NEC POWERMATE ES 5250 - S User manual

Value and Comprehensive Manageability
POWERMATE®ES 5250 SERIES
SERVICE AND REFERENCE
MANUAL ADDENDUM

First Printing — October 1999
Copyright 1999
NEC Computer Systems Division
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Contents iii
Contents
Preface................................................................................................................................. vii
1 System Overview
System Board..................................................................................................................... 1-2
ATI 3D RAGE XL Graphics Accelerator..................................................................... 1-2
Network Support........................................................................................................... 1-3
SCSI Adapter Board........................................................................................................... 1-4
EIDE and SCSI Hard Drives.............................................................................................. 1-4
2 System Boards and Hard Drives
System Board Jumpers....................................................................................................... 2-2
Checking Power On Mode Jumper JP1........................................................................ 2-3
Setting CMOS Clear Jumper JBAT1............................................................................ 2-4
Setting Onboard Video Jumper JVGA1 .......................................................................2-4
Setting CPU Bus Frequency Selector Jumper JK1....................................................... 2-4
Setting AGP Bus Frequency Selector Jumper JK2....................................................... 2-5
SCSI Adapter Board Connectors and Jumpers .................................................................. 2-5
SCSI Hard Drive Connectors and Jumpers........................................................................ 2-6
3 Illustrated Parts Breakdown
Parts and Options...............................................................................................................3-2
Documentation and Packaging........................................................................................... 3-3
Field Replaceable Unit List — Small Desktop.................................................................. 3-3
Illustrated Parts Breakdown (IPB) — Small Desktop........................................................ 3-6
Field Replaceable Unit List — Desktop ............................................................................ 3-7
Illustrated Parts Breakdown (IPB) — Desktop................................................................ 3-10
Field Replaceable Unit List — Minitower....................................................................... 3-11
Illustrated Parts Breakdown (IPB) — Minitower ............................................................ 3-14
A PowerMate ES 5250 Series Release Notes
Applications and Online Documentation.......................................................................... A-2
Installing Applications in the Correct Order................................................................ A-2
Installing NEC SNMP Agent....................................................................................... A-3
Uninstalling the NEC SNMP Agent or LANDesk Client Manager............................. A-4
When Both NEC SNMP Agent and LANDesk Client Manager Are Installed... A-4
When LANDesk Client Manager Is Installed Without the NEC SNMP Agent.. A-4
Installing Cheyenne Backup........................................................................................ A-5
Installing PartitionMagic ............................................................................................. A-5
Installing Internet Explorer 4.01 Add-On Components............................................... A-5
Using the LS-120 SuperDisk Copy Utility.................................................................. A-6
System Configuration ....................................................................................................... A-6
Configuring the System for the NEC SNMP Agent.................................................... A-6
Configuring the System for NEC WebTelligent.......................................................... A-6
Configuring the System for Microsoft Internet Explorer............................................. A-7
Changing Network Settings......................................................................................... A-7

