NEC PowerMate CT Instruction Manual

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Contents
Applications......................................................................................................................... 3
System Configuration........................................................................................................... 3
Installing Norton AntiVirus........................................................................................... 3
Configuring the System for Microsoft Internet Explorer................................................. 3
Changing Network Settings on Systems with Windows NT............................................ 3
Changing Network Settings on Systems with Windows 2000......................................... 4
Network Type and/or Workgroup............................................................................. 4
TCP/IP Setup........................................................................................................... 5
TCP/IP Configuration for DNS................................................................................ 5
Reinstalling Service Pack 6a on Systems with Windows NT.......................................... 5
Product Recovery CDs for Windows 2000 and Windows NT................................................ 6
LANDesk Client Manager Issues.......................................................................................... 6
Installing LANDesk Client Manager.............................................................................. 6
Detecting Chassis Intrusion........................................................................................... 6
Viewing PCI Slot Information....................................................................................... 6
Displaying Contents & Indexes...................................................................................... 6
For a System with Windows 98 or Windows NT ...................................................... 7
For a System with Windows 2000............................................................................ 7

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Applications
The system comes with the operating system preloaded. Systems that come with Microsoft®
Windows®2000/Windows NT®are configured so that the first time you start up your system,
you choose the operating system you want to load.
NECC-provided applications, drivers, and utilities come loaded on the hard drive.
System Configuration
See the following sections for system configuration information.
Installing Norton AntiVirus
During the installation of Norton AntiVirus™ software, the program prompts you to run “Live
Update” when the installation completes. Deselect the Live Update box before the installation
completes. If you leave the Live Update box checked and Live Update runs, the Norton
AntiVirus software does not function. This condition also prevents you from uninstalling the
program.
Remove the check from the Live Update box when you install the
Norton AntiVirus software. Leaving the Live Update box checked during the installation of Norton
AntiVirus software prevents the functioning of the program.
You can run the Live Update option after you reboot the system the first time. The system
prompts you to run Live Update when you launch Norton AntiVirus for the first time.
Configuring the System for Microsoft Internet Explorer
TCP/IP must be enabled before you can use Microsoft Internet Explorer. See the following
sections to enable TCP/IP.
Note On systems with Windows 98, the second boot of the system automatically installs
TCP/IP. For systems with Windows NT or Windows 2000, see the appropriate section that
follows for your operating system.
Changing Network Settings on Systems with Windows NT
All systems are configured with the NetBEUI and NWLink protocols enabled. However, before
you connect a system to your network you might need to:
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enable a different network protocol
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disable unneeded protocols for enhanced system performance
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add or change network, domain, and gateway information.
The following procedure describes how to disable the NetBEUI and NWLink protocols, enable
TCP/IP, and provide network, domain, and gateway information. (If a different protocol is
enabled, the menu choices might differ from those described in the procedure.)
1. From the Windows desktop, click Start on the taskbar, point to Settings, and click Control
Panel.
2. Double click the Network icon in the Control Panel window.

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3. Click the Configuration tab. In the Configuration display, the following protocols are
loaded:
NetBEUI Protocol
NWLink IPXSPX-Compatible Transport
NWLink NetBIOS
4. Highlight NWLink IPXSPX-Compatible Transport and click Remove. A warning window
appears asking for confirmation to continue.
5. Click Yes. The NWLink IPXSPX-Compatible Transport and NWLink NetBIOS lines
disappear from the Configuration display.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to remove the NetBEUI Protocol.
7. In the Configuration tab display, click Add. Highlight Protocol and click Add.
8. Highlight Microsoft and then TCP/IP and click OK. The TCP/IP Setup window appears. If
there is a DHCP server on the network, click Yes; otherwise click No.
9. Change the path in the window to C:\I386. Click Continue. The Network window appears.
If Yes was clicked in step 8, skip to step 16. If No was clicked in step 8, the Windows Setup
window appears.
10. Click Close. The Microsoft TCP/IP Properties Box appears.
11. Fill in the IP Address, the Subnet Mask, and the Default Gateway in the “Specify an IP
address”area.
12. Click the DNS tab and enter the host and domain name in the DNS display.
13. Click the Identification tab and change the Computer Name if appropriate.
14. Click the WINS tab and enter the WINS address if appropriate.
15. Click the Routing tab and enable IP forwarding if appropriate.
16. Click OK. When prompted to restart the system, click Yes.
Changing Network Settings on Systems with Windows 2000
All systems are configured with the NetBEUI and NWLink protocols enabled. However, before
you connect a system to your network you might need to:

enable a different network protocol

disable unneeded protocols for enhanced system performance

add or change network, domain, and gateway information.
The following procedures describe how to enable TCP/IP and how to provide network, domain,
and gateway information. (If a different protocol is enabled, the menu choices might differ from
those described in the procedure.)
Network Type and/or Workgroup
Use the following procedure to set up a network type and/or workgroup.
1. From the Windows desktop, click Start on the taskbar, point to Settings, and click Network
and Dial up Connections.
2. Click the Network Identification hyperlink in the right window.
3. From the System Properties box, click the Network ID button. The Network Identification
Wizard launches.

