HP Vectra VEC 7, Vectra VE C/xxx 7, Vectra VE C/xxx Supplementary Manual

Familiarization Guide

HP Vectra VE PC

HP Vectra VE MT PC

This guide is for experienced technicians who have already completed the HP Vectra PC family training 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 (supplied with the PC) and the Upgrade and Maintenance Guide (available from HP’s Support Web site at http://www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport).

HP Vectra VE

C/xxx Series 7 PC

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Contents

Electrostatic Discharge Warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Care of Hard Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Vectra Product Hardware Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Where to find information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Desktop Models Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Minitower Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

System Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

System Board Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Removing and Replacing the Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Desktop Models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Minitower Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Removing the Hard Disk and Floppy Disk Tray(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Desktop Models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Minitower Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Removing the Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Desktop Models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Minitower Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Removing the Power Supply Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Desktop Models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Minitower Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Removing and Replacing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

New Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Contents

Support Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Flashing the Latest Version of the System BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Accessing the HP Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Complete the Questionnaire to Check Your Understanding . . . . . . 25

Answers and Explanations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Electrostatic Discharge Warning

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage processors, memory, disks, accessory boards and other components.

Before installing or replacing a component: 1 Do not take the new component out of its ESD package before connecting

your wrist strap and ESD mat to a suitably earthed (grounded) point.

2 Do not forget to use the ESD package provided with the new part to

return the old part. The ESD package is conductive and is easy to recognize from its label.

ESD Label

Care of Hard Disk Drives

HP hard disk drives are delicate and are very sensitive to shocks or vibration. When installing a hard disk accessory, be careful not to drop or knock the drive. Any shock may damage the drive and prevent it from functioning correctly.

Hard disk drives already installed in HP Vectra PCs are also sensitive to shocks. If the PC’s system unit is knocked or dropped accidentally, this may cause damage to installed hard disk drives.

Avoid striking the PC

Don’t move the PC when powered on

Don’t knock the hard disk during installation

Vectra Product Hardware Comparison

The main feature differences between the two products are shown in bold.

Component HP Vectra VE 4/xxx PC HP Vectra VE 7/xxx PC

Microprocessor

Chipset

Intel Pentium MMX (socket 7), 166, 200, or 233 MHz 16 KB of level-1 cache memory, 256 KB of level-2 cache memory (integrated on the system board)

Intel Celeron for Slot 1, 266 or 300 MHz 32 KB of level-1 cache memory, 0 KB of level-2 cache memory (based on the same P6 microarchitecture as Pentium II processors)

SiS5581 Intel 440EX AGPset (based on Intel

440LX chipset but for the Celeron processor) with 66 MHz system bus.

● AGP-enabled (Accelerated Graphics

Port) for enhanced graphics performance in Intel Celeron-based systems

● ACPI (Advanced Configuration and

Power Interface) support

● Ultra ATA (on Primary and Secondary

IDE channels)

● SDRAM memory allows real-time data

transfer from the processor, eliminating bottlenecks and improving overall system performance

Super I/O Memory

Hard Disks Flexible disk

NS87317 NS309 Up to 192 MB SDRAM 32 MB (standard), 256 MB (maximum),

2.1 or 3.2 GB Ultra ATA SMART II 2.5 or 3.2 GB Ultra ATA SMART II Standard version without bezel Standard version with bezel (desktop

drive CD-ROM

24XMAX IDE 32XMAX IDE (without audio jack and

(selected models)

60 ns SDRAM, two DIMM sockets (nonECC)

and minitower)

volume control switch)

Vectra Product Hardware Comparison

Component

Sound Card (selected models)

LAN board (selected models)

Graphics

Operating Systems

Connectors

HP Vectra VE 4/xxx PC HP Vectra VE 7/xxx PC

SoundBlaster Pro-compatible (Aztech)

10/100 with RPO 3Com 905B-TX (bundled models) or Intel

10/100Base-T (CAP models) LAN board with WOL (Wake On LAN) capability, including Remote Power On/Remote Wake Up

