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USER’S GUIDE P OWER M ATE 2000 S ERIES When Space is at a Premium and Flexibility is Key USER’S GUIDE P O WER M AT E ® 2000 S ERIES Part Number: 456-00 133-000 456-00133-000 4/26/00 4:20 PM Page .
First P rinting — M ay 2000 Copy right 2000 NEC Comp ute r s Inc. 15 Bus iness P ark Way Sacrame nt o, CA 958 28 All R ig hts R es erv e d Prop rietary Not i ce a nd Liab ilit y Discl ai mer The info rmatio n disclos ed i n this doc ument, in c luding all desig ns and related mate ria ls, is t he v alu able p rop erty o f N EC Co mpu te rs I nc.
Conte nt s iii Contents Usi ng T h is Gu id e Te xt Co nv entio ns .................................................................................... v iii R e lated Do c ume nts ......................................................................
iv C onte nts 2 Setting Up the Syst em Cab le Co nnec tio ns ...................................................................................2-2 Sta r tu p ............................................................................................
Conte nt s v 4 Adding Expan sio n Devi ces Saf ety Prec autio n s................................................................................... 4-2 U SB De v ice s ..................................................................................
vi C onte nts Che ck ing Y o ur M o nito r ................................................................ A- 12 Che ck ing Y o u............................................................................... A -12 B System Speci fication s Sy ste m Bo ar d .
Us ing This G uide vii Using This G uide Th e P ow erMate ® 2000 Series Us er’s Gu ide pr ovi d e s a com p r eh en si ve re f ere nce to inf o rm at io n ab o u t y o ur s y s te m.
viii U s ing T his Gui de Pr o l ong ed o r im pr o per u s e o f a c om put er wo r k st at i o n ma y po s e a ri s k of ser i o u s i nj u r y. T o red u c e y ou r r i sk of i nj ur y, s et u p an d us e y o ur com p ut er i n t h e m ann er des c ri b ed in Ap p en di x A, Se tting Up a He althy Wo rk Env iron m e nt .
Us ing This G uide ix Related Docu m ents In addi tion to this guide , the f ollow in g p r inted do cumenta ti on s hips w ith your s y s t em . NEC P o w erMate 2000 Series Quick S etup/Qui ck Ref erence Th e Qui ck Set u p sh ows h ow to qu i ckl y get th e syst em conn ect ed an d po wer ed on .
1 Rev iewing S y stem Featur es Fro nt Fe atu res Left Si de Feat ures Rear Feat ures Bo tt o m Fe atur e s S y st em Overvi ew.
1-2 Review ing S ystem Feat u res Pr o l ong ed o r im pr o per u s e o f a c om put er wo r k st at i o n ma y po s e a ri s k of ser i o u s i nj u r y. T o red u c e y ou r r i sk of i nj ur y, set up and use the comp uter in the manner de scribe d in Appe ndix A , “Se tting Up a H e alth y W ork En vi ron m e n t.
Review ing S ys tem F eatures 1-3 System u ni t fro nt fe at ur es A – CD -ROM Dr ive F – D is ke tte D riv e B – CD -ROM Eje ct Bu tton G – Dis k ett e Ej ect Butt on C – CD -ROM Dr ive La .
1-4 Review ing S ystem Feat u res System Contr ols a nd Lamps Sy stem unit c ontrols inc lude a pow er/sleep b utton, po w er lamp, s leep lamp , a nd ha rd d rive ac tivity lamp . Pow er / sl eep bu t ton T o t ur n syst em un it an d LC D pa n e l pow er on, pr ess th e p ower / sl ee p but t on .
Review ing S ys tem F eatures 1-5 LCD Pan el Th e sy st em comes wit h an LCD pan el th at y ou ca n ad just up or d own an d sid e-to -side f o r a co mf o rtable v iew in g po sitio n. The pane l us e s a 15 -i nc h, tw iste d ne matic T hin F i lm T ra nsis to r (TF T ) Sup e r V ide o Grap hic s A rray (SVGA) co lor scr een.
1-6 Review ing S ystem Feat u res Hard Drive Th e sy st em comes wit h eith er a 6. 0 -gi ga b yte ( G B) or a 12 - G B en h an ced inte llig e nt de v ic e e lec tr on ics (E IDE) hard d rive . T h e d rive f eatu r es ult ra dir ect m em or y acce ss ( D M A) 66 tech n ol og y for fa st da ta tra ns fer.
Review ing S ys tem F eatures 1-7 Lef t sid e f eatur es A – PC Card S lot 1 F – M i c rophone In Jack B – Sl ot 1 C ar d Ej ect Bu tt o n G – L ine In J ack C – Sl ot 2 C ar d Ej ect Bu tt .
1-8 Review ing S ystem Feat u res Volume Control U se the v ol ume c o ntro l to adj us t the vo lume o f the s y s tem’ s b uilt-i n spea ker s or op t ion al h ea dph on e s et. The sp eak er s are l ocat ed in th e ba s e of the L CD p a nel. Yo u can also use the Wi n dow s so und sof t ware.
