Installing The Nec Versabay Iii Swap Utility; Using The Nec Versabay Iii Swap Utility - NEC VERSA SXI Manual

In addition to the CD-ROM drive, CD read/write drive, SuperDisk drive, or
DVD-ROM drive, the NEC VersaBay III accepts a second hard disk drive.
Contact your NECC dealer to purchase options and accessories for your NEC Versa
notebook computer.
NEC VersaBay III Swap Utility
The NEC VersaBay III supports hot swapping of some bay devices. Hot swapping
extends the power of Plug-and-Play technology to your NEC VersaBay III devices by
allowing you to swap a CD-ROM drive, CD read/write drive, SuperDisk drive,
or DVD-ROM drive in the NEC VersaBay III while your system is on. This dynamic
solution further increases the flexibility of your already versatile notebook computer.

Installing the NEC VersaBay III Swap Utility

Use the NEC Customize utility to install the NEC VersaBay III Swap utility. For details
about using the NEC Customize utility, see Chapter 4 "Using the Operating System and
Utilities."
Once the swap utility is installed on your system, a small icon appears in the lower
right hand corner of the Windows taskbar. Moving your cursor over the icon displays
information about the NEC VersaBay III. The balloon message that appears indicates if
the bay is empty or if a device is installed. Because hot swapping is only supported for
the CD-ROM drive, CD read/write drive, SuperDisk drive, and DVD-ROM drive, the
balloon message may not be accurate if you install a hard disk drive. Your system must
be powered off before installing a hard disk drive in the NEC VersaBay III.

Using the NEC VersaBay III Swap Utility

With the NEC VersaBay III Swap utility running on your notebook computer, you can
hot swap a CD-ROM drive, CD read/write drive, SuperDisk drive, or DVD-ROM drive
in the NEC VersaBay III. Please note the following when using the swap utility:
Windows 98 Power Management must be enabled to use the swap utility.
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Windows 2000 supports hot swapping.
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Hot swapping is not supported under Windows NT.
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The swap utility only supports the hot swapping of a CD-ROM drive, CD read/write
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drive, SuperDisk drive, or DVD-ROM drive. Other devices installed in the
VersaBay will work properly. However, hot swapping other devices is not
supported.
system, or both.
Hot swapping other devices can damage the device, the
Using the System Drives and Bays 5-3