Technical Reference Manual Product Description - Vectra VL600 This technical reference and BIOS document for Vectra VL600 PCs contains summary information only. More detailed information on system hardware is available in the Technical Reference Manual Vectra Technology.
Contents 1 System Overview Package Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 VL600 Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 VL600 Minitower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Physical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accessory Boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 3 Serviceability VL600 Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 VL600 Minitower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 4 BIOS Overview BIOS Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Using the HP Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
About this Document This technical reference and BIOS document for Vectra VL600 PCs contains summary information only. More detailed information on system hardware is available in the Technical Reference Manual - Vectra Technology. VL600 Bibliography ❒ HP Vectra VL600 (D8610-90001) User’s Guides manual HP Vectra VL600 (D8610-UPG-ABA) Troubleshooting and Upgrade Guide manual at: www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport ❒ Technical Reference Manual -Vectra Technology www.hp.
1 System Overview This chapter introduces the internal and external features, and lists the specifications of the HP Vectra VL600 PC models.
1 System Overview Package Features Package Features VL600 Desktop Keyboard Lock Hard Disk Drive Status Light Activity Light Power on Status Light (flashes in sleep mode) Front view Power On/ Off Button Processor Front view with cover removed Main memory Expansion card slots System board switches CD-ROM, DVD or CD-RW drive Floppy disk drive 8
1 System Overview Package Features Rear view Voltage selection switch Monitor Rear connectors Parallel Port Mouse Keyboard A USB B Serial Ports A & B Speaker Line In Microphone 9
1 System Overview Package Features VL600 Minitower Front view Front view with cover removed Floppy disk drive Main Memory Power On/ Off Button CD-ROM, DVD or CD-RW drive Processor Power On Status Light (flashes in sleep mode) Keyboard Lo ck Status Light System board switches Hard Disk Drive Activity Light Keyboard Rear view Mouse Rear connectors Voltage selection switch USB A Serial Ports A & B B Monitor Speaker Line In Microphone 10 Parallel Port
1 System Overview Specifications Specifications Physical Characteristics VL600 Desktop Characteristic Description Weight (excluding display and keyboard) 10 kg (22 pounds) Dimensions Width: 43.5cm (17.13 inches) Height: 13.5cm (5.32 inches) Depth: 43 cm (16.93 inches) Footprint 0.187 m2 (2.01 ft.2) HP Windows 95 Keyboard 18.3 (W) by 7 inches (D) by 1.3 inches (H), when flat, or 18.3 (W) by 7 inches (D) by 2 inches (H), when standing (46.4 cm x 17.8 cm x 3.3 cm [5.
1 System Overview Specifications VL600 Minitower Characteristic 12 Description Weight (excluding display and keyboard) 13.4 kg (29.5 pounds) Dimensions Width: 20.6 cm (8.1 inches) Height: 46.9cm (18.5 inches) Depth: 45.5cm (17.9 inches) Footprint 0.094 m2 (1.01 ft.2) HP Windows 95 Keyboard 18.3 (W) by 7 inches (D) by 1.3 inches (H), when flat, or 18.3 (W) by 7 inches (D) by 2 inches (H), when standing (46.4 cm x 17.8 cm x 3.3 cm [5.1 cm]) Power Supply Input voltage: 100 - 127 V 6.
1 System Overview Specifications Both Platforms Power Consumption As an ENERGY STAR partner, HP has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency (standard base models). Power Consumption (PC running Windows98) 115V/60Hz 230V/50Hz Operating with input/output: 75W 75W Operating without input/output: 45W 45W Suspend: 30W 30W Off: 2.7W 2.7W These are “typical” values given for the standard base models.
1 System Overview Specifications Electrical Specifications Any attempt to draw too much current (such as a short circuit across edgeconnector pins, or an accessory board that is not suitable for these PCs), will cause the overload protection in the power supply to be triggered, and the PC could fail to boot. To get out of the power supply protection mode, remove the power cord, wait for 10 seconds, then replace the cord. The power supply delivers 2A at the V standby level.
