HP Vectra XU5, Vectra XU 5/XX, Vectra XU Supplementary Manual

HP Vectra XU Series PCs Familiarization Guide

Trademarks
Printed Manual Information

Introduction

Overview
Information Flags

Product Overview and Features

Product Overview

Supported Accessories
Vectra Products Comparison
Product Features

Main features of the System Board

SETUP program

Operating Systems Supported

Documentation

PC Hardware Structure

Packaging

External Connectors and Internal Components

System Board
Accessories

Installing Main Memory

Installing Video Memory

Installing Accessories

Installing Accessory Boards

Configuring the LAN Interface

Installing a Dual Processor
System Board Switches

Troubleshooting and Repair

Product Identification
Field Replaceable Parts

Warranty
Using SETUP to Configure the PC
Power-On Self Tests (POST)
Updating the System ROM
Diagnostic Utility

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Trademarks

Intel®, SX, DX, DX2, OverDrive, and PENTIUM are U.S.
trademarks of Intel Corporation.

Microsoft®, MS-DOS®, Windows®, Windows NT®,
and LANManager® are U.S. registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation.

IBM AT® and OS/2® are U.S. registered trademarks of
International Business Machines Corporation.

UNIX® is a registered trademark of UNIX System
Laboratories Inc. in the U.S.A. and other countries.

Novell® and NetWare® are U.S. registered trademarks
of Novell, Inc.

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Printed Manual Information

© 1994 Hewlett-Packard Company
Manual Part Number: D308X+49A-90001
Printed in France 04/94

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Introduction

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Overview

This guide is for experienced HP Response Center personnel, Customer Engineers, and
reseller technicians. That is, personnel who have already completed the Vectra PC family
training course, or equivalent, and have at least six months experience servicing HP Vectra
PCs.

It is a self-paced training guide designed to train you to install, configure, and repair the PC.
Although you can follow the guide without any equipment, access to a PC is preferable.

Introduction
Product Overview

and Features
PC Hardware

Structure
Troubleshooting

and Repair

Welcome to the familiarization guide.

You will be able to read and understand this guide in less than two hours.
When you have completed it, you will be able to:

• install the PC

• configure the PC using the SETUP program

• repair the PC

• answer basic questions about the PC's features.

provides an introduction to this guide.
is an introduction to the PC, explaining the difference

between this range of PCs and other Hewlett-Packard PCs.
describes the package, including installing and removing

accessories.
describes the replaceable parts and the utilities which are

available to troubleshoot the PC. It also includes information
on how to configure the PC using the SETUP program, and
describes the Power-On Self Tests.

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Information Flags

This course has flags that highlight safety instructions and important information. Be sure to
pay special attention to the following symbols and text.

WARNING The Warning symbol highlights text that describes a potential danger to

personnel.

CAUTION The Caution symbol highlights text that describes potential danger to

equipment.

NOTE The Note symbol highlights text that gives special instructions or information.

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Product Overview and Features

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Product Overview

The following table gives an overview of the models and accessories of the HP Vectra XU
Series PCs.

Flexible
Drive A:

HP Vectra XU 5/75 PC (Cpl: 04/95)

D3081A
D3083A

HP Vectra XU 5/90 PC (Cpl: 07/94)

D3085A

D3086A
D3087A

D3088A
(CPL:
04/95)

HP Vectra XU 5/90C PC (Cpl: 07/94)

D3091A

D3092A

D3094A

Product
Number

1.44 MB
D2035A

1.44 MB
D2035A

1.44 MB
D2035A

Hard Drive
C:

None
540 MB IDE

(D2395-x)**

None

270 MB SCSI
(D2385A)

540 MB SCSI
(D2398A)

540 MB IDE
(D2395-x)**

540 MB SCSI
(D2386A)

1 GB SCSI
(D2076B)

540 MB IDE
(D2891B)

*Asynchronous Cache
**Not available as an accessory
***Burst Synchronous Cache

Disk
Controller

Integrated
SCSI-2/
IDE
Interface

Integrated
SCSI-2
IDE
Interface

Integrated
SCSI-2
IDE
Interface

Video
Controller

Integrated
Ultra VGA+
(2MB)

Integrated
Ultra VGA+
(2MB)

Matrox
Graphics
Board
Impression
+
(2MB, up­gradeable
to
4 MB)

Stand­ard
RAM

8MB Yes 256 KB*

8MB Yes 256 KB*

16 MB Yes 256 KB***

Inte­grated
LAN

L 2
Cache

256 KB***

Flexible
Drive A:

HP Vectra XU 5/90C PC (Cpl: 07/94)

D3091B

D3092B

D3094B

HP Vectra XU 5 100C PC (Cpl: 05/95)

Product
Number

1.44 MB
D2035A

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Hard Drive
C:

