NEC Versa Series manual

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First Printin g - March 2001 Copyri ght 2001 NEC Co mputers I nc. 15 Busi ness Park Way Sacrament o, CA 95828 All Rights Reserved Proprietary Notice and Liability Disclaimer The information disclosed i n this document, includin g all designs and related materials, is the valuable property of NEC Computers Inc. (h ereinafter “NEC Computers”) and[...]

Contents iii Contents Using This Guide Text Setup ..................................................................................................................... ...... vii Related Documents ............................................................................................................ vi ii 1 Introducing Your NEC Vers a Before Y[...]

iv Contents 3 Using the BIOS Setup Utilit y Introducing BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................... 3-2 Entering BIOS Setup .......................................................................................................... 3- 2 BIOS Setup Main Menu ........................[...]

Contents v CD Care ...................................................................................................................... 5- 8 Hard Disk Drive ................................................................................................................ .5 - 9 Memory Modules ........................................................[...]

vi Con tents Video .......................................................................................................................... ........ 9-4 Using Digital Video Files............................................................................................ 9- 4 Using Animation Files ..................................................[...]

Using This Guide vii Using This Guide The NEC Versa ® DayLite ™ /UltraLite ™ User's Guide gives yo u the info rmat ion you need to max imize the use of your NEC Versa notebook computer. R ead this guide to familiarize yourself with the NEC Versa a nd its features. Fo r specific information see ! Chapter 1, “ Introducing You r NEC Versa,[...]

viii Using This Guide ! Appen dix C, “Frequ ently Ask ed Questions ,” (FAQ s) for a look at questi ons th at users comm only ask and the answers to th ose questions. Text Setup To make this guide as eas y to use as possible, text is se t up as follo ws. ! Warning s, cautions , and notes have the followi ng format: Warnings alert you to situat i[...]

1 Introducing Your NEC Ve rsa ! Before Y ou Begin ! About Your NEC Versa Notebook ! Around the Front o f the System ! Around the Back o f the Sy stem ! Around the Le ft Side of the Sy stem ! Around the Right Side of the Sy stem ! Around the Bottom of the System[...]

1-2 Introducing Your NEC Versa Before You Begin This manual is the user’s guide for both the NEC Versa UltraLite and Versa DayLite notebook computers . All inform ation applies to both u nits un less otherwi se specified. The coloring of your NEC Versa may vary from the units sho wn in this guide. The colors of the systems used in this User ’s [...]

Introducing Your NEC Versa 1-3 About Your NEC V ersa Note book The NEC Versa notebook computer off ers you a portable sy stem filled with ex citing resources f or home, business, or trav el. Standard features include a powerful Transmeta  Crusoe  TM5600 600MHz m icroproces sor th at works together w ith the latest Peripheral Compon ent Interc[...]

1-4 Introducing Your NEC Versa LCD Panel Your NEC Versa com es with a 10.4-inch color Thin Film Transistor (TFT) display that you can adjust for a comfortable viewing position. To adjust the vie wing angle, gently tilt the LCD panel into po sition. The primary batter y is located behind the display. T he Versa UltraLite has an Extended Graphics Arr[...]

Introducing Your NEC Versa 1-5 ! Keyboard — 86 key s with a cou ntry-specific QWERTY-k ey layout. ! LCD P anel — Pr ovid es a hi gh-r eso luti on di spla y for sha rp, effec tive vis ual s on your NEC Versa. ! Microphone — A strategically positioned built-in microphone allows you to record monoph onic soun d directly into you r notebook com p[...]

1-6 Introducing Your NEC Versa Keyboard Panel The NEC Versa n otebook’ s keyboard of fers the following features , which are des cribed after the figure. Keyboard A – Functio n Keys D – Cursor Contro l Keys B – Numer ic Key s E – Control Keys C – W indow s keys ! Functio n ke ys — T wel ve fu nctio n ke ys, F1 thr ou gh F12 , are avai[...]

Introducing Your NEC Versa 1-7 Fn-F11 — decreases th e system speaker volume. Fn-F12 — toggles the scroll lock feature Fn-Ins —print screen Fn-Del — system req uest Fn-Pause — break Fn- ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ — pa ge up Fn- ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ — page down Fn- ← ← ← ← — end Fn- → → → → — home ! Numeric key pad — Pressing Num[...]

1-8 Introducing Your NEC Versa ! Type writer ke ys — T he type writ er ke ys (a lso ca lled alp han umeric ke ys) ar e used to enter text and ch aracters. Keys with blue printing on them behave diff erently when combined with control keys or th e Fn key. Front Features The front f eatures of your NEC Versa notebook are described af ter th e figur[...]

Introducing Your NEC Versa 1-9 ! IR Port — Use this inf rared (IR) port to transf er files betw een your NEC Versa and an IR-equ ipped desk top or note book com puter or t o print to an IR- capable print er. Note Your NEC Versa ships w ith the IR port di sabled. For detailed instru ctions on how to enab le the IR p ort, see C hapter 6, “C ommun[...]

1-10 Introducing Your NEC Versa ! USB Port — The Universal Serial Bus (USB) p ort allows you to connect up to 127 USB-equipped periph eral devices (prin ters, monitors, s canners, etc.) to y our NEC Versa. ! LAN Cable Jack (optional) — If your system has this feature, it will have shipped with a LAN adapter cable to con nect the jack to a local[...]

Introducing Your NEC Versa 1-11 ! PC Card Slot — A ccommodates one type II PC Ca rd. These cards are of ten storag e or communi cation devices such as Static Random Access Mem ory (SRAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Flash Memory, LAN, and Small Computer Sys tem Interface (SCSI). ! USB Port — The Universal Serial Bus (USB) p ort allows you to connec[...]

1-12 Introducing Your NEC Versa Around the B ottom of th e System The bottom of th e NEC Versa note book offers the following features , which are described af ter the f igure. Bottom feat ures A – Memory Module Bay D – Secondary L i-Ion Battery B – System Feet E – Battery Relea se Latch C – Hard Drive Bay F – Vents ! Memory Module Bay [...]