2 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 VL600 System Board Layout VL600 System Board Layout All HP Vectra VL600 PC system boards have a Pentium III processor slot. System Board Status panel ISA Slot # 2 ISA Slot # 1 System Board switches SCSI LED conn. Crystal Audio PCI Slot # 4 Battery Socket PCI Slot # 3 WOL (Wake On LAN) conn. PCI Slot # 2 ICH chip PCI Slot # 1 AGP Slot IDE connectors CD audio conn.
2 System Features VL600 System Board Layout VL600 PCI Mapping VL600 PCI Mapping Table Slot# Bus Device PCI Device 0 0 MCH chip 0 1 MCH chip: AGP bridge 0 30 ICH chip: PCI bridge 0 31 ICH chip 1 0 AGP device 2 1 Integrated audio 2 6 ISA bridge 2 15 PCI slot 1 1 2 13 PCI slot 2 2 2 11 PCI slot 3 3 2 9 PCI slot 4 4 AGP slot 17
2 System Features Architectural View Architectural View Pentium III Processor Host Bus AGPGraphic 4X AGP Bus 1X, 2X, 4X MCH 300/400 MHz Host Bridge RDRAM Monitor Graphics Local Memory Video BIOS 2 IDE Ports Ultra DMA/66 ICH chip serial eeprom 2 USB Ports CODEC audio/ modem PCI Slots PCI Bus Super I/O FWH (Flash) ISA Bridge ISA Slots Serial (2)/Parallel/FDD/PS2 18
2 System Features Main Memory Main Memory There are two 184-pin RIMM slots on the system board for installing main memory: RIMM slots 1 and 2. All HP Vectra VL600 PC models are supplied with one memory module (128 MB Rambus DRAM) in RIMM slot 1, the slot nearest the processor. Only HP memory modules are supported. If only one RDRAM module is used, it must be installed in the slot nearest the processor. Any slot not filled with an RDRAM module must contain a continuity module.
2 System Features Main Memory Example: PC700 RDRAM, the number 700 is not exactly the Mt/s capability if the part, actual Mt/s rate is about 711 Mt/s.
2 System Features Processors Processors All models come with a single Pentium III processor and level 2 cache memory packaged in a self-contained, pre-sealed SECC2 module, installed on the system board. The latest Pentium III processors have either 256KB level 2 cache on die or 512KB of out-of-chip level 2 cache. The position of system board switches is shown below: SWITCH BLOCK (SW 1) Switch Switch function: 1 BIOS Crisis Recovery Should normally be kept in the OFF position.
2 System Features Mass Storage Devices Mass Storage Devices Hard Disk Drives A 3.5-inch hard disk drive is supplied on an internal shelf in some models. These hard drives can be provided with the PC. To see which other hard disk drives can be purchased as accessories for the VL600, refer to www.hp.com/ go/pcaccessories. 10 GB Ultra-ATA 66 15 GB Ultra-ATA 66 30 GB Ultra-ATA 66 9.1 GB Ultra-SCSI Average 9.5 8.5 <9.0 6.8 Track-to-Track 2.0 0.8 <1.0 0.9 Full Stroke 18.0 15.0 <20.0 15.
2 System Features Mass Storage Devices Features of the CD-ROM Drive (D9444A) • • • • • • CD-ROM Mode-1 data disc. CD-ROM Mode-2 data disc (Mode 1 and Mode 2). Photo-CD Multisession. CD Audio disc. Mixed mode CD-ROM disc (data and audio). CD-ROM XA, CD-I, CD-Extra, CD-R, CD-RW. Description HP product number D9444A Disc Diameter 120 mm Data Block Size 2,055 bytes (14X, Mode-1) 4,800 bytes (32X, Mode-2) Storage Capacity 650 Mbytes (Mode-1) 742 Mbytes (Mode-2) Read Mode Full CAV1 10.
