NEC VERSA 4000 WINDOWS 98 - UPGRADE INFORMATION Manual

NEC Versa 4000

Windows 98 Upgrade Information

Follow the instructions provided in this document to upgrade your

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Please read these notes in their entirety.

Although not a requirement, NEC recommends that you use

the system's AC power adapter throughout this process. The

Windows 98 upgrade is somewhat lengthy and interrupting

the process with a loss of power can be catastrophic if the

system performs an emergency save-to-file.

Background

If you are using the FAT16 file-system format (16-bit based File Allocation

Table), then the "Save-to-Disk" functionality in the BIOS setup does not have to

be disabled.

At present, the "Save-to-Disk" power management feature of this system does

not fully function in Windows 98. It is very important that this feature be

disabled, particularly if you will be using the FAT32 file system. Instructions

for disabling "Save-to-Disk" are in the section below labeled, "Disabling the

Save-to-Disk in the BIOS Setup."

double click on the My Computer desktop icon. Next, right

click on the C: drive icon, and select Properties. If the

system is running FAT32, it is listed here next to "File

system." If it is FAT16, FAT or FAT 16 appears.

Converting your hard drive to the FAT32 file system format

will significantly enhance file operations and save disk

space.

If you intend to convert your hard drive to the FAT32 file

system format, it is imperative that you disable "Save-to-

Disk" functionality in the BIOS setup.

Failure to do this can result in catastrophic data loss.

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