NEC POWERMATE VP Manuale utente

First Printing — March 1995

NEC Technologies, Inc. NEC Corporation

1414 Massachusetts Avenue 7-1 Shiba 5-Chome, Minato-Ku

Boxborough, MA 01719 Tokyo 108-01, Japan

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Contents iii

Contents

Using this Guide

Text Conventions....................................................... viii

Related Documents.................................................... ix

1 1-1

Using Your Computer 1-1

SYSTEM FEATURES............................................... 1-1

Front Panel............................................................ 1-2

Power Button................................................... 1-4

Lamps .............................................................. 1-4

Suspend Button................................................ 1-5

Diskette Drive.................................................. 1-5

Diskette Loading................................................... 1-7

Hard Disk......................................................... 1-9

CD-ROM Reader............................................. 1-9

CD Loading .......................................................... 1-11

Audio Support ................................................. 1-13

Rear Panel............................................................. 1-13

15-Pin VGA Monitor Port............................... 1-15

Printer Port ...................................................... 1-15

Serial Ports ...................................................... 1-15

Keyboard Port.................................................. 1-16

Mouse Port ...................................................... 1-16

Expansion Slot Covers .................................... 1-16

Sound Board Jacks .......................................... 1-17

Network Connectors........................................ 1-20

Power Supply........................................................ 1-22

Cooling Fans.................................................... 1-24

Voltage Selector Switch.................................. 1-24

System Power Socket ...................................... 1-25

Keyboard............................................................... 1-25

Function Keys.................................................. 1-26

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Status Lamps....................................................1-26

Numeric Keypad/Cursor Control Keys............1-26

Standard Cursor Control Keys.........................1-27

Typewriter Keys ..............................................1-27

Mouse....................................................................1-27

Speakers ................................................................1-28

Microphone...........................................................1-28

SYSTEM OPERATION.............................................1-28

Startup/Shutdown..................................................1-28

Powering On ....................................................1-30

Powering Off....................................................1-32

System Reset.........................................................1-33

INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES ...........................1-35

Processor Subsystem.............................................1-36

System Memory ....................................................1-37

System BIOS.........................................................1-37

Flash ROM............................................................1-37

Power Management...............................................1-38

Using Standby Mode........................................1-39

Using Suspend Mode.......................................1-40

Plug and Play.........................................................1-40

System I/O Controller...........................................1-42

PCI Local Bus.......................................................1-43

PCI Auto Configuration........................................1-43

Video Features ......................................................1-43

DESKTOP MANAGEMENT INTERFACE.............1-44

DMI Components..................................................1-45

Manageable Products............................................1-46

CI Module .............................................................1-46

DMI Browser ........................................................1-46

Usage.....................................................................1-48

Troubleshooting....................................................1-48

2 2-1

Setting System Parameters 2-1

THE SETUP UTILITY ..............................................2-2

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HOW TO START SETUP......................................... 2-3

HOW TO USE SETUP.............................................. 2-4

The Menu Bar....................................................... 2-5

The Legend Bar .................................................... 2-6

Selecting a Menu Item..................................... 2-7

Displaying a Submenu..................................... 2-7

The Field Help Window....................................... 2-7

The General Help Window................................... 2-7

Main Menu Options.............................................. 2-8

IDE Adapters ........................................................ 2-9

Memory Shadow................................................... 2-11

Boot Sequence...................................................... 2-12

NumLock.............................................................. 2-14

THE ADVANCED MENU........................................ 2-14

Integrated Peripherals Menu................................. 2-15

Parity..................................................................... 2-16

Large Disk Access Mode...................................... 2-17

THE SECURITY MENU........................................... 2-17

THE POWER MENU................................................ 2-20

THE EXIT MENU..................................................... 2-21

Save Changes & Exit............................................ 2-22

Discard Changes & Exit ....................................... 2-22

Get Default Values ............................................... 2-22

Load Previous Values........................................... 2-23

Save Changes........................................................ 2-23

3 3-1

Using NEC Utilities and Drivers 3-1

MOUSE DRIVER...................................................... 3-1

Changing Mouse Parameters................................ 3-2

Command Line Options........................................ 3-2

VIDEO DRIVERS..................................................... 3-5

BIOS UPDATE UTILITY......................................... 3-7

Using the Flash Utility.......................................... 3-7

NEC Bulletin Board Service................................. 3-8

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4 4-1

Maintaining Your Computer 4-1

SYSTEM CARE.........................................................4-1

Protective Measures..............................................4-1

Routine Care .........................................................4-3

Backup...................................................................4-3

MOUSE CARE ..........................................................4-4

CD CARE...................................................................4-6

MOVING GUIDELINES...........................................4-7

5 5-1

Removing the System Unit Cover 5-1

DESKTOP SYSTEM UNIT COVER........................5-1

Removing the Desktop Cover...............................5-1

Replacing the Desktop Cover................................5-4

MINITOWER SYSTEM UNIT COVER...................5-6

Removing the Minitower Cover............................5-6

Removing the Minitower Bottom Access Cover ..5-9

Replacing the Minitower Cover............................5-10

Replacing the Bottom Access Cover.....................5-12

6 6-1

Adding Options 6-1

OPTIONAL HARDWARE........................................6-1

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ........................................6-3

