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The PowerMate VT 300 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 PartitionMagic.............................................................................................................. 3
Using the LS-120 SuperDisk Copy Utility.................................................................................... 3
Installing Internet Explorer 4.01 Add-On Components.................................................................. 4
System Configuration....................................................................................................................... 4
Configuring the System for Microsoft Internet Explorer ............................................................... 4
Changing Network Settings.......................................................................................................... 4
Setting Boot Order in BIOS.......................................................................................................... 5
Finding New System Board Jumper Settings ................................................................................ 6
Identifying the Pentium III Processor............................................................................................ 7
Celeron Processor Information ......................................................................................................... 7
Intel Processor Serial Number Control Utility................................................................................... 8
Identifying System Requirements................................................................................................. 8
Installing the Utility ..................................................................................................................... 8
Looking at Serial Number Features .............................................................................................. 8
Getting Answers to FAQs ............................................................................................................ 9
Getting Intel Technical Support.................................................................................................. 10
SCSI Drive Limitations .................................................................................................................. 10
Booting from a CD .................................................................................................................... 10
Using the NEC OS Restore CD with a SCSI Drive ..................................................................... 10
Windows 95 Issues......................................................................................................................... 11
Controlling CD Audio................................................................................................................ 11
Configuring the System for PIIX4 Support ................................................................................. 11
Reconfiguring Ultra DMA Support ........................................................................................ 11
Determining IDE Device Compatibility.................................................................................. 11
Restoring Software with a US Robotics 56K V.90 Modem Installed ........................................... 12
Clicking the Product Catalog Button .......................................................................................... 12
Windows 98 Issues......................................................................................................................... 12
Ejecting the NEC Application and Driver CD from a DVD-ROM Drive........................................ 12
Finding Tape Device Icons......................................................................................................... 12
Finding the 3Com Diagnostic Program ....................................................................................... 12
Finding No Network Neighborhood Icon on the Desktop ............................................................ 13
Windows NT Issues ....................................................................................................................... 13
Installing TCP/IP Protocol.......................................................................................................... 13
Restoring Network Card Drivers ................................................................................................ 13
Installing BootMagic in a System with Windows NT.................................................................. 14
Configuring BootMagic ......................................................................................................... 14
Correcting the BootMagic Configuration................................................................................ 15
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Getting Intel Technical Support....................10 SCSI Drive Limitations ........................10 Booting from a CD ........................10 Using the NEC OS Restore CD with a SCSI Drive ..............10 Windows 95 Issues......................... 11 Controlling CD Audio........................ 11 Configuring the System for PIIX4 Support ................. 11 Reconfiguring Ultra DMA Support .................. -
Page 2: Applications And Online Documentation
NEC Application and Driver CD after the system reboots. The CD autorun feature loads the NEC Application and Driver Installation Utility program. Follow these guidelines when you install applications and the NEC Help Center online documentation: For systems with the Windows 95 or Windows NT operating system, install Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or 4.01 first and alone, before... -
Page 3: Installing Partitionmagic
See “NEC Application and Driver CD” in Chapter 3 of the PowerMate VT 300 Series User’s Guide for detailed information about installing applications from the NEC Application and Driver CD. Installing PartitionMagic Install PartitionMagic™ files from the NEC Application and Driver CD. Select the PartitionMagic software from the Applications tab in the Installation utility menu. -
Page 4: 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 5: Setting Boot Order In Bios
To use the CD-ROM drive as a boot device, the BIOS must list it before the hard drive and/or before the network. ® The system does not boot from a Zip drive if it is listed as the first boot device. NEC PowerMate VT 300 Series Release Notes 5... -
Page 6: Finding New System Board Jumper Settings
Finding New System Board Jumper Settings The system board configuration label attached to the system chassis might not contain a complete listing of jumper settings for this system. See the following figure for updated jumper settings. 6 NEC PowerMate VT 300 Series Release Notes... -
Page 7: Identifying The Pentium Iii Processor
Slot 1 supports the new Socket 370 Celeron processors. ! CAUTION The processor upgrade information in the NEC PowerMate VT 300 Series User’s Guide is for Slot 1 type Celeron processors and is not for Socket 370 type Celeron processors. -
Page 8: Intel Processor Serial Number Control Utility
2 megabytes of hard drive space. Installing the Utility The Intel Processor Serial Number Control Utility (version 1.0) comes on the NEC Application and Driver CD. See your PowerMate VT 300 Series User’s Guide for information about using the NEC Application and Driver CD. setup.exe from the directory where you unzip the file. -
Page 9: Getting Answers To Faqs
Generally not, other than related to the manufacturing process. Intel does not, in the absences of advance and express consent of a user, collect serial number data which is otherwise identified with a user. NEC PowerMate VT 300 Series Release Notes 9... -
Page 10: Getting Intel Technical Support
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: Windows 95 Issues
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 12: Restoring Software With A Us Robotics 56K V.90 Modem Installed
Ejecting the NEC Application and Driver CD from a DVD-ROM Drive If your system has a Hitachi DVD-ROM drive (4X GD-2500) and you manually load applications or drivers from the NEC Application and Driver CD, a dialog box appears with the message “Reminder: Please remove CD-ROM.”... -
Page 13: Finding No Network Neighborhood Icon On The Desktop
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 14: 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. 14 NEC PowerMate VT 300 Series Release Notes... -
Page 15: 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. NEC PowerMate VT 300 Series Release Notes 15... - Page 16 455-00120-004 12/99 16 NEC PowerMate VT 300 Series Release Notes...