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Conte nt s iii Contents Using T his Guide Te xt Co nv entio n s ............................................................................................................. x R e lated Do cu ments .....................................................
iv Cont e nts B atte ry H andli ng .................................................................................................... 2-9 R e plac ing the B a tte r y ..................................................................................
Conte nt s v W indo w s 98 S E P o we r Mete r ........................................................................ 3-2 2 W indo w s 98 S E A dv ance d............................................................................. 3-2 3 W indo w s 98 S E H ib ernate .
vi C onte nts Par ti tio nMag ic Sp ec ial Ed itio n .................................................................................... 4- 15 Pro duc t R e co ve r y CD ................................................................................
Conte nt s vii Sen d in g an d Receivi n g E - mail ................................................................................ 6-8 Mo dify in g t h e I nter ne t a n d E- mail Sho r tcu t Bu tto n s...............................................
viii Conte nts 10 Sol ving System P robl ems Pro ble m Che c klis t ....................................................................................................... 10 -2 Sta rtup P ro b le ms ...................................................
Us ing This Gui d e ix Using This G uide Th e NEC Versa ® L320 User’s Guide gi ves you th e in for mat i on you n eed t o m a xi mi z e th e us e of your NEC Ver s a n ot eb o ok com p u t er . Rea d th i s gu i de to fa m il iar iz e your sel f wit h th e N EC Ver sa an d it s feat u r es .
x Us ing This Guide Text Conventions To mak e t his gu ide as eas y as p o ss ib le to use , te xt is s et up as f o llo ws . War nin gs, ca ut i ons , an d n ot es h a ve th e foll o wi n g m ean in gs: W ar ni ngs al er t y ou t o s it uat i on s t h at c oul d r es u lt i n s er i ou s personal i njury or loss o f life.
1 Introducing the NEC V ersa Befo re Y ou Begin About Your NE C V ers a L32 0 No te book Arou nd the F ront o f th e S y stem Arou nd the Back of t he S ystem Arou nd the Le ft Sid e o f the S ys tem .
1-2 Intr oduc in g t he NE C Ve rs a Before Yo u Begin Prolonge d or im proper use of a compu ter wo rkstation m ay pose a risk of se rious in jur y. To r educe your ri sk of injury , set up and use your co mput er i n the manner describe d in Appe ndi x A , Setting U p a He althy W ork Env ironmen t.
Int rod ucin g the NEC Ver s a 1 -3 About Your NEC V ersa L320 Notebook The N EC Ve r sa L 320 no teb ook co mputer o ffe rs yo u a portab le sy stem f illed w ith exc itin g reso urces f o r business use r s. Standa rd f eatures i n clude a po w erful Mob i l e Intel ® P en tiu m ® III P roce ssor-M runni ng at 933 MH z , 1 GH z, 1 .
1-4 Intr oduc in g t he NE C Ve rs a Around the Fr ont of the System Th e NE C Vers a i s com p a ct with fea t ur es on ever y si d e. Fir st , look a t th e fr ont of th e sy st e m. Openi ng Y our S ystem Op en y o ur NEC Ve r sa L 320 no te b oo k co mputer by slidi n g the LCD pa ne l latc h to the ri gh t.
Int rod ucin g the NEC Ver s a 1 -5 LCD P an el — P r ovi d es a hi gh -r es ol u t i on di sp la y for sh a r p, e ffe c t i ve vi su a l s on your NE C V er s a n ot e bo ok .
1-6 Intr oduc in g t he NE C Ve rs a Co nt ro l pane l A – Pe rsonal Code Button 1 E – Pe rso na l C od e En te r Bu tton B – Pe rsonal Code Button 2 F – S hortcut Bu tton C – Pe rsonal Code.
Int rod ucin g the NEC Ver s a 1 -7 U s e the P o w e r butto n in the fo llow ing w ay s: — Pre ss t h e Po w er b utto n to p o w er o n . — Press t h e Po w er button to r esume f rom a Wi n dow s 98 or W indow s 2000 Standby m ode a nd p r ocee d with n ormal o peratio n.
1-8 Intr oduc in g t he NE C Ve rs a Note The Radio W ave Status LED (ava ilable on s om e models) is on the right side of t h e u ni t. See “ Around t he R ight Side of the Syste m ” t o locate the LED and for a description o f the LED .
Int rod ucin g the NEC Ver s a 1 -9 Driv e A c tiv ity LED — Li gh t s when th e N E C Ver sa L3 2 0 acces ses t h e har d di sk or an N EC V e rsaB ay ™ IV dri ve (second h ard disk , C D- ROM, DVD- ROM, CD- RW, or combin ati on CD-RW and DVD-ROM drive).
1-10 Intr oduci n g t he N EC Vers a Fun ction Keys — Tw elve f un ction key s, F1 th r ough F12 , ar e ava il a bl e on th e NE C Versa L320 key boar d. T hese key s wo r k together w ith the Fn ke y t o a ct i va t e sp eci al prep r og r amme d f un ctio ns.
Int rod ucin g the NEC Ver s a 1 -11 Wi n d ows K e ys — Us e the f o llo w ing tw o key s to f acilit ate y o ur w o rk. Sho rtc ut/Ap plica tio n key – p r ov ides quick ac ces s to s h ortcut me nus. (T his k ey acts lik e a rig h t mou se butto n .
1-12 Intr oduci n g t he N EC Vers a Front Fea tures Th e feat ur es on th e fr ont ed ge of t h e s ystem ar e d escr ibed a fter th e fig ur e. Fr ont fe atur es A – LCD Panel Lat ch E – M icrop.
Int rod ucin g the NEC Ver s a 1 -13 Around the Back of the System You ’ ll fi nd sy stem po r ts fo r connec ting y our NEC Ve rsa L320 t o o ptio n a l dev i ces (like a pr in ter or ex t er n a l m on it or ) on th e ba c k of your NE C Ve r sa L3 2 0.
1-14 Intr oduci n g t he N EC Vers a Par a ll el Port — Co nnec ts a p aralle l p rinte r o r o the r pa ralle l dev ice . The p aralle l po rt def ault suppo rt s t h e Enhanced Capab ilities Po rt (ECP) standard. T he po r t also suppo r ts bi-d irectio nal and o ut put only pr oto cols.
Int rod ucin g the NEC Ver s a 1 -15 Around the Ri ght Side of the System Th e r igh t si d e of th e NE C V er s a L 3 20 off er s th e fea t ur es sh own in th e foll o wi n g fi g ur e. The r ig h t side f eatu r es are des cribed af ter the f igure.
1-16 Intr oduci n g t he N EC Vers a Around the Botto m of t he System The b otto m of th e NEC V e rsa L320 o ffers the f eatures s h ow n in the fo l lowing figure.
Int rod ucin g the NEC Ver s a 1 -17 About the N EC Cable PortBar Th e NE C Ca bl e P or t Bar is an a ccess or y th at dup li ca t es s om e of th e po r t s on th e ba ck of your NE C Ver sa L3 20 syst em , in clu d in g a p ower con n ect or . Por t s in cl ude a LAN p or t for a n et work con n ecti on.
1-18 Intr oduci n g t he N EC Vers a NEC Cabl e Por tBar power c onn ectors A – 1 9-volt DC Power Conne ctor for the NEC Ve rsa L32 0 syste m B – 1 5-volt DC Power Conne ctor (for future use ) Abo.
2 Getting Started NEC Vers aGlid e T ouch pad Power So urc es for Your NEC Versa AC Adapter S y st em Batt eri es Using the Prim ar y Batt er y Using a Sec on da ry Ba tter y Sy st e m C ar e.
