2-16 Learning to Use the Hardware
External Keyboard
You can add a full-size PS/2-style keyboard to your NEC
Versa 2205C using the Plug and Play feature. You cannot
use the system keyboard while an external keyboard is con-
nected. If you press the
Fn + NumLock
key combination to
enable the numeric keypad while the external keypad is in-
stalled, the keypad works on the external keyboard only.
If you want to attach both an external keyboard and a PS/2-
style external mouse at the same time, use the optional NEC
Y-adapter. See the online NEC Versa 2205C Options
Catalog.
Follow these steps to connect an external keyboard to
your system.
1.
Press the
Suspend
button on the NEC Versa 2205C.
Check that the system is in Suspend mode or system is
powered off.
!
CAUTION
Make sure the NEC Versa 2205C is in Suspend
mode whenever you add or remove a keyboard.
Doing so with the power on in Active mode may
damage either the keyboard controller chip or the
keyboard.
2.
Connect the keyboard cable connector to the keyboard
port on the system. (The keyboard/mouse port is the
first one on the left rear of the system.)
