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User's Guide

VB Model

Checking Included Accessories .............................................2

Connecting Included Accessories ..........................................2

Windows Setup ......................................................................3

Knowing the Parts ..................................................................6

Battery ....................................................................................8

Keyboard ................................................................................9

The NX Pad............................................................................9

Display switch tool................................................................10

LAN Function....................................................................... 11

Wireless LAN Function ........................................................ 12

Memory ............................................................................... 14

System Configuration .......................................................... 15

Security Chip Function ........................................................ 17

Applications ......................................................................... 18

Recovery ............................................................................. 21

Appendix ............................................................................. 23

Note: The illustrations, screenshots, icons, and on-screen text shown in this document may differ from the ones you actually encounter.

This User's Guide has been written mainly with the information specific to this computer, assuming that the user is able to perform basic Windows 
operation and understands how to use help in its installed applications to resolve problems. In this user's manual, unless specified, "Windows 7" 

refers to Windows

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 7 Professional 32 bit with Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed. Configuration and application installation should be conducted by a 

user who has administrator privileges. If a [User Account Control] screen comes up, please be sure to confirm the contents before continuing.

The information contained within this manual applies to the following models:

• VB Model: VC26M/BC-F, VG26M/BC-F

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Summary of Contents for VersaPro VB VC26M/BC-F

Page 1: ...information specific to this computer assuming that the user is able to perform basic Windows operation and understands how to use help in its installed applications to resolve problems In this user s manual unless specified Windows 7 refers to Windows 7 Professional 32 bit with Service Pack 1 SP1 installed Configuration and application installation should be conducted by a user who has administra...

Page 2: ...iguration Or turn on the wireless LAN This ensures that your computer can be safely connected to a network Connect the AC adapter 1 Insert the AC adapter into the power input jack 2 Connect the power cord to the AC adapter 3 Insert the other end of the power cord into a wall outlet When the AC adapter is connected the battery will start to recharge and the battery recharge indicator will turn oran...

Page 3: ...een appears set Country or region Time and currency and Keyboard layout and then click Next 2 Enter your user name and computer name when prompted and click Next to continue Important points during setup Preparation for setup For the user name and computer name use single byte alphanumeric characters only 20 or less If the following symbols or if certain strings are used for any part of the user n...

Page 4: ...onth day and year 4 Press the F9 key The setup confirmation screen should come up 5 Select Yes and then press Enter The BIOS setup utility will then be displayed 6 Press the F10 key The setup confirmation screen should come up 7 Select Yes and then press Enter The BIOS setup utility should now be finished and Windows will automatically restart After this please see Setup Procedure p 3 and continue...

Page 5: ...stem repair disc for times when problems such as corrupted files cause Windows to not load correctly even after running in safe mode or the last known good configuration For more information about creating and using a system repair disc please refer to Windows help The latest updates and important updates are available through Windows Update or Microsoft Update Please run Windows Update or Microso...

Page 6: ...ty cable can be attached to this slot 10 USB port This port can be used to connect to USB devices This USB port supports both USB 2 0 and USB 1 1 In order to take advantage of USB 2 0 transfer speeds it is necessary to be connected to a USB 2 0 enabled device 11 External display output This is used to allow viewing on externally connected displays or projectors 12 LAN port This is used to connect ...

Page 7: ...ed with a HDMI port 28 USB port supports USB 3 0 Power Off USB Power Charge function This port can be used to connect to USB devices This USB port supports USB 3 0 USB 2 0 and USB 1 1 In order to take advantage of USB 3 0 transfer speeds it is necessary to be connected to a USB 3 0 enabled device This port also supports the Power Off USB Power Charge function When charging a device connected by a ...

Page 8: ...puter State On Green Caps Lock is on All letters are entered as capital letters Off Caps Lock is off All text input is lowercase letters LED state Computer State On Green Scr Lock is on Off Scr Lock is off Never touch the battery slot terminals It may cause contact failure 5 Battery unlock Battery eject lock hold it slid across in the direction of the arrow 2 1 3 Battery unlock Battery pack Groove...

Page 9: ...pad and move your finger in the direction you want to move the mouse pointer to Click Press and immediately release any part of the pad except the lower right part Right click Press and immediately release the lower right part of the pad You may also press and immediately release the pad with two fingers Double click Move the pointer to an icon or folder and quickly click twice Drag Move the point...

Page 10: ... and then touch the pad again and move your finger this operation will result in a drag Configuring NX pad 1 Computer s LCD display 2 External display or television connected to the HDMI port 3 Clone mode using the computer s LCD display and the external display or television connected to the HDMI port 4 Dual display using the computer s LCD display and the external display or television connected...

