Nec VERSA TXI user Manual
NEC Versa TXi
Release Note s
Congratulations on purchasing an NEC Versa® TXi notebook com pute r! The NEC Versa TX i
provides a high-performance, portable solution for your computing needs. Before using your
system read th e imp ortant information detai led in this document.
This document contains notes about:
New features added to the product line after the user’s guide was printed.
General system behavior and how to optimize performance.
Systems running the Microsoft® Windows® 98 Secon d Ed ition (SE) op er ating system.
Systems running the Windows Millennium Edition (Me) operating system.
Systems running an “off-the-shelf” version of the Windows 2000 or Windows NT
operating system.
Resou rces for finding more in format ion a bout your NE C V ersa TXi note book computer.
New Features
The NEC Versa TXi notebook computer is now offered with a choice of two additional
processors and a n ew serial transfer ca bl e. Each new feature is br iefly descr ibed in the fol lowing
sections.
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Processors
In addition to the processors listed in the printed user’s guide, the NEC Versa TXi notebook
computer is offered with the following processors:
Intel® Pentium® III 800-MHz processor featuring Intel SpeedStep™ technology
Intel Celeron™ LV 600-MHz processor.
Serial Transfer Cable
The NE C Ver s a TXi system comes with a serial transfer cable. This s p ecialized cable (see the
follo wing figur e allows you to c on nect serial devices to your system.
To install a seria l device, you need the serial transfer cable and the serial cable that com es with
your serial device. The ser ial transfer cable h as a 36-pin con nector that plugs into the prin ter port
on you r NEC Versa s ystem. The ot her end is a 9-pin s e rial port wher e you can conn ect one end
of your serial ca bl e.
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Serial transfer cable
A
– Release Clips
B
– 36-Pin Connector (to Versa)
Connecting a Serial Device
Connect a serial d evi ce to your NE C Versa notebook comput er as follows.
1.
Check th at power to both the NEC Ver s a n otebook an d the device are powered off.
2.
Open the print er port cover on the left side of the system.
3.
Align the small, 36-pin connector on th e s er ial transfer cable with the pr in ter port on the
system.
4.
Squeeze the cli p s on bot h en ds of the conn ector and in s er t the connector into the print er
port . Rel ease the cl ips when th e connector is secu re.
5.
Align an d connect th e other end of the serial tr ansfer cabl e to the 9- pin s er ial conn ector on
the serial cabl e th at comes with the device. Turn the s crews (if any) on the seri al device
conn ector to secure it.
6.
Connect the oth er end of the ser ial cable t o the serial d evi ce.
C
– 9-Pin Serial Port
Connecting a serial device
7.
Connect the power cable (if any) to the d evi ce and a properly grounded wall ou tlet.
8.
Turn on p ower to the system and the d evi ce.
Note
with the device for more information.
Check that the device is online before you try to use it. See the instructions that came
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Disconnecting a Serial Device
Use the followin g g uidelin es when disconnectin g the serial tr ansfer cable from the NEC Versa
notebook.
Power off the system a n d the serial d evi ce (if any) bef ore disconnect in g the serial tr ansfer
cable fr om the NEC Ver sa notebook.
Squeeze the release clip s on the connect or before pu lling the connector ou t of the system
port.
Failure to squeeze t he release c lips on t he serial transfer ca ble
connector during removal can result in damage to the connector.
General
The foll o wi ng condi tions can occu r in systems runnin g an y Windows operating system. Rea d
the sections be low for in forma t ion on usin g a nd configuring your system accordingly.
Using the USB Diskette Drive in MS-DOS Mode
The USB dis k ette drive can be used while th e system is runn ing MS-DOS® unde r the f ollow ing
situations:
you access MS-DOS from a Windows interface (by clicking Start on the task bar, pointing
to Programs, and clicking the MS-DOS listing).
you b oot from an M S -DOS boot diskette.
You cannot access the USB diskette drive i f you rest ar t your system in M S- D O S mod e ( b y
clicking Start on the task bar and pointing to Shutdown, and selecting “Restart in MS-DOS
mode” in the Shutdown Windows dia log box). Th e drive is not d etected in th is case.
Using an Extended Desktop Display and a Television Set
The following situation can occur if you configure your primary display for dual mode in order
to set up an ex tended des k top (so the desktop ap p ears over the combined screen area of your
LCD and an ex ternal monitor) and you configure a television set as your secondary display.
If your system goes into a Hibern ate state*
the video on th e exten ded desktop m ight be come corrupted
the syst em might hang when you try to bring it ba ck to an active state.
NEC Com pu ters Inc. d oes not recommend running the comp u ter with thi s configura tion.
*When your system hibernat e s, it p erform s a save-to - disk or sa ve-to - fil e (STF) so y ou r cu r r e nt worki n g enviro nment i s
saved to t h e hard disk during p eriods of ina c t ivity.
Restarting Your System While Using the LCD, a Monitor, and a TV
The following situation can occur if you configure your primary display for simultaneous mode
(allowing the desktop to display on your LCD and an external monitor) and you configure a
television set as your secondary display.
If you restart your system (by clicking Start on the task bar and pointing to Shutdown, and
selecting “Restart” in the Shutdown W i ndows dialog box), the ext erna l monit or might not
display the desktop a fter the system h a s restart ed.
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