy stem Problems Probl em Che ck list Start up P robl em s I f You Ne ed Assi sta nce[...]

  • Page 144

    10-2 Sol ving Sys tem Problems Once i n a w h ile y ou may enco un ter a prob l em with y our NEC V e rsa L320. If t he scr een i s blan k, th e in str u cti ons don ’t h elp, or n o err or m essa ge ap pear s, use th e i nfo r matio n he re to de te r mi ne and f ix t h e p rob lem. Yo u sti ll m ay be ab le to so lve the pr obl em you r sel f! [...]

  • Page 145

    Solving Sys tem Problem s 10-3 Troubleshooting Probl em What to Do Ba t t er y p o w er do es n o t l ast long. Use powe r-saving m ode s. Fully char ge and f ully dis charge the ba ttery se veral times to recondition it. Use the Ba t t ery Re f resh function in the Ex it Me nu of the B IOS Se t up utility (se e “Ex it Me nu” in Chapte r 3) . R[...]

  • Page 146

    10-4 Sol ving Sys tem Problems POS T Err or Messages The NEC Ve r sa L 320 has a built-i n c h ecki ng program that a utomatica lly te sts its co mpo nents w hen y o u turn t h e sy ste m pow e r o n. T his d iag n os tic tes t is c alle d t h e P o w e r - On S e l f - T e s t (P OST ). I f th e system fin d s a p r oblem du r in g POST , th e s y[...]

  • Page 147

    Solving Sys tem Problem s 10-5 POST Error Mes s ages Error Message Explanation Pr ev i o u s PO S T di d n ot co m ple te succe ssfully. POS T loa d s d e fau l t v a lue s an d of fe rs to ru n Se tup . I f the fa i l ure wa s c a us ed b y i nc o rr ec t va lu es a n d t h ey ar e n ot co r r ec t ed , th e nex t boot will li kely fail. On syste [...]

  • Page 148

    11 Getting Serv ice and Supp ort Servic e a nd S upp ort C ontac t Info rmation W eb S ite Supp ort S ervi ces E-mail to S up port S ervices[...]

  • Page 149

    11-2 G et t i ng S e r v i ce an d Su pp o rt Service and Support Co ntact Information Se rv ic e Co n t ac t Info rmat ion NEC Com put ers I nc. Web Site www.n eccom p.c om Support Se rvices W eb Site support.ne cco m p.co m Phone to Suppo rt Se rvices (U .S. and Cana da cus t om ers on ly). 1-800-632 -4525 E-mail to Suppo rt Service s through a c[...]

  • Page 150

    Gett ing Service and Support 11-3 Web Site If you h a ve a mod em or are con n ect ed t o a net work , you ca n a ccess th e N E C Com p u t er s Web si t e. Y ou can do th i s th r ou gh a com m erci a l onl in e se r vi ce or th r ou gh y o ur Inte rnet acc ou nt. The We b site co ntai ns ge ne ral inf o rmatio n ab out N EC Com pu ter s and i t [...]

  • Page 151

    11-4 G et t i ng S e r v i ce an d Su pp o rt Support Services NEC Comp ut ers also o ffers di rect tec hnical suppo r t throug h Support Se r vic es. (NEC Computers Suppo rt Se rvice s is fo r U .S. and Ca nadian c usto mers o n ly ; int ernat ional custo m er s should c ontact the loc al NEC o ffic e o r dealer fo r the s upport and se r vice ava[...]

  • Page 152

    A Setting Up a Healt hy Work Environment Mak ing Your Com pute r W ork for Y ou Arra nge You r Eq uipm e nt Adjus t Your Chair Adjust You r Input Devic es Adjus t Your Screen or Moni tor Var y Your W ork da y Pre- existi ng C on ditio ns and P s ychosoci al Fact ors[...]

  • Page 153

    A-2 Set t i ng Up a Health y Wo rk Enviro n ment Making Y our Comput er W ork for You Com p u t er s ar e ever ywher e. Mor e an d mor e p eopl e s i t at com p ut ers for lon ger p er i ods of time. This appe ndix ex pl ai n s how to se t up y ou r co mpute r to f it y o ur phy sic al nee ds. This inf o rmatio n is b ase d o n e rgono mic s — th[...]

