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5-2 Using the System Drives and Bays
NEC Modular Bay Slot
The NEC Modular Bay slot is located on the right side of the system. Your NEC Versa
notebook ships with a diskette drive installed in the bay.
The NEC Modular Bay slot lets you maximize your computer’s capabilities and is
designed for ease-of-use. It allows you to:
Install an optional secondary battery in the slot instead of the diskette drive.
Hot swap and warm swap the diskette drive or the secondary battery.
Remove a Modular Bay device simply by sliding the Modular Bay device latch and
pulling the device out, without having to turn the system over.
Install the weight-saving module that ships with the system. Using the module in
the Modular Bay slot, you lighten your NEC Versa notebook for travel, and protect
the bay when no device is installed.
For details about using hot and warm swapping, refer to the section, “Phoenix
BaySwap™ Utility,” later in this chapter, or access the Phoenix BaySwap utility online
help.
Read the instructions that come with your Modular Bay device for specific information
about installation and configuration. Contact your NEC Computers dealer to purchase a
battery.
NEC VersaBay IV Slot
The NEC VersaBay IV slot is located on the right side of the system. Your NEC Versa
notebook ships with an optical drive installed in the bay (CD-ROM, CD-RW,
DVD-ROM, or combination CD-RW and DVD-ROM). The VersaBay IV slot can also
house an optional hard disk drive that’s been placed in a specially designed cradle.
The NEC VersaBay IV slot lets you maximize your computer’s capabilities and is
designed for ease-of-use. It allows you to:
Hot swap and warm swap storage devices.
Change VersaBay IV devices without having to disassemble the system.
Install the weight-saving module that ships with the system. Using the module in
the VersaBay IV slot, you lighten your NEC Versa notebook for travel, and protect
the bay when no device is installed.
For details about using hot and warm swapping, refer to the section, “Phoenix
BaySwap Utility,” later in this chapter, or access the Phoenix BaySwap utility online
help.