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NEC Versa LXi BIOS Update Question
Hi Folks,
Wondering if anyone knows the answer to this one . . . I'm trying to update the BIOS on a NEC Versa but it won't work. The error message I'm given says something about a VPP dip switch . . . Any clues? I could really use a service manual for the laptop but NEC doesn't make them available. TIA |
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On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:23:19 GMT, W wrote:
Hi Folks, Wondering if anyone knows the answer to this one . . . I'm trying to update the BIOS on a NEC Versa but it won't work. The error message I'm given says something about a VPP dip switch . . . Any clues? I could really use a service manual for the laptop but NEC doesn't make them available. TIA I'm going to make a wild guess that under one of the removable panels, there's a VPP dip switch that needs flipped. There can't be THAT many dip switches, you'll just have to try one. |
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On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 15:14:06 GMT, kony wrote:
Thanks. Any experience with the Versa or just using common sense with a dash of sarcasim? On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:23:19 GMT, W wrote: Hi Folks, Wondering if anyone knows the answer to this one . . . I'm trying to update the BIOS on a NEC Versa but it won't work. The error message I'm given says something about a VPP dip switch . . . Any clues? I could really use a service manual for the laptop but NEC doesn't make them available. TIA I'm going to make a wild guess that under one of the removable panels, there's a VPP dip switch that needs flipped. There can't be THAT many dip switches, you'll just have to try one. |
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 12:46:53 GMT, W wrote:
just using common sense, i mean, sometimes they provide those messages for a useful purpose (it isn't windows). |
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If you go here and wade through a few pages, you will
find the "Users Guide" for the LXi. Page 3-25 explains all. The switches are under the keyboard. http://www.necus.com/support/ "W" wrote in message ... On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 15:14:06 GMT, kony wrote: Thanks. Any experience with the Versa or just using common sense with a dash of sarcasim? On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:23:19 GMT, W wrote: Hi Folks, Wondering if anyone knows the answer to this one . . . I'm trying to update the BIOS on a NEC Versa but it won't work. The error message I'm given says something about a VPP dip switch . . . Any clues? I could really use a service manual for the laptop but NEC doesn't make them available. TIA I'm going to make a wild guess that under one of the removable panels, there's a VPP dip switch that needs flipped. There can't be THAT many dip switches, you'll just have to try one. |
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Pen, you're a stud! Many thanks! Your suggestion to RTFM led me to instructions on how to remove the keyboard and then from there I used Google to do a site search for "six-position". No direct hits but enough to get the job done. Kony, thanks for the moral support. On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:25:22 -0500, "Pen" wrote: If you go here and wade through a few pages, you will find the "Users Guide" for the LXi. Page 3-25 explains all. The switches are under the keyboard. http://www.necus.com/support/ "W" wrote in message .. . On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 15:14:06 GMT, kony wrote: Thanks. Any experience with the Versa or just using common sense with a dash of sarcasim? On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:23:19 GMT, W wrote: Hi Folks, Wondering if anyone knows the answer to this one . . . I'm trying to update the BIOS on a NEC Versa but it won't work. The error message I'm given says something about a VPP dip switch . . . Any clues? I could really use a service manual for the laptop but NEC doesn't make them available. TIA I'm going to make a wild guess that under one of the removable panels, there's a VPP dip switch that needs flipped. There can't be THAT many dip switches, you'll just have to try one. |
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