Section 2
Setup and Operation
This section provides information on hardware setup and operation for the PowerMate
Professional 9000 Series minitower computer. Setup includes unpacking, setting up, and
powering on the system. This section also includes information for configuring the system
with the BIOS Setup utility, using the NECCSD Bulletin Board System to download the
current BIOS, and running the BIOS Update utility. Setting system board jumpers is
described in Appendix B.
UNPACKING AND REPACKING
Find an area away from devices that generate magnetic fields (for example, electric motors,
transformers). Place the carton on a sturdy surface and carefully unpack the system. Note
how each item was packaged and how it was arranged in the carton. Save all packaging
materials and the shipping carton.
The carton contains:
system unit with a 3 1/2-inch 1.44-MB diskette drive and hard disk drive
in some systems, a video board, fax/modem board, network board, and/or
SCSI host adapter board
in some systems, a CD-ROM reader, Zip or Jaz drive, PCMCIA adapter,
and/or a tape backup unit
keyboard
mouse
power cord
speaker, speaker adapter and cables (in some systems)
user documentation
QA Plus diskette
NEC Select Install CD-ROM.
Repack the system using the original shipping carton and packing material. The part number
for a replacement shipping carton is included in Section 5, “Repair.”