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Checking Differences Between CMOS Setup Defaults and Shipped Settings ............A-8
From the Standard CMOS Setup Menu.............................................................. A-8
From the PNP/PCI Configuration Menu............................................................ A-8
From the Integrated Peripherals Menu............................................................... A-8
Identifying the Pentium III Processor ..........................................................................A-9
Setting Boot Order in BIOS.........................................................................................A-9
Getting CD-ROM Support in Command Prompt Only Mode ...................................A-10
SCSI Drive Limitations...................................................................................................A-10
Booting from a CD.....................................................................................................A-10
Using the NEC OS Restore CD with a SCSI Drive...................................................A-10
Intel Processor Serial Number Control Utility................................................................A-10
Identifying System Requirements..............................................................................A-11
Installing the Utility ...................................................................................................A-11
Looking at Serial Number Features ...........................................................................A-11
Getting Answers to FAQs..........................................................................................A-11
Getting Intel Technical Support.................................................................................A-13
Windows 95 Issues..........................................................................................................A-13
Controlling CD Audio................................................................................................A-13
Using Cheyenne Backup............................................................................................A-13
Backing Up Large Drives................................................................................... A-13
Using Cheyenne Backup with LANDesk Client Manager................................. A-13
Using Cheyenne Backup with the Seagate Travan Tape Backup....................... A-14
Clicking the Product Catalog Button .........................................................................A-14
Restoring Software with a U.S. Robotics 56K V.90 Modem Installed......................A-14
Configuring the System for PIIX4 Support................................................................A-14
Reconfiguring Ultra DMA Support.................................................................... A-14
Determining IDE Device Compatibility............................................................. A-15
Windows 98 Issues..........................................................................................................A-15
Ejecting the NEC Application and Driver CD from a DVD-ROM Drive....................A-15
Finding Tape Device Icons ........................................................................................A-15
Installing CD-ROM MS-DOS Drivers on Systems with
Windows 98 Second Edition..................................................................................A-15
Windows NT Issues.........................................................................................................A-16
Installing TCP/IP Protocol.........................................................................................A-16
Restoring Network Card Drivers................................................................................A-16
Installing BootMagic in a System with Windows NT ...............................................A-17
Configuring BootMagic ..................................................................................... A-17
Correcting the BootMagic Configuration........................................................... A-18
Regulatory Statements

Contents v
List of Figures
PowerMate ES 5250 Series Small Desktop IPB....................................................................................... 3-6
PowerMate ES 5250 Series Desktop IPB............................................................................................... 3-10
PowerMate ES 5250 Series Minitower IPB............................................................................................ 3-14
List of Tables
Locating System Board Jumpers .............................................................................................................. 2-3
Power On Mode Jumper JP1 Settings....................................................................................................... 2-3
CMOS Clear Jumper JBAT1 Settings ...................................................................................................... 2-4
Onboard Video Jumper JVGA1 Settings.................................................................................................. 2-4
CPU Bus Frequency Selector Jumper JK1 Settings..................................................................................2-4
AGP Bus Frequency Selector Jumper JK2 Settings ................................................................................. 2-5
Ordering Parts and Options....................................................................................................................... 3-2
PowerMate ES 5250 Series Documentation and Packaging..................................................................... 3-3
PowerMate ES 5250 Series FRU List — Small Desktop......................................................................... 3-3
PowerMate ES 5250 Series FRU List — Desktop ...................................................................................3-7
PowerMate ES 5250 Series FRU List — Minitower.............................................................................. 3-11

Preface vii
Preface
This addendum contains technical information for the NEC PowerMate®
ES 5250 Series of small desktop, desktop, and minitower computers. It provides
technical information for system components unique to the PowerMate ES 5250
Series computers.
The addendum is a supplement to the NEC PowerMate ES 5200 Series Service
and Reference Manual (NEC part number 456-00043-000SRV).
The addendum is organized as follows.
Section 1, System Overview, provides an overview of the unique components
of the PowerMate ES 5250 series, including an enhanced system board, Intel®
Pentium®III 600-MHz processor, SCSI adapter board, and IDE and SCSI hard
drives.
Section 2, System Boards and Hard Drives, provides connector, switch, and
jumper setting information for the system board, SCSI adapter board, and hard
drives.
Section 3, Illustrated Parts Breakdown, includes an illustrated parts
breakdown diagram and parts list for the PowerMate ES 5250 Series computers.
Appendix A, NEC PowerMate ES 5250 Series Release Notes, describes
recommended operating procedures and technical data not documented in other
PowerMate ES 5250 Series documentation.

