NEC Versa 500D/550D Windows 98 Upgrade Important Information 1
NEC Versa 500D/550D
Windows 98 Upgrade Information
Follow the instructions provided in this document to upgrade your
NEC Versa
®
500D/550D system to Microsoft
®
Windows
®
98.
Please read these notes in their entirety.
CAUTION
Although not a requirement, NEC recommends that you use
the system’s AC power adapter throughout this process. The
Windows 98 upgrade can take anywhere from 25 minutes to
two hours depending on your system, and interrupting the
process with a loss of power can be catastrophic if the
system performs an emergency save-to-file.
Background
At present, the “Save-to-Disk” power management feature of this system does
not fully function in Windows 98. It is very important that this feature be
disabled, particularly if you will be using the FAT32 file system. Instructions
for disabling “Save-to-Disk” are in the section below labeled, “Disabling the
Save-to-Disk in the BIOS Setup”.
Updated utilities will be distributed at a later time that will remedy this.
Note:
To identify your computer’s file system, double
click on the “My Computer” desktop icon. Right click on the
C: drive icon, and select Properties. If the system is running
FAT32, it is listed here next to “File system.” If it is FAT16,
FAT or FAT 16 appears.
CAUTION
Converting your hard drive to the FAT32 file system format
will significantly enhance file operations and save disk
space.
If you intend to convert your hard drive to the FAT32 file
system format, it is imperative that you disable “Save-to-
Disk” functionality in the BIOS setup.
Failure to do this can result in catastrophic data loss.