540 MB SCSI
(D2398-x)*

1 GB SCSI
(D2904-x)*

540 MB IDE
(D2395-x)*

Disk
Controller

Integrated
SCSI-2
IDE
Interface

Video
Controller

Matrox
Graphics
Board
Impression
+
(2MB, up­gradeable
to
4 MB)

Stand­ard
RAM

16 MB Yes 256 KB**

Inte­grated
LAN

L 2
Cache

D3093A

D3097A

D3098A

D3099A

1.44 MB
D2035A

None

540 MB IDE
(D2395-x)*

540 MB SCSI
(D2398-x)*

1GB SCSI
(D2904-x)*

*Not available as an accessory
**Burst Synchronous Cache

Integrated
SCSI-2
IDE
Interface

Matrox
Graphics
Board
Impression
+
(2MB, up­gradeable
to
4 MB)

16 MB Yes 512 KB**

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Supported Accessories

HP Vectra XU Accessories Part

Supported Accessories

4 MB Memory Upgrade kit D2690A
8 MB Memory Upgrade kit D2691A
16 MB Memory Upgrade kit D2297A
32 MB Memory Upgrade kit D2298A
Setup Kit (Getting Started and Setting Up Your PC manuals)

Video Memory upgrades

2MB Video RAM kit for PCI 2+ Matrox card D3095A
2MB Video RAM kit for Impression+ Matrox card (Revision 3) D3095B

Processor upgrade

Pentium 90 Dual Processor Upgrade D3096A
Pentium 100 Dual Processor Upgrade D3096B

Video Displays

Color VGA Display D1197A
Ultra VGA 1600 Display D1199A
Monochrome VGA 14-inch Display D2801A/B
Entry-Level SVGA 14-inch Display D2802A
Super VGA 1024i 14-inch Display D2804A
Ergo 1024 14-inch Display D2805A
Ergo Ultra VGA 15-inch Display D2806A
Ultra VGA 1280 17-inch Display D2807A
Super VGA 14-inch Display (Low Emissions) D2814A

Multimedia Products

HP Sound DSP 16

Mass Storage

Flexible Disk 1.44 MB 3.5-inch D2035A
Flexible Disk 1.2 MB 5.25-inch D2881A
Hard Disk 1 GB SCSI D2076B
Hard Disk 2 GB SCSI D2077A

Input Devices

Mouse C3751A
Keyboard C3756A

Numbers

D3080B

For further information about accessories refer to the data sheet, the HP Vectra PC Service
Handbook, or the HP Vectra PC Accessory Service Handbook.

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Vectra Products Comparison

This table compares the HP Vectra XU PCs with the HP Vectra XM 486 and HP Vectra XP
PCs.

Component

Microprocessor 486s/33: 486SX-33

Main Memory

· Standard

· Maximum
Level-one cache

memory
Level-two cache

memory

Video adapter Integrated HP Ultra

Hard Disk Drive
adapter

Mass storage

Integrated ports 1 Bidirectional parallel port

Accessory board
slots

Network Interface

Power supply 75 W (full range

Security Keyboard lock, User Password prompt, mechanical cover lock, disk and port

Passwords User Password and System Administrator Password
Preinstalled

software

BIOS ROM Flash ROM

HP Vectra 486
XM series HP Vectra XP series HP Vectra XU series

486/33: 486DX-33
486/50: 486DX2-50
486/66: 486DX2-66

32 or 36-bit (80 ns)
4 or 8 MB
64 MB
8 KB (on the

microprocessor)
0, 128, or 256 KB

write-through (on the
system board)

VGA 2 (1 MB
memory, upgradable
to 2 MB)

Integrated IDE adapter Integrated Enhanced IDE

• One front-access 3.5-inch shelf

• One front-access 5.25-inch shelf

• Two internal 3.5-inch shelves for hard disk drives

Four 16-bit ISA Two 16-bit ISA

Integrated Ethernet with UTP connector (optional

board provides coaxial connector)

90-264 VAC)

disabling Power-on button and [RESET] button disabling

MS-DOS, Windows, HP Dashboard, software drivers,

XP/60: 60 MHz Pentium
XP/66: 66 MHz Pentium

36-bit (70 ns)
8 MB
192 MB

8 KB for code, 8 KB for data

(both on the microprocessor)

256 KB write-through (on
the system board)

Integrated HP Ultra VGA
on PCI bus (2 MB video
memory, upgradable to 4
MB)

2 Serial ports
1 Infrared link

One 16-bit PCI
One ISA or PCI

100 W (full range 90-132
VAC and 198-264 VAC)

and HPROMInit

XU 5/75: 75 MHz Pentium
XU 5/90: 90 MHz Pentium
XU 5/90C: 90 MHz Pentium
XU 5/100C: 100 MHz Pentium

32-bit (70 ns)
8 or 16 MB
256 MB

256 or 512 KB write-back, on
the system board (burst
synchronous on C models)

