NEC versa 6060 schematic

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

PROPRIETARY NOTICE AND LIABILITY DISCLAIMER

The info rmat ion disclos ed in t his do cument , inclu ding all designs and r elat ed materials, is the valuable property of NEC Computer Systems Division, Packard Bell NEC, Inc. (NECCSD, P BNEC) and/or its licensors. NECCSD and/o r its licensors, as appro priate, reserve all patent, copyright and other proprietary rights to this document, including all design, manufacturing, reproduction, use, and sales rights thereto, except t o the extent said rights are expressly granted to others.

The NECCSD product(s) discussed in this document are warrant ed in accordance with the terms of the Warranty Statement accompanying each product. However, actual performance of each such product is dependent upon factor s such as system configuration, customer data, and operator control. Since implementation by customers of each product may vary, the suitability of specific product configurations and applications must be determined by the customer and is not warranted by NECCSD.

To allow for design and specification impro vement s, t he information in this do cument is subject to change at any time, without not ice. Reproduction of this document or port ions thereof without prior written approval of NECCSD is prohibited.

FaxFlash is a ser vice ma rk of NEC Computer Systems Division (NEC CSD) , Packar d Bell NEC, In c. NEC is a registered trademark, Versa is a U.S. registered trademark, MiniDock, VersaBay, VersaGlide, and

PortBar are trademarks, and UltraCare is a U.S. registered service mark of NEC Corporation, used under license.

All other product, brand, or trade names used in this publication are the property of their respective owners

First Printing — September 1997

NEC Computer Systems Division, Packard Bell NEC, Inc.

1414 Massachusetts Avenue

Boxborough, MA 01719

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

Preface

This service and reference manual contains the technical info r mation necessary to set up and maintain the NEC Ve rs a® 6060 notebook computer.

The manual also pro vides hardware and interface information for users who need an overview of the system design. T he manual is written for NEC-t r ained customer engineers, system analysts, service center personnel, and dealers.

The manual is organized as follows: Section 1  Technical Information, pr ovides an overview of the har dwar e and interface

components. System specifications are listed including computer dimensio ns, weight, environment, safety compliance, power consumption, and system memory specifications.

Section 2  Setup and Operation, takes t he aut ho r ized service technician or dealer from unpacking to setup and o per ation. The section includes a description of operating controls, setting parameters and accessing the NECCSD bulletin board system (BBS).

Section 3  Troubleshooting, lists troubleshooting procedures as well as helpful se rvicing hints.

Section 4  Field Service Guidelines, provides disassembly and assembly procedures, and an explo ded- view diagram of the NEC Versa system with part number s.

Appendix A  Connector Locations and Pin Assignments, pro vides a list of the main board internal connector pin assignments and a list of external pin assignments.

Appendix B  Video Modes, lists NEC Versa supported video modes. An Index is included for convenience.

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

Abbreviations

xiii

Aampere AC alternating current ACPI advanced control power

interface APM advanced power management AT advanced technology

(IBM PC) BBS Bulletin Board System BCD binary-code d dec imal BC U BIOS Customiz ed Utility BIOS basic input/out put system bit binary digit bp i bits per inch bps bits pe r second BUD BIOS Upgrade Diskette C Celsius or centigrade Cache high-speed buffer storage CAM constant ly addressable memory CAS column address stro be

DC direct current DIMM dua l-inlin e memory mod ule DIP dual in -line p acka ge DLAB Divisor Latch Add ress bit DMA direct memory access DMAC DMA controller DOS disk operating system DRAM dynamic RAM DTE data ter minal equipment ECC error checking and correction ECP extended capabilities port EDO enhance d date out EDS error detecting system EGA E nhanced Graphics Adapter EMS E xpanded Memory

Specification EPP enhan ced p ar alle l por t EPROM erasable and pr ogrammable

ROM

CCFT co ld cathode CD-ROM compact disk ROM CGA Color Graphics Adapter CGB Color Graphics Board CH channel clk clock cm cen timeter CM OS comp leme nt ar y metal ox ide

semiconducto r codec compressor/decompressor COM communication CONT contrast CPGA cer amic pin grid a rray CPU central processing unit CRT c athode-ra y tube DAC digital-to-analog convert er DACK DMA acknowledge

EVGA E nhanced Video Graphics

Array F Fahrenheit FAX facsimile tra nsmis sion FCC Federal Communications

Commission FDD flo ppy disk drive FG frame ground FIR fast infrared FM frequency modulation Fn function FP U f loating -po int un it FRU field-replaceable unit GB gigabyte GND ground GUI graphical user interface HDD hard disk drive

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

xiv Abbreviations

HEX hexadecimal HGA Hercules Graphics Adapt er Hz hertz IC integrated circuit ID identification IDE inte lligent devic e elec tronics IDTR interrupt descriptor table

register IMR Interrupt Mask register in. inch INTA interrupt acknowledge IPB illus tra ted parts breakd own IR infrared IRR Interrupt Request register ISA Industry Standard Architecture ISR In Service register I/O input/output IPC integrated peripheral controller ips inches pe r sec ond IRQ interrupt request K kilo (1024) k kilo (1000) KB kilobyte kg kilogram kHz kilohertz kV kilovolt lb pound LCD liquid crystal display LDTR local descriptor t able register LED light-emitting diode LSB least- significant bit LSI large-scale integration Mmega mA milliamps max maximum MB megabyte MDA Monochrome Display Adapter

