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Technical Reference Manual

Product Description - Vectra VL400

This technical reference and BIOS document for Vectra VL400 PCs contains summary information only. More detailed information on system hardware is available in the Technical Reference Manual - Vectra Technology.

HP Vectra VL400 PCs

About this Document

VL400 Documentation

The following documentation is available for the HP Vectra VL400.

Quick User’s Guide

This paper manual came with your PC but is also available at www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport.

Information CD-ROM

This CD-ROM contains extensive information about your PC. It can be ordered from www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport.

If you do not want to order this CD-ROM, you can also download individual documents and information modules from www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport.

The CD-ROM contains the following information modules:

•Setting up your PC

•Using your PC

•Installing components and accessories in your PC

•Solving problems (troubleshooting)

•Warranty information.

The CD-ROM also contains the following documents:

•Product Datasheet

•Corporate Evaluator’s Guide

•Corporate Deployment Guide

•Technical Reference Manual (in 3 parts, the manual you are reading)

•Service Handbook chapters

•e-DiagTools User’s Guide.

VL400 Bibliography

HP Vectra VL400 user, troubleshooting and upgrading manuals at: www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport

Technical Reference Manual -Vectra Technology www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport

HP Vectra PC Service Handbook Chapter at: www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport.

Data sheets can be obtained at:

Pentium Processors www.intel.com/design/pentiumIII/datashts

HP Product Data Sheet www.hp.com/desktops

Contents

1 System Overview

Package Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Rear Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Minitower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Small Form Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Physical Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2 System Features

VL400 System Board Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Architectural View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Main Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Processors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Mass Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Hard Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Floppy Disk Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

CD-ROM and DVD Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

DVD Region Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Integrated Graphics Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Supported Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Matrox Millennium G450 AGP 4X or PCI Graphics Card . . . . . . . . . 28

Key Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Maximum Supported Refresh Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Accessory Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

3 Serviceability

VL400 Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

VL400 Minitower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

VL400 Small Form Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

4 BIOS Overview

BIOS Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Using the HP Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Help Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Power Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Power Saving and Ergonometry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Soft Power Down. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Safe Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Operating System Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

APM Power Management Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

ACPI Power Management Modes

(Windows 2000 and Windows98 SE only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

BIOS Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

System Memory Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 HP I/O Port Map (I/O Addresses Used by the System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 DMA Channel Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Interrupt Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 PCI Interrupt Request Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Order in Which the POST Tests are Performed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 HP e-DiagTools Preboot Diagnostic (Beep Codes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

5 Drivers and Software

Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

BIOS Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

System Overview

This chapter introduces the internal and external features, and lists the specifications of the HP Vectra VL400 PC models.

1 System Overview

Package Features

Rear Connectors

	25-pin Parallel Connector
	Serial
	Connector
Mouse	Network (LAN)
Mouse	connector

Keyboard

Multimedia	2 USB
Connectors	Connectors

Serial

Connector

Standard Monitor Connector

This connector is disabled if the PC has an AGP graphics card. In this case, use the graphics card’s connector.

1 System Overview

Package Features

Desktop

Front panel

Disk activity light (yellow)

On/Off power	Power on status	Keyboard lock
	light (green)	status light (amber)
button

Processor

Inside the Desktop

Accessory board slots

CD-ROM, CD-RW drive, or DVD drive

Main Memory

Floppy disk drive

Hard disk drive

1 System Overview

Package Features

Rear view

Location of the voltage switch and power connector on the desktop.

Minitower

Front view

Keyboard lock

Disk activity light status light (amber) Power on (yellow)

status light (green)

On/Off power button

1 System Overview

Package Features

Inside the

Minitower

Floppy disk drive

CD-ROM, CD-RW drive, or DVD drive

Processor

Main Memory

Hard disk drive

Accessory board slots

Rear view	Location of the voltage
	switch and power connector
	on the minitower.

1 System Overview

Package Features

Small Form Factor

Front panel

On/Off power button with power on status light

Keyboard lock status light (amber)

Disk activity light (yellow)

Processor

Inside the Small

Form Factor	Main Memory
Form Factor

Accessory board slots

CD-ROM, CD-RW drive, or DVD drive

Floppy disk drive

Hard disk drive

1System Overview

Package Features

Rear view

Location of the voltage switch and power connector on the small form factor.

1 System Overview

Specifications

Physical Characteristics

Characteristics	VL400 Desktop PC	VL400 Minitower PC	VL400 SFFactor PC

Weight (configuration with 1 CD-ROM	10 kg (22 pounds)	13.4 kg (29.5 pounds)	8 kg (17.6 pounds)
drive, excluding keyboard and display)

Dimensions	Width: 43.5cm (17.13in.)	Width: 20.6cm (8.15in.)	Width: 36.6cm (14.4in.)
	Height: 13.5cm (5.32in.)	Height: 46.9cm (18.46in.)	Height: 10.1cm (3.98in.)
	Depth: 43cm (16.93in.)	Depth: 45.5cm (17.9in.)	Depth: 40.7cm (16.14in.)

