Hardware Overview; Liquid Crystal Display (Lcd); Versa S Series (Rear View) - NEC VERSA S Service Manual

1-2 Technical Information

HARDWARE OVERVIEW

The base unit includes a monochrome or color LCD panel, a 210- or 260-MB hard disk, an
external 1.44-MB diskette drive, a battery pack, and a PS/2 compatible 80-key keyboard. A
81-key keyboard is used for U.K. and Germany.
One memory card slot is available for the addition of a 4- or 8-MB memory card. Two Per-
sonal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) card slots, supported
by the Cirrus Logic CL-PD6720 PCMCIA chip set, allow for the addition of either two
Type 2 PCMCIA cards or one Type 3 PCMCIA card.
Figure Section 1-2 shows the I/O interface ports on the system's rear panel. These include
one combined 6-pin PS/2-style keyboard and mouse port, one 15-pin Super VGA port, one
9-pin (RS-232C) serial port, one 25-pin enhanced printer (parallel) port, and one 3-pin
power connector port.

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

The Versa S comes with one of three different LCD panels. Each panel provides a 9.5-inch
viewing area.
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The thin-film transistor (TFT) color LCD has a 640 x 480 resolution, is backlit,
and supports up to 4096 colors.
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The Dualscan Super-Twisted Nematic (DSTN) color LCD has a 640 x 480 reso-
lution, is backlit, and supports up to 256 colors.
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The DSTN monochrome LCD (outside of the U.S. only) has a 640 x 480 resolu-
tion, is backlit, and supports 64 shades of gray.
A VGA port on the system's rear panel allows the user to connect an optional monochrome
or color external display to the system. The computer supports the LCD and external dis-
play simultaneously when using a resolution of 640 x 480 or lower.
Power
Port
Parallel
Port
Keyboard/
Mouse
Port
Figure Section 1-2
VGA
Monitor
Port
Diskette
Drive
Port

Versa S Series (Rear View)

Serial
Port