2 Getting Started ! NEC VersaGlide Touchp ad ! Power Source s for Your NEC V ersa noteboo k ! AC Adapter ! Primary Battery Pack ! Secondary Battery Pack ! System Batterie s ! System Care[...]

2-2 Getting Started NEC VersaGlide To uchpad The NEC VersaGlide is an easy w ay to control the cursor w ith your finger. Lightly glide your finger acros s the NEC VersaGlide and the curs or follows. The NEC VersaGlide provides s tandard mouse functionality , plus more. VersaGlide features include the: ! Single tap to the touchpad, eq uivalent to a [...]

Getting Star ted 2-3 Making VersaG lide Adju stments The NEC VersaGlide off ers a number of options that let you customize how it functions. The options let you control the cursor sp eed, select button orientation, enable or d isab le ta ppi ng, de fine a uto j umps, e nabl e eas y-sc roll ing, and confi gur e gestu res to initiate selected functio[...]

2-4 Getting Started Keep the adapter connected w henever poss ible. It charges the battery wh en it is connected, w hether the NEC Versa notebook is pow ered on or of f. AC adapter A – AC Adapter C – Power Cable B – Adapter Cab le Do not atte mpt to di sassemb le the AC adapt er. The AC adapter has n o user-rep laceable o r -servi ceable part[...]

Getting Star ted 2-5 2. Plug one end of the AC power cable in to the AC adapter and th e other end into a properly grounded 120- or 240- vol t, 50- or 6 0-Hz w all out let. Connecting the AC adapter A – Adapter Cab le C – AC Adapter B – AC Power Port D – Power Cable Do not cov er or place object s on the AC adapter. K eeping the adapter cle[...]

2-6 Getting Started Powering On Your System Power on the sy stem as follows: 1. Locate the latch on the front of the unit, slide it to the right, and raise the LCD panel. 2. Locate the Power bu tton and slide it f orward to turn on sy stem power. For additional information about P ower control buttons and power LEDs, refer to Chapte r 1, “Introdu[...]

Getting Star ted 2-7 To prevent ac cident al battery ig nition or ex plosion, adhere to the follow ing: ! Keep the ba ttery aw ay from ex treme heat. ! Keep meta l objects aw ay from the batt ery con nectors to pr event a short c ircuit. ! Make sure th e battery is properly insta lled in the battery bay. ! Read the pre caution s print ed on the bat[...]

2-8 Getting Started ! Leave th e battery in th e system and connect your NEC Versa notebook t o the AC adapter and a w all outlet. If you connect the syst em to AC power and k eep the system within standard operatin g temperatures, the batteries rech arge in approxim ately 4.5 h ours when off, an d 8 hours when on. Returning the Batte ry to its Nor[...]

Getting Star ted 2-9 Replace the secondary battery ins talled in your NEC Versa notebook sy stem as follows. Note Use the bat teries in th e NEC Vers a notebook comput er for w hich th ey are designed. In stalli ng anoth er manuf acturer’ s battery, or using a comb ination of very old and new batteries can deteriorat e battery and eq uipment perf[...]

2-10 Getting Started 4. Continue to hold the batter y release latch as you slide the batter y out of the system. Removing the battery A – Battery Bay Connectors C – Secondary L i-Ion Battery B – Battery Bay Rel ease La tch 5. Insert the new battery as follows: ! Locate the alignmen t grooves on the edg e of the battery. ! Locate the alignmen [...]

Gettin g Started 2-11 Charging the Battery Charge the primary an d secondary batteries by sim ply connecting your NEC Versa system to an AC power source. It takes 8 ho urs to fully charge the battery while the system is on, and 4.5 hours while the syste m is off. To monitor the charging activity, observe the battery charging LED on the front of the[...]

2-12 Getting Started ! Take ex tra precautio ns to k eep a le aking battery away from fire. T here i s a danger of ignition or ex plos ion. Precautions for R echarging the Bat tery Adhere to the f ollowing precautions when recharging the primary or s econdary battery. ! Charge the battery for the specified ch arge time only (8 hours w hen on, 4.5 h[...]

Gettin g Started 2-13 System Care The NEC Versa n otebook i s design ed to be a durabl e, dependabl e sy stem bui lt for extensive use and travel. Follow these guideline s to maintain the condition a nd perform ance of y our computer. Immediat ely turn off and unp lug the N EC Versa noteboo k under the f ollow ing condit ions: ! The pow er cord is [...]

2-14 Getting Started Storage Requirements Store the computer and AC adapter in an environm ent that meets the following conditions: If the temperat ure of the NEC Versa notebo ok sud denly rise s or falls (for ex ample , when y ou move the syste m from a cold p lace to a w arm plac e), vapor conden ses i nside t he sys tem. Tu rning on t he syste m[...]

3 Using the BIOS Setup Utility ! Introduci ng BIOS Se tup ! Entering B IOS Setup ! Managing System Pow er ! Updating the BIOS ! Configuring the Sw itch Setting s[...]

3-2 Using the BIO S Setup Utility Introducing BIOS Se tup Your NEC Versa DayLite/UltraLite computer comes with a h ardware program called BIOS Setup that allows you to view and set system para meters. BIOS Setup also allo ws you to set pa ss word fea tur es th at pr ote ct your syst em fro m unaut hor ize d use. Use BIOS Setup to: ! set the current[...]

Using the BIOS Setup Utility 3-3 BIOS Setup Main M enu After you pr ess F2 , the system displays the BIOS Setup Main Men u screen, similar to the following. Main Setup Menu How to Use Se tup The Setup u tility has a Main Menu w indow and f ive top- level menus with submenus . The menu bar at the top of the Main Menu window lists the f ollowing top-[...]

3-4 Using the BIO S Setup Utility Use the keys listed in the legend bar o n the bottom of the Setup menu to make the selections or exit the current menu. The following table describes t he legend keys. Setup Key Functions Ke y Function F1 Provides hel p for the parameter field being displ ayed. Esc Exits the menu. Up or down arrow keys Moves cur so[...]

Using the BIOS Setup Utility 3-5 Main Menu Choose the Main menu by selecting Main in the legend bar on the Main menu screen. Other Main menu options are available by selecting submenus . Use the arrow keys to select one of the Main menu option s and press Enter to select a submenu. Items wi th grayed-out text are not available. Explanations of each[...]