2 System Features Mass Storage Devices Description Data Block Size 2,055 bytes (14X, Mode-1) 4,800 bytes (32X, Mode-2) Storage Capacity 650 Mbytes (Mode-1) 742 Mbytes (Mode-2) Read Mode Full CAV1 10.3X to 20X Burst Transfer Rate PIO mode 4 - 16.6 Mbytes/s maximum Single Word DMA Mode 2 - 8.3 Mbytes/s maximum Multi Word DMA Mode 2 - 16.6 Mbytes/s maximum. Access Time Average Stroke (1 / 3) 110 ms Full Stroke 180 ms Buffer Memory Size 128 kbytes Rotational speed Approx. 7,300 rpm maximum 1.
2 System Features Mass Storage Devices NOTE If a disk is still in the drive after power failure or drive failure, the disk can be reclaimed by inserting a straightened paper-clip into the small hole at the bottom of the door. DVD Region Codes The DVD-ROM drive is only able to play DVD video discs from regions 1 and 2 (see table below). DVD region settings can be changed up to 5 times.
2 System Features Matrox Millennium G250 AGP 2X Graphics Card Matrox Millennium G250 AGP 2X Graphics Card Some HP Vectra VL600 PC models are supplied with a Matrox Millennium G250 AGP 2X graphics card. The Matrox Millennium G250 is aimed at business users who want highresolution support coupled with high performance. For more information, refer to the Technical Reference Manual - HP Vectra Technology available in PDF (Acrobat) format from www.hp.com/go/ vectrasupport.
2 System Features Matrox Millennium G250 AGP 2X Graphics Card Supported Refresh Rates Max. Horizontal Refresh Rates (kHz)1 Vertical Refresh Rates (Hz)1 Resolution 8-bit 16-bit 24-bit 32-bit 8-bit 16-bit 24-bit 32-bit 640x480 200 200 200 200 101.8 101.8 101.8 101.8 800x600 180 180 180 180 113.55 113.55 113.55 113.55 1024x768 140 140 140 140 113.15 113.15 113.15 113.15 1152x864 120 120 120 120 109.38 109.38 109.38 109.38 1280x1024 100 100 100 90 107.23 107.
2 System Features Matrox Millennium G400 AGP 4X Graphics Card Matrox Millennium G400 AGP 4X Graphics Card Some Vectra VL600 PC models are supplied with a Matrox Millennium G400 AGP 4X graphics controller. The Matrox Millennium G400 is a very high performance 2D/3D graphics card. For more information, refer to the Technical Reference Manual - HP Vectra Technology available in PDF (Acrobat) format from www.hp.com/go/ vectrasupport.
2 System Features Matrox Millennium G400 AGP 4X Graphics Card Supported Refresh Rates Resolution Max. Vertical Refresh Rates (Hz) Max.
2 System Features Audio Audio The Crystal® integrated PCI audio solution (not upgradeable) in your PC is a two-chip solution made up of the CrystalClear™ CS4280 PCI audio controller and the CrystalClear CS4297 Audio Codec ‘97. The audio controller interfaces with the PCI bus and performs all digital operations such as sample rate conversions and synthesis. The CS4297 chip mixes and processes all the analog signals.
2 System Features Network Network Some HP Vectra VL600 PC models are supplied with a 10/100 3Com 3C905CTX network solution. This network solution is a 32-bit PCI Ethernet Controller with advanced manageability capabilities. It features full-duplex, automatic 10/100 BT port selection, Remote Power-On (RPU), and, depending on OS support, Remote Wake-Up (RWU). On HP Vectra VL600 PC models, the network solution is deployed as an accessory board (part number D7522A), installed in PCI slot #4.
2 System Features Network A Wake On LAN (WOL) connector is located on the system board as shown here. It is not required for PCI 2.2-compliant LAN cards such as the 3Com 3C905CTX LAN card but can be useful for other cards. For more information on network technology, refer to the Technical Reference Manual - Vectra Technology.