1
System Overview
!System Board
!SCSI Adapter Board
!EIDE and SCSI Hard Drives

1-2 System Overview
This section provides an overview of the NEC PowerMate ES 5250®Series
computer, an enhanced version of the PowerMate ES 5200 Series computer.
Included in this section are descriptions of components that differ from those in
the NEC PowerMate ES 5200 Series. Also included is an overview of several
build-to-order options available for the PowerMate ES 5250 Series of
computers.
Hardware and technical information that is common between the PowerMate ES
5250 series and the PowerMate ES 5200 series is not included in this addendum.
The reader should refer to the NEC PowerMate ES 5200 Series Service and
Reference Manual for common component information.
Externally, the front and back of the PowerMate ES 5250 series do not differ
from the PowerMate ES 5200 series. Internally, the PowerMate ES 5250 uses an
enhanced Micro-Star MS-6131 (rev 3.0C) system board with onboard
!ATI®3D RAGE XL™ graphics accelerator chip
!8 MB of video memory
!Intel®82559 10/100 Ethernet network chip
!support for a Pentium®III 600-MHz processor with 100-MHz front side
bus (FSB).
Additionally, support is included for an Adaptec®2940 Ultra2 Wide SCSI
adapter board and high capacity Enhanced IDE (EIDE) and small computer
system interface (SCSI) 7200 rpm hard drives.
See the following sections for additional information on the system board, SCSI
adapter board, and hard drives.
System Board
The Micro-Star MS-6131 Rev. 3.0C NLX system board supports Intel Celeron®
processors (up to 433 MHz), Pentium II processors (up to 450 MHz), and
Pentium III processors (up to 600 MHz). The board uses the same Intel
82440BX PCI chipset, system memory, audio controller, clock, I/O controller,
battery, and hardware monitor as the system boards used in the PowerMate ES
5200 Series.
Enhancements to the board include the addition of the ATI®3D RAGE XL™
graphics accelerator chip, 8 MB of video memory, Intel 82559 10/100 Ethernet
network chip, and support for the Pentium III 600-MHz processor and 7200 rpm
EIDE and SCSI hard drives.
ATI 3D RAGE XL Graphics Accelerator
The ATI 3D Rage XL graphics accelerator chip on the system board provides
high quality full accelerated graphics port (AGP) 2X acceleration and 2D, 3D,
and video acceleration.

System Overview 1-3
For 3D acceleration, the chip features an integrated 1.2 million triangles/second
set-up engine that reduces CPU use and bus bandwidth requirements. For 2D
acceleration, the chip features hardware acceleration of Bitbit and Line Draw.
Motion video acceleration features include hardware DVD decode through
Motion Compensation and Inverse Discrete Cosign Transformation to provide
full frame rate playback of DVD content.
Included on the chip is a 4KB texture cache and support for Gouraud shading
and Direct 3D texture lighting.
The chip is supported with 8 MB of video SGRAM installed on the system
board.
Network Support
The system board has an Intel 82559 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX network
controller chip and an external LAN connector at the back of the system. The
chip combines small size and low power consumption to deliver highly
manageable fast ethernet connectivity.
Features of the 82559 controller include:
!Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
!wake on Magic Packet
!wake on interesting packet
!advanced System Management Bus (SMS)
!Wired for Management (WfM) support
!IP checksum assist
!PCI 2.2 compliance
!PC 98 and PC 99 compliance
!full duplex support at both 10 and 100 Mbps
!Wake on LAN™
!low power 3.3V device.
The chip also has Alert on LAN™, a technology that alerts system
administrators when a system has a problem.

1-4 System Overview
SCSI Adapter Board
Some systems may come with the Adaptec 2940 Ultra2 Wide SCSI board
installed in a PCI expansion slot. The SCSI adapter board brings the highest
performance SCSI I/O technology to the PCI local bus, transferring data up to a
maximum rate of 80 MB/second (up to a 133 MB host bus burst data rate). The
adapter board is compatible with all device protocols, including SCSI-1,
SCSI-2, Ultra SCSI, and Ultra2 SCSI.
For systems with the SCSI adapter board, the Adaptec SCSISelect configuration
utility comes installed on the system. The utility can be used to configure the
adapter board. The utility eliminates the need to use jumpers or terminators
when adding SCSI peripherals.
For systems with the adapter board and SCSI hard drive, a four-connector SCSI
cable is used to connect the drive to the adapter board. With this configuration,
up to four SCSI devices can be connected, including the factory installed
adapter board and SCSI hard drive. By purchasing additional SCSI interface
cables, up to a total of fifteen SCSI peripherals can be connected to the adapter
board.
Additional information on the SCSI adapter board is given in Section 2 of this
addendum.
EIDE and SCSI Hard Drives
All systems ship with a 3 1/2-inch hard drive, either EIDE or SCSI. Systems
might come with one of the following drives:
!4.3-GB Ultra DMA 33, 5400 rpm
!8.4-GB Ultra DMA 33, 5400 rpm
!12.9-GB Ultra DMA 33, 5400 rpm
!12.8-GB Ultra DMA 33, 7200 rpm
!17-GB Ultra DMA 33, 7200 rpm
!20-GB Ultra DMA 33, 7200 rpm
!9.1-GB SCSI Ultra Wide, 7200 rpm
!18-GB SCSI Ultra Wide, 7200 rpm.
Further information on the SCSI hard drives is included in Section 2 of this
addendum. Information on the EIDE hard drives is included in the PowerMate
ES 5200 Series Service and Reference Guide.