MFM modified frequency mo dulation Mhz megahertz mm millimeter ms millisecond MSB most-significant bit NASC National Authorized Service

Center NC not co nnected NDP numeric dat a pr ocessor NMI Non-maskable Interrupt ns nanosecond NSRC National S er vice Response

Center NTFS NT file allocation PAL programmable array logic PC per sonal computer PCB pr inted circuit board PCI pe riphe ra l compon ent

interconnect PFP plastic flat package PIO parallel input/output pixel picture element PJQFP plastic J-lead quad flat pack PLCC plastic lead chip carr ier PLL phas e lock loop p-p peak-to-peak PnP Plug and Play PPI programmable peripheral

interface PROM prog ra mmable ROM QFP quad flat pack RAM random-access memory RAMDAC RAM digital-to-analog RAS row ad d r ess strobe RGB r ed gr een blue RGBI red green blue intensity ROM re ad -only memor y rpm revolutions per minute

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

R read RTC real-time clo ck R/W read/write Sslave SCSI Small Computer System

Interface

SDLC Synchronous Data Link

Contr o l SG signal gr ound SIMM single inline memory module SIR seria l infrar ed SOIC small outline integrated circuit SQFP silver quad flat package

Abbreviations xv

SVGA Super Video Graphics Array SW switch TCP thin chip package TFT th in film t ransisto r TQFP thin-quad flat package TSC Technical Support Center TTL transistor/transistor log ic tpi tracks per inch UART universal asynchronous

receiver/transmitter USB U niversal Se rial Bus Vvolt Vdc volts, direct current VESA Video Electronics Standards

Association VFO variable fr equency oscillator VGA Video Graphics Array VLSI ver y large-scale int egr ation VRAM virtual RAM Wwatt

µf microfarad µPD microprocessor µs microsecond Ω ohm

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

Preface......................................................................................................................... xi

Abbreviation................................................................................................................ xiii

Section 1 Technical Information

Hardware Overview—Front.........................................................................................1-2

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)................................................................................1-2

Power Button .......................................................................................................1-3

LCD Status Bar and Power Indicator....................................................................1-4

Status Icons ...................................................................................................1-5

Keyboard..............................................................................................................1-5

NEC VersaGlide...................................................................................................1-6

iii

Diskette Drive and the NEC VersaBay II ..............................................................1-7

Infrared (IR) Assembly..........................................................................................1-7

Hardware Overview—Right Side.................................................................................1-8

Hardware Overview—Left Side...................................................................................1-9

PC Card Slots.......................................................................................................1-9

Battery Bay Cover Release....................................................................................1-9

Hardware Overview—Rear Side..................................................................................1-10

Keyboard/Mouse Port...........................................................................................1-10

Parallel Port (LPT1)..............................................................................................1-10

Expansion Port ..................................................................................................... 1-11

External Monitor (Video) Port..............................................................................1-11

Serial Port (COM1) ..............................................................................................1-11

Hardware Overview—Internal Components.................................................................1-11

Battery Pack.........................................................................................................1-11

Hard Disk Drive....................................................................................................1-11

Diskette Drive.......................................................................................................1-12

Versa Bay II SuperDisk LS-120 Drive ..................................................................1-12

20X CD-ROM Reader ..........................................................................................1-12

CPU Board...........................................................................................................1-12

Audio Board.........................................................................................................1-13

AMP Board..........................................................................................................1-14

I/O Board.............................................................................................................1-14

CMOS Battery......................................................................................................1-14

Bridge Battery......................................................................................................1-14

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

iv Contents

System Memory...........................................................................................................1-14

Memory Map........................................................................................................1-14

System Video...............................................................................................................1-15

Parallel Interface..........................................................................................................1-15

Serial Interface.............................................................................................................1-16

NEC Versa Chip Set....................................................................................................1-16

Intel Pentium P55CLM Microprocessor................................................................1-17

M-Trit o n System Controllers ................................................................................1-17

256K X Flash ROM..............................................................................................1-17

ROM BIOS....................................................................................................1-17

VGA Controller....................................................................................................1-18

Parallel Interface ...................................................................................................1-18

Keyboard Cont ro ller .............................................................................................1-18

PC CardBus Controller.........................................................................................1-19

Sound Integrated Circuit.......................................................................................1-19

Interrupt Controllers.............................................................................................1-20

Power Management Overview .....................................................................................1-21

System Power Management ..................................................................................1-22

Local Power Management.....................................................................................1-22

Plug and Play...............................................................................................................1-23

Specifications............................................................................................................... 1-24

Section 2 Setup and Operation

Unpacking t he Syst em..................................................................................................2-1

Hardware Setup...........................................................................................................2-1

Cable Connections................................................................................................2-3

Power Sources.............................................................................................................2-4

Using the AC Adapter...........................................................................................2-4

Using the Main Battery Pack.................................................................................2-5

Checking Battery Power Levels......................................................................2-5

What t o Do When Battery Power Get s Low...................................................2-5

Returning the Battery to Full Operation..........................................................2-6

When to Change the Battery..........................................................................2-6

Battery Handling............................................................................................2-6

Replacing the Battery Pack ............................................................................2-7

Batter y Precaut ions........................................................................................ 2-10

Recharging Battery Precautions...................................................................... 2-10

