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NEC PowerMate
Release Notes
The PowerMate ES 5250 Series Release Notes provide up-to-date information
on installing the applications that come with your computer. These notes also
provide additional valuable information about your computer that was not
included in the printed user's guide or online NEC Help Center.
Please read these notes in their entirety.
CONTENTS
Applications and Online Documentation........................................................................................... 2
Installing Applications in the Correct Order.................................................................................. 2
Installing NEC SNMP Agent........................................................................................................ 4
Uninstalling the NEC SNMP Agent or LANDesk Client Manager ................................................ 4
Installing Cheyenne Backup......................................................................................................... 5
Installing PartitionMagic.............................................................................................................. 5
Installing Internet Explorer 4.01 Add-On Components.................................................................. 6
Using the LS-120 SuperDisk Copy Utility.................................................................................... 6
System Configuration....................................................................................................................... 6
Configuring the System for the NEC SNMP Agent....................................................................... 6
Configuring the System for NEC WebTelligent ............................................................................ 7
Configuring the System for Microsoft Internet Explorer ............................................................... 7
Changing Network Settings.......................................................................................................... 7
From the Standard CMOS Setup Menu .................................................................................... 8
From the PNP/PCI Configuration Menu ................................................................................... 8
From the Integrated Peripherals Menu...................................................................................... 9
Identifying the Pentium III Processor............................................................................................ 9
Setting Boot Order in BIOS........................................................................................................ 10
Getting CD-ROM Support in Command Prompt Only Mode....................................................... 10
SCSI Drive Limitations.................................................................................................................. 10
Booting from a CD .................................................................................................................... 10
Using the NEC OS Restore CD with a SCSI Drive ..................................................................... 10
Intel Processor Serial Number Control Utility................................................................................. 10
Identifying System Requirements............................................................................................... 11
Installing the Utility ................................................................................................................... 11
Looking at Serial Number Features ............................................................................................ 11
Getting Answers to FAQs .......................................................................................................... 11
Getting Intel Technical Support.................................................................................................. 13
Windows 95 Issues......................................................................................................................... 13
Controlling CD Audio................................................................................................................ 13
Using Cheyenne Backup ............................................................................................................ 13
Backing Up Large Drives....................................................................................................... 13
Using Cheyenne Backup with LANDesk Client Manager ....................................................... 13
Using Cheyenne Backup with the Seagate Travan Tape Backup ............................................. 14
Clicking the Product Catalog Button .......................................................................................... 14
Restoring Software with a U.S. Robotics 56K V.90 Modem Installed ......................................... 14
Configuring the System for PIIX4 Support ................................................................................. 14
Reconfiguring Ultra DMA Support ........................................................................................ 14
Determining IDE Device Compatibility.................................................................................. 15
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Installing NEC SNMP Agent......................4 Uninstalling the NEC SNMP Agent or LANDesk Client Manager ..........4 When Both NEC SNMP Agent and LANDesk Client Manager Are Installed ......4 When LANDesk Client Manager Is Installed Without the NEC SNMP Agent ......4 Installing Cheyenne Backup......................
  • Page 2: Applications And Online Documentation

    Windows 98 Issues .........................15 Ejecting the NEC Application and Driver CD from a DVD-ROM Drive ........15 Finding Tape Device Icons......................15 Installing CD-ROM MS-DOS Drivers on Systems with Windows 98 Second Edition ....15 Windows NT Issues ........................16 Installing TCP/IP Protocol ......................16 Restoring Network Card Drivers ....................16...
  • Page 3 Internet Explorer 4.01. The NEC Help Center is designed to work with Internet Explorer version 4.01 or higher. See “NEC Application and Driver CD” in Chapter 3 of the PowerMate ES 5250 Series User’s Guide for detailed information about installing applications from the Application and Driver CD.
  • Page 4: Installing Nec Snmp Agent

    Installing NEC SNMP Agent See the previous section “Installing Applications in the Correct Order” and “NEC SNMP Agent” in Chapter 4 of the PowerMate ES 5250 Series User’s Guide for detailed installation information. ! CAUTION Do not install both the NEC SNMP Agent and LANDesk Client Manager on the same computer.
  • Page 5: Installing Cheyenne Backup