3-6 Using the BIO S Setup Utility Main Menu Ite ms Menu Item Settings (default is bold) Boot Disp lay Devic e Both, LCD , CRT Allows you to choose either d isplay devices , or both. System M emory Displays a mount of conventio nal me mory detected during boot. This field i s read-on ly and ca nnot be changed from BIOS Setup. Example: 640 KB Extende[...]

Using the BIOS Setup Utility 3-7 Inter nal HDD Submenu Items Menu Item Settings (default is bold) Type Au to , None, User When set to Aut o, the v alues for Cy linders, Heads, Sect ors, and M aximum Capa city a s read only. When set to Aut o, the BIO S detect s what th e drive is ca pable of , not the translat ion mechanis m that w as used to forma[...]

3-8 Using the BIO S Setup Utility Inter nal HDD Submenu Items Menu Item Settings (default is bold) LBA Mode Control Enabled , Dis abled When Enabl ed is sel ected, i t caus es logica l block addre ssing t o be used i n plac e of cylinders, hea ds, and sector s. When Type is set to A uto, the v alue in th e LBA Mode field is aut o-detected and th e [...]

Using the BIOS Setup Utility 3-9 Setting items on thi s menu to in correct v alue s can cau se your system to malfun ction. Advanced Menu Menu Item Settings (default is bold) BootUp Num-Lo ck LockOn, Loc kOff Selects the state for N um Loc k at pow er on. PS/2 Mouse Enabled , D isabled Enabled force s the PS/2 mouse port t o be enabled r egardle ss[...]

3-10 Using the BIOS Setup Utility Securi ty Menu Choose the Security menu by selecting Security from the Main menu screen. Other Security menu options are available by selecting submenus. Use the arrow keys to s elect one of the Security menu option s and press Enter to select a submenu. Items with g rayed-out text are not available. Explan ations [...]

Using the BIOS Setup Utility 3-11 Boot Menu Choos e the Boot m enu by select ing Boot in t he legen d bar on the Main menu screen . Other Boot m enu options are available by selecting submenus. Use the arrow keys to select one of the Boot menu options and press Ente r to select a submenu. Items wi th grayed-out text are not available. Explanations [...]

3-12 Using the BIOS Setup Utility Exit Men u Ite ms Menu Item Settings (default is bold) Discard Cha nges Loads prev ious v alues fro m BIOS for all setup field s. Save Change s Saves all s etup va lue cha nges to BIO S. Battery Refresh Reactivates t he battery (applies to the Lithium-Ion b attery). Managi ng System Po wer In th e Windows 2000 oper[...]

Using the BIOS Setup Utility 3-13 Windows 2000 Po wer Schemes Use the Power Schemes optio ns to define the appropr iate Power scheme for your system , and to set timeou ts for standby, LC D panel, and hard dis k. Define param e ters for you r system when runn ing under AC (pl ugged in) or DC (running on batteri es) power. Power Schemes Parameter De[...]

3-14 Using the BIOS Setup Utility ! Sy stem st andby — Sel ects the sy stem stan dby t imeou t pe rio d for y o ur syst em wh en runni ng und er AC or DC po wer . ! System hibern ate s — Selects the system hibernate timeout period for y o ur system when ru nning on AC or DC pow er. Windows 2000 Alarms Use the Alarms screen to def ine the point [...]

Using the BIOS Setup Utility 3-15 Windows 2000 Advanced The Advanced window allows you to select beha viors for the taskbar icon, standby passw ord, LCD panel, when closed, an d the Power but to n. Advanced Parameter Default Setting Alternate Setting(s) Alway s show icon o n taskbar unchec ked checked Prompt for password when comp uter goes off sta[...]

3-16 Using the BIOS Setup Utility Windows 2000 Power Man agement States ACPI uses d iffe re nt le vels o r sta tes o f po wer mana geme nt. T he p o wer mana ge ment states occur autom at ically, based on t he system’s def a ult settings, or manually, w hen invoked. Settings are configurable to occur while on battery power or AC power. The Window[...]

Using the BIOS Setup Utility 3-17 Updating t he BIOS The BIOS is cod e transmitted onto your system’s Flash ROM. As indicated in this chapter, you use the BIOS Setup utility to configure your system’s software and hardware features. Use the BIOS Update Disk ette for your specific model to u pdate your NEC Versa syste m BIOS. Note You only need [...]

3-18 Using the BIOS Setup Utility 4. Ty pe a:i nstall at th e DO S prom pt a nd foll o w the on- screen instructions. Install.bat copies the DOS s ystem files fro m your hard drive onto the BIOS Up date Diskette to make it BI OS flash ready. The system prompts you when the process is co mplete. 5. Scan the BIOS Update Diskette for computer viruses[...]

Using the BIOS Setup Utility 3-19 8. Pow er on your computer. A CMOS Checksum me ssage appears and prom pts you to pre ss F1 to enter Setup. 9. Pre ss F1 to enter Setup and restore the default parameter settings. 10. Be sur e to modif y any c usto m sett ing s that you ma y ha ve co nfi gured . 11. Disable the BIOS flash switch. Change switch 5 bac[...]

3-20 Using the BIOS Setup Utility 3. Remove th e screw and l ift off th e memory m odule bay cover. S ee “Identifyi ng the Switch Settings” for infor mation about each settin g. 4. Reassemble the NEC Versa com p onents as follows. ! Replace the mem o ry module bay cover. ! Replace the screw . ! Turn the sys te m over. Identify ing the Switch S [...]

Using the BIOS Setup Utility 3-21 Note The system memory expansi on slot is al so located here. Therefore, if you need to insta ll/replace SO-DIM M modules, you might want to do so when the sys tem is already dis assembled. 1. Replace the mem ory module bay cover an d scre w. 2. Turn over the sy stem. 3. Follow the instructions earlier in this c ha[...]

4 Using the Operating System and Utilities ! Microsoft Window s Introduction ! Transmeta LongRun Utility ! Product Recov ery CD[...]

