Nec POWERMATE VE user Manual

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First Printing — July 1997

NEC Computer Systems Division

Packard Bell NEC, Inc.

1414 Massachusetts Avenue

Boxborough, MA 01719-2298

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Preface

This addendum to the PowerMate® Ve Series Service and Reference Manual (document number 819-181516-000) provides updated information on the computer’s hardware for users who need an overview of system design.

This information applies to computers with the following model numbers:

ET-1830-24813E

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ET-1830-24813CE ET-1860-24813E

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ET-1860-24813CE.

This addendum also includes updated procedures for setting up and installing the system and illustrated parts lists. The manual is written for NECCSD-trained customer engineers, system analysts, service center personnel, and dealers.

The manual is organized as follows: Section 1 — Technical Information, provides information not available when the

PowerMate Ve ETC Series User’s Guide (819-181780-000) was printed. System specifications are listed including dimensions, weight, environment, safety compliance, power consumption, and memory.

Section 2 — Setup and Installation, includes procedures for installing application software and drivers and performing system backups. This section also provides information not available when the PowerMate Ve ETC Series User’s Guide was printed.

Section 3 — Illustrated Parts Breakdown, provides an exploded view diagram of the system. Also included are updated parts lists for field-replaceable parts.

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Preface.........................................................................................................................v

Section 1 Technical Information

System Overview.........................................................................................................1-1

SIMM Upgrade ...........................................................................................................1-2

Performing Memory Upgrades..............................................................................1-2

Locating SIMM Sockets.......................................................................................1-2

Checking System Memory.....................................................................................1-2

Installing SIMMS..................................................................................................1-3

Interrupt Controller......................................................................................................1-4

Integrated Graphics......................................................................................................1-5

Network Interface........................................................................................................1-5

Hard Disk Specifications..............................................................................................1-6

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System Specifications...................................................................................................1-7

Section 2 Setup and Installation

Section 3 Illustrated Parts Breakdown

List of Figures

1-1 Network Interface Board ...............................................................................1-5

2-1 Rear Panel I/O Ports ......................................................................................2-1

2-2 Network Interface Boad Connectors..............................................................2-2

3-1 PowerMate Ve ETC Series Illustrated Parts Breakdown ................................3-4

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iv Contents

List of Tables

1-1 PowerMate Ve ETC Series System Configurations ........................................1-1

1-2 Recommended Memory Upgrade Path ........................................................... 1-3

1-3 Interrupt Level Assignments...........................................................................1-4

1-3 Hard Disk Drive Specifications.......................................................................1-6

1-4 Specifications.................................................................................................1-7

3-1 PowerMate Ve ETC Series Field-Replaceable Parts List ................................3-2

3-2 PowerMate Ve ETC Series Documentation and Packaging ............................3-5

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Section 1

Technical Information

This section describes hardware features and components that are specific to the PowerMate® Ve ETC Series of NEC PowerMate Ve Series computers. For information that is general to all PowerMate Ve Series computers, see the PowerMate Ve Series Service and Reference Manual (part number 819-181528-000).

SYSTEM OVERVIEW

PowerMate Ve ETC Series computers are configured with a different system board and come with a network interface board installed as standard equipment in one of the system unit expansion slots.

PowerMate Ve ETC Series computers include the configurations identified in Table 1-1.

Table 1-1 PowerMate Ve ETC Series System Configurations

Model Number

ET-1830-24813E (PowerMate V133e)

ET-1830-24813CE (PowerMate V133e)

ET-1860-24813E (PowerMate V133e)

ET-1860-24813CE (PowerMate V166e)

Processor Multimedia

133-MHz

Intel Pentium

133-MHz Intel Pentium

166-MHz Intel Pentium

133-MHz Intel Pentium

No 16 MB 1 MB fast video

Yes

No 16 MB 1 MB video

Yes 16 MB 1 MB video

System Memory Video Memory Hard Disk

1.2-GB IDE

16 MB

dynamic random-access memory(video DRAM)

1 MB video DRAM

DRAM

(WDAC21200)

1.2-GB IDE (WDAC21200)

Multimedia systems come with audio components integrated on the system board. Multimedia systems also include an eight-speed CD-ROM reader installed in the system unit, 8-watt speakers, and a microphone.

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1-2 Technical Information

SIMM UPGRADE

PowerMate Ve ETC Series system configurations come with 16 MB of main system memory. Four sockets on the system board support up to 128 MB of high-speed memory using the following industry-standard, tin-plated, single in-line memory modules (SIMMs):

NOTE:

nonparity, extended data output (EDO) SIMMs into the SIMM sockets.

