NEC VT 300 Series manual

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First P rin ting — A ugust 1999 Copy right 1999 NEC Com puter Syste ms Divi sion 6000 Flo rin -P e rkins Road Sacramen to , C A 95828-1037 All Ri gh ts Re s e rved Proprieta ry Noti ce and Liability D isc laimer The inform ation disclo s ed in this do cume nt, including all de sign s and re lated m ate rials, is the v aluable pr o p e r ty o f NE[...]

Contents iii Contents Using T h is Guide Te xt Co nve n tion s .............................................................................xi Rel ated Doc ume nts .........................................................................xii 1 Rev iewing S ystem Featur es Fro n t Fe ature s ...........................................................[...]

iv Contents 2 Settin g Up th e Sy stem Cable Connec t ions ........................................................................ 2- 2 Sta rtu p .......................................................................................... 2-3 Sh utd own ...................................................................................... 2-4 Po we [...]

Contents v Sy ste m Bo ard Jum pe r Se tting s .....................................................3-3 5 Pro ce ssor J um per Se tting s ....................................................3- 37 Cle ar CMOS /P as s w o rd .........................................................3-3 8 Po we r On Mode ................................................[...]

vi Con tent s Cabl ing Sto rage De vi ces.......................................................4- 41 ID E D riv e Cabl ing ........................................................4-4 2 Di s ke tte Dri ve Cabl ing..................................................4-4 3 PC C ard A d apte r Cabl ing..............................................4-4 3 N[...]

Co ntent s vii A Setting Up a H ealthy Work En vironment Mak ing Yo ur Com pute r Wo rk f o r Yo u .......................................... A -2 A rrang e Yo ur E q ui pme n t .............................................................. A -4 Ad ju st Y o ur Ch air.........................................................................A- 5 Ad j[...]

viii Cont ents CD- ROM D riv e..................................................................... B- 8 DV D-ROM Dri ve.................................................................. B- 8 PC C ard A dap te r ................................................................... B - 9 Zi p Dri ve.....................................................[...]

Using This Guide ix Using Thi s Guide Th e Pow e rMate VT 300 Series User’s Guide provides a co m pr e hensive re f ere nce to inf o r mat ion about y o ur co m put er. The guide conta in s the fo ll o w ing inf o r mat i o n: Chapt er 1, Revi ew ing S yste m Featur es, provi d es a l o o k at t he f ro nt, rear, in t ernal, and per iphera l feat[...]

x Using This Guide Chapter 6, Gettin g Ser vices and Support, describes t he se r v ic es a va i la b le t o yo u fo r in fo r mat io n a nd he lp , a nd descr ibes how to access t he ser vices. A ppe ndix A, Sett i ng Up a Heal t hy Work Envi r o nm ent, co ntains gui de line s to help y o u use y o ur com put er pro ductiv e ly a nd safely. This [...]

Using This Guide xi Text Co nvent ions T h is g u ide u s e s t he fo llo w in g t e xt co nve nt io ns. Warnings, caut i o ns, and not es hav e t he fo ll o w in g mea n in g s: ! W A RNING W arnings aler t you to si t uations that c ould r esul t in seri ous personal i nj ury or loss of lif e. ! CA UT ION Cauti ons indi cate sit uati ons that can[...]

xii Using This Gui d e Related Do cuments In addi t ion to this gu ide, t he f o ll o w ing printed docum ent at i o n shi p s wi t h y o ur co m put er . NEC Power Mate VT 300i Series Quick Setup/Quick Ref erence The Qui ck Set up shows how to qui ck ly get t he sy st em co nn e ct ed and power ed o n. The Quick Refere nce br iefly descr ibes t he[...]

Using This Guide xiii Yo ur syste m co me s w i t h t he f o ll o w ing o nline docume ntat i o n o n t he NEC Appli c at i o n an d Dr iver CD. NEC He l p Ce nt er The NEC He lp Center is a n o n line guide t o Po wer Mat e co mputers. It pro vi des inf o r mat i o n abo ut y o ur s yste m under the f o ll ow ing to pi cs: S ys t e m T o ur, Sy st[...]

1 Revi ew i n g S y s t e m Features Front Features Rear Features Ins i de Features Spe aker s Syst e m Features[...]

1-2 Revie wing Syst em Fe atur es ! W A RNING Prol onged or impr oper use of a c o m puter workstat ion m ay pose a risk of seri ous injury . T o reduce y our r i sk of injur y, set up and use the com puter i n t he m anner descri bed i n A ppendix A, S etti ng Up a Hea l thy W ork Envir on m ent. Thi s cha pter hi ghli ghts sy s t e m ha rdwa re a[...]

Revi ewing Sys tem Featur es 1-3 Syst em Co ntr ols and Lamp s S yste m co nt ro ls l et y o u se lect spec ific s yst e m o p er at ions. Lamps let y o u know t he status of syste m o perat i o n. T he f o ll o wing descr ib e s t he controls a nd lamps. The previ o us figure show s t he cont ro l s and lamps o n t he f r o nt o f the sy stem . Po[...]

1-4 Revie wing Syst em Fe atur es Ha r d dr ive la mp A li t lamp indicates t hat the hard drive is act ive. The green la mp t ells yo u t ha t t he ha r d dr ive is r e a d ing o r wr it in g dat a. ! CA UT ION Do not t ur n o f f t he system unless absolut el y necessary whil e t he hard drive l am p i s li t. To do so can dam age y our har d dri[...]

Revi ewing Sys tem Featur es 1-5 CD-ROM Driv e So m e m o de ls co me wi t h a 32X Ma x or 40X Max v ar iable speed CD-ROM dr ive. Use t he CD-ROM drive to l o ad and st art programs f ro m a co m pa ct di s c ( CD) . Yo u can also use t he CD-ROM driv e to play y o ur aud i o CDs. The CD-ROM dr iv e o p er at es at different speeds depend ing o n [...]

1-6 Revie wing Syst em Fe atur es Zip Dr iv e S o me mo d e ls c o m e w it h a Z i p ® dr iv e. Use t he Zi p dr ive to back up work, archive o ld fil e s, and t r anspor t y o ur wor k. Store up to 100 MB of dat a on a 3 1/2-in c h Zip disk. PC Card A dapte r If y o ur m o de l has a P C car d adapt er, y o u can add PC cards to t he syste m. A [...]

Revi ewing Sys tem Featur es 1-7 Rear F eature s On the rear of y o ur co m put er , y o u ’ ll f ind ext ernal co nnecto r s, t he power supply socket and v o ltage se l ect switch, and expansi o n board s l o t s. The f o ll o w ing fi gure s ho ws t he featur es. Rear fea tures A – Power Socket I – L ine In Ja ck B – Voltage Selector Swi[...]

1-8 Revie wing Syst em Fe atur es Exter nal C o nnec tors Ext er nal connecto rs let y o u at t ach peri p her a l de vices, such as a moni t o r, keyb o ard, mouse, and printer to y o ur s ys t e m . Yo ur syst e m has t he fo ll o w ing exter na l co nnect o rs. Mouse port Att ach the m o use t hat com e s w i t h y o ur co m put er to t hi s po [...]

Revi ewing Sys tem Featur es 1-9 A udi o con n ec tors The fo ll o w ing connect ors come in t egr at ed on t he syste m board ( see the preced ing fi gure f o r j ack locat ions).  Micro phone in j ack The m icro ph o ne i n j ack let s y o u c o nn ect a mi cro phone f o r r ecor ding audi o inf o r mation in your dat a system f ile s.  L i[...]

1-10 Revi ew ing S ystem Featu res Pow er Supply Feat ures Yo ur sy st e m has t he fo ll o w ing power supply fe at ures: Power s ocket Co nnect your po wer cable to this socket . Vo ltage se lect or switch Set s the v o l t age f o r y o ur syste m to 115 v o l t s o r 220 vol t s. ! CA UT ION Set t he sw i t ch corr ectly f or the v oltage i n y[...]

Revi ewing Sys tem Featur es 1-11 Inside the syst e m A – Power Supp l y E – D iskette Drive B – Syste m Bo ard F – A GP Boa rd Conne ct or C – Ex pansion Sl ots G – Ha rd Driv e D – Ac cessib le De vi ce Bays Syst em Bo ard The s yst e m pr o cesso r , mem o r y , au d io su bsyst e m , s yste m batt ery , in t ernal connecto rs, and[...]

1-12 Revi ew ing S ystem Featu res po wer co nnecto r s AGP graphics b o ar d co nn ect o r t hree PCI co nn ect o r s o ne ISA co nnecto r add i t i o nal co nnect o rs i nc l ud e t he CD A ud io In, Mo dem In , W ake -On LA N, an d fan . Netw ork B oar d S o me mo d e ls c o m e w it h a 3 C o m ® 10/100Base-T Et hern et net w o r k bo a r d , [...]

Revi ewing Sys tem Featur es 1-13 Speak ers If o rdered, so m e syste ms come wi t h two hi g h-qua li t y stereo speakers. One o f the speakers co nnects t o t he li ne o u t jack at t he rear o f the sy st e m unit. An AC adapter comes w ith t he speakers. I nst all the AC adapt er along wi t h the speakers. Adjust t he speaker vol u me by u s in[...]

1-14 Revi ew ing S ystem Featu res A udi o on th e Sy s tem Boa rd The syst e m bo ar d co m e s w i t h an audio subs yste m . T he aud i o ch ipset g iv es y o u a sur ro und so und syst e m for t hree- d ime ns io na l s o u nd e ffe ct s — muc h lik e a liv e pe r fo r ma nc e. I t also pr o v ide s w a vet a b le s ynt he s is. (Wavet able s[...]

