iv Contents
Moving the Hard Disk Drive............................................................................................2-13
Power Management Setup...........................................................................................................2-13
Boot Device Setup.......................................................................................................................2-16
Peripheral Setup...........................................................................................................................2-17
Other BIOS Setup Options ..........................................................................................................2-17
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................2-18
Obtaining the BIOS Update.........................................................................................................2-18
Preparing the BIOS Update Diskette...........................................................................................2-19
Performing the BIOS Update.......................................................................................................2-19
NEC Utilities.....................................................................................................................................2-20
NEC Customize Utility................................................................................................................2-20
Using the NEC Customize Utility....................................................................................2-20
HDPREPEZ Utility......................................................................................................................2-20
Using the HDPREPEZ Utility..........................................................................................2-21
Application and Driver CD ...............................................................................................................2-21
Launching the Application and Driver CD..................................................................................2-21
Windows 98 Environment................................................................................................2-21
Windows 2000/NT Environment .....................................................................................2-21
Installing the Software .....................................................................................................2-22
3 Disassembly and Reassembly
Required Tools and Equipment...........................................................................................................3-2
Disassembly ........................................................................................................................................3-2
Battery ...........................................................................................................................................3-2
Memory Module and Switch Settings ...........................................................................................3-3
Switch Settings..............................................................................................................................3-4
Hard Disk Drive.............................................................................................................................3-5
LED/Button Assembly ..................................................................................................................3-6
LCD Panel.....................................................................................................................................3-7
Keyboard and Heat Plate...............................................................................................................3-9
Top Cover....................................................................................................................................3-10
VersaGlide...................................................................................................................................3-13
CD-ROM Drive...........................................................................................................................3-14
Audio Board ................................................................................................................................3-15
DC/DC Board..............................................................................................................................3-16
I/O Board.....................................................................................................................................3-17
CMOS Battery.............................................................................................................................3-18
Microphone..................................................................................................................................3-18
Diskette Drive..............................................................................................................................3-19
Speakers.......................................................................................................................................3-20
Kensington Lock Latch ...............................................................................................................3-20
Main Board..................................................................................................................................3-21
Celeron Removal.........................................................................................................................3-21
Pentium III Removal ...................................................................................................................3-23
PC Card Assembly.......................................................................................................................3-24
Reassembly........................................................................................................................................3-24
4 System Board Layout
Audio Board........................................................................................................................................4-2
DC/DC Board......................................................................................................................................4-2
I/O Board.............................................................................................................................................4-3
Main Board..........................................................................................................................................4-3