2-2 Getting Started NEC VersaGli de Touchpa d The NEC Ve r saGl ide to uch pad is an e asy way to co n tro l t h e c u rso r w ith yo ur fi n ge r . Lig ht l y gl i de your fin ger acr oss th e N E C Vers a Gli de an d th e cur s or foll ows. Use t h e Ve r saG lid e to uchp ad as fo llow s.
Getting Started 2-3 VersaGlide Adj ustme nts Th e N E C V er s a Gl i d e of fe r s a nu m be r of op t i on s th a t l e t you cu s t om i z e h ow i t f unctio n s.
2-4 Getting Started R ead the f o llow in g se ctio n s f or sp ec ific in f o rmat ion ab o ut us ing t he NEC pow er sour ces . AC Adapter Use t h e AC adap t er an d p ower ca bl e th a t cam e wi th your N E C Ver sa n otebo ok t o r un your com pu t er on alt ern at in g curr en t (AC ) power or t o rech a rg e the ba t t er y.
Getting Started 2-5 2. Pl u g o n e en d of th e A C power ca ble in t o th e AC a da p t er and th e oth er end in t o a properly gr ounded 120- or 240-v olt, 50- o r 60-Hz w a ll outlet. Conn ecti ng th e AC ada p ter Do no t cove r or p lace o bjects on the AC adapte r.
2-6 Getting Started System Batteri es Yo ur NEC Ve rsa n o teb oo k is eq uip pe d w ith a prima r y lith ium io n b atte r y that he lps to preve n t data lo ss. In additio n, yo u can i n se r t an o ptional s eco n dary lithium io n bat tery in th e N E C Mod u lar Bay sl ot t o g i ve you m or e o n - th e-g o p ower .
Getting Started 2-7 Using th e Primary Battery The NEC Ve r sa n ote boo k co mes with a r ec harge able 8-c ell lit hiu m io n (L i-Io n ) b at te r y th at ’ s ea sy to i n st al l an d rem ove.
2-8 Getting Started Use t h e system ’ s po we r mete r to de te rmine batte r y statu s. Ac ce ss the s y ste m ’ s powe r mete r in the fo llow ing w ay s: Mo ve t h e cur s or ov e r th e P ow e r ic on on t h e t a sk bar t o d i s pl a y th e r em a in in g ba t t er y po wer for th e sy s t em ’ s prim ary b attery .
Getting Started 2-9 Batte ry Handli ng Ke ep the f ollo w ing in mind w he n re mov in g o r repl aci ng a batte ry . U se only th e bat tery designed f or y our NEC Vers a noteb ook.
2-10 Getting Star ted 3. Slid e t h e batte ry rele ase latc h to ward t he e dge o f the sy ste m and hold f irm ly . Loc atin g t he b att ery b ay rel ease la tch A – Ba tte ry Rele ase Latch C – Pr i m ar y B a t t er y B – Indentation 4. Gra sp the ed g e of th e ba tt er y at th e in d en ta ti on in th e s ystem ca s e.
Gett ing Start ed 2-11 5. Inse rt t he new batte r y as f o llow s: Loca t e th e con n ect or on th e ed g e of th e bat t er y. Loca t e th e con n ect or in si d e th e ba tt er y b a y. Pl a ce th e ba tt er y in th e bat t er y ba y at an ang l e so th e conn ect or s lin e u p.
2-12 Getting Star ted Batter y Pr ecaution s To p rev ent acc ide ntal b atte r y igniti o n, ru pture , o r ex plo sio n, a d he re to t he f o llow in g precautio n s . There is a dange r of e xplosi on if the bat tery is i n c or r ec tl y r ep l ac ed .
Gett ing Start ed 2-13 Using a Secondary Batt ery An op tio nal se c o ndary 8-c ell b attery is av a ilab le f or y o ur N EC Ve r sa note b oo k. This bat t er y in st al l s in th e M odu lar Bay sl ot on th e righ t si d e of your comp u t er .
2-14 Getting Star ted System Care The NEC Ve r sa L 320 note boo k c omputer is desig ned to be a durab le, depe n da ble sy ste m b uilt f o r exte nsiv e u se a nd t rav el. Fo llow these guid eli n es to ma int ain the co n ditio n a nd pe r f orm anc e o f yo ur co mpute r .
Gett ing Start ed 2-15 Stor age Re quirem ent s St or e th e com p ut er an d AC ada pter in an en vir on m ent th at meet s th e fo l l owin g co n ditio n s: If the te m perature of the NEC V ersa n.
3 Using the BIO S Setup Utility Introd ucin g B I OS S etu p Enteri ng B IOS S e tup Check ing/S ettin g S ystem Pa ram eters Managi ng S y s tem P ow er Check ing S witch S ettings Upda ting the B IO.
3-2 Using th e BIOS Setup Util i ty Int roducing B IOS Setup Yo ur NEC Ve r sa L320 c o mputer c ome s w ith a hardwa re prog r am ca lled t he BIOS Se tup ut ility that a llow s yo u to vi ew and s et s y ste m parame ters .
Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-3 BI OS Setup Main Men u Aft er you p r e s s F2 , t h e sy st em di spl a ys th e BIOS Setup Main Men u screen, si mi lar to the f o llow in g me nu.
3-4 Using th e BIOS Setup Util i ty Lookin g at Scr ee ns BIOS s et up scr een s ha ve th r ee ar eas as sh own n ext . Adv anc ed BIOS Set up Para mete rs — Th e left si d e of th e scr een. Th i s ar ea li st s par a m et ers an d th eir curre n t se ttings.
Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-5 Using Keys The f o llow in g tab le l ists t h e B IOS Setu p key s and t h ei r fu n ctio n s. BIOS Setup Key Functions Key Function F1 Displays help . Esc Exits the current scre e n and returns to the M ain Me nu scree n.
3-6 Using th e BIOS Setup Util i ty Res et tin g Sy stem Pa rame te rs To rese t al l p ar amete rs to t h e de f ault se tti ngs , p r ess F9 , pr ess th e arr ow ke ys to se le ct Yes , an d pr ess Enter . Main Menu U s e the M ain me nu to view the Sy stem T ime, Sy stem D ate and to mo dify drive pa rame ters and r el ated se ttings .
Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-7 Dis ke tte D rive — Des i gn a t es th e dr i ve t ype f or your dis k et t e dr i ve . Internal D rives — Assigns devices to the inter na l drives in y our sy stem . Ve r saB ay — Assign s th e dev ice to th e Ve r saBay dri ve i n your system.
3-8 Using th e BIOS Setup Util i ty BootUp Message — Enab led allo w s a b oot me ssag e to be display ed w hile t he sy stem boo ts. Sav e to Dis k W ar ni ng — W h en s e t t o D i sa bl ed , n o S a ve - t o- D i s k wa r n in g is dis play ed if the SA VE2D SK.
Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-9 Secur it y Mode — Estab lishe s t he se curity metho d as p assw o rd pro tec tion or FingerPri n t acc ess. Set Supe r viso r Passwo r d — W h e n Sec urity .
3-10 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity T o e s t a bl i sh pa s s w or d pr otec t i on for r es u mi n g fr om S t a n dby or Hi b er na ti on m od es you mus t d o the fo llow in g: Set a Windows password in C ontr ol Pan el, Passwo r d Pr operti es, Change Passwor ds.
Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-11 Establi sh i ng Hard Di sk Drive P asswords T o e s t a bl i sh pa s s w or d pr otec t i on for you r s yst e m ’ s ha r d disk d r ive yo u must e stab lis h a master pass w ord, estab lish a use r passw ord, and e nable the estab lished passw o r ds fo r the in ter nal H DD .