4-2 Using the Ope rating System and Utiliti es Microsoft Win dows Intr oductio n Your NEC V ersa co mes pre- installed with the Mi crosoft Windows 2000 operat ing system , which prov ides a means of runn i ng applicati ons, navigating t hrough y o ur fil e structu re, and using your note book co mpu ter. It offers its own look an d tools and employ[...]

Using the Operating System and Utilities 4-3 Note Before choosi ng and registeri ng for an online serv ice, you must c onnect an optional mo dem to your sy stem and to a w orking phone line. T he phone line m ust be analog. If y ou are unsure what ty pe of line you hav e, call your local phone comp any. If you are us ing this product out side of th[...]

4-4 Using the Ope rating System and Utiliti es Transmeta Long Run Utility The Crusoe proces sor that powers your NEC Ve rsa notebook i s equipped w ith the LongRun power management utility. This utility automatically adjusts the clock speed and voltage of the proces sor based on the needs of the application. If th e system is in an idle state, or d[...]

Using the Operating System and Utilities 4-5 Product Rec overy CD The Product Recover y CD contains the NEC Product Recover y Utility that allows you to restore your syste m to its initial installatio n state. If you determine that you need to resto re your system to its initial i nstallation state follow the instructio ns provided here. Note Only [...]

4-6 Using the Ope rating System and Utiliti es — Partition Only — Lets you pr eserve your existing hard disk drive partitio n structure and format only the primary partition witho ut affecting the extended partition(s). Partition Only formats drive C: (o f a multiple partitioned drive) and restores drive C: to its i nitial installatio n state. [...]

Using the Operating System and Utilities 4-7 Choose y our restore opt ion carefully to prevent losing d ata and applicat ions inst alled on your sy stem. 6. Read the Warning screen. A war ning d ispla ys i ndic ati ng that your hard disk i s ab out to be erase d. 7. Select Continue to proceed to pe rform a F ull Disk Drive restore. If you select Ba[...]

4-8 Using the Ope rating System and Utiliti es Use the Product Recover y Utility to perform a Partition Only restore as follows: 1. Check the Prod uct Recovery CD title and make sure that it is the correct CD for your N EC Ver sa co mput er a nd o per ating s yste m. 2. Power off your system before con necting the external CD-ROM drive to y o ur NE[...]

Using the Operating System and Utilities 4-9 8. When the recovery process is complete, you are prom pted to remove the CD f rom the CD-RO M drive and reboot you r system. 9. Pre ss Enter , click R eboot, or press Alt-R t o reboot y our system. A se ries of hardw are detection screens dis pla y, th e system reboots, and the Windows Setup screen app [...]

5 Using the System Dri ves and Bays ! External Floppy Diskette Driv e ! External Variable -Speed CD-ROM Drive ! Hard Disk Drive ! Memory Modules[...]

5-2 Using t he Sy stem Drive s and B ays External Floppy Diskette Drive The NEC Versa n otebook ships w i th a standard 3.5- inch, 1.44-MB extern al floppy diskett e drive and cable. Use the floppy diskette drive to in stall applications, create a BIOS update diskette, or sim pl y copy f iles to and from you r NE C Versa n o tebook computer. Connec[...]

Using the S ystem Dri ves and Bays 5-3 Connecting the External Floppy Disk ette Drive Follow these steps to con nect the external floppy disk e tte drive to your NEC Versa sys tem . 1. Locate the external floppy diskette drive a nd cable that ships with your system. 2. Attach the cable connector to th e USB port on the NEC Versa system. Connecting [...]

5-4 Using t he Sy stem Drive s and B ays Use the external CD-ROM dr ive in the following ways: ! Connect th e drive to one of the USB ports to load and start prog rams. When connected, the CD-ROM drive is assigned an available drive letter. Note The first t ime that y ou connect the CD-R OM drive, do so before p owering on the system . Once you ins[...]

Using the S ystem Dri ves and Bays 5-5 ! Status LED — Lights g reen when powered on or con nected to the NEC Versa notebook. L ights amber during data read operations. Do not eject th e CD or turn off the NEC Versa notebook w hen the in dicator ligh ts amber. ! Play/Stop Button — Use this butto n to start or stop your compact discs. ! Forward B[...]

5-6 Using t he Sy stem Drive s and B ays Using the CD-ROM Drive with your NEC Versa Notebook Follow these steps to conn ect to a nd use the external CD-ROM drive w ith your NEC Versa note book compu ter. 1. Pow er off your NEC Vers a notebook . 2. Locate the external CD-ROM drive an d cable that ship with your system. 3. Attach the USB connector to[...]

Using the S ystem Dri ves and Bays 5-7 4. Slide the release latch toward the front of the CD-ROM d rive to open the cover. Opening the CD-ROM drive cover A – Release Latch 5. Put your CD, printed side up, into the circular impression in the dr ive. Inserting a CD 6. Close th e dri ve cover.[...]

5-8 Using t he Sy stem Drive s and B ays 7. Run the s et up, in stallati on program or other instructions provided with th e softw are application to start or lo ad the CD contents. Note Before recording from the external CD-RO M driv e to the internal hard disk drive, disab le the internal microphone . To disable th e internal m icrophone, go to S[...]

Using the S ystem Dri ves and Bays 5-9 Hard Disk Drive Your NEC V ersa notebook comes equ ipped wi t h an int er nal fixe d 2.5-inch, 9.5mm hard dis k drive w it h a capacity of either 10 or 20 GB, depen ding on y our system confi gur atio n. When you power on your system for the f ir st time, the hard disk driv e contains the Windo ws operating sy[...]

5-10 Usin g the S ystem Driv es and Bay s Installing a Memory Module Follow these step s to install a memor y module. 1. Make sure that the sy stem is powered of f and that no peripheral devices are attached. 2. Turn over the sy stem and locate the m emory module bay. Locating t he memory module bay A – Memory Module Bay C over B – Screw 3. Rem[...]

Using the S ystem Dri ves and Bays 5-11 4. Locate the connectors and alignment notch on the SO-DIMM. Memory module f eatures A – Connector s B – Alignme nt Notch 5. Locate the memory module expansion port and proceed as follows: ! Hold the modu le at a 45 degree angle and align the modu le co ntacts with the socket in the system . Push the conn[...]

