User manual NEC VERSA DAYLITE

[. . . ] Proprietary Notice and Liability Disclaimer The information disclosed in this document, including all designs and related materials, is the valuable property of NEC Computers Inc. NEC Computers 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. The NEC Computers product(s) discussed in this document are warranted in accordance with the terms of the Warranty Statement accompanying each product. However, actual performance of each such product is dependent upon factors such as system configuration, customer data, and operator control. [. . . ] Use the VersaGlide touchpad to position the cursor on the Accept button. If you decline the agreement, the recovery utility exits. 5. In the NEC Product Recovery Utility screen, use the VersaGlide touchpad to choose Partition Only to restore drive C: of a multiple partitioned drive to its original factory installed state. Choose your restore option carefully to prevent losing data and applications installed on your system. If the hard disk is configured with multiple or extended partitions you may have to reinstall some software to restore configuration settings and shared files. A warning displays indicating that drive C: (the primary drive/partition) is about to be erased and formatted. It may be necessary to reinstall software to the other drives (partitions) to reestablish Start Menu links and other configuration requirements stored on drive C:. 7. Select Continue to proceed, to perform a Partition Only restore. If you select Back, the recovery utility returns to the prior screen which has an exit option. If you select Continue, a screen with progress bars displays and lets you know the progress of the recovery. Do not turn off or disturb the system during the recovery process. 4-8 Using the Operating System and Utilities 8. 9. When the recovery process is complete, you are prompted to remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive and reboot your system. A series of hardware detection screens display, the system reboots, and the Windows Setup screen appears. You are required to reenter your Microsoft license number. Using the Operating System and Utilities 4-9 5 Using the System Drives and Bays !! External Floppy Diskette Drive External Variable-Speed CD-ROM Drive Hard Disk Drive Memory Modules External Floppy Diskette Drive The NEC Versa notebook ships with a standard 3. 5-inch, 1. 44-MB external floppy diskette drive and cable. Use the floppy diskette drive to install applications, create a BIOS update diskette, or simply copy files to and from your NEC Versa notebook computer. The external floppy diskette drive offers the following features, which are described after the figure. External floppy diskette drive and cable A ­ Status LED B ­ Floppy Diskette Drive Bay C ­ Eject Button !! D ­ Floppy Diskette Drive E ­ Floppy Diskette Drive Cable F ­ USB Port Connector Status LED -- Lights to indicate drive activity. Floppy Diskette Drive -- Use the cable provided to attach this drive to your system. Eject Button -- Press this button to eject/remove a diskette from the floppy diskette drive. Floppy Diskette Drive Bay -- Insert your floppy diskettes in this bay. Floppy Diskette Drive Cable -- Use this cable to connect the floppy diskette drive to your NEC Versa notebook system. USB Port Connector -- Attach the large end of the connector to the USB port on the left side of your system. !! ! 5-2 Using the System Drives and Bays Connecting the External Floppy Diskette Drive Follow these steps to connect the external floppy diskette drive to your NEC Versa system. 1. 2. Locate the external floppy diskette drive and cable that ships with your system. Attach the cable connector to the USB port on the NEC Versa system. Connecting the external floppy diskette drive A ­ Floppy Diskette Drive Cable 3. B ­ USB Port Insert a floppy diskette into the drive bay and you are ready to go! Disconnecting the External Floppy Diskette Drive Follow these steps to disconnect the external floppy diskette drive: 1. [. . . ] This high-resolution graphics standard supports 800 x 600 ­ 1024 x 768 pixels and up to 16 million simultaneous colors. XGA also supports noninterlaced monitors. Z Zoomed Video A direct high-speed connection between the video, audio, and graphics subsystems within the computer that provides the high-quality path required for smooth video playback or TV tuner transmission. Zoomed Video technology allows data transfer directly between a PC Card and VGA controller allowing notebook computers to connect via PC Card to real-time multimedia devices such as video cameras. Glossary 11 Index A AC adapter, 7-3 connecting, 2-4 using, 2-3 AC Power port, 1-9 ACPI, 3-12 advanced power settings, 3-15 alarms, 3-14 hibernation, 2-6, 3-15 power meter, 3-14 power schemes, 3-13 Advanced graphics Port, 1-3 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface, 3-12 Advanced power settings, 3-15 Alarm, 3-14 critical battery, 3-14 low battery, 3-14 Audio AVI files, 9-2 MIDI files, 9-2 WAV files, 9-2 Beep codes, 10-6 BIOS Advanced menu, 3-8 Boot menu, 3-11 Exit menu, 3-11 Main menu, 3-5 Security