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

NEC VersaBay II Batt ery and Adapt er Kit (Optional)...........................................2-11

Extending Batt ery Life..........................................................................................2-11

Using the DC Car Adapter....................................................................................2-11

Operating Controls ...................................................................................................... 2-12

Status Bar.............................................................................................................2-13

Status Icons ...................................................................................................2-13

Function Keys (Fn Keys).......................................................................................2-14

Smart Po wer Switch.............................................................................................2-14

Dip Switch............................................................................................................2-15

Updating the System BIOS ............................................................................2-15

Customizing BIOS Message...........................................................................2-17

Power-on Self-Test (POST).........................................................................................2-17

POST Errors.........................................................................................................2-18

Contents v

Setup Utility ................................................................................................................ 2-19

Accessing Setup ....................................................................................................2-20

With an Error at POST ..................................................................................2-20

With No Errors at POST................................................................................2-20

Setup U tility Main Menu....................................................................................... 2-20

How to Use Setup..........................................................................................2-21

Looking at Screens ........................................................................................2-21

Using Keys.....................................................................................................2-22

Checking/Setting System Parameters..............................................................2-22

Setup Menus.........................................................................................................2-25

Standard CMOS Setup...................................................................................2-27

Advanced CMOS Setup.................................................................................2-26

Power Management Setup Po wer Management Setup....................................2-26

Peripherals Setup ...........................................................................................2-28

Change User Password...................................................................................2-28

Change Supervisor.........................................................................................2-28

Auto Configuration with Default s...................................................................2-28

Save Setting and Exit.....................................................................................2-28

Exit Without Saving.......................................................................................2-29

Using Setup to Set Power Management ................................................................2-29

Using the Save to File (STF) Feature..............................................................2-29

STF Benefits..................................................................................................2-30

Automatic Power-Saving Features........................................................................2-31

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

vi Contents

Section 3 Troubleshooting

Quick Troublesho o t ing ................................................................................................3-1

Helpful Questions ........................................................................................................3-4

Section 4 Field Service Guidelines

Preventive Maintenance...............................................................................................4-1

Cleaning the Notebook’s Exterior.........................................................................4-1

Cleaning the Notebook’s Interior..........................................................................4-2

Protecting the Disk Drives ....................................................................................4-2

Handling the Battery Packs...................................................................................4-3

Maintaining the LCD Quality................................................................................4-3

Required Tools and Equipment....................................................................................4-3

Disassembly and Reassembly........................................................................................4-4

Hard Disk Drive....................................................................................................4-5

Diskette Drive.......................................................................................................4-7

Main Battery Pack (Li-Io n Type) ..........................................................................4-8

LCD and Top Cover.............................................................................................4-10

Power Button, Microphone Assembly, Keyboard..................................................4-12

LCD Status Bar, VersaGlide Assembly, Metal Keyboard Supports........................4-14

Bridge Battery, CMOS Battery, Buzzer ................................................................4-15

CPU Board...........................................................................................................4-16

AMP Board..........................................................................................................4-17

I/O Board.............................................................................................................4-17

Illustrated Parts Breakdown.........................................................................................4-18

Service Informatio n......................................................................................................4-22

Technical Support........................................................................................................4-22

Product Informatio n .....................................................................................................4-23

Ordering Informatio n from FaxFlash............................................................................4-24

Appendix A Connector Locations and Pin Assignme nts

Appendix B Video Modes

Index

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

List of Figures

1-1 NEC Versa 6060 Notebook ........................................................................... 1-1

1-2 LCD Panel..................................................................................................... 1-3

1-3 Power Button Locat ion.................................................................................. 1-4

1-4 System Status Bar.......................................................................................... 1-4

1-5 Keyboard Layout........................................................................................... 1-6

1-6 VersaGlide Location ...................................................................................... 1-6

1-7 NEC VersaBay II Location............................................................................ 1-7

1-8 Right Side Features ........................................................................................ 1-8

1-9 Left Side Features.......................................................................................... 1-9

1-10 Rear Features ................................................................................................. 1-10

1-11 CPU Board Layout ........................................................................................ 1-12

1-12 Audio Board Layout ...................................................................................... 1-13

Contents vii

2-1 Connecting the AC Adapter ........................................................................... 2-1

2-2 Powering on the System................................................................................. 2-2

2-3 Power and I/O Connector Locatio ns .............................................................. 2-3

2-4 NEC Versa AC Adapter ................................................................................. 2-4

2-5 Removing the Cover ...................................................................................... 2-8

2-6 Removing the Battery.................................................................................... 2-8

2-7 Inserting t he Battery Pack.............................................................................. 2-9

2-8 Replacing the Co ver....................................................................................... 2-9

2-9 Connecting the Car DC Adapter..................................................................... 2-11

2-10 Keyboard Panel LEDs and Controls............................................................... 2-12

2-11 Status Bar Location ....................................................................................... 2-13

2-12 Dip Switch Location...................................................................................... 2-16

2-13 Setup Main Menu........................................................................................... 2-21

2-14 Advanced CMOS Setup Menu ....................................................................... 2-22

4-1 Removing the Drive Bay Cover...................................................................... 4-5

4-2 Removing the Hard Disk Drive ...................................................................... 4-6

4-3 VersaBay II Release Latches.......................................................................... 4-7