3-12 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity Usi ng Hard Di sk Dr ive P assword Protecti on To f acilit ate the tr ans fe r of one or mo re H DDs b etw ee n s y ste ms, es tablis h a s ingle m a s t er p a ss wor d ( an d st or e th e pa s swor d in a s e cu r e pla c e ) .
Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-13 Pow er M enu U s e the P o w er me nu to co n trol s o me po w er sav i ng fu nctio ns in y o ur sy ste m. No te that the A dv anc ed Co nfigu ratio n a nd P o w.
3-14 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity Power Swit ch — Se ts the Po wer b utto n as a po w er sw itch (w ith t h e O n/Of f se tting) o r a sl ee p bu tto n (w ith t h e Su spe n d /R es ume se tting) .
Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-15 R es ume On Time — When Enabled, brin g s the sy stem out of a power- sa vin g stat e at a s pe cif ied time. R es ume Time — Speci fi es t h e tim e at wh i ch th e s ystem r esu m es fr om a power - sav in g s tate (if Re sume On Ti me is set to E nable d).
3-16 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity Managing Syst em Power In the Wi n dow s ® 2000 a n d Wi ndow s ® 98 S econ d Ed i ti on ( 9 8 SE ) oper at in g system enviro n ments, y our NEC Ve rsa n ote.
Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-17 Windows 2000 P owe r Schemes U s e the P o w e r Sche mes o ptio n s to def ine the ap p rop r iate Po w er sc heme fo r yo ur sy stem, and to set timeo ut s fo r standby , LCD panel , and h ard d isk.
3-18 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity Power Schem es — Defin es th e most appr op r i at e p ower sch em e for your co m p u t er . Tu rn o ff mo nito r — S ele cts t h e ti me de lay befo r e y o ur LC D p anel tu rns o ff . Turn o ff hard disks — S el ec ts the t i me de la y b ef o re y o ur hard di sk (s ) p o we r do w n.
Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-19 Windows 2000 P owe r Meter The Po wer Meter s cree n display s th e rem aining b a tt ery power and c harging s t a tus f or th e pr imar y a n d secon dar y ba t t er ies.
3-20 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity Windows 2000 a nd Intel S peedStep Technol ogy U s e the I ntel Sp ee dSte p te ch nolo g y (av ailab le i n sy ste ms w ith I ntel Pe ntium III pr ocess or s) t o opt im iz e pr ocessi n g s p eed an d con ser ve bat t er y li fe.
Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-21 Windows 98 S E P ower Schemes U s e the P o w e r Sche mes o ptio n s to def ine the ap p rop r iate Po w er sc heme fo r yo ur sy stem, and to set timeo ut s fo r standby , LCD panel , and h ard d isk.
3-22 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity Windows 98 S E A larms Use t h e Alar m s s cr een t o defi n e th e p oin t at w h i ch the ba t t ery al ar m a ct i vat es . Defi n e the ala rm to eithe r sou nd, display a wa rn ing me ssage, o r invo ke Standby , Hibe r nat e o r Shutdow n .
Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-23 Windows 98 S E Advanced The Adv ance d w in dow al l ow s yo u t o se lect be h a vio r s fo r the t askba r ico n , standby pa s sw or d, L C D pa n el , wh en c l os e d , an d th e Power but t on .
3-24 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity Windows 98 S E and Int el SpeedStep Technol ogy U s e the I ntel Sp ee dSte p te ch nolo g y (av ailab le i n sy ste ms w ith I ntel Pe ntium III pr ocess or s) t o opt im iz e pr ocessi n g s p eed an d con ser ve bat t er y li fe.
Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-25 Recog nizin g the W in dows P ower Mana gement St ates It is im p or t ant t o recog n i z e your s yst em ’ s beh a vior wh en in ea ch of th ese p o wer man a g em en t st at es . Th e foll o win g table d es cr i bes th e s yst em beh a vi or for ea ch power manageme n t state .
3-26 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity Checking Switch Settings Sy ste m sw itches (a n ei g ht-po sit ion d ip sw itch) are loc ated o n the bo tto m of the sy stem in the M in i PCI/ MD C bay. T o acces s t h e swit ch es , foll o w th e proced u r e in “ Accessi n g Sw itches .
Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-27 Lookin g at Swi tch Se tti ngs The f o llow in g fig u re sho w s t h e de f ault sw itch se tti ngs . Sw itch s ett ing de sc r ip tio ns fo llow th e f igu re. Defa ult s witc h setti ngs Ne v er use a pe nci l to change sw itch se t ti ngs.
3-28 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity Sw itch 6 , PIN Se curity mod e — T h e de f aul t se tt ing is “ OFF. ” The sy st em sh i p s w ith o ut a Pe rso nal Se cu rity co de , b ut w ith the PIN se c urity optio n enab led.
Us ing the BIOS S et up Ut ilit y 3-29 Pr eparing t he BI OS Update D i skette Befo r e usi n g the B IOS upd a t e diske t t e, y o u must make the disket te B IOS f lash ready . Re f er to th e re a dme. txt f ile o n t he d iske tte b efo re us ing t he d isk ette .
3-30 Using t he BI OS Se t up U til ity 4. Use t h e arr ow keys to h i ghl i ght the “ Disp lay B IOS Ver si on ” op t i on on th e Ma in Me n u. U se this optio n to c hec k t he cu rre ntly ins talle d BI OS v ersio n an d the ver s i on of t h e n e w r e p l a cem en t BI OS .
4 Using the O perating Sy stem and Utilities W indows Intr odu ctio n NEC Utilities Spee dSte p Ap plet Soft DVD Pla y e r NEC CD-R W CD Appli cati on an d D rive r CD Personal Code Settin g Utility N.
4-2 Using th e Operati ng S ystem and Ut il i ties Windows I ntroduct i on Yo ur sy stem comes preloade d w ith the Mic r osof t ® Win d ows ® 98 Se c o nd Editio n (S E) ope r at ing sy stem or the Wi n dow s 2000 oper a tin g syst em con fi g ur a ti on .
Using t he Operating System and Utili ti es 4-3 Note Be fore choosing and re gistering f or an on li ne se rvi c e, you must connect your syste m to a loca l area ne t work or to a w or king phone line. The pho ne line must be analog. I f you are uns ure wha t type o f line you have , cal l you r local phone co m pany .
4-4 Using th e Operati ng S ystem and Ut il i ties Set u p MSN Int er n et A ccess — Pr ovid es a s e t u p pr ogr a m th a t al l ows you t o s i g n -up for th e Mi cr oso ft N et wor k . If you al r ead y h a ve an a ccou n t, u s e th i s int er face to si gn -on t o t h e Mic r osoft N et w or k.
Using t he Operating System and Utili ti es 4-5 Taskbar Icons With Windows 98 SE , a n um ber of icon s a p p ear on th e ta sk bar . Use t h e cursor t o h over ov er the ico n a nd di sp lay its f uncti on , r ig ht c lic k the ico n to disp lay its me nu o ptio n s, o r do ub le c lick t h e ico n to lau nch i t.
4-6 Using th e Operati ng S ystem and Ut il i ties NEC Uti li ties NE C C om pu t er s pr ovi d es s e v er al pr ogr a m s an d r ou ti n es d e s i gn ed to m a k e you r NE C Ve r sa no te boo k run mo r e ef fic iently . Th e NE C util i ti es in cl ude: NEC C usto mize ut ility PH DIS K u tility (Wi n dow s 9 8 SE) .
Using t he Operating System and Utili ti es 4-7 PHDISK Utility for Win dows 98 SE Th e PHDIS K u t i li t y for Win dows 98 SE con fi g ur es your N E C Vers a system ’ s save-to- fil e (S T F ) ar ea on th e har d d i sk dr i ve.
