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  • NEC VT 300i - page 1

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    First P rin ting — May 1999 Copy right 1999 NEC Com puter Syste ms Divi sion Pa ckar 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 D isc laimer The inform ation di sclosed in thi s do cument, in cluding all de s i gns and rel a te d m ateri a ls, i s the v a l uabl ...

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

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    iv Conte nts 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 Cont ents 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- 10 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 efac e xi Preface This m a nua l co nta ins t echni ca l in for m at i o n for servic ing an d r epa iring the NEC PowerMa t e ® VT 300i Ser ies co m put er s m a nufact ured by NEC Co m put er S yste ms D ivisi o n, Packar d Be ll NE C, I nc. T he m anua l co nta in s hardwar e and in t er face inf o r mati o n f o r user s who need an overvie ...

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    Abbreviations xiii Aa m p e r e A C al tern at i n g curre nt ACK ackn o wledge A GP accelerat ed graphics port ASIC app l icat i o n-spec ifi c in t egr at ed ci rcu i t AT advanced t echno log y (IBM PC) ATA AT att achment ATAPI AT att achment packet int e r fac e A TM a sy nch ron ous tran sf e r m od e BBS Bu llet in Board S er vi ce BCD binary ...

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    xiv Abbrevia tions GB g i ga by t e GND gro un d HEX hexadec imal HGA Hercu les Graphics A dapt er Hz hertz IC in t egr at ed ci rcu i t ID i den t i fi cati on ID E i n tell i gen t de vi ce el ectr oni cs IDTR i nterrupt descri pt o r tabl e regi ster in . i nc h INTA in ter r upt acknowl edge I/O input/o u t pu t IPB illus t rat ed parts breakdo ...

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    Abbreviations xv r m s r oot m ean square ROM read- only mem or y rp m rev o l ut i ons per mi nut e RT C r e a l- t ime c lo ck R/W read/ wr i t e Ss l a v e SCSI S m a ll Co m puter Sys t e m In t e rf ace S D RA M s ync hr o no u s d yna m ic r a nd o m access mem o r y S.E. C. single edge contact cartridge 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 Sys tem Overvi ew This sect i o n pro vi des an over view of t he NEC PowerMat e  V T 300i Ser i es microto wer computer s y st e m configurat ions. The sect i o n highlight s s yst e m hardware features, computer fro nt , back, and insi de feat ur es, and sy st em secur it y featur es. Al so in c luded are br ief descr i pt i o ns o f t he ...

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    Syst em Overv iew 1-3 The fo ll ow ing tabl e lists t he P o wer Mat e VT 300i ser ies sys t em confi gur at ion. Power Mat e VT 30 0i Ser ies S yst em C onf igurat ion Co m ponent D escri p tion 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 F ...

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    1-4 Sys tem Overvi ew Power Mat e VT 30 0i Ser ies S yst em C onf igurat ion Co m ponent D escri p tion Tape B ackup Dr ive** Se agate Travan 4 /8-GB Tape Back up Device LS-120 D rive** I m a tion ® SuperD isk ® L S- 1 20 Di sk ett e Dr iv e Spe akers** Harman/Ka rdon 10 -watt * C omp onen t var i e s b y s y st em ** B uilt-t o- order c omp onen ...

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    Syst em Overv iew 1-5 D i sk ett e dr ive — copy dat a files t o and fro m a d iskett e or as a bootabl e dr ive f o r l o ading and start ing pro gr ams fro m a d isket t 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 ss t he but t o n and ho ld in fo r se ve r a l s e co nd s be ...

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    1-6 Sys tem 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 or t K – Fan D – Ke yboard Po rt L – Prin t er Port E – USB Port M – MIDI Port F – Ser i a l 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 rt s — Serial po rt 1 (COM1) and s er i a l port 2 (COM2) all o w t he co nn e ct i o n of s er i a l device s w i t h 9-p in connecto rs. The devi ces include 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 ® -com pat ible, 101-key or 102-ke y ) w i t h a ...

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    1-8 Sys tem Overvi ew The ins i d e o f the syste m has t he f o ll o w ing feat ures: s ys t e m bo a r d w it h co nne ct or s fo r t he C e ler o n o r P e nt iu m p r o c e s s o r s ing 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 b o ard w ith two IDE connectors, di sket t e dri ve co ...

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    Syst em Overv iew 1-9 Components The maj or s yste m co mponents are listed in the fo ll o w in g t able, a l ong w i t h the page number where each co m po nent is b r iefly 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 ...

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    1-10 Sys tem Ov ervie w Disk ette Dr i ve A si ng le dis ket t e driv e is support ed i n the syste m . T he insta ll ed 1.44- MB 3 1/2-inch diskett e driv e is connected by a ribbon cable wi t h three co nn ect o r s. The d isket t e driv e cable p lugs d i rect ly into t he sy st e m board. T here are no sw i t c hes or j umper s t hat need to be ...

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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 gitec h  PS/ 2- co m pat ible mouse as st andard equip me nt . T he m o use has t wo butto ns an d a cur so r c o ntrol w heel. T he m o use has a se lf-clean ing mec han ism t hat preven t s a buildup of dust or ...

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    1-12 Sys tem Ov ervie w Fa x/Mo dem B oar d So m e syst e ms com e w it h a fax/mode m board pr ein st a lled. The board o per at es as a fax syste m and dat a m o dem according to the o per at ing sy st e m a nd so ftware ins t alle d. T he m o dem bo ard offers a full -dup lex speakerphone and 56,600 bi t s per seco nd (bps ) dat a/14,400 b ps fa ...

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    Syst em Overv iew 1-1 3 The tape backup uni t ins t alls in a 5 1/4-in ch acces sible s l ot . The i nst a ll ed t ape backup uni t i s connect ed to an IDE cable t hat co nnects to the sys t em boar d. The PCI/IDE channel , a nd the master/s l a ve confi gurat i on of the uni t depend o n the specific co nf igurat i on o f the syste m . Tape backu ...

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    2 S y stem Confi gur ation Int errupt Requests Jum per Sett ings BIO S Se tup Video Modes Utilitie s ...

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    2-2 System Configuration This sect i o n provides inf o r mat i o n for co nf igur ing t he syst e m . T he sect ion includes: syste m in t err upt request (IRQ) assi g n ments syst e m j u mper sett ings pro cedur es f o r usin g t he BIOS Se t up utili t y to conf igur e t he sy st e m descript i o ns o f video m o des in fo r mat ion o n po w er ...

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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 Configuration Seri al Port Inte rrupt s The in t errupt s f o r seri a l port 1 and seri a l po rt 2 are giv e n in the fo ll o w ing t abl e. Any in t er r upt s used f o r the b u il t - in ser ial port s ar e not avail a ble for I S A parallel ports . Al so, if seri al port s sh are a n i nterru pt, ve r ify t h at h ardwa re a nd sof ...

