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  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 1

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  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 2

    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 e and Liability Dis c laimer The inform ation di sclosed in thi s do cument, in cluding all de s i gns and related m aterials, i s the v a l ua ble p ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 3

    Contents iii Contents Pre f ace ............................................................................................................................. xi A bbre vi atio ns ................................................................................................................. x iii 1 Sy stem Ov erview Co nf ig urati on s............ ...

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    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 ........................................................ ...

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    Contents v Se tting Wake -On LA N.................................................................................... 4- 7 U pgrad e So cke ts ....................................................................................................... 4-8 Pro ce ssor So cke t .............................................................................. ...

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    vi Con tent s Tech nical Suppo rt Se rvice s ....................................................................................... 8-3 Pro d uc t In form atio n .......................................................................................................8-4 NE C CSD F T P Si te ........................................................... ...

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    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 ..................................... ...

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    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 ................................................................................... 1- 4 Po we rMate VT 300 i Se r ies Sy st ...

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    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 .............................................................................. 3-2 Suppo r t ed DIMMs ......................................... ...

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    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. T he m anua l co nta ins har dwar e and in t er f ace inf o r mati o n f o r user s who need a n overview o ...

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    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 PC) ATA AT att achment ATAPI AT att achment packet int e r fa c e A TM a sy nch ron ous tran sf e r m od e BBS Bu llet in Boar d S er v ice BCD binary ...

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    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 . i nc h INTA in ter r upt acknowl edge I/O input/o u t put IPB illus t rat ed par t s b reak ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 13

    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.E. C. single edge contact cartr i dge SG si gnal g rou n d SGRAM synchronous ...

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    1 S y stem Overv ie w Confi gurations Features Com ponents ...

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    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. Al so in c luded are br ief descr i pt i ons o f th ...

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    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 m Board CPU* Celeron 300A MH z, 66 M Hz Fron t Side Bu s (FSB) 333 MHz , 66 MH z FSB 366 MHz , 66 MH z FSB 400 MHz , 66 MH z FSB 433 MHz , 66 MH z FSB ...

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    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 ® SuperD isk ® L S- 1 20 Di s k et t e D r iv e Spe akers** Harman/Ka rdon 10 -watt * C omp on ent var i e s b y s yst em ** B uilt-t o- ord er c omp on ...

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    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. Pow er/ Sl ee p b utt on — pr es s th i s b utton to tu rn pow er on . T o tur n of f th e s yst e m, p r e s s t he bu t t o n and ho ld in fo r s e ve r a l s e c o nd s be ...

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    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 – Fa n D – Ke yboard Po rt L – Prin t er Port E – USB Port M – MIDI Port F – Ser i al Port 1 N – V G A M onitor Con nector G – S erial Po ...

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    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. Th e devices inc lude a point in g device, ser ial pr in t er, or m o dem. Keyb oar d po rt — A tt ach a keyb o ar d ( PS/2 ® -compat ibl e, 101- ke y or 102-ke y ) w i t h a 6- ...

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    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.E. C.) cartr i dge, DI MM mem o r y , AGP bo ar d, and external de vices syst e m board w i t h two IDE co nnectors, diskett e dri ve co n ...

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    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. System Components Co m ponent Go to Page Syste m Board 1-9 Disk e tte D rive 1-10 Har d Drive* 1- 1 0 Powe r Supply 1-10 Ke yboard 1- 10 Mouse 1-11 AGP Board** 1-1 1 ...

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    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. There ar e no sw i t c hes o r jumpers t hat need to be set a ...

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    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 . T he m o use has a se lf-clea ning mecha nism t hat preven t s a buildup of dust or li nt ar ...

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    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. T he mode m boar d offers a full -dup lex speakerphone and 56,600 bi t s per seco nd (bps ) dat a/14,400 bps f ...

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    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 . Tape backup u ...

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    2 S y stem Confi guration Int errupt Requests Jum per Se ttings BIO S Se tup Video Modes Utilitie s ...

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    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 ings pro cedur es f o r usin g t he BIOS Se t up ut ili t y t o confi gur e t he sys t e m descript i o ns o f video m odes in fo r m a t io n o n p ...

