1-2 Technical Information
HARDWARE OVERVIEW
The base unit includes a color LCD panel, a 2 1/2-inch 540-MB, or 810-MB hard disk
drive, a 3 1/2-inch, 1.44-MB diskette drive, a battery pack, and a PS/2 compatible 83-key
keyboard. A 79-key keyboard is used for U.K. and Germany. The NEC VersaGlide touch-
pad is positioned at the front of the keyboard, and takes the place of a mouse.
Multimedia features include built-in stereo speakers and a built-in microphone. Multimedia
ports include line-in, line-out, headphone and external microphone.
One memory card slot is available for the addition of a 4-, 8- , 16-, or 32-MB capacity
memory card. Two Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
card slots, supported by the Cirrus Logic PD6722 PCMCIA controller, allow for the addi-
tion of either two PCMCIA Type 1/Type II cards or one PCMCIA Type III card.
Figure Section 1-2 shows the standard I/O interface ports on the system's rear panel. These
include one 6-pin shared PS/2-style keyboard/mouse port, one 9-pin (RS-232C) serial port,
one 25-pin enhanced printer (parallel) port, one 15-pin Super VGA CRT port, one Infrared
(IR) port, one expansion connector, and one 4-pin power connector port.
Figure Section 1-2
NEC Versa 4000 Series (Rear View)
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
The system integrates a built-in LCD. The LCD supports VESA Local (VL) bus video. The
LCD operates with the Chips & Technologies 65545B1-5 VGA controller. The controller
supports Super VGA. For more information on the 65545B1-5 or 65545B2-H VGA con-
troller, read the description provided in the NEC Versa 4000 Series Chip Set subsection.
Mouse/
Keyboard Port
Serial Port
Enhanced
Parallel Port
CRT Port
IR Port
Expansion Port
Power Port