4-8 Using th e Operati ng S ystem and Ut il i ties 2. Se lect the PH DIS K u tili ty fo r inst alla tio n . Fo llow the p romp ts to ins tall the a p pr op r i a t e fi l es on you r ha r d dr i ve . 3. Onc e t h e f iles h av e b een i n stalle d, e xi t t h e Ap p licat ion a nd Driv e r CD i nte r fac e an d r emove t h e C D.
Using t he Operating System and Utili ti es 4-9 Applet for Intel SpeedStep2 Technol ogy The p r oce ss ors that s h ip w ith t h e NEC V e r sa L 320 noteb ook co m puter include th e Inte l Sp ee dSte p2 te ch nolo g y .
4-10 U sing the Op erat ing System and Uti li t i es Application and Driver CD A v ariety of sof tw ar e app lica tio ns, d riv ers, util itie s, I nterne t b r ow se rs a nd t h e N EC I nfo Ce n ter a r e pr ovi d e d on t h e App l i ca t i on an d Dr i ver ( A &D ) C D th a t sh i p s wit h your NEC Ve r sa L 320 sy stem.
Using t he Operating System and Utili ti es 4-11 Note I f t h e NE C Cu st om i ze i c o n is no t av ai l abl e, d o ub l e cl i ck My C om p ut er on t he desktop a nd then click the CD i con.
4-12 U sing the Op erat ing System and Uti li t i es See t h e fol l owi n g sect i on s for pr oced u r es on est a bli sh in g per s ona l codes, cl ea r in g a personal co de, using a pe r sonal c ode to acce ss the sy stem, and usi n g a pe r sonal c o de to br in g th e s yst e m ou t of a p ow er -s a vi n g st a t e .
Using t he Operating System and Utili ti es 4-13 2. Ente r up to 5 b utto n s tro ke s f or t he pass wo r d. M ult iple bu tto ns he ld do w n at t h e same time repr ese nt a u n ique e ntr y , in depende nt of individu al b utton st r okes . 3. Pr ess th e Enter b utto n to se t the pas sw ord.
4-14 U sing the Op erat ing System and Uti li t i es Using the Per sonal C ode to Ac cess the Sys tem On ce you s e t on e or mor e p e r son a l c od es on th e s yst em , you m u s t en t er on e of th e s e personal co des b efore the sy stem can finis h bo oting up.
Using t he Operating System and Utili ti es 4-15 Uninstalling the NE C Info Center Use t h e Win d ows Ad d / Remo ve P r og r a m s or th e Wi se un in s t all fea t ur e to un in s t al l th e NE C In fo C en t e r . To u n install the N EC Info Center us ing the W indo ws Add/R emov e P r ograms fe ature, fol l ow t h es e s t eps : 1.
4-16 U sing the Op erat ing System and Uti li t i es Be fore usin g Pa rt itio nM ag ic Sp e cia l E d ition , re fe r to the associated cauti onary no t es on the App lication a nd D river CD. The cau tionary note s contain i mportant i nforma ti on ab out de signating the parti tions on t he ha r d disk d rive.
Using t he Operating System and Utili ti es 4-17 Pr oduct Re covery C D O p tions Th e Pr od u ct Rec o ver y CD an d ut i li t y pr ovid es you wi t h a n u m ber of c h oic es .
4-18 U sing the Op erat ing System and Uti li t i es U s e the P rodu ct R ec ov er y utility to p erf o rm a F ull Disk D riv e res to re as f ollo ws. 1. Ch eck th e Pr odu ct Rec o ver y CD t it l e and ma k e sur e that it i s th e corr ect CD for your NE C Ver sa com pu t er an d oper at in g system .
Using t he Operating System and Utili ti es 4-19 Partition O nly Restore If yo ur prei n s ta lled s of tware o n d rive C: o f yo ur mult iple p art itio n ed drive be come s unusab le a n d y ou c a.
4-20 U sing the Op erat ing System and Uti li t i es 5. Read th e War nin g screen . A w arni ng d isp lay s indic at ing t hat d rive C: (t he p rim a ry driv e/p art itio n ) is ab o ut to be er a sed an d for m at t ed.
Using t he Operating System and Utili ti es 4-21 2. To ru n t h e u tility , clic k S tar t, hig h lig ht P r og rams , a nd hig h lig ht O n e-To uch St a rt But t on Set tin g s Ut il it y. C l i ck On e- T ouch S tar t B ut t o n Set tin g s Util it y .
5 Using the Sy stem Drives and B a y s NEC Modul ar B a y Slot NEC VersaBay IV Slot Phoenix Bay S wap Utility Varia ble -S peed C D -RO M D rive Varia bl e-S peed C D -RW Drive Variable -Spe ed DVD -R.
5-2 Using th e System Drive s and Bays NEC M odular Bay Slot Th e NE C Modul ar Ba y slot i s l oca t ed o n th e r igh t s i d e of th e s yst em . Your NEC Ver sa note boo k ships w ith a d isk ette driv e i nsta lled in t h e b ay .
Us ing the Sys tem D riv es and B ay s 5-3 Read th e ins tr u ct i on s tha t com e wi t h your V er sa Ba y IV d evi c e f or s p eci fic in fo r m at i on a bou t in st a l la t i on an d c on fig ur a t i on . C on t a ct you r NEC C om p ut er s d ea l er t o p ur cha s e additional V e rsaBay IV dev ices.
5-4 Using th e System Drive s and Bays 4. Rem ove t h e devi ce ( s e e t h e sect i on , “ Remo vi n g a Devi ce fr om th e NE C Mod u lar Ba y Sl ot ” or “ Rem o vi n g a D e vi ce fr om t h e NEC V er s a Ba y IV S l ot ) . Cl i ck O K aft er the d evice i s r em oved.
Us ing the Sys tem D riv es and B ay s 5-5 I nstalling a Device in the NE C Modular Bay S lot Use t h e foll owin g st ep s to in s ta ll a device i n th e NE C Mod u l ar Ba y slot . 1. U se th e P h oenix B a y S w ap utility or powe r off th e sy stem.
5-6 Using th e System Drive s and Bays 5. Gra sp the ed g e of th e NE C Ver s a Bay IV d evi ce a n d pul l th e d evi ce out of th e sy st e m. Re mo vi ng a de vi ce f ro m th e Ver sa Ba y IV s lo.
Us ing the Sys tem D riv es and B ay s 5-7 Insert i ng a devic e in to the N EC Vers aBay I V slo t 4. Tur n th e sy st em over an d open th e LC D pan el.
5-8 Using th e System Drive s and Bays CD -R OM dr iv e feat ures A – CD -ROM Dr ive C – Em e r g en c y Ej ec t Hol e B – CD -ROM Dr ive St atu s LED D – D isc E jec t Bu tton CD L o adi ng To in s er t a CD int o th e CD-ROM dr i ve, fol l ow th ese s t ep s.
Us ing the Sys tem D riv es and B ay s 5-9 Avoid us ing be nze n e, paint th inner, recor d cle aner, sta tic repe ll ent, or any other che m i c al on t he d i sc.
5-10 U sing the S ystem Drives and Bays Vari ab le-S peed CD-RW Drive Yo ur NEC Ve r sa n oteboo k might s h i p w i th a CD -RW drive and A daptec ® Ea sy CD Cr eat or ™ soft war e. U se t h e CD-RW dri ve to l oa d an d start p r ogr am s from a com p a ct dis c ( CD) o r to play yo ur aud io CDs .
