Feature Highlights; System Configuration - NEC Versa 550 Series Service Manual

1-2 Technical Information

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS

The NEC Versa 550 notebook series includes a variety of innovative features designed to
meet the most demanding computing requirements:
Features
CPU Cyrix 486DX4-75MHz (Cyrix 5x86-100MHz for Versa 550D) proces-
sor with internal 8KB cache memory (16KB for Cyrix 5x86) and math
coprocessor
Memory On-board 8MB RAM (4MB for Versa 500D1) and can be upgraded to
24MB (20MB for Versa 550D1)
9.4" DSTN VGA Color LCD (10.4" for Versa 550D) at 640 x 480 pix-
Display
els resolution with 256 colors
32-bit Video local bus VGA controller / 1MB RAM Video Memory
VGA
(512KB for Versa 550D1) / Supports up to 1024 x 768 pixels resolu-
tion for external CRT monitor with 256 colors (16 colors for Versa
550D1)
Built-in 2.5-inch IDE high capacity hard drive (19mm / 17mm height)
HDD
FDD Built-in 3.5-inch 1.44MB floppy disk drive
Keyboard Built-in 85/86-key keyboard with 12 programmable function keys,
embedded numeric keypad and special function control keys, dedi-
cated screen control keys, and inverted "T" cursor keys / IBM en-
hanced 101/102-key compatible keyboard
Large integrated 19mm trackball
Pointing Device
Two PCMCIA 2.1 card slots that support two Type II PC cards at the
PCMCIA Slot
same time or one Type III and one Type II PC cards at the same time
1 x Serial Port / 1 x Printer Port / 1 x VGA Port / 1 x PS/2 keyboard &
I/O Port
mouse port
Power System Auto-switching AC Adapter (90V - 264V) / Rechargeable NiMH Bat-
tery pack / Advanced power management capabilities

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

The following figure illustrates the Versa 500 Series configuration.
Table Section 1-2 Feature Highlights
Description