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6   NEC Versa LX, LXi, and NEC Versa Dock Hard Disk Drive Cradle Pack

Using the NEC Versa and NEC Versa Dock

When booting the NEC Versa  in the NEC Versa Dock, one of the following messages may
appear:

„

 

NVRAM bad checksum, NVRAM cleared not detected.

„

 

Resource conflict IDE hard disk not detected.

„

 

Resource conflict ATAI CD-ROM.

No action is required in response to this message. The message is cleared and the system boots
normally.

Preparing Your Hard Disk Drive

On a new hard drive, you must define your system’s file format (FAT32 for Windows 95 and
Windows 98; FAT 16 or NTFS format for Windows NT 4.0) and format the hard disk drive
before attempting to use it.

In addition, if you upgrade to a new larger hard disk drive as your primary hard disk, you need
to also load the operating system. This can be done in one of two ways as follows.

„

 

To load the operating system that originally shipped with your NEC Versa notebook
computer, use the Product Recovery CD to install the operating system. To use the
Product Recovery CD, see the section, “Using the Product Recovery CD,” in Chapter 7
of your NEC Versa user’s guide.

„

 

To load any other operating system, do so after running 

fdisk

 and 

format

.

Follow the appropriate instructions provided here for the operating system installed on your
NEC Versa.

Note   

fdisk and format must be accessed either from another hard disk or from a MS-DOS

boot diskette.

Windows 95 or Windows 98

Partition the drive as follows.

Note   

Be sure to have an MS-DOS boot diskette prior to beginning these instructions. See the

Microsoft Windows documentation for details on creating this diskette.

1. 

Run the 

fdisk

 program.

„

 

If the new disk drive will be the primary drive for your system, you must run 

fdisk

from a MS-DOS boot diskette. Go to step 2.

„

 

If the new disk drive will not be used as your primary drive for your system, you can
run 

fdisk

 from the primary drive. In Windows, go to Start, Programs, and MS-DOS.

Go to step 3.

2. 

With the system power turned off, insert the MS-DOS boot diskette into the diskette drive,
then power on your NEC Versa notebook.

3. 

At the DOS prompt, type the command 

fdisk

 and press 

Enter

.

A message appears, asking “Do you wish to enable large disk support?”

Summary of Contents for Versa LX

Page 1: ... remove the system s internal hard disk drive and install it into the cradle pack as well as how to prepare a new hard disk drive using fdisk and format The cradle pack is designed to support the NEC Versa LX systems with user removable hard disk drives only To be sure that you own a unit with a user replaceable hard disk drive check the following Turn over your system Note the label on the back o...

Page 2: ...efore removing the hard disk drive Remove the hard disk drive as follows 1 Make sure the system is powered off and the AC adapter is disconnected 2 Close the LCD and turn over the system 3 Slide the battery release latch toward the back of the system and hold firmly A Battery Release Latch 4 Continue to hold the battery release latch as you slide the battery out of the system Removing the battery ...

Page 3: ... Hard Disk Drive Lever C Hard Disk Drive With the lever raised place your fingers on the inside edge of the lever and on each side of the center notch Pull the drive toward the open side of the battery bay Do not apply pressure to the drive surface as you pull Use care when handling the hard disk drive Hold it from the sides do not squeeze the drive by the top and bottom Disconnecting the drive On...

Page 4: ...isk drive Lifting the drive out of the bay Reverse the procedure to install your new hard disk drive in the system s internal bay Use the screw you removed at the beginning of this procedure to secure your new hard disk drive Installing the Drive in the Cradle Pack Use the following steps to install the hard disk drive in the cradle pack 1 Place the cradle pack as shown in the figure in step 2 The...

Page 5: ...ng the drive into the cradle A Hard Disk Drive Lever B Cradle Pack Connector 4 Slide the drive connector back into the cradle pack connector Press down on both sides of the lever to lock the drive into place Secure the drive to the cradle with the screw Securing the drive A Hard Disk Drive Lever B Screw 5 The cradle with the hard disk drive is ready to be inserted into the system s VersaBay III sl...

Page 6: ... the Product Recovery CD see the section Using the Product Recovery CD in Chapter 7 of your NEC Versa user s guide To load any other operating system do so after running fdisk and format Follow the appropriate instructions provided here for the operating system installed on your NEC Versa Note fdisk and format must be accessed either from another hard disk or from a MS DOS boot diskette Windows 95...

Page 7: ...um available partition size FDISK verifies the drive integrity 13 Press Esc to display the FDISK Options Menu 14 Press Esc twice to exit to the DOS prompt 15 Reboot the system Now that your drive has been partitioned it must be formatted before use If the drive is the primary hard drive boot with an MS DOS boot diskette and format drive c format c If the drive is in the VersaBay III follow steps 1...

Page 8: ...r the FAT 16 or NTFS format FAT 16 can be partitioned using an MS DOS boot diskette with fdisk and format NTFS must be partitioned and formatted using Windows NT 4 0 See the documentation supplied with your operating system for details on hard disk drive formatting under Windows NT 4 0 819 200611 001 12 99 ...

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