2
System Boards and Hard Drives
!System Board
!SCSI Adapter Board
!SCSI Hard Drive

2-2 System Boards
This section contains the connector, switch, and jumper setting information for
the following components of the PowerMate ES 5250 Series computers:
!system board
!SCSI adapter board
!9.1-GB 7200 rpm Wide Ultra SCSI hard drive
!18-GB 7200 rpm Wide Ultra SCSI hard drive.
For information on common components in the PowerMate ES 5250 Series of
computers, refer to the PowerMate ES 5200 Series Service and Reference
Manual.
System Board Jumpers
System board jumpers set system configuration for a particular requirement. The
system board has the following jumpers (jumper locations are shown in the
following figure).
Jumpers are set correctly at the factory for the system
configuration. Only change the appropriate jumper settings.
Otherwise, keep the jumpers at their factory settings.
!Power On Jumper JP1 — sets the way the system starts up (jumper
correctly set at factory, do not change the factory setting).
!CMOS Jumper JBAT1 — clears CMOS and resets the settings back to
their factory state.
!VGA Mode Jumper JVGA1 — disables onboard video if adding a video
board to the system.
Note: The location of jumper JVGA1 on the PowerMate
ES 5250 system board (see the following figure) differs from
the location of jumper JVGA1 on the PowerMate ES 5200
system board.
!CPU Bus Frequency Selector Jumper JK1 — selects 66-MHz or
100-MHz CPU bus frequency.
!AGP Bus Frequency Selector Jumper JK2 — selects AGP bus frequency
or PCI bus frequency.
Jumper settings are described in the following paragraphs. For detailed
procedures on changing a system board jumper setting, refer to the PowerMate
ES 5200 Series Service and Reference Manual.

System Boards 2-3
Locating System Board Jumpers
A– VGA Mode Jumper JVGA1 D– CPU Bus Frequency Selector Jumper JK1
B– CMOS Clear Jumper JBAT1 E– AGP Bus Frequency Selector Jumper JK2
C– Power On Mode Jumper JP1
The system power must be off before opening the system
and changing a jumper setting.
Checking Power On Mode Jumper JP1
The Power On Mode JP1 jumper setting are shown in the following table. Keep
the jumper setting in the open setting (pins 1 and 2, no jumper).
Power On Mode Jumper JP1 Settings
JP1 Pins Function
1-2 Not Jumpered Factory setting — no jumper, do not change. This
setting conforms to BIOS setting for “Restore
AC/Power Loss” in Power Management section of
CMOS Setup Menu.
2-3 Do not use this jumper setting.

