Multiple Configuration Systems; Single Configuration Systems - NEC VERSA DOCKING STATION 4000 Manual

Multiple Configuration Systems

Single Configuration Systems

If your NEC Versa is running a DOS version that is earlier
than Version 6.0, your system supports only one configura-
tion at a time. See the section "Single Configuration Sys-
tems" for information about saving and using separate
configuration files.
Windows 95 supports multiple configurations for your
NEC Versa. Versions of MS-DOS above revision 6.0 also
support multiple configurations. After running the NEC
Docking Station 4000 Setup utility, simply reboot your
system when docked or undocked and select the configura-
tion to use from the start-up menu.
Although earlier DOS versions cannot support multiple
configuration files, you can work round the situation. Doing
so requires that you create two separate sets of system files
with different names. Each set of system files contains
different configuration information for your system to use.
For example, one set of files contains the docking station
configuration. The other set of files contains configuration
information for using your NEC Versa without the docking
station (in a mobile state).
Before creating your separate system files,
we recommend that you create a start-up diskette
that contains your current configuration files.
A start-up diskette lets you boot your computer with
your current configuration in case of mistakes that
may corrupt the system files. Errors in systems files
can sometimes keep your system from booting up.
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