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.

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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

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.

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

...

RAMDAC

Avance Logic VGA

* 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

...

DRAM -local buffer- memory

chips on and under daughter boar make total of 8MB

......

Cooling fan

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.

OpenGL Drivers

Every operating system and applications program needs specific drivers. Without these, the HP Integrated OpenGL Interface Board operates only in standard VGA mode, and hardware 3D acceleration will not be usable.

Platform Operating System and Drivers

HP Vectra XW 6/xxx The OpenGL interface drivers for Windows NT 3.51 must be installed, from the

Documentation

HP Vectra XW 6/xxx Series U1 The Windows NT 4.0 WS operating system is preloaded, and the OpenGL drivers are preloaded with it.

HP Vectra XW 6/xxx Series W1

Online Help and Online Diagnostics

Online help for installing and configuring the drivers is found by running

\opengl\doc\hpopengl.hp

CD-ROM, when the operating system is installed.

on the HP Vectra XW/XU Drivers and

HP Vectra XW/XU Drivers and

Documentation CD-ROM, or from the hard disk on models in which the operating system is preloaded.

There is no specific diagnostic tool. However, for the HP Vectra XW 6/xxx and HP Vectra XW 6/xxx Series U1, the configuration can be checked on the AccelPanel. This is recommended as the first step in any troubleshooting. This panel is normally placed in the AccelGraphics Group, though the user may have chosen to install it somewhere else.

OpenGL Drivers

For the HP Vectra XW Series W1, the configuration can be checked on the NT display properties menu.

Installing Dual Processors

• When installing a second processor, in models that are supplied with a single processor, make sure that it is of the same type as the first.

• The processors are bound to be of the same speed since HP only offers 200 MHz Pentium Pro processors for use in these models.

• HP does not support models in which the user has installed non-HP processor kits.

These configurations are

Pentium Pro 200 MHz 256 KB L2 cache

correct. A second processor has been fitted, of the same speed and cache memory capacity as the first.

Pentium Pro 200 MHz 512 KB L2 cache

Pentium Pro 200 MHz 256 KB L2 cache

Pentium Pro 200 MHz 512 KB L2 cache

These configurations are wrong. A second processor has been fitted, with a different cache memory capacity than the first.

These configurations will work, but the performance gain is not optimal.

Pentium Pro 200 MHz 512 KB L2 cache

Pentium Pro 200 MHz 256 KB L2 cache

Installing Main Memory Modules

• The four memory banks (A, B, C, D) may be filled in any order (with the exception that Bank A must always be filled).

• Memory can be upgraded in increments of 32 MB, 64 MB or 128 MB (by installing pairs of 16 MB, 32 MB or 64 MB modules).

• Always install a pair of identical modules.

• HP does not support models in which the user has installed non-HP memory modules.

Initial Configuration Example Upgrade Paths

Models that are supplied with 64 MB of main memory have a pair of 32 MB, 60 ns, fast page mode (FPM), 72-bit, error correcting code (ECC) memory modules.

This can be extended to 448 MB by installing a further three pairs of 64 MB memory modules.

This can be further extended to 512 MB by removing the original pair of modules, and replacing the with a pair of 64 MB modules.

Models that are supplied with 128 MB of main memory have two pairs of 32 MB, 60 ns, fast page mode (FPM), 72-bit, error correcting code (ECC) memory modules.

This can be extended to 384 MB by installing a further two pairs of 64 MB memory modules.

This can be further extended to 512 MB by removing the original pairs of modules, and replacing the with two pairs of 64 MB modules.

Installing Main Memory Modules

Initial Configuration Example Upgrade Paths

Banks may be filled in any order. Any banks which are occupied must always

be filled with a pair of modules of identical capacity, type and speed.

Different banks can be occupied by different capacities of modules, such as a pair of 64 MB modules, a pair of 16 MB modules, an empty bank, and a bank of 32 MB modules.

Complete the Questionnaire to Check Your Understanding

Draw a circle around each letter that corresponds with a correct answer. (There may be more than one correct answer to each question).

The following single-processor computer, supplied with a 2 GB hard disk,

has had components added by the user, and now no longer works. Which of the following could be the source of its failure to operate properly?

It has been fitted with a second Pentium Pro processor that was not

ordered from HP.

There is a pair of 16 MB non-ECC memory modules in B1 and B2.

There is a 32 MB ECC memory module in memory socket D1, but

socket D2 is empty.

Memory sockets C1 and C2 are empty.

There is a pair of non-HP memory modules in bank A.