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    System Configura ti on 2 -5 Syst em Bo ard Jum per S ett ings The syst e m bo ar d has four jumper bl o cks: P r o cesso r / Bus S peed jumper bl o ck SW 1, Po wer On Mode j u m per bl o ck JP1, C lear CMOS j u mper bl o ck JBAT1, and Wa ke-Up o n LAN j umper block JWOL. E ach is br i e fly de scr ibed in t he f o ll o w in g par agrap hs. Pro cedu ...

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    2-6 System Configuration Po wer On M o de jumper JP1 i s a t wo-pin bl o ck f o r sett in g how the sys t em po wers up. Dependin g o n the jumper settin g, t he s yste m po wer s up when the po wer butto n is pressed o r when the power cor d is co nn ect ed. The factory sett in g s are sho wn in the fo ll o w ing table. Power On Mod e Ju mp er JP1 ...

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    System Configura ti on 2 -7 Maxt or ID E Har d Dr ive J um per Se tting s The facto ry sett in gs 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 table. T he sett in g s are for a single drive insta ll ed in the syst e m . Spec ificat i o ns for t he hard dr ive are included in Sect i o n 9. Maxt or ID E Har ...

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    2-8 System Configuration Lite-O n 32X C D-ROM Dri ve Jum per S ettin gs The facto ry set t ings for t he jumpers o n the Li t e-On 32X CD-ROM dr iv e are show n in the fo ll o w in g t able. The dr ive is set as t he mast er device on the seco ndar y cha nnel . S pec ificat i o ns f o r t he CD-ROM dr iv e are in c luded in Sect ion 9. Lite -O n 32 ...

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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 nen t s o f the com put er. The co m put er ships fro m t he facto ry w ith t he cor rect sy st em paramet er s for t he co nfiguration. Unless opt i onal hardware is added, it’s n o t necess ar y to run the BI O S S e ...

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    2-10 System Configuration How to Use BIOS Setu p Use t he keys s ho wn o n t he botto m o f t he Ma in menu to make y o ur se lections o r exi t t he current m enu. T he fo ll o w ing tabl e descr ib e s t he navigat 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 Def ...

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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 K B Total Me m ory This field is re ad-only and cannot be change d f r om the BIOS Setup ut ility . Exa m pl e: 32 M B DRAM Bank 0 DRAM Bank 1 These f ...

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    2-12 System Configuration Main Menu Item s Men u I tem Se ttin gs (de fau lt i s bo ld ) Typ e None, CD- ROM, IDE Re m ov a bl e, Us er, ATAPI Removabl e, Aut o 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 displ ...

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    Syst em Con figu ration 2-13 Ad va nc ed Menu The A d vanced Menu is a to p- l e ve l me nu in the BIOS Set up u t ili t y. Choo se the Ad va nc e d Me nu b y se le c t ing Ad va nc e d in t he leg e n d bar . Advanced Me nu opt i o ns are avai lable by se lect ing submenus. Use t he arrow ke ys to select an Ad vanced Me nu o p t i o n. P r ess Ent ...

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    2-14 System Configuration 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 abl ed W h en E na bl ed , di s pl a ys t h e NE C spl as h sc r een, wi t h set t i n gs 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 E ...

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    Syst em Con figu ration 2-15 Adva n ce d Menu - Power Mana g e ment 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 ...

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    2-16 System Configuration 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 W in 9x Se lec t Ye s if the sys te m ’ s o pe rating sys te m is P lug and Pla y c o m pl ian t. 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 IR Q Paral le l po rt 7 Se tt i ng depe nds 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 System Configuration Exit M enu T he E x it M e nu is a t o p- leve l me nu in t he B I O S S e t u p ut il it y. C ho o se t he E x it Me nu b y se le c t ing E x i t in t he leg e nd b ar . Exit Menu o pt i o ns are ava il a ble by select ing submenus. Use t he arrow keys to se lect an Ex it Menu o p t i o n. Pr ess Enter to di splay the sub ...

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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 s t art, ty pe Y (wi t hout parenthes is) to co n t in ue. After t he upgrade co mpletes, r em o ve t he diskett e. 6. Re bo ot the syste m and st art t he Set up program . P r ess F5 to r e se t th e B I O S defaul t s. Use t he recor ded Setup selection ...

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    2-20 System Configuration The o per at ing syste m and f a cto r y-shipped dr ivers ar e a l wa ys rest or ed regardl e ss of wh i ch p rogr am wa s ch os en . See “NEC Applic at i o n and Dr iv er CD” f o r inst ruct i o ns o n insta lli ng any o f t he app licat i ons o r online docu m ent s, o r to in st a ll d e vice dr iv ers t hat di d no ...

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    Syst em Con figu ration 2-21 See o ne of the fo ll o w ing sect i o ns to continue wi t h the rest ore. “Auto Rebuild and R est o re” “Custo m R e build and R e st ore” “Fixing t he Operat in g S yste m” Aut o R ebuil d a nd R est or e Refor m at and repart i t ion the hard dr ive as fo ll o w s. ! CA UT ION The O S Restore progr am del ...

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    2-22 System Configuration 5. C lick Continue . T he f o ll ow ing steps sho u l d t ake place. Sy ste m p erf orm s F DI SK . Sy ste m reb oots . Part i t i o ns ar e for m at t ed. OS and drivers load from the CD. The “Operat in g S yste m Resto re Com p leted” scr een appear s whe n al l files ha ve bee n r est o r e d. 6. Re m o ve t he CD f ...

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    Syst em Con figu ration 2-23 C lick Full t o do a fu l l ha r d dr ive fo r mat . C lick Exi t to terminate t he restore pro cess. 4. Af t er y o u se l ect t he t y pe o f h ard dr ive f o r m at y ou want to do (Qui ck o r Ful l ) , t he For m at t in g Dr iv e( s) scr ee n appears w it h a st at us bar sho w in g t he p rog re s s of th e f orm ...

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    2-24 System Configuration Part i t i o ns ar e for m at t ed. OS and drivers load from the CD. The “Operat in g S yste m Resto re Com p leted” scr een appear s whe n al l files ha ve bee n r est o r e d. 9. Re m o ve t he CD f r o m t he CD tra y . 10. C lick OK to reboot. This com p le t es the Custo m Rebuild and R e st ore procedur e. See ? ...

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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 cedure. T he sy st em is n o w in a st at e where dat a can be backed up. S yste m sett in g s pr evious ly l o cat ed in the C:W INDO W S d i re ct ory are n o w in a backup di rect o r y C: WINDO WS.ORG. ! CA UT ION Som e or all appli cati ons mi ght not exh ...

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    2-26 System Configuration La unch ing t h e Ap pli cati on and D ri ver C D Use t he Applicat i o n and Driver CD to inst a ll app licat i o ns, drivers, ut ili t ies, Int er net bro wsers, and the online NEC He lp Center . ! CA UT ION Do not selec t and i nstall driv ers f or any hardware that i s not current ly i nstall ed on the sys t em . Doi n ...

