NEC PowerMate VT 300i manual

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Buen manual de instrucciones

Las leyes obligan al vendedor a entregarle al comprador, junto con el producto, el manual de instrucciones NEC PowerMate VT 300i. La falta del manual o facilitar información incorrecta al consumidor constituyen una base de reclamación por no estar de acuerdo el producto con el contrato. Según la ley, está permitido adjuntar un manual de otra forma que no sea en papel, lo cual últimamente es bastante común y los fabricantes nos facilitan un manual gráfico, su versión electrónica NEC PowerMate VT 300i o vídeos de instrucciones para usuarios. La condición es que tenga una forma legible y entendible.

¿Qué es un manual de instrucciones?

El nombre proviene de la palabra latina “instructio”, es decir, ordenar. Por lo tanto, en un manual NEC PowerMate VT 300i se puede encontrar la descripción de las etapas de actuación. El propósito de un manual es enseñar, facilitar el encendido o el uso de un dispositivo o la realización de acciones concretas. Un manual de instrucciones también es una fuente de información acerca de un objeto o un servicio, es una pista.

Desafortunadamente pocos usuarios destinan su tiempo a leer manuales NEC PowerMate VT 300i, sin embargo, un buen manual nos permite, no solo conocer una cantidad de funcionalidades adicionales del dispositivo comprado, sino también evitar la mayoría de fallos.

Entonces, ¿qué debe contener el manual de instrucciones perfecto?

Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones NEC PowerMate VT 300i debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo NEC PowerMate VT 300i
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo NEC PowerMate VT 300i
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo NEC PowerMate VT 300i
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

¿Por qué no leemos los manuales de instrucciones?

Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de NEC PowerMate VT 300i no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de NEC PowerMate VT 300i y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico NEC en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de NEC PowerMate VT 300i, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

¿Por qué vale la pena leer los manuales de instrucciones?

Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo NEC PowerMate VT 300i, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.

Tras una compra exitosa de un equipo o un dispositivo, vale la pena dedicar un momento para familiarizarse con cada parte del manual NEC PowerMate VT 300i. Actualmente se preparan y traducen con dedicación, para que no solo sean comprensibles para los usuarios, sino que también cumplan su función básica de información y ayuda.

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    Best Val ue to Meet B asic Comp ut ing Needs[...]

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    First P rin ting — May 1999 Copy right 1999 NEC Com puter Syste ms Divi sion Pa ck ar d Bell NEC, Inc. 1 Pa cka r d Bell Wa y Sacramen to , CA 95828-0903 All Ri gh ts Re s erve d Proprieta ry Noti c e and Liability Dis c laimer The inform ation di sclosed in thi s do cument, in cluding all de s i gns and related m aterials, i s the v a l ua ble p[...]

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    Contents iii Contents Pre f ace ............................................................................................................................. xi A bbre vi atio ns ................................................................................................................. x iii 1 Sy stem Ov erview Co nf ig urati on s............[...]

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    iv Contents In trod ucing OS Re sto re Op tion s .............................................................................. 2- 19 Ch oo sing a Re sto re Pro g ram ................................................................................... 2-1 9 Laun chi ng the NEC O S Re sto re CD ........................................................[...]

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    Contents v Se tting Wake -On LA N.................................................................................... 4- 7 U pgrad e So cke ts ....................................................................................................... 4-8 Pro ce ssor So cke t ..............................................................................[...]

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    vi Con tent s Tech nical Suppo rt Se rvice s ....................................................................................... 8-3 Pro d uc t In form atio n .......................................................................................................8-4 NE C CSD F T P Si te ...........................................................[...]

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    Co ntent s vii De termi ning IDE De vi ce Com pati bili t y .................................................................. A -1 0 Ne w Sy stem Board Jum p e r Se tting s ............................................................................ A- 10 In t el Proce sso r Se rial Num be r Con trol U tili ty .....................................[...]

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    viii Cont ents List o f Fig ures Po we rMate VT 300 i Se r ies Sy st em C o mpo nents ................................................................................. 1-2 Po we rMate VT 300 i Se r ies Sy st em F ron t Vie w ................................................................................... 1- 4 Po we rMate VT 300 i Se r ies Sy st [...]

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    Contents ix R eso lutio ns f o r 15 an d 1 7 I nc h N EC Vis taSc a n U SB Monito rs .......................................................... 2-28 Po we rMate VT 300 i Se r ies Dis ass emb l y Se qu enc e .............................................................................. 3-2 Suppo r t ed DIMMs .........................................[...]

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    Pr e face xi Preface This m a nua l co nt a ins techni c a l infor m at i o n for servicing and repai r ing the NEC PowerMa t e ® VT 300i Ser ies co mputers m a nufact ured by NEC Co m put er S yste ms D ivisi o n, P ackar d Be ll NEC, Inc. T he m anua l co nta ins har dwar e and in t er f ace inf o r mati o n f o r user s who need a n overview o [...]

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    Abbreviations xiii Aa m p e r e A C al tern at i ng curren t ACK ackn o w ledge A GP accelerat ed graphics port ASIC app li cat ion-spe cific in t egr at ed ci r cu i t AT advanced t echno log y (IBM PC) ATA AT att achment ATAPI AT att achment packet int e r fa c e A TM a sy nch ron ous tran sf e r m od e BBS Bu llet in Boar d S er v ice BCD binary[...]

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    xiv Abbreviations GB g i ga by t e GND gro und HEX hexadec imal HGA Hercu les Graphics A dapt er Hz hertz IC in t egr at ed ci r cu i t ID i den t if i cati on ID E i n tell i gen t de vi ce el ectr oni cs IDTR i nterrupt descri pt o r t abl e regi ster in . i nc h INTA in ter r upt acknowl edge I/O input/o u t put IPB illus t rat ed par t s b reak[...]

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    Abbreviations xv r m s r oot m ean square ROM read- only mem or y rp m rev o l ut i o ns per mi nut e RT C r e a l-t ime c l o c k R/W read/ wr i t e Ss l a v e SCSI S m all Co m put er System In t erf ace S D RA M s yn c hr o no u s d yna m ic r a ndo m access mem o r y S.E. C. single edge contact cartr i dge SG si gnal g rou n d SGRAM synchronous[...]

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    1 S y stem Overv ie w Confi gurations Features Com ponents[...]

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    1-2 Syst em Overvi ew This sect i o n prov i de s an overview o f the NEC Power Mat e  V T 300i Seri es microto wer co m put er s y st e m co nfigurat ions. The sect i o n hig hlight s s yst e m hardware features, co mputer front , back, and insi de feat ures, and syst e m secur it y featur es. Al so in c luded are br ief descr i pt i ons o f th[...]

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    Syst em Overv iew 1-3 The fo ll ow ing table lis t s t he PowerMat e VT 300i ser ies sys t e m confi gurat i o n. Power Mat e VT 30 0i Ser ies S yst em C onf igurat ion Co m ponent Descript ion Syste m Board CPU* Celeron 300A MH z, 66 M Hz Fron t Side Bu s (FSB) 333 MHz , 66 MH z FSB 366 MHz , 66 MH z FSB 400 MHz , 66 MH z FSB 433 MHz , 66 MH z FSB[...]

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    1-4 Syst em Overvi ew Power Mat e VT 30 0i Ser ies S yst em C onf igurat ion Co m ponent Descript ion Tape B ackup Dr ive** Se agate Travan 4 /8-GB Tape Back up Device LS-120 D rive** I m at i on ® SuperD isk ® L S- 1 20 Di s k et t e D r iv e Spe akers** Harman/Ka rdon 10 -watt * C omp on ent var i e s b y s yst em ** B uilt-t o- ord er c omp on[...]

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    Syst em Overv iew 1-5 D i sk ett e drive — copy dat a files t o and from a diskett e o r as a bootable dr ive f o r load ing and start ing pro gr am s fro m a d iskett e. Pow er/ Sl ee p b utt on — pr es s th i s b utton to tu rn pow er on . T o tur n of f th e s yst e m, p r e s s t he bu t t o n and ho ld in fo r s e ve r a l s e c o nd s be [...]

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    1-6 Syst em Overvi ew Power M at e VT 30 0i Ser i es Sys t em Rear Vi ew A – Power Socket I – L ine In Ja ck B – Vo ltage S elector S witch J – Mic rophone In Jack C – M o us e P o r t K – Fa n D – Ke yboard Po rt L – Prin t er Port E – USB Port M – MIDI Port F – Ser i al Port 1 N – V G A M onitor Con nector G – S erial Po[...]

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    Syst em Overv iew 1-7 Ser ial po r t s — Seri a l port 1 (COM1) an d ser i a l po r t 2 (COM2) all o w t he co nn e ct ion of ser ial devices w ith 9-p in connecto rs. Th e devices inc lude a point in g device, ser ial pr in t er, or m o dem. Keyb oar d po rt — A tt ach a keyb o ar d ( PS/2 ® -compat ibl e, 101- ke y or 102-ke y ) w i t h a 6-[...]

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    1-8 Syst em Overvi ew The ins i d e o f t he syste m has t he foll o w ing feat ures: s ys t e m bo ar d w it h c o nne ct o r s fo r t he Ce l e r o n o r P e nt ium p r o c es s o r s i ng le edge co nt act (S.E. C.) cartr i dge, DI MM mem o r y , AGP bo ar d, and external de vices syst e m board w i t h two IDE co nnectors, diskett e dri ve co n[...]

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    Syst em Overv iew 1-9 Components The maj or s yste m co mponents ar e lis t ed in the fo ll o w in g t able, along wi t h the page number where each co m po nent is briefly descr ibed. System Components Co m ponent Go to Page Syste m Board 1-9 Disk e tte D rive 1-10 Har d Drive* 1- 1 0 Powe r Supply 1-10 Ke yboard 1- 10 Mouse 1-11 AGP Board** 1-1 1[...]

