Section 2
Setup and Operation
This section provides information on hardware setup and operation for the PowerMate
Enterprise computer. Setup includes unpacking, setting up, and powering on the system.
This section also includes information for configuring the system with the BIOS Setup
utility, using the NECCSD Bulletin Board System to download the current BIOS, and
running the BIOS Update utility. Setting system board jumpers is described in Appendix B.
UNPACKING AND REPACKING
Find an area away from devices that generate magnetic fields (electric motors, transformers,
etc.). Place the carton on a sturdy surface and carefully unpack the system. Note how each
item was packaged and how it was arranged in the carton. Save all packaging materials and
the shipping carton.
The carton contains:
system unit with a 3 1/2-inch 1.44-MB diskette drive and a hard disk drive
in some configurations, a video board, sound board, fax/modem board,
network board, and/or SCSI host adapter board
in some systems, a 24X CD-ROM reader, a Zip drive, PCMCIA unit and
PCMCIA adapter board, and/or tape backup unit
keyboard
mouse
power cord
speaker, speaker adapter and cables (in some systems)
user documentation
QA Plus diskette
NEC Select Install CD-ROM.
Repack the system using the original shipping carton and packing material. The part number
for a replacement shipping carton is included in Section 5, “Repair.”