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    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 p t C asca de IRQ0 3 COM 2* IRQ0 4 COM 1* IRQ05 LPT2 ( pl ug an d play op tion)/Aud i o inte grated on syste m board/Use r available IRQ0 6 Dis ke tte ...

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    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 . Al so, if seri al port s sh are a n i nterru pt, ve r ify t h at ha rdwa re an d sof ...

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    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. E ach is brief ly described in the f o ll o w in g paragrap hs. Pro cedures ...

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    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. The factory sett in g s are shown in the fo ll o w ing t able. Power On Mod e Ju mp er J ...

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    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 . Spec ificat ions f o r t he h ar d dr ive are included in Sect i o n 9. Maxt or ID E ...

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    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. Spec ific at i o ns for t he CD-ROM dr ive are included in Sect ion 9. Lite -O n ...

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    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. Unless opt i o nal hardware is added, it’s n o t necess ar y t o run the BI O S S e ...

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    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 . Enter Exe cutes Co mmand o r brings up a submenu . F5 Loads the Defa ...

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    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 . Exa m pl e: 32 M B DRAM Bank 0 DRAM Bank 1 These f ...

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    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. Whe n se t to Au to , th e v a lue s for Cy l inde rs, He ads, Se ctor s, and M aximu m Capaci ty a re dis ...

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    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. Use t he arro w ke ys to select an Ad vanced Me nu o p t i o n. Pr ess Enter ...

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    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 . S.M. A. R.T. for Hard Disks Disabled , Enab led Se lect ...

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    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 , 8 , 1 0 , 20 , 3 0 , 40 , 5 0 , 60 Sp e c i f i e s t h e l e ng t h o f t i m e o f sy s t e m i n ac t i v i t y w h i l e i n S t andb y s t a t e ...

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    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. Primary Graph ics Adapter PCI, AGP Se lec t AGP if the g rap h ics boa rd is A GP . ...

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    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. Par all el Port DMA Channe l This option a ll o ...

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    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. Use t he arro w key s t o se lect an Ex it Menu o p t ion. P r ess Enter to di splay the ...

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    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. Press F5 to r e se t th e BI O S defaul t s. Use t he reco r ded Setup select i ...

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    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 . See “NEC Applic at i o n and Dr iver CD” for inst r u ctions o n in st a lling any o f the app licat i o ns o r online docu m e nt s, or to insta ll d e vice dr ivers t hat did not come ...

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    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. ! CA UT ION The O S Restore pr ...

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    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. 6. Re m o ve t he CD ...

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    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 o u want to do (Quick or Ful l ) , t he For matt ing Drive(s) scr ee n appears w i t h a status bar sho w ing the p rog re s s of th e f orm atti n g ...

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    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. C lick OK to reboot. This com p letes t he Custo m Rebuild and Restor e pr ocedur e. See “NEC A ...

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    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.ORG. ! CA UT ION Som e or a l l appli cati ons might not ex hib ...

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    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 . Doi ...

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    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. Re mo v e t he C D fro m t he C D - R O M d r ive w he n t he inst a llat i o n is c o m p let e ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 54

    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. ! CA UT ION Setti ng resolut i ons other than t he r at es l i sted in t he f oll owing tabl e generat es a ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 55

    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. T his funct i o n let s you control whi ch so f t ware pro gr am s o r websi t ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 56

    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. T he processo r ser i a l n u mber is designed t o be unique, and when used in co njunct i o n wi t h ot her i dent ificat ion m et ho ds, can be used to ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 57

    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. Whi ch progra ms and/ or websites currently use ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 58

    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 Cartridge Rem oval 5 1/4-I nch Devic e Removal 3 1/2-I nch Hard Drive Removal 3 1/2-I nch Disk ett e Drive Removal Power Supply Rem oval Sys tem Board R ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 59

    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 . A Phillips ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 60

    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. ! CA UT ION El ec trostat i c di scharge c an dam age c ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 61

    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 . ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 62

    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. 8. P lug in all power cords. ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 63

