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What's new in the latest BIOS Update? 2. How do I update the BIOS on the FM87XLP2? |
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Why does drive B appear in Windows NT 4.0? 2. How do I install the 2nd hard disk drive? 3. Why does it take a long time to boot Windows 98 with the LS-120 drive installed? 4. Why does the system fail to boot Windows 95 with the LS-120 drive installed? |
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| Input/Output | 1. How do I use the TV-out port with an RCA connection on the TV set? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Under which operating systems can I use the DVD-ROM
/ MPEG card to play DVD titles? 2. Why does the DVD Movie look and sound choppy or skips? |
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| Hot Key | 1. What are the functions of the Hot Keys? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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newest BIOS versions for FutureMate FM87XLP2 is version R1.17. Version:R1.12 Date:March 30, 1999 This version has been released to include the following updates: Supports 8GB/ 10GB HDD. Version:R1.10 Date:December 30, 1998 This version has been released to correct the following problems: 1. The option of Disable/Enable Power-On Beeping Sound has been added into SCU. 2. A fix to the problem of slow system performance when 96-MB DRAM is installed has been added. Version:R1.08a Date:October 7, 1998 This version has been released to correct the following problems: 1. The LS-120/ZIP drive can not be detected correctly under Windows 9x. 2. When AC adapter is plugged, the battery icon on the task bar can not be switched to AC adapter icon. 3. Support for 2*128 MB SDRAM has been added. 4. System fails to perform Suspend-to-Disk under the Windows95 DOS box. Version:R1.06 Date:August 31, 1998 This version has been released to correct the following problems: 1. Windows 95 and 98 now shows the percentage of life left in the optional smart battery. Version:R1.04 Date:August 14, 1998 Version:R1.03 Date:July 9, 1998 This version has been released to correct the following problems: 1. Added support for Windows 98. Version:R1.03c Date:June 22, 1998 This version has been released to correct the following problems: 1. Game port on Port Replicator does not work in Windows 98. 2. System freezes up when attempting to enter standby mode in Windows 98. Version:R1.03a Date:June 15, 1998 This version has been released to correct the following problems: 1. BIOS POST shows incorrect CPU type after system burn-in. Version:R1.02d Date:May 25, 1998 Return to top |
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do I update the BIOS on the 87XLP2 To update the BIOS on the 87XLP2 to the newest version, follow this procedure: 1. With the system turned off, set switches 1 and 2 under the keyboard to the On position. 2. Download the BIOS update file from the 87XLP2 download page. 3. Run the downloaded executable to extract the files in the archive. 4. Boot up from a system disk. Make certain that no memory manager was loaded. 5. From the directory where the extracted files are located, execute the program. 6. The flash program will start to load the file. After it is loaded, press Enter to start. 7. Make certain that the program is not interrupted for any reason. Restart the computer when prompted Return to top |
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does drive B appear in Windows NT 4.0? If you have an internal Iomega Zip Drive installed, you may see a Drive B listed in Explorer, but have trouble accessing it as the Zip drive. To solve this problem, to install the device drivers for the Zip drive, and also setup Iomega NT Tools. The typical drive letter assignment for the Zip drive is D: drive. Download the Zip Drive Device Driver for Windows NT 4.0 from Iomega web site. 1. Extract the files from the zip file. 2. Start Windows NT 4.0. 3. Go to Start Menu / Settings / Control Panel / SCSI Adapter / Drivers. 4. Select Add, and enter (dir)\ide as the file location, where (dir) is the location where the ZIP file was extracted. 5. Enter (dir)\ide again as the location of "imgatapi.sys". 6. Run Setup from the extracted directory to set up Tools for NT 4.0. 7. Reboot the system after Tools has been installed. Return to top |
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do I install the 2nd hard disk drive? To install a secondary hard drive, you will need to set the hard drive to be a Slave drive. Refer to the hard drive documentation. After you install the drive into the casing, simply insert the hard drive + casing into the floppy drive bay, and turn on the system. The hard drive will automatically be detected by the BIOS. You may want to disable the floppy drive in the BIOS to prevent the system from searching for the floppy drive. Return to top |
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does it take a long time to boot Windows 98 with the LS-120 drive
installed? To solve boot-up problems in Windows 98, please update your BIOS to later Version. Go here to download the latest BIOS update. Return to top |
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does the system fail to boot Windows 95 with the LS-120 drive installed? To solve boot-up problems in Windows 95, please update your BIOS to later version. Go here to download the latest BIOS update. Return to top |
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do I use the TV-out port with an RCA connection on the TV set?
You will need to purchase an optional S-Video to RCA Converter cable in order for you to connect theFutureMate™ 87XLP2 S-Video TV-Out to the RCA connector on your TV Set. Return to top |
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which operating systems can I use the DVD-ROM to play DVD titles? The FutureMate FM87XLP2 DVD-ROM / DVD Software can be used to play DVD titles under Windows 95 and Windows 98. There is no support for DVD under Windows NT 4.0. However, with the correct drivers installed, you are still able to use the DVD-ROM to read data CD and data DVD under all operating systems. Return to top |
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does the DVD Movie look and sound choppy? To obtain the best performance from the DVD/MPEG 2 system, please check the following: 1. In Control Panel / System / Device Manager, click on the + sign next to CD-ROM. 2. Click on the DVD-ROM, and click on Properties / Settings. 3. Check the box labeled DMA. 4. Go back to Control Panel / Power Management, and disable Power Management. 5. Make sure that the audio and video drivers are installed using the Audio / Video Driver Diskette which is provided with the DVD/MPEG module. Return to top |
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