2-4 System Boards
Setting CMOS Clear Jumper JBAT1
If the CMOS needs to be cleared and reset back to the factory settings, move the
jumper from pins 1 and 2 to 2 and 3 on jumper block JBAT1 (see the following
table for settings). After approximately five seconds, move the jumper back to
pins 1 and 2 to keep any future CMOS changes.
CMOS Clear Jumper JBAT1 Settings
JBAT1 Pins Function
1-2 Jumpered Factory setting. Keeps CMOS changes.
2-3 Jumpered Clears CMOS changes.
Setting Onboard Video Jumper JVGA1
If adding a video board to the system, the onboard video must be disabled by
moving the jumper from pins 1 and 2 to pins 2 and 3 on jumper block JVGA1
(see the following table for settings).
Onboard Video Jumper JVGA1 Settings
JVGA1 Pins Function
1-2 Jumpered Factory setting. Enables onboard video.
2-3 Jumpered Disables onboard video.
Setting CPU Bus Frequency Selector Jumper JK1
Enables automatic detection of the CPU bus frequency (66 MHz or 100 MHz)
when pins 1 and 2 are jumpered on jumper block JK1. When the jumper is
removed from JK1, the system automatically sets the CPU bus frequency to
100 MHz (see the following table for settings).
CPU Bus Frequency Selector Jumper JK1 Settings
JK1 Pins Function
1-2 Jumpered Factory setting. Enables auto detection of 66-MHz
and 100-MHz frequencies.
1-2 Not Jumpered Sets CPU bus frequency to 100 MHz.

System Boards 2-5
Setting AGP Bus Frequency Selector Jumper JK2
The AGP bus frequency selector jumper JK2 sets the AGP bus frequency to
66 MHz when pins 1 and 2 are jumpered. Removing the jumper from pins 1 and
2 sets the AGP bus to the PCI bus frequency (see the following table for
settings).
AGP Bus Frequency Selector Jumper JK2 Settings
JK2 Pins Function
1-2 Jumpered Factory setting. Sets the AGP bus frequency to 66
MHz.
1-2 Not Jumpered Sets the AGP bus frequency to the PCI bus
frequency.
SCSI Adapter Board Connectors and Jumpers
The build-to-order Adaptec 2940U2W Ultra2 Wide SCSI adapter board is
installed in one of the PCI expansion board slots in the system.
The board has four connectors:
!68-pin high density Ultra2 Wide SCSI internal connector
!68-pin high-density Ultra2 Wide SCSI external connector
!68-pin high density Ultra Wide SCSI internal connector
!50-pin high density Ultra SCSI internal connector.
For systems with the SCSI adapter board and SCSI hard drive, one end of the
factory installed SCSI interface ribbon cable connects to the 68-pin high density
Ultra2 Wide SCSI internal connector on the SCSI board. The other end connects
to the internal SCSI hard drive.
The SCSI adapter board has no switches or jumpers to set. The SCSI IDs and
terminations are normally set by jumpers on the SCSI hard drive (see “Hard
Drive Connectors and Jumper Settings” in this section). Settings can also be set
through the factory installed Adaptec SCSISelect™software. All SCSI settings
are preset at the factory, including SCSI IDs and terminations.
All SCSI adapter board software settings are correctly set at
the factory for the system configuration. Do not change the
settings. Doing so may disable the adapter board, hard
drive, or both.

2-6 System Boards
You can view the SCSI settings or reconfigure the SCSI adapter board through
the factory installed Adaptec SCSISelect™software. The software is accessed
during system startup by pressing the Ctrl and Akeys when the following
message appears on the screen:
Press <Ctrl><A> for SCSISelect(TM) Utility!
For further information on the SCSI adapter board, refer to the Adaptec SCSI
documentation.
SCSI Hard Drive Connectors and Jumpers
A typical SCSI hard drive installed in the system has a 68-pin connector for
attaching the SCSI interface cable. The other end of the cable attaches to the
internal 68-pin connector on the SCSI adapter board.
The drive must have a unique address (ID), which is set through jumper blocks
on the hard drive. Additional jumpers set the drive’s termination and other
required functions.
Hard drive jumpers are correctly set at the factory for
optimum operation. Do not reset the jumpers. Doing so may
disable the hard drive, adapter board, or both.
For further information on the SCSI hard drive, including jumper information,
refer to the hard drive documentation.