Review ing S ys tem F eatures 1-9 Rear f eatur es A – PS /2 Mo use Por t F – VG A C o n n ec t or B – Ke nsington Lo ck Slot G – LAN Conne ctor C – PS /2 Ke yboard P ort H – USB Conn ect o.
1-10 Review ing S ystem Feat u res PS/2 M ou se Port The sy st em unit co mes w ith a mouse po r t that s upports a PS/2 ® -co mpat ib le ( perso nal s y s tem/2- co mpatib le) mo us e w ith a 6- pi n min i D I N conn ect or . U se this po r t to c onnec t the P S/2 mo use shippe d w ith yo ur sy stem.
Review ing S ys tem F eatures 1-11 LAN Co nn e ctor S ystem s c om e wi t h a l ocal ar ea net wo r k ( LAN) . Use th e RJ- 45 comp a ti ble LA N con n ect or on th e r ear of th e system t o con n ect a n et wor k cab le to the internal 100B ase-TX/ 10B ase-T netw o r k board.
1-12 Review ing S ystem Feat u res Memor y Sockets Th e sy st em un it com es wi th at l ea st on e 64- MB sm al l out l in e dual -in lin e memo r y mo dule (S O-D IMM ) mo unte d i n o ne o f tw o me mo ry soc kets .
Review ing S ys tem F eatures 1-13 System Overview Th e sy st em har d war e and soft war e d el i ver th e per forman ce a nd tech n ologi es n eeded for al l your cha ll en g in g ta s k s tod a y a n d int o th e fut u r e.
1-14 Review ing S ystem Feat u res Softwar e NEC pro v ide s a v a rie ty of sof tware app lica tio ns an d hardw are ut il ities w ith y o ur sy s tem to let yo u take adv antage o f yo ur h ardw ar e ca pab il ities .
Review ing S ys tem F eatures 1-15 Adob e ® Acr oba t ® Rea d er Use t h e Adob e Acr oba t Read er t o r ead an d prin t por ta bl e docum en t format (P DF) f iles f ound o n the I nternet a nd PDF do cuments i ncluded w ith v ario us so ftwa r e app licatio ns.
1-16 Review ing S ystem Feat u res Secur i t y Lock Sl ot Th e secur it y l ock sl ot on th e rear of the s ystem accep ts a Ken sin g t o n ® Secur i t y Stan d ar d con n ect or or oth er locki ng d evice. Secur e t he lo ck ing de v ic e to the s ec ur ity lo c k slo t and to an immo vab le obj ec t to pr ot e ct you r syst em fr om th eft .
2 Setting Up th e Sy stem Cable Co nnectio ns Star tup Shutd own Power -Savi ng Op era tion Sy s te m C ar e More Info rm atio n.
2-2 Setting U p t he Sys tem Th i s ch a p t er pr ovi d es ba s i c i n for m a ti on for set t in g u p an d usin g your s ystem (r efer t o the Q u i ck Setu p p ost er for d eta il s ) . In cl u d ed are ca ble con n ect ion s, system st ar t up pr oced u r es , syst em s h u t down pr ocedu r es, an d s ystem car e.
Sett i ng Up the System 2- 3 If a pr obl em occ u r s, a s er i es of be ep s m i gh t s ou n d. I f th i s h a pp en s repe ate dly afte r p ow e ring o n, po w er o ff the s y ste m and go to C hapte r 5, “Sol vi n g S yst em Pr obl em s . ” T h e ch a p t er pr ovi d e s h el p fu l hi nt s for so lv ing sy ste m pro b lems .
2-4 Setting U p t he Sys tem 4. Clic k St a rt o n th e ta skbar an d cl ick Shut D own . Sel ect Shut dow n t he com p ut er , t h e n c lick Yes or pr e s s Enter f o r shut do wn, de p en d in g on your ope r a t i n g syst em .
Sett i ng Up the System 2- 5 System Care The sy stem is a du rab le sy stem b uilt fo r de pe n dab le use . W ith pro te ctiv e m e a sur es a n d pr op er car e, you ca n pr e ve n t pr obl em s a n d pr om ot e th e succ ess ful op er a tion an d l ong l ife sp an of th e system .
2-6 Setting U p t he Sys tem Th e r ecomm en ded n o n -oper at ing en vir onm ent (shi ppin g or st o r age) is fr om 14 ° F to 158 ° F (-10 ° C t o 7 0 ° C). Af te r tur ning o ff po w er, w ait ab o ut f iv e s eco n ds f o r the ha rd d r iv e to sp in d own be f or e you p o wer on a g a i n .
Sett i ng Up the System 2- 7 Movi ng or Shipp ing Your System Use t h ese st ep s t o pr epar e th e system for m ovin g or shi ppin g . 1. B ack up y o ur f iles o n t he ha rd d riv e to dis kette s , s erv e r ha rd d riv e, o r other b ackup dev ice s.