Us ing the Sys tem D riv es and B ay s 5-11 Note So f t w ar e a n d d ri ver s f or t h e DV D- RO M dr i ve a r e pr o vi d ed s ep a r at el y on a CD.
5-12 U sing the S ystem Drives and Bays Comb ination CD-RW and DVD-ROM drive fea tures A – Combo CD-R W /DVD-R O M Dri v e C – Em erg en c y Ej e c t Hol e B – Com b o Dr i ve St a t us L E D D – D isc E je ct B u tto n Note Software and dr ivers for the co mbinat ion CD-R W and DVD-RO M drive are pr o vi d ed s ep a r at ely on a CD .
Us ing the Sys tem D riv es and B ay s 5-13 2. Tur n th e sy s t em o ver an d locat e th e scr ew on th e mem or y b a y c o ver . Memo ry bay cov er and s c r ew A – Me m ory B ay Co ver B – Screw 3. R emo ve the sc r ew and lif t o f f the memo r y bay cove r .
5-14 U sing the S ystem Drives and Bays Remo ving the me mory module 5. Loc ate the alig nme n t notc h on t he upg ra de mo dule. 6. Lo cate the memo ry modu le s lo t.
Us ing the Sys tem D riv es and B ay s 5-15 Inst all ing the m em ory mo dule 8. R eas s emb le the N EC V ersa L320 co mpone nts as fo llow s. R ep lace th e memo r y b ay cov er.
6 Communicating w ith Your NEC Vers a MDC Mo dem Mini P C I LAN PC Cards Intern et C onn ecti ons IR P o r t Mini P C I W irel ess LAN.
6-2 Comm unic at ing with Yo ur N EC Vers a MDC Modem So me mode ls of th e NEC Versa L 320 c o me equipped w ith a 56K capable f ax/data mod em tha t al l ows you t o comm u n icat e wi th ot h e r s via fax or e- ma il , or t o conn ect to an on l in e se r vic e or bul l eti n boa r d .
Commu ni cating with You r NE C Vers a 6-3 Mini PC I LAN Some NEC Versa L32 0 sy stems sh i p with Mini PCI LAN, a 10/1 00Base-T X int er face th at al l ows con n ect i on of your s ystem t o a l ocal ar ea n et wor k an d su ppor t s both Wake- on - LA N a n d Net wor k Bo ot fu n c t i on s.
6-4 Comm unic at ing with Yo ur N EC Vers a Com municati on Car ds Yo u can use fax/mode m a n d netwo r k PC Ca rds w ith y o ur NEC Ve r sa. He re are so me sugges tions to help y ou ge t the be st sy stem perfo r man ce.
Commu ni cating with You r NE C Vers a 6-5 Ot he r Ca rd s Man y o t h er kin d s of PC C ar d s ar e ava i la bl e for n ot eb o ok com p u t er s . Th ey i n cl ud e th e fo llow ing c a rds: Glo ba.
6-6 Comm unic at ing with Yo ur N EC Vers a 2. Slide t h e c ard i nto e ither slot (T y pe III c ards can o nly be inserted in t h e b ottom slot). A lo w tone f o llowe d by a hig h to n e lets y o u k now that the ca rd is fully in se r ted a nd rec o gnize d.
Commu ni cating with You r NE C Vers a 6-7 Inte rnet Connections Yo ur NEC Ve r sa L320 s y stem is equippe d w ith the W indo w s operating sy stem to pr ovi d e a full y -i n t egr at ed In t ern et exper i en ce. Use th e Intern et Conn ect i on Wi zar d on your des k t op t o con fi g u r e y our system for e- m ai l an d Int ern et acces s.
6-8 Comm unic at ing with Yo ur N EC Vers a On ce your In t ern et conn ect i on i s confi g ur ed, pr es s in g th e In t ern et sh or t cut bu t t on lau nc hes y ou r ass oc iated di al-up netw ork c onne ctio n, al lo w in g y ou to enter y o ur lo gon na m e an d p a ss wor d.
Commu ni cating with You r NE C Vers a 6-9 Yo ur N EC Ve rsa sh ips w ith the IR po rt d isab l ed . Be fo re us ing the IR port fo r the f irst tim e , you m ust e nable the device. Fo r Windows 98 operating syste ms, also e nab le infrare d com munications i n t he W indows Con trol Pane l .
6-10 Comm un ic a t in g wit h Your NEC V e r s a Using the IR P o rt Foll o w th ese gui d elin es wh en u sin g th e I R por t t o comm un i cat e wi th an other in fr ar ed dev i ce. Po sitio n the NEC Ve r sa L 320 no mo re t ha n t hree fe et aw a y fro m t he IR pe r ip heral de vi c e you ar e u s i n g.
Commu ni cating with You r NE C Vers a 6-11 Mini PCI Wireless LAN So me N EC Ve r sa L 320 no teb oo k co mputers co me w ith b uilt-in w i reles s LA N cap ab ilitie s fe aturin g the Wi-F i ™ (w ire les s f ide lity ) IEEE 802 .11b H igh R ate (H R ) st an dar d for bus in es s u s er s.
6-12 Comm un ic a t in g wit h Your NEC V e r s a Th e defa u l t pr ofil e sca n s for an y access p oi n ts in th e ar e a . Th e Cli en t Man ag er i con in di cat es th e s ign al str en gth fr om your s ystem t o th e acces s p oin t . An i con with gr een sh owin g in al l ba r s in di ca t es an ex cel l en t r adi o conn ect i on.
Commu ni cating with You r NE C Vers a 6-13 The Cl ie n t Ma nage r ma in w indo w display s the s tatus o f yo ur ac tiv e c onf igurat ion pro file and the qu ality of yo ur co nnec tion. M e n u ite ms are av ai lab le to add /ed it y ou r pr ofi l e an d t o sel ect ad va n ced Cli ent M an a ger opti on s .
7 Traveling Tip s Prep arin g f or Tr avel Pack ing fo r Tra vel Using P o wer C onn ectio ns Getti ng Th ro ugh C ustom s Conn ecti ng to t he Int ernet.
7-2 Trav e lin g Ti ps Preparing for Travel Th e NE C Vers a com p u t er ma k es a na t ura l tr a velin g comp an i on. Wi th a li tt l e preparatio n yo u can use t h e c o mputer practical ly an y.
Tra v e lin g Ti ps 7- 3 Custome r suppo rt pho ne numb ers f or yo ur sof t ware (dome stic and in ternatio n al) NEC Versa Qu ic k Referen ce car d AC exte n sio n co r d. Using Power Connect ions With th e ri gh t a ccess or i es , you ca n run your N E C Vers a a lm ost an ywher e! Your sy stem se lf-adjus ts to v ar i ous po wer so ur ces.
7-4 Trav e lin g Ti ps Connecting to t he Internet Wh eth er yo u a r e on a bus in es s tr ip or va ca ti on , conn ect in g t o th e In t ern et wh il e you tr a vel can be ex p en sive a n d fru str a t ing un l ess you a r e prep ar ed . Her e ar e some ti p s on h ow to avoi d fr u s tr at i o n an d exp en se wh il e on th e r oa d .
Tra v e lin g Ti ps 7- 5 Tr y l a un chi n g your br ows er (M i c r osoft I n ter n et Ex p l or e r, o r Net s c a p e Com m un i cat or, for ex am ple) : — If yo ur TCP /IP netw ork s etti ngs a re a lre ady co nfigu r ed to “ Use D HC P f or WI NS R eso lution ” y o u sho uld b e ab le to acc es s t h e I nte rn et .
8 Using External Devices Ke yboar d/ Mouse USB Device s Serial D evices NEC Cable PortBar Moni tor S-Vid e o Supported Devic es I EEE 13 94 Devi ces Parallel Devi ces Audio Opti ons.