4-4 Removing the Standard Diskette Drive........................................................... 4-8

4-5 Removing the Battery Compart ment Cover.................................................... 4-9

4-6 Removing the Battery.................................................................................... 4-9

4-7 Removing the Bottom Base Screws................................................................ 4-10

4-8 Disconnecting the LCD Connectors ............................................................... 4-11

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

viii Contents

4-9 Removing the Power Butt o n, Microphone Assembly, Keyboard..................... 4-12

4-10 Disconnecting Keyboard Cables..................................................................... 4-13

4-11 LCD Status Bar, VersaGlide Assembly, Metal Keybo ard Supports................. 4-14

4-12 Br idge Battery, CMOS Batter y, Buzzer ......................................................... 4-15

4-13 Removing the CPU Board.............................................................................. 4-16

4-14 Removing the I/O Board................................................................................ 4-18

4-15 NEC Versa Model 6060 Illustrated Parts Breakdown..................................... 4-26

A-1 CPU Board Layo ut ........................................................................................ A-1

A-2 I/O Board Layout........................................................................................... A-2

List of Tables

1-1 Model Configurations .................................................................................... 1-2

1-2 Memory Map................................................................................................. 1-15

1-3 NEC Versa Series Chip Types and Technologies............................................ 1-16

1-4 Int errupt Controllers ...................................................................................... 1-20

1-5 Auto matic Po wer-Saving Features ................................................................. 1-21

1-6 Maximum Performance Default Set t ings......................................................... 1-23

1-7 Specifications................................................................................................. 1-24

2-1 I/O Connector Descriptions............................................................................ 2-3

2-2 Cont rol and Switch Functions........................................................................ 2-12

2-3 Fn Key Operations ......................................................................................... 2-14

2-4 POST Error Messages.................................................................................... 2-18

2-5 Setup Key Functions ...................................................................................... 2-22

2-6 Setup Parameters........................................................................................... 2-22

3-1 Quick Troubleshooting................................................................................... 3-1

4-1 NEC Versa 6060 Series Disassembly Sequence.............................................. 4-4

4-2 NEC Versa 6060 Series Field-Replaceable Parts............................................. 4-20

4-3 NEC Service and Informatio n Telephone Numbers......................................... 4-22

A-1 CPU Board Connectors.................................................................................. A-2

A-2 I/O Board Connectors.................................................................................... A-2

A-3 Keyboard/Mouse Connectors......................................................................... A-3

A-4 Serial Port Connect o r Pin Assignments .......................................................... A-3

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

A-5 CRT Connector Pin Assignment s ................................................................... A-4

A-6 Parallel Printer Pin Assignments ..................................................................... A-4

A-7 Power Connector ........................................................................................... A-5

A-8 Hard Disk Drive Connect o r............................................................................ A-5

B-1 LCD Display Mode Setting (800x600 TFT Color LCD and

Simultaneous CRT Display) ....................................................................... B-1

B-2 LCD Display Extended Video Mode.............................................................. B-2

B-3 CRT Display Mode (CRT only)...................................................................... B-3

B-4 CRT Display Extended Video Mode .............................................................. B-4

B-5 Panning Video Mode (800x 600 TFT Color LCD and

Simultaneous CRT Display) ....................................................................... B-4

Contents ix

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

Section 1

Technical Information

The NEC Versa 6060 notebook computer is lightweight, compact, and fully IBM compatible. This is the latest addition to the NEC Vers a family.

NOTE

This service manual covers only the NEC Versa 6060 model. All figures in t his manual reflect th is model.

Figure 1-1 NEC Versa 6060 Notebook

This section of the manual provides system configuration information, including an overview of hard war e and interface components. See the following table for a systems specific brea kdo wn of hardware.

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

1-2 Technical Information

Table 1-1 Model Configurations

FEATURE NEC Versa 6060

CPU Intel Pentium® with

On-Boar d DRA M 16-MB Video M emory 2-MB incl uded in

Hard Disk Driv e 2.1 GB or 3.2 GB CD-ROM Reader 20X CD ROM Reader

MMX Technology P55CLM/166 MHz

video chip

FDD or SuperDisk LS-120

Color LCD 12.1” CCFT S uper

3 ½” 1.44M B 120MB

VGA(SVGA),TFT Color Display

HARDWARE OVERVIEW—FRONT

Take a moment to be come familiar w ith th e locatio n and fu nction of co nt rols located on th e front of the system.

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

The LCD operates with NeoMagic NMG4 VGA controller. The controller supports XGA, uses a 64-bit accelerator with a Peripheral Component Interco nnect ( P CI ) interface.

The NEC Versa 6060 LCD features the following:



12. 1-inch Thin Film Tran sistor ( TFT) CCFT S up er VG A (SVGA) sin gle -backlite color



0.306 mm dot pitch



16-bit digital interface



800 x 600 resolution



64K colors.

Additional LCD panel features:



Power LED that indicates the current power status. This LED is visible with the LCD panel opened or closed.



Slide swit ch that adjusts screen brightness.

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

Figure 1-2 LCD Panel

Technical Information 1-3

Another video feature includes a CRT port o n t he system's rear panel that allows the user to connect an opt ional monochrome or color external display to the system. The computer can support the LCD and external display simultaneously.