Revi ewing Sys tem Featur es 1-15 NEC OS Restore CD In the event o f operat in g s yste m pr o ble ms, you can rest o re y o ur o peratin g syste m us ing the NEC OS Res to re C D. The NEC OS Resto r e P ro gram on the CD pro v i de s a “ Fi x OS ” Resto r e o ption f o r r ein st a lli ng t he Wi ndo ws 95 or Windows 98 operat in g s ys t e m [...]

1-16 Revi ew ing S ystem Featu res Ad o be ® Ac r o bat ® Reader Use t he A do be Acrobat Reader to read and prin t port able do cum e nt for m at ( P DF) fil e s f o und o n the Int ernet and PDF docum ent s in c luded wit h v ar i o us so f t war e app l icat i o ns. Net w o rk ™ A sso c iat es V irusSca n ® Sof tware Protect t h e sy st em [...]

Revi ewing Sys tem Featur es 1-17 The user password co n t ro ls boot in g o f t he syste m an d co nt ro ls acce ss t o t he Set up u t ili t y a nd the ke yb o ard. ( User access to the BIOS Setup ut ili t y is limi t ed t o a subset of all BIOS Se t up param eter s when a s upervisor passwo rd has bee n s e t . ) The super visor passwo r d all o[...]

2 Setting Up the Sy stem Cable Connec t ions Star tup Shut dow n Power-Saving Operat i on Syste m Ca re M ore Infor m ation[...]

2-2 Se tti ng Up the System This chapter pro vi d es t he inf o r m at i o n y o u ne ed to set up and use your s y st e m . T his includes ca ble co nnect ions, syst e m start up procedures, syste m shut do wn pr o cedur es, and sys t e m care. T he chapter also includes a matrix show in g w here to find addi t i o nal in for mati o n abo ut the c[...]

Se tti ng Up the S y ste m 2 -3 Set the vo l t age sw i t ch co r r ect ly f o r your ar ea. The cor r ect settin g for the U.S. and Can ada is 115V. ! W A RNING Set t he v oltage sw i t ch corr ectly f or your area. Co nnect s y st e m po wer cables to a surge prot ector (reco mmended) or a properly grounded wa ll outl et . ! CA UT ION NEC CSD rec[...]

2-4 Se tti ng Up the System If a problem occur s, a ser ies of b e eps may so und. If this happens repeat edly a fter po wering on, power off t he syste m and turn to Ch apt er 5, “ So lvi ng S y ste m Pr o bl e ms .” T he chapter provides h elp fu l hint s for solvi ng syste m problems. Note : If the system di splays a message indi cati ng tha[...]

Se tti ng Up the S y ste m 2 -5 3. C lick Start on th e ta sk b a r, th en poi n t t o a n d cl i ck Shut Down . Se l e ctin g Shut Down gives y o u se veral cho i ce s in the pop-up subm e nu. Se l ect S hut down the com puter , the n cl i ck Yes o r pr ess Enter for shut down. 4. If your syste m is confi gured w i t h Windows 98, the sy stem sh u[...]

2-6 Se tti ng Up the System ! CA UT ION Take c are to l ightl y press and i m m ediat e l y rel ease the pow er but ton t o ent er t he Sl eep m ode. Av o i d pressing and holdi ng in t he power butt on or you may turn o f f power and lose data. When the syst e m go es in t o Sleep m o de, it saves dat a and syste m s t at us and t hen shut s o ff [...]

Se tti ng Up the S y ste m 2 -7 Be sure to connect all per i p hera ls, such as y o ur moni t o r and prin t er, to t he s urge suppresso r . The surge protector sh o u l d be the on ly d evice t hat you pl ug into t he wall ou tl et. Avo id repeated po wer -o n cy cles. T hese su bject t he syste m co mponent s to temperat ur e variat ions and str[...]

2-8 Se tti ng Up the System Af ter turni ng o ff powe r, wai t ab o ut fi ve second s f o r the ha rd dr ive to spi n down bef o r e y o u power o n again. Be su re th at n othi n g is pl a ced on top o f y our sy stem power cables. Prevent dust f r o m e nter in g y o ur s y st e m by co vering i t w h e n it is n o t in u se . Keepin g Your S ys [...]

Se tti ng Up the S y ste m 2 -9 M oving or S h ippi ng Y o ur S ys tem Use t hese st eps t o pr epar e your syst e m for m o ving or shi pp i ng. 1. Back up t he files on the hard dr ive to diskett es, Zi p d isks, t ape cartri dges, or ot her b ackup devices. Take precaut ions f o r sto r in g a nd t r anspo rt ing Zip di sks, d iskett es, or tape[...]

2-10 Se tti ng Up th e Sy ste m M ore Info rmat ion Once y o u ha ve y o ur s y st e m up and runni ng, we suggest that y o u do the f o ll o w ing: Insta ll app licat ions prov i ded by NE C CSD o n t he NEC Applicat i o n a nd Dr iver CD. See “ Se tti n g U p a He al th y W ork En vi ron m en t ” in A ppe n d ix A . Insta ll a ny o f y o ur o[...]

3 Configur ing the Sy s tem Configurat ion Tools and Utiliti es BIO S Se tu p U tili ty Flash Utility NEC OS Rest ore CD NEC A pplic ation and Driver CD NEC Hel p Cent er Resol u t i on s for NE C VistaSc an USB Monitors Sys tem Board Jum per Setti ngs[...]

3-2 Configuring the System This chapter pro vi d es inf o r mat i o n on co nfi gur ing y o ur co m put er. The ch apt er includes inf o r mat ion on t he Ame r ic a n Me g at r end s, I nc. ( AMI ) BI O S S et u p ut ilit y fo r co nfigurin g hardware and t he syste m Flash ut il i t y for BIOS updates NEC OS Restore CD f o r rebuil d ing the hard[...]

Configuring the Sy stem 3-3 Configuration Tools and Utiliti e s Configuration Method, Too l, or Uti l ity BIOS, upda t ing FLASH ut ilit y Boot device s, de te r mini n g BIOS Setup (Advance d m e nu ) Boot orde r, chang i ng BIOS Se t up (Adv anced m enu ) Clearing CM OS and pa ssword Jumper Settings Configuring proce ssor ju m pers on sy st e m b[...]

3-4 Configuring the System Configuration Tools and Utiliti e s Configuration Method, Too l, or Uti l ity Parallel por t, enabling , con fi gur ing BIOS Se tup (Adv anced m enu ) Pa s s wo r d, s et ti n g o r cl ear i ng (u s er , supervisor , or both ) BIOS Se tup (Se cur ity m e nu ) Ju m pe r S e ttin gs Plug and Play, e nabli ng BIOS Se t up (A[...]

Configuring the Sy stem 3-5 BIOS Setup Utilit y The AMI BIOS Se t up util i t y pro gr am is us ed to configure the main co m po nents o f y o ur c o m put er. Yo ur s y st e m ships fro m the facto r y w i t h t he co r rect syste m para m et er s f o r y o ur confi gur at i o n. Unless y o u add o pti onal har d w a r e , you do no t ne ed t o ru[...]

3-6 Configuring the System How to Start BIOS Set up To start the BIOS Setup ut ili t y, fo ll o w t hese steps. 1. Tu rn on or reb o ot th e sy s tem . 2. Pr ess F2 as soon as y o u see t he f o ll o w ing message at the bott o m o f the NEC st artup screen. Pre ss F 2 to e nte r B IOS S e tup Yo u ha ve a bo u t fiv e s e c o nd s t o p r e ss F2 [...]

Configuring the Sy stem 3-7 How to Us e BIOS Set up Use t he keys s hown o n t he botto m o f the Main Menu to make y o ur se lect i o ns or exi t the current m e nu. T he fo ll o w ing t able describes the navigat ion keys . Navig ation Ke ys Key Function Es c E x its the m e nu . Enter Exe cutes Co m m and o r brings up a s u bm en u. F5 Loads th[...]

3-8 Configuring the System Main Me nu o ptions are a vai la ble by select ing submenu s. Use t he arro w key s t o se l ect a Ma in Menu o pt i o n. P r ess Enter to di s pl ay th e sub men u. Ex pl an ati on s of t y pi c al Mai n Me n u o ptions a nd subopt i o ns appear in the f o ll o w ing t abl e s. Actua l exp la na t io ns and se t t ing s [...]

Configuring the Sy stem 3-9 Main Menu Item s Men u Ite m Se ttin gs (de fau lt i s bo ld ) Sy ste m Ti m e Se t sys te m ti m e in th is fie ld. P res s Tab or Enter to move be twee n hour, minute , and se cond fields. Exa m pl e: 09:30:0 0 Floppy Drive A: Disabled 360 KB 5 1/4" 1.2 MB 5 1/4" 720 KB 3 1/2" 1.44/1.25 MB 3 1/2" 2.[...]

3-10 Configuring the Sy stem Main Menu Item s Men u Ite m Se ttin gs (de fau lt i s bo ld ) Type None, CD- ROM, IDE Re m ov a bl e, Us er, ATAPI Removabl e, Auto De faul t s t o Disable d and ch anges a t boot time bas e d on au to-d e te ction . Whe n se t t o Au to, th e va lue s fo r Cyl i nde rs, H ea ds , Se ctor s, and M axi mum Cap acity a r[...]

Configuring the Sy stem 3-11 Main Menu Item s Men u Ite m Se ttin gs (de fau lt i s bo ld ) Block Mode On , Off W h en On i s s el ec t ed, i t al l o ws bl oc k m od e data trans fers. Whe n T yp e is se t to Au to, th e va lue in th e Block Mode field is au to-dete cted and the fi eld is r e ad only. Fa s t P r o gr amm ed I/ O Mode s Au t o , 1,[...]

