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Using the System Drives and Bays 5-3
Read the instructions that come with your VersaBay IV device for specific information
about installation and configuration. Contact your NEC Computers dealer to purchase
additional VersaBay IV devices.
Phoenix BaySwap Utility
The NEC VersaBay IV slot supports hot swapping (switching devices while the system
is powered on) and warm swapping (switching devices while the system is in a sleep
state) for many bay devices, through the Phoenix BaySwap Utility. Using hot swapping
and warm swapping extends the power of plug and play technology to your NEC
VersaBay IV devices and NEC Modular Bay devices. This dynamic solution further
increases the flexibility of your already versatile notebook computer.
Installing the Phoenix BaySwap Utility
If the Phoenix BaySwap utility is not already installed, use the NEC Customize utility
to install it. For details about using the NEC Customize utility, see Chapter 4 “Using
the Operating System and Utilities.”
When the swap utility is installed on your system, a small icon appears in the lower
right-hand corner of the Windows taskbar. Moving your cursor over the icon displays
information about the device in the NEC VersaBay IV or NEC Modular Bay slot.
Using the Phoenix BaySwap Utility
With the Phoenix BaySwap utility running on your notebook computer, you can hot or
warm swap a CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, or combination CD-RW and
DVD-ROM drive in the NEC VersaBay IV slot. In addition, you can swap the diskette
drive or secondary battery in the NEC Modular Bay slot. Please note the following
when using the swap utility:
Windows 98 SE Power Management must be enabled to use the swap utility.
Windows 2000 supports hot swapping without use of the Phoenix BaySwap utility.
Swap devices in the NEC VersaBay IV slot or the NEC Modular Bay slot as follows:
1.
If you have files open on the device you are planning to remove, close them.
2.
Click on the swap utility taskbar icon to display the menu.
A box appears identifying the device (if any) in the NEC VersaBay IV slot or the
NEC Modular Bay slot that can be ejected.
3.
Click the name of the device to prepare it for being ejected.
When the device can be safely removed, a message box appears.