  • Page 154

    Setti ng Up a Health y Work En vironmen t A-3 Arrange Y our Eq uipment Arrange y our equipme n t so that y ou can w ork in a na t ural a n d r elaxe d posit ion. Pl ace items t hat y o u us e f r equ ently w ithin e asy r eac h. Adj ust y our w orks tatio n setu p to the proper height ( as desc ribe d in t h is appe ndi x) by lowe r in g the t able[...]

  • Page 155

    A-4 Set t i ng Up a Health y Wo rk Enviro n ment Adjust Your Input Dev i ces No te the f ollo w ing po i nts w hen po sitio n ing y o ur no teb oo k co mputer o r any exte rnal input dev ices. Po sitio n yo ur key bo ard d ire ctly in f ront o f yo u. Av oid re ac h ing w hen usi ng y ou r ke yb oa r d or m ou se . If yo u use a mo use , po sitio n[...]

  • Page 156

    Setti ng Up a Health y Work En vironmen t A-5 If r ef lec ted lig h t make s it ha rd f or y o u to se e yo ur scre e n or e xte rnal mon ito r , us e a n ant i-gl are f ilte r. Cl ean yo ur s cr een or ex t ern al moni t or r eg u lar ly. Use a l int -fr ee, n on - a bra sive cl ot h an d a n on -al coh ol , n eu tr a l, n on- a bra si ve clean in[...]

  • Page 157

    A-6 Set t i ng Up a Health y Wo rk Enviro n ment Psych osocia l fact or s associa t ed with t h ese disor d ers in clude: workp lace str ess, p oor job satisfactio n, lack of support by manageme n t, a n d/o r lack o f co nt r ol o v er one ’ s wo r k. Contact a docto r if y ou expe r ien ce pa in, te n derness , swe l l ing, bu rning, c r amping[...]

  • Page 158

    B Specification s S y st em Com pon ents Interr upt C on trol l ers Memor y Map[...]

  • Page 159

    B-2 Sp ecif ications System Com ponents Note Co m ponents may va ry. The spec ifications pro vided in this sect ion are s imil ar, but not nece ssarily ide ntical to those in your sys tem. System P ro cessor Mob ile I n tel Pe n tiu m II I P r o ce ssor-M f eatu r ing I ntel S pe ed Ste p™ technolo g y — 933 MH z, 1 GH z, 1.13 G H z or h ig h e[...]

  • Page 160

    Speci fi cations B-3 IEEE 1394 — 2 po r ts, 1 394 s tandard b us DC In — 1 po rt f o r A C ad apt e r ca b le PS/2 Por t — 1 port, PS /2, 6-pi n MiniDin Par allel — 1 po rt, 25-pi n D-sub US B P or t s — 2 po r t s, b ase c onnecto r Expansio n — 1 p o rt fo r NE C C ab le Po rtB ar Ser ial — 1 po r t, 9-pi n D-sub VGA — 1 po rt, 15[...]

  • Page 161

    B-4 Sp ecif ications LCD Extend ed Graphi cs Arra y (XGA) or Super XGA+ (SXGA+ ) LCD pan el XGA LCD pan el is a 14- or 15-inch high -r esolu t i on acti ve-ma trix Thin Film Transisto r (TFT) c olo r displ ay R eso lution — 102 4 × 768 max Colo r s — up to 16. 8 mi llio n SXGA+ LCD panel is 15-in ch color acti ve-matr ix TFT color disp lay; hi[...]

  • Page 162

    Speci fi cations B-5 Diskett e Dri ve Standa r d 1.44 M B i n Mo dula r Bay Siz e — 3.5 in ch Capacity — 1. 44 MB (fo r matted) , 2 MB (u n fo r matted) Note W hen refe rring to s torage capaci ty, MB stands for o ne m i llion by t es. Some utilities may indi cate va rying storage capacities. To t al user -access ible ca pacity may va r y depe [...]

  • Page 163

    B-6 Sp ecif ications Access Ti m e — Avera ge r an dom access, 100 m s (DVD), 95 ms (CD 24X) — Avera g e ran dom seek, 95 m s (DVD), 90 ms (CD 24X) — Ful l stroke, 1 60 m s (DVD), 160 ms (CD 24X) Dat a Buffer — 128 KB In ter face — IDE (A TAPI) CD C o mpa tib ility — CD-DA, CD +G, CD M IDI, CD- TEXT, CD-R OM, CD-R OM XA, CD-I B ridge (P[...]