2 System Features Accessory Boards Accessory Boards Your PC uses logical slot numbers in the BIOS Setup program. You need to know these logical slot numbers if you want to change the PCI slot configuration in the Setup program (refer to the system board diagram on page 16 for their location). PCI slot numbers are also indicated on the motherboard silkscreen.
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3 Serviceability This chapter introduces the enhanced serviceability features of the HP Vectra VL600 PC. It shows how easily you can open the PC and remove or add system components using the serviceability features developed for these PC models.
3 Serviceability VL600 Desktop VL600 Desktop Removing the cover 4 5 Shows how to disconnect the front access drive Shows how to remove an accessory board 5 Shows how to remove the DVD, CD-RW, or CDROM drive 6 Shows how to remove the drive bay Shows how to remove the front panel 36
3 Serviceability VL600 Minitower VL600 Minitower Removing the cover Shows how to remove the floppy drive Shows how to remove the DVD, CD-RW, or CDROM drive Shows how to remove the front panel Shows how to remove accessory boards Shows how to remove the hard disk drive Shows how to disconnect the front access drive 37
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4 BIOS Overview This chapter describes the BIOS features for the HP Vectra VL600 PC models.
4 BIOS Overview BIOS Summary BIOS Summary HP Vectra VL600 PCs contain an HP/Phoenix BIOS (Basic Input Output System). The system ROM contains the POST (power-on self-test) routines, and the BIOS: the System BIOS, video BIOS, and 3Com LAN option ROM. The system BIOS is identified by the version number hy.xx.xx. The latest BIOS version for your PC and instructions for updating the BIOS can be downloaded from the HP’s Support Web site at: www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport.
4 BIOS Overview BIOS Summary Main Menu The Main Menu contains the following fields: • • • • • • • • • • PnP Operating System Reset Configuration Data PS/2 Mouse System time System date Numlock Key click Keyboard auto-repeat rate Keyboard auto-repeat delay Processor serial number Advanced Menu The Advanced Menu does not have the same structure as the Main Menu and Power Menu. Instead of presenting a list of fields, it offers a list of sub-menus.
4 BIOS Overview BIOS Summary Security Sub-menus are presented for changing the characteristics and values of the System Administrator Password, User Password, Hardware Protection and Boot Device Security, the amount of protection against the system’s drives and network connections, and the amount of protection against being able to boot from the system’s drives and network connections. The Security Menu contains the following sub-menus: • User Password.
4 BIOS Overview BIOS Summary Power Menu This menu allows you to set the Suspend and Standby delays. It enables the user to decide if an IRQ can reactivate the system when in suspend mode. It also allows the system administrator to decide whether the network interface is enabled as a means of reactivating the system from Suspend or Off.
4 BIOS Overview Power Saving and Ergonometry Power Saving and Ergonometry Soft Power Down Soft Power Down is available with the Windows NT operating system. If users want to shut down their PC, they are able to do so directly from the Windows NT interface. There is no longer any need to physically switch off the PC. The hardware to do this is contained in the ICH chipset. This chipset is described in detail in Technical Reference Manual - HP Vectra Technology.
4 BIOS Overview BIOS Addresses BIOS Addresses This section provides a summary of the main features of the HP system BIOS. This is software that provides an interface between the computer hardware and the operating system. System Memory Map Reserved memory used by accessory boards must be located in the area from C8000h to EFFFFh.
4 BIOS Overview BIOS Addresses Although the Setup program can be used to change some of the settings, the following address map is not completely BIOS dependent, but is determined partly by the operating system. Note that some of the I/O addresses are allocated dynamically.
4 BIOS Overview BIOS Addresses DMA Channel Controllers Only “I/O-to-memory” and “memory-to-I/O” transfers are allowed. “I/O-to-I/O” and “memory-to-memory” transfers are disallowed by the hardware configuration. The system controller supports seven DMA channels, each with a page register used to extend the addressing range of the channel to 16 MB. The following table summarizes how the DMA channels are allocated.
