NEC POWERMATE ES - RELEASE NOTES 2001 Release Note

NEC PowerMate® ES Series

Release Notes

Contents

Applications...............................................................................................................................3

System Configuration ................................................................................................................3

Configuring the System for Microsoft Internet Explorer Software.....................................3

Changing Netw ork Settings on Syst em s with the Microsoft Win dow s NT

Operating System.......................................................................................................3

Changing Netw ork Settings on Syst em s with the Microsoft Win dow s 2000

Operating System.......................................................................................................4

Network Type and/or Workgroup.................................................................................4

TCP/IP Setup.................................................................................................................5

TCP/IP Configuration for DNS..................................................................................... 5

Reinstalling Service Pack 6a on Systems with the Windows NT Operating System..........5

Norton AntiVirus Software........................................................................................................6

Installing Norton AntiVirus Software.................................................................................6

Receiving a Norton AntiVirus Alert When Installing the Microsoft Virtual

Machine Program.......................................................................................................6

Intel LANDesk Client Manager Issues ......................................................................................7

Installing LANDesk Client Manager..................................................................................7

Detecting Chassis Intrusion ................................................................................................7

Viewing PCI Slot Information............................................................................................7

Displaying Contents & Indexes ..........................................................................................7

Systems with the Microsoft Windows 98 or Windows NT Operating System .............7

Systems with the Microsoft Windows 2000 Operatin g System....................................8

Updates to NEC Computers Support Service Information.........................................................8

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Applications

The system comes with the operating sy s t em prel oaded. Sy s t ems th at come with the opti on of
the Microsoft

®

Windows® 2000 or Windows NT® operating system can be configured with
either Windows 2000 or Windows NT. Once you choose the operating system, the other
operating system is not available. The operating system initially installed is the only one that
you can restore with the NEC OS Restore program. You cannot use the Restore program to
change the operating system.

NECC-provided applications, drivers, and utilities come loaded on the hard drive. In addition,
the following software ships with your system:

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NEC PowerMate® Series Application and Driver CD which supplies drivers for NEC
system options and lets you reinstall software that comes on your hard drive.

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NEC PowerMate Series OS Restore CD and Master Restore diskette which provide a full
system restore, in the event it becomes necessary, or only the operating system and drivers.

Depending on your system configuration, additional software might come with your system.
See your NEC PowerMate user’s guide or the documentation that comes with the CDs for

information about using the software that comes on these CDs.

Before you install the Norton AntiVirus™ software, see “Installing

Norton AntiVirus Software” in this document for important installation information.

System Configuration

See the following sections for system configuration information.

Configuring the System for Microsoft Internet Explorer Software

TCP/IP must be enabled before you can use Microsoft Internet Explorer software. See the
following sections to enable TCP/IP.

Note

system automatically installs TCP/IP. For systems with the Windows NT or Windows 2000
operating system, see the appropriate section that fol lows for your operating system.

Changing Network Settings on Systems with the Microsoft Windows NT
Operating System

All systems ar e configured with the NetBEUI and NWLink protocols enabled. However, before
you connect a system to your net wo r k you mi ght nee d to:

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The following procedure describes how to disable the NetBEUI and NWLink protocols, enable
TCP/IP, and provide network, domain, and gateway information. (If a different protocol is
enabled, the menu choices might differ from those described in the procedure.)

On systems with the Microsoft Windows 98 operating system, the second boot of the

enable a different network protocol
disable unneeded protocols for enhanced system performance
add or change network, domain, and gateway information.

1.

From the Windows desktop, click

Panel

.

Start

on the taskbar, point to

Settings

, and click

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Control