  • Page 164

    Speci fi cations B-7 DVD-RO M and CD-RW Combinat io n Dri ve Housed in NEC Ve r saBay IV slot Data cap acity — DVD, 2,0 4 8 by tes/ block — CD, 2048 by tes/block (mo de 1), 2, 336 by t es/block (mode 2) Ro tatio nal sp ee d — DVD, 3,7 9 2 (2.5 – 6X CAV) — DVD-Video , 1, 377-2,222 rpm (1 .6X – 2.4X PCAV) — CD, 5,10 0 rpm (10 .3 – 24X[...]

  • Page 165

    B-8 Sp ecif ications MDC Mo dem ( built-in) K56f lex™ co mpatib le V. 3 4 e xt en de d r at e pr otoc ol V. 9 0 com p li an t Enh an ced AT comman d set Cl a s s 1 an d 2 Fax pr ot oc ol s B uilt-i n spe ake r wi th so ftw are c o ntroll able vo lume Min i PC I LA N 10Base - T an d 10 0Base -TX Re sume- on-LAN suppo r t Full duplex support Sof t [...]

  • Page 166

    Speci fi cations B-9 Dim ens ions Sy st e m Wid th — 12. 8 in (327 m m) max Depth — 10 .4 in. (268 mm) ma x Height — 1.5 in . to 1 . 6 in . ( 3 9. 2 mm to 4 0. 5 m m ) We ight Minimum 7.1 lbs. (3 .2kg) Recommen d ed Environmen t Oper ati on Tem p era tur e — 4 1 º F to 95 º F (5 º C to 35 º C) R elativ e H umidity — 20% to 80 % (No n [...]

  • Page 167

    B-10 Sp ecif icatio ns Inte rrupt Control lers The f o llow in g table sho w s def ault inte rrupt lev e l assig nmen ts 0 thro ug h 15 . Note The se re sources m ay ch ange af ter this use r’s gu ide goe s to p rint. P lease refe r the NEC Ve rsa L320 Rel ease Notes tha t ca m e w ith your NEC V ersa L320. Interrupts IRQ# Devi ce IRQ0 0 Inte rna[...]

  • Page 168

    Speci fi cations B-11 Mem o r y Ma p The sy stem supports sy stem and video shado wing, b oth c ontr o l led t hr oug h co m pl ementary m etal oxide semico n ductor (CM OS) . T h e sy stem suppo r ts BIOS as a cach eabl e ar ea wi th wri t e pr ot ect i on . Th e foll owi n g ta bl e s h ows t h e syst em ’ s me mo ry map . Syst em Mem ory Map M[...]

  • Page 169

    C Frequently Asked Questions Exter nal Mo use Display PC Cards Diskette Dri ve Bootin g Power Mana gem e nt Miscell an eou s[...]

  • Page 170

    C-2 Freque ntly A s ked Q ues tions External Mouse Ho w can a m ou se an d an extern a l keyb o ard be co nn ect ed t o the no tebo o k at t he s a me ti me ? The NEC Ve r sa L 320 is e quippe d w ith tw o U SB po r t s t hat allow y ou to con n ect an y combi n a ti on of tw o USB d e vice s, at th e s am e ti m e. I f you purchase a U SB mo use a[...]

  • Page 171

    Freq u ently Asked Questio ns C-3 Ca n I ru n t wo of t he s am e typ e c ards s im u ltaneou sly? Yes, Win d ows con fi g ur es ea ch car d. I f th ey a r e bot h m odem s, con fig ur e ea ch for a di ffer ent C om por t and d i ffer en t avail a bl e in t err u pt s un d er th e Device Ma n age r i n W i ndow s. Clic k S ta rt, S ett ings , C o n[...]

  • Page 172

    C-4 Freque ntly A s ked Q ues tions How d o I form at a dis kette? Do u ble c lick o n t he My Comp ute r ic o n a nd t hen rig h t c lick (c lic k the rig ht- ha nd mo use b utto n ) o n t he d isk ette driv e ic o n. Se lec t Fo r mat an d c h oo se the forma t pr ocess th at best suit s your n eeds. To f orm a t hig h de n sity 1. 44-MB* diske t[...]