    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. 1. Turn o ff and unplug the sys t e m uni t . 2. Unplug th ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 64

    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. 2. Al i gn th e tab s on th e i n si de of th e t op of th e c ov er wi th th e ta b sl ots on th e l ef ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 65

    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) . 2. Label a nd disco nnect any ca ble s co nnect ed to t he ex pa nsi o n board. 3. Remove ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 66

    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. Pu ll t he AGP boar d out o f i t s co nnecto ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 67

    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). 2. Rem o ve t he blank panel fro m t he sele ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 68

    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) . 2. Lo cat e t he DIMM modu l e so cket s on t he syste m boar d. 3. Eject t he DIMM modu l e by p ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 69

    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. ! CA UT ION Bef ore handli ng co m ponent s, r educ e stat i c di scharge ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 70

    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. Inst a ll t he r ep lacement pro cesso r cartr idge (see “Inst a lling the Celero n or Pen t i um III Proce ss o r Ca rtri dge ” in the f o ll o w ing s ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 71

    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 . Ins talling t he C eleron o r P entium III Proc ess or Cartridg e A – P rocessor Cart ridge C – S l ot 1 ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 72

    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 . ! CA UT ION Bef ore handli ng co m ponent s, r educ e stat i c di scharge by touchi n ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 73

    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. 9. Inst a ll t he r ep lacement P ent ium II pro cesso r cartri ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 74

    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). Do not use the heat si nk from the rem ov ed pr oc ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 75

    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 . The flat s ide of t he b ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 76

    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). 2. W ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 77

    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. 1. Remove t he lef t s ide cover and the f ro nt panel (see “Remo ving the L e ft S i de Co ver” and “Fro nt Panel R e m o val” earlier in thi ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 78

    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. 1. Remove t he l e ft s i de co ver and t he ri g ht s i de co ver ( ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 79

    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) . 3. Re m o ve a ll expans ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 80

    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 . ! CA UT ION Rem ov ing t he battery from the system boar d c ause s the com puter to lose syste ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 81

    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. ! W A RNI NG The bat t ery can explode if it i s i nc or r ec tl y ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 82

    4 S y stem Board Connect ors, Jum pers, and So ck et s Com ponents Resourc es ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 83

    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. Included in this sect i o n are pro cedures for sett ing j u mper s o n t he syste m bo ar d and a DIMM me ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 84

    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. System Board Internal Connector a nd S ocket Locations A – A GP Boar d Con nector E – Me m ory S ockets 1 and 2 B – PC I Conne ctors F – D i ske tte Dr i ve Conn ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 85

    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. Use t he fo l ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 86

    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 . Setti ng the Pow e ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 87

    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. Park the j u mper o n o ne p in to prevent loss. ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 88

    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). Setti ng Wake-On LAN W ak e-On LAN j u mper J WOL can be set to enable the onb o ard Wake-O n LAN funct i on o r to disable the funct i ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 89

    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.E.C ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 90

    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 1 DI MM 2 32 MB 32 MB -- 64 MB 32 MB 32 MB 64 MB 64 MB -- 128 MB 64 MB 64 MB 128 MB 128 MB -- 256 MB 128 MB 128 MB * T h e inf orm ati on i n this tab ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 91

    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 cont ro ll er ( integrat es st andard PC I/ O f un c t i on s : tw o se ri al por ts, one EP P/ EC P- ca pa bl e pa ral l el por t, f l oppy d i sk i ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 92

    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.E.C. cartridge ) Celeron 300-, 333- , 366-, 400-, or 433-MHz processo r Penti um II 350-, 40 0-, or 450-MHz p r ocessor Penti um III 450- or 500-MH z processo r Int el 8244 ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 93

    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 ). The processo r is an advanced p ipelined ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 94

    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). T he F la s h R O M support s the repro gra mm ing o f the sys t e m BIOS ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 95

    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. Each port supports up to t wo devices f o r a tot al of four I DE devices. The pr imary P CI/I DE po rt has an e nhanced IDE in t er face t hat support s PIO Mode 4 devi ces wi t ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 96

    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 115.2 KB. Thes e po rts all o w t he ins t a ll ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 97