An 850 MB IDE hard disk drive has been fitted in the lowest front-ac-

cess shelf, and has been connected to the spare grey IDE socket.

A coax-socket network-board has been installed as a PCI accessory.

What does the user need to do before running an OpenGL graphics

application?

Nothing, the appropriate drivers are integrated in the Windows NT WS

operating system. The specific drivers must be installed, manually, from the HP Drivers

CD-ROM.

Either (a) or (b), depending on which operating system is being run.

How do you extend the memory capacity to 512 MB of a model that is

supplied with 64 MB of main memory?

It cannot be extended to 512 MB. Only to 256 MB (=4 banks ✕ 64 MB).

It cannot be extended to 512 MB. Only to 448 MB (=3 banks ✕ 128 MB

plus the original bank of 64 MB).

The original bank of 64 MB can be removed, leaving room for 512 MB

(= 4 banks ✕ 128 MB).

Complete the Questionnaire to Check Your Understanding

4 The D5200N is an HP Vectra XW 6/xxx Series W1 PC Workstation with

a single 200 MHz Pentium Pro processor containing 256 KB of level-2 cache memory. What opportunities are available for upgrading the processing capability of this computer?

a Installing a second 200 MHz, 256 KB, Pentium Pro processor. b Installing a second 200 MHz Pentium Pro processor, but with 512 KB

of level-2 cache memory.

c Installing a second 256 KB, Pentium Pro processor, but working at

266 MHz.

d Replacing the present processor by a faster one. e Replacing the present processor by one with 512 KB of level-2 cache

memory.

f Removing the present processor to install two identical faster ones. g Removing the present processor to install two identical ones with

512 KB of level-2 cache memory.

5 The client complains that his graphics controller is faulty, but cannot

remember whether it is an AccelPro or AccelEclipse board. How do you know which board to take along to the site?

a You ask the client the date of purchase of the computer, and check this

against the CPL dates for the various members of the family.

b You ask the client describe the layout of the display connectors on the

back of the computer.

c You ask the client to open the computer, and to describe the appear-

ance of the graphics controller board.

d You ask the client to restart the computer, and to press whilst the

Vectra logo is being displayed, so as to read off the name of the graphics controller from the Summary Screen.

e You ask the client to read off the name of the graphics controller from

the

Display/Setting/AdvancedProperties

menu.

f You ask the client to read you back the model name from the label on

the side of the computer.

g You ask the client to read you back the model number from the label

on the back of the computer.

Answers and Explanations

What could be the source of the computer’s failure to operate properly?

a It has been fitted with a second Pentium Pro processor that was not ordered from HP. Non-HP parts are

c There is a 32 MB ECC memory module in memory socket D1, but socket D2 is empty. Memory banks can be filled in any order, but always with pairs of identical modules.

e There is a pair of memory modules in bank A that was not ordered from HP. Non-HP parts are

supported.

not

With the system configured according to response (b), the computer will work, but ECC will be disabled.

supported.

not

What does the user need to do before running an OpenGL graphics

application?

c Either (a) or (b), depending on which operating system is being run.

Response (a) is correct for the Windows NT 4.0 WS operating system. Response (b) is the only correct one if the Windows NT 3.51 WS operating system has been supplied. Online help is available by running

\opengl\doc\hpopengl.hp

How do you extend the memory capacity to 512 MB of a model that is

supplied with 64 MB of main memory?

c The original bank of 64 MB can be removed, leaving room for 512 MB (= 4 banks ✕ 128 MB).

The original 64 MB memory is of type “interleave 16”, and the 128 MB kits are of type “interleave 64”. These two types are completely compatible, and can be mixed, or used in replacement of each other.

What opportunities are available for upgrading the processing capability

of this computer?

a Installing a second 200 MHz, 256 KB, Pentium Pro processor.

Installing a second processor that is identical to the first is the only type of upgrade that is supported by HP.

Answers and Explanations

5 How do you know which board to take along to the site?

f You ask the client to read you back the model name from the label on the side of the computer.

g You ask the client to read you back the model number from the label on the back of the computer.

Response (f) is the preferable one, and indeed this label was designed for precisely this purpose. It is not always convenient for the client to access the label on the back of the computer.

Although it is possible for the client to have swapped covers between computers in similar packages (HP Vectra XW/XU/VT 6/xxx, Series U1/ W1/none), this is not supported by HP. The label on the side should be a reliable source of information describing the computer.

Response (c) is possible in a last resort, but is prone to error, and involves undesirable effort on the client’s part.

Answers and Explanations

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