2-8 Setting U p t he Sys tem More Information Once t h e sy stem is up a nd ru nning, w e s uggest that yo u do th e f o llow in g. Ins tall app licatio n s p r o v ide d by NECC on the N EC App lic atio n a nd Dr i ver CD. See “ S e t t i n g Up a He a l t h y Wor k E n vir on m en t ” i n Appendix A.
3 Configuring t he S y stem Configuration To ols and Utilities BI OS Setup Utility Hard Drive Securit y FLASH Utility NEC Application and Driver CD NEC I NFO Center NEC OS Resto re CD S y st em Board .
3-2 Conf igur ing t he S ys tem Th i s ch a p t er pr ovi d es i n for ma t i on on con fi g ur in g you r syst em . T h e chapter i n clude s: Ph oe n ix ® Technolo gies Ltd.
Conf ig ur in g the Sy s tem 3-3 Configuration Tools and Utiliti es Configuration Method, Too l, or Uti lit y Har d dri v e, ref orm atti ng NEC OS Restor e CD Har d dri v e, repar tit io ni n g NEC O.
3-4 Conf igur ing t he S ys tem BI OS Se tup Util ity The B IOS Se tup U tility lets y o u co nfig ure the m ai n c omp o nents of y o ur s ystem . Th e ut il it y is r esi den t in th e syst em FLASH m em or y and does n ot r equ ir e a di sk ette or an op er at ing system pr esen t to r un.
Conf ig ur in g the Sy s tem 3-5 Se tu p Ma i n Me nu How to Use Setup The Se tup ut ili ty has a Ma in Me nu w in do w a nd s ix to p-le v el me nus w it h subm en u s (s ee th e above fig u r e). The men u bar a t th e top of th e Ma in Me nu w indo w lists the f ollo w ing to p- lev e l menus .
3-6 Conf igur ing t he S ys tem Boot — Use t h i s men u t o se t boot opt i on s , in cl ud in g r es t or e on a c / p ow e r l os s , s e t bo ot s e q ue n ce, an d a s s i gn dr i ve l et t er s t o r em ova bl e dev ices. Exi t Exi ts t he Se tup U tility with va rio us s av e o r dis ca rd o pt ions .
Conf ig ur in g the Sy s tem 3-7 Pr essing F1 o n a ny me nu b rin gs u p the Gene r al H e lp w i ndo w that desc ri bes th e lege n d key s a n d t h eir f un ctio n s. Pr ess Esc to exi t th e curr ent win dow. The f ollo w ing sub sec tio ns de sc ribe t he s ix to p le v el me n us and t heir sub menus.
3-8 Conf igur ing t he S ys tem Main Menu Item s Men u Ite m Se ttin gs (d e fau lt is bo ld) Le gacy Diske tt e A Disable d 360 KB 5 1/4 ” 1.2 MB 5 1/4 ” 720 KB 3 1/2 ” 1.44/1.25 MB 3 1/2 ” 2.88 MB 3 1/ 2 ” Sel ec t s t h e di sk ett e d ri v e ty pe.
Conf ig ur in g the Sy s tem 3-9 Main Menu Item s Men u Ite m Se ttin gs (d e fau lt is bo ld) Type User, Auto , Non e , CD -ROM , ID E/A TAP I Rem ovable Whe n se t to Au to , th e va lu e s fo r Cy l inde rs, He ads, Sectors, Total Se ctors , and Max imu m Ca pa c i t y ar e di s pl ay ed bu t a r e r ea d onl y .
3-10 Conf igur ing t he S ys tem Main Menu Item s Men u Ite m Se ttin gs (d e fau lt is bo ld) Mu l t i - S ec t or T r ans f er s Di s a bl ed , 2, 4, 8, 16 s ec t or s Det er m i nes th e n um b er of s ect or s p er bl o ck for multi-sect or transfe rs.
Con figuring the System 3-11 Main Menu Item s Men u Ite m Se ttin gs (d e fau lt is bo ld) Ke yboard Feature s Press Enter to check or chan ge keyboard para m e te rs . Nu mlock Auto, On, Of f Se lects the powe r-on state for N umlock. Ke y C lic k Di sabled , E n a bl ed Enables o r d isables ke y click.
3-12 Conf igur ing t he S ys tem Main Menu Item s Men u Ite m Se ttin gs (d e fau lt is bo ld) Ext en d ed M em o r y D i s pl a y s am ou nt of ext en d ed m em o r y det ec t ed d ur i ng boo t. This field is read-only and canno t be changed fro m B I OS Se tup .
Con figuring the System 3-13 Adva nced Menu Men u Ite m S ett ings (de fau lt i s bo ld) Plu g and Pla y OS No , Yes Se lect Yes i f you a re boo ting a P lug and Play capab le ope rating s yste m. Se lec t No if you w an t the BIOS to c onf igu re non-boot device s.
3-14 Conf igur ing t he S ys tem Adva nced Menu Men u Ite m S ett ings (de fau lt i s bo ld) Ca c h e Ba s e 0 - 51 2 K Un c a c h ed, W r i t e T h r o ugh , W r i t e Pr o t ec t, Write Back Controls ca ching o f 512K base me mory.