    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. Diam o nd Viper V550 Tn T 16 MB A GP graphi c s board This b o ar d co ntains ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 98

    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. The sound sy st e m pro vi des a ll the di g ital and analog mi x ing ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 99

    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 FC000-FFFFF 16 KB Boot block FA000-FBFFF 8 KB ES CD (Plug and Play Con fi guration and DMI) F9000-F9FFF 4 KB R eserved for B IO S F8000-F8FFF 4 KB OEM ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 100

    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, data 0078-0079 Re s erved - b oar d con figuration 0080-008F PII X4 - D MA p age re gi sters 00A0-00A1 PIIX4 - interrupt co ntroller 2 00B2-00B3 APM ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 101

    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 l com mand po rt 03F7 (wr it e) Floppy ch annel 1 co mmand 03F7, b it 7 Floppy d isk change channel 1 03F7, b it 6 th r ough 0 Primary I DE channe l s ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 102

    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 a ll el port (for ECP or EPP) / a udi o 4 Re s erved —– casca de channe l 5A v a i l a b l e 6A v a i l a b l e 7A v a i l a b l e * In Plug an d ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 103

    5 Illustrated Pa rts Bre akdo w n Ordering P arts Field Repl aceable Uni t List Il lust rated P arts B reakdown ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 104

    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 . T he fo ll o w ing t ab l e s list te l eph on e num be rs f or ord e ri ng sy s tem pa rts a n d op ti on s fi eld-re pl aceabl e part ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 105

    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. Power Mat e VT 30 0i Ser ies S yst em F RU L ist It e m Description 1a Microsoft IntelliMouse 1b Logitech 3-B utton M ouse 2 Ke yboard, Chicony, E rgo ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 106

    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 ide 19 Front Pane l (co mpl ete asse m bly) 20 Plastic B lank Pane l – 5-1/4 in ch 21 Logo, NEC Powe rMate 22 Spe aker Pow er Adapter 23 10-Watt Spe a ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 107

    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. Power Mat e VT 30 0i Ser ies Com put er Illus trat ed P art ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 108

    6 Prev entiv e M aintenance Sys t em Cleaning Keyboard Cl eani ng Mouse Cleaning ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 109

    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. No ot ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 110

    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. Do not we t or dam pen t he keyb o ar d’s pr in t ed circui t boar d. I f the b o ar d gets wet , thoroughly dr y it be fore reatt achin g t he keyb o ard to the sy ste m u n ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 111

    7 Troubl eshooti ng Ch eckli st Diagnos tics ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 112

    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. I f there is a prob lem , t he syst e m di spl ay s an e rror m essa ge. If thi s ha ppe ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 113

    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 . Change t he batt er y ( see “Bat t ery Rep lace ment” ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 114

    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. Check t hat the diskett e i s for m at t ed. ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 115

    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. Ke yboa rd/ Mouse Prob le ms Check t he f o ll o w ing pro bl e m t o see the po ss ibl ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 116

    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. Check t he CD Audi o vo l u me set t ing. Spea ker P ro blem s Check t ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 117

    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 . R ep l a c e t h e s y st em bo a r d. Powe r supply ma lfu ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 118

    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. 2 . Che ck diske tt e drive ca bl e. Re pl ace as ne cessary. 3 . Che ck powe r ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 119

    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). 3 . C h ec k t h at t h e ut ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 120

    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. 4 . C h ec k t h e C D- RO M dr i v e a u di o ca bl e conne ct ions. 5. Ch ec k t h e C D - ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 121

    8 NEC CSD Information Serv ices Servic e Telephone Numbers Technical Support Produc t Inform at ion ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 122

    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. Service Telephone Number s The fo ll ow ing t able list s t he telep ho ne numbers f o r t he NEC CS D ser v ice and support f u ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 123

    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). To access ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 124

    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.S. and C anada o n ly ) f o r t he f o ll o w ing support . S y st e m hardware — to ll - f re e phone support is limi t ed to the l e ngt h of the stan dard ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 125

    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 . 2. Po in t to Programs . P o in t to A ccess ori es an d th en cli ck HyperT erminal . 3. ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 126