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    Syst em Con figu ration 2-27 3. C lic k Inst al l t o ins t a ll t he s e le c t ion. Fo ll o w t he on-screen inst ruct i o ns to insta ll t he se lect ion. 4. C lick Exit to cl o se t he A pp licat ion an d Dr iver Inst a ll at ion Utili t y d ialog box. Re mo v e t he CD fr o m t he C D - RO M d r ive w he n t he ins t a llat io n is c o m p le ...

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    2-28 System Configuration Resolutions for NEC Vi staScan USB M onitors The fo ll ow ing tabl e lists t he s uppo rt ed res o l ut ions fo r NE C P o werMat e Seri es syste m s w i t h 15- in c h and 17- in c h NEC Vis t aScan ™ USB m o ni t o rs. ! CA UT ION Setti ng resolut i ons other than the r at es li sted in the f oll owi ng tabl e generate ...

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    Syst em Con figu ration 2-29 Intel Pro cessor Serial Numb er Control Utility The Inte l Pr o cesso r Ser ial Nu mber Co ntro l ut il i t y is a Windows pr o gr am t hat en a bles or di sabl e s the readi n g of the Pen t i u m III pr o ces sor s eri a l num ber b y software. T his funct i on lets y o u contro l which so ftwar e prog r am s o r webs ...

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    2-30 System Configuration Pro ces so r Seri al Nu m b er 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 pr o cesso r . The processo r ser ial n u mber is desig ned t o be unique, and when used in co njunct i on w i t h ot her i de nt ificat i o n m et hod s, can be used ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 57

    Syst em Con figu ration 2-31 Do es I ntel track ser ial num bers? Gene ra lly not, ot he r t han re la t ed to t he m anufact ur in g pro cess. Intel do es not, in t he absences o f advanc e and expres s co nsent of a user, co ll ect serial number dat a whi c h is ot herwise ident ified with a user. Whi ch progra m s and/or websites c urre ntl y us ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 58

    3 Disassemb l y and Reassembl y Sys t em Unit Cover Re m oval Expansion B oard Re m oval AGP B oard Removal Front P anel Removal Bl ank P anel and Metal Shi el d Removal DIMM Module Rem oval Proc e s s or Cartridge Removal 5 1/4-I n c h Devi c e Re m o val 3 1/2-I n c h Hard Dri ve Rem oval 3 1/2-I n c h Dis k e t t e Drive Re m oval Power Supply R ...

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    3-2 Disa ssembl y a nd R ea sse mb l y This sect i o n conta in s st ep- by-st ep disasse mb ly procedur es f o r the sy st e m u ni t . A sim p lified disa s se mbly illus t rat ion is pro vi ded w i t h m ost procedures. Section 5 includes a part s li st and an illust r ated part s b reakdo wn s how in g an expl o ded view of the syste m . A Phil ...

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    Di sa sse mbl y a nd R easse mbly 3 -3 ! CA UT ION Bef ore handli ng boards or chi ps, ground your sel f to release st at i c. System Unit Cove r Removal The fo ll ow ing subs ect ions describe how to rem o ve a nd rep lace t he sy st e m unit lef t si d e cover and r ight s i de co ver. ! CA UT ION El ec trostat ic di scharge c an dam age c om put ...

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    3-4 Disa ssembl y a nd R ea sse mb l y Removi ng the Left Si d e Cove r 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 side co ver as f o ll o w s. Note : To prevent dam age to system cables, caref u l ly positi on the cabl es out of t he pat h o f the cov er . 1 ...

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    Di sa sse mbl y a nd R easse mbly 3 -5 Replac i ng th e Le ft Si de Cov e r 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 ock ( if used). 7. Reco nnect a ll e xterna l p er i p hera ls. 8. P lug in all power cords. ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 63

    3-6 Disa ssembl y a nd R ea sse mb l y Removing t he Right Side Cover Re m o ve t he right s i de co ver as f o ll o ws. ! W A RNI NG Bef ore re m oving t he ri ght side c ov er , t ur n off the power and unplug t he sys t em power cabl e. Power i s rem oved only when the power cabl e is unplugged. 1. Turn o ff and unplug the sys t e m uni t . 2. U ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 64

    Di sa sse mbl y a nd R easse mbly 3 -7 Repl aci ng t he R igh t Si de C over Rep lace t he right side co ver as f o ll o w s. 1. Po si t i o n the r i g ht side cover o ver t he ch as s is, about a h a lf-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 t si ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 65

    3-8 Disa ssembl y a nd R ea sse mb l y Expansion Board Remova l Re mo ve an y in s t a lle d e xp a ns i o n bo ar d ( s) a s fo llo w s . 1. Rem o ve t he lef t si de co ver (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. Label a nd disco nnect any ca bles co nnect ed to the expansi o n board. 3. Remove and ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 66

    Di sa sse mbl y a nd R easse mbly 3 -9 AGP Board Remov al Re m o ve t he AGP board as fo ll o w s. 1. Re m o ve t he lef t side cover (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 ) . 2. Rem o ve t he sc rew ho l d ing the A GP board in i t s e xpansi o n sl ot . 3. Pu ll t he AGP board o ut of i t s co nnecto r o ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 67

    3-10 Disa ssembl y a nd Re a sse mb l y Blank Panel and M et al Shield R emoval Rem o ve t he bl a nk panel f ro m t he front panel and the m et a l shield co ver ing the access ible device bay as fo ll o w s. 1. Re m o ve t he f ro nt panel (see “Fro nt Pane l Re m o val” ear l ier in this sect i o n). 2. Rem o ve t he blank panel fro m t he s ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 68

    Di sa sse mbl y a nd R easse mbly 3 -11 DIMM M odule Removal Re m o ve a DIMM m o du l e fro m t he syste m boar d as fo ll o ws. 1. Re m o ve t he lef t side cover (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 ) . 2. Lo cat e t he DIMM m o du l e so cket s on t he syste m bo ar d. 3. Eject t he DIMM modu l e by p ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 69

    3-12 Disa ssembl y a nd Re a sse mb l y Re movi ng the C eleron or Pen tiu m III Pro cess or 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 uni vers a l ret ent i o n mechan ism a nd sy st em board as foll o w s. ! CA UT ION Bef ore handli ng com ponent s, reduce stat i c dischar ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 70

    Di sa sse mbl y a nd R easse mbly 3 -13 Removing the Celeron or Pentium III P rocessor Cartridge A – L ocking Leve r C – P rocessor Ca rtridge B – Un iversa l Re tention Me chanism 10. Inst a ll t he rep l ace ment pro cesso r cartr idge (see “Inst a lli ng t he Celero n or Pen t i u m III Proces sor C artri dge” in the f o l l ow ing sub ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 71

    3-14 Disa ssembl y a nd Re a sse mb l y 2. Align t he rep l aceme nt car t r i dge w i t h the to p of the ret ention m ec ha nis m so t hat the n o t ch i n the cart ri dge co nnecto r aligns w i t h the key in the S l o t 1 co n necto r. Ins talling t he C eleron o r P entium III Proc ess or Cartridg e A – P rocessor Cart ridge C – Slo t 1 Co ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 72

