IBM N2800e

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Contents

Main Page Page Page Contents Page Safety notices Danger notices Caution notices Handling static-sensitive devices vi About this book Who should read this book Information available on the World Wide Web Related information How to send your comments viii Understanding your NetVista Thin Client Express Page Learning about the hardware Standard hardware Hardware connectors Communication hardware Monitor specifications Power consumption Upgrading hardware features Page Page Setting up the hardware Page Startup sequence Page Configuring the N2800e Thin Client Express Using the Setup Utility to configure the workstation Using the Configuration Tool to configure the workstation Page Page Installing the Thin Client Service Utility and the Operations Utilities Installing the utilities from the NetVista Thin Client Utilities CD Downloading the utilities from the NetVista Thin Client web site Page Page Managing your Thin Client Express remotely Page PPP dialer for Thin Client Express workstations Prerequisites for using PPP dial access Configuring a workstation for PPP dialer Preparing the workstation for PPP dialer configuration Configuring initial modem settings for PPP dialer access Starting the PPP dialer Learning about the NC dialer window Maintaining and reconfiguring PPP dialer parameters Using the PPP dialer to access flash images Troubleshooting PPP dialer problems Altering the flash image of a workstation Performing a software update on a workstation Using the Configuration Tool to perform a software update on a workstation Using the Thin Client Manager Operations Utility to perform a software update on a workstation Recovering the flash image of a workstation Using one workstation to recover the flash image of another workstation Enabling peer flash recovery on a workstation Recovering the image on the peer-booted workstation Disabling peer flash recovery on a workstation Using the Setup Utility to recover the flash image of a workstation Using the Thin Client Manager Operations Utility to recover the flash image of a workstation Resolving hardware problems Verifying hardware problems Visible hardware failure Page Audio beep sequences LED indications Error codes and text messages Page Page Page Page Appendix A. Replacing hardware parts Replacing the N2800e Thin Client Express CompactFlash card Replacing parts other than the N2800e CompactFlash card Page Returning hardware parts Appendix B. Hardware maintenance procedures Page Page Page Page Page Appendix C. Setting the thin client voltage for your location Page Appendix D. Recovering the boot block image Page Appendix E. Choosing a flash file Page Appendix F. Monitor specifications Page Appendix G. Connector pin information The following tables define the connector pins that are used with the N2800e thin client. Page Notices Environmental Design Product Recycling and Disposal Trademarks Electronic Emission Notices Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement Page Page O P R S T Index A B C D F O P R S T Readers Comments Wed Like to Hear from You ReadersComments Wed Like to Hear from You ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ SA23-2808-00