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    1-10 Syst em Over view Disk ette D ri ve A si ng le diskett e driv e is support ed i n the syste m. The insta lled 1.44-MB 3 1/2-inch diskett e driv e is connect ed by a ribb o n cable wi t h three co nnecto r s. The d isket t e driv e ca ble p lugs d irect ly into t he sy st e m boar d. There ar e no sw i t c hes o r jumpers t hat need to be set a[...]

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    Syst em Overv iew 1-1 1 M ouse Th e sy stem shi ps wi t h a Mi crosof t  I nt e lliMo u se  PS/2-co m pat ibl e mouse o r a Lo gite c h  PS/2-co mpat ible m o use as st andard equipme nt . T he m o use has two butto ns and a cursor contro l wheel . T he m o use has a se lf-clea ning mecha nism t hat preven t s a buildup of dust or li nt ar[...]

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    1-12 Syst em Over view Fa x/Mo dem B oar d So m e syst e ms come wi t h a f a x/ mode m boar d pr eins t a l led. T he boar d oper ates as a fax syste m a nd data mode m according to the o per at ing sy st e m and sof t ware ins t a ll ed. T he mode m boar d offers a full -dup lex speakerphone and 56,600 bi t s per seco nd (bps ) dat a/14,400 bps f[...]

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    Syst em Overv iew 1-1 3 The tape backup uni t in st a ll s in a 5 1/4-inch accessible s lot . The insta lled tape backup uni t i s co nnect ed to an IDE cable that co nn ect s to the syste m b oar d. The PCI/IDE channel , a nd the master/s l ave configurat i o n of the uni t depe nd on t he specific co nf igurat i o n of the syste m . Tape backup u[...]

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    2 S y stem Confi guration Int errupt Requests Jum per Se ttings BIO S Se tup Video Modes Utilitie s[...]

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    2-2 System Configura ti on This sect ion pro vides inf o r m at i o n for co nfi gur ing the syst e m . T he sect ion includes: syste m in t err upt r equest (IRQ) assi g nments syst e m j u mper sett ings pro cedur es f o r usin g t he BIOS Se t up ut ili t y t o confi gur e t he sys t e m descript i o ns o f video m odes in fo r m a t io n o n p [...]

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    System Configura ti on 2 -3 Interrupt Lev el Assignments* Inte rrup t P rio rity Inte rrup t D evic e NMI I/O Channe l Che ck IRQ0 0 Sy ste m Ti m e r IRQ01 Ke yboard IRQ0 2 Pro gra mma b le In terru p t C asca de IRQ0 3 COM 2* IRQ0 4 COM 1* IRQ05 LPT2 ( pl ug an d play op tion)/Aud i o inte grated on syste m board/Use r available IRQ0 6 Dis ke tte[...]

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    2-4 System Configura ti on Seri al Port Inte rrupt s The in t err upt s f o r serial port 1 and s er i a l po rt 2 are giv e n in the f o ll o w ing tabl e. Any in t er r upt s used for the buil t - in ser ial port s ar e not avail a ble for I SA para llel ports . Al so, if seri al port s sh are a n i nterru pt, ve r ify t h at ha rdwa re an d sof [...]

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    System Configura ti on 2 -5 Syst em B oar d Jum per S ettin gs The syst e m bo ar d has four j u mper bl o cks: Pr o cesso r /Bus S peed jumper bl o ck SW 1, Po wer On Mode jumper bl o ck JP1, C l ear CMOS j u mper bl o ck JBAT1, and Wa ke-Up o n LAN j u mper bl o ck JWOL. E ach is brief ly described in the f o ll o w in g paragrap hs. Pro cedures [...]

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    2-6 System Configura ti on Po wer On M o de jumper JP1 i s a t wo-pin bl o ck f o r sett ing how the sys t e m po wers up. Dependin g o n the jumper settin g, t he sy ste m powers up when the po wer butto n is pressed o r when t he power cor d is co nn e ct ed. The factory sett in g s are shown in the fo ll o w ing t able. Power On Mod e Ju mp er J[...]

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    System Configura ti on 2 -7 Maxt or IDE H ar d Driv e J um per S etti ng s The facto r y sett ings f o r t he j u mpers o n t he Maxto r IDE hard dr ive are show n in t he f o ll o w ing t able. T he sett in g s are for a single drive inst a lled in t he syste m . Spec ificat ions f o r t he h ar d dr ive are included in Sect i o n 9. Maxt or ID E [...]

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    2-8 System Configura ti on Lite-O n 32X C D -ROM D ri ve Jum per S ett in gs The facto r y set t in gs f o r t he jumpers o n t he Lite-O n 32X CD-ROM dr iv e ar e show n in the fo ll o w ing table. T he dr ive is set as the mast er device on the seco ndar y c ha nnel. Spec ific at i o ns for t he CD-ROM dr ive are included in Sect ion 9. Lite -O n[...]

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    System Configura ti on 2 -9 BIOS Setup Utility The AMI BIOS Se t up utili t y pro gr am is used to confi gure t he m a in co m po nents o f the com put er. The co m put er ships fro m the facto ry wi t h t he co r r ect syste m paramet er s for the co nfiguration. Unless opt i o nal hardware is added, it’s n o t necess ar y t o run the BI O S S e[...]

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    2-10 Sy stem Configurati on How to Use BIOS S etup Use t he keys s ho wn o n t he botto m of t he Main menu to make y o ur se lections o r exi t t he current m e nu. T he fo ll ow ing table describes t he n a vigat ion keys . Navig ation K eys Key Function Es c Ex its the me n u . Enter Exe cutes Co mmand o r brings up a submenu . F5 Loads the Defa[...]

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    Syst em Con figu ration 2-11 Main Menu Item s Men u I tem Se ttin gs (de fau lt i s bo ld ) Cache RAM This fie l d is read-only a nd canno t be changed fr om the BIOS Setup ut ility . Exa m pl e: 128 KB Total Me m ory This field is re ad-only and cannot be change d from the B IO S Se tup ut ility . Exa m pl e: 32 M B DRAM Bank 0 DRAM Bank 1 These f[...]

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    2-12 Sy stem Configurati on Main Menu Item s Men u I tem Se ttin gs (de fau lt i s bo ld ) Typ e None, CD- ROM, I DE Re m ov a bl e, Us er, ATAPI Removabl e, Auto De faul t s to D isabled and change s at b oot time based on au to- de tec tion. Whe n se t to Au to , th e v a lue s for Cy l inde rs, He ads, Se ctor s, and M aximu m Capaci ty a re dis[...]

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    Syst em Con figu ration 2-13 Ad va nc ed Menu The A d va nced Menu is a top- level menu in the BIOS Set up u t ili t y . C hoo se the Ad va nc ed Me nu b y s e le ct ing Ad va nc e d in t he leg e n d ba r . Advanced Me nu opt ions ar e avai lable by se lect ing submenus. Use t he arro w ke ys to select an Ad vanced Me nu o p t i o n. Pr ess Enter [...]

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    2-14 Sy stem Configurati on Adva n ce d Menu - Advanced CMOS Setup Men u I tem Se ttin gs (de fau lt i s bo ld ) Qu ie t Bo o t Enabl ed , Di s a bl ed W h en E n a bl ed, di s pl a ys th e NE C sp l as h s c r een , wit h set t i ngs f or disp lay ing P OST o r e nte ring the BI OS s e tup . S.M. A. R.T. for Hard Disks Disabled , Enab led Se lect [...]

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    Syst em Con figu ration 2-15 Adva n ce d Menu - Power Mana gement Setup M e n u I t e m S e t t i ng s ( d e f a u l t i s b o l d ) Susp e nd Ti m e O ut ( M i n u t e s ) D i sab l ed , 1 , 2 , 4 , 8 , 1 0 , 20 , 3 0 , 40 , 5 0 , 60 Sp e c i f i e s t h e l e ng t h o f t i m e o f sy s t e m i n ac t i v i t y w h i l e i n S t andb y s t a t e [...]

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    2-16 Sy stem Configurati on Ad vanced M enu - PCI /Plug and Play Setup Men u I tem Se ttin gs (de fau lt i s bo ld ) Plug and Play Awar e O/S No for W in N T, Ye s for Win 9x Se lec t Ye s if the sys te m ’s o pe rat ing sy ste m is P lug an d Pla y c omp lia nt. Primary Graph ics Adapter PCI, AGP Se lec t AGP if the g rap h ics boa rd is A GP . [...]

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    Syst em Con figu ration 2-17 Adva nce d Menu - Peripheral Setup Men u I tem Se ttin gs (de fau lt i s bo ld ) Para ll el Port IRQ P aral lel p o rt 7 Se tt i ng de pends on se t ti ng of P arallel P ort Mode . If not se t at au to, you can se l ect the in t errupt line for the onbo ard pa rallel port. Par all el Port DMA Channe l This option a ll o[...]

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    2-18 Sy stem Configurati on Exit M enu T he E x it Me nu is a t o p- le ve l me nu in t he B I O S S e t up ut il it y. C ho o se t he E x it Me nu b y s e le c t ing E x it in t he le g e nd b a r . Exit Menu o pt i o ns are ava ilable by select ing submenu s. Use t he arro w key s t o se lect an Ex it Menu o p t ion. P r ess Enter to di splay the[...]

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    Syst em Con figu ration 2-19 Pr ess Enter . 5. At t he message EPROM progr amming is ready t o start, ty pe Y (wi t h o ut parenthes is) to co n t in u e. After t he upgrade co m p letes, r em o ve the diskett e. 6. Re bo ot the syste m a nd st ar t t he Set up program. Press F5 to r e se t th e BI O S defaul t s. Use t he reco r ded Setup select i[...]

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    2-20 Sy stem Configurati on The o per at ing syste m and f a cto ry-shipped dr ivers ar e a l wa ys resto r ed regar dless of wh i ch p rogr am wa s ch os en . See “NEC Applic at i o n and Dr iver CD” for inst r u ctions o n in st a lling any o f the app licat i o ns o r online docu m e nt s, or to insta ll d e vice dr ivers t hat did not come [...]