    Di sa sse mbl y a nd R easse mbly 3 -15 Re movi ng t he Pent ium II Process or Cart ridge Rem o ve t he Pen t i um II pro cessor cartri dge fro m i t s Slot 1 socket and uni versa l r e t e n t io n me c h a n i s m o n t h e s y s t e m b o a r d a s fo l lo w s . ! CA UT ION Bef ore handli ng com ponent s, reduce stat i c discharge by touchi ng t ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 73

    3-16 Disa ssembl y a nd Re a sse mb l y Removing the Penti um II Processor Cartridge A – L ocking Leve r D – Re t e ntion Mechan i sm B – P rocessor Cart ridge E – Syste m Board C – L ocking Leve r F – Top Bar 8. Stor e t he processo r cartridge in a n a nt i st at ic bag. 9. Inst a ll t he rep l ace ment P ent ium II pro cesso r cartr ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 74

    Di sa sse mbl y a nd R easse mbly 3 -17 ! CA UT ION Using the wrong heat si nk or no heat sink can damage the processor, sy stem boar d, or bot h. Ensure that the repl ac em ent processor cartr i dge has the corr ec t heat si nk (ref er t o t he doc um ent ation that c om es with the proc essor). Do not use the heat si nk from the rem ov ed pr oc e ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 75

    3-18 Disa ssembl y a nd Re a sse mb l y 5. For syste m s us ing t he to p bar , inst a ll i t as fo ll o w s. ! CA UT ION Use cauti on when i nsert i ng the t op bar to prev ent damage t o the pl astic 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 e at s i n k . The flat s ide of t ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 76

    Di sa sse mbl y a nd R easse mbly 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 ows. 1. Remove t he lef t s ide cover and front panel (see “ Re m o ving t he Lef t Si de Co ver” and “Fro nt Panel Re m o val” ear li er in t h is sect i o n). 2. ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 77

    3-20 Disa ssembl y a nd Re a sse mb l y Rem oving the H ard Dri ve A – Sc rews B – Top B r acket 3 1/2-Inch Disket te Drive R emoval Rem o ve t he 3 1/2-in ch d iskett e dri ve as f o ll ow s. 1. Remove t he lef t s ide cover and the f ro nt panel (see “Re mo ving the L e ft S i de Co ver” and “Fro nt Panel Re m o val” ear li er in t h ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 78

    Di sa sse mbl y a nd R easse mbly 3 -21 Power Supply R emoval Rem o ve t he power supply as fo ll o ws. ! W A RNI NG Bef ore re m oving t he system unit covers, turn off t he pow er and unplug t he sys t em power cabl e. Power i s rem oved only when the power cabl e is unplugged. 1. Remove t he l eft s ide cover and t he ri g ht s ide cover (see ? ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 79

    3-22 Disa ssembl y a nd Re a sse mb l y System Board Remov al Re m o ve t he syst em b o ar d as fo ll o ws. 1. Ensure t hat all ext er nal ca ble s are d i sco nnect ed fro m the rear o f t he sy st e m . 2. Re m o ve t he lef t side cover (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 all expansi ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 80

    Di sa sse mbl y a nd R easse mbly 3 -23 CM OS Ba tte r y Re mo va l Re m o ve t he 3-vo lt li t hiu m batt ery fro m the syste m boar d as f o ll o w s. 1. Turn o ff and unplug the sys t e m uni t a nd any e xternal options connected 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 system ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 81

    3-24 Disa ssembl y a nd Re a sse mb l y 4. Press do wn on the batt ery cli p to re lease t he batt ery fro m its so cket . Removi ng the B a ttery A – Ba ttery B – C lip 5. Re m o ve t he b at t ery a nd discard in acco r dance w i t h t he manufact ur er ’s ins t r uc t i o ns . ! W A RNI NG The bat t ery can e x plode if it i s inc or r ec ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 82

    4 S y stem Board Connect ors, Jumpers, and S ocket s Com ponents Resourc es ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 83

    4-2 Sys tem Board This sect ion descr ibes t he l o cat ions of connect o rs, j u mpers, 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 cations, and upgrade sockets. Included in this sect i o n are pr o cedures for sett ing j u mpers o n t he syste m boar d and a DIMM me m ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 84

    Syst em Board 4-3 Inte rnal Con nect ors and S ock ets Locat i o ns of the inter nal co nnecto rs and socket s o n t he syste m boar 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 ocke t s 1 and 2 B – PC I Conne ctors F – D i s kette Dr ive Conne c ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 85

    4-4 Sys tem 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 oc es s o r / B u s Sp 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, the sy st e m must be jum p ered for t he co rrect pro cesso r/bus speed. Use t he f ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 86

    Syst em Board 4-5 Proc ess or Ju mp er S ettin gs 5. Rep lace the lef t s ide cover (see “Replac ing the Left Side Cover” in Sect ion 3). 6. Co nnect syste m power cables and exte r nal 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 t he syste m . Setti ng the Pow er On Mode ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 87

    4-6 Sys tem Board 4. S e t jumper JP 1 as f o ll o ws. Set the j u mper o n pi ns 1 and 2 to all o w s y st e m bo o t up wh en the power butto n is pressed. Re mo ve t he ju mp er fro m p ins 1 and 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 t he j umper o n o ne p in to prevent loss. 5. R ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 88

    Syst em Board 4-7 8. Co nnect s y st e m po wer cables and ext er na l o pt i o ns. 9. Power on the sy ste m . 10. Run the BIOS S et up u t ili t y to 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 jumper JWOL can be set to enable the onb o ard Wake-On LAN funct ion or to di sa ble the funct ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 89

    4-8 Sys tem Board Upgr ad e So ckets The syste m bo ar d has the f o ll o wing upgrade so cket s: pr o cesso r so ck et DIMM so cket s. See t he f o ll o w ing paragraphs for so cket descri pt ions. 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.) c ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 90

    Syst em Board 4-9 Supporte d DIMM s DIMM Si ze Non- ECC Confi guratio n 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 he inf orm a t ion i n this t ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 91

    4-10 Sys tem Board Components The syst e m bo ar d has t he f o ll o w ing f e at ur es: Inte l 82443Z X AGPset used f o r AGP, PCI/ISA, m e m or y, and peri p her a l co n t rol Winb o nd ® W83977TF I/O contro lle r ( integrat es standard PC I/O f un c t i ons : tw o se ri al por ts, on e EP P/ EC P-c ap ab l e p a ral l el por t, f l oppy d i sk ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 92

    Syst em Board 4-11 The fo ll o wing t abl e l ist s t he m a j o r co m po ne nt s o n the sy st em b o ar d. System Board Components Co m ponent Funct ion 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 e ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 93

    4-12 Sys tem Board Pro c es so r and S e cond a ry Cach e 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 l o ck sp eed o f 300 MHz, 333 MHz, 350 MHz, 366 MHz, 400 MHz, 433 MHz, 450 MHz, o r 500 MHz (dependin g o n t y pe of processo r and mode l ). The processo r is an advanced p ipelin ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 94

