HP Vectra XW User Manual

Familiarization Guide

HP Vectra XW PC Workstation Family

This guide is for experienced technicians who have already
completed the HP Vectra computer family training course.
In particular, it assumes that the reader is already familiar
with the HP Vectra XU 6/xxx PC, upon which the
HP Vectra XW PC Workstations are based.

This document serves as a self-paced training guide,
designed to train you for repair of the computer, and only
contains repair-specific information. For information on the
installation of accessories, see the User’s Guide and the
online documents that are supplied with the computer.

HP Vectra XW

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New Features and Overview

New Features and Overview

The HP Vectra XW PC Workstations are based upon the HP Vectra XU 6/
xxx PC. The main new features are:

3D Graphics
Controller Board

all models HP Integrated OpenGL Interface Board installed in a PCI

accessory slot. This can be an AccelGraphics AccelPro or

AccelEclipse, depending on model (see the table below).
16 ✕ CD-ROM Drive some models See the table below.
Windows NT 4.0 WS

Operating System

preloaded on
some models

See the table below.

Family Overview

Graphics Controller

Version of the

CD-ROM

CPL

Board installed in a PCI

Windows NT

Drive

Accessory Slot

Operating System

HP Vectra XW 10/96 AccelPro 3.51 WS on CD-ROM 8 ✕ IDE
HP Vectra XW Series U1 5/97 AccelPro 4.0 WS preloaded 16 ✕ IDE
HP Vectra XW Series W1 5/97 AccelEclipse 4.0 WS preloaded 16 ✕ IDE

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External Features

External Features

Connector for the 3-button mouse

The top line, on the label on the
right hand side panel, gives the
number of processors installed,
the processor speed and the
series number.

XW 6/2x200 Series W1

Wty: WBK@
Sup: SAB@

Model
Prod: D5210N #ABA
S/N: FR63412345

HP PCI Integrated 10/100 BT
Interface RJ-45 connector

Display connector on AccelGraph­ics 3D graphics board

System Board Connectors and Switches

The same system board is used on each member of the HP Vectra XW PC
Workstation family as was used on the HP Vectra XU 6/xxx PC.

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HP Integrated OpenGL Interface Board

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HP Integrated OpenGL Interface Board

OpenGL is a graphics language for describing three-dimensional objects.
The HP Integrated OpenGL Interface board has a processor that executes
OpenGL 3D graphics instructions autonomously of the main processor.

AccelPRO

installed on the
HP Vectra XW 6/xxx
and
HP Vectra XW 6/xxx
Series U1

AccelEclipse

installed on the
HP Vectra XW 6/xxx
Series W1

H0

...

...

RAMDAC

Avance Logic
VGA

H7

* Neither the frame buffer nor the local buffer can be upgraded

3DLabs
Glint 500 TX

3DLabs

BIOS

Delta

...

VRAM -frame buffer- memory

*

chips on front and back
make total of 8MB

All jumper settings
are factory-set to the
default setting, and must
NOT be changed.

...

Function Default Setting
H0 EPROM Address 1-2
H1 Local Buffer Visible Region 1-2
H2 Frame Buffer Visible Region 2-3 (8 MB)
H3 Local Buffer Width 2-3 (8 MB)
H4 Local Buffer Width 2-3 (8 MB)
H5 Local Buffer visible Region 2-3
H6 Local Buffer visible Region 2-3
H7 on-board VGA enable/disable 1-2 (enable)

PCI bus connector

H4 H6

...

H2

H3

...

DRAM -local buffer- memory

*

chips on and under daughter boar
make total of 8MB

H1

H5

......

Cooling fan

Daughter board

Daughter board

Display connector

• The graphics controllers cannot be upgraded or reconfigured by the user,
or by HP personnel.

• Changes to the configuration are not supported. Make sure that the
jumpers and daughter board are configured as set by the manufacturer.

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