Power- sav ing features for con trolling t he L CD's backlig ht ing in clude th e ROM-based h ot key comb ination and Operation, for information on using these sett ings. In addition, the automatic LCD status featur e conserves the backlight. When the LCD is closed the backlight shuts off automatically, saving battery power.

, and Auto Setup po wer management settings. See Section 2, Setup

Fn F5

Power Button

Slide the Power button to the right to power on and power off the computer. The Power butto n is a “smar t” switch, meaning that it recognizes when the system is in Suspend mode. If in Suspend mode, you cannot power off until yo u pr ess the Suspend butto n again to bring the system out of Suspend mode.

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

1-4 Technical Information

Figure 1-3 Pow er Button Location

LCD Status Bar and Power Indicator

The LCD status bar is situated right below the LCD screen. It pro vides an easy way to detect system stat us. Different graphic icons appear on the LCD bar indicating that a device is accessed, an operat ion performed, or a po wer mode activated. The graphic icons displayed on the LCD bar resemble either t heir physical characteristics or their primary function. See the LCD Stat us Bar figure shown next, and the descriptions that follow for the specific meaning of each icon.

The power indicator is located just above and to t he right of the stat us bar. T he po wer indicator lights green when computer power is on, blinks green when in Suspend mode and blinks amber to indicate that t he batt er y power is low.

Figure 1-4 System Status Bar

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

Status Icons

The following list defines the status icons displayed in the system status bar.

Suspend — appears when the system is in Suspend mode. Suspend mode con-



serves system power by shutting down devices in the system while ret aining data and system status.

Power Management — shows the current power management mode in use, in-



cluding Off, Custom, High Performance or Longest Life. Diskett e or Versa Bay II SuperDisk LS-120 drive — appears when the NEC



Versa writes data to or retrieves data from a diskette. Hard Disk — shows when the NEC Versa writes data to or retrieves data from



the hard disk. Caps Lock — appears when Caps Lock is in effect.



Technical Information 1-5



Scroll Lo ck — sh ows th at Scr oll Lo ck is in e ffect.



Num Lock — appears when Num Lock is in effect. Num Lock lets the user enter number s for calculations via the numeric keyp ad.

Battery Status — displays the total percentage of battery power available.



 Battery 1 appears when you have the main battery installed in the battery bay.  Batter y 2 appears when you have an optional battery installed in the

VersaBay II.

Keyboard

The built-in, 83-key keyboard (U.S.) or 79-key keyboard (UK and Germany) uses the standard QWERTY format. The keyboard pro vides 12 function keys and 7 cursor control keys, with an Fn key for ROM-based key functions. The numeric keypad is embedded in the standard key layout.

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

1-6 Technical Information

Figure 1-5 Keyboard Layout

NEC VersaGlide

The NEC VersaGlide is a built-in mechanism that functions as the system’s mouse. It co ntro ls the on-screen po inter (cur sor). T o use the VersaGlide, move your finger across the NEC VersaGlide pad, and the cursor follows. T he buttons below the NEC VersaGlide allow the user to select or deselect menu items. Tap and double- tap are supported on the VersaGlide pad.

If an external mouse is installed, the NEC VersaGlid e is deactivated. A serial mouse is not supported.

Figure 1-6 VersaGlide Location

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

Diskette Drive, CD-ROM Reader and the NEC VersaBay II

A standard 1.44-MB diskette drive or Versa Bay II SuperDisk LS-120 drive come s installed in the VersaBay II slot o n t he front of the computer. The VersaBay II expansion slo t lets the user replace the standard diskette drive with the 20X CD-ROM reader that also ships wit h t he system. In addition to the CD-ROM reader, the VersaBay II accepts NEC options including a second battery pack, or an additional har d disk.

Technical Information 1-7

Figure 1-7 NEC VersaBay II Location

Infrared (IR) Assembly

The IR assembly consists of a small board with one infrared LED and one pin photo diode, attached t o the CPU board. T he board allows the NEC Versa computer to co mmunicate with other infrar ed- r eady computers. Fo r example, the infrared po r t allows the user t o transfer files between the NEC Versa and an IR-equipped computer, or print to an IRequipped printer without using cables.

NOTE

Do not use the IR port directly under fluorescent or incandescent light.

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

1-8 Technical Information

HARDWARE OVERVIEW—RIGHT SIDE

Review the following section for a description of the hardware on the right side of the NEC Versa.

Figure 1-8 Right S i de Features



Volume Co nt rol — Allo ws you to control the speaker vo lume . Headphones/Line- Out — Lets you connect external headphones, speakers or



audio system to your NEC Versa system. Using this port disables the built-in system speakers.



Line-In — Lets you use another audio system, like a home ster eo, as an input source. Use a the cable to connect to the Line-Out por t on the o ther audio system to record or play.



Microphone (MIC) — Allows you to connect an external microphone for monophonic r ecording or amplification through the unit. Plugging in an ext ernal microph on e d isables the built-in microphone .



Har d Disk Drive Bay Cover — The hard disk drive bay contains the r e movable hard disk drive. Depending on yo ur NE C Ver sa’s configuration, it contains a

2.1-GB hard disk drive or 3. 2- GB hard disk drive.



Kensington L ock Connection — Lets you provide adde d security by ins talling an optional Kensington Lock.



USB Port — The Universal Serial Bus (US B) allows the connection of up to 127 peripheral devices (printers, monitors, scanners, etc.) to your NE C Versa.