    If you interrupt the uninstall process or power off the system, you cannot use the uninstall utility to remove the LANDesk application. You must then use the NEC OS Restore CD to perform a full operating system restore. After the full restore, you must reinstall all appropriate applications from the NEC Application and Driver CD.
  • Page 6: Installing Internet Explorer 4.01 Add-On Components

    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 components require, the component files are not included on the CD.
  • Page 7: Configuring The System For Nec Webtelligent

    Configuring the System for NEC WebTelligent TCP/IP must be enabled before you can use NEC WebTelligent. See “Changing Network Settings” in this document to enable TCP/IP. See “NEC WebTelligent” in Chapter 4 of the PowerMate ES 5250 Series User’s Guide for detailed installation information.
  • Page 8: Checking Differences Between Cmos Setup Defaults And Shipped Settings

    120-MB SuperDisk Drive, or the system is not using a diskette drive, set Drive A to “Disabled.” From the PNP/PCI Configuration Menu “PNP OS Installed” defaults to “Yes.” If the system is using the Windows NT operating system, change this setting to “No.” 8 NEC PowerMate ES 5250 Series Release Notes...
  • Page 9: From The Integrated Peripherals Menu

    Microsoft releases the patch. Check for the patch on the Microsoft website www.microsoft.com ) or NEC CSD website ( www.nec-computers.com Future versions of LANDesk Client Manager will correct the processor identification in LANDesk Client Manager. NEC PowerMate ES 5250 Series Release Notes 9...
  • Page 10: Setting Boot Order In Bios

    If a situation arises in which a full operating system restore must be performed using the NEC OS Restore CD, first boot the system from the bootable diskette. (This might be necessary, for example, if the system does not boot from the hard drive.) The bootable diskette comes with all systems that have a SCSI hard...
  • Page 11: Identifying System Requirements

    Installing the Utility The Intel Processor Serial Number Control Utility (version 1.0) comes on the NEC Application and Driver CD. See your PowerMate ES 5250 Series User’s Guide for information about using the NEC Application and Driver CD. from the directory where you unzip the file.
  • Page 12 Clicking the task tray icon and selecting the “Status” menu item. Or you can select the menu from the tool tip shown when you position the mouse over the task tray icon. 12 NEC PowerMate ES 5250 Series Release Notes...
  • Page 13: Getting Intel Technical Support

    Client Manager itself is running. When this happens, the report window displays buttons for options to back up files or utilities that are open. See your documentation on Cheyenne Backup for more information on these options. NEC PowerMate ES 5250 Series Release Notes 13...
  • Page 14: Using Cheyenne Backup With The Seagate Travan Tape Backup

    PIIX4 as capable of supporting ULTRA DMA/33. Standard versions of Windows 95 require the addition of several information files (.INF files) for the support of PIIX4 features. NEC CSD already includes these .INF files in the preinstalled software that comes with your system. NEC CSD recommends that customers use the version of Windows 95 that is included with their system.
  • Page 15: Determining Ide Device Compatibility

    These .INF files can be added to a new install of Windows 95 by using the NEC OS Restore CD. This results in full ULTRA DMA/33 support. To add the files, run the OS Restore program in the Windows operating system.
  • Page 16: Windows Nt Issues

    Pro 100 3Com 3C905B-TX drivers from the NEC Application and Driver CD. 1. Locate the entire directory for the network card you are installing in your system. Copy the entire directory to a local temporary directory. 2. In the Windows NT Control Panel, select...
  • Page 17: Installing Bootmagic In A System With Windows Nt

    To correctly complete the BootMagic configuration, you must select SAVE/EXIT from the BootMagic Configuration box, even if you do not want to use BootMagic. Omitting this step results in an error message. NEC PowerMate ES 5250 Series Release Notes 17...
  • Page 18: Correcting The Bootmagic Configuration

    To correctly complete the BootMagic configuration, you must select SAVE/EXIT from the BootMagic Configuration box, even if you do not want to use BootMagic. Omitting this step results in an error message. 455-00116-002 9/99 18 NEC PowerMate ES 5250 Series Release Notes...

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