Nec USB PORTBAR Installation Data

NEC USB PortBar

with the Driver Installation Diskette

Congratulations on purchasing the NEC USB PortBar for your NEC Versa® notebook
computer! The NEC USB PortBar connects to the USB port on your NEC Versa system running

Microsoft® Windows® 98 and Windows 2000. (Note that some NEC Versa notebook systems
contain more than one USB port.) Keep the USB PortBar in your office connected to peripherals
while you take your NEC Versa notebook on the road.

Note

The NEC USB PortBar comes with two driver installation diskettes, one each for Windows 2000
and Windows 98, plus two USB cables of varying length.

In addition to introducing the NEC Versa PortBar features, this sheet describes the following:

Use AC power when using the NEC Versa system with the NEC USB PortBar.

 Installing the USB PortBar Driver Software.

 Attaching the NEC Versa PortBar to the NEC Versa.

 Disconnecting the NEC Versa PortBar from the NEC Versa.

NEC USB PortBar Features

The following figure shows the NEC USB PortBar features, which are described after the figure.

NEC USB PortBar front features

A – External PS/2 Ports C – Parallel Port
B – Serial Port

 External PS/2 Ports – Connects to a 6-pin standard PS/2-style keyboard and mouse,

respectively.

 Serial Port – Connects a serial device to your notebook computer, such as an external

modem.

Parallel Port – Connects (only) a printer to your notebook computer.

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Note

The parallel port does not support bidirectional data transfer.

NEC USB PortBar with the Driver Installation Diskette 1

NEC USB PortBar back features

A – USB Cable

 USB Cable – Connects the USB PortBar to your NEC Versa.

USB Port – Connects the USB cable to your NEC Versa. This port is located under the

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USB cable. See the figure entitled, “Location of USB Port.”

Installing the USB PortBar Driver Software

The instructions to install the USB PortBar drivers and INF files vary for Windows 2000 and
Windows 98. Be sure to follow the instructions specific to your operating system.

The following overall functions are the same for both platforms:

 Copy the USB PortBar driver files from the Setup diskette.

Attach the USB PortBar and install the USB PortBar drivers.

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Installing the USB PortBar Drivers for Windows 2000

Follow these steps to install the device drivers for Windows 2000.

Copy the Device Driver Files

1.

Insert the Windows 2000 USB PortBar installation diskette into the diskette drive and
double click the Setup icon to launch the InstallShield Wizard.

2.

Click Next at the NEC USB PortBar Installation window, and Yes at the License
Agreement window.

3.

Click Next at the “Select driver storage location” window. NEC Computers recommends
accepting the default location.

4.

All the driver files are copied to your NEC Versa. Click Next at the Information window,
which informs you of where you are in the installation process.

5.

Click Finish at the “Install completed” window, and remove the diskette.

Install the Device Driver Files

6.

Attach the USB PortBar to your notebook computer, which launches the Add New
Hardware Wizard.

Note

installs each one with its own series of steps.

Several drivers must be installed. The Wizard recognizes each one in turn, and

7.

Click Next at the Found New Hardware Wizard window.

You are returned to the desktop, as the Wizard installs each of the drivers in the background.
The installation process is complete as soon as disk activity ends.

2 NEC USB PortBar with the Driver Installation Diskette