8-2 Using Extern al Devices Keyboard/M ouse Yo u can add a full-size P S/2-s ty le key board or PS/2-s tyle mouse to y our NEC V ersa us ing the Plu g a n d Play fe ature. The P S /2-s ty le key bo ard a n d the PS /2-sty le mo use are war m in ser ta bl e, al l owin g you t o con n ect th e d evices wh i l e th e NE C Ver sa i s power ed on .
Using E xt ernal Devices 8-3 USB Devi ce Yo ur NEC Ve r sa L320 s y stem is equippe d w ith tw o U SB po r t s t h at i ncrease y our con n ect i vi t y choi ces . Th e USB por t s on th e ba ck of your system ea ch all ow you t o co n n ec t up to 12 7 USB equipped perip h e r al de vices to y our NEC V ersa noteb ook comp u t er .
8-4 Using Extern al Devices Seri al Devices To in s ta l l a s er ia l devi ce s u ch as a pr in t er or an ex t erna l m od em , you n eed a ca bl e with a fe mal e 9-pi n connecto r. Note W hen you conne ct a pr inter o r mode m , be sure to insta ll the appr opriate driver through the Windows Co nt rol Panel .
Using E xt ernal Devices 8-5 NEC Cab le PortBar Use t h e foll owin g st ep s to conn ect th e NEC Ver sa L32 0 t o th e opti ona l NE C Cabl e Port Bar. 1. Di s con n ect the d evices fr om th e ba ck of th e NEC Ver sa that you wa n t t o conn ect to the Po r tBa r.
8-6 Using Extern al Devices Monit or Yo u can add a standa rd exte rnal monitor to yo ur NEC Ve rsa L320. You n ee d a disp lay si gn al ca bl e ( u s ua l l y pr ovid ed wi t h th e m on i t or ). On e en d of t h e ca bl e m u st h a ve a 15-pin c onnec tor fo r the sy stem.
Using E xt ernal Devices 8-7 S-Video Sup ported Device Yo u can add an S-Vide o s upported dev i ce suc h as a camco r de r , VCR , o r game machi n e t o t h e S- V i d eo c on n e c t or on th e ba ck of you r N E C V er sa L3 2 0 n ot ebo ok c om p u t er .
8-8 Using Extern al Devices IEEE 1394 Devices Yo ur NEC Ve r sa L320 s y stem is equippe d w ith tw o IEEE 139 4 po r t s t hat inc r ease y our con n ect i vit y ch oi ces. Th e I EEE 1 39 4 por t s on th e ba ck of your s ystem ea ch all ow you to daisy cha in u p to 63 IEE E 1394 dev i ces to yo ur sy stem.
Using E xt ernal Devices 8-9 Parallel Devices To in s ta l l a par al l el d evi ce s u ch as a prin t er , you n eed a ca bl e with a mal e 2 5-p in con n ector for th e s ystem an d, for most p ar a ll el prin ter s, a C en tr o n i cs ® -co mpatib le 36-pin c onnec tor.
8-10 U sing Extern al Devices Audio Opti ons The NEC Ve r sa c ome s equipped w ith built-in a udi o po rts t h at let y ou r eco r d and p lay so un d. Con n ect a n ex t ern al m i cr oph on e or h e a d ph on es t o t h e mi cr oph on e in or h ea d ph on e in por t on th e fr on t of th e N E C Ver s a system .
9 Using Multim edia Audio Video Multimedia A pplications.
9-2 Us ing Mu ltim e dia Wi th i t s fa s t pr oc es s or and enh an ced a u di o an d vid eo c a p a bi l i t i es , you ca n p er for m fantastic multimedi a fe ats wit h yo ur NEC Ve rsa L320! This.
Us ing Mult im e dia 9-3 4. Wh en you fi n ish recor d in g, press th e S t op but t on . Be ca r ef ul wh en r ecor d in g ; audio file s ca n be come quite l arge. CD-ROM/ DVD- ROM Input You ca n r ecor d mus i c and s oun d effe ct s fr om a C D ( com p a ct d i sc) an d st or e th em on yo ur har d disk.
9-4 Us ing Mu ltim e dia Using Headphones The NEC Ve r sa L 320 hea dphone po r t delive rs sou n d at ha l f a watt. S t ereo headpho nes pl ug in th r o ugh th e h eadph on e jack l oca t ed on th e fr ont of th e N E C Vers a L3 20. Use the a udi o sof t war e that comes on your system to a djust t h e vo lu m e.
Us ing Mult im e dia 9-5 Using D i gital Vi deo Fil es With co m m ercial v ideo captu r e ha rdware a nd app licatio n sof t ware, y o u can plug a n y vi d e o d e vi c e, i n cl u din g VC Rs , t e.
10 Solving Sy stem Problems Probl em Che ck list Start up P robl em s I f You Ne ed Assi sta nce.
10-2 Sol ving Sys tem Problems Once i n a w h ile y ou may enco un ter a prob l em with y our NEC V e rsa L320. If t he scr een i s blan k, th e in str u cti ons don ’t h elp, or n o err or m essa ge ap pear s, use th e i nfo r matio n he re to de te r mi ne and f ix t h e p rob lem.
Solving Sys tem Problem s 10-3 Troubleshooting Probl em What to Do Ba t t er y p o w er do es n o t l ast long. Use powe r-saving m ode s. Fully char ge and f ully dis charge the ba ttery se veral times to recondition it. Use the Ba t t ery Re f resh function in the Ex it Me nu of the B IOS Se t up utility (se e “Ex it Me nu” in Chapte r 3) .
10-4 Sol ving Sys tem Problems POS T Err or Messages The NEC Ve r sa L 320 has a built-i n c h ecki ng program that a utomatica lly te sts its co mpo nents w hen y o u turn t h e sy ste m pow e r o n. T his d iag n os tic tes t is c alle d t h e P o w e r - On S e l f - T e s t (P OST ).
Solving Sys tem Problem s 10-5 POST Error Mes s ages Error Message Explanation Pr ev i o u s PO S T di d n ot co m ple te succe ssfully. POS T loa d s d e fau l t v a lue s an d of fe rs to ru n Se tup . I f the fa i l ure wa s c a us ed b y i nc o rr ec t va lu es a n d t h ey ar e n ot co r r ec t ed , th e nex t boot will li kely fail.
11 Getting Serv ice and Supp ort Servic e a nd S upp ort C ontac t Info rmation W eb S ite Supp ort S ervi ces E-mail to S up port S ervices.
11-2 G et t i ng S e r v i ce an d Su pp o rt Service and Support Co ntact Information Se rv ic e Co n t ac t Info rmat ion NEC Com put ers I nc. Web Site www.n eccom p.c om Support Se rvices W eb Site support.ne cco m p.co m Phone to Suppo rt Se rvices (U .
Gett ing Service and Support 11-3 Web Site If you h a ve a mod em or are con n ect ed t o a net work , you ca n a ccess th e N E C Com p u t er s Web si t e. Y ou can do th i s th r ou gh a com m erci a l onl in e se r vi ce or th r ou gh y o ur Inte rnet acc ou nt.
11-4 G et t i ng S e r v i ce an d Su pp o rt Support Services NEC Comp ut ers also o ffers di rect tec hnical suppo r t throug h Support Se r vic es. (NEC Computers Suppo rt Se rvice s is fo r U .
A Setting Up a Healt hy Work Environment Mak ing Your Com pute r W ork for Y ou Arra nge You r Eq uipm e nt Adjus t Your Chair Adjust You r Input Devic es Adjus t Your Screen or Moni tor Var y Your W .
