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NOTE:
The NEC Versa 500D(1) with 512KB
video memory can only support up to maximum
of 256 colors at 640x480. For higher resolution
on the external monitor, it can be set to 800x600
at 16 colors or 1024x768 at 16 colors.
The NEC Versa 500D(2) and 550D with 1MB video memory (DSTN LCD) can support up
to maximum of 64K colors (high color) at 640x480 on the external monitor. The DSTN
LCD can only support up to 256 colors and LCD screen will somewhat flicker when set to
64K colors. For higher resolution on the external monitor, the maximum is 1024x768 at 256
colors.
For Windows 95, you set the C&T VGA driver through the
Display
option of the Control
Panel. Choose
the Chips and Technologies VGA Accelerator
.
Installing the PCMCIA Driver
The Disk 2 of the NEC Versa 550 Series notebook diskette contains the
Phoenix PCM
Plus Driver and Utility
installation program. The Phoenix PCM Plus software program en-
ables the system to use a wide range of PC cards that conform to the standards of
PCMCIA. It support a large number of PCMCIA cards like Flash memory, SRAM Mem-
ory, Network/LAN, ATA, hard disks, SCSI, and other I/O cards.
To install and setup the PCM Plus program quickly:
1.
Insert the Disk 2 in drive A: and type the “
A:\INSTALL.EXE
” command at the
DOS prompt.
2.
The Phoenix Card Manager Installation screen will appear. Follow the easy-to-
understand step by step instructions in completing the installation. Press any key
to go into every screen.
3.
Choose the "
Quick Mode Installation
" setup to accept all defaults and speed up
installation process. You may also choose the Advance Mode if you want to cus-
tomize the PCM Plus configuration.
4.
When asked on the "
Socket Information
" screen menu on the number of sockets,
make sure to enter "
2
" as there are two PCMCIA sockets on your computer.
5.
For PCMCIA Fax/Modem option, choose
COM2, COM3
or
COM4
for better re-
sults.
6.
If you didn't have the APM option or POWER loaded, a power management
warning will be displayed. You can ignore this message by pressing the
<Enter>
key.
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