3-12 Configuring the Sy stem Adva n ce d Menu - Advanced CMOS Setup Men u Ite m Se ttin gs (de fau lt i s bo ld ) Eve nt Log Capac ity Status o nly. Pre ss En t er to view. Ev e nt Lo g Va lid ity Sta tu s o nly . P re ss Ent er to vi e w . Vi ew DM I E v en t L o g St a t us on l y . P r es s En t er to view. Cl ea r al l D MI E v en t s L o gs No[...]

Configuring the Sy stem 3-13 Adva n ce d Menu - Advanced CMOS Setup Men u Ite m Se ttin gs (de fau lt i s bo ld ) Qu ie t Bo o t Enable d , Di s a bl ed W h en En a bl ed , di s pl a ys t h e NE C sp l as h scr e e n, wi th s e ttin gs for dis p lay ing POST o r e nte ring B IOS se tup . S.M. A. R.T. f or Hard Disks Disabled , Enab led Se lect Enab[...]

3-14 Configuring the Sy stem Adva nced Menu - Power Management Setup Men u Ite m Se ttin gs (de fau lt i s bo ld ) Powe r Manage m ent/APM Enable d , Di s a bl ed The E nabled set ti ng e nabl es Powe r Manage m e nt and A dvance d Powe r Manage m ent (APM ). Video Pow er Down Mode Disable d, Standby, Suspend Spe cifi e s the powe r conse rv ing st[...]

Configuring the Sy stem 3-15 Adva nced Menu - Power Management Setup Men u Ite m Se ttin gs (de fau lt i s bo ld ) Re stor e on AC / Power Lo ss Stay Off , P ow e r On , La s t S ta te The P owe r On s e ttin g tu rns pow er on af ter a powe r l oss. Ju m per JP1 mu st be set for Po we r On ( se e “ Se tting Sy ste m Bo ard Ju m pers ” for proc[...]

3-16 Configuring the Sy stem Advan ced M enu - PCI /Plug and Play Setup Men u Ite m Se ttin gs (de fau lt i s bo ld ) Plu g and Play Aware O/S No fo r W in N T , Yes for Win 9x Se lect Ye s if the syste m ’ s operating syste m is Plug and Play c ompliant. Primary Graph ics Adap te r PCI, AG P Se lect AGP if your g raphics bo ar d is A G P. Se lec[...]

Configuring the Sy stem 3-17 Adva nce d Menu - Peripheral Setup Men u Ite m Se ttin gs (de fau lt i s bo ld ) Serial Po rt B Mode Norm al , IrDA , ASK IR Se le cting No rma l se ts th e por t fo r no rma l use , no t for IR use . I R D u pl ex Mo d e N / A IrDa Protoc ol N/A Onboard Parallel Po rt Auto, D isabled, 378 , 3BC Se le ct A uto to a llow[...]

3-18 Configuring the Sy stem Adva n ce d Menu - Cha nge Language Setti ng Men u Ite m Se ttin gs (de fau lt i s bo ld ) Language En glis h Secur ity M e nu The Secur i t y Menu is a top- l e vel me nu in the BIOS S et up ut ili t y. Choo se the Securi t y Me nu by se lect in g Secur it y in t he leg e nd bar . Secur i t y Menu opt ions are ava ila [...]

Configuring the Sy stem 3-19 Exit M enu T he E x it M e nu is a t o p- le ve l me nu in t he B I O S S et u p ut il it y. Choo se the Exit Menu by se lect ing Exi t in the legend bar. Exit Menu o pt i o ns are available by select ing submenu s. Use t he arro w key s t o se l ect an Exi t Me nu o pt i o n. P r ess Enter to di s pl ay th e s ubm en u[...]

3-20 Configuring the Sy stem FLASH Utility The syst e m BIOS r es i de s o n a f las h read o nly memor y (ROM) chip in y o ur s yste m . T he flash ROM ca n be updat ed usin g t he f o ll o w ing pro cedure. Bef o re st art in g t he BIOS updat e, NEC reco mmends t hat y o u first co ntact NEC CSD f o r ass istanc e ( see C hapt e r 6 f o r co nt [...]

Configuring the Sy stem 3-21 NEC OS Resto re CD The fo ll o w ing pro cedur es describ e how to use the NEC OS Rest o r e CD that ships wit h your s y st e m. P lease read t he f o ll o w ing sect i o ns in their ent i ret y be fore usin g t he NEC OS Re sto r e CD to restore t he Wi ndo ws o per atin g s yste m or factory - insta lle d dr ivers on[...]

3-22 Configuring the Sy stem Custom , which re for m at s t he h ard dr ive wi t h t he o pt i o n to repart i t ion bef o r e resto ring the Wi ndo ws OS and f act ory - shipped dr ivers (see “ Cust o m Rebu i ld a nd Rest o r e ”) Fix OS, a R es tor e op ti on on th e N EC OS Re st ore C D f or Windows 95 an d Windows 98 syste m s. T he Fix O[...]

Configuring the Sy stem 3-23 Welc ome sc r een 2. C lick Continue to c ontin ue (or Exit to exit t he progr am ). A License Agree ment scr een appears w i t h t hree o pt i o ns: Back, Re j ect , and A c cept . 3. Read t he license agree m e nt and click A ccept to c ontin ue. The Rest o r e Mode scr een appears w i t h four o pt ions: Ba ck , A ut[...]

3-24 Configuring the Sy stem Aut o R ebui ld a n d R estor e Fo ll o w t hese st eps t o r efor mat and repart i t i o n your hard dr iv e. ! CA UT ION The O S Restore pr ogr am del etes all the dat a on your har d dr iv e. If possibl e, back up your dat a bef ore perf orming an OS restore. 1. Launch the NEC OS Restore CD an d f o ll o w t he prom [...]

Configuring the Sy stem 3-25 Note : Some older soft w are m ay not work i n a Windows 95 or W i ndows 98 system c onfi gured f or FAT 32. In additi on, selec t FAT16 if a dual- boot system (wit h Windows 95 or W i ndows 98 and Wi ndows NT 4. 0) is desired. 4. A FAT 16 or FA T 32 Part i t ion warni ng screen appears indicat in g t hat the sy st e m [...]

3-26 Configuring the Sy stem Cus tom R ebui ld an d Re stor e Fo ll o w t hese steps to for mat your hard dr ive wit h cho i c es o n repart i t i o ning the drive: 1. Launch the NEC OS Restore CD an d f o ll o w t he prom pt s to get to the Rest or e Mo de screen (see “ L au nching t he OS Rest o r e CD ” ). 2. C lick Custom to r epart i t i o[...]

Configuring the Sy stem 3-27 4. Af t er y o u se l ect t he t ype o f h ar d dr iv e for m at y o u want to do (Q ui ck or F ull ), t h e F orm att i ng Driv e(s) scre en appears w i t h a st at us bar sho wing the pro gr ess of the f orm atti n g. Af t er t he driv e is re for m at t ed, the Installing Appl icat ions scree n appears, in d icat ing[...]

3-28 Configuring the Sy stem Note : In W indows NT 4. 0 system s, the Part iti on Inf ormation screen does not appear. Instead, t he FAT16 P artiti on warning appears. Thi s s cr een i s described i n the f oll owing paragraph. 7. Af t er y o u se l ect t he FA T t y pe, a FAT 16 or FA T 32 Part i t i o n war ning scree n appears indicat in g t hat[...]

Configuring the Sy stem 3-29 Fixi ng t he O pera ting S yst em Use t he f o ll o w ing pro cedure to restor e t he o peratin g s yst e m to a s t ate for r etri e ving and back ing up data wi t hout repart i t ioning or ref o r matt in g t he h ard dr iv e. Once al l dat a is backed up, per form a not her NEC OS R estore usin g t he Au t o or Custo[...]

3-30 Configuring the Sy stem 4. Remove t he CD f ro m t he CD tra y. 5. C lick OK to reb oot . This co mplet es t he OS Resto r e (or “ Fi x OS ” ) pro cedure. The syst e m is n o w in a stat e where dat a can be backed up. S y st e m sett ings previ o usly l o cat ed in t he C:WINDO WS directo ry are now in a b a ckup d irector y C: WINDOWS.[...]

Configuring the Sy stem 3-31 NEC Application and Driver CD Yo ur syste m co mes wi t h an NEC Applic at i o n a nd Dr iver CD. U s e th i s C D to i ns tal l any or a l l of th e so f twa re th at c om es with y our sy ste m , in clud i ng app l icat i o ns ut ili t ies device driv ers t he NEC Hel p Ce nter (o nline docu m e nt at i o n) th e H ea[...]

3-32 Configuring the Sy stem In Wi ndo ws, l au nch the Applicat i o n a nd Dr iver CD by ins e r t ing t he C D int o t he C D - R O M d r ive . T he App l ic at ion a nd D r ive r I ns t a lla t i o n U t ilit y d ia lo g bo x appears. S ee “ Ins t a ll ing Sof t ware ” f o r f urt he r in struc t i o ns. Instal ling S oftwar e T he App l ic [...]

Configuring the Sy stem 3-33 3. C lick In sta ll t o inst a ll yo ur s e le c t io n. Fo llow t he o n- scree n inst r u ct ions t o inst a ll you r se lect ion. 4. C lick Exi t to cl o se t he A pp li c at ion an d Dr iver Inst a ll at i o n Uti li t y di al og b ox . 5. Remove t he CD f ro m t he CD-ROM dr iv e w he n t he ins t a lla t ion is c [...]

3-34 Configuring the Sy stem Fo ll o w t he instru ct i o ns in t he previou s sect i o n, “ In s tal li n g Applicat ions, ” t o ins t a ll t he N E C He lp C e nt e r o n lin e do cumentat i o n. T he NEC He lp Center is in the list o f app licat ions t hat appear when the NEC Applicat i o n and Dr iv er CD i s st ar t ed. Inst all it in the [...]