Integrated HP Ultra VGA on
PCI bus (2 MB> video
memory) Matrox Video
Adapter board on C models,
2MB video memory
upgradable to 4 MB)

and Fast SCSI-2 adapters on
PCI bus

• One front-access 3.5-inch

shelf

• One front-access 5.25-

inch shelf

• One 5.25-inch shelf for a

front-access device or
hard disk drive

• One internal 3.5-inch

shelf for a hard disk
drive

1 ECP/EPP bidirectional
parallel port
1 Serial port

Three 16-bit ISA
One 32-bit PCI
One combination ISA or PCI

Integrated Ethernet interface
on PCI bus, with one RJ-45
UTP and one BNC coaxial
connector

120 W (full range 90-264
VAC)

MS-DOS, Windows, HP
Dashboard, software drivers,
Plug and Play utilities, and
HPROMInit

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System ROM
localization

11 languages

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Product Features

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Main features of the System Board

The main features of the system board are:

• Two ZIF sockets: one for the main Pentium processor, and one for the Dual Processor.

• Eight sockets for main memory modules, allowing a maximum of 256 MB.

• 2 MB of video memory (upgradable to 4 MB on C models).

• 256 KB of level-two cache memory.

• 512 KB of level-two cache memory on the 5/100C models.

• A 32-bit PCI local bus for communication between the processor, the main memory, the

level-two cache, and the PCI controllers.

• An ISA bus for optional industry-standard accessory boards.

• Two PCI slots, three ISA slots, and one combination ISA/PCI slot.

• Integrated PCI interfaces: Ethernet network, Fast SCSI-2, Enhanced IDE, Ultra VGA. (C

models have a PCI Matrox video adapter board.)

• A security system preventing unauthorized use of the PC.

• A facility to update the flash BIOS.

• An I/O controller controlling the parallel and serial ports, and flexible disk drives.

• A keyboard and mouse controller.

NOTE ESDI mass storage devices are not supported.

• Package. The HP Vectra XU uses the same full-height desktop package as the HP

Vectra NetServer LE series PCs, with slots for five accessory boards.

• Microprocessors. The HP Vectra XU models use 75, 90 and 100 MHz Pentium

microprocessors.
The Pentium microprocessor has all the features of the Intel 486 microprocessor. All

software written for Intel X86 microprocessors, used in previous HP Vectra models, will
run on the Pentium microprocessor. It has new features providing significant
enhancements over the Intel 486. The main features are:

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◊◊ Two instruction pipelines and two floating point units. These can operate

independently, executing two instructions per clock cycle.

◊◊ Improved floating-point operation using faster algorithms to speed up calculation-

intensive software.

◊◊ Dynamic branch prediction to anticipate where instructions are heading.
◊◊ Two separate 8 KB level-one caches-- one for code and one for data.
◊◊ Data transfers to and from the processor are between five and ten times faster than

that of the 486. This is mainly due to the 64-bit data bus and instruction pipelining.

• Dual Pentium Processor. The HP Vectra XU has a ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) socket

on the system board. This allows a Dual Pentium processor to be installed easily.
(D3096A for 90 Mhz models, D3096B for 100 MHz models). (Refer to Installing a Dual
Pentium Processor.)

• Cache memory. The HP Vectra XU PCs have 16 KB of level-one cache memory in the

microprocessor and 256 KB of level-two cache memory on the system board. 5/100C
models have 512 KB of level two cache memory on the system board.

• CMOS RAM. System configuration data is held in CMOS RAM, and is backed up with a

gold capacitor.

• Main Memory Modules. The HP Vectra XU has eight sockets on the system board.

Sockets are grouped into four banks, labeled A to D; there are two sockets in each
bank. Memory modules must be installed in pairs of the same capacity, beginning with
bank A, up to bank D.

The HP Vectra XU is supplied with 8 or 16 MB of memory as standard, depending on
the model, upgradeable to 256 MB. It uses 70 ns, 32-bit memory modules:

◊◊ 4 MB (D2974A)
◊◊ 8 MB (D2975A)
◊◊ 16 MB (D2297A)
◊◊ 32 MB (D2298A).

• Accessory Board Slots. Five industry-standard accessory board slots: three 16 -bit

ISA slots, one 32-bit PCI slot, and one combination 16 -bit ISA or 32-bit PCI slot.

• Video adapter. The video adapter has 2 MB of video memory on the system board.

C models have a Matrox video adapter board; on these the video memory is
upgradeable to 4 MB. The integrated video adapter on the system board, and the
Matrox video adapter board, are both PCI devices.

The integrated video adapter on the system board can display the following resolutions:

Colors and refresh rates

16 colors

Resolution

640 x 480 Not Available
800 x 600 Not Available

Standard
VGA (4bpp*)

256
colors
(8bpp)

64K colors
hi-color
(16bpp)

60/72 Hz

60/72/75 Hz 60/72 Hz

16.7M colors
true-color (32
bpp)

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