EXPANSION BOARDS ............................................6-4

Desktop Slot Expansion Locations.......................6-5

Desktop Board Installation....................................6-7

Desktop Board Removal .......................................6-9

6 6-11

Adding Options 6-11

Desktop Inside Expansion Slot .............................6-12

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Installing an Inside Slot Board........................ 6-12

Removing an Inside Slot Board....................... 6-15

Minitower Slot Locations..................................... 6-17

Minitower Board Installation................................ 6-18

Minitower Board Removal................................... 6-20

6 6-19

Adding Options 6-19

SIMM UPGRADE KITS ........................................... 6-21

Precautions............................................................ 6-22

Checking the Memory in Your System ................ 6-23

SIMM Installation................................................. 6-26

VIDEO UPGRADE ................................................... 6-30

PROCESSOR UPGRADE......................................... 6-33

DATA STORAGE DEVICES ................................... 6-37

Storage Device Support........................................ 6-37

6 6-37

Adding Options 6-37

Desktop Device Slots............................................ 6-38

Minitower Device Slots........................................ 6-39

Device Preparation ............................................... 6-40

Cables ................................................................... 6-40

System Power Cables ...................................... 6-42

Diskette Drive Signal Cable............................ 6-42

PCI/IDE Cable................................................. 6-43

Desktop Storage Device Installation .................... 6-44

Installing a Desktop Storage Device ............... 6-44

Cabling a Desktop Storage Device.................. 6-49

6 6-51

Adding Options 6-51

Minitower Storage Device Installation................. 6-53

Installing an Accessible Minitower Storage Device6-53

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Cabling a Minitower Storage Device...............6-58

Installing an Internal Minitower Storage Device6-60

EXTERNAL PERIPHERALS....................................6-62

VGA MONITOR........................................................6-62

PARALLEL PRINTER..............................................6-64

RS-232C DEVICE......................................................6-66

MULTIMEDIA COMPONENTS ..............................6-68

Connecting the Speakers.......................................6-69

Connecting the Microphone..................................6-71

7 7-1

Setting System Board Jumpers 7-1

JUMPER LOCATIONS.............................................7-2

JUMPER SETTINGS.................................................7-3

Changing Jumper Settings.....................................7-6

CMOS Jumper.......................................................7-7

8 8-1

Solving Problems 8-1

PROBLEM CHECKLIST..........................................8-1

PRODUCT INFORMATION.....................................8-5

IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE..................................8-7

Getting Help from Your Company........................8-7

Getting Help from Your Dealer ............................8-8

Getting Help from NEC........................................8-8

A A-1

Setting Up a Healthy Work Environment A-1

MAKING YOUR COMPUTER WORK FOR YOU.A-1

ARRANGE YOUR EQUIPMENT ............................A-3

ADJUST YOUR CHAIR ...........................................A-4

ADJUST YOUR KEYBOARD AND MOUSE.........A-6

ADJUST YOUR MONITOR.....................................A-8

VARY YOUR WORKDAY.......................................A-10

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PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS AND PSYCHOSOCIAL

FACTORS.................................................................. A-12

CHECKING YOUR COMFORT: HOW DO YOU

MEASURE UP?......................................................... A-13

Checking Your Chair............................................ A-13

Checking Your Keyboard..................................... A-13

Checking Your Mouse.......................................... A-13

Checking Your Monitor........................................ A-13

Checking You....................................................... A-14

B B-1

Specifications B-1

C C-1

CD-ROM Reader Configuration C-1

D D-1

Sound/Fax/Modem Board Configuration D-1

SOUND/FAX/MODEM BOARD CONFIGURATIOND-3

SOUND/FAX/MODEM BOARD CONNECTOR

JUMPER.................................................................... D-5

FAX/MODEM COM JUMPERS ............................. D-6

FAX/MODEM IRQ JUMPERS................................ D-7

Glossary

Index

List of Tables Setup Key Functions................................................. 2-6

Main Menu Parameters............................................. 2-8

IDE Hard Disk Parameters........................................ 2-11

Memory Shadow Parameters.................................... 2-12

Boot Parameters........................................................ 2-13

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Keyboard Parameters ................................................2-14

Integrated Peripherals Parameters.............................2-16

Large Disk Parameters ..............................................2-17

System Security Options...........................................2-18

Power Management Parameters................................2-20

1-MB Video Resolutions...........................................3-5

2-MB Video Resolutions...........................................3-6

Single-Sided SIMM Upgrade Path............................6-25

Double-Sided SIMM Upgrade Path ..........................6-26

Troubleshooting ........................................................8-2

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