Configuring the Sy stem 3-35 Res olut ions for 15- an d 17- Inch N EC Vist aScan U SB Monit ors Mode Resolution Hori zonta l Frequency (KHz ) Ver tical Frequency (Hz ) 1 720 x 400 31.47 70 2 640 x 480 31.47 60 3 800 x 600 35.16 56 4 1024 x 768 35.52 87 5 640 x 480 37.50 75 6 800 x 600 37.88 60 7 640 x 480 43.3 85 8 800 x 600 46.88 75 9 1024 x 768 4[...]

3-36 Configuring the Sy stem Yo u forgot y o ur passwo r d and n eed to clear i t . Yo u need to resto re t he CMOS set t i ngs t o the f act o r y stat e. Yo ur BIOS i s cor r upted and y o u mus t per form a B IOS Reco ver y. This is per for m ed w ith a BIOS Reco very d iskett e and i s se ldo m required. I f i t i s, co ntact NE C CS D Technica[...]

Configuring the Sy stem 3-37 Pro ces sor Jum p er Se tti ng s To change t he processo r jum p er set t ings o n the syste m bo ar d, use t he f o ll o w ing st eps. NE C CSD reco mmends using needle- no se p li ers t o m o ve a j u mper. ! CA UT ION Jum pers are set corr ec tly at the factor y for y our confi gurati on. Only change ( or check) t he[...]

3-38 Configuring the Sy stem Proces s or J umper Se ttin gs 233 MHz/66 MHz 350 MHz/100 MHz 266 MHz/66 MHz 400 MHz/100 MHz 300 MHz/66 MHz 450 MHz/100 MHz 333 MHz/66 MHz 500 MHz/100 MHz 366 MHz/66 MHz 550 MHz/100 MHz 400 MHz/66 MHz 600 MHz/100 MHz 433 MHz/66 MHz 5. Rep lace t he lef t side co ver ( see “ R ep lac ing t he Lef t Si de Co ver ” in [...]

Configuring the Sy stem 3-39 ! CA UT ION Jum pers are set corr ec tly at the factor y for y our confi gurati on. Only change ( or check) t he appropri ate j umper setti ng. Otherwise, k eep t he jum pers at their fact ory setti ngs. 1. Pow er of f an d un pl ug th e sy s tem an d an y ex tern al op ti on s . ! CA UT ION To pr ev ent da m age to the[...]

3-40 Configuring the Sy stem Power On M ode Yo ur syste m ca n be j u mpered to start up in one of t he f o ll o w in g t wo wa ys : when the power button i s pres sed when the power cor d i s co nnect ed ( “ Imm e d iat e Bo ot Up ” ). To change t he way y o ur s yste m star t s up, chan g e t he j u mper settin g o n j u mper bl o ck JP1. 1. [...]

Configuring the Sy stem 3-41 5. Rep lace t he lef t side co ver ( see “ R ep lac ing t he Lef t Si de Co ver ” in Chapter 4). Connect s yst e m po wer cables and e x tern al opti ons . 6. Po wer o n t he syste m . P r ess F2 to o pen t h e BIOS S e tup ut i li t y . 7. Set the BIOS for t he power opt i o n y o u j u mpered (see “ Ad va n c ed[...]

4 Installi ng Opti ons General Rules Safe ty Preca u tion s Sys t em Unit Covers Syst em Board Options Expansion Boards Data St orage Devi c es[...]

4-2 Ins talling Op tions T h is c ha p t e r p ro vid es in st a lla t i o n in st r uct io n s fo r a va r iet y o f indus t r y-standard and NEC CSD expansi o n options t hat y o u can add to y o ur s y st e m . Included in t he chapter ar e procedures f o r mem o r y modu l e upgrade pro cesso r upgrade expansi o n board insta llat ion AGP bo a [...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-3 Safet y Pr ecaut io ns Obser v e sa fet y ru les w he n wo r king ins ide t he syst e m and when handling computer co m po nent s. Av o id electric shock o r pers o nal injury by o bser ving the f o ll o w ing warn ing. ! W A RNING Before re m o v in g s yste m co v ers , tu rn o ff th e power and unpl ug the system power c[...]

4-4 Ins talling Op tions Always ho l d a chip or boar d by i t s edges. Avo i d t o uchin g t he co m po nents o n the chi p o r b o ar d. Take car e when co nnect ing or disconnect in g cables. A damaged cable can cause a sho r t in the elect r ica l c ircu i t . When inst a lling a cable, ro ut e t he cable so i t is not pin ched by oth er com po[...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-5 Rem ovin g th e Lef t Si de C over Bef o re i nsta lli ng opti onal hardware i nside y our syste m , y o u must first remove t he l e ft s ide cover fro m the system unit. ! W A RNING Bef ore removing t he left side c ov er, turn off system power and unpl ug t he system power cabl e. Power i s remov ed on l y when the pow e[...]

4-6 Ins talling Op tions 4. Rem o ve t he two thumb screws ho l d ing t he lef t s ide cover to the rear o f the chassis. 5. Grasp t he h a ndle o n t he l e f t side co ver and slide t he cover to wards t he rear of the chassis a bo ut an inch. 6. Pu ll t he to p o f the side cover awa y fro m t he chass is a bou t o ne-hal f inch, t hen lif t t h[...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-7 Re pla cing the Le ft Side C o ver Rep lace t he lef t side co ver as f o ll o w s. ! CA UT ION Ensure that all c ables are posit i oned t o prevent crim ping, abr asi on, or cutti ng w hi le install i ng t he cov er. Check that the ribbon c abl es are folded along t hei r fold lines and out of the dir ect pat h of the cov [...]

4-8 Ins talling Op tions Repl aci ng th e left s i de cov er A – Ta b Slots C – Chassis Rail B – Le ft Side Cover D – L ock Ta b 6. Rep lace t he t wo previ o usly rem o ved thumb screws. 7. If you have a pad lock f o r the l o ck in g t ab on t he rear edge o f the chass is, inst a ll i t . 8. Reco nnect a ll e xter nal per i p herals. 9. [...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-9 Removing the Right Side Cover Bef o r e installing (or rem o vin g) 5 1/4- in ch devi c es in y o ur syst e m, y o u must r emove t he r i g ht side cover f ro m the syst e m uni t t o access t he device m o u nting screw s. ! W A RNING Bef ore removing t he right side cov er , t ur n off system power and unpl ug t he syste[...]

4-10 Ins tallin g Op tio ns 4. Remove t he three screws ho lding the r ight s i de co ver to t he rear of the chassis. Removing the right sid e cover A – Screws C – Right S i de C over B – Handle 5. Grasp t he h a ndle o n t he ri g ht s ide cover and slide the co ver to war d s the rear o f the chassis abo u t one-half inc h. 6. Pu ll o ut t[...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-11 Repl aci ng t he Ri ght S i de C over Rep lace t he right side co ver as f o ll o w s. 1. Po si t ion t he r ight side cover o ver t he chassis, abo u t a ha l f- in c h fro m t he fr o nt pa ne l. Repl aci ng th e rig ht si de cov er A – R ight Side Cove r D – Ta bs B – F l ange E – Tab Slots C – Rail 2. A li gn[...]

4-12 Ins tallin g Op tio ns 4. Fi r mly press t he cover aga inst the chassis a nd sl ide t he co ver to war ds t he front of t he ch as s is unt il it l o cks in p l ace. Note : If the right si de c ov er does not sli de all the way to t he f r ont o f t he chassis, check t hat the cov er tabs at the left si de of t he cov er are properl y inserte[...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-13 System b oard sock ets and c on nec tors A – P rocessor Socke t C – Me m ory S ockets 1 and 2 B – Coo ling Fan Conne ctor D – W ake - On LAN Conne cto r Memo ry Upg rade Mem o r y upgrades are in st a lled into two m e mor y m o du le so cket s on t he syste m boar d. The so cket s support up to 512 MB of high-spee[...]

4-14 Ins tallin g Op tio ns t he speed o f the DIMMs must m at ch or exceed t he pr o cesso r bus speed sin g le- a nd double-sided DIMMs are support ed. To deter mine what co nfigurat ion o f DIMMs t o use, see the ta bl e “ Support ed DI MMs. ” For sam p le mem o r y configurat i o ns, see t he t abl e “ Sa mp le DIMM Upgr ade Pat hs. ” T[...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-15 Sa m ple D IMM Upgrade P aths* Total Me mo ry D I MM 1 DI M M 2 32 MB 32 MB — 64 MB 32 MB 32 MB 64 MB 64 MB — 128 MB 64 MB 64 MB 128 MB 128 MB — 256 MB 128 MB 128 MB 256 MB 256 MB — 512 MB 256 MB 256 MB *T he inform ation i n this table s hows s ample DIMM upgrade paths. It does not repr esent e very com binati on [...]

4-16 Ins tallin g Op tio ns Removi ng a DIMM If your m e m o r y co nf igurat ion requi re s the re moval of a DIMM m o du l e, use t he f o ll o w ing steps. ! CA UT ION Bef ore opening t he co m put er and befor e handli ng boards or mem or y m odules, reduce stati c discharge by t ouchi ng t he c hassis. 1. Remove t he l e ft s ide cover (see ?[...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-17 4. If y o u ar e in st a lling a DIMM, see “ Insta lli ng a DI MM ” in t he ne xt s e c t io n. 5. Rep lace t he lef t side co ver ( see “ R ep lac ing t he Lef t Si de Co ver ” ea r lie r in t h is c hap t e r ) . Installi ng a DIMM Use t he f o ll o w ing steps t o i nst a ll a memor y modu le. 1. Remove t he l e[...]

