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NEC Versa VX Release Notes   1

NEC Versa

®

 VX

Release Notes

Congratulations on purchasing your NEC Versa VX notebook computer! Before using your
system, complete the installation process and read the important information detailed in this
document. The topics described in this document apply to NEC Versa VX systems running the
Windows

®

 2000, Windows 98, Windows 95, and Windows NT operating systems. Topics

specific to a particular operating system are noted. All other topics apply to all operating
systems.

 CONTENTS

 

Using Hard Disk Drive Security ....................................................................................................... 2

 

Establishing Hard Disk Drive Passwords ...................................................................................... 2

 

Changing Hard Disk Drive Passwords .......................................................................................... 2

 

Using Hard Disk Drive Password Protection................................................................................. 3

 

Moving the Hard Disk Drive ........................................................................................................ 3

 

Updating the Modem Driver ............................................................................................................. 4

 

Installing PC Cards .......................................................................................................................... 4

 

Attaching the NEC Versa PortBar .................................................................................................... 4

 

Identifying the Switch Settings ......................................................................................................... 4

 

Swapping PC Cards.......................................................................................................................... 4

 

Removing the Battery....................................................................................................................... 5

 

Mini-PCI FCC Registration Numbers ............................................................................................... 5

 

Using Wake on Ring ........................................................................................................................ 5

 

Using Windows 2000 ....................................................................................................................... 5

 

Rebooting Your Versa VX System ............................................................................................... 5

 

Conserving Battery Power............................................................................................................ 5

 

Using the Infrared Port................................................................................................................. 6

 

Using Windows 98........................................................................................................................... 7

 

Setting Your Audio Driver ........................................................................................................... 7

 

Disabling Power Management...................................................................................................... 7

 

Using Windows 95........................................................................................................................... 7

 

Using the Email Button ................................................................................................................ 7

 

Using Windows 95 or Windows 98................................................................................................... 8

 

Installing SoftDVD Player............................................................................................................ 8

 

Updating the Video Driver ........................................................................................................... 8

 

Using Windows NT.......................................................................................................................... 9

 

MIDI File Support ....................................................................................................................... 9

 

Creating a STF Partition File........................................................................................................ 9

 

Installing Internet Explorer........................................................................................................... 9

Summary of Contents for VERSA VX

Page 1: ...rive Passwords 2 Changing Hard Disk Drive Passwords 2 Using Hard Disk Drive Password Protection 3 Moving the Hard Disk Drive 3 Updating the Modem Driver 4 Installing PC Cards 4 Attaching the NEC Versa...

Page 2: ...for the internal HDD Follow these steps to establish HDD passwords and to enable HDD password protection 1 Boot your system Press F2 when prompted to enter BIOS setup 2 Enter BIOS Setup using the Up a...

Page 3: ...ith hard disk drive security enabled the password must be entered to allow access to the hard drive If this NEC Versa system does not support hard disk drive security you cannot access the data on the...

Page 4: ...the system Installing PC Cards Do not insert two PC cards in the system simultaneously Attaching the NEC Versa PortBar To ensure proper installation of your Windows operating system do not attach the...

Page 5: ...ows 2000 environment To disable this warning message you must disable the Auto Save To File parameter in the system s BIOS utility Follow these steps to disable the Auto Save To File parameter 1 Reboo...

Page 6: ...to FIR Fast Infrared 1 Click Start point to Settings and click Control Panel 2 Double click the System icon select the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button 3 Click Infrared devices and dou...

Page 7: ...the following sections when using Windows 95 on your NEC Versa VX Using the Email Button To use the Email button to access Outlook Express install Internet Explorer from the Application and Driver CD...

Page 8: ...xt 6 The installation completes Click Finish to restart the system Updating the Video Driver Use the following procedure to update your system s video driver 1 Insert the NEC Versa VX Application and...

Page 9: ...lick Properties Uncheck read only in the attribute section and click OK 4 Remove the CD 5 Insert a bootable MS DOS diskette into the diskette drive and reboot the system 6 Change to the newly created...

Page 10: ...ystem restarts a message appears stating that during system startup there was a problem with at least one service or driver Service Pack 5 must now be reinstalled Reinstall Service Pack 5 as follows 1...

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