User Guide

System Overview 1-11
n Battery Bay — Equipped with a rechargeable Nickel-Metal-Hydride (NiMH) or
(depending on the model) Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery.
n Battery Release Latch — Slide the latch to the other end and hold it. While holding the
latch, slide the battery bay outwards to remove the battery.
n Memory Module Bay Cover — Remove the screw to find two SO-DIMM slots. One is
inserted with SDRAM memory board configured by the factory. The other is empty for
upgrade use.
n Tilt Foot — Adjust to provide flexible keyboard angle.
Internal Components
Review the following sections for a description of the system’s internal hardware.
Battery Pack
The Nickel Metal-Hydride or Lithium-Ion battery is the main power source in your Versa Note
VX computer. Chapter 9 lists battery specifications. The battery pack installs in the
compartment on the bottom of the Versa.
Diskette Drive
The Versa Note VX ships with a 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB diskette drive.
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive
A 24X CD-ROM drive or a DVD-ROM drive comes installed in the Versa Note VX system.
Hard Disk Drive
A standard 2.5-inch, 9.5 mm hard disk drive ships with the system.
CMOS Battery
This lithium battery (3 Volts, 30 mAH capacity) provides battery backup and prevents data loss
in the system’s complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) RAM. This memory area
contains information on the system’s configuration, for example date, time, drives, and memory.
The CMOS battery charges when your Versa is connected to AC power. The CMOS battery
may discharge completely if the Versa notebook remains unused for approximately two months.
ChipSet
The following table provides information on the system chipset.
System Chipset
Chip Manufacturer Description
Intel Celeron 400, 433, or 466
Intel Pentium II 366
Intel Pentium III 450 or 500
Intel 366, 400, 433, 466, 450,
or 500 MHz CPU
82440MX Intel System Controller
FDC37N869 Standard Microsystems Super I/O
Mobility-M Ati Video