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    Syst em Con figu ration 2-21 See o ne o f the fo ll o w in g s ect i o ns to co nt inue wi t h t he rest or e. “Auto Rebuild and R est o re” “Custo m R e build and R e st ore” “Fixing t he Operat in g S y st e m” Aut o R eb uil d a nd R estor e Refor mat and repart iti o n t he hard dr iv e as fo ll o w s. ! CA UT ION The O S Restore pr[...]

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    2-22 Sy stem Configurati on 5. C lic k Cont inue . The f o ll o w ing st eps sho u l d t ake place. Sy ste m p erf orm s F DI SK . Sy ste m reb oots . Part iti o ns are for matt ed. OS and drivers load from the CD. The “Operat in g S yst e m Re st o re Completed” scr een appears whe n al l fi les ha ve bee n r est o r e d. 6. Re m o ve t he CD [...]

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    Syst em Con figu ration 2-23 C lick Fu ll t o do a fu l l ha r d d r ive fo r mat . C lick Exit to termi nat e t he restore pro cess. 4. Af t er y o u se l ect t he t y pe o f hard dr ive f o r m at y o u want to do (Quick or Ful l ) , t he For matt ing Drive(s) scr ee n appears w i t h a status bar sho w ing the p rog re s s of th e f orm atti n g[...]

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    2-24 Sy stem Configurati on Part iti o ns are for matt ed. OS and drivers load from the CD. The “Operat in g S yst e m Re st o re Completed” scr een appears whe n al l fi les ha ve bee n r est o r e d. 9. Re m o ve t he CD f ro m t he CD tra y. 10. C lick OK to reboot. This com p letes t he Custo m Rebuild and Restor e pr ocedur e. See “NEC A[...]

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    Syst em Con figu ration 2-25 This co m p letes t he OS Resto r e (or “Fix OS”) pr o cedur e. T he sy st e m is n o w in a st at e where dat a can be backed up. S y st e m sett in g s previous ly locat ed in the C:W INDO WS di re ct ory are no w in a backup di rect o ry C: WINDOWS.ORG. ! CA UT ION Som e or a l l appli cati ons might not ex hib[...]

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    2-26 Sy stem Configurati on La unch in g t he A p pl ica ti on a nd D ri ver CD Use t he Applicat ion and Dr iver CD to inst a ll app l icat ions, dr ivers, ut ili t ies, Int er net bro wsers, and the o nline NEC He lp Center . ! CA UT ION Do not selec t and install driv ers f or any hardware that i s not current l y i nstall ed on the system . Doi[...]

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    Syst em Con figu ration 2-27 3. C lick Insta l l t o ins t a ll t he se lec t i o n. Fo ll o w t he o n-scr een inst r uct ions to insta ll t he se lect ion. 4. C lick Exit to close t he Applicat ion an d Dr iver I nst a llat ion Utili t y dia log bo x. Re mo v e t he C D fro m t he C D - R O M d r ive w he n t he inst a llat i o n is c o m p let e[...]

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    2-28 Sy stem Configurati on Resolutions for NEC VistaScan USB Monitors The fo ll ow ing table lis t s t he support ed res o lut ions f o r NE C Power Mat e Seri es syste m s w i t h 15- in c h and 17-inch NEC Vi staScan ™ USB m oni t o rs. ! CA UT ION Setti ng resolut i ons other than t he r at es l i sted in t he f oll owing tabl e generat es a [...]

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    Syst em Con figu ration 2-29 Intel Pro cessor Ser ial Number Control Utility The Inte l Pr o cesso r Serial Nu mber Co ntro l ut il i t y is a Windows pr o gr am that en a bles or di sabl e s the readi n g of the Pen t i um III pr oces sor s eri a l num ber b y software. T his funct i o n let s you control whi ch so f t ware pro gr am s o r websi t[...]

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    2-30 Sy stem Configurati on Pro ces so r Seri al Nu m be r Th e In te l proce ss o r s eri al num ber, a ne w f eature o f the Pen ti um III proces so r, i s an ident ifi er f o r t he processo r. T he processo r ser i a l n u mber is designed t o be unique, and when used in co njunct i o n wi t h ot her i dent ificat ion m et ho ds, can be used to[...]

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    Syst em Con figu ration 2-31 Do es I ntel track ser ial num bers? Gene ra lly not, other than rel at ed to the m a nufact ur ing process. Intel do es n o t, in t he absences o f advanc e and expres s co nsent o f a user, co ll ect seria l number dat a whi c h is otherw i s e i de nt ified with a user. Whi ch progra ms and/ or websites currently use[...]

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    3 Disassemb l y and Reassembl y Sys t em Unit Cover Removal Expansion B oard Removal AGP B oard Removal Front P anel Removal Bl ank P anel and Metal Shi el d Removal DIMM Module Rem oval Proc essor Cartridge Rem oval 5 1/4-I nch Devic e Removal 3 1/2-I nch Hard Drive Removal 3 1/2-I nch Disk ett e Drive Removal Power Supply Rem oval Sys tem Board R[...]

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    3-2 Di sa sse mbly a nd R ea sse mbl y This sect ion cont a in s st ep- by - st ep disasse mb ly procedur es for t he sy st e m uni t . A sim p lified disassembly illustr at i o n is pro vi ded w ith m o st pro cedur es. Section 5 includes a part s li st and an illust r ated part s breakdo wn sh o w in g an exploded view of the syste m . A Phillips[...]

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    Di sa sse mbly a nd R ea sse mbl y 3 - 3 ! CA UT ION Bef ore handli ng boards or chips, gr ound y our sel f to rel ease st at i c . System Unit Cove r R emoval The fo ll ow ing subsect ions describe how to rem o ve and repl ac e t he sy st e m uni t lef t side co ver and r i g ht s ide cover. ! CA UT ION El ec trostat i c di scharge c an dam age c [...]

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    3-4 Di sa sse mbly a nd R ea sse mbl y Removi ng the Left S i de Cover A – Le ft S i de Cove r C – Han dl e B – Th umb Sc rews D – L ock Tab Re pla cing th e Le ft Si de Co ver Rep lace t he lef t s ide co ver as f o ll o w s. Note : To prevent dam age to system cables, car ef ully positi on t he cabl es out of t he pat h of t he c ov er . [...]

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    Di sa sse mbly a nd R ea sse mbl y 3 - 5 Replac i ng the Left Side Cover A – Ta b Slo ts C – Chassis Rail B – Le ft S i de Cove r D – L ock T ab 6. Rep lace t he t wo t humb screw s, and inst a ll t he secur i t y l o ck ( if used) . 7. Reco nnect a ll e xt er nal per i p herals. 8. P lug in all power cords.[...]

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    3-6 Di sa sse mbly a nd R ea sse mbl y Removing t he Right Side Cover Re m o ve t he ri g ht side cover as fo ll o ws. ! W A RNI NG Bef ore removing t he right side cov er , t ur n off the power and unplug t he system power cabl e. Power is rem oved only when the power cabl e is unpl ugged. 1. Turn o ff and unplug the sys t e m uni t . 2. Unplug th[...]

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    Di sa sse mbly a nd R ea sse mbl y 3 - 7 Repl aci n g the Ri gh t Si de C ov er Rep lace t he r ight si d e co ver as fo ll o w s. 1. Po si t i o n t he r i g ht si de co ver o ver t he chassis, abo ut a half-inch fro m t he fr o n t p a n e l. 2. Al i gn th e tab s on th e i n si de of th e t op of th e c ov er wi th th e ta b sl ots on th e l ef [...]

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    3-8 Di sa sse mbly a nd R ea sse mbl y Expansion Board Remova l Re mo v e a n y in st a lle d e xpa ns io n bo ar d ( s ) a s fo llo w s. 1. Rem o ve t he l e f t s i de co ver (see “Re mo v ing t he Lef t S i de Co ver” ear li er in t h is s e c t io n) . 2. Label a nd disco nnect any ca ble s co nnect ed to t he ex pa nsi o n board. 3. Remove[...]

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    Di sa sse mbly a nd R ea sse mbl y 3 - 9 AGP Board Remov al Re m o ve t he A GP bo ar d as fo ll o w s. 1. Re m o ve t he l e ft s ide cover (see “Re m o v ing t he Lef t S i de Co ver” ear li er in t h is s e c t io n) . 2. Rem o ve t he screw h o lding the A GP board in its expansi o n sl o t . 3. Pu ll t he AGP boar d out o f i t s co nnecto[...]

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    3-10 Di sa sse mbly a nd Re a sse mbl y Blank Panel and Me tal Shi eld Removal Rem o ve t he blank panel fro m t he f ro nt panel and the m et a l sh ield co vering the access ible device bay as fo ll o w s. 1. Re m o ve t he f ro nt pane l (see “Fro nt P ane l Re mo va l” ear lier in this sect ion). 2. Rem o ve t he blank panel fro m t he sele[...]

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    Di sa sse mbly a nd R ea sse mbl y 3 - 11 DIMM M odule Removal Re m o ve a DIMM modu le fro m t he syste m b o ar d as fo ll o ws. 1. Re m o ve t he l e ft s ide cover (see “Re m o v ing t he Lef t S i de Co ver” ear li er in t h is s e c t io n) . 2. Lo cat e t he DIMM modu l e so cket s on t he syste m boar d. 3. Eject t he DIMM modu l e by p[...]

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    3-12 Di sa sse mbly a nd Re a sse mbl y Re movi ng the C eleron or Pen tiu m III Pro cesso r Cart ridge Rem o ve the Cel eron proce ss o r ca rtri dge or th e Pen t i u m III proces so r car tri dge f ro m the universa l retent i o n mechanism and system board as foll o w s. ! CA UT ION Bef ore handli ng co m ponent s, r educ e stat i c di scharge [...]

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    Di sa sse mbly a nd R ea sse mbl y 3 - 13 Removing the Celeron or Pentium III P rocessor Cartridge A – L ocking Leve r C – P r ocessor C artridge B – Un iversa l Re tention Me chanism 10. Inst a ll t he r ep lacement pro cesso r cartr idge (see “Inst a lling the Celero n or Pen t i um III Proce ss o r Ca rtri dge ” in the f o ll o w ing s[...]

