2 NEC Versa LXi Release Notes
Installing Windows 2000 or Windows NT
Your NEC Versa LXi systems ship with a dual configuration, giving you a choice between the
Windows 2000 Professional Edition and Windows NT 4 Workstation operating systems. When you
power on the system for the first time, you must select the operating system of your choice. Read the
screens carefully before making your selection. Once you choose an operating system, a message
appears allowing you to either ‘Continue’ with the installation or go ‘Back’ to alter your selection.
Note
Please note that once you click ‘Continue,’ you are unable to alter your choice of operating
systems.
Notes to All Users
Be sure to read the following notes when using any of the Windows operating systems on your NEC
Versa LXi.
Entering the BIOS Setup Utility
A new Microsoft requirement affects the speed of the system boot process and the time it takes to load
the operating system. The boot process speed is increased, thereby decreasing the time between power
on and that during which you can access the BIOS Setup utility.
To access the BIOS Setup utility to view or modify the system’s BIOS settings, you must press
F2
at
system startup. Follow these steps to ensure that you access the BIOS Setup utility before the operating
system loads.
1.
Press the power button to power on your system.
2.
Immediately after pressing the power button, press
F2
, twice, to enter the BIOS Setup utility.
Optimizing the LCD Panel Display
To optimize the LCD panel display, be sure to set your system’s colors setting to High Color, 16 bit.
To modify the Colors setting, right click on the Windows desktop and select Properties. Select the
Settings tab, then use the drop-down box in the Colors section of the window to change the setting to
High Color (16 bit).
Toggling Between Video Modes
Pressing
Fn-F3
toggles the system between video modes. With a TV and monitor attached, using
Fn-F3
to repeatedly toggle between video modes results in CRT and LCD, only, in simultaneous
display mode. To reestablish simultaneous mode for the TV, reenable the TV display settings. Follow
these steps to enable the TV display settings for Windows 98.
To enable the TV display settings in Windows 98, right click on the Windows desktop, click
Properties, select the Settings tab, and select the Advanced tab. Next, select the S3 DuoVue tab and
place a check in the box next to the TV graphic.
Disabling Power Management
NECC recommends that you disable power management on the NEC Versa when using the following
hardware devices or software.
USB devices
cordless mouse
SlimSCSI PC cards