1-MB by 32- or 36-bit (4-MB stick)

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2-MB by 32- or 36-bit (8-MB stick)

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4-MB by 32- or 36-bit (16-MB stick)

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8-MB by 32- or 36-bit (32-MB stick).

You may install 60-ns, parity or

CAUTION:

To avoid corrosion between

different metals, only use tin-plated SIMM sticks.

The system board can use 64-MB SIMMs (16-MB by 32- or 36-bit), but these SIMMs are not supported by NECCSD for the PowerMate Ve ETC Series.

Performing Memory Upgrades

Upgrade system memory as follows:

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locate memory sockets on system board

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check installed system memory

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install SIMMs.

Locating SIMM Sockets.

Remove the system unit cover and locate the six SIMM sockets on the system board (see Section 3 of the PowerMate Ve Series Service and Reference Manual).

If any cables block access to the SIMM sockets, label and disconnect them. If any boards block access to the sockets, remove them.

Checking System Memory

Use Table 1-2 to check the memory installed in the system and determine the SIMM configuration needed to increase memory.

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Technical Information 1-3

NOTE: SIMM memory must be installed in pairs of the same memory type.

Table 1-2 Recommended Memory Upgrade Path

Total Bank 0 Bank 1 Memory SIMM 1 SIMM 2 SIMM 3 SIMM 4

16 MB 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 16 MB* 8 MB 8 MB Empty Empty 24 MB 4 MB 4 MB 8 MB 8 MB 24 MB 8 MB 8 MB 4 MB 4 MB 32 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 32 MB 16 MB 16 MB Empty Empty 40 MB 4 MB 4 MB 16 MB 16 MB 40 MB 16 MB 16 MB 4 MB 4 MB 48 MB 8 MB 8 MB 16 MB 16 MB 48 MB 16 MB 16 MB 8 MB 8 MB 64 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 64 MB 32 MB 32 MB Empty Empty 72 MB 32 MB 32 MB 4 MB 4 MB 72 MB 4 MB 4 MB 32 MB 32 MB 80 MB 8 MB 8 MB 32 MB 32 MB 80 MB 32 MB 32 MB 8 MB 8 MB 96 MB 16 MB 16 MB 32 MB 32 MB 96 MB 32 MB 32 MB 16 MB 16 MB 128 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB

* = Standard configuration.

Installing SIMMS

After determining the system memory upgrade path, install SIMMs using the installation procedure provided in Section 3 of the PowerMate Ve Series Service and Reference Manual.

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1-4 Technical Information

INTERRUPT CONTROLLER

The interrupt controller operates as an interrupt manager for the entire AT system environment. The controller accepts requests from peripherals, issues interrupt requests to the processor, resolves interrupt priorities, and provides vectors for the processor to determine which interrupt routine to execute. The interrupt controller has priority assignment modes that can be reconfigured at any time during system operations.

The interrupt levels are described in Table 1-3. Interrupt-level assignments 0 through 15 are in order of decreasing priority. See Section 2 of the PowerMate Ve Series Service and Reference Manual for information on changing the interrupts using Setup.

Table 1-3 Interrupt Level Assignments

Interrupt Assignment IRQ 0 Counter/Timer

IRQ 1 Keyboard IRQ 2(9) Cascade (INT output from slave) IRQ 3 COM2 and COM4 IRQ 4 COM1 and COM3 IRQ 5 Parallel Port 2/Audio (if present)

IRQ 6 Diskette Drive Controller IRQ 7 Parallel Port 1 IRQ 8 Real-time clock IRQ 10 Available/Audio (if present) IRQ 11 Network Interface Board IRQ 12 PS/2 mouse IRQ 13 Coprocessor IRQ 14* Primary IDE IRQ 15* Secondary IDE

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Technical Information 1-5

INTEGRATED GRAPHICS

PowerMate Ve ETC Series computers have an SiS 6205 PCI graphics and video controller integrated on the system board. State of the art techniques are used for optimizing performance in computer graphic intensive applications and graphical user interfaces (GUI).

PowerMate Ve ETC Series systems have 1 MB of video DRAM on the system board. For information about graphics features and video support, see Section 1 of the PowerMate Ve Series Service and Reference Manual.

