Nec POWERMATE VT 300 user Manual
NEC PowerMate® VT 300 Series
Release Notes
The PowerMate VT 300 Series Release Notes provide up-to-date information on
installing the applications that come with your computer. These not es also
provide additional valuable infor mat ion about your computer that was not
included in the printed user’s guide or online NEC Help Center.
Please read these notes in their ent iret y.
CONTENTS
Applications and Online Documentation...........................................................................................2
Installing PartitionMagic.............................................................................................................. 3
Using the LS-120 SuperDisk Copy Utility.................................................................................... 3
Installing Internet Explorer 4.01 Add-On Components..................................................................4
System Configuration....................................................................................................................... 4
Configuring the System for Microsoft Internet Explorer ............................................................... 4
Changing Network Settings.......................................................................................................... 4
Setting Boot Order in BIOS..........................................................................................................5
Finding New System Board Jumper Settings................................................................................ 6
Identifying the Pentium III Processor............................................................................................ 7
Celeron Processor Information ......................................................................................................... 7
Intel Processor Serial Number Control Utility...................................................................................8
Identifying System Requirements................................................................................................ .8
Instal ling t he Utility..................................................................................................................... 8
Looking at Serial Number Features.............................................................................................. 8
Getting Answers to FAQs............................................................................................................ 9
Getting Intel Technical Support.................................................................................................. 10
SCSI Drive Limitations.................................................................................................................. 10
Booting from a CD .................................................................................................................... 10
Using the NEC OS Restore CD with a SCSI Drive..................................................................... 10
Windows 95 Issues......................................................................................................................... 11
Controlli ng C D Audio................................................................................................................ 11
Configuring the System for PIIX4 Support................................................................................. 11
Reconfiguring Ultra DMA Support........................................................................................ 11
Determining IDE Device Compatibility.................................................................................. 11
Restoring Software with a US Robotics 56K V.90 Modem Installed........................................... 12
Clicking the Product Catalog Button .......................................................................................... 12
Windows 98 Issues......................................................................................................................... 12
Ejectin g th e NEC A p plication and Drive r CD from a DVD-ROM Drive........................................12
Finding Tape Device Icons......................................................................................................... 12
Finding the 3Com Diagnostic Program....................................................................................... 12
Finding No Network Neighborhood Icon on the Desktop............................................................ 13
Windows NT Issues....................................................................................................................... 13
Instal ling TCP/IP Proto c ol.......................................................................................................... 13
Restoring Network Card Drivers................................................................................................ 13
Installing BootMagic in a System with Windows NT.................................................................. 14
Configuring BootMagic......................................................................................................... 14
Correcting the BootMagic Configuration................................................................................ 15
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Applications and Online Documentation
The system comes with t he o p er ating system preloaded. Microsoft® Internet
Explorer® 5.0 also comes preinstalled on systems with the Windows® 98
op e rating system. Inst all all other a p plica tion s and online doc umentation from
the NEC Application and Driver CD.
Launch the NEC Applicat ion and Dr iver CD as follows:
In systems running the Windows NT operating system, insert the NEC
Application and Driver CD after the system reboots and you have chosen
the Windows NT Workstation Version 4.00 operating system. Be sure to
insert the CD before Windows NT actually completes its boot and
displays the NT logo n screen.
Note:
NEC Application and Driver CD after your first logon to
Windows NT.
For systems running the Windows 95 or Windows 98 operating system,
Install the optional software located on the
insert the NEC Application and Driver CD after the system reboot s.
The CD autorun feature loads the NEC Application and Driver Insta llat ion
Utility pr ogr am.
Follow these guidelines whe n you insta ll applicat ions a nd t he NEC Help Center
online documentat ion:
For systems with the Windows 95 or Windows NT operating system,
install Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or 4.01 first and alone, before
installing any other application from the NEC Application and Driver
CD.
Internet Explorer 5. 0 already comes preinstalled on syste ms w ith the
Windows 98 operating system.
Both Internet Explorer 5. 0 and Internet Explorer 4. 01 versions come on
the NEC Application and Driver CD.
The installation and op er ation of the NEC Help Center requires the
installation of Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 or 5.0.
Note:
without either version of Internet Explorer on y our system,
the Help Center setup program prompts you to install
Internet Ex plorer 4.01. The NEC Help Center is designed to
work with Int er net Ex plor er v ersion 4.01
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If you attempt to install the NEC Help Center
or highe r
.
See “NEC Applicat ion and Driver CD” in Chapter 3 of the PowerMate VT 300
Series User’s Guide for detailed in format ion abo ut insta lling a p plic atio ns from
the NEC Application and Driver CD.
Installing PartitionMagic
In sta ll Par tit ion Magi c™ files from the NEC Application and Driver CD. Se lect
the PartitionMagic software from the Applications tab in the Installat ion utility
menu. The utility loads files from the NEC Application and Driver CD to
C:\Program Files\PowerQuest\PartitionMagic4
documentation files in the following folders:
Btmagic
Diskette
Setup
Userinfo.