  • Page 173

    Freq u ently Asked Questio ns C-5 What i s the differe nce betwee n a warm bo ot and a c old boot? A wa r m boot r est ar t s t h e sys t e m wh i l e s ys t e m p owe r is on . A warm boot i s a l s o a s oft wa r e r e s e t . A wa r m boot cl ea r s vol a t i l e s yst em m e m or y a n d r el oa d s th e oper at in g system . A cold boot i s a [...]

  • Page 174

    C-6 Freque ntly A s ked Q ues tions Resu m i n g fr om ST F m od e r equ ir es le s s t i m e th a n p er for mi n g a c ol d boot . Your s ystem m u s t be con fi g ur ed for ST F/ Hibern at i on . In Wi nd ows Po wer Man a gem ent Pr oper ti es, check th e bo x l a bel ed “ enable hib ernate suppo rt , ” under t h e H ibe rn ate t ab. In t he[...]

  • Page 175

    Freq u ently Asked Questio ns C-7 Miscell aneous How d o I set th e tim e and date? Yo u can cha nge t he time and d ate in Windo ws 2000/98 b y double c lickin g the time in t h e lo we r rig h t c o rne r of the s cre en . C hange the da te an d time as n eeded . How do I speed up my applica ti on? If th e applic atio n y ou a r e us in g runs re[...]

  • Page 176

    C-8 Freque ntly A s ked Q ues tions How do I save a file? You sa ve a fi l e b y sel e ct i n g F il e, th en Sa ve, fr om t h e dr op d own m e n u. If t h e f ile w as no t p rev ious ly named, yo u w ill b e p romp ted f or a file na me. I n Window s 2000/98, y o u can use up to 255 cha r acters to name a f i le. *W he n ref erri ng to sto r age[...]

  • Page 177

    Glos s ar y 1 Glossary A AC adapter A devi ce t h at conn ect s an NE C Ver sa n ot ebook com p ut er an d an A C wa ll outl et t o provide AC po w er fo r runni n g the sy stem and rec h arging t he ba ttery . A/D convers ion Th e pr ocess o f c on ver t in g an an al og si gna l int o a di gi ta l si gn al. AGP Adv an ced G r aphics P ort is an i[...]

  • Page 178

    2 Glos s a ry bit s pe r second (bp s ) A un it of t r an sm i s si on . A l s o ca l l ed ba u d ra t e. Blu etooth Wire les s p roto co l that allo w s w irele ss co nnec tiv ity from a B lueto oth mo dule i n y o ur comp u t er to a wir el ess com m un i cat i on d evi ce. board Pr in t ed cir cuit boa r d ( PC B). Boar d on wh i ch com p u t er[...]

  • Page 179

    Glos s ar y 3 CD-RW dri ve Co mpact D isc R ead/W r ite . A co mpute r co nt rolle d de vic e that re ads fro m a n d w rite s to high c apacity optical discs. clock El ectr on i c tim er u s ed to s ynch r on iz e comp ut er op er a t i ons . CM O S Co mpleme nta ry Me tal Ox ide Se m ico n ducto r. A ch ip th at c ontai n s n onvo latile memo ry [...]

  • Page 180

    4 Glos s a ry diskette drive A m agnetic d rive that w r ites o n a nd r et r iev es data f rom a d iske tte . DVD Or ig ina ll y digita l versat ile dis c bu t n ow digital vide o disc , t h is new ty pe of di sc can hold up to se v en ti mes the dat a o f a co mpact d isc . E enhanced VGA A video int er face that offer s more color s or hi gher r[...]

  • Page 181

    Glos s ar y 5 IEEE 1394 Standard IEEE 1394 devic es s upport Plug and P lay co n n ec tivity fo r tr ansf er rates o f up to 40 0 Mb ps. U se this po r t to d a i sy ch a in up to 63 IEE E 1394 dev i ces to yo ur sy stem. input/output (I / O) Th e pr ocess o f t r an sferr in g data bet ween the comp u t er an d ex t erna l d evi ces . IDE In t el [...]

  • Page 182

    6 Glos s a ry M megabyte (MB ) 1,048,576 by t es. me mory El ectr on i c stor age ar ea in a compu t e r th a t r etain s in form at ion an d pr ogr a ms. A co m put er has two t y pes of me mory — r ea d - onl y mem or y (ROM) a n d ran d om acces s memo ry (R AM). menu A vi d eo d i s p l a y of p r ogr am s or op t i on s. microprocesso r A se[...]