Page 11: ...lecting Change settings under Computer name domain and workgroup settings For more detailed information please refer to Windows help This is all you need to do to correctly setup your LAN Remote Power On WoL Wake on LAN can allow you to do the following Remotely turn your computer on after the power is off Remotely wake up your computer after sleep or hibernate If you configure your computer to al...

Page 12: ...urn the wireless LAN on and off Turning the wireless LAN on and off with the wireless switch Turning the wireless LAN on and off through Wireless Network Connection Operate your computer s wireless switch to turn the wireless LAN on and off The wireless LAN can be turned on and off by going to the Control Panel clicking Network and Internet and selecting Change adapter settings under Network and S...

Page 13: ...tion will begin This is all you need to do to correctly install PROSet Wireless Configuring the wireless LAN The wireless LAN functionality can be configured with the Power Management tab in Driver properties When settings are at the factory default values only 2 4 GHz can be used When using 5 GHz please refer to the following procedure for configuration Open Device Manager and double click Networ...

Page 14: ...ver should then come off 3 Align the notched part of the memory with the protrusion of the connecter and insert the memory at about a 30 degree angle relative to the connecter until the memory terminals click Uninstalling PROSet Wireless Please note that nothing will be displayed on the screen during uninstallation Windows will automatically restart once uninstallation is complete Installing memor...

Page 15: ... setup utility If you have trouble entering the BIOS setup utility please try to vary the timing when pressing the F2 key BIOS setup utility basic operation Key Function Operation Used to select menu bars such as Main or Advanced Used to select items to be configured In cases where possible configuration values are listed on the screen these keys are used to select the desired value Enter Brings u...

Page 16: ...sword that satisfies the following criteria A length of 8 to 32 characters At least one lowercase and one uppercase letter At least one number from 0 to 9 At least one special nonalphanumeric character such as etc 10 When Verify password comes up re enter the same password and press Enter 1 Turn your computer on and immediately press Ctrl P The ME BIOS Extension MAIN MENU should come up 2 Select M...

Page 17: ...onfirmation message is displayed 6 Select Yes and then press Enter The settings are saved and the BIOS setup utility exits 7 If a confirmation screen is displayed after the computer restarts press Shift F10 The settings are saved and the computer restarts The security chip is now initialized To use the security chip again enable it by following the procedure in Enable the security chip After initi...

Page 18: ...tings by setting Change TPM State to Clear Therefore we recommend you set up a supervisor password user password before you use security chip features so that a higher level of security can prevent a third party from resetting security chip feature settings Microsoft Office trial Microsoft Office trial is not pre installed in the Japanese version of model VC26M BC F Microsoft Office trial is insta...

Page 19: ... data from the hard disk in a method compliant to the U S Department of Defense NSA Standard The data is deleted effectively by writing random data 1 then random data 2 then 00 data 3 times in order and then deleting it 3 times However since the data is written 3 times it takes 3 times longer than simple mode for deletion to be completed DoD introduced mode 3 times erasure Verify Deletes data from...

Page 20: ...it has been tilted dropped or otherwise moved abruptly by returning the head of the hard disk However there is no guarantee that the hard disk will be completely protected of failure or corruption It is recommended that important data be backed up frequently When an impact is detected the hard disk head will be returned and the computer will not perform operations Wait a few seconds for the head t...

Page 21: ... of purchase excluding the optical drive used for recovery Turning on the power Please wait at least five seconds before turning the power on again If the power shutdown resulted from removing the power cord plug from the AC outlet or a tripped circuit breaker please wait for at least 90 seconds with the power cord unplugged from the AC outlet reconnect the power cord plug to the AC outlet and the...

Page 22: ...Recovery Disc and press Enter 5 When We will start Windows 7 32bit Recovery with Recovery Disc is displayed read the precautions and then press Enter Follow the steps on the screen for the procedure Next continue to Windows Setup Perform Windows setup Windows Setup Read Windows Setup p 3 and perform Windows Setup Reinstall the applications pre installed at time of purchase Next continue to Do agai...

Page 23: ...n battery adds approx 140 g The optical drive adds approx 100 g 49 Shows the normal capacity actual battery pack capacity Depending on your usage environment the drive letter or the path assigned before recovery might be different In that case change the allocation Specifications Model name VC26M BC F VG26M BC F CPU 20 Intel CoreTM i5 3320M processor 2 14 Maximum memory RAM 8 GB SO DIMM 2 slots 28...

Page 24: ...use with this product only The included DVD ROM and CD ROM are for use with this product only 7 Distribution and copying all or part of the software without permission of the copyright owner is copyright infringement 8 Hardware maintenance information is saved 9 This product contains software that does not pass the test of the Designed for Windows program 10 The content in this manual was created ...

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