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HP Brio BA300 Technical Reference Manual

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  • Page 1 description...
  • Page 2 Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. ™ ® CrystalClear is a trademark and Crystal is a registered trademark of Cirrus Logic Incorporated. HP France Business Desktop Division 38053 Grenoble Cedex 9 France © 2001 Hewlett-Packard Company...

  • Page 3: About This Document

    PDF format on the HP Brio support web site (www.hp.com/go/briosupport). Upgrade Guide The HP Brio BA300 Upgrade Guide is provided in PDF format on the HP Brio support web site (www.hp.com/go/briosupport). It provides information on upgrading and replacing components in your PC.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    ....14 main memory ....... . . 16 processors .

  • Page 7: System Overview

    Status system overview This chapter introduces the internal and external features, and lists the specifications of the HP BA300 PC.

  • Page 8: Components And Technical Features

    Intel® 810E integrated graphics with Direct AGP and Dynamic Video Memory Technology. Integrated graphics Integrated audio CS4299: CrystalClear™ Sound Fusion Audio Codec ‘97 HP 10/100 BT PCI ethernet adapter (RJ-45 Ethernet port (10/100Base-T) Integrated network interface Hard disks: 10GB IDE, 20GB IDE (5,400 rpm)

  • Page 9: Package Features

    package features Front view Inside view Power supply Processor Up to three PCI slots Power On/Off Button & Power on Status Light Hard Drive Activity Light Battery T wo main memory connectors slots system overview 2 Front-access Device Shelves Hard drive...
  • Page 10 system overview Rear connectors Mouse Keyboard Power Serial Connector Parallel Port Monitor Speaker Out Line In Microphone 15-pin MIDI 10/100BT LAN Connector...

  • Page 11: Specifications

    specifications physical characteristics Characteristic Weight (configuration with 1 CD-ROM drive, excluding display and keyboard) Dimensions Footprint Power Supply Power Consumption (Windows 98) 1.The combined power output of +5V and +3.3V shall not exceed 110W continuous. environmental specifications Environmental Specifications (System Processing Unit, with Hard Disk) Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Operating Humidity...
  • Page 12 system overview...

  • Page 13: System Features

    Status system features This chapter describes core components of the HP BA300 PC such as processors, chip set, mass storage devices, graphics controller, audio controller, network features and input devices.

  • Page 14: Hp Ba300 System Board Layout

    All HP BA300 PC system boards have a Celeron/Pentium III processor slot. system board mouse (top) keyboard USB x 2 serial parallel (top) video 15-pin MIDI (top) audio connectors CD audio connector active heatsink...

  • Page 15: Architectural View

    PCI mapping architectural view Display for example LAN CS4299 AUDIO AC97 HP BA300 PC PCI Mapping Table Device Function 11, 13, 14 Processor Celeron or Pentium III System Bus (66/133MHz) 64bit (66/100MHz) GMCH Intel 82810e ATA33/66 266 MB/s...

  • Page 16: Main Memory

    The HP BA300 PC is equipped with either a single Socket 370 Intel Celeron or socket 370 Intel Pentium III processor. Socket 370 is a conversion of Slot 1 (used previously by Celerons and Pentium Is) to a socket, running at the same bus protocol as the Pentium II (the GTL+ bus protocol).

  • Page 17: Mass Storage Devices

    A 3.5-inch hard disk drive is supplied. This hard drive is provided with the HP BA300 PC and comes with a hard disk drive tray attached. To see which other hard disk drives can be purchased as accessories for...

  • Page 18: Graphic Interface

    The HP BA300 PC uses Intel® 810E integrated graphics with Direct AGP and Dynamic Video Memory technology. The video memory is dynamically allocated on system memory (SDRAM) by the chip set, and shared with main memory.
  • Page 19 800 × 600 1024 × 768 1 152 × 864 1280 × 1024 1600 × 1200 connectors A 15-pin VGA DB connector is located on the rear panel of the HP BA300 PC. 256 colors 64K colors (8-bit) (16-bit) 60–85Hz 60–85Hz...