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4. Follow the instructions to set up your network type and/or workgroup. Get this information
from your system administrator.
5. When you have completed the wizard setup, click Finish. At the message, “You must
reboot this computer for the changes to take effect,”click OK.
6. At the System Properties screen, click OK.
7. Click Yes to restart your system.
TCP/IP Setup
Use the following procedure to set up TCP/IP.
1. From the Windows desktop, click Start on the taskbar, point to Settings, and click Network
and Dial up Connections.
2. Click Add Network Components.
3. From the Windows Optional Network Components Wizard, highlight “Networking
Services,”then click the Details button.
4. Check the box for “Simple TCP/IP Services.”Click OK.
5. At the Windows Optional Networking Components Wizard, click Next.
6. At the instruction to insert the Disc labeled “Windows 2000,”click OK.
7. At the Files Needed box, change the “Copy files from”information to C:\i386. Click OK.
8. Reboot your system for the changes to take effect.
TCP/IP Configuration for DNS
Windows 2000 has an extensive Help file. Use the Windows 2000 help to set up DNS.
Reinstalling Service Pack 6a on Systems with Windows NT
Any time you change the state of a system with Windows NT, such as when you install a new
protocol, device, or service, you must reinstall Service Pack 6a. Reinstall Service Pack 6a to
update all essential files for the new system state. Service Pack 6a is on the NEC Driver CD that
comes with your computer.
Use the following steps to reinstall Service Pack 6a.
1. Insert the NEC Driver CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Double click Service Pack 6a for Windows NT.
3. At the Windows NT setup screen, check mark the License agreement to start the
installation.
4. When the installation is done, remove the NEC Driver CD. Click Restart.

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Product Recovery CDs for Windows 2000 and
Windows NT
If you have a Windows 2000/Windows NT configuration, you have two Product Recovery CDs.
You can identify the CD by the part number:
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6786560055 is the Windows NT4 SP6 Recovery CD
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6786570055 is the Windows 2000 Recovery CD.
LANDesk Client Manager Issues
The following sections describe LANDesk®Client Manager issues.
Note In addition to the following issues, please review LANDesk Client Manager Software
Release Notes in the Help section of LANDesk to view some of the known issues and ways to
work around them.
Installing LANDesk Client Manager
When installing LANDesk Client Manager, do not select the following components:
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CMI
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Alert on LAN.
Your system does not support CMI and Alert on LAN.
Selecting the CMI and Alert on LAN components causes the system to hang at the message
“New hardware found, Intel 82801AA SMBus controller Windows is installing the software for
your system.”This condition requires the reinstallation of your operating system and the
software that shipped on your hard drive.
Detecting Chassis Intrusion
LANDesk Client Manager does not detect chassis intrusion due to incompatibility between
LANDesk Client Manager and the hardware monitoring ASIC component on the system board.
If chassis intrusion in BIOS Setup is enabled and someone has tampered with the chassis, the
BIOS displays the message “Your Computer Case Had Been Opened”during system bootup. To
view the message, press the Esc key. The NEC logo bitmap closes and the message appears.
Viewing PCI Slot Information
The system board information in the inventory section of LANDesk Client Manager shows only
three PCI slots instead of four PCI slots. The status of the PCI slots is always reported as
unknown. This PCI reporting is due to the incompatibility between LANDesk Client Manager
and the hardware monitoring ASIC component on the system board.
Displaying Contents & Indexes
See the following conditions about displaying “Contents & Indexes.”

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For a System with Windows 98 or Windows NT
The tab descriptions for “Contents & Indexes”might not appear. This is a LANDesk Client
Manager issue. We recommend that you use the user manual located on your system at
c:\programs\files\intel\wwwroot\help\enuldcmc & enuldcma. ENULDCMC is for the Client
and ENULDCMA is for the Administrator.
For a System with Windows 2000
The tab descriptions for “Contents & Indexes”might not appear and the information in the
Contents might not appear. Clicking on the “Exclamation Point Icon”to view the message
displays the following error message:
Problems with this Web page might prevent it from being displayed properly or functioning
properly
This is a LANDesk issue. We recommend that you use the user manual located on your system
at c:\programs\files\intel\wwwroot\help\enuldcmc & enuldcma. ENULDCMC is for the
Client and ENULDCMA is for the Administrator.

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