Con figuring the System 3-15 Adva nced Menu Men u Ite m S ett ings (de fau lt i s bo ld) I/O De vi ce Configu ration Pre ss Ent e r to a cce ss th e fo llow i ng s ubm enu s. Serial Po rt A Dis abl ed, Enabl ed , Aut o Se tting a t En a ble d a llo ws the use r to c o nf i gur e t h e p or t.
3-16 Conf igur ing t he S ys tem Adva nced Menu Men u Ite m S ett ings (de fau lt i s bo ld) Fl o p p y Di sk C o nt r oll er Di s a bl ed , Enable d , Aut o Se tting a t En a ble d a llo ws the use r to c o nf i gur e t h e c o nt r o ll er .
Con figuring the System 3-17 Adva nced Menu Men u Ite m S ett ings (de fau lt i s bo ld) Clear A ll DMI Eve nt Logs No , Ye s Sel ec t i ng No pr ev ent s cl ear i n g out t h e DI MM even t l ogs . Eve nt Logging Enabl ed , Di s a bl ed Se le cting E n ab le d p e rm its log g ing of DM I ev ent s .
3-18 Conf igur ing t he S ys tem Secu ri ty M en u It em s Men u Ite m S ett ings (de fau lt i s bo ld) Su p er v i sor Pa s s wor d I s Cle ar , S e t St a t us on ly , u s er ca nn ot mo dif y . S u p er vi s or pa ssw or d c o nt ro ls acce ss to the B IOS S e tup Utili ty.
Con figuring the System 3-19 Secu ri ty M en u It em s Men u Ite m S ett ings (de fau lt i s bo ld) Se curi ty Mode Press Ente r to acce ss the Se curity M ode. Us e thi s mo d e to se le ct Passwo rd (de fau lt ), Sm a rt Car d , or Fi n g er P ri nt .
3-20 Conf igur ing t he S ys tem Secu ri ty M en u It em s Men u Ite m S ett ings (de fau lt i s bo ld) Ne twork Bo o t S e tt ing Pre ss Enter to access . Ke yboard/ Mouse Lo ck Di sabled, Enabled Se lect Enabled to lock the keyboa rd and m o u s e wh en r em o t e bo oti n g.
Con figuring the System 3-21 Powe r Menu S ettings Men u Ite m S ett ings (de fau lt i s bo ld) Power Saving s Dis a bled, Cust o mi zed , M ax imu m Po we r Sa ving s, M ax imu m Pe rfo rma nce Di s abl ed s et t i n g tu r n s of f P o wer Manage m e nt.
3-22 Conf igur ing t he S ys tem Powe r Menu S ettings Men u Ite m S ett ings (de fau lt i s bo ld) R e su me O n Ti me Off, On Se tting to On a llow s th e use r to se t the Re sume T ime fie ld to a ti m e wh e n t he syste m is t o wake up.
Con figuring the System 3-23 Boot Me nu Se ttings Men u Ite m S ett ings (de fau lt i s bo ld) On PM E St ay Off , P owe r On Controls how syste m responds to a PCI Powe r Manage m ent Enab l ed wake -up. 1 t hr o ugh 4 Set s t he b o ot a bl e dev i c e or d er .
3-24 Conf igur ing t he S ys tem Exit Men u Ch oose t h e Ex it Menu b y select in g E x it in th e leg en d bar on th e Main Men u s cr een . Oth er Ex it M en u op ti on s ar e ava i la bl e b y sel ect in g submen us. Use t h e arr ow ke y s t o sel e ct on e of th e Ex it Men u opt ion s an d pr ess Enter to sel ect a subm en u.
Con figuring the System 3-25 Establis hing H ard Dis k Dr ive Passwor ds T o e s t a bl i sh pa ss w or d pr ot ec t i on for th e sys t em ’ s h ar d dr i ve , you m u st es tab lish a m aste r pas sw ord, e stab lis h a us e r p ass w o rd, a nd e nab le the es tab lishe d p ass w o r ds f o r the i nte rnal ha rd d riv e .
3-26 Conf igur ing t he S ys tem Chan ging Hard Disk Drive Passwords U se th e fo llow in g proc edure to change hard disk d ri ve pass wo rds. 1. Boot your syst e m . Pr ess F2 w h en pr om pt e d t o en t er BI OS Set u p. 2. At th e Main Menu scr een , sel ect th e Secur it y Men u.
Con figuring the System 3-27 If you in st al l th e har d dri ve in anoth er NE C Power Ma t e system wi t h secur i t y ena bled , you mu st en t er th e ma st er p a sswor d to a cces s th e har d drive .
3-28 Conf igur ing t he S ys tem 5. Whe n t he me nu asks yo u to e nte r a pat h/f ile name , use t he arro w key s to sel ect th e “ .b io ” fi l e a n d pr es s Enter . 6. The ut ility asks f o r co nfir matio n to lo ad the new flas h i nto memo r y .
