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System Overview
Diskette Drive
The NEC Versa VXi ships with a 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB diskette drive.
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-Read/Write Drive
A 24X CD-ROM drive, a DVD-ROM drive, or a CD-read/write drive comes installed in the
NEC Versa VXi system.
Hard Disk Drive
A standard 2.5-inch, 9.5 mm hard disk drive ships with the system.
CMOS Battery
This lithium battery (3 Volts, 30 mAH capacity) provides battery backup and prevents data loss
in the system’s complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) RAM. This memory area
contains information on the system’s configuration, for example date, time, drives, and memory.
The CMOS battery charges when your NEC Versa is connected to AC power. The CMOS
battery may discharge completely if the NEC Versa notebook remains unused for approximately
two months.
ChipSet
The following table provides information on the system chipset.
System Chipset
Chip Manufacturer Description
Intel Celeron 450 or 500
Intel Pentium III 450, 500 (without
SpeedStep)
Intel Pentium III 600, 650, 700 (with
SpeedStep)
Intel 450, 500, 600, 650, or 700
MHz CPU
82440MX Intel System Controller
FDC37N869 Standard Microsystems Super I/O
Mobility-M Ati Video
YMF753 Yamaha Audio
M38813E4 Mitsubishi Keyboard Controller
PCI1420 Texas Instruments PCI CardBus Controller