5-12 Usin g the S ystem Driv es and Bay s ! When th e edge of th e module pops u p and is at approxim ately a 60 degree angle, pull it from the socket. Removing an installed memory module Note The system switches are al so located in the memory mo dule bay. T herefore, if you need to set any system switches, you might want to do so while the sys te[...]

6 Communicating w ith Your NEC Versa ! PC Cards ! Mini PCI LAN ! Internal Mo dem ! Internet Conne ctions ! IR Port[...]

6-2 Communicating with Your NEC Versa PC Cards Your NEC Versa DayLite/UltraLite s ystem is equipped with a PC Card slot that support s Type II PC Cards. PC Cards are all approx i mately the same size and vary only in thickness. All hav e a standard 68- pin connector. You r NEC Versa notebook supports the ins tallation of the PC Cards described next[...]

Communicating with Your NEC Ver s a 6-3 Storage Cards When y o u insert a memory or storage card in an N E C notebook com p uter, it appears as a unique drive as long as the system has an available interrupt for the card. Other Cards Many othe r kinds of PC Cards are available for notebook computers. They include t he followi ng cards: ! Global Pos[...]

6-4 Communicating with Your NEC Versa Inserting a PC Card To insert a PC Card, follow t hese steps. 1. Align t he card so th at the 68-pin connector poin ts towards the s lot and the arrow shows on the top f ace of the card. 2. Slide the card into the slot. A low tone follo wed by a high tone lets you kno w that the card is fully ins erted and reco[...]

Communicating with Your NEC Ver s a 6-5 Mini PCI LAN Your NEC Versa system may ship with an internal Mini PCI LAN that allows you to connect y o ur system t o a local area netw or k. The inte rnal LAN is a 10/100Bas e-TX interface that supports both Wake on LAN and Network Boot f unctions. Connecting the Mini PCI LAN The mini PCI LAN ships with a L[...]

6-6 Communicating with Your NEC Versa Internal Modem Your NEC Versa system ship s with a V.90 internal modem that allo ws you to connect to the Internet, sen d a fax, or access your email. Note When using a modem outsid e the U.S. and Can ada, you m ight need an international telephone adapt er, available at m ost electronics s upply stores. Use on[...]

Communicating with Your NEC Ver s a 6-7 Internet Con nections Your NEC Versa system is equipped w ith the Microsoft Wi ndows operat ing system to provide a fu ll y-integrated Internet experien ce. U se the Internet Connection Wizard on your desktop to con figure y our system for email and In ter net access. Sign u p for a new account or con figure [...]

6-8 Communicating with Your NEC Versa 3. Select the Advanced tab and ch oose a value for the MaxConnectRate property . Choose a trans fer speed co mpatible wi th the receiving device. 4. Click the OK button to sa ve the change s. Your NEC Versa notebook ship s with the IR port d isabled. Before using th e IR port for the fir st time, you must enabl[...]

7 Trave ling Tips ! Preparing fo r Travel ! Packing for Travel ! Using Pow er Connections ! Getting Through Customs ! Connecting to the Inte rnet[...]

7-2 Traveling Tips Preparing for Travel The NEC Versa DayLite/UltraLite co mputer makes a natural traveling companion. With a little preparation you can use the computer practically anywhere you go, to prepare you r business docum ents, confirm your travel plans, su rf the Internet, or sim pl y st ay in t ouch with thos e back home! Here is wh at y[...]

Traveling Tips 7-3 ! USB dis kette drive if y o u plan t o use disket tes ! Copy of proof of purcha se for you r co mputer an d other equipment or customs registration form for custo ms chec k ! Cust omer support phone num bers for your s o ftware ! AC extension cord. Using Po wer Connec tions With the right accessories, y ou can r un your NEC Vers[...]

7-4 Traveling Tips Connecting to the I nternet Whether you are on a bu siness trip or vacation, connecting to the Intern et while you travel can be ex pensive and frustrating un le ss you are prepared. Here are s ome tips on how to avoi d frustration and ex pense while on the road. Connecting Using a Modem If you have access to a standard telephone[...]

Traveling Tips 7-5 ! Plug the LAN cable into your system and the LAN connector in the roo m or hall where you want to access th e Internet. ! After connecting t he LAN cable, connect you r system to an AC power outlet (if desired) an d pow er on y our syst em. ! Try laun ching your browser (Micros oft Internet Expl orer, or Netscape Communicator, f[...]

8 Using Periphera l Devices ! External Monito r ! External Audio Options ! USB Devices[...]

8-2 Using Ext ernal Devi ces External Monitor You can add a st andard extern al monitor to your NEC Versa DayLite/UltraLite syst em using a display signal cable (usually prov ided with the m o nitor) and a monitor trans fer cable. Follow thes e steps to conn ect an external monitor to you r NEC Versa notebook. 1. Check that pow er to both the NEC V[...]

Usi ng Exter nal Devic es 8-3 External Audio Optio ns The NEC Versa n otebook comes equ ipped with b uilt-in au dio ports that let you record and play sound. Connect au dio jacks, like a microph one, headph ones, or external speakers to t he audio ports as follo ws. 1. Locate th e a udio port th at you want to use. 2. Plug th e j ack int o the appr[...]

8-4 Using Ext ernal Devi ces USB Devices Your NEC Versa system i s equipped w ith two USB ports that increase your connectivity ch oices. The USB ports on your sy stem allow you to connect u p to 127 USB-equ ipped peripheral devices per port to your NEC Versa notebook com puter. These peripherals may i nclude a digital camera, scanner, prin ter, CD[...]

9 Using Multimedia ! Audio ! Video ! Multimedia Applications[...]

9-2 Using Multimedia Audio The NEC Versa n otebook provides en tertainment-level s ound quality with its internal mono speak er or by plugg ing stereo speakers or headphones into the external speaker/headphone jack. It handles MIDI files and digital a udio files recognizing .WAV, .MID, and .A VI for mats. The sy ste m is 3D-stereo, Soun d Blaster ?[...]

Using Multimedia 9-3 Note Before recording from the external CD-RO M driv e to the internal hard disk drive, disab le the internal microphone . To disable th e internal m icrophone, go to Start, Programs, Acce ssories, Enterta i nment, Volu me Control. Choo se Optio ns, Properties and remove t he check from t he Microphone box in the 'Show the[...]