Con figuring the System 3-29 6. Clic k Exit t o cl ose t h e Appl i cat i on and Dri ver pr ogr am. 7. Rem ove t h e CD fr om th e CD - ROM dr i ve when th e in sta ll ati on i s co mplete . NEC INF O Cen t er NE C C pr ovi d e s a n on l i n e NE C I NF O C en t er on th e NE C A p pl i ca t i on an d Dr i ver C D.
3-30 Conf igur ing t he S ys tem NEC INFO C enter op enin g scr een To un in sta ll the NEC INF O Cen t e r , us e th es e st eps : 1. Acc es s t h e C: N E C I NF O di r e c t or y on you r s yst em . 2. Do ub le c lic k t h e Unw i se .exe ic o n to remo v e all f ile s rel ated to the NEC INFO Ce n ter a nd the C: NE C INF O dir ect or y.
Con figuring the System 3-31 NEC OS Resto re CD Th e NE C OS Rest or e C D cont ain s th e op er at ing system an d d evi ce dr i ver s for th e har dwar e th at was fa ctor y-in sta l l ed in your system .
3-32 Conf igur ing t he S ys tem 5. At th e warn in g scr een , cli ck C to co n tinue (o r X to e xit t he p rogr am). A r epartitio n screen ap pea r s, w ith a prompt aski ng if y ou w ant to repa .
Con figuring the System 3-33 System Board Jumper Settings Th e sy st em ha s an ea sil y a cc essi ble ju m per ( 7 F 4 ) for cl ear in g y our pa s s w or d if you for got i t. I f you n eed to cl ea r you r pa ss wor d , se t ju m p er 7F4 as fo llows .
3-34 Conf igur ing t he S ys tem 4. Rem ov e t h e j um p e r fr om p i n s 1 an d 2 t o c l ea r your pa s s wor d . 5. Pl a ce th e jum per back on pin s 1 an d 2. 6. Repl a ce th e acces s p an el, plu g in th e AC power ada pter , and p ower up th e system.
Con figuring the System 3-35 System Requirem ents The I nte l P roc es so r Se rial Nu mb er Co ntrol uti li ty r equi res : a P en t iu m I I I pr oces s or - ba se d s yst em Window s 98, W indow s NT 4. 0 (o r late r), or W indo ws 2000 2 meg aby tes of ha r d d r i ve s pace.
3-36 Conf igur ing t he S ys tem Why woul d I want to turn of f my processo r seri al number? Inte l b elie v e s the p r o ce sso r se ria l n umb er ca n p rov ide co mpe lli ng b e nef its to u s er s.
Con figuring the System 3-37 How can I tell if my pro cesso r serial number is turn e d on? The vast ma jorit y of Pent i um III pr oce ssor- based s ystems shi p with the pr ocess or s er i al nu m ber ena bled . The con tr ol uti lit y a l lows you t o ch eck th e st at us by: Vi ewi n g th e i con it s el f.
4 A dding Expansion Dev ices Safet y Prec auti ons USB Device s PC Cards Memor y Modules Para llel Printer Exter nal Mo nito r Serial D evices.
4-2 Addi ng Ex pa ns ion D ev ice s This chapte r p rov ide s inf o rmat io n f o r addi ng a v a riety of indus t r y - st an da r d e x pan s i on d evi ces t o you r s yst em . In cl uded in th e cha pt er ar e proced u r es for ad din g : USB de vices PC car d s memo r y mo dule s printer ex te rnal mo nito r ext ern al s er ia l devi ces .
Add ing Expansion Devi ces 4-3 Di s si pa te st at ic el ectr i ci ty befor e han dl in g an y syst em comp on en t s (PC ca rds, me mo ry mo dule s ) by tou ching a g rou n de d meta l o b jec t, such as th e s yst em un it u n pain t ed bo t t om p l at e.
4-4 Addi ng Ex pa ns ion D ev ice s Connec ting U SB dev ices is e as y . You do n ’ t ne ed to turn of f th e s y s tem to con n ect th e d evi ces . Si m pl y m at ch th e conn ect or s on th e USB cabl e t o th e US B p or t on you r s yst em an d th e p o r t on th e US B d evi c e , th en pl u g i n th e cabl e.
Add ing Expansion Devi ces 4-5 To in ser t a PC car d, foll o w th es e st eps . 1. Rem ove t h e PC car d sl ot cover b y pr essi ng th e eject bu t ton n ex t t o th e s l ot .
4-6 Addi ng Ex pa ns ion D ev ice s 4. Use t h e s oft war e in s ta lled on your s ystem t o ch eck PC car d sl ot av ailab ility . In Wi n dow s 98 o r Wi n dow s 2000, a PC ca rd ico n s h ould be in t h e con t r ol p an e l or on t h e ri gh t si d e of t h e t a sk ba r .
Add ing Expansion Devi ces 4-7 U se the fo llow in g gu ideli nes i n s ele c ting S O-D IMM ty pe s: memo r y can b e ins ta lled i n o ne o r tw o s oc ke ts si z e of th e SO- D I M M s can var y b.