4-18 Ins tallin g Op tio ns Inserti ng a DI MM A – P lastic C lips B – No tche s 6. Rep lace t he lef t side co ver ( see “ R ep lac ing t he Lef t Si de Co ver ” ea r lie r in t h is c hap t e r ) . Note: If you fi nd a d i screpancy i n the a m ount of mem ory display ed at t he P ower-O n Self-Test or i n W indows with t he a m ount of m[...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-19 Pro ces sor Upg rade The syste m boar d has a Sl o t 1 242-pin edge co nnector and a universal ret ent i o n mechanis m f o r secur ing in p lace a Cel eron , Pen ti um II, or Pen t i u m III proces sor car tri dge (depending on y o ur syste m model). Before st art in g t he processo r upgrade, y o u mus t fi rst det er mi[...]

4-20 Ins tallin g Op tio ns Note : After the proc essor cart r i dge i s rem oved or repl ac ed, t he pr ocess or j umpers on the system board must be r eset ( see “ Proc ess or Jum per Setti ngs ” i n Chapter 3) . Removing a Celeron or Penti um III Processor Rem ove the Cel eron or Pe nti um III pr o ces sor ca rtri dge f ro m it s S lo t 1 so[...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-21 4. If necessar y, re m o ve the A GP gr aphics boar d and any ot her expansi o n b o ar d( s) block ing acces s t o t he pro cesso r (see “ Re mo vin g t he AGP Graphi cs Bo ar d ” or s e e “ Rem o vin g a n Expansion Boar d ” l ate r i n thi s c h ap te r) . 5. If the pro cesso r cartr idge has an att ached coo li[...]

4-22 Ins tallin g Op tio ns 8. Repeat st eps 6 an d 7 for t he lock ing l e ver o n t he opposite end of t he cartr idge. 9. Pu ll t he cart ridge stra i g ht up and out of the so cket and universal retention mechanism. Stor e the processor cart ridge in a n an t istat i c bag. 10. Insta ll t he upgr ade pro cesso r (see “ Installi ng the Cel ero[...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-23 Inst al l ing th e Cel eron or Pe nti um III proc ess or A – P rocessor C artridge C – S lot 1 C onnector B – Re tention Me chanism D – Key 4. If the pro cesso r cartr idge has an att ached coo lin g fa n, p l ug t he f a n cable into i t s co nnect or (CPUFAN) o n the sy s tem b o ard. 5. Set t he pro cesso r j u [...]

4-24 Ins tallin g Op tio ns 8. I n s t a l l t h e le ft s id e p a n e l ( s e e “ Replacing the Lef t Si de Pan el ” earl ier in this chapter) . 9. Co nnect any per i p h er a ls and power cords, and power up th e s y s tem . Removi ng the Penti u m II Processor Rem o ve t he Pen t i u m II processo r cartri dge fro m i t s S l o t 1 so cket [...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-25 4. If necessar y, re m o ve the A GP gr aphics boar d and any ot her expansi o n b o ar d( s) block ing acces s t o t he pro cesso r (see “ Re mo vin g t he AGP Graphi cs Bo ar d ” or s e e “ Rem o vin g a n Expansion Boar d ” l ate r i n thi s c h ap te r) . 5. I f yo u r s yst e m ha s a p la s t ic t o p ba r ho[...]

4-26 Ins tallin g Op tio ns Removing the Penti u m II Processor A – Loc ki n g T a b D – Re tention Me chanism B – Proce ssor Ca rtridge E – Syste m Board C – Loc ki n g T a b F – Top B a r Installi ng the Pentium II U pgrade P rocessor Insta ll t he Pent i u m II upgr ade pro cesso r cartri dge as fo ll o w s. 1. Remove t he Pen t i u [...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-27 2. A li gn th e c ar tri dg e wi th th e t op of the re te n ti on mechanis m so that t he notch in the cartridge connecto r aligns wi t h t he key in t he S lot 1 c o nn ect or (see the f o ll o wing f igure). 3. Insert the cartridge in t o the ret enti o n m ec han is m and evenly press do wn o n t he cartr idge unt il i[...]

4-28 Ins tallin g Op tio ns Inst all ing the P ent ium I I pr ocess or A – Loc ki n g T a b s D – Syste m Bo ard B – Proce ssor Ca rtridge E – Bottom Bar C – Re tention Me chanism F – Top B ar 6. Set t he pro cesso r j u mpers o n the syst e m boar d for t he pro cessor t y pe t hat y o u insta lled (see “ Pr o cesso r Ju mper Settin [...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-29 Expa nsion Boards Your sy st e m s uppo rt s 32-bi t PCI Pl ug and Pl ay expans i o n boards. Your sy st e m a lso suppo rt s in dustr y st andard archi t ect ure ( ISA) 8- and 16-bi t expansi o n boards (Plug an d Pl ay and non -Pl ug an d Pl ay ). Wi t h Plug and Pl ay expans i o n boar ds, y o u can insta ll a board w i[...]

4-30 Ins tallin g Op tio ns Loca tin g E xp ansi on S lot s and C on ne ctor s The fo ll o w ing figure shows t he l o cat ions o f the expansion slot s o n t he chassis and t he expansi o n bo ar d co nnect or s on t he syste m boar d. Loc ati n g ex pansi on bo ar d s l ots an d c on nec tors A – AG P B o a rd Sl ot E – AG P B o ar d C o nn e[...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-31 Instal ling an Exp ansi on Bo ard T o inst a ll a n e xp a ns io n bo a r d in t he s ys t e m, u se t he fo llo w in g st eps. 1. Remove t he l e ft s ide cover (see “ Remo ving the Lef t S i de Co ver ” ea r lie r in t h is c hap t e r ) . 2. F o l l ow a ny pr ei ns tal l a t i on in str uc ti ons th at c om e wi th[...]

4-32 Ins tallin g Op tio ns 5. Ho l d t he ex pa ns io n board by i t s edge s o r i t s bracket and insert the b o ard in t o the ex pa nsi o n sl o t . 6. Press t he board fi r mly into t he expansi o n slot co nn e ct or o n t he syste m boar d. 7. Secure the expansio n board bracket in place with the previ o us ly remove d scr ew. Inst al l i n[...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-33 Re movi ng an E xpa nsio n Boa rd To r em o ve an ex pa ns io n b o ard, use the f o ll o w ing steps. 1. Remove t he l e ft s ide cover (see “ Remo ving the Lef t S i de Co ver ” ea r lie r in t h is c hap t e r ) . 2. Label a nd unp lug any ca bles co nnected to the board. 3. Remove t he screw t hat secures t he ex p[...]

4-34 Ins tallin g Op tio ns 2. Rem o ve t he screw h o l d ing t he A GP board in i t s expansi o n sl o t ( see the fi gure “ Lo cat in g e xpans i o n board slot s and conn ect o r s ” for t he l o cat i o n o f t he b o ar d and screw) . 3. Care full y pu ll the AGP boar d o ut of its co nnector o n the sy s tem b o ard. 4. Set the AGP board[...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-35 Data Sto rag e Devic es The syste m bo ar d in the com put er support s the f o ll o w in g sto r age devi ce s: on e di s ke tte d ri v e up to f o ur IDE driv es, such as an IDE hard driv e, IDE CD-ROM dr ive, DVD-ROM dr ive, an d a n IDE Z i p dr iv e. Ot her storage devi ces might r equi re t he insta llat i o n o f a [...]

4-36 Ins tallin g Op tio ns Loc ati n g dev ic e b ays A – 5 1/4-Inch Acce ssible B ays C – 3 1/2 -In ch In te rna l Ba ys ( b ehi nd fro nt p anel ) B – 3 1/ 2 -I n c h Acc es s i bl e B a y Depending on y o ur co nf igurat i o n, one accessible de vice bay might contain a CD-ROM drive, DVD-ROM dr iv e, or ot her sto r age device. The other [...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-37 The access ible ba ys are not limi t ed to devi ce s w i t h re mova ble media. For exa m p le, you can inst a ll a hard dr ive wi t h a 5 1/4-inch f ra me in one of t hese bays . A 5 1/4-inch b a y can also acco mm o dat e a 3 1/2- i nch device if t he device is housed in a 5 1/4-i nc h frame. Pr epar i ng t he D evi ce B[...]

4-38 Ins tallin g Op tio ns System b oard cabl e con nec tors A – D iskette Drive Connector C – Prima ry IDE C onnecto r B – Se condary IDE C onnecto r Use the f o ll o wing t able when configuring IDE driv e s o n t he pr imar y a nd seco ndar y IDE co nn ect or s o n t he sy st em boar d. If you are in sta lli ng a DVD-ROM dr iv e, su bst i[...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-39 IDE Connector Configuration Configuration Primary conn ector Secondary conne ctor 1 de vi ce (hard drive ) M aster - ha rd dr i ve Slave - none Maste r - no ne Slave - none 2 de vi ces (hard d rive, CD-RO M) M aste r - ha rd d rive Slave - none Mast er - CD-ROM Slave - none 2 de vi ces (hard dr ive, tape backup ) Mas te r [...]

4-40 Ins tallin g Op tio ns IDE Connector Configuration Configuration Primary conn ector Secondary conne ctor 4 de vi ces (hard d rive, hard drive, CD-R OM, LS -120 drive) Ma ste r - ha rd d rive Slave - hard drive Mast er - CD- R OM Slave - LS-120 drive 4 de vi ces (hard d rive, hard drive, Zip drive, tape backup ) Ma ste r - ha rd d rive Slave - [...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-41 IDE Si gnal Cables S yste ms w ith an IDE hard dr ive co me wi t h a three- co nn ect o r IDE interface cable att ached to the pr imary IDE co nnecto r. So m e syst e ms co m e w i t h a seco nd t hree-co nn ect o r IDE cable co nnect ed to the seco nd IDE drive (such as t he CD-ROM dr ive) and to the seco ndar y I DE co n[...]