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    3-14 Di sa sse mbly a nd Re a sse mbl y 2. Align t he rep l ace me nt car tr idge wi t h the to p o f t he ret ent ion m ec hanis m so t hat the n o t ch in t he cart ridge connecto r ali g ns w i t h t he key in t he S lot 1 co nn ect or . Ins talling t he C eleron o r P entium III Proc ess or Cartridg e A – P rocessor Cart ridge C – S l ot 1 [...]

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    Di sa sse mbly a nd R ea sse mbl y 3 - 15 Re movi ng t he Pent ium II Process or Cart ridge Rem o ve t he Penti u m II pro cesso r cartri dge f ro m its S lot 1 socket and uni versa l r e t en t io n me c h a n is m o n t h e s y s t e m b o a r d a s fo llo w s . ! CA UT ION Bef ore handli ng co m ponent s, r educ e stat i c di scharge by touchi n[...]

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    3-16 Di sa sse mbly a nd Re a sse mbl y Removing the Penti um II Processor Cartridge A – L ocking Leve r D – R ete nt ion Me chanism B – P rocessor Cart ridge E – S yste m Board C – L ocking Leve r F – Top B ar 8. Stor e t he processo r cartr idge in a n ant i st at ic bag. 9. Inst a ll t he r ep lacement P ent ium II pro cesso r cartri[...]

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    Di sa sse mbly a nd R ea sse mbl y 3 - 17 ! CA UT ION Using the wrong heat si nk or no heat sink can dam age the processor, sy stem board, or bot h. Ensure t hat the repl ac em ent processor cart r i dge has the cor r ec t heat si nk (ref er t o the document ati on that com es with the proc essor). Do not use the heat si nk from the rem ov ed pr oc[...]

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    3-18 Di sa sse mbly a nd Re a sse mbl y 5. For syst e ms using t he to p bar , inst a ll it as fo llows. ! CA UT ION Use cauti on when i nsert i ng the t op bar to prevent damage t o the pl asti c clips on the DI M M socket. In s er t th e b a r in to i ts pi n s on th e re ten ti on m ech an i sm an d th e h ea t si n k . The flat s ide of t he b [...]

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    Di sa sse mbly a nd R ea sse mbl y 3 - 19 Rem ovin g a 5 1/ 4-Inch D evic e A – Sc rews B – De vi ce 3 1/2-Inch Hard Drive Removal Rem o ve a 3 1/2- in c h hard drive as f o ll o ws. 1. Remove t he lef t s ide cover and front panel (see “R e mo ving t he Lef t Si d e Co ver” and “Fro nt Panel R e m o val” earlier in this sect ion). 2. W[...]

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    3-20 Di sa sse mbly a nd Re a sse mbl y Rem oving the H ard Dri ve A – Sc rews B – Top B r acket 3 1/2-Inch Disket te Dr ive Remov al Rem o ve t he 3 1/2-in c h d iskett e driv e as f o ll o w s. 1. Remove t he lef t s ide cover and the f ro nt panel (see “Remo ving the L e ft S i de Co ver” and “Fro nt Panel R e m o val” earlier in thi[...]

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    Di sa sse mbly a nd R ea sse mbl y 3 - 21 Power Supply R emoval Rem o ve t he po wer supply as fo ll o ws. ! W A RNI NG Bef ore removing t he system unit c ov er s, turn off t he power and unplug t he system power cabl e. Power is rem oved only when the power cabl e is unpl ugged. 1. Remove t he l e ft s i de co ver and t he ri g ht s i de co ver ([...]

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    3-22 Di sa sse mbly a nd Re a sse mbl y System Board Removal Re m o ve t he syste m b o ar d as fo ll o ws. 1. Ensure t hat all e xt er nal ca bles ar e d i sco nnect ed from the rear o f the sy st e m. 2. Re m o ve t he l e ft s i de co ver ( see “Re mo v ing t he Lef t S i de Co ver” ear lier in t h is s e c t io n) . 3. Re m o ve a ll expans[...]

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    Di sa sse mbly a nd R ea sse mbl y 3 - 23 CM OS Ba tte r y Re mo va l Re m o ve t he 3-volt li t hiu m batt er y fro m the syst e m boar d as foll o w s. 1. Turn o ff and unplug the sys t e m uni t a nd any exter nal options connect ed to th e sy s tem . ! CA UT ION Rem ov ing t he battery from the system boar d c ause s the com puter to lose syste[...]

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    3-24 Di sa sse mbly a nd Re a sse mbl y 4. Press do wn o n the b at t er y cli p to re lease t he batt ery fro m i t s so cket . Removi ng the Battery A – Ba ttery B – C lip 5. Re m o ve t he batt ery a nd discard in accor dance w i t h the manufactur er ’s ins t r u ct io ns. ! W A RNI NG The bat t ery can explode if it i s i nc or r ec tl y[...]

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    4 S y stem Board Connect ors, Jum pers, and So ck et s Com ponents Resourc es[...]

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    4-2 Syst em Board This sect i o n descr ibes the locat i o ns of connect o r s, jumpers, and so cket s o n t he syste m boar d, in c lud ing external cable connector s, in ter nal boar d conn e cto rs, jumper l o cat ions, and upgrade sockets. Included in this sect i o n are pro cedures for sett ing j u mper s o n t he syste m bo ar d and a DIMM me[...]

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    Syst em Board 4-3 Inte rna l C onne ct ors an d S ocket s Locat ions of the inter nal co nnect o r s and so ckets o n the syste m b o ar d ar e sho w n in t he fo ll ow ing figure. System Board Internal Connector a nd S ocket Locations A – A GP Boar d Con nector E – Me m ory S ockets 1 and 2 B – PC I Conne ctors F – D i ske tte Dr i ve Conn[...]

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    4-4 Syst em Board Locat ing Sys tem Boar d Ju m pers A – Pow er On Mode Jumpe r JP1 C – C le ar CM OS Ju mpe r JBAT 1 B – Pr o c es s o r/ B us S p eed J um p er s SW 1 D – W ake-On LAN J umper J W OL Changi ng Processor Spee d To change pr o cesso r speed, t he syste m must be jumpered for t he co rrect pro cesso r/bus speed. Use t he fo l[...]

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    Syst em Board 4-5 Proc ess or Ju mp er S ettin gs 5. Rep lace t he l e ft s ide cover (see “Repla c ing the Left Side Cover” in Sect ion 3). 6. Co nnect s y st e m po wer cabl e s and e xt er na l opt i o ns. 7. Pow er on th e sy s tem an d r u n th e B IO S Se tup u ti li ty to ch ec k th e co nfigurat i o n of the syste m . Setti ng the Pow e[...]

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    4-6 Syst em Board 4. S e t jumper JP 1 as fo ll o ws. Set the j u mper o n pi ns 1 and 2 to all o w s ys t e m boo t up wh en t he power butto n is pressed. Re mo v e t he ju mp e r fr o m p in s 1 a nd 2 fo r imme d ia t e s yst e m bo o t u p when the power cor d i s plugged into a p o wer source. Park the j u mper o n o ne p in to prevent loss. [...]

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    Syst em Board 4-7 8. Co nnect syste m po wer cables and ext er nal opt ions. 9. Power on the sy ste m . 10. Run the BIOS S et up u t ili t y t o check the co nfigurat ion or to set a new password (see Secti o n 2). Setti ng Wake-On LAN W ak e-On LAN j u mper J WOL can be set to enable the onb o ard Wake-O n LAN funct i on o r to disable the funct i[...]

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    4-8 Syst em Board Upgr ad e So ck ets The syste m bo ar d has the f o ll o w ing upgrade socket s: pr o cesso r so cket DIMM so ck et s. See t he f o ll o w ing paragraphs f o r so cket descri pt i ons. Processor Socket The processo r Sl ot 1 socket i s des i g ned for eas y pro cessor upgradeabili t y t hro ugh use o f a Single Edge Contact (S.E.C[...]

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    Syst em Board 4-9 Supporte d DIMM s DIMM Size Non- ECC Confi gurati on 16 MB 2 Mbit x 64 32 MB 4 Mbit x 64 64 MB 8 Mbit x 64 128 MB 16 Mbit x 64 Sam ple DI MM Up gr ade P ath s* To tal Me mo ry DI MM 1 DI MM 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 * T h e inf orm ati on i n this tab[...]

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    4-10 Syst em Board Components The syst e m bo ar d has t he f o ll o w ing feat ures: Inte l 82443Z X AGPset used f o r AGP, PCI/ISA, m e m o r y, and peri p hera l co ntro l Winb o nd ® W83977TF I/O cont ro ll er ( integrat es st andard PC I/ O f un c t i on s : tw o se ri al por ts, one EP P/ EC P- ca pa bl e pa ral l el por t, f l oppy d i sk i[...]

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    Syst em Board 4-11 The fo ll o w ing table list s t he m a j o r co m po nents o n the syste m boar d. System Board Components Co m ponent Funct i on Processor (mou nte d in a S.E.C. cartridge ) Celeron 300-, 333- , 366-, 400-, or 433-MHz processo r Penti um II 350-, 40 0-, or 450-MHz p r ocessor Penti um III 450- or 500-MH z processo r Int el 8244[...]

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    4-12 Syst em Board Pro c es so r and S eco nda r y C ache Th e sy stem uses a n I ntel Ce le ron, Pen t i um II, or Pen t i um III pr o ces sor w i t h an in ter nal c lock speed o f 300 MHz, 333 MHz, 350 MHz, 366 MHz, 400 MHz, 433 MHz, 450 MHz, o r 500 MHz (dependin g o n ty pe o f processo r and mode l ). The processo r is an advanced p ipelined [...]