Fan Exhaust Port — This port provides air flow from the interior of the computer t o assist in keeping the system running at optimal per for mance.

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

Always keep the fan vents clear to allow proper system cooling.

AC Power Por t — Use the power jack to attach the NEC Versa to a DC power



source, such as t he AC adapter or the op tional DC car adapter.

HARDWARE OVERVIEW—LEFT SIDE

Review the following section for a description of the hardware on the left side of the NEC Versa.

Technical Information 1-9

CA UT ION

Figure 1-9 Left Side Features

PC Card Slots

The PC card slot compartment houses two Type II devices, or one Type III device. For Type III cards, insert the PC card int o t he lower slot. Insert the card with the pin sockets facing t owards the drive and the label facing up. To remove the PC card, push on the eject butto n t o release the pin connections and slowly pull out the card.

Battery Bay Cover Release

The battery compartment houses the rechargeable Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) battery pack. The battery pack instantly start t o charge whenever you connect the AC adapter to t he notebook. It is very important to always have the battery installed in the notebook to insure that it is con tin uou sly ch arged. If the batte ry pack is un insta lled for a lon g p er iod of time, the battery cells are dr ained, causing the battery pack to deter iorate.

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

1-10 Technical Information

The ba ttery bay cont a ins a n eight-cell Lithium Ion (L i- Ion) batte ry that lets you run your system on DC power.

HARDWARE OVERVIEW—REAR SIDE

Review the following section for a description of the hardware on the rear of the NEC Versa.

Figure 1-10 Rear Features

Keyboard/Mouse Port

Use the standard PS/ 2 port to connect an external PS/2-st yle mouse or a PS/2-st yle keyboard to the system. With an optional Y-cable adapter, you can connect both a mouse and a keyboard at the same time. A serial mouse is not support ed.

Parallel Port (LPT1)

The 25-pin printer port provides a parallel interface to which you can connect a parallel printer, pocket net work adapter or storage devices. Use this port to connect a parallel printer or other parallel device. The port is IEEE 1284 compatible. It suppo rt s bi-directional (A T) mode, Enhan ced Cap abilities Po rt (E CP) mode, E nha nced Parallel Port (EPP) mode, (365SL-compatible), nibble mode, and byte mode (PS/2).

Th e p ar allel por t default is Extende d Capabilitie s P ort ( EC P) mo de . U se Se tup to change the default to one of the following.



Uni-directional



Bi-directional



EPP



ECP

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

Expansion Port

This port provides a connection fo r NE C Versa options including the NEC PortBar 6000, NEC Versa Docking Station 6000 Plus, NEC Versa MiniDock 6000 and the NEC Floppy Disk Drive (FFD) Connector.

External Monitor (Video) Port

Use this 15-pin port t o att ach an external monit or to your NE C Ver sa. You can run the LCD display and the external monitor simult aneously or run either alone.

Serial Port (COM1)

The 9-pin serial port pr ovides a serial interface to which you can connect an RS-232C device such as an external serial printer or modem. A serial mouse is not supported.

Technical Information 1-11

HARDWARE OVERVIEW—INTERNAL COMPONENTS

Review the following sections for a description of the system’s internal hardware.

Battery Pack

The system uses a rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-Ion) battery as its transient power sour ce. The battery pack installs in the compartment next to t he VersaBay II on t he bottom of the NEC Versa. The battery stor es 14.4 vo lts with a 2600 mAh capacity.

The battery pack powers the NEC Versa for appro ximately 2 hours. In addition, the user detects ho w much battery power is available via the percentage displayed on t he st atus bar.

When battery power is getting low, connect the AC adapter to a wall outlet and recharge the battery. It takes approximately 2 hours to recharge the battery whether or not the syst em is in use.

When battery power is very low, the power LED flashes amber.

Hard Disk Drive

A standard 2.5-inch 2. 1- GB or 3.1-GB hard disk drive ships with the system. The 2.1-GB hard disk drive specifications are listed next.



Track-t o-track seek r ate 4 ms



Average seek time 13 ms (read) 14 ms ( wr ite)



Revolutions per minute 4000



Data transfer rate 16.6 MB/sec



Internal data rates 39.1~61.6 Mbit/sec

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

1-12 Technical Information

Increase the system hard disk space by installing another hard disk driv e in the V er saBay II slot in the fr ont of the computer using the optional hard disk drive adapter kit.

Diskette Drive

The interchangeable 3.5-inch 1.44 MB diskette drive inst alls in the front of the system in the VersaBay II slot .

Versa Bay II SuperDisk LS-120 Drive

The interchangeable SuperDisk LS-120 drive is a do wnward co mpatible diskette drive that can be used wit h either a 120 MB flo p tical disk or t he a standard 1. 44 MB 3.5-inch diskette.

20X CD-ROM Reader

A 20X CD-ROM reader ship s with the NEC Versa 6060. T he interchangeable twenty-speed CD-ROM reader features t he latest in CD-ROM technology. It installs in the front of the system in the VersaBay II slot. The CD-ROM reader is assigned to the next available drive letter. T he CD-ROM reader operates at different speeds depending on whether the CD in use contains data or music. T his improves video and sound quality.

CPU Board

The CPU board (G8YJKB) is a L-shaped board located above the I/O board. The CPU board also has a fan that exhausts on the right side of the notebook.