4 BIOS Overview BIOS Addresses Interrupt Controllers The Interrupt Requests (IRQ) are numbered sequentially, starting with the master controller, and followed by the slave.
4 BIOS Overview Order in Which the POST Tests are Performed Order in Which the POST Tests are Performed Each time the system is powered on, or a reset is performed, the POST is executed. The POST process verifies the basic functionality of the system components and initializes certain system parameters. The POST starts by displaying a graphic screen of the Hewlett-Packard logo when the PC is started. Devices, such as memory and newly installed hard disks, are configured automatically.
4 BIOS Overview Order in Which the POST Tests are Performed Checkpoint Code 50 POST Routine Description 0Fh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 17h Initialize cache before memory autosize 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrup
4 BIOS Overview Order in Which the POST Tests are Performed Checkpoint Code POST Routine Description 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 40h Set initial CPU speed 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 44h Initialize BIOS interrupts 45h POST device initialization 47h Initialize manager for PCI Option ROMs (Rel. 5.
4 BIOS Overview Order in Which the POST Tests are Performed Checkpoint Code 52 POST Routine Description 67h Initialize Multi Processor APIC 68h Enable external and CPU caches 69h Setup System Management Mode (SMM) area 6Ah Display external L2 cache size 6Ch Display shadow-area message 6Eh Display possible high address for UMB recovery 70h Display error messages 72h Check for configuration errors 74h Test real-time clock 76h Check for keyboard errors 7Ah Test for key lock on 7Ch Se
4 BIOS Overview Order in Which the POST Tests are Performed Checkpoint Code POST Routine Description 8Ch Initialize floppy controller 8Fh Determine number of ATA drives 90h Initialize hard disk controllers 91h Initialize local-bus hard disk controllers 92h Jump to UsersPatch2 93h Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards 94h Disable A20 address line (Rel. 5.
4 BIOS Overview Order in Which the POST Tests are Performed Checkpoint Code POST Routine Description B6h Check password (optional) B8h Clear global descriptor table B9h Clean up all graphics BAh Initialize DMI parameters BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders C0h Try to boot with INT 19 C1h Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM) C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize erro
4 BIOS Overview Order in Which the POST Tests are Performed Checkpoint Code POST Routine Description EAh Initialize OEM special code EBh Initialize PIC and DMA ECh Initialize Memory type EDh Initialize Memory size EEh Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize beeper F4h Initialize boot F5h Clear Huge segment F6h Boot to Mini DOS F7h Boot to Full DOS 55
4 BIOS Overview Beep Codes Beep Codes If a terminal error occurs during POST, the system issues a beep code before attempting to display the error in the upper left corner of the screen. Beep codes are useful for identifying the error when the system is unable to display the error message.
5 Drivers and Software This chapter describes the drivers and software preloaded with HP Vectra VL600 PCs.
5 Drivers and Software Drivers Drivers You can download up-to-date versions of drivers required for VL600 PCs from the “Software and Drivers” section of HP’s Support web site at www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport. Software VL600 models come preloaded with the following software. You can download the most up-to-date versions from the “Software and Drivers” section of HP’s Support web site at www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport. Operating Systems:• Either Windows 95 OSR 2.51, Windows 98 SE or Windows NT4 SP5.
5 Drivers and Software BIOS Updates BIOS Updates The system BIOS is identified by the version number hy.xx.xx. The latest BIOS version for your PC and instructions for updating the BIOS can be downloaded from the HP support Web site at: www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport.
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The Technical Reference Manual contains the following documents available on the HP Information CD-ROM or downloadable from the Web in PDF format: • Introduction & HP Vectra Product Line Overview Describes how to use the Technical Reference Manual and provides a brief overview of VEi, VLi and VL600 PCs. • Product Description The document you are reading.