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    Syst em Board 4-13 The Fl a s h ROM all o ws t he sys t e m and video BIOS to b e upgraded w i t h the BIOS Updat e u t ili t y , w i t hout havi ng to phy s ica lly rem o ve the ROM (see S e c t io n 2 fo r fur t her in fo r mat io n o n t he B I O S U p d at e ut il it y). T he F la s h R O M support s the repro gra mm ing o f the sys t e m BIOS [...]

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    4-14 Syst em Board PCI/IDE P orts The sys t e m boar d support s two hi g h-per f o r m ance PCI/IDE port s: a pri mary port and a s eco ndary port on t he system bo ar d. Each port supports up to t wo devices f o r a tot al of four I DE devices. The pr imary P CI/I DE po rt has an e nhanced IDE in t er face t hat support s PIO Mode 4 devi ces wi t[...]

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    Syst em Board 4-15 Seri al Interf ace The sys t e m has two 16C550 UAR T co m pat ibl e seri a l po rt s (COM1 an d COM2) in t egr at ed on the I/O controll er. T he s er i a l po rt s support t he standard RS-232C in ter face. T he b u ffered hig h-speed serial po r t s supp o rt transfer rates up to 115.2 KB. Thes e po rts all o w t he ins t a ll[...]

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    4-16 Syst em Board The fo ll o w ing graphics boar ds ar e availab le from NEC CSD: A TI Mi nd en (R age IIC) 4-M B A GP boar d This board co nt ains 4 MB o f SD R A M. A TI XPE RT98 (RagePRO) 4-MB A GP b o ard wi t h 4-MB upgrade This board co nt ains 8 MB o f SD R A M. Diam o nd Viper V550 Tn T 16 MB A GP graphi c s board This b o ar d co ntains [...]

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    Syst em Board 4-17 In teg rat ed A ud io To suppo rt t he i ncrea s ing number o f m u l t i med ia appl icat ions, a Creat ive ES1373 PCI audi o chip is in t egrat ed on t he sy ste m boar d. The chi p pro v i de s 16-bi t st ereo, Sound Bl aster Pro  -c om pa tib le au di o. The sound sy st e m pro vi des a ll the di g ital and analog mi x ing[...]

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    4-18 Syst em Board Memo ry Ma p T he sys t e m me m o r y map is s ho w n in t he fo ll o w ing t ab l e . Syst em Mem ory Map Memory Space Siz e Function 100000-1800000 0 383 MB Exte nd ed m e m ory FC000-FFFFF 16 KB Boot block FA000-FBFFF 8 KB ES CD (Plug and Play Con fi guration and DMI) F9000-F9FFF 4 KB R eserved for B IO S F8000-F8FFF 4 KB OEM[...]

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    Syst em Board 4-19 I/O Add res s Map Address (Hex ) I/O Device N ame 0070, b it 7 PIIX4 - e nabl e N MI 0070, b it s 6 th rough 0 P II X4 - real tim e c lock, addre ss 0071 PIIX4 - re al t im e clock, data 0078-0079 Re s erved - b oar d con figuration 0080-008F PII X4 - D MA p age re gi sters 00A0-00A1 PIIX4 - interrupt co ntroller 2 00B2-00B3 APM [...]

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    4-20 Syst em Board I/O Add res s Map Address (Hex ) I/O Device N ame 03CE-03CF Video (VGA ) 03D4-03D5 Video (V GA) 03DA Video (V GA) 03E8-03EF COM3 03F0-03F5 Floppy ch annel 1 03F6 Primary IDE channe l com mand po rt 03F7 (wr it e) Floppy ch annel 1 co mmand 03F7, b it 7 Floppy d isk change channel 1 03F7, b it 6 th r ough 0 Primary I DE channe l s[...]

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    Syst em Board 4-21 DMA Settings The syst e m’s DM A set t ings are g iven in t he fo ll o w ing t abl e. DMA Se tti ngs D M A Se tting Device 0 Audio 1 Audio/paralle l port 2 D iske tte d rive 3 Par a ll el port (for ECP or EPP) / a udi o 4 Re s erved —– casca de channe l 5A v a i l a b l e 6A v a i l a b l e 7A v a i l a b l e * In Plug an d[...]

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    5 Illustrated Pa rts Bre akdo w n Ordering P arts Field Repl aceable Uni t List Il lust rated P arts B reakdown[...]

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    5-2 Illus trated P a rts B reakdo wn This sect ion cont a in s t he illust r at ed parts breakdo wn (I P B) and NEC CSD part descript i o ns f o r the PowerMat e VT 300i Series B uild-t o -Or der (BTO) sy st e ms . T he fo ll o w ing t ab l e s list te l eph on e num be rs f or ord e ri ng sy s tem pa rts a n d op ti on s fi eld-re pl aceabl e part[...]

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    Illus trat ed Parts Bre a kdo wn 5-3 Field Replaceab le Unit List The fo ll o w ing table list s t he fi e ld rep l a cea ble un i t s ( FRU s) for t he Po wer Ma t e VT 300i Ser i es o f co mputers. Power Mat e VT 30 0i Ser ies S yst em F RU L ist It e m Description 1a Microsoft IntelliMouse 1b Logitech 3-B utton M ouse 2 Ke yboard, Chicony, E rgo[...]

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    5-4 Illus trated P a rts B reakdo wn Power Mat e VT 30 0i Ser ies S yst em F RU L ist It e m Description 16c GVC 10/1 00 Ne t work Bo ard 17 Chassis C ove r, Le f t Side 18 Chassis C ove r, Right S ide 19 Front Pane l (co mpl ete asse m bly) 20 Plastic B lank Pane l – 5-1/4 in ch 21 Logo, NEC Powe rMate 22 Spe aker Pow er Adapter 23 10-Watt Spe a[...]

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    Illus trat ed Parts Bre a kdo wn 5-5 Illustrated Parts Brea kdown The fo ll ow ing figure sh o ws t he illus t rat ed par t s breakdown (IPB) f o r t he Po wer Mate VT 300i Ser ies com put ers. E ach FR U o n the IPB i s ident ifi ed w it h a number t hat cro ss-r efere nces t he FRU list. Power Mat e VT 30 0i Ser ies Com put er Illus trat ed P art[...]

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    6 Prev entiv e M aintenance Sys t em Cleaning Keyboard Cl eani ng Mouse Cleaning[...]

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    6-2 Pr eve ntive Mai nte nance T h is s e c t io n c o nt a i ns g e ne r a l in fo r mat io n fo r c lea nin g a nd c he c k ing t he s ys t e m, keyb o ard, and m o ni t o r. The syste m u ni t , ke yb o ard, and m o nito r requ ire cl ea ning and check ing at l ea st o nce a y ear, and m o r e often if operat in g in a dust y environment. No ot [...]

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    Pre venti ve Main ten anc e 6-3 3. Cl ean th e e n cl osu re an d k ey s wi t h a d am p cl ot h . A sm all , sof t-b ri stl e b rush may be used to clean between the ke ys. Do not we t or dam pen t he keyb o ar d’s pr in t ed circui t boar d. I f the b o ar d gets wet , thoroughly dr y it be fore reatt achin g t he keyb o ard to the sy ste m u n[...]

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    7 Troubl eshooti ng Ch eckli st Diagnos tics[...]

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    7-2 Troubleshooting This sect i o n prov i de s inf o r m at i o n t o help iso late and repair syste m malfunct ions at t he fi e ld l e ve l. The syste m ha s a bui lt- in progr am that auto mat ically checks its co mponent s when t he syste m is powered o n. I f there is a prob lem , t he syst e m di spl ay s an e rror m essa ge. If thi s ha ppe[...]

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    Troubleshooting 7 -3 System emit s cont inuous beeps. Tur n the syste m off , wa i t at l ea st five second s, and tur n t he syst e m on. If t he b eeps co nt inue, call t he NEC CSD Techni c a l Suppo rt Center . System does not maintain date , time, system configuration inf or ma t ion . Change t he batt er y ( see “Bat t ery Rep lace ment” [...]

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    7-4 Troubleshooting Disk ette D ri ve Pr o blem s Check t he f o ll o w ing t o see t he po ss ible cause and so lut i o n. Diskette won’t load. Check t hat the diskett e i s being l o aded co r r ectly. Check t hat the sy st e m and m o nito r po wer lam ps ar e o n and the power-o n scree n appears. Check t hat the diskett e i s for m at t ed. [...]

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    Troubleshooting 7 -5 Check t hat the vi deo r efres h rat e an d video dr iver are co r r ect. Click the right m o use butt o n any w here o n the Windows desktop and a me nu a p p e a r s. C lic k P roperties and the Di sp la y Pr o per t i es w indo w appears. Ke yboa rd/ Mouse Prob le ms Check t he f o ll o w ing pro bl e m t o see the po ss ibl[...]

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    7-6 Troubleshooting T he CD-ROM dri ve play s music CDs but the sound is not hea r d. H o wever, .W A V and .MI D I s ounds can be heard wh en played. Check t hat t he cable connect ing the CD-ROM dr iv e to the sy st e m boar d CD aud i o co nnecto r i s in p la ce and secur e. Check t he CD Audi o vo l u me set t ing. Spea ker P ro blem s Check t[...]

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    Troubleshooting 7 -7 Probl e ms and Soluti ons Probl e m Sym pto m Soluti on No powe r (cont’d) 4 . Che ck +5 and +1 2 powe r supp ly voltages. Me asure voltage s with s yste m board in st alle d. 5 . Re place the powe r switch asse m bly. 6 . R ep l a c e t h e p o w er s u pp l y . 7 . R ep l a c e t h e s y st em bo a r d. Powe r supply ma lfu[...]

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    7-8 Troubleshooting Probl e ms and Soluti ons Probl e m Sym pto m Soluti on Dis ke tte d rive doe s not work Lamp on drive pane l doe s not light whe n diskette is loade d. 1 . Che ck powe r and s ignal cab le conne ct i ons betwe en diske tt e drive and powe r supply. 2 . Che ck diske tt e drive ca bl e. Re pl ace as ne cessary. 3 . Che ck powe r [...]