The NEC Versa 6060 models ship with Intel’s P55CLM/166 MMX installed on the CPU board. The board uses the industry standard PCI interface, with a 66 MHz bus speed.

Figure 1-11 CPU Board Layout

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

Audio Board

Th e a ud io b oar d ( G8 YZK) pro vides the N EC Vers a system with its au dio capabilities via line-in jack, and headphone/microphone jacks. It is sit u ated on to p of the CPU board. The audio board integrates the following features:



ESS Technology Plug and Play support

 ES1869S  Integrat ed Music Synthesis, ESFM™ and Stereo Digital to Analog Converter

(DAC) FM Synthesizer

 16 bit Stereo with ESFM  4.0KHz to 44.1KHz Sampling Rate  Sound Blaster Pro compatible

Technical Information 1-13

 7 Channe l Mixer  Integrated S patializer® 3D ster eo sound.

Figure 1-12 Audi o Board Layout

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

1-14 Technical Information

AMP Board

The system Graph board (G8YAN) houses a variety of connectors and contr ols, including the DIMM connecto r s. These are identified in the diagr am shown in Appendix A.

I/O Board

The system I/O board (G8YKA) contains peripheral subsystems including serial, parallel and video port s, and charger. I t is located underneath the CPU board. Refer t o Appendix A for a list of connectors.

CMOS Battery

The lit hium battery (3 Volts, 280 mAh capacit y) is attached to P8 on the I/O board. It provides battery backup and prevents data loss in the syst em’s complementary metal oxid e semiconductor ( CMOS ) RAM. T his memory area contains infor mation on the system’s configu ra tion like date, t ime, drives, and memory. The CM OS batter y lasts approximately three years.

Bridge Battery

The bridge batter y saves the memory contents and system status for at least up to 5 minutes while in Suspend mode. It is connected to the I/O board via connector P9. The AC adapter maint ains voltage in the br idge batt er y when the system is power ed on or off. The bridge battery stores 7.2 Vo lts, 70 mAH.

SYSTEM MEMORY

The Graph board provides 16 MB (5 V EDO) o f standard RAM. Optional memory with a value o f 16-, 32-, or 64-MB can be added to increase system

memo r y up to a maximum of 80-MB (60 ns 3.3V EDO access). In addition, 256-KB of read-only memory (ROM), 1 x 28F020, enables the system BIOS to be flashed.

The system provides 2 MB of video. The follo wing Cache RAM is pr ovided:



L1: 16 KB (Internal Pentium)



L2: 256 KB write back (External).

Memory Map

The system supports system and video shadowing, both controlled through complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS). T he system supports BIOS as a cacheable area with write pr otection. Table 1-2 lis ts t he syste m's memo ry ma p.

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

Table 1-2 Memory Map

MEMORY SPACE SIZE FUNCTION

000000-0003FFh 768 bytes BIOS Interrupt Vector Table 000400-0004FFh 256 bytes BIOS Data Area 000500-09FFFFh 640 KB Applic ations Memory ( used by t he OS, device

0A0000-0AFFFFh 64 KB Video Buffer (EGA and V GA) 0B0000-0B7FFFh 32 KB Video buff er ( monochrome, CGA color, VGA

0B8000-0BFFFFh 32 KB Video B uff er ( CGA, EGA color, and VGA c olor) 0C0000-0CBFFFh 48 KB Video ROM (EGA and VG A ) 0CC000-0CFFFFh 16 KB Unused, ( Reserved f or adapter ROMs and other

Technical Information 1-15

drivers, TSRs, and al l DOS applications)

monochrome)

devices requiring ROMs)

0D0000-0DFFFFh 64 K B Used by Adapter ROMs (i.e., network controllers,

hard disk controllers, SCSI host adapters)

0E0000-0EFFFFh 64 KB Used by System ROM adapters (i. e., network

controllers with boot capability)

0F0000h-0FFFFFh 64 KB Sy stem AMIBI OS (includes Setup and hard disk

drive utilities) 100000h-1FFFFFF 32 MB Built-in Extended Memor y 2000000-5FFFFFF 64 MB Extended Memory

SYSTEM VIDEO

The system's LCD o per ates using the NeoMagic NMG4 Controller. Video signals travel from the controller through the system's 15-pin D-S UB connector.

System video integrates a PCI-bus interface. The system ships with 2 MB Video RAM (VRAM). It supports video modes up to 1024 x 768 with 64K colors in LCD mode.

See A pp endix B for a list of vid eo modes.

PARALLEL INTERFACE

The system' s parallel interface integrates National Semiconductor’s PC87338 chip with a 25-pin D-subconnector. T he por t is located o n the system's rear panel.

The modes of operation available fo r a PC87338 chip are:



comp atibility mod e



nibble mode

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

1-16 Technical Information

byte mo de



Ex tended Capabilities Port (ECP)

Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP).



The user selects between four parallel interface modes using Auto Setup. T hese include un idir ec tional, bid ire ctiona l, extended or e nhanced. Unid ire ctiona l mode sends data out put from the standard ISA port only. Bidirectional mode sends data using the standard ISA port or PS/ 2 technology. Enhanced mode enables high speed data transmission to occur using either th e u nidire ctional or bidir ec tional modes.

The default parallel port address is 378h and the interrupt level is IRQ07. Pin locations for the parallel interface are listed in Appendix A.

