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Preface
This service and reference manual contains the technical information necessary to set up,
maintain, troubleshoot, and repair the NEC PowerMate
Ve series computer systems. It
also provides hardware and interface information for users who need an overview of the
computer system design. The manual is written for NEC-trained customer engineers,
system analysts, service center personnel, and dealers.
The manual is organized as follows:
Section 1, Technical Information
, provides an overview of the computer features,
hardware design, interface ports, internal devices and system unit specifications.
Section 2, Setup and Operation
, gives general setup and operation information. Included
is a description of the system Setup utility and the factory default configuration settings. A
procedure is provided for logging onto the NEC Bulletin Board and obtaining the latest the
Flash ROM BIOS.
Section 3, Options
, provides safety precautions and installation procedures for installing
options.
Section 4, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
, includes a list of NEC service information
and telephone numbers that provide access to the NEC Bulletin Board System (BBS),
FastFacts, and Technical Information Bulletins. Included are recommended maintenance
information and a lists possible problem and solutions for computer.
Section 5, System Unit Repair
, provides disassembly and reassembly procedures along
with an illustrated parts breakdown. NEC service and spare parts ordering information is
also provided.
Appendix A, Connector Pin Assignments
, provides a list of the system boards’ internal
connector pin assignments and a list of external pin assignments for the keyboard/mouse,
serial port, parallel port, and video port.
Appendix B, System Board Jumpers
, provides jumper information for configuring the
system for a particular requirement.
Appendix C, Hard Disk Drive Specifications and Jumper Settings
, provides
specifications and jumper settings for the hard disk drives that ship with the PowerMate Ve
series systems.
Appendix D, CD-ROM Reader Specifications and Jumper Settings
, provides
specifications and jumper settings for the CD-ROM readers that ship with the PowerMate
Ve series systems.