    Syst em Board 4-13 The Fl a s h ROM all o ws t he syste m a nd video BIOS to b e upgraded w i t h t he 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 dat e ut il it y) . T he F la s h RO M support s the reprogr a m mi ng o f the sy st e m BIOS ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 95

    4-14 Sys tem Board PCI/IDE P orts The sys t em b o ard supp o rts two hi g h-per f o r m ance PCI/IDE port s: a pri mary port and a s eco n dar y port on the sys t em board. Each po rt supports up to t wo devices f o r a tot al of four I DE devices. The pr imary P CI/I DE port has an e n hanced IDE in t er f a ce t hat support s PIO M o de 4 device ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 96

    Syst em Board 4-15 Seri al Interf ace The sys t em h as t wo 16C550 UAR T co m pat ibl e serial port s (COM1 and C OM2) in t egr at ed on the I/O controll er. T he serial ports support t he standard RS-232C in ter f a ce. T he buffe red high-speed s er ial por t s supp o rt transf er r at es up to 115.2 KB. Thes e po rts all o w t he in sta ll at i ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 97

    4-16 Sys tem Board The fo ll o w ing graphics boards 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 ntains 4 MB of SDR AM. A TI XPE RT98 (RagePRO) 4-MB A GP b o ard wi th 4-MB upgrade This board co ntains 8 MB of SDR AM. Diam o nd Viper V550 Tn T 16 MB AG P graphics b o ard This b o ar d co ntain s 16 MB of ...

  • NEC 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 imedia app l icat i o ns, a Creat iv e ES1373 PCI audi o chip is in t egrat ed o n the sy ste m bo ard. The chi p pro vi des 16-bi t st ereo, Sound Bl ast er Pro  -c om pa t i bl e a udi o. The sound sy st e m pro vi de s a ll the di g ital and analog mixi ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 99

    4-18 Sys tem 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 llo w in g t ab le. 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 l ...

  • NEC 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 NMI 0070, b it s 6 th rough 0 PIIX4 - real tim e clock, 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 cont ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 101

    4-20 Sys tem 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 command 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 VT 300i - page 102

    Syst em Board 4-21 DMA Settings The syst e m’ s DMA set t in g s are g iv e n in the fo ll o wing 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 ( f o r ECP or EPP)/audio 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 ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 103

    5 Illustrated Pa rts Bre akdo w n Ordering P arts Field Repl aceable Uni t List Il lustrat ed Parts Breakdown ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 104

    5-2 Illu strat ed P arts B reakdo wn This sect i o n conta in s t he illust r at ed parts breakdo wn (I PB) and NEC CSD part descript i o ns f or t he P o werMate VT 300i Series Buil d-t o -Ord er (B T O) syste m s. T he fo llo w in g t a ble 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 VT 300i - page 105

    Illus trat ed Parts Bre a kdo wn 5- 3 Field Replaceab le Unit List The fo ll o wing t abl e l ist s t he fi eld rep l a cea ble units (FRU s) for t he Po wer Mate VT 300i Ser i es o f com put er s. 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 3 ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 106

    5-4 Illu strat ed P arts 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 e te 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 ...

  • NEC 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 ows t he ill ust r at ed par t s b reakdo wn (IPB) f or t he Po wer Mate VT 300i Ser ies com put ers. E ach FRU on the IPB i s ident if ied wit 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 arts ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 108

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

  • NEC VT 300i - page 109

    6-2 Pre ventive Mai ntenance T h is s e ct io n co nt a ins g e ner a l in fo r mat i o 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 moni t o r. The syste m u ni t , ke yb oar d, and m o ni to r requ ire cl ea ning and checking at least o nce a y ear, an d m or e often if operat in g in a dusty enviro nment. No other schedu ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 110

    Pre venti ve Maint en ance 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 ci rcuit boar d. If the b o ar d gets wet , thoroughly dr y it be fore reatt achin g t he keyb o ar d to the sy st e m un ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 111

    7 Troubl eshooting Ch eckli st Diagnos tics ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 112

    7-2 Troubleshooting This sect i o n pro v i de s inf o r m at ion to help iso late and repair syste m ma lfunct i o ns at t he fi e ld l e vel. The syste m has a bu i l t - in pro gram that auto m at i ca l ly c hecks its co mponent s when t he syste m is power ed o n. I f there is a pro blem , t he syste m di spl ay s an e rror m essa ge. If thi s ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 113

    Troubleshooting 7-3 System emit s cont inuous beeps. Tur n the sy st em off , wa i t at l ea st five second s, and t urn the syste m o n. If t he b eeps co nt in ue, ca ll t he NEC CSD Technical Support Center . System does not maintain date , tim e , sy s te m configurati on inf or ma tion . Change t he batt ery (see “Batt ery Rep lace ment” i ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 114

    7-4 Troubleshooting Disk ette Dr i ve Pro blem s Check t he f o ll o w ing to see t he poss ibl e cause a nd so l ut i o n. Diskette won’t load. Check t hat the diskett e i s b e ing l o aded co r r ectly. Check t hat the sy st em and m o nito r power l a m ps ar e o n an d t he po wer-o n scree n appears. Check t hat the diskett e i s formatt ed ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 115

    Troubleshooting 7-5 Check t hat the vi deo r efres h rat e an d video driver are co r r ect. Click the right m o use butt o n any where o n t he Wi ndo ws desktop and a me nu a pp ea r s . C lic k P roperties an d t he Display Pr o pert i es w indo w appears. Ke yboa rd/ Mouse Prob le ms Check t he f o ll o w ing pro blem to see t he po ss ible cau ...

  • NEC 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, .WA V a nd .M IDI sounds can be heard when pl a yed. Check t hat t he cable connect in g t he CD-ROM dr ive to the syste m boar d CD aud i o co nn ect o r i s in place and secure. Check t he CD Audi o vo lume sett ing. Spea ker Pr obl ems Check t he f o ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 117

    Troubleshooting 7-7 Probl e m s and Solutions Probl e m Symptom Solution No powe r (cont’d) 4 . Che ck +5 and +1 2 power supply voltages. Me asure voltage s with s yste m board in st alle d. 5 . R eplace the powe r sw i tch asse m b ly. 6 . Rep l a c e t h e p ow er s u pp ly . 7 . Rep l a c e t h e s y st em bo ar d. Powe r supply ma lfun ct ion ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 118

    7-8 Troubleshooting Probl e m s and Solutions Probl e m Symptom Solution 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 . C heck powe r and s ignal cab l e conne ct i ons betwe en diske tt e drive and powe r supply. 2 . C heck diske tte drive cable. Re pl ace as ne cessary. 3 . C heck powe r suppl ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 119

    Troubleshooting 7-9 Probl e m s and Solutions Probl e m Symptom Solution Monitor malfunct ion U nabl e to s ynch ronize display. 1 . Adjust the monitor’s synch roniz at ion controls. 2 . Ch e ck th at the mon itor’ s re solu tion matche s the vide o se tting or the vide o dr i v er u s ed ( s ee Sec t i o n 2). 3 . Ch ec k t h at t h e ut il i ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 120