Footprint	0.187 m2 (2.01 ft2)	0.094 m2 (1.01 ft2)	0.15 m2 (1.61 ft2)
Acoustic noise emission (IS O7779)	Sound power level LwA ≤ 3.5 BA (35 dBA)
Operating (idle):	Sound pressure level at the operator position LpA ≤ 26 dBA

Power Supply	Input Voltage:	Input Voltage:	Input Voltage:
	100-127 V 4A,	100-127 V 6A,	100-127 V 2500mA,
	200-240V 2A ac	200-240V 3A ac	200-240V 1300mA ac
	(voltage selection switch)	(voltage selection switch)	(voltage selection switch)
	Input Frequency: 50/60 Hz	Input Frequency: 50/60 Hz	Input Frequency: 50/60 Hz
	Maximum output power:	Maximum output power:	Maximum output power:
	120W continuous	200W continuous	100W continuous

Power consumption	115V/60Hz and 230V/50Hz	115V/60Hz and 230V/50Hz	115V/60Hz and 230V/50Hz
Typical:	40 W	40 W	40 W
Suspend to RAM (ACPI s3):	4.8 W	4.8 W	4.8 W

Storage Humidity	8% - 85% (relative), non-condensing at 40°C (104°F)

As an ENERGY STAR partner, HP has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency (Windows 2000, Windows 98 and Windows 95 only).

Low power consumption (4.8W in suspend mode) can be achieved when Suspend to RAM is activated. This can be done with ACPI operating systems

only (Windows 98 and Windows 2000). To activate Suspend to RAM, enter your BIOS Setup by pressing F2 during startup, then go to the Power menu and make sure that the field Suspend to RAM is set to enabled.

When Suspend to RAM is not activated, or if it is activated in non-ACPI operating systems, the power consumption in suspend mode will be around 25W.

1 System Overview

Specifications

Notes	Operating temperature and humidity ranges may vary depending on the mass storage devices
	installed. High humidity levels can cause improper operation of disk drives. Low humidity ranges
	can aggravate static electricity problems and cause excessive wear of the disk surface.
	The power consumption and acoustics figures given in the tables above are valid for the standard
	configuration as shipped. For more information, refer to the product’s data sheet at HP’s web
			site: www.hp.com/desktop
	When the computer is turned off with the power button on the front panel, the power
	consumption falls below 3W, but it is not zero. The special on/off method used by these
	computers considerably extends the lifetime of the power supply. To reach zero power
	consumption in “off” mode, either unplug the power outlet or use a power block with a switch.

	Environmental Specifications

		Environmental Specifications (System Processing Unit, with Hard Disk)

		Operating Temperature		+10°C to +35°C (+ 50°F to 95° F)

		Storage Temperature		-40°F to +70°F (-40°C to +158°C)

		Operating Humidity		15% to 80% (relative)

		Storage Humidity		8% to 85% (relative), non-condensing at 40°C (104°F)

		Operating Altitude		10000 ft (3100m) max

		Storage Altitude		15000ft (4600m) max

Operating temperature and humidity ranges may vary depending upon the mass storage devices installed. High humidity levels can cause improper operation of disk drives. Low humidity levels can aggravate static electricity problems and cause excessive wear of the disk surface.

1 System Overview

Specifications

System Features

This chapter describes core components of the PC such as processors, chipsets, mass storage devices, graphics controllers, audio controllers, network features and input devices.

2 System Features

VL400 System Board Layout

All HP Vectra VL400 PC system boards have a Socket 370 for a compatible

Celeron or Pentium III processor.

System Board

Power conn. for ISA extension kit

Data conn. for ISA extension kit

Battery Socket

System Board

Internal speaker conn.

switches

PCI Slot 3

WOL (Wake On

CD audio conn.

LAN) conn.

PCI Slot 2

PCI Slot 1 (DT

+ MT), or

Status panel

IDE

Riser card slot (SFF)

connectors

AGP Slot (For AGP card or

integ.

connector

DIMM2

DIMM1

graphics memory extension)

Chassis

LAN

intrusion conn.

Floppy connector

2 x USB

Serial

Microphone-in

Processor

Line-in

Line-out

Power supply fan connector

socket

(used in MT + DT)

Main

memory

Power supply

connector

Parallel

slots

Serial

VGA

System Fan

connector

Active heatsink

Keyboard

(used in SFF)

fan connector

Mouse

Power protection

device connector

2 System Features

VL400 System Board Layout

PCI Mapping

VL400 PCI Mapping Table

Bus	Device	PCI Device	Slot#

0	0	GMCH: Host bridge

0	2	GMCH: AGP bridge

0	30	ICH: Hub interface to PCI bridge

0	31	ICH: PCI to LPC bridge

0	31	ICH: IDE controller

0	31	ICH: USB controller

0	31	ICH: SMBUS controller

0	31	ICH: AC97 audio controller

1	2	PCI slot 1	1

1	1	PCI slot 2	2

1	0	PCI slot 3	3

2	0	AGP device	AGP slot

2 System Features

Architectural View

Processor

Celeron or Pentium III

AIMM graph-

Host Bus

ics memory

extension

Memory Bus

AGP graphics

AGP Bus

card (some DT,

AGP Slot

Intel 815

Main Memory

MT models)

VGA Connector

Integrated 815

133MHz SDRAM

graphics controller

2 UATA 66 Disks

Hard Disk

ICH1 chip

USB 1

2 IDE Drives

USB2

3COM

3 PCI Slots

DVD/CD-RW/Zip

CD-ROM

3C320 LAN

PCI Bus

Audio

CS4299

Super I/O

Flash BIOS

ISA Bridge on

ISA extension

2 ISA Slots

kit

Serial (2)/Parallel/FDD/PS2

This block diagram applies primarily to Desktop and Minitower configurations.

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