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

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.

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.

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).

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
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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.

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.