A-2 Set t i ng Up a Health y Wo rk Enviro n ment Making Y our Comput er W ork for You Com p u t er s ar e ever ywher e. Mor e an d mor e p eopl e s i t at com p ut ers for lon ger p er i ods of time. This appe ndix ex pl ai n s how to se t up y ou r co mpute r to f it y o ur phy sic al nee ds.
Setti ng Up a Health y Work En vironmen t A-3 Arrange Y our Eq uipment Arrange y our equipme n t so that y ou can w ork in a na t ural a n d r elaxe d posit ion.
A-4 Set t i ng Up a Health y Wo rk Enviro n ment Adjust Your Input Dev i ces No te the f ollo w ing po i nts w hen po sitio n ing y o ur no teb oo k co mputer o r any exte rnal input dev ices. Po sitio n yo ur key bo ard d ire ctly in f ront o f yo u.
Setti ng Up a Health y Work En vironmen t A-5 If r ef lec ted lig h t make s it ha rd f or y o u to se e yo ur scre e n or e xte rnal mon ito r , us e a n ant i-gl are f ilte r.
A-6 Set t i ng Up a Health y Wo rk Enviro n ment Psych osocia l fact or s associa t ed with t h ese disor d ers in clude: workp lace str ess, p oor job satisfactio n, lack of support by manageme n t, a n d/o r lack o f co nt r ol o v er one ’ s wo r k.
B Specification s S y st em Com pon ents Interr upt C on trol l ers Memor y Map.
B-2 Sp ecif ications System Com ponents Note Co m ponents may va ry. The spec ifications pro vided in this sect ion are s imil ar, but not nece ssarily ide ntical to those in your sys tem. System P ro cessor Mob ile I n tel Pe n tiu m II I P r o ce ssor-M f eatu r ing I ntel S pe ed Ste p™ technolo g y — 933 MH z, 1 GH z, 1.
Speci fi cations B-3 IEEE 1394 — 2 po r ts, 1 394 s tandard b us DC In — 1 po rt f o r A C ad apt e r ca b le PS/2 Por t — 1 port, PS /2, 6-pi n MiniDin Par allel — 1 po rt, 25-pi n D-sub US B.
B-4 Sp ecif ications LCD Extend ed Graphi cs Arra y (XGA) or Super XGA+ (SXGA+ ) LCD pan el XGA LCD pan el is a 14- or 15-inch high -r esolu t i on acti ve-ma trix Thin Film Transisto r (TFT) c olo r displ ay R eso lution — 102 4 × 768 max Colo r s — up to 16.
Speci fi cations B-5 Diskett e Dri ve Standa r d 1.44 M B i n Mo dula r Bay Siz e — 3.5 in ch Capacity — 1. 44 MB (fo r matted) , 2 MB (u n fo r matted) Note W hen refe rring to s torage capaci ty, MB stands for o ne m i llion by t es. Some utilities may indi cate va rying storage capacities.
B-6 Sp ecif ications Access Ti m e — Avera ge r an dom access, 100 m s (DVD), 95 ms (CD 24X) — Avera g e ran dom seek, 95 m s (DVD), 90 ms (CD 24X) — Ful l stroke, 1 60 m s (DVD), 160 ms (CD 24X.
Speci fi cations B-7 DVD-RO M and CD-RW Combinat io n Dri ve Housed in NEC Ve r saBay IV slot Data cap acity — DVD, 2,0 4 8 by tes/ block — CD, 2048 by tes/block (mo de 1), 2, 336 by t es/block (mode 2) Ro tatio nal sp ee d — DVD, 3,7 9 2 (2.5 – 6X CAV) — DVD-Video , 1, 377-2,222 rpm (1 .
B-8 Sp ecif ications MDC Mo dem ( built-in) K56f lex™ co mpatib le V. 3 4 e xt en de d r at e pr otoc ol V. 9 0 com p li an t Enh an ced AT comman d set Cl a s s 1 an d 2 Fax pr ot oc ol s B uilt-i .
Speci fi cations B-9 Dim ens ions Sy st e m Wid th — 12. 8 in (327 m m) max Depth — 10 .4 in. (268 mm) ma x Height — 1.5 in . to 1 . 6 in . ( 3 9.
B-10 Sp ecif icatio ns Inte rrupt Control lers The f o llow in g table sho w s def ault inte rrupt lev e l assig nmen ts 0 thro ug h 15 . Note The se re sources m ay ch ange af ter this use r’s gu ide goe s to p rint. P lease refe r the NEC Ve rsa L320 Rel ease Notes tha t ca m e w ith your NEC V ersa L320.
Speci fi cations B-11 Mem o r y Ma p The sy stem supports sy stem and video shado wing, b oth c ontr o l led t hr oug h co m pl ementary m etal oxide semico n ductor (CM OS) . T h e sy stem suppo r ts BIOS as a cach eabl e ar ea wi th wri t e pr ot ect i on .
C Frequently Asked Questions Exter nal Mo use Display PC Cards Diskette Dri ve Bootin g Power Mana gem e nt Miscell an eou s.
C-2 Freque ntly A s ked Q ues tions External Mouse Ho w can a m ou se an d an extern a l keyb o ard be co nn ect ed t o the no tebo o k at t he s a me ti me ? The NEC Ve r sa L 320 is e quippe d w ith tw o U SB po r t s t hat allow y ou to con n ect an y combi n a ti on of tw o USB d e vice s, at th e s am e ti m e.
Freq u ently Asked Questio ns C-3 Ca n I ru n t wo of t he s am e typ e c ards s im u ltaneou sly? Yes, Win d ows con fi g ur es ea ch car d. I f th ey a r e bot h m odem s, con fig ur e ea ch for a di ffer ent C om por t and d i ffer en t avail a bl e in t err u pt s un d er th e Device Ma n age r i n W i ndow s.
C-4 Freque ntly A s ked Q ues tions How d o I form at a dis kette? Do u ble c lick o n t he My Comp ute r ic o n a nd t hen rig h t c lick (c lic k the rig ht- ha nd mo use b utto n ) o n t he d isk ette driv e ic o n. Se lec t Fo r mat an d c h oo se the forma t pr ocess th at best suit s your n eeds.
Freq u ently Asked Questio ns C-5 What i s the differe nce betwee n a warm bo ot and a c old boot? A wa r m boot r est ar t s t h e sys t e m wh i l e s ys t e m p owe r is on . A warm boot i s a l s o a s oft wa r e r e s e t . A wa r m boot cl ea r s vol a t i l e s yst em m e m or y a n d r el oa d s th e oper at in g system .
C-6 Freque ntly A s ked Q ues tions Resu m i n g fr om ST F m od e r equ ir es le s s t i m e th a n p er for mi n g a c ol d boot . Your s ystem m u s t be con fi g ur ed for ST F/ Hibern at i on . In Wi nd ows Po wer Man a gem ent Pr oper ti es, check th e bo x l a bel ed “ enable hib ernate suppo rt , ” under t h e H ibe rn ate t ab.
Freq u ently Asked Questio ns C-7 Miscell aneous How d o I set th e tim e and date? Yo u can cha nge t he time and d ate in Windo ws 2000/98 b y double c lickin g the time in t h e lo we r rig h t c o rne r of the s cre en . C hange the da te an d time as n eeded .
C-8 Freque ntly A s ked Q ues tions How do I save a file? You sa ve a fi l e b y sel e ct i n g F il e, th en Sa ve, fr om t h e dr op d own m e n u. If t h e f ile w as no t p rev ious ly named, yo u w ill b e p romp ted f or a file na me. I n Window s 2000/98, y o u can use up to 255 cha r acters to name a f i le.