NETWORK INTERFACE

The computer comes equipped with a network interface board installed in one of the expansion slots in the system unit. The three connectors on the board allow connection to an Ethernet network and communication with other computers. Access to the connectors is provided at the rear of the system unit. Figure 1-1 shows the location of the network interface board and the three connectors. For more information, see Section 2 of this addendum.

Figure 1-1 Network Interface Board

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1-6 Technical Information

HARD DISK SPECIFICATIONS

The PowerMate Ve ETC Series computer contains a 1.2-GB Western Digital IDE hard disk. The following table provides hard disk specifications.

Table 1-4 Hard Disk Drive Specifications

Features Specification

Physical Configuration

Formatted Capacity 1.278 GB Actuator Type Rotary voice-coil Number of Disks 3 Data Heads 6 Servo Type Embedded Tracks per Inch (tpi) 3,849 tpi Bytes per Sector 512

Maximum Data Rate from Media

Dimensions

Hei

Len Width

Weight 1.3 lb (589.4)

Performance

Track-to-track seek Avera Maximum seek

Average Latency 8.3 ms Rotation Speed 3600 rpm

Data Transfer Rate (buffer to disk)

Data Transfer Rate (buffer to host)

e seek

45.4 MB/second

1.00 in. (25.4 mm)

5.75 in. (146.0 mm)

4.00 in. (101.6 mm)

3.0 ms 14 ms 26 ms

45.4 MB/s maximum

16.6 MB/s, Mode 4

Start/Stop Cycles 40,000 minimum Buffer Size 64 KB Interface IDE

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SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS

System specifications are included in Table 1-5.

Table 1-5 Specifications

Item Specification

Dimensions and Weight System Unit Width: 17 inches (43.18 cm)

Depth: 16 inches (40.64 cm)

ht: 4 inches (10.6 cm)

Hei Weight: 22 lb (11.1 kg), dependent upon options

Keyboard Width: 19.0 inches (48.3 cm)

Depth: 8.4 inches (21.3 cm)

ht: 1.6 inches (4.1 cm)

Hei Weight: 3.5 to 4.0 lb. (1.6 to 1.8 kg)

Device Bays Two 5 1/4-inch front accessible bays

One 3 1/2-inch front accessible ba One 3 1/2-inch internal bay

Technical Information 1-7

Expansion Slots Four slots:

two 16-bit ISA slots one ISA/PCI shared slot one PCI slot

One ISA slot contains the network interface board.

Network Interface 3COM 3C509B ISA 10 Megabit board with adapter (RJ-45, AUI,

10BASE-T) Access to the connectors is provided at the rear of the system

unit. All confi the hard drive.

Peripheral Interface PS/2-style keyboard connector, rear panel

PS/2-st Two RS-232C serial ports, rear panel Parallel printer port, rear panel VGA port, rear panel

Front Panel Power button

Power indicator lamp Hard disk drive bus Suspend button Reset button

Processor Intel Pentium 133- or 166-MHz (dependent on system)

urations come with Ethernet drivers preloaded on

le mouse connector, rear panel

indicator lamp

Cache Memory 16 KB of primary cache (8 KB data, 8 KB instruction) integrated

in the processor, 256 KB secondary cache Flash ROM 128 KB (28F001) Flash ROM Chip Set SiS5511+/5512/5513 PCI/ISA

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1-8 Technical Information

Table 1-5 Specifications

Item Specification

System Memor

16-MB EDO standard, expandable to 128 MB using SIMM

sockets Optional SIMMs 4-, 8-, 16-, and 32-MB; 32-bit, non-parity, 70-ns SIMMs

Integrated Graphics SiS 6205 PCI Graphics & Video Accelerator

1-MB video DRAM standard

Maximum resolution 1280 x 1024 pixels Battery Coin-type battery Power Supply 145 Watt, 115 V/230V switch selectable CD-ROM Reader

(Multimedia only)

See Appendix D of the service manual for more specifications

Disc format: ISO 9660

Data transfer rate: 600 KB/sec, PIO Mode 3 support

Access time (t

pical): 500 msec Built-in buffer: 128 KB Host interface: IDE (ATAPI)

Integrated Sound Standard in multimedia systems

ESS1688 Sound Blaster Yamaha OPL3 FM S

SRS

Labs 3D sound solution

16-bit 128x oversamplin

compatible

nthesis

sigma-delta stereo CODEC with 85 dB S/N ratio Stereo jacks for microphone: line in and line out Wave Blaster upgradeable for wavetable synthesis

Goldtron Microphone

Standard in multimedia s Omnidirectional 30dB

8-Watt Speakers

(Goldtron Speakers)