4-8 Addi ng Ex pa ns ion D ev ice s Checki ng Syst em Mem ory If yo u d o not k no w how muc h me mo ry is i nst al led in y o ur sy stem, c hec k th e amou n t by usi n g th e fol l owin g pr ocedu r e. 1. On the W indo w s 98, Window s 2000, or W indow s NT 4.
Add ing Expansion Devi ces 4-9 5. Sw i v el the LCD pa ne l to the rig ht a nd po sitio n the u n it o n its s ide , as sh own in th e foll owi n g fi g ur es . Positi o nin g the LCD pa nel To pre ve nt d a mage to th e LC D pa ne l , be su re to position the un i t w i t h the LCD pane l fa cing u p.
4-10 Addi ng Ex pa ns ion De vic es 6. Rem ove t h e scr ew secu r in g th e mem or y modu l e pan el an d r em ove th e pan el. 7. Lo c a t e an em pt y mod u l e s l ot . I f you n ee d t o r em ove on e or bot h mod u l es, see “ R emov in g a SO-DIMM Mo dule ” in th e n ex t sect i on.
Add ing Expansion Devi ces 4-11 Rem oving a SO-DI MM Modu le If you n eed t o r emove a SO - D I M M mod u l e, use th e foll owin g st eps. To p r ev ent dam a ge t o s ys t em c om po n en t s a n d.
4-12 Addi ng Ex pa ns ion De vic es Pa r a lle l P ri n ter You ca n conn ect a st an d ard par a ll el prin t er to th e system un i t . To in stal l th e pr in t er, you n eed th e pr int er dri ver s an d a pr int er ca ble.
5 Solving Sy stem Problems Solutio ns t o Com mon P roblem s Ho w to Cle an the Mouse.
5-2 Solving Sy s tem Problem s You m ay occa si on al l y encou n t e r a problem wit h th e sy st em. In m ost cas es , th e pr obl em is on e th at you ca n s ol ve your s el f. Th e sy st em ha s a buil t-in pr ogr am th at au toma ti ca l ly ch eck s i ts comp on en t s wh en th e s ystem is p ower ed on .
Solving Sys tem Problems 5-3 Oper atin g sy stem n ot fo u nd erro r m ess age dis pla ys wh en th e syste m is st art e d. If yo u le f t a CD in t he CD -R OM d rive , y ou r s y st em mig ht not b e ab le t o bo ot . T r y r em ovi n g th e CD an d r e boot i n g.
5-4 Solving Sy s tem Problem s Sy stem s hu ts off ins tead of g oin g in to sl eep m o de. Yo u pr esse d and h eld i n the powe r/ sleep b utton f or mo re than fo u r sec on d s. For s l eep mode, pr ess in th e butt on an d imm ed i atel y r el ea se.
Solving Sys tem Problems 5-5 LCD P anel P robl em s Ch eck th e fol l o win g pr oblem s t o see t h e possi ble ca use an d sol u t i on. Scre en is da rk o r th e d isp lay is h a rd t o read . Adju st th e LC D pan el bri gh tn es s con tr ol set t ing .
5-6 Solving Sy s tem Problem s CD-ROM Drive Prob lems Ch eck th e fol l o win g pr oblem s t o see t h e possi ble ca use an d sol u t i on. Th e sys t em d o es n o t see th e d riv e. The d rive designatio n is w rong a nd s hould be cha n ged. The drive designatio n depe n ds upo n the sto rage dev ice co nfiguration i n y our sy stem.
Solving Sys tem Problems 5-7 Speaker Problem s Ch eck th e fol l o win g pr oblem s t o see t h e possi ble ca use an d sol u t i on. Sp e a k e r vol ume i s t oo l ow . Adju st th e volu m e con tr ol o n the si de of th e system u n it. If th e vo l u m e is s t ill t oo low, a d just th e v olu me th r ou gh the s ystem soft wa r e.
5-8 Solving Sy s tem Problem s Typi cal mo us e bal l c ov er A – Mo us e B a l l C over 3. Ro tate the ball co v er co unterc lo ckw ise and re mov e the c ov er. 4. Tur n th e mou se o ver so th at th e cover an d bal l fal l int o your p al m. 5.
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A Setting Up a Healt h y Work Environment Mak ing Y our Com p uter W ork for You Arra nge You r Eq uipm e nt Adjus t Your Chair Adjust You r Input Devic es Adjus t Your M onitor Var y Your W ork da y .
A-2 Setti ng U p a Heal thy W o rk En viro nment Pr o l ong ed o r im pr o per u s e o f a c om put er wo r k st at i o n ma y po s e a ri s k of ser i o u s i nj u r y. T o red u c e y ou r r i sk of i nj ur y, s et u p a nd us e yo ur com p ut er i n t h e m a nner des c ri bed i n thi s a pp end i x.
Sett i ng Up a Healthy Work Environmen t A-3 Arrange Y our Eq uip ment Arr an ge your eq ui p m ent s o th a t you can wo r k in a nat ura l an d r ela xed po sitio n .
