NEC Versa TXi Release Notes 3
Disconnecting a Serial Device
Use the following guidelines when disconnecting the serial transfer cable from the NEC Versa
notebook.
Power off the system and the serial device (if any) before disconnecting the serial transfer
cable from the NEC Versa notebook.
Squeeze the release clips on the connector before pulling the connector out of the system
port.
Failure to squeeze the release clips on the serial transfer cable
connector during removal can result in damage to the connector.
General
The following conditions can occur in systems running any Windows operating system. Read
the sections below for information on using and configuring your system accordingly.
Using the USB Diskette Drive in MS-DOS Mode
The USB diskette drive can be used while the system is running MS-DOS
®
under the following
situations:
you access MS-DOS from a Windows interface (by clicking Start on the task bar, pointing
to Programs, and clicking the MS-DOS listing).
you boot from an MS-DOS boot diskette.
You cannot access the USB diskette drive if you restart your system in MS-DOS mode (by
clicking Start on the task bar and pointing to Shutdown, and selecting “Restart in MS-DOS
mode” in the Shutdown Windows dialog box). The drive is not detected in this case.
Using an Extended Desktop Display and a Television Set
The following situation can occur if you configure your primary display for dual mode in order
to set up an extended desktop (so the desktop appears over the combined screen area of your
LCD and an external monitor) and you configure a television set as your secondary display.
If your system goes into a Hibernate state*
the video on the extended desktop might become corrupted
the system might hang when you try to bring it back to an active state.
NEC Computers Inc. does not recommend running the computer with this configuration.
*When your system hibernates, it performs a save-to-disk or save-to-file (STF) so your current working environment is
saved to the hard disk during periods of inactivity.
Restarting Your System While Using the LCD, a Monitor, and a TV
The following situation can occur if you configure your primary display for simultaneous mode
(allowing the desktop to display on your LCD and an external monitor) and you configure a
television set as your secondary display.
If you restart your system (by clicking Start on the task bar and pointing to Shutdown, and
selecting “Restart” in the Shutdown Windows dialog box), the external monitor might not
display the desktop after the system has restarted.