  • Page 183

    Glos s ar y 7 N nonvolatile memory Sto r age medi a tha t re tai n s i ts d at a w he n s y ste m po wer is tur ne d o ff . No nvo latile memo ry in t he Ve rsa no teb oo k is a c omple me nta ry me tal o xide se mico nduc tor (CMOS) c hi p that is b a cked up by an i n t e rnal batte ry . The backup b a ttery pr ese r ves the cl o ck/ cale n da r [...]

  • Page 184

    8 Glos s a ry PC Card A cr ed it -car d – size d pe ripheral i nte r face standard f or po r table dev ices . T y pes of PC cards (a lso k n ow n as PCM CIA c ards) c urre nt ly offe r ed by ma jor ve ndors i n clude fax / m od em s, LAN, s t ora ge car ds, an d wir el ess com m un i cat i on s d evi ces . peripheral Input o r output dev ice not [...]

  • Page 185

    Glos s ar y 9 reset Th e pr ocess o f r et urn in g a d evi ce t o z er o or to an in i t ia l or ar bi tr ari l y sel ect ed co n ditio n . resolution Th e degr ee of scr een i ma ge clar ity . V i d eo di sp l a y r es ol u t i on i s det er min ed b y the numb er o f pixe ls o n t he s cre e n . R eso lutio n is usua lly sp ec i f ied in p ixe l[...]

  • Page 186

    10 Gl oss ar y S/PDI F Son y an d Phi li ps Dig it a l Int er conn ect For ma t. S/ PD I F en a bles a com p ut er system t o pr odu ce d i gi t a l a u di o ou t p u t t h r ou gh t h e u s e of a n op t i ca l ou t p u t ca bl e t o an op t i c al disk dev i ce. Standby m o de A st at e of po wer man a g em ent th a t put s th e syst em t o “ s[...]

  • Page 187

    Glos s ar y 11 V VersaGlide touchpad A small , to uch-sensitiv e pad used as a po inting dev ice o n yo ur NEC Ve r sa n otebo o k com p u t er . Wi th th e V e r saG l id e, y ou ca n m ove you r fin ger a l on g t h e pa d t o m ove t h e cu rso r o r s imu la te a mous e clic k by tappi ng t he pad . VGA Video Gr aphics Array . Graphics technolo[...]

  • Page 188

    Ind ex 1 1 1394 con n ect in g d evi ces , 8- 8 dev i c es, 1-13 port, 1- 13 standa r d, 1-13 A AC adap te r co n n ec ting, 2-4, 2-5 co ol i n g, 2- 1 4 speci fi ca t i on s, B-3 using, 2-4 , 2-14 AC po wer cab le, 2-4 AC po wer po r t, 1-14, 1-17, 2-5 Acc ess i n g th e in t ern et , 6 - 8 ACPI, 3 -13, 3- 16 adva n ced po wer settings, 3-19, 3-23[...]

  • Page 189

    Ind ex 2 BIO S Se tup utility (c ont' d) H DD passw ord, 3-9 I/O dev i ce c onfiguration, 3-8 In t el S p eed S t ep2 techn ol og y, 3 - 14 key functions, 3-5 lid sw itch, 3 -1 4 load def a ult s, 3- 15 Main Men u, 3-3, 3-6 menus, 3-5 Nu m Lock on bo ot , 3 - 7 passwo r d protec tion, 3-9 , 3-10 Po we r bu tto n as s w itch, 3-1 4 pow er manag[...]

  • Page 190

    Ind ex 3 F Fan, 1-14 Fast IR , 6-9 Feat ures bac k, 1-13 base un it, 1-4 botto m, 1-16 co n tr ol panel, 1-5 front, 1- 12 keybo a r d, 1-5, 1-9 lef t side, 1-14 right side , 1-1 5 standa r d, 1-3 VersaGlide touc h pad, 1-5 FingerPri n t p r otec tion, 3-10 FIR , 6-9 Fu ll res to re , 4- 1 7 Fun ction ke y s LCD b r ighness, 1-10 lo catio n, 1-1 0 s[...]