9-4 Using Multimedia Using Headphones The NEC Versa n otebook headphone port delivers sound at half a wat t. Stereo headphon es (available at an el ectronics su ppl y store) pl ug in throug h the headphon e jack located on th e front of the NEC Versa notebook. A dj ust the volum e using the Fn- F10 / Fn-F11 fu nction keys or th rough the software u[...]

Using Multimedia 9-5 Using Animation Files You can create a dyn a mic presentation using an animation application. Animation can illustrate a concept, drive home an important point, or command attention. Graphics animation can add pun ch to a presentation with an animated illustration, a flashing arr ow, or a fl ying lo go . Multimedia Application [...]

10 Solv ing System Proble ms ! Problem Checkl ist ! Start-Up Problems ! If You Need Assistan ce[...]

10-2 So lving System Problems Problem Checklist First ch ec k the items in th e following list. If t hese items don't help, see the table that follows the list. ! Power is on to the computer. ! The electrical outlet to which your AC adapter is con nected is working. Test the outlet by plugging in a lamp or ot her electrical device. ! All cable[...]

Solving Syst em Problem s 10-3 Troubleshooting Problem Resolution An optional c omponent does not w ork. Make sure th e component i s securely installed or connected. Ver ify that the sy stem parameter for t he I/O port configura tion is set cor rectly in Setup. The Pow er button does not resume th e system from Standby mode. If system d oes not re[...]

10-4 So lving System Problems Post Error Messag es The NEC Versa computer has a bu ilt-in checking program that automatically tests its components when you turn the system po wer on. This diagnostic test is called the Power-On Self-Test (POST). If the syst e m finds a problem du ri ng the POST, the syste m displa ys an err or messa ge o r emits a s[...]

Solving Syst em Problem s 10-5 Post Error Messages Message Resolution CM OS D isplay T ype Mismatch The amount of memory on the system board is different than the amou nt in CMOS RAM. Run Setup to re set the value. CMOS Time and Date Not Set Run Setup to set the time and da te. Diskette Bo ot Failure The boot dis k ette is c orrupt. It cannot be u [...]

10-6 So lving System Problems Post Error Messages Message Resolution Off Board Parity Error Parity error in a n expansion slot. Contact your NEC Computers serv ice representat ive to be sure that the memory module is in stalled correctly . The error for mat is: OFF BOARD PARITY ERROR ADDR(HEX) = (XXXX) XXXX is the h ex address w here the error occu[...]

Solving Syst em Problem s 10-7 Beep Codes Number of Beeps Error Description 5 Processor Failure The CPU on the motherboard generated an error. 6 Gate A20 Fail ure The keyboard controller may be bad. The BIOS canno t switch to pr otected mode. 7 Proce ssor Ex ception Interrupt Error The CPU generated an exception interrupt. 8 Display Memory Read/ W [...]

11 Getting Serv ice and Support ! Service and Support Contact Information ! Web Si te ! FTP Site ! Support Service s ! Email/Fax to Su pport Services[...]

11-2 Getting Service and Support Service and Suppor t Cont act Infor mation Service Contact Information NEC Compute rs Inc. W eb S ite www.neccomp.com Support Service s Web Site support.neccom p.com FTP Site ftp.neccsde ast.com/p ub Support Service s (U.S. and Canada custo m ers only). 800-632-4525 Fax: 801-579-1 552 Email to Suppor t Services thro[...]

Getting Servic e and Support 11-3 Web Site If you have a m ode m or are conn ected to a network, you can access th e NEC Computers web sit e. You can do th is through a commercial online serv ice or through your Internet account. The web site contains general information about NE C Computers an d its products, press releases, review s , a reseller [...]

11-4 Getting Service and Support Support Services NEC Com p uters also off er s direct tech nical support throu gh Support Serv ice s. (NEC Computers Support Services is for U.S. and Can adian customers only ; intern atio nal customers sh ould contact the local NEC o ffice or dealer for th e support and serv ice available in their country .) Direct[...]

A Setting Up a Health y Work Environment ! Making Your Computer Work for You ! Arrange Your Equipmen t ! Adjust Your Chair ! Adjust Your Inpu t Devices ! Adjust Your Scr een or Monitor ! Vary Y our W orkday ! Pre-Existing Conditions and Psychoso cial Factors[...]

A-2 Setting Up a Healthy Work Environment Making Y our Compu ter Work for You Computers are ever yw here. More and more peopl e sit at com puters for long er periods of ti me. T his app end ix exp lai ns ho w to se t up your c o mputer to fit your p hysic al needs. This information is bas ed on ergonomics - the science of making th e workplace fit [...]

Setting Up a Health y Wo rk Environ ment A-3 Arrange Your Equip ment Arrange your equipment so that you can work in a natural and relaxed position. Place items that you use frequently within easy reach . Adjust your workstation setup to the proper hei ght (as described in this appendix) by l o wering th e table or stan d that holds your computer eq[...]

A-4 Setting Up a Healthy Work Environment ! If you use a m o use, position it at the sa me height as the keyboard and next to the keyboard. Keep y our wrists straight and use y o ur entire arm when moving a mous e. Do not grasp the mouse tightly. Grasp the mouse lightly and loo sely. ! Adjus t the keyboard h eight so that your elbow s are near y ou[...]

Setting Up a Health y Wo rk Environ ment A-5 ! Adjust the screen or external m o nitor's brightness an d contrast controls to enhance readability. ! Use a docum e nt holder placed close to the s creen or external monitor. ! Position whatever you are looking at most of the time (the screen or reference material) directly in f ront of you to min[...]

A-6 Setting Up a Healthy Work Environment Contact a doctor if you experience pain , te nderness, swelling, bu rning, cra mping , stiffn ess, throbbing, w eakness, soreness, t ingling and/or n u mbness i n the hands , wris ts, arms, shou lders, neck, back, and/or legs. This appendix w a s prepared in consu lta tion with Dr. David Rempel of the Unive[...]

B Specifications ! System Components ! Memory Map ! Interrupt Con trollers[...]