Standard in multimedia systems

netic shielded 8-watt stereo speakers

Ma Power on/off switch, power lamp, volume, bass and treble controls Mini-stereo headphone jack Built in stereo amplifier 9-volt AC power adapter

Operating Environment

Temperature  50 Relative Humidity  20% to 80%

Administrative Compliance UL 1950 - safet

CSA C22.2 No. 950-m89 TUV EN60950: 1988 FCC part 15, Subpart J, Class B - emissions FCC part 68 C.R.C., c.1374 IEC 950 - safet VDE 0871/6.78, Class B - emissions

stems

F to 95oF (10oC to 35oC)

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Section 2

Setup and Installation

The following figure shows the location of the interface ports on the rear of the system unit for configuring PowerMate Ve ETC Series hardware. Use the procedures described in Section 2 of the PowerMate Ve Series Service and Reference Manual to set up the system hardware.

Figure 2-1 Rear Panel I/O Ports

In addition, refer to the following figure for the location of the network interface board connectors.

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2-2 Setup and Installation

Figure 2-2 Network Interface Board Connectors

The network board has connectors for coaxial and twisted-pair network cabling:

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The BNC connector supports thin coaxial cables.

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The AUI connector supports thick coaxial cables.

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The RJ-45 connector supports twisted-pair 10BASE-T cables.

Connect the network cable to one of these connectors (depending on the type of network). The PowerMate Ve ETC Series computer has Ethernet network drivers pre-loaded on the hard disk.

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Section 3

Illustrated Parts Breakdown

This section contains updated parts lists and an exploded-view diagram for the PowerMate Ve ETC Series system.

The information in this section applies to the following models:

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ET-1830-24813E ET-1830-24813CE

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ET-1860-24813E

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ET-1860-24813CE.

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Table 3-1 lists the field-replaceable parts for the computer*. Figure 3-1 provides the illustrated parts breakdown.

To order parts or obtain technical help, call 1-888-ETC-SUPT (1-888-382-7878).

* This data was prepared July 1997. For an up-to-date listing of spare parts, please call FaxFlash™ at 1-888-329-0088 (or 1-508-635-6090 outside the U.S.) and order document number 42181819.

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Illustrated Parts Breakdown 3-2

Table 3-1 PowerMate Ve ETC Series Field-Replaceable Parts List*

Item Description Part Number

1 Serial interface cable 158-050454-004 2 Fan assembly, 2-wire 158-050865-006

3 3 1/2-inch, 1.2-GB IDE hard disk,

WDAC21200 4 IDE signal cable, 3-connector 158-050562-008 5 Floppy drive signal cable,

3-connector 6 3-1/2 inch 1.44-MB diskette drive,

TEAC, DT 7 CD-ROM IDE signal cable,

2-connector (multimedia models only) 8 Audio cable, CD-ROM, 2-connector

(multimedia models only) 9 ISA/PCI backplane (desktop) 158-026204-000A 10 Network interface card (NIC) 158-050796-000 11a I/O plate without audio (non-

multimedia systems) 11b I/O plate with audio (multimedia

systems) 12 256 KB L2 Synchronous Pipeline

Burst Cache, 15 ns

158-050395-366

158-050503-002

158-050858-000

158-050562-004

158-050824-000

158-030782-003

158-030782-002

158-082737-015

13 8-MB EDO SIMM (2MB x 32) 158-082630-060 14 Heatsink w/clip 158-060324-001 15a 133-MHz Pentium processor

(PowerMate V133e ETC models) 15b 166-MHz Pentium processor

(PowerMate V166e ETC models) 16 Power supply, 145-watt,

(ASTEC-SA145-3495-717) 17 Speakers, 8-watt (multimedia models

only) 18 IDE CD-ROM reader (8-speed) CDR-1450A/BR

158-082502-016

158-082502-017

158-050730-000

158-050980-001

* This data was prepared July 1997. For an up-to-date listing of spare parts, please call FaxFlash™ at 1-888-329-0088 (or 1-508-635-6090 outside the U.S.) and order document number 42181819.