    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. Bef ore you dow nl oad fil es f r om the BB S, check t hat you do not hav e inf ormat ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 127

    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 Unit Zip Driv e Envi ronm ental and Safet y ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 128

    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. Syst em Specif icat ions Specification Go to Page Syste m board 9-3 Ke yboard ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 129

    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 Board Processor Celeron 300A-, 33 3-, 366- , 400-, or 433 -MHz proce ssor Penti um II 350-, 40 0-, or 450-MHz p r ocessor Penti um III 450- or 500-MH ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 130

    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 te lliM ouse Feature s 2-button w ith curso r move m ent whe el X & Y e ncoder reso lution: 400 P PI opto-mech anical W hee l Resolut ion: zoo m r ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 131

    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 .72 c m) He ight : 17 inche s (43.18 c m) W eight Starting at 28 l b. (11 .78 kg ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 132

    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 ed 300 rpm Nu m ber o f Tracks 160 (80 tracks x 2 side s) Tem p er at u r e O p er a t i ng: 4 ° to 46 ° Re lative Hu mid ity 20 ° to 80 ° Dimens i ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 133

    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 4.3-GB Max tor Dia m ondMax 88400D3 Formatted C apacity No mi nal Rotational ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 134

    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 8.4 -GB Fu jits u Formatted C apacity No mi nal Rotational Spee d Num b er of D i sk s Num ber o ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 135

    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. 4-G B Maxto r Formatted C apacity No mi nal Rotational Spee d Num b er of D i sk s Num ber ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 136

    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 12.9-GB Max tor Formatted C apacity No mi nal Rotational Spee d Num b er of D i sk s N ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 137

    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 .90 56 .6 Kbps ISA M ode m Diamond MDM100D V 90 56 Kbps TTU PCI Mode m Az t ech MD M100A V90 5 6 ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 138

    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. ATI M inden (R age IIC) AGP Board Specif icat ions Feature Specification AGP Board ATI M i nden (Rage IIC) A G P Boa rd Controlle r ATI 3D Rage IIC 64 bi t graphics a ccelerato ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 139

    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. Diamond Viper V550 AGP Board Specifications Feature Specification AGP B oard Diamond V i per V550 AG P Boa rd Co ntro lle r NV IDIA RIVA TNT ™ ch ipse t, ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 140

    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 .3 x 145.8 x 190 .5 m m max W e ight 1. ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 141

    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, 5.52 MB DVD-R, 2. 76 MB CD, 3. 6 MB Int erface ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 142

    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 fl ash ca r d s; c om p at i bl e w i t h al l co m pre ssi on and PC-ut iliti es software Single drive let ter design ator fo r all me mory car ds Gr ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 143

    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-conde nsin g) Non-operating : 5% to 95% (non-conde nsing) Altitude Ope r ating: -1 ,000 to 15 ,000 fee t Non-operating : -1,000 to 50,000 fe et Zip Driv ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 144

    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 . Spec ific ations Feature Specification Re comm e nde d Opera ting En v ir o nm ent T em p er at u r e: 5 0 ° F to 95 ° F (10 ° C t o 35 ° C) Re lative Hu mid ity : 20 % to 8 0% ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 145

    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 Nu m ber C on trol U tility W indows 95 Is s ues W indows 98 Is s ues W indows NT Issues ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 146

    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. T hese not es also pro vi de add i t ional valua ble inf o r mat ion about y o ur computer t hat was not included in t he printed user? ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 147

    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 . Note : ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 148

    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. Hi ghli gh t N ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 149

    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. Wh e n r e lea se d , a ne w ve r s io n w i l l be a va i la ble o n t he N E ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 150

    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. Due to the space t hese co mponent s requ ire ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 151

    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. (T his might be necessar y , for exa mple, if t he system do e ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 152

    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. Pl e ase use t his inf o rmat i o n in place of the Fix OS inf o r m at i on in the Chapter 3 “NEC OS Restor e” sect ions of your PowerMate VT ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 153

    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.ORG. ! CA UT ION Som e or a l l appli ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 154

