User manual NEC POWERMATE PROFESSIONAL 9000

[. . . ] NEC Computer Systems Division, A Division of Packard Bell NEC, Inc. DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We, the Responsible Party NEC Computer Systems Division Packard Bell NEC, Inc. Boxborough, MA 01719 (978) 264-8000 declare that the product NEC PM Professional 9000 is in conformity with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of this product is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. PROPRIETARY NOTICE AND LIABILITY DISCLAIMER The information disclosed in this document, including all designs and related materials, is the valuable property of NEC Computer Systems Division, Packard Bell NEC, Inc. NECCSD and/or its licensors, as appropriate, reserve all patent, copyright and other proprietary rights to this document, including all design, manufacturing, reproduction, use, and sales rights thereto, except to the extent said rights are expressly granted to others. [. . . ] You can rebuild the disk and reinstall your operating system in one of two ways: T T Auto, to perform a standard rebuild and restore Custom, to rebuild and restore with greater control over restore functions. 4-54 Using Tools and Utilities The Auto and Custom programs repartition and/or reformat your hard disk drive before reinstalling the operating system. To only reinstall the operating system in a Windows 95 system while leaving applications and data files intact, see "Restore the Operating System. " NOTE The following sections explain how to use the NEC Select Install CD to rebuild and restore the system. See "Auto Rebuild and Restore" to repartition and reformat your hard disk with the OS restore. See "Custom Rebuild and Restore" for more options when you repartition and/or reformat your hard disk with the OS restore. After performing an OS restore that also repartitions and/or reformats your hard disk, run a Selective Application Restore to reinstall any application that came with your system. See "Restoring Applications" for directions on running this program. Auto Rebuild and Restore To perform an auto OS Restore that also repartitions and reformats your hard disk, boot the system from the Select Install CD. When the system boots from the CD, it automatically loads the MS-DOS®-based Operating System Restore program. ! CAUTION If possible, back up your data before performing an OS restore. Using Tools and Utilities 4-55 Follow these steps to rebuild your hard disk and restore your original, factory-installed operating system using OS Restore: 1. Power on or restart the system and immediately insert the Select Install disc into the CD-ROM reader. NOTE For systems with a SCSI hard disk, a bootable diskette is included with the NEC Select Install CD. After the system boots, proceed with the NEC Select Install procedure described below. After the system boots from the CD, the Operating System Restore Welcome screen appears (see the following figure). Welcome screen 4-56 Using Tools and Utilities 2. A License Agreement screen appears with three options: Back, Reject, and Accept. T T T The Back button returns you to the Welcome screen. The Accept button signals that you accept the terms of the license and allows you to continue. 3. The Restore Mode screen appears (see the following figure) with four options: Back, Auto, Custom, and Fix OS. T T T T The Back button returns you to the License Agreement screen. The Auto button selects a restore process designed for basic users who require limited manual control of restore functions. The Custom button selects a more advanced restore process for users who want more control of restore functions. The Fix OS button selects a restore process that reinstalls the operating system but leaves the applications and data files intact (for systems running the Windows 95 operating system). This button does not appear if you are running the Windows NT operating system. Using Tools and Utilities 4-57 Restore Mode screen auto Click Custom or Auto to repartition and/or reformat your hard disk drive before reinstalling the operating system. To only reinstall the operating system while leaving applications and data files intact, see "Restore the Operating System. " NOTE 4. Click Auto to do a basic operating system restore. After you click Auto in Windows 95, the Partition Information screen appears as shown in the following figure. (In Windows NT 4. 0, the FAT16 Partition warning screen appears as described later in this procedure. ) 4-58 Using Tools and Utilities Partition Information screen 5. The Partition Information screen that appears in Windows 95 has three options (Back, FAT 16, and FAT 32) and lets you select the File Allocation Table (FAT) type you want to use for the operating system restore: T T T Click Back to return to the Operating Mode screen. Click FAT 32 to select the FAT32 allocation table (available for Windows 95 systems only). Some older software may not work in a Windows 95 system configured for FAT 32. In addition, select FAT16 if a dual-boot system (with Windows 95 and Windows NT 4. 0) is desired. NOTE Using Tools and Utilities 4-59 In Windows NT 4. 