4-42 Ins tallin g Op tio ns IDE D rive C abl i ng Use t he f o ll o w ing pro cedur e to cable an IDE drive. Note : The appearance of y our dev ic e m ay v ar y f r om t he one shown. 1. Co nnect t he si g nal cable connect o r to the c o nn ect o r o n t he IDE driv e. Use car e to pr event bending co nnect or p ins . Alig n t he ca ble co nnect o[...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-43 4. If you are ins t alling a CD-ROM dr iv e and your s y st e m has speakers, co nnect t he aud io cable to the CD In co nnecto r o n t he syste m b o ar d or an audio boar d ( see the instr u ct i o ns t hat come w ith t he drive). Di skette Dr i ve Cabl ing Cable a d i sket t e drive as fo ll o w s. 1. Co nnect t he disk[...]

4-44 Ins tallin g Op tio ns Network Board Wake-On LA N Cabli ng If y o ur co mputer has an opti o nal 3 COM Inte l 10/100 MB net w o r k bo a r d , yo u r s yst e m ca n be r e a d ied fo r “ Wake-O n LA N ” by co nnect in g t he Wake-On LAN cable. Wake-On LAN all o w s y o ur s y st e m t o be powered up rem o t ely by a server co mputer. Cabl[...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-45 In sta lli ng Sto rag e Dev ice s The foll o w ing sect i o ns descr ib e how to ins t a ll 3 1/2-inch and 5 1/4-in c h devices in t he syste m. The ins t a ll at i o n procedur es include: rep l ac ing or in st a lli ng an 3 1/2- inch internal hard drive ins t a lli ng a 5 1/4-in c h device. Removi ng the Front P anel Rem[...]

4-46 Ins tallin g Op tio ns Removi ng t he fr ont panel A – M e ta l Sh ie ld C – Front Pa nel B – P lugs 3. If you are re m o ving or replacing a h ar d dr ive, go to “ I ns t alling a 3 1/2-Inch Har d Dr ive. ” If you are re m o vin g o r r epl ac ing a 5 1/4-in c h device, co ntinue wi t h th i s pro cedure. 4. Ident ify t he bay o n t[...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-47 5. Rem o ve t he bl a nk plast i c panel f ro m the b ay by pressing t he pan e l t abs fro m in side the front panel a nd pushing the blan k pa nel o ut . Save the panel f o r f ut ure use if y o u r e move a device and don’ t r epl ace it (see “ Rep lac ing t he Front P anel ” fo r pro cedur es to rein st a ll t he[...]

4-48 Ins tallin g Op tio ns Replaci ng the Front Panel Rep lace t he fro nt pane l as fo ll o w s. Note : Befor e repl acing the f ront panel , if you rem oved a 5 1/4-inch dev ic e fr om y our system and didn ’ t r eplac e it, you need t o c ov er the opening i n the fr ont panel with the prev iousl y rem oved plasti c panel. 1. Rep lace t he bl[...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-49 Yo ur sy ste m ships wi t h one 3 1/2-in ch hard drive ins t a ll ed on t he bottom drive bracket s. I f y o u ar e adding a second hard dr ive or repl acing t he current hard drive, use t he f o ll o w ing pro cedure. 1. Fo ll o w t he preinsta ll at i o n inst ruct i o ns t hat co m e wi t h y o ur device, such as sett i[...]

4-50 Ins tallin g Op tio ns Secure t he hard dr ive to the chassis wit h the f o ur screws t hat come wi t h t he n ew de vice. Inst al l i ng a har d driv e A – Screws B – To p Bracke t 7. Rep lace t he fro nt panel (see “ Replacing t he Front P anel ” ea r lie r in t h is c h ap t e r ). 8. Rep lace t he lef t side co ver ( see “ Instal[...]

Ins talling Opti ons 4-51 Installi ng a 5 1/4-Inch Devi ce Use the f o ll o wing pro cedure to i nst a ll a 5 1/4- inch device in a 5 1/4-inch accessible de vice bay . Note : A 3 1/2-inch har d driv e can also be inst al l ed in a 5 1/4-inc h ac cess i ble dev ic e bay. Pl ace the de v i c e in a 5 1/4-i nc h fram e adapt er and then f oll ow the i[...]

4-52 Ins tallin g Op tio ns Inser ti ng a devic e A – Screws B – De vi ce 8. Rep lace t he fro nt panel (see “ Replacing t he Front P anel ” ea r lie r in t h is c h ap t e r ). 9. Rep lace t he r i g ht side co ver (see “ Replacing t he Rig ht S ide C o ver ” ea r lie r in t h is c hap t e r ) . 10. Rep lace t he lef t side co ver ( se[...]

5 Solving Sy stem Probl ems Solut ions to Common Probl e ms How t o Cl ean t he Mouse Bat t ery Replacement Ho w to Ge t Help[...]

5-2 Solving Syst em Pro blem s Occasi o nal ly, y o u may enco unter a pro blem w i t h yo ur syst e m . I n most cases, the prob lem is one t hat y o u can so lve y o urself . Yo ur syste m has a b u ilt- in pro gr am that auto m at ically checks i t s co m po nents when t he syste m is po wer ed on. I f there is a pr o blem, t he s yst e m disp l[...]

Solvin g Sys tem Problem s 5-3 N on- Syst em Dis k error m essag e di sp lays when the system is starte d. Yo u have a di sk et t e in t he di sk ett e drive, an d t he di sk et t e dr ive is s e t be fo r e t he ha r d d r ive in bo o t o r d e r. R e mo ve t he diskett e f ro m dr ive A an d r est ar t the syst e m . Operating syst em not found e[...]

5-4 Solving Syst em Pro blem s System does not boot from ha rd driv e. The s yst e m usual l y tr ies to st art fro m t he disket t e drive bef o re i t st art s f ro m t he hard dr iv e. Re m o ve t he d isket t e f rom th e di s ke tte dri v e. Run the Setup Ut ili t y (see Chapt er 3) and set the in it ial Bo ot param eter to Ha rd Dri ve i nste[...]

Solvin g Sys tem Problem s 5-5 Diskette won’t load . Check t hat the diskett e i s being loaded co r r ectly. Check t hat t he sy st em and m o ni t o r po wer lam p s ar e o n and the power -o n screen appears. C he ck th a t th e di s k ette i s f orm a tted . I f n ot, f orm at i t. S e e y o ur o perating sys t e m do cu m ent at i o n. Check[...]

5-6 Solving Syst em Pro blem s Distorted im age appears on your m onitor screen. A dj us t th e m oni tor ’ s video co nt ro l s. I f this does n o t help, t u r n t he m o ni t o r off f o r se vera l seco nds, t hen back on. There is consta nt movement on the screen . A m ag net i c field i s a ff ect ing y o ur m onito r. M o v e any devices ([...]

Solvin g Sys tem Problem s 5-7 If t hi s does not h e l p, t urn of f t h e sy stem , wai t fi ve or m o re seco nds, and t urn o n the syst e m . CD-ROM Driv e Problems Check t he f o ll o w ing prob lems t o see t he po ssible cause a nd so lut i o n. T he fo llo w in g is a p p lic a b le t o t he C D - R O M d r ive . The s ys tem does not s ee[...]

5-8 Solving Syst em Pro blem s The drive plays m u sic CDs but the sound is not hear d. How ever, . W A V a nd .MI D I sounds ca n be heard w hen p lay ed. Check t hat the cable connect in g fro m t he rear of the drive to the syst e m bo ar d CD aud i o connector is in place and secure. Check t he CD Audi o vo lume set t in g. Spea ker Pr obl ems [...]

Solvin g Sys tem Problem s 5-9 How t o Clean th e Mou se Under n o r m a l co ndit ions, your m o use has a self-cleaning mechanism that prevent s a buildup of dust o r li nt ar o und t he mou s e ba l l a nd t r ac k ing me c ha n is m. P e r io d ica l l y, ho w e ve r , y o u might need to clean the m o use ba ll. Use t hese st eps t o clea n y [...]

5-10 Solving System Problems 4. Tur n t he m o use o ver so t hat the cover and ball fa l l in t o y o ur pa lm. 5. Clea n t he m o use as f o ll o w s. U s e ta p w a te r , or ta p w a te r an d a m il d d ete rg en t, to clean t he m o use ball . Use a clean, lin t - free clot h to dry t he ba ll. Bl o w in t o t he m o use so cket to rem o ve r[...]

Solvin g Sys tem Pr oblem s 5-11 Battery R eplac ement The syst e m bo ar d uses a batt ery to main t a in syst em co nfigurat i o n inf o r mat i o n. T he ba t t er y is a coin -cell batt er y m o u nted on the sy st em board ( see the f o ll o w ing figure). If i t fails to main t a in syst e m co nfigurat ion inf o r mat i o n, repl a ce i t w [...]

5-12 Solving System Problems 2. Remove t he l e ft s ide cover (see “ Remo ving the Lef t S i de Co ver ” in Chapter 4). Observe all safet y pr ecaut i o ns when rem o ving t he cover. 3. Locat e t he b at t er y so cket o n t he system boar d ( see t he f o ll o w in g figure). Yo u may have to rem o ve an expansi o n board to access t he batt[...]

Solvin g Sys tem Pr oblem s 5-13 4. Press do wn on the batt ery c lip to re lease t he batt ery f ro m i t s so cket ) . ! CA UT ION To m aint a i n a tight batt ery contac t wit h the socket, do not over - bend t he battery cli p. 5. Remove t he b at t ery a nd discard in acco r danc e w i t h t he manufact urer ’ s in st r uct i o ns. Re mo vin[...]

5-14 Solving System Problems How to Get Hel p If y o u t rie d co rrectin g pro bl e ms y o urself a nd were n o t s uc ce ssf ul , y ou m ay wan t t o tr y on e or m ore of th e f o ll owi ng 24-hour servi ce s for answers to y o ur quest i o ns. (So me s e r v i c e s r e q u ir e a mo d e m o r fa x ma c h in e . ) NEC CSD website a nd FTP s ite[...]