SERIAL INTERFACE

The RS-232C serial port is a 9-pin D-sub connector on the system’s rear panel. The serial port consists of a 16550A and 16450 compatible serial port co ntr oller with a progr ammable baud rate up to 115,200 bps. The serial por t connects an RS-232C device or an external modem. The default serial port address is 3F8h (COM1) and the interrupt level is IRQ04.

NEC VERSA CHIP SET

Refer to Table 1-3 for a quick summary of chip types used in the system. See the Abbr eviations section at the beginning of this manu al for a translation of chip technologies.

Table 1-3 NEC Versa Series Chip Ty pes and Technologies

CHIP MANUFACTURER DESCRIPTION TECHNOLOGY

Intel Pentium P55CLM Intel 166 MHz CPU 320-pin T CP 82439TX (MTXC) Intel M-Triton System Controller 324-pin BGA 82371AB (PIIX4) Intel M-PCI IDE ISA Xcelerator 324-pin TQFP NM2160 NeoMagic VG A Controller 176-pin FQFP PC87338 National

Semiconductor

Diskette Controller, IDE, Parallel Interface

100-pin TQFP

M38813E Mitsubishi Keyboard Controller 64-pin TQFP PC1131 Texas Instruments PC Car d Controller 208-pin Q FP

ES1869A ESS Technologies Sound Controller 100-pin PQF P

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

Intel Pentium P55CLM Microprocessor

The 166 MHz Intel Pentium micr oprocessor with MMX technology used in the NEC Versa se ries c ompu ter is built on Intel’s adva nced 2.5V BiCMOS silicon technology. The CP U has on-ch ip d ua l-p roc essing, a local mu ltipr ocessor inte rrupt con troller, and power management features. NE C adopted t he chip specifically for its pipelined Floating Point Unit (FPU) , and local in ter rupt mana gement.

M-Triton System Controllers

NEC implements Intel’s Mobile Triton technology (MTDP 8249TX and MTSC 82371TX) for s evera l of the not ebook’s s ubsyste ms including the DRAM cont roller , Se c ond L e vel Cache Controller and PCI Bus interface. The Mobile Trito n PCI set features include:

direct mapped organization write-back policy



fully synchronous 33 MHz PCI bus interface.

Technical Information 1-17

256K X Flash ROM

The N28F020 flash ROM is a 32-pin, plastic lead chip carrier (PLCC). The chip allows easy updates to the system's BIOS if needed. More specifically, t he ROM is flashed electronically, insta lling th e latest BIOS re visions to the syste m. It is po ssible to reprogram the BIO S up to 100,000 times. See Section 2, Setup and Operation, for BIOS update procedures.

The N28F020 provides the system upgrade capability as well as t he follow ing:



256 KB memory



Quick- Pulse Progra mmin g Algorithm



150 nanoseconds (ns) maximum access time ET OX Nonvolatile flash te chnolo gy



CMOS low power consumption

ROM BIOS

The system uses a Flash ROM known as the system's ROM BIOS to store machine language programs. The BIOS size is 256 KB, consisting of the system utility (f or the Au to Setup), system BIOS, video BI OS, and Power Management.

The BIOS programs execute the power-on self-test (POS T), initialize CPU controllers, and interact with the LCD indicator panel, diskette drive, hard drive, communication devices and peripherals. T he system BIOS also contains Auto Setup and provides VGA contro ller support. T he ROM BIOS is copied into RAM (shadowing) for optimum performance.

The ROM BIOS cont ains both the system and video BIOS. The system BIOS is located in the upper portion of the device; video BIOS is located in the lo wer portion. System BIOS is located between F0000h-FFFFFh.

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

1-18 Technical Information

The BIOS often changes after the product release to pro vide enhanced features or bug fixes. T o acquire the latest BIOS release, the ROM is flashed electro nically allowing the BIOS update to occur without removing the ROM. See Section 2, Setup and Operation, for BIOS upgrade procedures.

VGA Controller

The NeoMagic NM2160 is a PCI 64-bit Graphics Accelerat or. The integrated prog r ammable linear address feature accelerates the graphics user interface (GUI) performance. The contro ller also supports Hardware Multimedia and VESA interface standards. The controller provides advanc ed power management that helps to minimiz e p ower u sage in the follo wing modes:

normal operation



Standby (sleep) mode



panel off pow er sa ving modes.

Parallel Interface

The PC87338VJG chip is a 100-pin Thin Quad Flat Plastic (TQFP) chip. The cont roller changes 8-bit parallel data into serial data and writes the data to the diskette. Conversely, the serial data is transmitted from the diskette into parallel data, where it remains until the read operation takes place.

Additional PC87338VJG chip operations include:



ISA co mpa tib ility



low-power CMOS with enhanced power-down mode

Keyboard Controller

The keyboard contro ller (M38813E) supports a PS/2-st yle keyboar d, mouse and password security feature. Refer to Appendix A for keyboard interface connector pin assignments.

When data is written to the output buffer, the controller generates an interrupt, and requests the CPU to receive the data. The contr oller automatically adds an even parity bit to t he dat a sent and waits for a response. The device mu st acknowledge that the data was successfully received by sending a response to the contr oller for each byte of data received.

SOLD BY laptopia2005 DO NOT RESELL!!

+ 84 hidden pages

NEC versa 6060 schematic

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Preface

Abbreviations

Contents

Technical Information