User manual NEC POWERMATE ENTERPRISE NETPC SERVICE MANUAL

[. . . ] PROPRIETARY NOTICE AND LIABILITY DISCLAIMER The information disclosed in this document, including all designs and related materials, is the valuable property of NEC Computer Systems Division, Packard Bell NEC, Inc. (hereinafter "NECCSD, PB NEC") and/or its licensors. NECCSD and/or its licensors, as appropriate, reserve all patent, copyright and other proprietary rights to this document, including all design, manufacturing, reproduction, use, and sales rights thereto, except to the extent said rights are expressly granted to others. The NECCSD product(s) discussed in this document are warranted in accordance with the terms of the Warranty Statement accompanying each product. [. . . ] T The Accept button signals that you accept the terms of the license and allows you to continue. 9. Click Accept to continue. The Restore Mode screen appears (see the following figure) with three options: Back, Auto, and Custom. T The Back button returns you to the License Agreement screen. T The Auto button selects a restore process designed for local PCs configured with CD-ROM readers. WARNING: The Auto button does not function in the PowerMate NetPC system. System failure can result. T The Custom button selects a restore process for system administrators who want control of restore functions in networking environments. 2-34 Technical Information 10. Click Custom (instead of Auto) on the Restore Mode screen so you do not partition and format the hard disk before restoring the OS (see the following figure). Figure 2-10 Restore Mode Screen After you click Custom, a Partitioning the Hard Drive screen appears with options allowing you to retain the present partition structure (by selecting Skip) or partition the hard disk using FAT16 or FAT32 (by selecting Continue). WARNING: The Continue button does not function in the PowerMate NetPC system. System failure or data corruption may result. Figure 2-11 Partitioning the Hard Drive Screen 11. Click Skip (instead of Continue) on the Partitioning the Hard Drive screen to retain the present partition structure on the hard disk. The Format Mode screen appears with four options: Back, Exit, Quick, and Full. T Click Back to return to the Partition Information screen. T Click Exit to terminate the restore process. Technical Information 2-35 T Click Quick to do a quick hard disk format. T Click Full to do a full hard disk format. Figure 2-12 Format Mode Screen After you click Quick or Full, the Installing Applications screen appears (see the following figure), indicating the status of the restore process as the operating system loads from the CD. Figure 2-13 Installing Applications Screen NOTE: The drivers and other software components required for the operating system are also loaded from the CD. 12. When the OS finishes loading, the Operating System Restore Completed screen appears. Remove the CD from the LCM CD tray. 13. Windows loads and sets up the system's devices and environment. 2-36 Technical Information Selective Application Restore Program After the operating system is up and running, the System Administrator can begin phase two, allowing installation of the applications associated with the OS. Use this process to reinstall selected applications at any time. 1. Place the Select Install CD in the LCM CD tray. On the Client desktop, double click Network Neighborhood. Double click Entire Network and do a map connection to the LCM CD-ROM reader. 4. Double click the selrest. exe program. The NEC Selective Application Restore Program screen appears. NOTE: Only the applications that work with the system's OS appear in the Select Install Program screen. For example, if the OS is Windows 95, but there are applications for both Windows 95 and Windows NT 4. 0 on the CD, only the drivers required for Windows 95 appear. Figure 2-14 Selective Application Restore Program Screen 5. [. . . ] The Department does not guarantee the equipment will operate to the user's satisfaction. Before installing this equipment, users should ensure that it is permissible to be connected to the facilities of the local telecommunications company. The equipment must also be installed using an acceptable method of connection. In some cases, the company's inside wiring associated with a single line individual service may be extended by means of a certified connector assembly (telephone extension cord). [. . . ]