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    Troubleshooting 7 -9 Probl e ms and Soluti ons Probl e m Sym pto m Soluti on Monitor malfunct ion U nabl e to s ynch ronize display. 1 . Adjust the mon itor’s synch roniz at ion controls. 2 . C he ck tha t the mo n ito r’s re solu tion matche s the vide o se tting or the vide o dr iv er u s ed (s ee S ec t i o n 2). 3 . C h ec k t h at t h e ut[...]

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    7-10 Troubleshooting Probl e ms and Soluti ons Probl e m Sym pto m Soluti on CD-RO M dri ve malfunct i on (cont ”d) N o sound from CD s. 1. Che ck that speake r power is on and volume is ad j usted . 2. Che ck audio s oftware se ttings. 3. Check t h e CD. 4 . C h ec k t h e C D- RO M dr i v e a u di o ca bl e conne ct ions. 5. Ch ec k t h e C D -[...]

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    8 NEC CSD Information Serv ices Servic e Telephone Numbers Technical Support Produc t Inform at ion[...]

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    8-2 NEC CSD I nformation Service s This sect ion conta in s the fo ll o w ing NEC CSD serv ice a nd support i nfor mat i o n: service and s uppo rt t el ep ho ne numbers t echni c a l suppor t pro duct i nf o r mat i o n. Service Telephone Number s The fo ll ow ing t able list s t he telep ho ne numbers f o r t he NEC CS D ser v ice and support f u[...]

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    NEC CSD I nformation Service s 8 -3 BIOS upda t es, drivers, an d setup d i sk files to downl o ad co ntact inf o r m at i o n, including tele p hone numbers f o r T echnica l Suppo rt and lin k s t o ve nd o r w ebs i t es an auto mated email for m for y o ur technical suppor t questi o ns a Resel ler’ s area ( passwo rd access ible). To access [...]

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    8-4 NEC CSD I nformation Service s D i r ect ass ist ance is avai lable 24 hour s a da y , 7 days a week. Ca ll t he NEC CSD Technical Support Center, toll f ree, at 1 (8 00) 63 2- 45 25 (U.S. and C anada o n ly ) f o r t he f o ll o w ing support . S y st e m hardware — to ll - f re e phone support is limi t ed to the l e ngt h of the stan dard [...]

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    NEC CSD I nformation Service s 8 -5 ! CA UT ION NEC CSD rec omm ends that you download fil es f r om the Bull eti n Board S erv ice to a diskett e and not t o your hard driv e. Log o nto t he BBS as f o ll o ws. 1. From t he Win do ws deskto p, cli ck Start . 2. Po in t to Programs . P o in t to A ccess ori es an d th en cli ck HyperT erminal . 3. [...]

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    8-6 NEC CSD I nformation Service s Fo ll o w t he prom pt s to se l ect a file for do wnload ing. ! CA UT ION Ex ecutabl e fil es automati c ally f ormat your di sket t e w hen you download f il es fr om the B BS. Form atting destroy s any dat a on the di skett e. Bef ore you dow nl oad fil es f r om the BB S, check t hat you do not hav e inf ormat[...]

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    9 Specificat ions Syste m Boa r d Keyboard Mouse Speak ers Syste m Un it Diske tte Driv e Hard Drives Power Supply Fax / Modem Board Graphic s B oards CD-ROM Drives PC Ad ap ter Un it Tape Back up Unit Zip Driv e Envi ronm ental and Safet y[...]

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    9-2 Spec ific ations This sect ion cont a in s t he spec ificat i o ns f o r the vario u s co m po nent s co m pr ising t he PowerMat e VT 300i Ser i es syste ms. The fo ll ow ing tabl e lists t he specificat ions a nd the pages where the spec ificat i o ns can be found. Syst em Specif icat ions Specification Go to Page Syste m board 9-3 Ke yboard [...]

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    Spec ificat ions 9-3 System Board Specificat ions The specificat i o ns for the syst e m board ar e included in the f o ll o w ing t able. Syst em Board Spe cific ation s Feature Specification Syste m Board Processor Celeron 300A-, 33 3-, 366- , 400-, or 433 -MHz proce ssor Penti um II 350-, 40 0-, or 450-MHz p r ocessor Penti um III 450- or 500-MH[...]

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    9-4 Spec ific ations M ou se Specif i cations The spec ifi c at ions f o r t he m o use are incl ud ed in the f o ll ow in g table. Mouse S pecifications Feature Specification M ous e M icro so ft In te lliM ouse Feature s 2-button w ith curso r move m ent whe el X & Y e ncoder reso lution: 400 P PI opto-mech anical W hee l Resolut ion: zoo m r[...]

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    Spec ificat ions 9-5 System Unit Specific ations The specificat i o ns for the syst e m uni t ar e in c luded in the fo ll ow ing t able. Syst em Unit Specif icat ions Feature Specification Di m en si o n s W idt h: 8. 5 in c h es ( 2 1 .5 9 cm ) De pth: 18 inches (45 .72 c m) He ight : 17 inche s (43.18 c m) W eight Starting at 28 l b. (11 .78 kg [...]

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    9-6 Spec ific ations Dis kett e Dri ve Sp ecifi cation s Feature Specification Data T ransfer Ra te H i gh de nsi ty mode : 5 00 /250 Kb it/se c Normal de nsity m ode : 2 50 /125 Kb it/se c Disk Spe ed 300 rpm Nu m ber o f Tracks 160 (80 tracks x 2 side s) Tem p er at u r e O p er a t i ng: 4 ° to 46 ° Re lative Hu mid ity 20 ° to 80 ° Dimens i[...]

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    Spec ificat ions 9-7 4.3-GB Maxtor H ard D rive Specif ications The specifi c at i o ns for the 4.3- GB Max t or Diam o ndMax™ hard dr ive are included in t he fo ll o w ing t able. 4.3 -GB Maxtor DiamondMax Hard Drive Speci fi ca ti ons Feature Specification Hard D rive 4.3-GB Max tor Dia m ondMax 88400D3 Formatted C apacity No mi nal Rotational[...]

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    9-8 Spec ific ations 8.4-GB Fujit su Hard Dr ive Spe cifications The specificat i o ns for the 8.4- GB Fu ji t su hard dr iv e ar e incl ud ed in the fo llo w ing t ab le . 8.4-GB Fujits u Hard Driv e Sp ecif icatio ns Feature Specification Ha rd D rive 8.4 -GB Fu jits u Formatted C apacity No mi nal Rotational Spee d Num b er of D i sk s Num ber o[...]

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    Spec ificat ions 9-9 8.4-GB Maxtor H ard D rive Specif ications The specificat i o ns for the 8.4- GB Maxt or hard drive are included in t he fo llo w ing t ab le . 8.4 -GB Maxtor DiamondMax Hard Drive Speci fi ca ti ons Feature Specification Har d Driv e 8. 4-G B Maxto r Formatted C apacity No mi nal Rotational Spee d Num b er of D i sk s Num ber [...]

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    9-10 Spe cifi cation s 12.9-GB Maxtor Hard D rive Sp ecificat ions The specifi c at i o ns for the 12.9- GB Max t or hard drive are in c luded in the fo llo w ing t ab le . 12.9-GB Ma xtor DiamondMax H a rd Drive Specifica ti ons Feature Specification Hard D rive 12.9-GB Max tor Formatted C apacity No mi nal Rotational Spee d Num b er of D i sk s N[...]

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    Spec ificat ions 9-1 1 Fax/Modem Board S pe cifications The spec ifi c at ions f o r t he f a x/m o de m bo ards are in c luded in the f o ll ow in g table. Fax/M odem Board Specifications Feature Specification Fax/Mode m Board U.S. Robo tics P yt hon V .90 56 .6 Kbps ISA M ode m Diamond MDM100D V 90 56 Kbps TTU PCI Mode m Az t ech MD M100A V90 5 6[...]

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    9-12 Spe cifi cation s ATI Minden AGP Boa rd Specifications The speci ficat i o ns for t he ATI Minden (Rage II C) 4 MB AGP boar d ar e included in t he fo ll o w ing table. ATI M inden (R age IIC) AGP Board Specif icat ions Feature Specification AGP Board ATI M i nden (Rage IIC) A G P Boa rd Controlle r ATI 3D Rage IIC 64 bi t graphics a ccelerato[...]

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    Spec ificat ions 9-1 3 Diamond Viper V55 0 AGP Board Specifi cations The specifi c at i ons f o r the Diam o nd Vi p er V550 AGP 2D/3D graphi cs board ar e included in t he fo ll o w ing table. Diamond Viper V550 AGP Board Specifications Feature Specification AGP B oard Diamond V i per V550 AG P Boa rd Co ntro lle r NV IDIA RIVA TNT ™ ch ipse t, [...]

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    9-14 Spe cifi cation s Lite-O n 32X and 40X CD-ROM Drive Speci fica tions Feature Specification Tem p er at u r e O p er a t i ng: 5 ° to 45 ° Non-operating : -20 ° to 6 0 ° Hu midity Operating: 20% to 80% (non-conde nsing) Non-operating : 20% to 90% (non-conde nsin g) Physical Di m ens ions H x W x L: 41 .3 x 145.8 x 190 .5 m m max W e ight 1.[...]

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    Spec ificat ions 9-1 5 Hitachi 4X D VD-RO M D rive Sp ecific ations The specifi c at i o ns for the Hitachi 4X DVD-ROM dr iv e ar e in c luded in the fo llo w ing t ab le . Hit achi 4X D VD-R O M Dri ve Sp ecifi cations Feature Specification 4X DVD -ROM D rive Hitachi GD-2500 Dat a Tra nsf er Rate DVD, 5.52 MB DVD-R, 2. 76 MB CD, 3. 6 MB Int erface[...]

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    9-16 Spe cifi cation s PC A dapter Devic e Sp ecific atio ns Feature Specification Software SwapFit F lash F ili ng s yst e m driver e nabling f ull f loppy d isk or ha r d d ri v e em ul a ti on o n fl ash ca r d s; c om p at i bl e w i t h al l co m pre ssi on and PC-ut iliti es software Single drive let ter design ator fo r all me mory car ds Gr[...]