menu, 3-10 BIOS setup, 3-2 C Cache memory, B-2 Caps lock, 1-5 CD care, 5-8 CD-ROM drive, 5-3 cable, 5-5 connecting, 5-6 disconnecting, 5-8 using, 5-3, 5-6 Charging the battery, 2-11 Cleaning your NEC Versa, 2-14 Closing LCD panel, 3-15 CMOS battery, 2-12 Connecting AC adapter, 2-4 audio options, 8-3 external monitor, 8-2 USB devices, 8-4 Control keys, 1-7 Critical battery alarm, 3-14 Cursor control keys, 1-7 B Battery bay, 1-9 charging, 2-11 charging LED, 1-8 CMOS, 2-12 extending life, 2-8 handling, 2-8 inserting, 2-10 main, 2-12 optional, 2-12 precautions, 2-11 recharging precautions, 2-12 removing, 2-10 replacing, 2-9 using, 2-6 when to change, 2-8 D Determining battery status, 2-7 Digital video files, 9-4 Dip switch settings, 3-20 Diskette drive, 5-2 cable, 5-2 connecting, 5-3 disconnecting, 5-3 E Entering BIOS setup, 3-2 Index-1 Extending battery life, 2-8 External devices audio options, 8-3 CD-ROM drive, 5-3 floppy diskette drive, 5-2 microphone, 1-10 speakers, 9-4 K Keyboard, 1-5, 1-6 L LCD panel closing, 3-15 display, 1-5 features, 1-4 Locating memory module bay, 5-9 Low battery power, 2-7 Low battery alarm, 3-14 F FAQs booting the system, C-5 diskette drive, C-3 display panel, C-2 external mouse, C-2 miscellaneous, C-7 power management, C-5 Full restore, 4-6 Function keys, 1-6 M Main battery, 1-12, 2-12 returning to normal state, 2-8 Main power source DC power, 7-3 Managing system power, 3-12 Memory expansion, 5-9 map, B-7 module bay, 1-12, 5-9 modules, 5-9 Menus Advanced, 3-8 Boot, 3-11 Exit, 3-11 Main, 3-5 Security, 3-10 Microphone, 1-5, 9-3 MIDI files, 9-4 Mini-PCI LAN, 6-5 Mixing, 9-3 Monitor port, 1-9, 1-10 turning off, 3-13 Multimedia applications, 9-5 digital files, 9-4 microphone, 9-3 MIDI files, 9-4 mixing, 9-3 playing back, 9-3 recording, 9-2 H Hard disk turning off, 3-13 Hard disk drive, 5-8 Headphones, 1-10, 9-4 Hibernate mode, 2-6, 3-15 Hibernation, 2-6, 3-15 I Increasing system memory, 5-9 Installing SO-DIMMs, 5-9, 5-11 Internal hard disk drive, 5-8 LAN, 6-5 LAN, connecting, 6-5 modem, 6-6 modem, connecting, 6-6 speakers, 9-4 Internet Connection Wizard, 6-7 connections, 6-7 using Connection Wizard, 6-7 Interrupt controllers, B-8 IR port, 1-9 using, 6-8 Index-2 using animation files, 9-5 using external speakers, 9-4 using headphones, 9-4 using internal speakers, 9-4 N NEC VersaGlide, 1-5 NEC Computers email/fax, 11-4 FTP site, 11-3 support services, 11-4 web site, 11-3 Num lock, 1-5 Numeric keypad, 1-7 O Operating status LEDs, 1-5 Operating systems Windows 2000, 4-2 Optional battery, 2-12 P Partition Only restore, 4-7 Password Standby, 3-15 PC Card Slot, 1-11 PC cards, 6-2 communication cards, 6-2 inserting a card, 6-4 removing a card, 6-4 slots, 1-10, 6-3 storage, 6-3 Type II, 6-2 Type II extended, 6-2 Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI), 1-3 Peripheral devices, using audio, 8-3 external monitor, 8-2 USB port, 8-4 Playing back, 9-3 Ports DC power, B-3 headphones, B-3 infrared, B-3 microphone, B-3 monitor, B-3 USB, B-3 POST error messages, 10-4 Power button, 1-10, 1-11 meter, 3-14 schemes, 3-13 sources, 2-3 status LED, 1-8 Power button pressing, 3-15 Power connections, 7-3 Power management, 3-12 Power options Windows 2000, 3-12 Power schemes, 3-13 Powering on, 2-6 Power-on self test (POST), 3-2 Pressing Power button, 3-15 Problem checklist, 10-2 Product Recovery CD, 4-5 Full Disk restore, 4-6 guidelines, 4-5 options, 4-5 Partition Only restore, 4-7 Product Recovery Utility, 4-5 Protecting your system, 2-12 R Recharging the battery, 2-8 Recommended operating environment, B-6 Recording, 9-2 Release latch battery, 1-12, 2-9 Removing SO-DIMMs, 5-11 Replacing the battery pack, 2-9 S Scroll lock, 1-5 Setting up a healthy work environment, A-2 Setup utility legend bar, 3-4 using, 3-3 Show icon on taskbar, 3-15 SO-DIMMs features, 5-10 Index-3 installing, 5-11 removing, 5-11 Speaker, 1-5 Specifications battery pack, B-6 calendar clock, B-2 CD-ROM drive, B-5 diskette drive, B-4 hard disk drive, B-4 input/output facilities, B-3 keyboard, B-4 PC card slots, B-3 power, B-5 random access memory, B-2 read-only memory, B-2 speakers, B-3 system processor, B-2 Standby password, 3-15 Start-up problems, 10-3 Storage requirements, 2-13 Switch settings, 3-20 System care, 2-12 dimensions, B-6 feet, 1-12 precautions for use, 2-13 Standby, 3-14 weight, B-6 System features back, 1-9 bottom, 1-12 front, 1-3, 1-8 left, 1-9 right, 1-10 NEC VersaGlide, 2-2 V Vents, 1-12 VersaGlide adjustments, 2-3 features, 2-2 tips, 2-3 W Windows 2000, 4-2 introduction, 4-2 power options, 3-12 taskbar icons, 4-3 T Taskbar icon, 3-15 Technical support, 10-7 U USB port, 1-10, 1-11, 8-4 Using AC adapter, 2-3 animation files, 9-5 main battery, 2-6 Index-4 Regulatory Statements The following regulatory statements include the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency Interference Statement, compliance statements for Canada and Europe, battery disposal and replacement information, and the Declaration of Conformity. FCC Statement for United States Only 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. Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. [. . . ]