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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.
Contents iii Contents Pre f ace ............................................................................................................................. xi A bbre vi atio ns ........................................................................
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 .
Contents v Se tting Wake -On LA N.................................................................................... 4- 7 U pgrad e So cke ts ....................................................................................................... 4-8 Pro ce ssor So cke t .
vi Con tent s Tech nical Suppo rt Se rvice s ....................................................................................... 8-3 Pro d uc t In form atio n ........................................................................................
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 .
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 ..........................
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 ............................................
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
1 S y stem Overv ie w Confi gurations Features Com ponents.
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.
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 .
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 ® S.
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.
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 –.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
2 S y stem Confi guration Int errupt Requests Jum per Se ttings BIO S Se tup Video Modes Utilitie s.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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 , .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Ca.
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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) .
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 .
3-10 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).
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) .
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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).
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 .
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).
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.
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.
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) .
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 .
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.
4 S y stem Board Connect ors, Jum pers, and So ck et s Com ponents Resourc es.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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).
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 ).
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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,.
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 .
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.
5 Illustrated Pa rts Bre akdo w n Ordering P arts Field Repl aceable Uni t List Il lust rated P arts B reakdown.
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 .
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.
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 id.
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.
6 Prev entiv e M aintenance Sys t em Cleaning Keyboard Cl eani ng Mouse Cleaning.
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.
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.
7 Troubl eshooti ng Ch eckli st Diagnos tics.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
7-8 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.
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).
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.
8 NEC CSD Information Serv ices Servic e Telephone Numbers Technical Support Produc t Inform at ion.
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.
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).
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.
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 .
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.
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 Uni.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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 e.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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-co.
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 .
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 N.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
NEC Pow erMat e VT 3 00i Seri es Rel ease N otes A- 11.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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 ) .
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 fea.
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 .
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, .
Regulator y Statements FCC Statem ent Note f or Canada Bat tery Repl acem ent Batte ry Di spo sal.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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