B-2 Specif ications System Compone nts The following system compon e nt specifications are standard except wh ere noted. Note The compone nts that ship w ith the system are subject to change without notice. System P rocessor 600-MHz Transm eta Crusoe TM5600 m icroprocessor Architectu re 64-bit Peri pheral Compon e nt Intercon nect (PCI) Random A cc[...]

Specificat ions B-3 Input/Output (I/O) Facilities Integrated industry-standard interfaces ! Infrared — 1 FIR ! VGA — 1 port, 20-pin (via CRT cable) ! Mono mi crophone — 1 port, 3-pi n, Mini Pin Jack ! Stereo Headphones — 1 port, stereo 3-pin, Mini Pin Jack ! DC In — 1 port, f or AC adapter cable ! USB ports — 2 ports, 4- pin ! Modem —[...]

B-4 Specif ications Keyboard Me mbrane 86 ke ys with c ount ry-sp eci fic QWE RTY -ke y layo ut ! Functio n ke ys — 1 2 ke ys ! Cursor Cont rol keys — 8 ke ys; arr o w keys ar ran ged i n inver ted T l ayout ! Numeric k e ypad — embedded ! Fn ke y — funct io n key for ROM-b ased key f unc tions ! Strok e — 2.5 mm ! Height — 6 mm ! Pitch[...]

Specificat ions B-5 24X-M aximum/10x M inimum Vari able Sp eed CD-RO M Driv e ! Type — 5- inch CD-ROM Pack ! Averag e Data Transfer Rates — 1545 KB/second to 3600 KB/second ! Burst T ransfer R ate — 16.7 MB/second, PIO m ode4/DMA m ode ! Average A cce ss Time — 190 ms (Random) — 350 ms (Fullstroke) ! Interface — IDE (ATAPI) ! Photo CD C[...]

B-6 Specif ications Battery Pack ! Main Bat tery — 9 C ell Lithium Poly mer; 10.8 volts , 1800mA H ! Secondary Battery — 3 cell Lit hium-Ion; 11.1volts, 2500 m AH ! Recharging T ime — Approx imately 8 hours when t he sys tem i s on, 4.5 h ours wh e n off. Dimensions ! Width — 10.4 in. (264 mm ) ! Depth — 8.3 in. (211 mm ) ! Heigh t — 1.[...]

Specificat ions B-7 Memor y Map The sys tem supports sy stem and vi deo shado w i ng, both controlled th rough compl ementary meta l oxide sem i conduct or (CMOS). The sy stem support s BIOS as a cacheable area with write protection . T he following table show s the system's memory map. System Memory Map Memory Space Size Function FFFE 0000H-F[...]

B-8 Specif ications Interrupt Controllers Using interru pts, hardware can request software services. If non- P lug and Play soft ware is being used, the interrupt may need to be moved f o r software application or d river compatibility. Some interrupts cannot be moved. Fifteen interrupts can be used with a cascade conn ectio n of 8259INTC x 2. The [...]

C Frequently A sked Ques tions ! External Mouse ! Display ! PC Cards ! Diskette Drive ! Booting ! Power Management ! Miscellaneous[...]

C-2 Frequently Asked Questions External Mouse How can a m ouse and an extern al keyb oard be connected to the notebook at the same time? The NEC Versa DayLite/UltraLite is equipp ed with two USB p orts that allow you to conn ec t any combination of tw o USB devices, at the same time. If y o u purchas e a USB mouse and a USB keyboard, sim pl y plug [...]

Frequently A sked Qu estions C-3 PC Cards Why do certain PC Cards cause my battery life to drop noticeably? Certain hard disk cards and wireless radio cards consume more pow er than others an d ca n impact battery life. When not using any PC C ard, close all application s using the card and pop it part of the w ay out of the slot to s ave power. In[...]

C-4 Frequently Asked Questions What happens if I lea ve a diskette in my diskette drive? Shutting down your syste m with a diskette in the diskette drive can damage t he data on y our diskette and y our diskette driv e. You should remov e the disket te before powering off . How do I form at a diskette? Double click on the My Computer icon and the n[...]

Frequently A sked Qu estions C-5 Booting What is the difference between a warm boot and a cold boot? A warm boot restarts the sy stem while system po wer is on. A warm boot is also a software reset. A warm boot clears volatile system memory and reloads the operating system. In Win d ows 2000, p ress Ctrl , Alt , and Del t wice to restart the system[...]

C-6 Frequently Asked Questions What is the purpose o f Suspend t o RAM (Standby)? You can initiate full Suspend-to-RAM b y accessing Start, Shut Down, Standby. This places the sys tem i n a deeper state of “ sleep” and requires that you slide the Power button forward to resume operation. Putting your syste m into Standb y initiates the Standb y[...]

Frequently A sked Qu estions C-7 What is a tim e-out? A time-out is the amount of time your system or a particular component is inactive. Miscellane ous How do I set th e ti m e and date? You can chang e the time and date in Wi ndo ws 2000 as follows. ! Double click the time in the lower right corner of the screen. ! Change the date an d ti me as n[...]

C-8 Frequently Asked Questions Why do I get a m essage “Ins ufficient memory” when I run s o me games ? I have 64 MB of m emory. The “Insuf ficient memory” refers to th e 640 kilobytes of (DOS) base memory. Since there are driv ers being loaded at power on , the amount of memory can be lower than the game requires. Contact the g a me manufa[...]

Frequently A sked Qu estions C-9 I'm h aving a problem us ing the I R port. What can I do? Use the taskbar icon to enable the IR port. Next, enter the BIOS Setup utility to verify that the IR serial port settin g contains an available COM port and IRQ setting. Check that both th e sending and receiv ing system and dev ice are using the s ame t[...]

Glossary 1 Glossary A AC adapter A device th at connects an NEC Versa n o tebook com puter and an AC wal l outlet to provide A C po wer f or running the sy ste m and rech arging the battery . A/D conv ersion The process of converting an analog signal into a digital sign al. AGP Advanced Graphi cs Port is an interface specification designed f or the[...]