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    Spec ificat ions 9-1 7 Tape Backup Unit Specifications Feature Specification Tem p er at u r e O p er a t i ng: 5 ° to 45 ° Non-operating : -40 ° to 6 5 ° Hu midity O perating : 20% to 80% (non-conde nsin g) Non-operating : 5% to 95% (non-conde nsing) Altitude Ope r ating: -1 ,000 to 15 ,000 fee t Non-operating : -1,000 to 50,000 fe et Zip Driv[...]

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    9-18 Spe cifi cation s Environmental and Safety Spe cifications The syste m e nvironment a l and s a fet y spec if icat ions ar e in cluded in the fo llo w ing t ab le . Spec ific ations Feature Specification Re comm e nde d Opera ting En v ir o nm ent T em p er at u r e: 5 0 ° F to 95 ° F (10 ° C t o 35 ° C) Re lative Hu mid ity : 20 % to 8 0%[...]

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    A Release Notes General Not es SCS I Drive Limit ations LS-120 S uperDi sk Copy Ut il it y NEC OS Rest ore CD PIIX 4 L im itatio n s New Sys tem Board J umper S etti ngs Inte l Pr oce sso r Ser ia l Nu m ber C on trol U tility W indows 95 Is s ues W indows 98 Is s ues W indows NT Issues[...]

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    A-2 NEC Pow erMat e VT 300 i S eries Rel ease Not es Th e PowerMate VT 300i Series Releas e Notes pro vide up-to-d ate i nf o r mat i o n o n insta lling the applicat i o ns that co m e w i t h y o ur co m put er. T hese not es also pro vi de add i t ional valua ble inf o r mat ion about y o ur computer t hat was not included in t he printed user?[...]

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    NEC Pow erMat e VT 3 00i Seri es Rel ease N otes A- 3 Onc e I nt e r net Exp l o re r is inst a lle d , o t her a p p lic a t io ns c a n be in st a lled du r ing t he s a me in st a lla t io n se ss io n a nd in a n y o r d e r . I nt er ne t Exp lo r e r co m e s pre in st a ll ed o n syste ms with the Wi ndo ws 98 op erat in g s yste m . Note : [...]

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    A-4 NEC Pow erMat e VT 300 i S eries Rel ease Not es 2. Do ubl e c l ick the Ne t wo r k ic o n in t h e Co n t r o l P a ne l w i n d o w . 3. C lick t he P rotocols ta b . In th e P r o toc ol s di s pl ay , th e f ol l owi ng p ro toc ol s are l o aded: NetBEUI Pr otocol N WL ink IPXSPX- Compatible Tr ansport N WLin k Ne tB IOS 4. Hi ghli gh t N[...]

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    NEC Pow erMat e VT 3 00i Seri es Rel ease N otes A- 5 In st alli ng LapL ink Ap pli cat ion N ot Suppo rted The LapLink applicat i o n included o n the NEC Applicat ion an d Dr i ver CD is not support ed. T hi s versio n of La p Link can cause pro blems w hen insta lled. Wh e n r e lea se d , a ne w ve r s io n w i l l be a va i la ble o n t he N E[...]

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    A-6 NEC Pow erMat e VT 300 i S eries Rel ease Not es Ins tallin g I nter n et E xpl orer 4.01 A dd -O n C omp onen ts from th e NEC Driver CD Ch o o s in g t he In st a lli ng Inter net E xpl o rer 4. 01 A dd-On Co m po nents o pti o n on t he NEC Dr iver CD resu lts in a file opening erro r m e ss age. Due to the space t hese co mponent s requ ire[...]

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    NEC Pow erMat e VT 3 00i Seri es Rel ease N otes A- 7 Using the NEC OS Rest ore CD wi th a SCSI Drive If a si t u at i o n ar i s es in which a ful l oper at ing system rest o re m u st be perfor med using the NEC OS Rest o re CD, fi r st boot the syst em fro m the bo ot able diskett e. (T his might be necessar y , for exa mple, if t he system do e[...]

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    A-8 NEC Pow erMat e VT 300 i S eries Rel ease Not es NEC OS Resto re CD The fo ll o w ing sect i o ns prov i de inf o r mat i on a bo ut the “Fi x OS ” Re sto re opt ion o n t he NEC OS Restor e CD. Pl e ase use t his inf o rmat i o n in place of the Fix OS inf o r m at i on in the Chapter 3 “NEC OS Restor e” sect ions of your PowerMate VT [...]

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    NEC Pow erMat e VT 3 00i Seri es Rel ease N otes A- 9 This co m p letes t he OS Resto r e (or “Fix OS”) pr o cedur e. T he sy st e m is n o w in a st at e where dat a can be backed up. S y st e m sett in g s previous ly locat ed in the C:W INDO WS di re ct ory are no w in a backup di rect o ry C: WINDOWS.ORG. ! CA UT ION Som e or a l l appli [...]

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    A-10 NEC Po werM ate VT 300i Ser ies R ele ase N otes When users ins t a ll thei r o wn versi o n o f Windows 95, ULTRA DMA/33 does not funct i o n wi t hou t the addi t ion of these fil es. These .I NF fil e s ca n be added to a ne w install o f Wi ndows 95 by u s ing t he NEC OS Restore CD. Th i s results in full U LTR A DMA/33 s uppo rt . Deter [...]

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    NEC Pow erMat e VT 3 00i Seri es Rel ease N otes A- 11[...]

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    A-12 NEC Po werM ate VT 300i Ser ies R ele ase N otes Intel Pro cessor Ser ial Number Control Utility Th e In te l ® Pro cesso r Serial Number Co nt ro l utili t y i s a Windo ws ® pr o gram t hat enables o r di sa ble s t he read ing of the Pent i u m ® III p roce ss o r seri a l num ber b y software. T his funct i o n let s you control whi ch [...]

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    NEC Pow erMat e VT 3 00i Seri es Rel ease N otes A- 13 The pro cesso r serial number is an a l o g o us t o a convent i o nal ser i a l nu mber, w ith t hese impor t ant diff er e nces: A so ftwar e applicat i o n ca n read t he processo r ser ial nu mber. Yo u can disable the read ing of t he seria l number via ut il i t y progr ams such as this o[...]

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    A-14 NEC Po werM ate VT 300i Ser ies R ele ase N otes Whi ch progra ms and/ or websites currently use the processor seri a l number? Yo u can fi nd a co m p lete lis t o f pr o grams w hich can t ake advantage o f the proces sor s eri a l num ber an d o t her n ew ca pabili t ies o f the Pen t i um III pr ocess or at h ttp: / /www. in te l.c o m/p [...]

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    NEC Pow erMat e VT 3 00i Seri es Rel ease N otes A- 15 Rest ori ng S of twar e wi th a US Rob otic s 56K V .90 M o dem I ns talle d If your s yste m has a US Robot i cs 56 K V.90 Modem insta ll ed a nd y o u r estore t he Windows 95 oper at ing syste m, t he syst e m migh t d isplay a message indicat ing i t cannot load t he Modem.inf file. I f thi[...]

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    A-16 NEC Po werM ate VT 300i Ser ies R ele ase N otes Fin din g No Ne tw or k N eig hbor hood Ic o n on th e De sk top The Wi ndo ws 98 deskto p does not di splay a Netwo r k Nei g hbor hoo d i co n when y ou bo ot the sy ste m into Win do ws 98. T he 3Com 3C905B-T X dr iv er s are pre insta lled on the syste m and no proto col s are l o aded. This[...]

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    NEC Pow erMat e VT 3 00i Seri es Rel ease N otes A- 17 2. Co nfi gure Bo ot Magi c. If you want to use B oot Magi c: C lick t he ENAB LE BOOTMA G IC but to n. The Boot Magi c menu appears dur ing the n e xt bootup sequence an d let s you select Windows NT as the o per ating sy st e m . If you do not wan t to us e Boot Magi c: Do not sel ect t he EN[...]

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    A-18 NEC Po werM ate VT 300i Ser ies R ele ase N otes 5. S elect SA VE/EXIT i n t he Bo ot Magi c Co nfigurat i o n box. E ither cho ice, to enable Boot Mag i c o r to not enable Boot Magic, requ i res t he SAVE/EXI T se lect i o n. ! CA UT ION To correct ly co m plete the BootMag ic configurat ion, you must se lect SAVE/EXIT fr om the B ootMagi c [...]

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    Gloss ary 1 Glossary A access time The time p eriod be t wee n the supply of an acce ss signal an d the output o r acc e ptance of the d ata by the add r e sse d sy stem . Exam ple s are the acce ss t im e s fo r DR AM s , S R AM s , ha r d dr i v es, a nd C D - R O M dr iv es . H a r d dr ive a cc ess t i me is t h e time it take s f or a com put [...]

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    2 Glos sary AP I App li ca t io n P r ogr a mmi n g I nt er f a c e. A n AP I is a ser i es o f f u nct i o ns t ha t pr ogr a ms can use to m a ke the ope ra ting system do routine or r epe t itive ta sks. U sing W indows A PIs, for e xa m ple , a pr og ram c an o p en window s, file s, a nd me ssage boxe s (as well as perfo rm mo r e com p licate[...]

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    Gloss ary 3 audi o Rel ating to or cap a ble of pro ducing sound. Mul timedi a com put e rs make e xt ensive use of audio . AV I A digital mov ie for m at created by Microsof t. AVI i s sho r t f or “aud io / video i nt erl ea v e, ” a met ho d of i nc lu din g a di g it a l mo vi e a n d it s a c c o mp a n y i n g s ou n d i n the same f ile.[...]

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    4 Glos sary bit Bi na r y d i git . T he s mal l es t u n it of c o mp u t er da ta . A s ing l e d i git a l p i ec e of in f or m at ion , gene ra lly re pr esen t ed by the nume r a l 0 o r 1. Usual ly the tr a nsition be t we en t he state s o f + 5V and -5V wi thi n a co m pu t e r, th e ch arge of a t ran si sto r in an i n t eg rate d ci rc [...]

