Contents v
4 Using the Operating System and Utilities
Windows Introduction ........................................................................................................4-2
Windows 2000.............................................................................................................4-2
Desktop Icons.......................................................................................................4-2
Taskbar Icons .......................................................................................................4-3
Windows 98 Second Edition .......................................................................................4-3
Desktop Icons.......................................................................................................4-3
Taskbar Icons .......................................................................................................4-5
NEC Utilities ......................................................................................................................4-6
NEC Customize Utility................................................................................................4-6
NEC Customize Utility Screen.............................................................................4-6
Using the NEC Customize Utility ........................................................................4-6
HDPREPEZ Utility .....................................................................................................4-7
Using the HDPREPEZ Utility ..............................................................................4-7
SpeedStep Applet ...............................................................................................................4-7
Application and Driver CD.................................................................................................4-8
Launching the Application and Driver CD with Windows 2000 ................................4-8
Launching the Application and Driver CD with Windows 98 ....................................4-8
Application and Driver CD Dialog Box ......................................................................4-9
Installing the A&D CD Software ................................................................................4-9
NEC Info Center.................................................................................................................4-9
Installing the NEC Info Center....................................................................................4-9
Uninstalling the NEC Info Center .............................................................................4-10
Partition Magic .................................................................................................................4-10
Product Recovery CD .......................................................................................................4-11
Guidelines for Using the Product Recovery CD........................................................4-11
Product Recovery CD Options ..................................................................................4-11
Full Disk Drive Restore.............................................................................................4-12
Partition Only Restore ...............................................................................................4-14
5 Using the System Drives and Bays
External Floppy Diskette Drive ..........................................................................................5-2
Connecting the External Floppy Diskette Drive..........................................................5-3
Disconnecting the External Floppy Diskette Drive .....................................................5-4
External 24X CD-ROM Drive............................................................................................5-4
Using the CD-ROM Drive with your NEC Versa .......................................................5-7
Using the CD-ROM Drive as a Stand-Alone CD Player.............................................5-9
Disconnecting the CD-ROM Drive .............................................................................5-9
CD Care.....................................................................................................................5-10
External Drive Connect Utility .........................................................................................5-11
Using the External Drive Connect Utility .................................................................5-11
External CD Read/Write Drive.........................................................................................5-12
Hard Disk Drive................................................................................................................5-13
Memory Modules .............................................................................................................5-13