Solvin g Sys tem Pr oblem s 5-15 Help Fr om NEC CS D Tech ni cal S u ppor t C enter Help is av a i lable to you through the NEC CSD Techni cal Support Center. (Inter nati o nal cus t o m ers s hou l d check w i t h t he ir sa les pr o v ider. ) D i rect ass ist ance is ava ila ble 24 hours a da y , 7 days a week. Call the NEC CSD Technical Suppo r [...]

5-16 Solving System Problems NEC CSD Warranty/Non-Warr anty Repair S ervice NEC CSD repai r ser vice is desi g ned to support y o ur warr anty and non-warr ant y ser vice act ivi t y . Befor e y o u call f o r r epair ser vice, see t he previ o us sect i o ns in t his c hapt er to deter mine if y o u ca n so lve the pro blem y o urse lf, wi t hin y[...]

6 Getting Serv ices and Support NEC CS D W ebsit e NEC CSD F TP Sit e Emai l/Fax Technical Support S ervice NEC CSD B ulletin B oard Sys tem NEC CS D Technical S upport Servic es[...]

6-2 Getti ng Services and Support NEC CSD m ake s i t easy for y o u to get i nfor mati o n and help wh en y ou n eed i t wi t h an ar ray of s erv i ces . Th es e s ervi ces pro vi d e gener a l inf o r mat ion about your syste m , and can also be us ed t o answer y o ur quest i o ns and help solve an y pro bl e ms y ou might h ave w i t h y o ur [...]

Getti ng Services and Support 6 -3 an auto ma t ed email for m f o r y o ur t echnical suppo rt questi o ns a Resel ler’ s ar ea ( passwo r d access ible). To access t he NEC CS D Home Page, ent er the f o ll o w ing In terne t Unif o r m Res o urce L oca tor (UR L) i n y o ur b rowse r: www.n ec- comput ers. com NEC CSD FTP Site Yo u can use t h[...]

6-4 Getti ng Services and Support Yo u can al so fax technical quest ions to t he NEC CSD Technical Suppo rt Center if y o u have access t o a fax m ac hine o r fa x/ mo d e m. T h e fa x nu mb e r is: (801) 981 -3133 When usi ng t he email o r fax support servi ce, y o u shou ld include the fo ll o w ing wor ds in t he subj ect fiel d f o r pro mp[...]

Getti ng Services and Support 6 -5 Log o nto t he BBS as f o ll o ws. 1. From the Win do ws deskto p, cli ck t he Start bu t t o n. 2. Poin t to Programs . Poi nt to A ccess ori es an d th en cli ck HyperTerminal . 3. Do ubl e c lick t he H ypert rm.exe i co n. T he HyperT er minal pro gram appear s. 4. Fo ll o w t he instru ct i o ns o n t he scre[...]

6-6 Getti ng Services and Support 7. Enter your fi r st name , l a st nam e, a nd pas swo rd. Press Ent er after each. 8. Fo ll o w t he screen pro m pt s unt il t he Ma in Me nu is di s pla y ed . 9. At t he Ma in Me nu, se l e ct J to jo in a conference. S elect Co nf er enc e 1 for t he deskto p c o nf ere nce. 10. Fro m t he Main Me nu, p r ess[...]

Getti ng Services and Support 6 -7 NEC CSD Technical Support Servic es NEC CSD also offers di rect t echni ca l support t hro ugh i t s Technical Support Center. (NEC CSD technical support is for U.S . and Canad ian cust o mers only; inter n at i o na l cu st o m ers shou l d c heck w it h the ir sa le s pr o v ider. ) D i rect ass ist ance is ava [...]

A Setting Up a Hea l thy Wo rk Env ironm ent Making Y our Com puter W ork for You Arrange Y our Equipm ent Adjus t Your Cha ir Adju st Your Inp u t Dev ices Adj ust Yo ur Monit or Vary Y our W orkday Pre-exist i ng Condi t i ons and Psy cho so cia l Fac to rs Check ing Your Comfort: How Do You Measure Up?[...]

A-2 Sett ing Up a Healt h y Wor k En viro nm ent ! W A RNING Prol onged or impr oper use of a c o m puter workstat ion m ay pose a risk of seri ous injury . T o reduce y our r i sk of injur y, set up and use your com puter i n t he m anner descri bed i n thi s appendix . Contact a doct or if you experi ence pain, tendernes s, swell i ng, bur ning, [...]

Se tti ng Up a Heal thy Work Environment A-3 Al t hou g h so me stu d i es have s ho w n a n asso c iat ion bet wee n increas ing hours o f keyboard use and the dev e lopment o f so me mus cu lo s k e let a l d is o r d er s , it is s t il l u nc lea r w het her wo r king at a computer causes such diso r ders. So me doctor s believe that us in g t [...]

A-4 Sett ing Up a Healt h y Wor k En viro nm ent Arra nge Your Equipment Arrange y o ur equi p ment so that y o u can wor k in a n at ur a l and relaxed pos i t i o n. P lace i t ems t hat y o u use frequently wi thi n ea sy re a ch . A dj us t y our w ork sta ti on s etu p to th e pro per hei g ht (as descr ib ed in this appe ndix) by l o wer ing [...]

Se tti ng Up a Heal thy Work Environment A-5 Adjust Your Ch air Yo ur chai r s ho u l d be ad j u st able and s t able. Var y y o ur post ure t h roughout the da y . Check t he f o ll o w ing: K eep y o ur bod y in a re laxed y et upri g ht po si t i o n. The backrest of y o ur chai r s ho u l d suppor t t he i nwar d cur ve of y o ur back. Use the[...]

A-6 Sett ing Up a Healt h y Wor k En viro nm ent Yo ur seat depth sh o uld all o w y o ur l o wer back to co mf o r t ably contact the backrest . Make sur e t hat the b ack s o f y o ur l o wer legs do not press again st t he f r o nt of the chair. Ext end y o ur l o wer legs sl ig ht ly so t hat the an g le between y o ur thi g hs and l ower l egs[...]

Se tti ng Up a Heal thy Work Environment A-7 Adjust Your Input Devices Fo ll o w t hes e po ints in posit i o nin g y o ur ke yboard and m o use. Posi t ion y our ke y board di r ect ly in f ro nt o f y o u. Av o i d reaching when using y o ur ke yb o ar d or m o use. If y o u use a m o use, po sit ion i t at the sa me height as t he keyboard and n[...]

A-8 Sett ing Up a Healt h y Wor k En viro nm ent T ype wi t h y o ur hands and wrists fl o at ing above the keyboard. Use a wris t pad only t o rest y o ur wrists between t y p ing. Avo i d r est ing y o ur wr i st s o n sh arp edges. Ty pe wi th y our wri sts strai ght. In stea d of twi st in g y our wr is t s si de wa ys t o press hard-t o- r eac[...]

Se tti ng Up a Heal thy Work Environment A-9 Adjust Your Monitor Cor r ect pl a cement and ad j u st m ent o f t he m o ni t o r can reduce eye, shou lder, and n eck f at igue. Ch eck t he f o ll o w ing when y o u po s it i o n t he m o nito r. Adjust t he m o ni t o r hei g ht so t hat the to p of t he screen is at o r s lig ht ly be low e ye lev[...]

A-10 Set ting Up a Healt hy Wo rk En vironm ent Pos i t i on th e m on i tor a t a 90 ° an g le to windows and other light so urces to minimize g l are a nd re flect i o ns. Adj u st t he m o ni tor ti l t so th at cei l i ng li gh ts d o n ot re fl e c t on y our scree n. If re fl e ct ed l i ght m akes i t h ard f or y o u to see y o ur scre en [...]

Sett ing U p a He alth y W ork Env iron men t A- 11 Vary You r Wo rkda y If you use y o ur co m put er for prol o nged per iods, foll o w t hese ins t r u ct io ns. Var y your t asks t h roughout the da y . Take frequent sho rt breaks t hat inv o lve walking, st anding, and st r et ch ing. Du r ing t hes e break s, st r et ch m u sc les a nd j o in[...]

A-12 Set ting Up a Healt hy Wo rk En vironm ent T o e nha n c e b lo o d c irc u la t io n, a lt e r yo u r s it t i ng po st ur e per iod i ca lly a nd keep your hands and wrists war m . Note : For m ore i n form at ion on workstat ion setup, see the A m eric an Nati onal St andar d f or Hum an F ac t ors Engineeri ng o f Visual Displ ay Termi nal[...]

Sett ing U p a He alth y W ork Env iron men t A- 13 Checking Your Comf ort: How Do You M e asure Up? Use t his c heck lis t to see if y o u are sett in g up your wor k environment to fi t y o ur physical needs. Che ckin g Yo ur C hair Do y o u si t in an upri g ht po si t ion wi t h the backrest support ing y o ur l o wer back? When si t t in g, ar[...]

A-14 Set ting Up a Healt hy Wo rk En vironm ent Do y o u per i o d i cally rest y o ur eyes by blink ing often or l ooki n g a way f rom th e s cr een ? Is y o ur moni t o r no cl o ser t han 12 in ches and no farther aw ay th an 28 i n ches f rom y our ey es? Do y o u use a docum e nt holder p l aced c lose t o t he scree n ? Che ckin g You Is you[...]

B S y stem Specifications Syste m Pro ce ssor Mem ory (RA M, Cache, ROM) Calendar Cloc k Inpu t/Ou tput ( I/O ) Fa cili ties Video Memory Sou nd Sy ste m Fax /Modem Board Peripheral s Dimens ions Pow er Operati ng E nvi ronm en t Com pliance[...]