  • Page 20: Audio

    system features audio CS4299: CrystalClear Sound Fusion Audio Codec ‘97 The CS4299 is an AC’97 2.1 compatible stereo audio codec designed for PC multimedia systems. Using the industry leading CrystalClear delta-sigma and mixed signal. High fidelity audio is achieved through features such as differential CD audio input, which cancels out PC activity noise.

  • Page 21: Network Interface

    • • Boot on LAN The HP BA300 PC can boot on LAN. However, this feature is disabled by default in the BIOS Setup program. For more information, refer to “using the HP setup program” on page 24. LAN connector The 10/100BT connector is located on the rear of the HP BA300 PC.
  • Page 22 system features...

  • Page 23: Bios Overview

    Status BIOS overview This chapter describes the BIOS features of HP BA300 PC models.

  • Page 24: Bios Summary

    Press F2 to run the Setup program, when the “HP” logo is displayed immediately after restarting the HP BA300 PC. Press F8 to enter the Boot menu. Use the boot menu to select the order of the devices the HP BA300 PC will use to start (boot) from.
  • Page 25 • Removable Devices auto detection and auto-configuration Auto-detection and auto-configuration are essential to the ease-of-use concept. The HP BIOS avoids users having to enter Setup by automating many of the selection procedures: Conflict detection and resolution of system board, PCI, and PnP devices and their resources •...

  • Page 26: Bios Addresses

    BIOS overview 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 0000 0000 - 0000 03FF...
  • Page 27 I/O Address Ports 0040 - 0043 0060, 0064 0061 0070 - 0071 0081 - 0083, 008F, 0087, 0089-008B, 00C0-00DF 00F0 - 00FF 0170 - 0177 01F0 - 01F7 0376 0378 - 037F, 0778 - 077F 03F8 - 03FF 0CF8 - 0CFF 03B0-03BB, 03C0-03DF 0540-054F B000-BFFF...

  • Page 28: Dma Channel Controllers

    BIOS overview 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.

  • Page 29: Order In Which Post Tests Are Performed

    Order in Which 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 restarted. Devices, such as memory and newly installed hard disks, are configured automatically.
  • Page 30 BIOS overview Checkpoint Code POST Routine Description Test CPU bus-clock frequency Initialize POST Dispatch Manager Test CMOS RAM Initialize alternate chipset registers Warm start shutdown Reinitialize the chipset (MB only) Shadow system BIOS ROM Reinitialize the cache (MB only) Autosize cache Configure advanced chipset registers Load alternate registers with CMOS values Set initial CPU speed...
  • Page 31 Checkpoint Code Display possible high address for UMB recovery Display error messages Check for configuration errors Test real-time clock Check for keyboard errors Test for key lock on Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I/O ports and IRQs Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS 232 ports Configure non-MCD IDE controllers...
  • Page 32 BIOS overview Checkpoint Code The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Routine Description Enter SETUP Clear IN POST flag Check for errors POST done - prepare to boot operating system Terminate QuietBoot Check password (optional) Clear global descriptor table Clean up all graphics Initialize DMI parameters Initialize PnP Option ROMs...

  • Page 33: Beep Codes

    2-2-3-1 - - - - - - - — — 1.Non-HP memory modules are not supported. Only HP memory modules should be used. 2.If the BIOS detects error 2C or 2E (base 512K RAM error), it displays an additional word- bitmap (xxxx) indicating the address line or bits that failed.
  • Page 34 BIOS overview...

  • Page 35: Drivers And Software

    Status drivers and software This chapter provides information on the drivers and software preloaded on the HP BA300 PC.

  • Page 36: Drivers

    You can download up-to-date versions of drivers required for the HP BA300 PC from the “Software and Drivers” section of HP’s Support web site at www.hp.com/go/briosupport. software HP BA300 PC models come preloaded with the following software. You can download the most up-to- date versions from the “Software and Drivers”...

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