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Illustrated Parts Breakdown 3-3

Table 3-1 PowerMate Ve ETC Series Field-Replaceable Parts List*

Item Description Part Number

19a System board, without audio

158-056559-000

(non-multimedia systems) 19b System board, with audio (multimedia

158-056560-000

models) 20a Speaker assembly, internal 158-050685-003 21 Microphone (multimedia models only) 158-052116-000 22 Front bezel without IR (PowerMate

158-050992-000

V133e, V166, V166e models) 23 Keyboard, Chicony 158-052121-000 24 Mouse, PS/2-style 158-052115-000

* This data was prepared July 1997. For an up-to-date listing of spare parts, please call FaxFlash™ at 1-888-329-0088 (or 1-508-635-6090 outside the U.S.) and order document number 42181819.

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Illustrated Parts Breakdown 3-4

Figure 3-1 PowerMate Ve ETC Series Illustrated Parts Breakdown*

* This data was prepared July 1997. For an up-to-date listing of spare parts, please call FaxFlash™ at 1-888-329-0088 (or 1-508-635-6090 outside the U.S.) and order document number 42181819.

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Illustrated Parts Breakdown 3-5

Table 3-2 lists PowerMate Ve ETC Series documentation and packaging part numbers.

Table 3-2 PowerMate Ve ETC Series Documentation and Packaging*

Description Part Number

PowerMate Ve ETC Series User’s Guide PowerMate Ve Series Service and Reference Manual PowerMate Ve ETC Series Addendum to the PowerMate Ve Series

Service and Reference Manual

Corner blocks (requires 4) 158-040395-004 Shipping carton (multimedia) 158-040563-001 Shipping carton (non-multimedia) 158-040562-001

819-181780-000 819-181528-000 819-181819-000

* This data was prepared July 1997. For an up-to-date listing of spare parts, please call FaxFlash™ at 1-888-329-0088 (or 1-508-635-6090 outside the U.S.) and order document number 42181819.

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Index

Configurations, 1-1

Document

part number, 3-5

Hard disk specifications, 1-7 Help, 3-1

Illustrated parts breakdown, 3-1 Integrated graphics, 1-5

video memory, 1-5 resolutions and refresh rates, 1-5

Interrupts, 1-5

Technical help, 3-1

Memory, 1-2

Network interface board, 1-6

Option installation

SIMM upgrade, 1-2 checking system memory, 1-2

Packaging

part number, 3-5

SIMM upgrade, 1-2 Specifications, 1-9 System board

integrated graphics, 1-5 interrupts, 1-5

Support telephone number, 3-1

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(For United States Use Only)

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT

WARNING:

Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party

responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

NOTE:

Th is eq uip ment ha s be en t es t ed and fou nd t o co mp ly wit h t he limit s fo r a C lass B dig ita l dev ice, pur su ant to Pa rt 15 of t he FCC Rule s. The se limit s a re des igne d t o p ro vid e reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

How e v e r , t her e is no g uara n tee t h a t in terfe ren c e will not o ccur in a p a rt icu la r in s ta lla tion. I f this equipment does cause harmfu l interference to radio or televisio n reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to t ry to co rrect the interference by one or more of the following measures.

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Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

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Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit differ ent from the o ne to which the receiver is connected.

Use shielded and pro perly grounded I/O and power cables to ensure compliance of this unit to the specified limits of the rules.

(For Canadian Use Only)

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B repecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

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BATTERY REPLACEMENT

A lit hiu m ba tte ry in yo ur c omp u te r ma inta in s s ys te m c onfig ur a tion in for ma tion. I n the eve n t t hat t he bat te ry fails to maint ain sys tem c onfig ura tio n info rmat ion , NE C re comme nds that you replace the battery. See Chapter 4 in the PowerMate Ve Series Service and R eference Manual for battery replacement information.

WARNING:

only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

ATTENTION:

Remplacer uniquement avec une batterie du même type ou d’un type recommandé par le constructeur. Mettre au rébut les batteries usagées conformément aux instructions du fabricant.

There is a danger of explosion if the batt ery is incorrect ly replaced. Replace

Il y a danger d’explosion s’il y a replacement incorrect de la batterie.

BATTERY DISPOSAL

Do not place used batteries in your regular trash. The nickel-cadmium or nickel metal-hydride batteries must be collected, recycled, or

disposed of in an environmentally-approved manner. Th e inc iner at io n, lan dfilling , or mixing of b at t er ies wit h th e mu nicip al s o lid w as t e st r ea m is

prohibited by law

Return batteries to a federal or state approved battery recycler. This may be where you purchased the batt ery o r a local seller of auto mo tive batteries. In MI NNESOTA, call 1-800-225-PRBA if further disposal information is required.

in most areas.

Contact your local waste management officials for other information regarding the environmentally sound collection, recycling, and disposal of the batteries.