User manual NEC VERSA VX

[. . . ] NEC Versa ® VX Notebook Computer VERSA VX U S E R ' S G U I D E 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. NECC 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 NECC 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. [. . . ] Description -- Located in the bottom portion of the dialog box, the text describes the selected or highlighted software category or application, driver, etc. Install -- Clicking the Install button installs the selected software. Exit -- Clicking the Exit button closes the Application and Driver CD dialog box. ! !! Installing the A&D Software Once the Application and Driver CD dialog box appears, follow these steps to install the desired software. 1. Remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive when the installation is complete. Personal Code Setting Utility Use the Personal Code Setting utility along with the personal code buttons on the NEC Versa VX (available on some systems) to set a personal code and secure the system. Once the personal code is set, the system will not boot until you enter the personal code. Use the following procedures to install the utility and set up your personal code. 4-8 Using the Operating System and Utilities Installing the Personal Code Setting Utility Use the following steps to install the Personal Code Setting utility. 1. Double click the Personal Code Setting utility icon on the desktop. Click Yes. 4. Click Finish to exit Setup. Setting a Personal Code Use the following procedure to set a personal code. 1. From the Windows Start menu, select Programs, Personal Code, and then Personal Code Setting Utility. 5. Click on one number from each row for each digit of your personal code. Click Exit to exit the Personal Code Setting utility. To test your personal code, fully shutdown the system. (Do not select Shutdown and Restart. ) Power on the system using the Power button. A green LED next to the personal code buttons lights and the screen remains black. Enter your personal code using the personal code buttons and press the personal code Enter key. The utility also lets you erase your current personal code and enter a new personal code. There is an Options button that allows you to set system sounds, siren and beeps, to alert you that a correct or an incorrect personal code has been entered. Using the Operating System and Utilities 4-9 DVD Player DVD Player allows you to play DVD movies in your DVD-ROM drive. Use the following procedure to install DVD Player. Note 1. Disable power management when using DVD Player. Insert the ATI Soft DVD CD into the CD-ROM drive. Click Finish to restart the system. To run DVD Player, select Start, Programs, Multimedia, and DVD Player. NEC Info Center The Application and Driver CD contains the NEC Info Center, a fully navigational online document that provides information for the traveling professional and an online version of this printed user's guide. Installing the NEC Info Center To install the NEC Info Center simply follow the instructions, presented earlier in this chapter, for launching the A&D CD and installing the software. For the most current version of the NEC Versa VX User's Guide, periodically check our web site at http://www. nec-computers. com/. 4-10 Using the Operating System and Utilities Uninstalling the NEC Info Center Use one of the following methods to uninstall the NEC Info Center. ! Use this method to uninstall the NEC Info Center using the Windows Add/Remove Programs feature. 1. 6. Go to Start, Settings, Control Panel, and double click Add/Remove Programs. Use the scroll bar, if necessary, to display the NEC Info Center item. When the uninstall is complete, click OK and close the Control Panel window. ! Use this method to uninstall the NEC Info Center using the Wise uninstall feature. 1. Double click the unwise. exe file or icon to remove all files and directories associated with the NEC Info Center. Partition Magic Dividing the hard disk drive into several partitions lets you efficiently organize operating systems, programs, and data. [. . . ] The system returns to an initial or arbitrarily selected condition. warm swap Process of swapping devices in and out of a computer system without turning off the power. The system must be in a sleep state before removing or inserting a device. waveform A graphic representation of a sound wave as displayed on an oscilloscope, which converts sound waves into electronic signals. write To record or store information to a storage device. X XGA Extended Graphics Array. This high-resolution graphics standard supports 640 x 480 ­ 1024 x 768 pixel and 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. [. . . ]