    7-10 Troubleshooting Probl e m s and Solutions Probl e m Symptom Solution 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 . Ch ec k t h e C D- RO M dri v e a u di o ca bl e conne ct io ns. 5. Ch ec k t he C D- RO M ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 121

    8 NEC CSD Information Serv ices Servic e Telephone Nu mbers Technical Support Produc t Informat ion ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 122

    8-2 NEC CSD Informati on Se rvi ce s This sect ion conta in s the fo ll ow ing NEC CSD serv ice a n d suppo rt inf or mat i o n: service and s uppo rt tel ep hone numbers t echni c a l support pro duct i nf o r m at i o n. Service Telephone Numbers The fo ll o w ing t abl e l ist s t he t elepho ne numbers f o r t he NEC CSD serv ice and support f ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 123

    NEC CSD I nformation Services 8-3 BIOS upda t es, driv ers, and setup d i sk fil e s to downl o ad co ntact inf o r m at i on, in clud ing tele p hone numbers f o r T echnica l Support and lin k s t o ve nd o r w ebs it es an auto mated email for m for your technical suppor t questions a Resel ler’ s area ( passwo r d access ible). To access t he ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 124

    8-4 NEC CSD Informati on Se rvi ce s D i r ect assist ance is avai la ble 24 hours a da y , 7 day s a week. Ca ll t he NEC CSD Technical Support Center, to ll free, at 1 (800) 63 2- 45 25 (U.S. and Canada only ) f o r t he f o ll o w ing s uppo rt . S y st e m hardware — toll - free phone support is limi t ed to t he l e ngth of t he stan dard w ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 125

    NEC CSD I nformation Services 8-5 ! CA UT ION NEC CSD rec omm ends that you download fil es f rom the Bull eti n Board Serv ice to a d i skette 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 deskt o p, cli ck Start . 2. Po i n t to Programs . Poi n t to A ccess ori es an d th en cli ck HyperT ermi na l . 3. ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 126

    8-6 NEC CSD Informati on Se rvi ce s Fo ll o w t he prompts to se l ect a file for do wnload ing. ! CA UT ION Ex ecutable fil es auto m atic ally f ormat your disket t e when you download f iles fr om the B BS. Form a t ti ng destroys any data on the di skette. Bef ore you dow nl oad f iles fr om the BB S, check t hat you do not have inf ormation o ...

  • NEC 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 VT 300i - page 128

    9-2 Sp ecif icatio ns This sect i o n conta in s t he speci ficat i o ns for t he vario us co m po nents 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 i o ns a nd the pages wh ere t he specificat i ons can be found. Syst em Specif icat ions Specification Go to Page Syste m board 9-3 Ke yboard ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 129

    Spec ificat ions 9-3 System Board Spe cifications The specificat i o ns f o r the syste m board ar e included in the f o ll o w ing table. 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 VT 300i - page 130

    9-4 Sp ecif icatio ns M ou se Specifi cat ions 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 ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 131

    Spec ificat ions 9-5 System Unit Specific ations The specificat i o ns f o r the syste m uni t ar e in c luded in the fo ll o w ing table. Syst em Unit Specif icat ions Feature Specification Di m en si o n s W i dt h: 8. 5 in ch es ( 2 1 . 5 9 cm ) De pth: 18 inche s (45 .72 cm) He ight : 17 inche s (43.18 c m) W eight Starting at 28 l b. (11 .78 k ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 132

    9-6 Sp ecif icatio ns Dis kett e Dri ve Sp ecifi cation s Feature Specification Data T ransfer Ra te High de nsity 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 be r of Tra cks 160 (80 tracks x 2 si des) Tem p er at ur e O per a ti n g: 4 ° to 46 ° Re lative Hu mid ity 20 ° to 80 ° Dimens i on ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 133

    Spec ificat ions 9-7 4.3-GB Maxtor H ard D rive Spe cifications The specifi c at i o ns for the 4.3-GB Maxtor Diam o ndMax™ hard dr iv e are included in t he fo ll o w ing table. 4.3 -GB Ma xtor Dia mondMax Hard Drive Specifications Feature Specification Hard D rive 4.3-GB Max tor Dia m ondMax 88400D3 Formatted C apacity No mi nal Rotational Spee ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 134

    9-8 Sp ecif icatio ns 8.4-GB Fujit su Hard Dr ive Spe cifications The specificat i o ns f o r the 8.4- GB Fu ji tsu har d dr ive are inc l ud ed in the fo llo w ing t a b 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 sks Num ber ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 135

    Spec ificat ions 9-9 8.4-GB Maxtor H ard D rive Spe cifications The specificat i o ns f o r the 8.4- GB Maxtor hard dr ive are included in t he fo llo w ing t a b le. 8.4 -GB Ma xtor Dia mondMax Hard Drive Specifications 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 sks Num ber o ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 136

    9-10 Sp ecifi cations 12.9-GB Maxtor Hard D rive Sp ecific ations The specifi c at i o ns for the 12.9-GB Maxtor hard drive are included in t he fo llo w ing t a b 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 sks Num ber ...

  • NEC 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 VT 300i - page 138

    9-12 Sp ecifi cations ATI Minden AGP Boa rd S pe cifications The speci ficat i o ns for t he A T I M in de n (Rage II C) 4 MB AGP boar d ar e included in t he fo ll o w ing t able. 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 cc ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 139

    Spec ificat ions 9-1 3 Diamond Viper V55 0 AGP Board Specifi cations The specifi c at ions f or the Diam o nd Vi per V550 AGP 2D/3D graphi cs board ar e included in t he fo ll o w ing t able. 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, tr ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 140

    9-14 Sp ecifi cations Lite-O n 32X and 40X CD-ROM Drive Specifica tions Feature Specification Tem p er at ur e O per a ti n g: 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 i ght 1.2 K ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 141

    Spec ificat ions 9-1 5 Hitachi 4X D VD-ROM Drive Specific ations The specifi c at i o ns for the Hitachi 4X DVD-ROM drive are included in t he fo llo w ing t a b 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 Enhan ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 142

    9-16 Sp ecifi cations 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 dr i v e em ul at i o n o n f l a sh ca r ds; c om pat i bl e w i t h al l co m pre ssion and PC-ut iliti es sof tware Single drive let ter design ator fo r all me mory car ds Gr ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 143

    Spec ificat ions 9-1 7 Tape Backup Unit Specifications Feature Specification Tem p er at ur e O per a ti n g: 5 ° to 45 ° Non-operating : -40 ° to 6 5 ° Hu midity O pe rating : 20% to 80% (non-conde nsing) 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 Drive ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 144

    9-18 Sp ecifi cations Environmental and Safety Specifications The syste m e nvironment a l and s a fet y spec if icat i o ns are included in t he fo llo w ing t a b le. Spec ific ations Feature Specification Re comm e nded Ope ra ting En v ir onm ent T em p er at u r e: 5 0 ° F to 95 ° F (10 ° C to 35 ° C) Re lative Hu mid ity : 20 % to 8 0% Ad ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 145