3
Illustrated Parts Breakdown
!Parts and Options
!Documentation and Packaging
!Field Replaceable Unit List — Small Desktop
!Illustrated Parts Breakdown — Small Desktop
!Field Replaceable Unit List — Desktop
!Illustrated Parts Breakdown — Desktop
!Field Replaceable Unit List — Minitower
!Illustrated Parts Breakdown — Minitower

3-2 Illustrated Parts Breakdown
This section contains the NEC CSD part lists and illustrated parts breakdowns
(IPB) for the PowerMate ES 5250 Series build-to-order small desktop, desktop,
and minitower systems.
The following sections provide
!telephone numbers for ordering system parts and options
!list of documentation and packaging for the system
!lists of field-replaceable parts for each system
!an illustrated parts breakdown figure for each system.
Parts and Options
The following table lists the telephone numbers to use when ordering spare parts
and options.
Ordering Parts and Options
Items Telephone Number
To order spare parts (Dealers) 1-800-632-4525
To order spare parts (Customers) In the U.S. 1-800-233-6321
In Canada 1-800-727-2787

Illustrated Parts Breakdown 3-3
Documentation and Packaging
The following documentation and packaging may be ordered from NEC CSD
(depending on availability).
PowerMate ES 5250 Series Documentation and Packaging
Description
User’s Guide, PowerMate ES 5250 Series
Shipping carton, small desktop
Shipping carton, desktop
Shipping carton, minitower
NEC OS Restore CD – WIN 95
NEC OS Restore CD – WIN 98
NEC OS Restore CD – NT 4.0
NEC Application and Driver CD – WIN 95
NEC Application and Driver CD – WIN 98
NEC Application and Driver CD – NT 4.0
The following documentation is available online at the NEC CSD website
(www.nec-computers.com/):
!PowerMate ES 5200 Series Service and Reference Manual
!PowerMate ES 5250 Addendum to PowerMate ES 5200 Series Service
and Reference Manual.
Field Replaceable Unit List — Small Desktop
The following table lists the field replaceable units (FRU) for the PowerMate
ES 5250 Series small desktop computers. See “Illustrated Parts Breakdown
(IPB) — Small Desktop” for a figure showing an exploded view of these parts.
PowerMate ES 5250 Series FRU List — Small Desktop
Item Description
1 Microsoft IntelliMouse
2 Keyboard, Chicony
3 Power cable
4 IDE cable, 3-connector
5 Diskette drive signal cable
6 CD-ROM audio cable

3-4 Illustrated Parts Breakdown
PowerMate ES 5250 Series FRU List — Small Desktop
Item Description
7 Wake-ON LAN cable
8 Chassis intrusion switch and cable assembly
9 RJ-11 cable
10 System board guide rails (2)
11 System board latch (1)
12a
12b
12c
12d
32-MB SDRAM, DIMM
64-MB SDRAM, DIMM
128-MB SDRAM, DIMM
256-MB SDRAM, DIMM
13a
13b
13c
Retention mechanism (for Celeron processors)
Retention mechanism (for Pentium II processors)
Retention mechanism (for Pentium III processors)
14 Retaining arm (for Celeron and Pentium III processors)
15a
15b
15c
Heat sink (for Celeron processors)
Heat sink (for Pentium II processors)
Heat sink (for Pentium III processors)
16a
16b
16c
16d
16e
16f
16g
16h
16i
300-MHz Celeron processor
333A-MHz Celeron processor
366A-MHz Celeron processor
350-MHz Pentium II processor
400-MHz Pentium II processor
450-MHz Pentium II processor
450-MHz Pentium III processor
500-MHz Pentium III processor
600-MHz Pentium III processor
17 Battery
18 PowerMate ES 5250 Series system board (Intel 440BX) with onboard audio, ATI Rage XL
graphics, 8-MB video memory, Intel 82559 LAN chip, 600-MHz processor support
19 I/O plate
20 Riser card
21 Rear USB connector and cable assembly
22 Sound card, Creative Labs Sound Blaster®Live!™PCI
23a
23b 56 Kbps Fax/modem US Robotics V.90 Python ISA board 56 Kbps MDM100 Winmodem PCI board
24 3Com 10/100 Hurricane Ethernet network card with Wake-ON LAN
25 Chassis cover, small desktop
26 Speakers, Harman Kardon 10 watt
27 Speaker AC adapter, Harman Kardon
28 Power supply, 145 watt
29 Internal hard drive bracket