A-4 Setti ng U p a Heal thy W o rk En viro nment Adjust Y our Chair Yo ur chai r should be adjustable and st able. V ary yo ur postu r e throug h out th e da y . Ch eck th e foll owin g : Ke e p yo ur bo dy in a re laxe d y et up r ig ht po sitio n. T h e b ac kre st o f yo ur chair s h ould s upport the inward c urve of yo ur back.
Sett i ng Up a Healthy Work Environmen t A-5 Exte n d y o ur lo w er le gs s lig h tly so that the an gle b etw ee n yo ur thi ghs and lo w e r legs is 9 0 ° or m or e. Pl a ce your feet fla t on th e floor . Onl y us e a footr est wh en at t empt s to ad just your chair an d wor k s t ati on fa i l to k eep your feet fl a t.
A-6 Setti ng U p a Heal thy W o rk En viro nment Adjust Your Input D ev ices Fo llow th ese po ints i n p os itio ni ng y o ur ke yb oard a n d mo use. Po sitio n yo ur ke y bo ard d ire ctly in f ro nt o f yo u. Av o id reac hing w he n using y o ur ke y board or mouse .
Sett i ng Up a Healthy Work Environmen t A-7 T yp e wi t h your h an d s an d wr i st s fl oa t in g a bov e t h e ke yboa r d . Us e a w rist p ad o nly to res t y o ur w rists b etw een ty ping . A v o id restin g y o ur w r ists on s harp edge s. Ty p e w ith y o ur w rists s tr aigh t.
A-8 Setti ng U p a Heal thy W o rk En viro nment Adjust Your Monit or Corr ect pla cemen t an d ad ju s tm ent of th e m onit or can r ed u ce eye, sho ulde r, an d neck f atig ue .
Sett i ng Up a Healthy Work Environmen t A-9 Po s ition t he mo nito r at a 90 ° an gl e t o wi n dows an d ot h er li g ht s our ces to min imize gl are a nd ref lec tio ns. A dj ust t he mo n ito r ti lt s o tha t ce iling lig hts do not ref le ct o n y our sc ree n.
A-10 Setti ng Up a Healthy Work Envi r on me n t Vary Your Workday If you u se your com pu t er for pr ol on ge d p er i ods , fol l o w t h es e in str u c t i on s. V a ry y o u r ta sk s t hro ug ho u t t he d ay . Take f requent s hort b reaks t hat i n vo lve w alkin g, sta n ding, a nd stre tc hing .
Sett i ng Up a Healthy Work Environmen t A-11 Note Fo r m or e i nf orm ati o n o n wo r ks t ati o n s et u p, s ee t h e Am eri c an National S tandard for Hu man Facto rs Eng inee ri ng of Visu al Displ ay Te rmina l Wo rks ta tio ns . A NS I/HFS St and a rd N o .
A-12 Setti ng Up a Healthy Work Envi r on me n t Checki ng Yo ur K eyboar d Is your ke yb oa r d an gl ed s o your wr i s t s ar e str a i gh t wh en you t y p e ? Is your ke yb oa r d di r e c t l y .
Sett i ng Up a Healthy Work Environmen t A-13 For more inf ormatio n on w orkst a t i o n setup , see the Americ a n Natio n al Standard for Hum an F actors En gineering of Visual D isplay T erminal Wor kstati ons. ANSI/HFS S tandard No. 100-1988. The H uman F actors Society, In c.
B S y stem Specifications S y st em B oard S y stem Peri pher als Dimensions Power Operati ng E nvir onme nt Compliance.
B-2 Sys tem S p ecifi cation s System Board Th e foll o wi n g s ect ion s gi ve th e sp eci fica t i on s for ma jor comp on ent s on the system boar d.
System Speci ficat i ons B-3 I nput/O utp ut (I /O ) Featur es In dus tr y-st a n dar d in t er faces in t egra t ed on system boar d : U n iversal Se rial Bus (U SB) — t w o U S B po rt s s u pp o rt t w o U SB per i ph era l s dir ectl y t o th e syst em.
B-4 Sys tem S p ecifi cation s Soun d Con tr oller Al l syst e m s com e wi t h a u di o in t e gr at e d on th e syst em boa r d . Th e au di o i s base d o n th e Inte l 82801AB (I CHO ) chip and Yama ha YMF752 c hi p. Fea t ur es in cl ud e: Co mpat ib le w ith So und B laste r Pro ™ , So und B la ster ™ 2 .
System Speci ficat i ons B-5 System Peripheral s Th e foll o wi n g s ect i on s give th e sp eci fica ti on s f or sy st em p er iph er al s. LCD Pan el Sy s tems co me w ith a 15 - inch , high - r es olu tio n activ e m atrix twis te d n emati c (T N) TFT Super Vi deo Gra phics Arra y (SVGA) c olor d i splay .
B-6 Sys tem S p ecifi cation s Exter nal Moni tor The f ollow in g reso luti o n s a r e suppo rted o n a n optio n al ex ternal mo n ito r : 320 x 200 (25 6/Hig h colo r ), ve rtical f r equency depe.