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    Gloss ary 5 boot sect o r T he p a r t of t h e b o ot b l oc k tha t c o nt a i ns t h e op er a t i n g s ys t em loa d er , a pr ogr a m tha t starts by itsel f and load s the ope rat ing sy st em . bps Bi ts per se cond. The n u mber o f bits o f d ata that c an be transm itted in one second . Be cause d ata com pre ss ion sche me s en able mo [...]

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    6 Glos sary chassi s The me tal frame t o which the electronic com p onents o f the com put er (suc h as the sy st em board, powe r supply, an d drive bays) are attach ed. The chassis goe s inside the system u nit cove r . checksu m A nu mb er, ca lcu la t e d f r o m a b l oc k of da t a , u s ed t o v er if y th e i nt egr it y of t ha t da t a .[...]

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    Gloss ary 7 DIMM Dual I nline M emo r y Mod ule. Ci rcuit bo ard wi t h pin s connec ting to different me mor y ch ip s o n b ot h s i d es of t h e b oa r d, wh ic h a l l o ws f or wi d er a nd fa s t er da t a transfe r (128-bi t). See SIMMs. DMA Dir e c t M e mor y A c c es s . A met h o d f or tr a nsf er r in g da t a , us u a lly b et wee n [...]

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    8 Glos sary EIDE Ex t e n d e d I nt egr a t ed Dr i v e E l ec t r o ni cs . T he EI DE s p ec if i c a t io n is a n en ha nc ed ve rsion of I DE that allow s fo r faster transf e r ra tes an d suppo r t s large r hard d rive size s enha nce d VGA A vi deo in t e rface th at o ffe rs mo re colo rs o r h ig he r re sol ution than VGA . EPP En ha n[...]

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    Gloss ary 9 H hertz (Hz ) A uni t of frequency e qual to one cy c le pe r second . hexad ecimal A number sy st em that use s 16 as th e base . (Place value indicates powe r s of 16.) It use s the digits 0- 9 a nd A-F. Used a r ound com put ers be caus e a by te (eigh t bin ary dig its) e asily conve r ts to a two digi t he xa decim a l numb er. Hex[...]

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    10 Gloss ary IRQ In t e rrupt Req ues t. A si gn al th at, w hen r e ceiv ed b y t he CPU , m akes it sto p w hat it is going to do some t hing else. An interrupt i s a w ay in which a particul a r dev ic e in a com put er com municate s wi t h the CPU. PCs h ave 16 IRQ l ine s that can be a ssigned to diffe r ent de vices ( f or e xa m ple, prin t[...]

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    Glos sary 11 memory Ele ctronic storage a r ea i n a com put er th a t re tains in f ormation an d prog ra m s. A co mp u t er ha s t wo t yp es o f memor y : r ea d- o n l y memor y ( R O M ) a nd r a nd o m a c c es s me mor y (R AM ) . micro pro cessor A s emi conductor ce ntral proce ssing unit th at is th e pr incipal componen t of a mic rocom[...]

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    12 Gloss ary overw rite S t or in g i nf or ma t i o n a t a loc a t io n w h er e i nf or mat io n is a lr ea d y s t or ed, t hu s de stroying t he origin al in f ormation . P page A type of me ssa ge transmi ssion in which a message is se nt or rece ived via modem to a paging devi ce from a com put er (wi t h paging comm u nication s softw ar e)[...]

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    Glos sary 13 port An y c o nn ec t i on b y wh ic h da t a c a n e nt er or lea v e a c o mp u t er or per ip h er a l. Pr o v id e s t h e m e an s f o r an i n te rf ac e be tw e e n th e m i c ro p ro c es so r an d e xte rn al devi ces. A cable connecto r is usually plugge d into the po rt to attach th e device to t h e c o mp u t er . pro cess[...]

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    14 Gloss ary serial p rinter A pri nte r wi th a se rial i n te rface . SGRA M Synchrono us Graphi c Random Ac cess Memo r y. A type of DRAM used i nc r ea s in g l y o n vi d e o a da p t er s a nd gr a p hics a c c el er a tor s . L i k e S D R AM , S G R AM can syn c hronize its elf wi th t he CP U bus c lo ck at speed s of up to 100 MHz. In add[...]

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    Glos sary 15 system bo ard The main printed c ircui t board in side t he sy st em unit in t o whi ch o t her bo ar ds and m a jor ch ip com ponents, such a s the sy st em micro proc essor, a re c on nect ed. T tpi Trac k s pe r i n ch . track Any of m a ny concen tric ci r cular re gions on a di s k fo r storing data. Track s are di vi d e d i nt o[...]

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    16 Gloss ary VRA M Video RAM. V R AM i s speci a l-purpo s e mem or y used by video adapt ers. Un like conven t ional RA M, VRA M can be accessed b y two dif f erent device s sim u lt aneo usl y. Th is en able s a v ideo ad apte r to acc e ss th e V RA M fo r scre e n upd at es at th e same tim e t hat th e CPU pr ovide s new data. V R AM yie lds b[...]

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    Index-1 A Address e s paralle l port, 2-3 Advanced me nu (BIOS), 2-13 A GP board, 1-11 features, 4-16 r emo va l, 3 - 9 A ppl ic ati on and Dri ve r CD using , 2-26 A u dio features, 4-17 B Batte r y r emo va l, 3 - 2 3 BBS , 8 -4 BIOS features, 4-12 BIOS Se tup utili ty Advanced me nu, 2-13 Exit m enu, 2-18 Main men u, 2-9, 2-10 na v i ga t i on k[...]

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    Index-2 D i s k et t e d r i v e, 1 - 1 0 r emo va l, 3 - 2 0 sp ec if ic a t i o ns , 9 - 5 DMA setting s fun cti ons, 4-21 Do cumentation , online NEC Hel p C en t er, 2-27 DVD-ROM drives Hit a ch i 4X s p ec if ica t i ons , 9 - 1 5 E Emai l/fax techni cal support, 8-3 Environme ntal a nd safe t y sp ec if ic a t i o ns , 9 - 1 8 Exit m enu (B I[...]

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    Index-3 M a x t or ha r d dr iv e 12.9-GB h ar d d r ive sp ecification s, 9-10 4.3-GB h ar d d rive sp ecification s, 9-7 8.4-GB h ar d d rive sp ecification s, 9-9 Mem ory checki ng system , 4-9 features, 4-13 upg r a de so ckets, 4-8 Mem ory m a p fun cti ons, 4-18 Me tal slo t cove r r emo va l, 3 - 1 0 M ot i o n v i d e o c o nt r ol l er fea[...]

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    Index-4 Righ t side cover disassem b ly, 3-6 repl ac i ng , 3-7 S Se agate ID E hard d riv e 4.3-GB d rive specification s, 9-6 Se cu rity features, 1-8 lo cking tab, 1-8 Securit y menu (BIOS ), 2-17 Se rial in t erf ace features, 4-15 Se rial po rt a ddr ess es, 2 - 4 in terrupts, 2-4 So cke ts pr oc es s or a nd me mor y u p gr a de, 4 - 8 Spe ak[...]

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    Index-5 U SB in t e rface features, 4-15 Ut il iti es Cheyenne Backup, 2-28 W Wake -O n Lan se tting j umper JWOL , 4-7 Websi t e, 8-2 Window s ne t work s e curit y, 1-8 Z Zip d rive, 1-13 jum pers, 2-8 sp ec if ic a t i o ns , 9 - 1 7[...]

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    Regulator y Statements FCC Statem ent Note f or Canada Bat tery Repl acem ent Batte ry Di spo sal[...]

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    Reg ulato r y St atem ent s- 2 The fo ll o w ing regu la t o ry st ate ments prov i de inf or mat i o n ab o u t use of the Po werMate VT 300i Ser i e s co m put er : FCC St at em e nt ( Fo r Uni t ed St at es Only) Not e for Can ada B at tery Re pla cem en t Batt er y D ispo sa l .[...]

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    Reg ulato r y St atem ent s- 3 FCC Statem ent (For United St at es Use O nly ) WARNING: C h an g es or m odi f i cati on s to thi s un i t n ot e xp re ssl y a pp rov ed by t he party respo ns ible for co m p l iance co u l d vo i d t he user’s aut ho r i t y to oper ate t he equ i p ment. NOTE: T h i s equ ipme nt has been test ed and f o und to[...]

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    Reg ulato r y St atem ent s- 4 Note for Ca na da T h i s C l a s s B d ig it a l a p p ar a t u s me e t s a l l r e q u ir e m e n t s o f t he C a n a d i a n Inter ference-Caus ing Equ i p ment Regu lat i o ns. Cet appar eil numér ique de l a c lasse B repect e to utes l e s e xige nces du Règlement sur le m at ér i e l b ro u i lleur du Can [...]

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    Reg ulato r y St atem ent s- 5 Battery R eplac ement A lit h iu m ba tt er y in so me co mpu t er s m a int a in s sys t e m co nf igu r at io n infor m at i o n. In t he event t hat the batter y fa ils to main t a in s yst e m co nfigurat i on inf o r m at i on, NE C r eco mm ends t hat you repl ac e t he batt ery . Fo r batter y rep l ace me nt i[...]

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    Reg ulato r y St atem ent s- 6 Batter y D ispos al Do not pl ace used bat t eries in y o ur r egu l ar t r ash. The nickel-cadm ium o r nickel met a l - hydr ide batt eries m ust be co ll ect ed, rec y c led, o r disposed of in an environmenta lly - appro ved m a nner. The in c inerat ion, l a ndf illing, or mi x ing of batt eries wi th t he m u ni[...]

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    NEC C omput er S ys t ems D i vis ion P a ckard B ell N EC , Inc . 1 P a ck ard B e ll W ay Sa crame nto , CA 95 828- 0903 www. n e c -c om put ers.c om 456-000 50-000SRV 5/99[...]