HP (Hewlett-Packard) 6 PC User Manual
Familiarization Guide
HP Vectra VL PC
HP Vectra VL MT PC
This guide is for experienced technicians who have
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course. It is a self-paced training guide designed to train
you to repair the PC. It contains information specific only
to the repair of these PCs. For information on the
installation of accessories, see the User’s Guide and the
Online documents that are supplied with the PC.
HP Vectra VL
6/xxx Series 6 PC
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Vectra Products Comparison
Vectra Products Comparison
Component
Microprocessor
VRM
Main memory
Graphics controller
Communications
ports
Mass storage
Accessory board
slots
HP Vectra VL 6/xxx PC HP Vectra VL 6/xxx MT PC
Pentium II
, 233 MHz or 266 MHz, 32 KB of level-1 cache memory, 256 KB
or 512 KB of level-2 cache memory
2.8 Volt Voltage Regulator Module
32 MB or 64 MB (standard), 192 MB(maximum), non-ECC EDO 60 ns DRAM,
Six SIMM sockets (organized as three pairs)
Cirrus 5446 integrated on the system board, with 2 MB video memory not
upgradeable
:
OR
Matrox MGA Millennium II
on a PCI accessory board, with 4 MB
video memory upgradeable to 12 MB
2 USB connectors
4.0 GB
IDE or 2.5 GB IDE
5 shelves (3 front access, 2 internal)
5 slots
(2 PCI, 1 ISA, 2 combination PCI/ISA)
, 2 serial ports, parallel port, keyboard, mouse
4.0 GB
IDE or 2.5 GB IDE
6 shelves (4 front access, 2 internal)
6 slots
(2 ISA, 2 PCI, 2 combination PCI/ISA)
Audio board
CD-ROM drive
Flexible disk drive
Power supply
Power saving
New ISA Plug-and-Play audio board on multimedia models
24✕
speed
New version without bezel
Auto-ranging 100/240 VAC, 150 W
input, 120 W output
IDE on multimedia models
Standard version with bezel
Manually switched 115/230 VAC,
200 W input, 160 W output
115 V, 60 Hz: 21 W in suspend mode, 27 W in standby mode
230 V, 50 Hz: 25 W in suspend mode, 30 W in standby mode
1
Front view
Front view with cover
removed
New Package for the Desktop Models
New Package for the Desktop Models
activity light
status light
(Multimedia models only)
Hard disk drive
24✕ CD-ROM drive
Flexible disk drive
Rear view
System board switches
Video memory
Processor
VRM
Main memory
Security lock hole
Display
Key boa rd
USB
Mouse
Par al lel
Retaining brackets
Serial A
Serial B
2
Minitower Package
Minitower Package
Front view with cover
removed
Rear view
System board switches
Processor
VRM
Video memory
Main memory
Serial B
Voltage selection switch
Serial A
Par al lel
Mouse
USB
Key boa rd
Display
3
System Board and Backplanes
System Board and Backplanes
Most desktop and minitower models are supplied with a Matrox graphics
controller on a PCI board, and do not have the integrated graphics controller
loaded on the system board.
Status Panel
A
A
B
Not Used
B
Power Connector
Memory Slots
C
C
Voltage Regulator Module
3.3 V Connector
CD-ROM Connector
Flexible Disk Connector
Display
Hard Disk Connector
(Items shown in grey are
present only on models with
integrated graphics controller)
Graphics
Controller
Chip
VESA Connector
USB
Kbd
Mou
Video Memory
Parallel Port
External Speaker
Internal Speaker Connector
External Start
Serial Port A
Processor Slot
System Board Switches
External Battery Connector
Serial Port B
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