System Speci ficat i ons B-7 Diskett e Drive Sy stems co me w ith a M o b ile D iske tte D rive , 3 1/ 2-i nc h, 1 .44 MB Capacity — H igh density m ode: U n formatted: 2.00/1.00 MB Fo r matted: 1440 K B (51 2B 18 Sec ) 720 KB (256B 1 8 Se c) — No r mal density mode: U n formatted: 1.
B-8 Sys tem S p ecifi cation s CD-ROM Drive Sy stems co me w ith a M o b ile A TAP I 24 X MA X S lim CD -R OM d riv e. Dis c ro ta tio n spe e d — 5136 rpm Data tra nsf er rate ( s u s ta i ne d ) — 1 548 KB /sec ond to 36 00 KB /seco nd Da ta tran sfer ra te ( bur st ) — 1 6 .
System Speci ficat i ons B-9 Dimens ions System Base cha ssi s — 10.75 inches (2 74.1m m) w ide x 7 .5 i nches (192 mm) de ep x 2 i n ch es (5 0. 8m m ) h i gh To tal heig ht ( w ith LCD p ane l) — 14.6 inches (375 mm) Weig h t — ap pr oxi ma t el y 12 l b.
B-10 System Sp ecifi cations Compliance Do mestic : FC C CF R 4 7 Pa rt 15 , Sub part B UL 1950 3 rd e ditio n Canadia n: C-U L C22.2 N o.950-9 5 IC E S- 00 3 I s s u e 2, Revi s i on 1 Year 2000 : YMAR K 2000 NEC Y 2K TEST.
Ind ex-1 A AC po wer ada pter, 1-9 Acrob at r e ader, 1-15 AG P gr a ph i c s , 1- 13 Applicatio n and D rive r CD, 3-28 Audio, 1-1 3 Aud io con n ector s h ea dph on e ja ck , 1 - 7 lin e in ja ck, 1.
Ind ex-2 Di sk err or pr obl em s, 5 - 2, 5- 4 Dis ke tte FLA SH, 3-27 Dis ke tte d riv e desc ri ption, 1- 5 proble ms, 5-4 Display mode s, 1-5, B -5, B -6 Do c ume ntatio n, o n li ne NEC INFO Ce n .
Ind ex-3 LCD pa nel br i gh tn e s s bu tt on s , 1 -5 cleani n g, 2-6 fe atur es , 1-12 proble ms, 5-5 LCD/VGA m oni t or simultaneo us v iew in g, 1-5 Loca l ar ea n et work , 1- 1 1 M Memor y check.
Ind ex-4 Powe r supply 90 w att, 1-12 speci fi ca t ion s, B- 9 Pr inter adding, 4-12 P ri nt e r po rt , 1 -10 Pr obl em s boo tin g, 5-3, 5-4 CD-R OM driv e, 5-6 co mmon, 5-2 da te, in corr ect , 5-.
Ind ex-5 Speci fica t ion s cach e m em ory, B- 2 cal en dar cl ock , B-2 CD-R OM driv e, B-8 co mpliance , B -10 dis kette d riv e, B -7 fl a s h ROM , B- 2 graphics co n trolle r , B-4 hard d ri ve,.
Ind ex-6 V VGA moni t or conn ect or , 1 - 10 VGA monit or/LCD panel simultaneo us v iew in g, 1-5 Video memo r y , 1-12, 4-7 Viru s scan sof t ware, 1-14 Vo lume c o ntrol, 1-8 W Web site NECC, 6- 2 .
Regu latory St at emen ts 1 Regulatory Statements The f ollo w ing reg u lato ry stateme nts i nclud e t he Fe de ral Co mmu n ica tions Co mmiss io n (F CC) R adio Fre que n cy Inte rfe re nce State .
2 Regu latory St at emen ts Canadi an De par tment of C omm unica tio ns Compl ianc e Statem ent This Cl ass B digital ap paratus meets all r equire ments o f t h e Canad ian Interfere nce-Causing Equipme n t R egulatio n s (pu rsuant to ICES-003 Issue 2, Re vision 1).
Regu latory St at emen ts 3 Batte ry Dis pos a l The CMO S b atte ry is made o f lit hium . Co ntac t y o ur lo c al w aste man age me nt o ff ic ials f o r ot her i nf orm atio n reg ard ing the e nvi ron men tally so und c o llec tio n, recy cling , a nd dis po sal o f the b at ter ies .
NE C Compute r s Inc. DECL ARATION O F CO NFORM ITY We, th e Respon sib le Part y NEC Co m pute rs Inc . 15 Busin ess Park Way Sacramen t o, CA 95828 dec lare t hat t he p rod uct NEC PowerMate 2000 is in co m p lia nce with FCC CFR47 part 15 for Class B dig ital devi ces .
An important point after buying a device NEC 2000 Series (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought NEC 2000 Series yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data NEC 2000 Series - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, NEC 2000 Series you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get NEC 2000 Series will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of NEC 2000 Series, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime NEC 2000 Series.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with NEC 2000 Series. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device NEC 2000 Series along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
