2-2 Installation and Upgrade
Overview
This chapter provides guidelines for installing device drivers for the built-in
features of the Versa Note Series. Most of the driver installation procedures
mentioned here are only for Windows 95 and Windows 98. This chapter also
includes procedures for upgrading major internal system components like CPU,
memory, hard disk, LCD and feature card modules.
Notebook Drivers and Utilities
The notebook requires several device drivers that you need to install and setup
before you can fully operate the notebook. These are:
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Phoenix PHDisk Suspend-to-Disk Utility – DOS
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TEAC CD-ROM Driver – DOS
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NeoMagic 2160 VGA Driver – Windows 95/98 and NT 4.0
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ESS 1968 Maestro-2 Audio Driver – Windows 95/98 and NT 4.0
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TI 1221 PCMCIA Driver – Windows 95 and NT 4.0
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SMC 37N769 Fast IR (FIR) Driver – Windows 95 only
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ALPs Touchpad Driver – Windows 95/98 and NT 4.0
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Intel 430TX PCI Bridge Driver – Windows 95 only (for Tillamook)
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Intel 440BX PCI Bridge Driver – Windows 95 only (for Pentium-II)
The notebook also comes with other (optional) devices that requires driver
installation:
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Internal 56K Modem Module – Windows 95/98
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Internal Ethernet 10BaseT Module – Windows 95/98
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Margi DVD-to-Go MPEG-2 PCMCIA Card – Windows 95/98
Note:
For new features like CardBus, USB, and Fast
IR, install at least Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2 (OEM
Service Release 2 - B version). To determine if you have
version B, click on Start, Settings, and Control Panel. Double
click on System. On the General folder tab, you should find
version 4.00.950 B listed under the Microsoft Windows 95.
Windows 98 provides the easiest and least required driver
installation.
Go to the support web site for the latest driver updates.