  • Page 191

    Ind ex 4 Key pad, 1-11 L LAN port, 1-1 4, 1-17 LCD pa n el, B -4 brightness f unction key s, 1-10 clo sin g, 3-19, 3-23 fe a tur es , 1-5 latch, 1 -4, 1-12 ope n ing, 1-12 view expan sio n , 3-7 LCD po wer manageme nt, 3-17, 3-1 8, 3-21 LCD s cr een cl ean in g, 2 - 1 5 LED s bac k of L CD, 1-8 battery ch ar ging, 1-8, 2-1 1 caps lo ck, 1-9 driv e [...]

  • Page 192

    Ind ex 5 N NE C Ca bl e P or t Bar con n ect in g d evi ces , 8- 5 con n ect or s, 1 -1 3 fe atur es, 1-13 , 1-17 NEC Comp ute rs co ntact i nf o r ma tio n , 11-2 e-mail suppo r t se r vice s, 11-4 suppo r t se r vice s, 11-3, 11-4 We b si t e , 11 - 3 NEC C usto mize util ity , 4-6 NEC Info Center, 4-14 in st al lin g, 4-1 4 uninstalli ng, 4-15 N[...]

  • Page 193

    Ind ex 6 Port s ( con t' d) IR, 1-12 LAN , 1-14, 1-17 micropho n e, 1-12 mo de m, 1 -14 NE C Ca bl e P or t Bar , 1- 1 7 parallel, 1 -14, 1- 17 PS/2, 1-13, 1-17 serial, 1-1 3, 1-17 S- vi d e o ou t , 1- 13 U SB, 1-13, 1-1 7 VGA, 1 - 13, 1- 1 7 POST err or messages, 10-4 Power butto n, 1-6, 3-14 cabl e, 2 - 4 con n ect i on s, 7 -3 manageme n t[...]

  • Page 194

    Ind ex 7 Se conda ry b atte ry . See a lso Ba t t er y charging, 1-8, 2-11 precautio n s, 2- 13 using, 2-1 3 Secur it y BIO S Se tup menu, 3-8 indicato r LED, 1-9 Ke n sing to n s e cu rity lo ck , 1-1 4 Sen d in g an d r ecei vin g e-ma il , 6 -8 S e ria l p o rts enabling, 3-8 fe atur es, 1-13 , 1-17 Se t t i n g Up a He a l th y Wo r k E n vir o[...]

  • Page 195

    Ind ex 8 V Ve r saB ay IV. Se e N EC Ve r saB ay IV drive , 5-5, 5-6 installi ng dev i ces, 5-5, 5-6 Ph oen i x Ba ySwa p u t i li t y, 5 - 2, 5- 3 r em ovi n g devi c es , 5 - 5 se conda ry b atte ry , 5-2 slot, 5-2 VersaGlide touc h pad, 2-2 adj us tme n ts , 2- 3 b u tto n s , 2- 2 cu sto mizing , 2 -3 fe a tur es , 1-5, 2-2 lo cati n g, 1-4 tip[...]

  • Page 196

    Regu latory St atement s 1 Regulatory Statements The f o llow in g reg ula tory state me n ts i n clude t he Fe deral Comm unica tions Co mmiss io n (FC C) Ra di o Freq uen c y Int er feren ce S t at em ent , com p l ian ce st at em en t s for Cana d a and Eur op e, ba t t er y di sp osa l and r epla cem en t in for m at i on , an d the D ecl ar a [...]

  • Page 197

    2 Regu l atory Stat ements Eur opean Com munit y Dir ective C onfor mance Statem ent This pro duc t is i n co n fo r mity with the pro tectio n requ ireme n ts o f EC Co unci l Di r ec tive 89/3 36 /E EC o n t he app rox imat ion o f law s o f the Me mb e r State s re lati ng to e lec tro- mag net ic c ompat ibili ty . This p r odu ct s at isf ied [...]

  • Page 198

    NE C Compute r s Inc. DECL ARATION O F C ONFO RMIT Y We, th e Respon sib le Party NEC Co m puters Inc. 15 Busin ess Park Way Sacramen to, CA 95828 dec lare t hat the pro duc t NEC Versa L320 is in c onf ormi ty wi th pa rt 15 of the FCC R ules . O perati on of this pro du ct is subj ec t to the follo w in g tw o cond ition s: (1) th is device may n[...]