Glos s ar y 1 Glossary A AC adapter A devi ce t h at conn ect s an NE C Ver sa n ot ebook com p ut er an d an A C wa ll outl et t o provide AC po w er fo r runni n g the sy stem and rec h arging t he ba ttery . A/D convers ion Th e pr ocess o f c on ver t in g an an al og si gna l int o a di gi ta l si gn al.
2 Glos s a ry bit s pe r second (bp s ) A un it of t r an sm i s si on . A l s o ca l l ed ba u d ra t e. Blu etooth Wire les s p roto co l that allo w s w irele ss co nnec tiv ity from a B lueto oth mo dule i n y o ur comp u t er to a wir el ess com m un i cat i on d evi ce.
Glos s ar y 3 CD-RW dri ve Co mpact D isc R ead/W r ite . A co mpute r co nt rolle d de vic e that re ads fro m a n d w rite s to high c apacity optical discs. clock El ectr on i c tim er u s ed to s ynch r on iz e comp ut er op er a t i ons . CM O S Co mpleme nta ry Me tal Ox ide Se m ico n ducto r.
4 Glos s a ry diskette drive A m agnetic d rive that w r ites o n a nd r et r iev es data f rom a d iske tte . DVD Or ig ina ll y digita l versat ile dis c bu t n ow digital vide o disc , t h is new ty pe of di sc can hold up to se v en ti mes the dat a o f a co mpact d isc .
Glos s ar y 5 IEEE 1394 Standard IEEE 1394 devic es s upport Plug and P lay co n n ec tivity fo r tr ansf er rates o f up to 40 0 Mb ps. U se this po r t to d a i sy ch a in up to 63 IEE E 1394 dev i ces to yo ur sy stem. input/output (I / O) Th e pr ocess o f t r an sferr in g data bet ween the comp u t er an d ex t erna l d evi ces .
6 Glos s a ry M megabyte (MB ) 1,048,576 by t es. me mory El ectr on i c stor age ar ea in a compu t e r th a t r etain s in form at ion an d pr ogr a ms. A co m put er has two t y pes of me mory — r ea d - onl y mem or y (ROM) a n d ran d om acces s memo ry (R AM).
Glos s ar y 7 N nonvolatile memory Sto r age medi a tha t re tai n s i ts d at a w he n s y ste m po wer is tur ne d o ff . No nvo latile memo ry in t he Ve rsa no teb oo k is a c omple me nta ry me tal o xide se mico nduc tor (CMOS) c hi p that is b a cked up by an i n t e rnal batte ry .
8 Glos s a ry PC Card A cr ed it -car d – size d pe ripheral i nte r face standard f or po r table dev ices . T y pes of PC cards (a lso k n ow n as PCM CIA c ards) c urre nt ly offe r ed by ma jor ve ndors i n clude fax / m od em s, LAN, s t ora ge car ds, an d wir el ess com m un i cat i on s d evi ces .
Glos s ar y 9 reset Th e pr ocess o f r et urn in g a d evi ce t o z er o or to an in i t ia l or ar bi tr ari l y sel ect ed co n ditio n . resolution Th e degr ee of scr een i ma ge clar ity . V i d eo di sp l a y r es ol u t i on i s det er min ed b y the numb er o f pixe ls o n t he s cre e n .
10 Gl oss ar y S/PDI F Son y an d Phi li ps Dig it a l Int er conn ect For ma t. S/ PD I F en a bles a com p ut er system t o pr odu ce d i gi t a l a u di o ou t p u t t h r ou gh t h e u s e of a n op t i ca l ou t p u t ca bl e t o an op t i c al disk dev i ce.
Glos s ar y 11 V VersaGlide touchpad A small , to uch-sensitiv e pad used as a po inting dev ice o n yo ur NEC Ve r sa n otebo o k com p u t er . Wi th th e V e r saG l id e, y ou ca n m ove you r fin ger a l on g t h e pa d t o m ove t h e cu rso r o r s imu la te a mous e clic k by tappi ng t he pad .
Ind ex 1 1 1394 con n ect in g d evi ces , 8- 8 dev i c es, 1-13 port, 1- 13 standa r d, 1-13 A AC adap te r co n n ec ting, 2-4, 2-5 co ol i n g, 2- 1 4 speci fi ca t i on s, B-3 using, 2-4 , 2-14 AC.
Ind ex 2 BIO S Se tup utility (c ont' d) H DD passw ord, 3-9 I/O dev i ce c onfiguration, 3-8 In t el S p eed S t ep2 techn ol og y, 3 - 14 key functions, 3-5 lid sw itch, 3 -1 4 load def a ult s.
Ind ex 3 F Fan, 1-14 Fast IR , 6-9 Feat ures bac k, 1-13 base un it, 1-4 botto m, 1-16 co n tr ol panel, 1-5 front, 1- 12 keybo a r d, 1-5, 1-9 lef t side, 1-14 right side , 1-1 5 standa r d, 1-3 Vers.
Ind ex 4 Key pad, 1-11 L LAN port, 1-1 4, 1-17 LCD pa n el, B -4 brightness f unction key s, 1-10 clo sin g, 3-19, 3-23 fe a tur es , 1-5 latch, 1 -4, 1-12 ope n ing, 1-12 view expan sio n , 3-7 LCD p.
Ind ex 5 N NE C Ca bl e P or t Bar con n ect in g d evi ces , 8- 5 con n ect or s, 1 -1 3 fe atur es, 1-13 , 1-17 NEC Comp ute rs co ntact i nf o r ma tio n , 11-2 e-mail suppo r t se r vice s, 11-4 s.
Ind ex 6 Port s ( con t' d) IR, 1-12 LAN , 1-14, 1-17 micropho n e, 1-12 mo de m, 1 -14 NE C Ca bl e P or t Bar , 1- 1 7 parallel, 1 -14, 1- 17 PS/2, 1-13, 1-17 serial, 1-1 3, 1-17 S- vi d e o ou.
Ind ex 7 Se conda ry b atte ry . See a lso Ba t t er y charging, 1-8, 2-11 precautio n s, 2- 13 using, 2-1 3 Secur it y BIO S Se tup menu, 3-8 indicato r LED, 1-9 Ke n sing to n s e cu rity lo ck , 1-.
Ind ex 8 V Ve r saB ay IV. Se e N EC Ve r saB ay IV drive , 5-5, 5-6 installi ng dev i ces, 5-5, 5-6 Ph oen i x Ba ySwa p u t i li t y, 5 - 2, 5- 3 r em ovi n g devi c es , 5 - 5 se conda ry b atte ry.
Regu latory St atement s 1 Regulatory Statements The f o llow in g reg ula tory state me n ts i n clude t he Fe deral Comm unica tions Co mmiss io n (FC C) Ra di o Freq uen c y Int er feren ce S t at .
2 Regu l atory Stat ements Eur opean Com munit y Dir ective C onfor mance Statem ent This pro duc t is i n co n fo r mity with the pro tectio n requ ireme n ts o f EC Co unci l Di r ec tive 89/3 36 /E EC o n t he app rox imat ion o f law s o f the Me mb e r State s re lati ng to e lec tro- mag net ic c ompat ibili ty .
NE C Compute r s Inc. DECL ARATION O F C ONFO RMIT Y We, th e Respon sib le Party NEC Co m puters Inc. 15 Busin ess Park Way Sacramen to, CA 95828 dec lare t hat the pro duc t NEC Versa L320 is in c onf ormi ty wi th pa rt 15 of the FCC R ules .
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il NEC L320 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del NEC L320 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso NEC L320 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul NEC L320 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il NEC L320, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del NEC L320.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il NEC L320. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo NEC L320 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