    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. Th i s results in full U LTR A DMA/33 s uppo rt . Deter ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 155

    NEC Pow erMat e VT 3 00i Seri es Rel ease N otes A- 11 ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 156

    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. T his funct i o n let s you control whi ch ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 157

    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. Yo u can disable the read ing of t he seria l number via ut il i t y progr ams such as this o ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 158

    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. in te l.c o m/p ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 159

    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.inf file. I f thi ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 160

    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. This ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 161

    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 . If you do not wan t to us e Boot Magi c: Do not sel ect t he EN ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 162

    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. ! CA UT ION To correct ly co m plete the BootMag ic configurat ion, you must se lect SAVE/EXIT fr om the B ootMagi c ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 163

    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 . H a r d dr ive a cc ess t i me is t h e time it take s f or a com put ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 164

    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. U sing W indows A PIs, for e xa m ple , a pr og ram c an o p en window s, file s, a nd me ssage boxe s (as well as perfo rm mo r e com p licate ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 165

    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. ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 166

    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. Usual ly the tr a nsition be t we en t he state s o f + 5V and -5V wi thi n a co m pu t e r, th e ch arge of a t ran si sto r in an i n t eg rate d ci rc ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 167

    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 . Be cause d ata com pre ss ion sche me s en able mo ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 168

    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 . ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 169

    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 . A met h o d f or tr a nsf er r in g da t a , us u a lly b et wee n ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 170

    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 . EPP En ha n ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 171

    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. Hex ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 172

    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. PCs h ave 16 IRQ l ine s that can be a ssigned to diffe r ent de vices ( f or e xa m ple, prin t ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 173

    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 ) . micro pro cessor A s emi conductor ce ntral proce ssing unit th at is th e pr incipal componen t of a mic rocom ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 174

    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 . P page A type of me ssa ge transmi ssion in which a message is se nt or rece ived via modem to a paging devi ce from a com put er (wi t h paging comm u nication s softw ar e) ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 175

    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 . pro cess ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 176

    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. In add ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 177

    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. Track s are di vi d e d i nt o ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 178

    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. V R AM yie lds b ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 179

    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 r emo va l, 3 - 2 3 BBS , 8 -4 BIOS features, 4-12 BIOS Se tup utili ty Advanced me nu, 2-13 Exit m enu, 2-18 Main men u, 2-9, 2-10 na v i ga t i on k ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 180

    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 4X s p ec if ica t i ons , 9 - 1 5 E Emai l/fax techni cal support, 8-3 Environme ntal a nd safe t y sp ec if ic a t i o ns , 9 - 1 8 Exit m enu (B I ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 181

    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 features, 4-13 upg r a de so ckets, 4-8 Mem ory m a p fun cti ons, 4-18 Me tal slo t cove r r emo va l, 3 - 1 0 M ot i o n v i d e o c o nt r ol l er fea ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 182

    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 Se rial in t erf ace features, 4-15 Se rial po rt a ddr ess es, 2 - 4 in terrupts, 2-4 So cke ts pr oc es s or a nd me mor y u p gr a de, 4 - 8 Spe ak ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 183

    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, 2-8 sp ec if ic a t i o ns , 9 - 1 7 ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 184

    Regulator y Statements FCC Statem ent Note f or Canada Bat tery Repl acem ent Batte ry Di spo sal ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 185

    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 . ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 186

    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. NOTE: T h i s equ ipme nt has been test ed and f o und to ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 187

    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. Cet appar eil numér ique de l a c lasse B repect e to utes l e s e xige nces du Règlement sur le m at ér i e l b ro u i lleur du Can ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 188

    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 . Fo r batter y rep l ace me nt i ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 189

    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. The in c inerat ion, l a ndf illing, or mi x ing of batt eries wi th t he m u ni ...

  • NEC PowerMate VT 300i - page 190

    NEC C omput er S ys t ems D i vis ion P a ckard B ell N EC , Inc . 1 P a ck ard B e ll W ay Sa crame nto , CA 95 828- 0903 www. n e c -c om put ers.c om 456-000 50-000SRV 5/99 ...

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