B-2 Sys tem Spe cifi cation s System P rocesso r S y st e m pro cesso r types and p r o cesso r / fro nt side bus ( FS B) speeds: Int el Cel ero n P rocesso rs 300 MHz/66 MHz F S B 333 MHz/66 MHz F S B 366 MHz/66 MHz F S B 400 MHz/66 MHz F S B 433 MHz/66 MHz F S B Intel Pentiu m II Process ors 350 MHz/100 MHz F S B 400 MHz/100 MHz F S B 450 MHz/100[...]

Syst em Specif icat ions B-3 Seco n dary C ac he Celeron Processor – 128 K B Pen t i u m II an d Pe nti u m III – 5 12 KB Pro ces sor So cket One 242-pin S l o t 1 s o cke t Random Access Me mo ry (RA M) S t a nda r d RAM — min i mu m o f 32 M B o f SD R AM in s t a l le d in o n e o r two industr y - st andard DI MM so cket s on sy st e m bo[...]

B-4 Sys tem Spe cifi cation s Calendar Clock Year/ m o nt h/da y/ hou r /minute/seco nd/.01 seco nd; m a in t ained by batt ery backup m o dule Batter y t ype — Lit h iu m co in c e l l Input/Output (I/O) Fe atures Industr y-st an dard i nter faces i ntegr at ed o n s yste m b o ard: P ar a lle l — bi - d irect i o nal , E CP/E PP support; one [...]

Syst em Specif icat ions B-5 IDE  dual IDE channels; each s uppo r t in g t wo Ul t ra DMA IDE devices  CD-ROM dr iv e a nd hard drive on separate channels  support f o r up to 33.3 M B/second 32-bi t t ransf ers o n PCI b us  support f o r a total o f f o ur I DE devi ce s; 40-p in co n necto r s  support f o r PI O m o de 3 and m o[...]

B-6 Sys tem Spe cifi cation s Sound S ystem All s yst e ms come wi t h audi o integr at ed o n the sy st e m boar d, based o n Creat ive ® ES 1371/1373 aud i o . Com pat ible w it h Sound Bl ast er Pro ™ , Sound B l a ster ™ 2. 0 , MPU-401, and Mi cro so ft ® Windows Sound Sy st em ™ fo r PC so und app licat ions High quali t y SoundScape W[...]

Syst em Specif icat ions B-7 AGP Gra phics Board S y st e ms might co me wi t h one of the f o ll o w ing AGP graphics boards. AT I “ Minden” RAG E IIC 4 MB A GP b oard AT I “ XPER T 98 ” RA GE PRO 8-MB AGP b o ar d Diam o nd Viper V550 TnT 16-MB A GP board Disk ette D ri ve All syste ms com e w it h a Sam sung Diskett e Driv e SFD-321B, 3 [...]

B-8 Sys tem Spe cifi cation s Hard Drive Hard dr ive t ypes are subject to change. One o f the f o ll o w ing dr iv es co mes wit h t he s yst e m . 4.3- GB Ul t ra DMA 8.4- GB Ul t ra DMA 12.9-GB Ultra DMA 17-GB U ltra DMA 20-GB U ltra DMA CD-ROM Driv e CD-ROM dr iv e t y pes ar e su bject to change. One of the fo llo w ing C D - R O M d r ive s c[...]

Syst em Specif icat ions B-9 PC Card A dapte r So me m o de ls may co m e w ith the PC card adapt er. Co nt ro lle r Ch ip V G 46 9 ; I nt e l re g ist er , s t ep B co mpa t ible Supports ISA Pl ug and Pl a y Supports mi xed vo l t age ( 3V) cards Vcc and Vpp M at r ix: Mi cre l MTC2563 Zip Dr iv e Some m o de ls m ay co m e with an Iom eg a Z i p[...]

B-10 Sys tem Specif icat ions Spea kers S o me mo d e ls ma y c o me w it h a H a r ma n Ka r d o n 1 0 - w a t t speaker s yst e m . Dimensions Syst em Un it Height — 14.04 i n. (360 mm ) Width — 7.02 in . ( 180 mm ) Dept h — 15. 17 i n. (389 mm ) We ig ht — start ing at 28 lb . Keyboard Height — 1.6 i n. (40. 6 mm ) Width — 19.0 in . [...]

Syst em Specif icat ions B-11 Compliance Domestic: FCC CFR 47 Part 15, Sub par t B UL 1950 3rd edi t i o n Canadian: C-UL C22.2 N o. 950-95 ICES- 003 Issue 2, Revi sion 1 Euro pean: CE EMC Di r ect iv e 89/336 EE C EN55022:1993 Cl a ss B EN50082-1:1997 CE LVD Directive 73/23 EEC EN60950 Meet s a ll r equ ire me nt s in E ur o pean W a st e Regu l a[...]

Index-1 3 3 1/2-i nch hard d r ive, in stalling, 4-48 5 5 1/4-i nch device in stalling, 4-45, 4-51 A Adapter PC c ard , 1-6 Advanced men u (BIOS), 3-11 A GP board, 1-12, 1-14 AGP gr a p hi cs b oa r d in stalling , 4-34 mode ls, B-7 removing , 4-33 A pplic atio n and Dri ve r CD using , 3-31 A u dio, 1-11, 1-14, B-6 connec tors, 1-9, B- 4 B Ba ck i[...]

Index-2 tape back up unit, 4-41 Wake -O n LAN, 4-44 Zip d r ive , 4-41 Ca che memor y sp ecifica t ion s , B-3 C a le n da r c loc k s p ec if ic a t i ons , B-4 CD-ROM drive , 1-5 cable s, 4-37 cabling , 4-41 in stalling , 4-51 problem s, 5-7 sp ecif ic a t i o ns , B-8 Ch air, ad j usti ng , A- 5, A -1 3 Ch art qu ic k r ef er e nc e, 2 -1 0 Ch a[...]

Index-3 cable , 4-37, 4-40 cabling , 4-41, 4-43 problem s, 5-4 sp ecif ic a t i o ns , B-7 Do cume ntation, on line He a lthy Environme nt, 1-16 NEC Hel p C en t er, 1-16, 3-34 Drive bay, 4-51 Drives CD-ROM, 1-5 diske tt e , 1-4 DV D -ROM, 1-5 in stalling, 4-48, 4-51 LS-120 SuperDi sk , 1-6 tape back up, 1-5 Zip, 1-6 DV D -ROM drive , 1-5 in stalli[...]

Index-4 J Jum p e r s e ttings proce ssor speed , 3-35 sy st em b oard, 3-35 K Ke yb oa r d a dju s t i n g, A- 7 , A- 1 3 cle a ning, 2-8 port, 1-8 problem s, 5-6 se tup, 2-2 sp ecif ic a t i o ns , B-1 0 L Lam ps, 1-3 disk , 1-4 powe r, 1-3 LA N connec tor, 1-9 Line in, 1-9 Line out, 1-9 Lo cation battery , 5-12 Locking tab, 1-17, 4- 6, 4-8 LS-12[...]

Index-5 O Online docume ntation He a lthy Environme nt, 1-16 NEC Hel p C en t er, 1-16, 3-34 Ope ra ting environm ent sp ecif ic a t i o ns , B-1 0 Ope r a ting system Window s 95 or Wi ndow s 98, 1-14 Window s NT , 1-14 Option s gene r a l rules f or i nstalling , 4-2 removing left side cover, 4-5, 4-9 removing r igh t side cove r , 4-9 removing s[...]

Index-6 Penti um II, 4-24 Penti um III, 4-20 Pr oce ss or s p eed jum p e r setting s, 3-35 Pr oce ss ors, 1-13 Q Quick r efe r ence ch ar t, 2-10 R Ran dom acce ss me m o r y sp ecif ic a t i o ns , B-3 R ead on l y memor y sp ecif ic a t i o ns , B-3 Removing battery , 5-13 e xpansion bo ar d, 4-33 Re pair service , 5-16 Re p lac ing 3 1/2-i nch [...]

Index-7 Speake r s , B-10 sy st em u ni t dimension s, B-10 tape back up uni t, B-9 Zip d r ive , B-9 Sp eed DIMM, 4-14 Startin g B IOS Setup uti lity, 3-6 Start up powe r on, 2-3 Storage device support, 1-12 Storage device install a tion, 4-35 cable s, 4-37 devi ce bays, 4-35 devi ce pr eparation , 4-37 Storage devices in stallation , 4-45 Sy ste [...]

Index-8 W Wake -On LAN cabling , 4-44 Window s 95 or Wi ndow s 98, 1-14 Window s NT , 1-14 Z Zip d r ive , 1-6 cable s, 4-37 cabling , 4-41 in stalling , 4-51 sp ecif ic a t i o ns , B-9[...]

(F or U n i ted St ates U se On ly ) Federal Comm unica tions Commission Rad io Frequ en cy I nterf eren ce Stat em ent WARNING: Change s o r modif ication s to t h is unit no t e xpressly approve d by the party re sponsible for com p li ance could void the us e r’s autho r i ty to op er a t e t h e e qu ip m e nt . NOTE: T his equipment has b ee[...]

Bat tery Rep lac em ent A li t h ium batte r y in som e com put e r s m aintains sy st em configuration in for m ation . In t he eve nt th a t th e batte ry fail s to m a in tain system con f ig ura ti on inform ation, NEC r e c om me nds th a t y o u replace the battery . Fo r bat te ry re pl acem ent in form ation , se e “ Batte r y Re placem e[...]

NEC Computer S ystems Division, A Divi sion of Packard Bel l NEC, Inc. DECL ARATION O F CO NFO RMITY We, th e Resp on sible P a r ty NEC Co mpu ter S y stems Division 6000 Flor in-P er kins Ro ad Sacr amento , CA 95828-1037 (916) 388-0101 dec lare t hat the product NEC POWERM A T E VT 300 is in c onformi ty wit h part 15 of t he FC C R ule s. Oper [...]