    A Release Notes General Not es SCS I Drive Limit a t i ons LS-120 S uperDi sk Copy Ut ilit y NEC OS Rest ore CD PIIX 4 L im itatio n s New Sys tem B oard Jum per Setti ngs Inte l Pr oce sso r Ser ia l Nu m ber C on trol U tility W indow s 95 Iss ue s W indow s 98 Iss ue s W indow s NT Iss ues ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 146

    A-2 NEC Pow erMat e VT 3 00i S eries Rel ease N otes Th e PowerMate VT 300i Series Releas e Notes pro vide up-to-d ate i nf o r mation o n insta lli ng t he applicat ions that come wi t h your co m put er. These not es also pro vi de add it ional valuab le inf o r mat ion about y o ur computer t hat was not included in t h e pr in t ed user’s gu ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 147

    NEC Pow erMat e VT 3 00i Seri es Rel ease N otes A- 3 Onc e I nt er ne t E xp lor e r is inst a lle d , o t he r a p p lica t io ns c a n be in s t a lle d du r ing t he s a me ins t a llat io n se s s io n a nd in a n y or d e r . Int e r ne t Exp lo r e r co m e s pre in sta ll ed o n syste ms wi t h the Wi ndo ws 98 o peratin g s yste m. Note : ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 148

    A-4 NEC Pow erMat e VT 3 00i S eries Rel ease N otes 2. Do ubl e c lick t he Ne two r k ic o n i n t h e Co n t r o l P a n e l w i n d o w . 3. Clic k t he P rotocols ta b . In th e Pr o toc ol s di spl ay , th e f ol l owi ng p ro toc ol s are l o aded: NetBEUI Pr otocol N WL ink IPXSPX- Co mpatible Tr ansport N WLin k Ne tB IOS 4. Hi ghli gh t N ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 149

    NEC Pow erMat e VT 3 00i Seri es Rel ease N otes A- 5 In st alli ng L apLi nk Ap pli cat ion N ot Suppo rted The LapLink applicat i o n inc luded o n the NEC Applicat i o n and Driver CD is not support ed. T hi s versio n of La p Lin k ca n cau se pro bl ems when insta ll ed. When r e lea s e d, a ne w ve r s io n w i l l be a va i la b le o n t he ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 150

    A-6 NEC Pow erMat e VT 3 00i S eries Rel ease N otes Ins tallin g Int ern et E xpl orer 4.0 1 Add -O n Com pon ents from th e NEC Driver CD Ch o o sing the In st a lling In t ernet Expl o rer 4. 01 A dd-On Co mponents opt i o n o n t he NEC Dr iver CD resu lts in a file opening erro r m ess age. Due to the space t hese co mponent s requ i re, t he ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 151

    NEC Pow erMat e VT 3 00i Seri es Rel ease N otes A- 7 Using the NEC OS Restore CD with a SCSI Dri ve If a si t u at i o n ar i ses in w h ic h a ful l o perat ing system rest o r e m u st be perfor m ed using the NEC OS Rest o re CD, fi r st boot t he system fro m t he boot abl e d iskett e. (T his might be necessar y , f o r exam p le, if t he sys ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 152

    A-8 NEC Pow erMat e VT 3 00i S eries Rel ease N otes NEC OS Resto re CD The fo ll o wing sect ions pro vide inf o r mat i o n a bo ut the “Fi x OS ” Re sto r e o pt i o n 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 mat ion in t he Chapter 3 “NEC OS Restor e” sect i o ns of y o ur PowerMate ...

  • NEC 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 cedure. T he sy st em is n o w in a st at e where dat a can be backed up. S yste m sett in g s pr evious ly l o cat ed in the C:W INDO W S d i re ct ory are n o w in a backup di rect o r y C: WINDO WS.ORG. ! CA UT ION Som e or all appl ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 154

    A-10 NEC Powe rMat e VT 30 0i Ser ies Re leas e No tes When users ins t all thei r o wn versi o n of Wi ndo ws 95, ULTRA DMA/33 does not funct i o n w ithout the addi t i o n of t hese files. T hese .I NF files can be added to a ne w ins t a ll o f Wi ndows 95 by u s ing t he NEC OS Restore CD. T hi s results in full U LTR A DMA/33 s uppo rt . Dete ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 155

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

  • NEC VT 300i - page 156

    A-12 NEC Powe rMat e VT 30 0i Ser ies Re leas e No tes Intel Pro cessor Serial Numb er Control Utility Th e In te l ® Pro cesso r Serial Number Co ntro l utili t y is a Windows ® pro gram t hat enables o r disables t he read in g o f the Pent i u m ® III p roce ss or seri al num be r by software. T his funct i on lets y o u contro l which so ftw ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 157

    NEC Pow erMat e VT 3 00i Seri es Rel ease N otes A- 13 The pro cesso r seria l number is an a logo us to a convent i o na l ser ial nu mber, w i t h t hese impor t ant dif fere nces: A so ftwar e applicat i on ca n read t he pr o cesso r ser ial nu mber. Yo u can disable the read ing of t he serial number via ut il i t y pro g r ams such as this on ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 158

    A-14 NEC Powe rMat e VT 30 0i Ser ies Re leas e No tes Whi ch progra m s and/or websites c urre ntl y use the processor s erial number? Yo u can fi nd a co m p lete lis t o f prog r am s wh ich can take advant age of the proces sor s eri a l num ber an d o t her n ew ca pabili t ie s o f t he Pe n t i u m III pr oces sor at ht tp: // www.in te l. c ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 159

    NEC Pow erMat e VT 3 00i Seri es Rel ease N otes A- 15 Rest ori ng S oftw are wi th a US Ro botic s 56K V. 90 M odem Ins talle d If your s yste m has a US Robot i cs 56 K V.90 Modem insta ll ed and y o u restore t he Windows 95 oper at ing syste m, t he syst e m might d isp la y a message indicat ing i t canno t load t he Modem . inf file. I f t hi ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 160

    A-16 NEC Powe rMat e VT 30 0i Ser ies Re leas e No tes Fin din g No Netw or k N eigh bor hood Ic on o n th e De skto p 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 in t o Win do ws 98. The 3Com 3C905B-TX dr ivers are pre insta lled on the syste m and no proto cols are l o aded. T his c ...

  • NEC 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 ENA BLE BOOTMA G I C butto n. T he Boot Magi c me nu 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 use BootMagi c: Do not sel ect t he EN ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 162

    A-18 NEC Powe rMat e VT 30 0i Ser ies Re leas e No tes 5. S el ect SA VE/EXIT i n t he Boot Magi c Co nf igurat i o n bo x. E i t her cho i ce, t o enable Boot Mag i c o r to not enable Boot Magi c, r equ i res t he SAVE/EXI T se l ect 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 ...