0 systems, the Partition Information screen does not appear. [. . . ] Power button, 1-4 lamp, 1-4 management, 2-16 menu (BIOS Setup utility), 4-23 problems, 8-2 socket, 1-18 specifications, B-7 Power management, 2-16 enabling, 4-23 setting the inactivity timer, 4-24 Power supply, 1-18, 1-19 fan, 1-18 power socket, 1-18 voltage selector switch, 1-18 Power-On Self-Test, 2-2 Primary PCI/IDE channel, 5-31 Printer port, 1-16 connector, 1-16 Printing, 2-19 within Windows, 2-19 Problems booting, 8-2, 8-3 CD-ROM reader, 8-6 common, 8-1 disk error, 8-2, 8-4 diskette drive, 8-4 keyboard/mouse, 8-6 low battery, 8-3 monitor, 8-5 password, 8-4 performance, 8-3 power, 8-2 speakers, 8-7 system, 8-2 Processor, 3-5 CPU speed jumpering, 6-1, 6-3 installing, 5-25 Pentium II, 3-5 removing, 5-23 replacing, 5-25 upgrade, 5-22, B-1 Protecting your system, 2-20 R RAID subsystem, 3-9 level 0, 3-9 level 1, 3-9 RAIDport connector, 3-9 Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks. Removing 5 1/4-inch device blank plastic panel, 5-44 5 1/4-inch device slot cover, 5-44 CDs, 2-13 DIMMs, 5-20 diskettes, 2-11 drive cage, 5-54 expansion boards, 5-13 external SCSI connector kit, 5-62 front panel, 5-43 Jaz cartridges, 2-15 memory, 5-20 PC cards, 2-14 processor, 5-23 system unit covers, 5-4 tape cartridges, 2-14 Zip disks, 2-15 Repair service, 8-14 Replacing 5 1/4-inch device, 5-49 5 1/4-inch device blank plastic panel, 5-47 5 1/4-inch device slot cover, 5-46 DIMMs, 5-21 drive cage, 5-56 expansion boards, 5-10 external SCSI connector kit, 5-61 front panel, 5-46 hard disk drive, 5-51 processor, 5-25 system unit covers, 5-7 Resellers Web site, 7-2 Restoring applications, 4-81 files, 4-52 S Safety precautions, 5-2 Saving work, 2-17 Index-9 Scroll lock, 2-7 lamp, 2-7 SCSI, 5-36 drivers, 3-2, 3-8 RAID subsystem, 3-8, 3-9 subsystem, 3-8 SCSI device cabling, 5-40, 5-60 connecting, 5-60 SCSI Jaz drive, 3-1 Secondary PCI/IDE channel, 5-31 Security features, 2-16 Security menu (BIOS Setup utility), 4-19 Security slot, 1-18 Select Install CD, 4-52 choosing a program, 4-53 installing optional software, 4-79 rebuilding the hard disk, 4-54 restoring applications, 4-77 restoring the operating system, 4-54, 4-71 selecting restore options, 4-77, 4-79 used on a remote CD, 4-81 used with a SCSI drive, 4-81 Serial device cabling, 5-58 connecting, 5-58 Serial ports connectors, 1-16 enabling, 5-59 Services, 8-12 Setting a password, 4-20 date and time, 2-4, 4-7 Index-10 inactivity timer, 4-24 Setup Utility (BIOS), 4-1 Advanced menu, 4-11 Boot menu, 4-24 Exit menu, 4-27 Main menu, 4-6 Maintenance menu, 4-27 Power menu, 4-23 Security menu, 4-19 Shipping procedures, 2-24 Shutting down system, 2-3 Simple Network Management Protocol. Slave device, 5-31 SNMP Agent, 3-2, 4-37 Windows 95, 4-39 Windows NT, 4-42 installing, 4-38 Sound software, 1-20 Speakers, 1-20 AC adapter, 1-20 problems, 8-7 Specifications cache memory, B-2 calendar clock, B-2 device slots, B-4 input-output facilities, B-3, B-4 operating environment, B-7 power, B-7 processor, B-1 random-access memory, B-2 read-only memory, B-2 speakers, B-6 Stand, 1-12, 2-20, 2-24 Starting Setup utility, 4-3 system, 2-1 Storage device installation, 5-28, 5-42 5 1/4-inch devices, 5-49 cabling, 5-38 device cables, 5-32 device preparation, 5-30 device slots, 5-28 replacing the front panel, 5-46 Strain-relief loop, 5-3 Surge suppressor, 2-20 Suspend mode, 1-4, 2-16, 3-13 inactivity timer, 4-23 System care, 2-20 cleaning, 2-22 problems, 8-2, 8-3 shutdown, 2-3 specifications, B-1 startup, 2-1 System board, 3-4, B-3 interrupt controller, 3-6 jumper settings, 6-1, 6-3 options, 5-15 SCSI connectors, 3-8 SCSI controller, 3-8 System unit covers removing, 5-4 replacing, 5-7 inserting, 2-14 removing, 2-14 Technical support, 7-11 email support, 7-5 emailing questions, 7-2 fax support, 7-5 NECCSD Bulletin Board System, 7-6 NECCSD FaxFlash Service, 7-3 NECCSD FTP site, 7-3 NECCSD on America Online Service, 7-8 NECCSD on CompuServe, 7-9 NECCSD web site, 7-2 Time, setting, 2-4 Troubleshooting, 8-1 beeps, 8-3 common problems, 8-1 low battery, 8-3 NECCSD Technical Support center, 8-13 online diagnostics, 8-8 replacing the CMOS battery, 8-8 U Universal Serial Bus. Upgrading 5 1/4-inch device, 5-49 DIMMs, 5-17, 5-21 hard disk drive, 5-51 memory, 5-17 processor, 5-22, 5-25, B-1 video memory, 5-15 USB device cabling, 5-63 ports, 3-12 Index-11 T Tape backup unit, 1-10, 3-1 drivers, 3-3 jumper settings, 6-16 lamp, 1-10 using, 2-14 utilities, 3-3 Tape cartridge Utilities BIOS Setup, 4-1 Jaz drive, 3-3 tape backup unit, 3-3 Zip drive, 3-3 V VGA monitor connector, 1-15 Video drivers, 3-2 installing memory upgrade, 5-15 VirusScan, 3-2 Voltage selector switch, 1-18 Volume, 1-7, 1-20 W Wake on LAN cabling, 5-13 connector, 5-13 enabling, 4-25 Warranty repair service, 8-14 WebTelligent, 3-2, 4-44 features, 4-45 installation, 4-47 requirements, 4-46 Z Zip disk inserting, 2-14 removing, 2-15 Zip drive, 1-11, 3-1 drivers, 3-3 jumper settings, 6-16 using, 2-14 utilities, 3-3 Index-12 (For United States Use Only) FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. 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