S3 Trio 64 V2 integrated on the system board, 2 MB (not upgradeable)

64-bit ATI Rage IIc AGP card, 2 MB EDO (not upgradeable) on AGP bus

Windows 95 (SR 2) Windows NT (Service Pack 3) or

Windows 95 (SR 2.5)

1 Serial, 1 Parallel, Keyboard, Mouse, 2 stacked USB, 15-pin VGA

2 Serial, 1 Parallel, Keyboard, Mouse, 2 stacked USB, 15-pin VGA

Expandability (desktop)

Expandability (minitower)

BIOS Power Supply

Power Savings Input/Output

Cables

Shelves: 5, including Floppy Disk Drive (3 front-accessible) Accessory Slots: 5—2 PCI, 1 ISA,

Shelves: 5, including Floppy Disk Drive (3 front-accessible) Accessory Slots: 5—3 PCI, 2 ISA

2 combination PCI/ISA Shelves: 6 including Floppy Disk Drive

(4 front-accessible) Accessory Slots: 6—2 PCI, 2 ISA,

Shelves: 6 including Floppy Disk Drive (4 front-accessible) Accessory Slots: 5—3 PCI, 2 ISA

2 combination PCI/ISA Phoenix 4.06 core with HP extensions AMI standard BIOS Either autoranging 100/240 VAC or

manually switched 115/230 VAC

Manually switched 115/230 VAC, 145 W

continuous output Normal, standby, sleep Normal, standby, suspend (sleep) Primary IDE cable: Ultra ATA

Secondary IDE (CD-ROM) cable: Enhanced IDE Floppy Disk Drive cable

Primary IDE cable: Ultra ATA

Secondary IDE (CD-ROM) cable:

Standard IDE (only on models supplied

with a CD-ROM drive)

Floppy Disk Drive cable

Note: both IDE channels are Ultra ATA

Vectra Product Hardware Comparison

Component

Compliancy

System Management

HP Vectra VE 4/xxx PC HP Vectra VE 7/xxx PC

DMI 2.0 DMI 2.0 / SMBIOS 1.x

PC97 Phase 1 EPA Energy Star

HP TopTools 3.0, HP DiagTools 2.0 HP TopTools 3.0, HP DiagTools 2.0

Features:

● Inventory database (DMI 2.0).

Detailed asset information can be gathered from anywhere on the network and stored in a database.

● Hardware diagnostics (HP DiagTools

2.0). Comprehensive set of hardware diagnostics tools.

● Actions on alerts. HP TopTools’ 3.0

hardware diagnostics program can generate alerts and DMTF-standard support tickets.

● Remote power on/off. The HP Vectra

VE can be remotely powered on/off.

Where to find information

For more information, refer to the Hewlett-Packard MIS Kit for this product, available at the HP World Wide Web site:

http://www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport/

The MIS kit for this PC includes:

• User’s Guide — Setting up information for the PC.

• Upgrade and Maintenance Guide — describes in detail how to open the

package and install accessories. It also has detailed troubleshooting information.

• Network Administrator’s Guide — network driver installation

information for network administrators.

• Service Handbook Chapters — information on upgrade and replacement

parts, including HP part numbers. Beep codes are explained in an Appendix of the HP Vectra Service Handbook (13th Edition).

Desktop Models Package

Front view

Hard disk activity light

Front view with cover removed

Refer to page 8 for more information about the system board

Three PCI slots

AGP slot

Two ISA slots

CD-ROM drive (some models)

Flexible disk drive

Power on/off button

Power on status light

Celeron Processor

Two SDRAM memory module slots

System board switches

Rear view

Voltage Selection Switch

Parallel Connector

2 Serial Connectors

Mouse (top connector)

Keyboard (bottom connector)

2 USB Connectors

Front view with cover removed

Same system board as desktop models

Minitower Package

Rear view

Keyboard (left connector)

Voltage Selection Switch

Mouse (right connector)

2 USB Connectors

2 Serial Connectors

Parallel Connector

+ 23 hidden pages

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