2 Glossa ry bits per secon d (bps) A unit of transmission. Also called baud rate. board Printed circuit board (PCB). Board on w hich computer components are soldered and thin wires are prin ted to connect the components. boot To start up a com puter. See cold boot and w arm boot. bus An electronic circuit within a computer used for transmitting dat[...]

Glossary 3 CMOS Complementar y Metal Oxide Semiconductor. A chip that contains nonvolatile memor y in th e NE C Versa notebook. C MOS is backed up by an int ernal battery that preserve s clock/calen dar data and system configurati o n parameters stored in CMOS. cold boot Process of st arting up the compu ter b y turning on t he power. If po wer is [...]

4 Glossa ry extended RA M The area of RA M above the first megaby te o f memory in the system av ailable for enha ncing s yste m perfo r mance. F FIR Fast Infrared, an infrared technology that sends data at 4.0 Mbit/second (4 million bits per second). FM sy nthesis A tec hnique fo r synt hesiz ing sou nd that use s a co mbinat io n of mod ula ted s[...]

Glossary 5 infrared Technology that us es in frared wav e s to communicate data between t he IR-equipped devices withou t t he use of cables . T he IR port on the NEC Versa is Infrared Data Association (IrDA) compatible. interface A connection that enables tw o devices to co mmunicate. interrupt A special control signal from an I/O devi ce tha t di[...]

6 Glossa ry microprocessor A semiconductor cen tral processing unit that is the prin cipal co mponent of a microcompu ter. Us ually contained on a si ngle chip that inclu d es an arithmetic logic unit, cont ro l logi c, and co ntro l-me mor y un it. MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface. A standard serial bus, dig ital i nterface designed to co[...]

Glossary 7 P page A type of message transmission i n which a message is s e nt or received v ia modem to a paging dev ice fro m a com puter ( w ith paging comm unications software) or t elephon e. parallel interface Interface that commun icates multiple data bits at a time. parallel printer A printer with a parallel in ter face. parameter A charact[...]

8 Glossa ry prompt A special symbol indicating th e be ginning of an i nput line. Also a messag e t hat appears on the screen indicating th at the user must take a certain action. Q QWERTY The QWERTY key board, designed in the 1800s for m echanical typewriters, ref ers to the firs t six keys (QWERTY) on th e top row of l et ters on th e standard ke[...]

Glossary 9 serial printer A printer with a s erial i nterface. SIR Serial Infrared, an infrared technology that sends data at 2.4 Mbit/second (2,40 0,000 bits per second). SO-DIMM Smal l o utline du al -inline Mem or y Module. A small circu i t board that h olds memory chips. A dual in-line memor y m o dule (DIMM) has a 64-bit path. software Progra[...]

10 G lossary U USB Universa l Serial Bus . T his ex ternal bus standard support s the connection of up to 127 peripheral dev ices, such as mice, m ode ms, an d keyboards. U SB supports plug -and-play installation o n some s ystems. V VersaGlide A sm all, touch-se nsitive pad u sed as a pointing device on your NEC Vers a notebook computer. With the [...]

Glossary 11 X XGA Exten ded Graphics Array. This high-res ol ution graphics st a ndard support s 800 x 600 – 1024 x 768 pix els and up to 16 million simultaneou s colors. XGA also supports non- interlaced m o nitors. Z Zoomed Video A direct h igh-speed connection betw een the video, audio, an d graphics subsys te ms within the com p uter that pro[...]

Index-1 A AC adapter, 7-3 connecting, 2- 4 usin g, 2-3 AC Pow er port, 1-9 ACPI, 3- 12 advanced pow er settings, 3-15 alarms, 3- 14 hibern ation, 2-6, 3- 15 power m eter, 3- 14 po wer sche mes, 3 -13 Adva nced grap hics P or t, 1 -3 Advanced C onfiguration and Power Interf ace, 3-12 Advanc ed p o wer setti ngs, 3 -15 Alarm, 3- 14 critical battery, [...]

Index-2 Extending battery life, 2-8 External devices audio opti o ns, 8- 3 CD-ROM d rive, 5 -3 floppy diskette dri ve, 5-2 microph one, 1-10 speakers, 9- 4 F FAQ s booting the system, C-5 diskette drive, C-3 display panel, C-2 external m ouse, C-2 miscella neo us, C-7 po wer mana geme nt, C-5 Full restore, 4-6 Functi on ke ys, 1-6 H Hard disk turn [...]

Index-3 usin g anima tio n fi les, 9 -5 using external speakers, 9-4 using h eadphones, 9-4 usin g inter nal sp ea kers, 9-4 N NEC VersaGlide, 1-5 NEC Co mputers email/fax, 11-4 FTP site, 11 -3 support s ervices, 11-4 web s ite, 11-3 Num lock, 1-5 Numeric key pad, 1-7 O Operating st atus LEDs, 1-5 Operating syst ems Window s 2000, 4-2 Optional batt[...]

Index-4 installing, 5-11 re moving, 5-11 Speaker, 1-5 Specifications battery pac k, B-6 calendar clock, B-2 CD-ROM d rive, B -5 diskette drive, B-4 hard dis k drive, B-4 input/output facilities, B-3 key board, B-4 PC card sl ots, B- 3 power, B- 5 random access mem o ry, B-2 read-only memory, B-2 speakers, B-3 syste m processo r, B-2 Standby passwor[...]

Regulatory St atemen ts 1 Regulato ry Statements The follo w ing regulator y statements include the Federal Co mmunicatio ns Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency I nterference Statement, compliance statements for Canada and Europe, battery disposal and repl ace ment inf or mation, and th e Declaration of Conform ity. FCC Statement for United States Onl[...]

2 Regulato ry Stat ements European Community Dir ective Conformance Statement This product is in confor m ity with th e protection requiremen t s of EC Coun cil Directive 89/336/EEC on the approxim ation of law s of the Member St ate s relating to electro- magnetic compatibility. This product satisf ied the Class B limits of EN 55022. Battery Repla[...]

NEC Computers Inc. DECLARATIO N OF CONFORMI TY We, the Responsible Party NEC Computers Inc. 15 Business Park Way Sacramento, CA 95828 declare that the product NEC Versa ® DayLite ™ /UltraLite ™ is in conformity with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of this product is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause har[...]