  • NEC 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 ou tput or acc e ptance of the d ata by the add r e ssed sy stem . Exam ple s are the acce ss tim e s fo r DR AM s , SR AMs , har d dr i v es, a nd C D- R OM dr iv es . H a r d dr iv e a cc es s t i me is t h e time it take s f or a com put er to ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 164

    2 Gloss ary AP I App li c a t io n P r ogr a mmi n g I nt er f a c e. An 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 o r r epe t itive ta sks. U sing W indows A PIs, for e xa m ple , a pr og ra m ca n o p en window s, files, and me ssa ge boxe s (as well as perfo rm mo r e com p licat ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 165

    Gloss ary 3 audi o Rel ating to or cap able of pro ducing sound . Multime dia com put ers m a ke 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 o r “ audi o/video i nt er l ea v e, ” a met h od of i nc lu din g a dig it a l movi e a n d it s a c c o mpa n yi n g s ou nd i n the same f ile. Fi ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 166

    4 Gloss ary bit Bi na r y d i git . T he s ma l l est u n it of c o mpu t er da t a. A s ing l e d i git a l pi 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 t hin a com pute r, th e charg e of a tr an si sto r in an i n t eg rate d ci rc u it ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 167

    Gloss ary 5 boot sect o r T he pa r t of t h e b oot b l oc k t ha t co nt a i ns t h e op er a t i n g s ys t em l oa d er , a pr ogr a m t ha t starts by itsel f and load s the o p erating 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 VT 300i - page 168

    6 Gloss ary chassi s The me tal frame t o which the electronic com p onen ts of the compute r (such as the sy st em b o a r d, powe r supply , a n d drive bays) are at tached . T he c hassis goe s inside the system u nit cove r . checksu m A nu mb er , c a lc u la t e d f r o m a b l oc k of da t a , u sed t o v er if y t h e i nt e gr it y of tha ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 169

    Gloss ary 7 DIMM Dual I nline M emo r y Module . Circuit bo a r d wi t h pin s conne cting to di ff erent me mor y c h ip s o n b ot h s i d es of t h e b oa r d, wh ic h a ll o ws f or wi d er a nd f a s t er da t a transfe r (128-bi t). See SIMMs. DMA Dir ec t M e mor y Ac c ess . A met h o d f or tr a nsf er r ing da t a , us u a lly b et w een ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 170

    8 Gloss ary EIDE Ex t e n de d I nt e gr a t ed Dr iv e El ect r o ni cs . T he EI DE s p ec if i ca t ion is a n e n ha nc e d 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 nc e ...

  • NEC 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 indic a t e s powe r s of 16.) I t use s the digits 0- 9 a nd A-F. Used a r o und com puters be caus e a byte ( eight bi nary dig its) e asily conve r ts to a tw o digit he xa de ci m a l n umbe ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 172

    10 Glos sary IRQ In t e rrupt Req ues t. A si gn al th at, w hen r e ce ive d by the CPU , m akes it s to p wh at i t 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 en t devices ( for exam ple , pr in t ...

  • NEC 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 ut er ha s two t yp es o f me mor y : r ead- o n l y memor y (R OM ) a nd r a nd o m acc es s me mor y (R AM) . micro processo r A s emi conductor ce ntral proce ssing unit th at is th e pr incipal componen t of a mic rocomputer. ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 174

    12 Glos sary overw rite S t or ing i nf or ma ti o n a t a loca t io n wh er e inf or mat io n is a lr ea d y st 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) o r t ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 175

    Glos sary 13 port An y c o nn e c t i on b y w hic h da t a c a n e nt er or lea v e a co mp u t er or p er ip her 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 cro pr o c e s so r a n 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 ces ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 176

    14 Glos sary 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 ty p e of DRAM used i nc r ea s in g l y o n vi d eo a da p t er s and gr a phic s a c c e l er a t or s . L ik e S DR AM , S G R AM can syn c hronize its elf wi th t he CPU bus cl o c k at speed s o f up to 100 MHz . In ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 177

    Glos sary 15 system bo ard The main printed c ircui t board in side t he sy st em u nit in to whi c h o t her bo ar ds and m a jor ch ip com ponents, such a s the sy st em microproce ss or, are co n n ect 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 ed i nt ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 178

    16 Glos sary VRA M Video RAM. V R AM i s speci a l-purpo s e mem ory used by video adapt ers. Un like conven t ional RA M, VRA M can be acce ssed b y two diffe r ent 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 d ata . V RAM yie lds ...

  • NEC 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 vi ga t i on k ey ...

  • NEC 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 ecif ic a t io ns , 9 - 5 DMA setting s fun cti ons, 4-21 Do cumentation , online NEC Hel p C e nter, 2-27 DVD-ROM drives Hit a c h i 4X s pec if ic a t i o ns , 9 - 1 5 E Emai l/fax techni cal support, 8-3 Environme ntal a nd safe t y sp ecif ic a t io ns , 9 - 1 8 Exit m enu (B IOS), ...

  • NEC 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 feat ...

  • NEC 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 es s es, 2 -4 in terrupts, 2-4 So cke ts pr oc es s or a nd memor y u p gr a de, 4 -8 Spe ake ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 183

    Index-5 U SB in t e rface features, 4-15 Ut ilit i 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 wo r k sec ur it y, 1-8 Z Zip d rive, 1-13 jum pers, 2-8 sp ecif ic a t io ns , 9 - 1 7 ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 184

    Regulator y Statements FCC Statem ent Note f or Canada Bat tery Replacem en t Batte ry Di spo sal ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 185

    Reg ulato r y St atem ent s- 2 The fo ll o w ing regulato r y state ments prov i de inf o rmat i o n about use o f t he Po werMate VT 300i Ser i e s co m put er: FCC St at em e nt ( Fo r Uni t ed States Only) Not e for Can ada B at tery Re pla cem en t Batt ery Dispo sa l . ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 186

    Reg ulato r y St atem ent s- 3 FCC Statem ent ( For United Stat es U se Only ) 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 f o r co m p l iance co u l d vo id the user’s aut hori t y to operat e t he equ i p ment. NOTE: T h i s equ ipme nt has been test ed and f o und to c ...

  • NEC 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 a r a t u s me e t s a ll r e q u ir e m e n t s o f t h e C a n a d i a n Inter ference-Caus ing Equ i pment Regu l at 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 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 c o mpu t er s m a int a in s sys t e m c o n figu r at i o n infor m at i o n. In the event t hat the batter y fails to m ainta in s yst e m co nfigurat ion inf o r mat ion, NEC r eco mm e nds t hat you replace t he batt er y. For b att ery rep l aceme nt inf or ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 189

    Reg ulato r y St atem ent s- 6 Batter y D is pos al Do not pl ace used bat t eri es in your r egu l ar t rash. The nickel-cadm ium o r nickel met a l - hydride batt er ies must be co ll ect ed, rec y c led, o r disposed of in an environmenta lly - appro ved mann er. The in c inerat i o n, l a ndfilli ng, o r m ixing of b at teries wi th t he m u ni ...

  • NEC VT 300i - page 190

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