If the PartitionMagic setup pro gr am asks you for a seria l number, ent er t he
follo wing nu mb e r:
PM400ENOEMCD-673785
. You can find setup and
See the documentation in the User info fo lder for information about using
PartitionMagic, BootMagic™, and the recovery diskette progr am. Reading the
Userinfo files requ ires the Adobe® Acrobat reader. Install the Adobe Acrobat
reader from the NEC Applicat ion and Driver CD.
Note:
the Windows NT operating system, see “Installing
BootMagic in a System with Windows NT” at the end of this
document.
If you are installing BootMagic in a system with
Using the LS-120 SuperDisk Copy Utility
Using the LS-120 SuperDisk™ Copy utility on 1.44-MB or 120-MB media
intermittently causes system lockups and diskette eject failures. This condition
only occurs when you use the SuperDisk Copy utility supplied with the
SuperDisk Tools diskette shipped with the system.
To safely copy a 1.44-MB diskette, NEC recommends using the standard
Microsoft® Disk Copy program supplied with the Microsoft Windows
operating system. You can find the Microsoft Disk Copy program by double
clicking
My Computer
displays Copy Disk as one of the available items. Using this Copy Disk program
allows the LS-120 SuperDisk drive to copy 1. 44-MB d iskettes without system
lockups and allows the drive to eject t he 1.44-MB diskette. However, this utility
does not copy 120-MB media.
and right clicking the
LS-120
®
icon. The context menu
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If you need to duplicate 120-MB media, you must use the SuperDisk Copy
utility. To avoid data loss, make sure you save all data and close all applicat ions
before you attempt to copy 120-MB disk ettes with the SuperDisk Copy utility.
To recover from a diskette eject failure or a system lockup after completing the
SuperDisk Copy, restart the system by pr ess ing the power button to turn off the
syst em. Then press t he power button again to turn on system power.
Please call NEC Technical Support Services at 800-632-4525 for the updated
SuperDisk Copy utility.
Installing Internet Explorer 4.01 Add-On Components
Choosing the Installing Internet Explorer 4.01 Add-On Components option on
the NEC Application and Driver CD results in a file opening error message. Due
to the space these component s require, the component files are not included on
the CD. NEC recommends that you run Internet Explorer 4.01, click the Help
menu, and select Product Update. This procedure takes you to the Micr osoft
Internet Explorer 4. 01 website where you can instal l these co mpone nt s.
System Configuration
See the following sections for information about configuring your system.
Configuring the System for Microsoft Internet Explorer
TCP/IP must be enabled before you can use Microso ft I nt ernet Exp lorer 4.01 or
higher. See the next section, “Changing Network Sett ings,” for instructions on
enabling TCP/IP. Install Internet Explorer 5.0 or 4.01 from the NEC Ap plication
and Driver CD.
Note:
systems with the Windows 98 operat ing system.
Internet Explorer 5.0 comes preinstalled on
Changing Network Settings
All systems are configured with the NetBEUI and NWLink protocols enabled.
Ho w ever, before you connect a s ystem to your netwo rk you might need to :
enable a different network protocol
disable unneeded protocols for enhanced syste m performance
add or change network, domain, and gateway information.
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 protoco l is enabled, the menu choices might differ
from those described in the procedure.)
1. From the Windows desktop, click
and click
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Control Panel
.
Start
on the taskbar, point to
Settings
,
2. Double click the
Network
icon in th e Con trol Panel wi nd ow.
3. Click the
Configuration
ta b. In t he C onfigura tion display, the following
protocols are loaded:
NetBEUI Protocol
NWLink IPXSPX-Compatible Transport
NWLink NetBIOS
4. Highlight
NWLink IPXSPX-Compatible Transport
and click
Remove
warning window appears asking for confirmation to continue.
5. Click
. The NWLink IPXSPX-Compatible Transport and NWLink
Yes
NetBIOS lines disappear from the Configuration display.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to remove the
NetBEUI
7. In the Configuration tab display, click
.
Add
8. Highlight
Microsoft
and then
TCP/IP
and click OK. The TCP/IP Setup
. Highlight
Add
Protocol.
Protocol
window appears. If there is a DHCP server o n t he network, click
otherwise click
9. Change the path in the window to
No
.
C:\I386
. Click
Continue
. The Net work
window appears. If Yes was clicked in step 8, skip to step 16. If No was
clicked in step 8, the Windows Setup window appears.
. A
and c lick
;
Yes
10. Click
11. Fill in t he
. The Microsoft T CP /IP Pro perties Box appears.
Close
IP Address
“Specify an IP address” area.
12. Click the
13. Click the
14. Click the
15. Click the
tab and enter the host and domain name in the DNS display.
DNS
Identification
tab and enter the WINS address if appropr iate.
WINS
Routing
tab and enable IP forwarding if appropriate.
16. Click OK. When prompted to restart the syste m, click
Setting Boot Order in BIOS
To use the CD-ROM drive as a boot device, the BIOS must list it before the
hard drive and/or before the network.
The system does not boot fro m a Zip® drive if it is listed as the first boot device.
, the
Subnet Mask
, and the
Default Gatewa y
in the
tab and change the Computer Name if appropriate.
.
Yes
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