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HP Vectra VEi7 Technical Reference Manual

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Product Description - Vectra VEi 7
This technical reference and BIOS document for Vectra VEi 7 PCs contains
summary information only. More detailed information on system hardware is
available in the Technical Reference Manual - Vectra Technology.
HP Vectra VEi 7 PCs

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  • Page 1 Product Description - Vectra VEi 7 This technical reference and BIOS document for Vectra VEi 7 PCs contains summary information only. More detailed information on system hardware is available in the Technical Reference Manual - Vectra Technology. HP Vectra VEi 7 PCs...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 System Overview System Overview ......... . 10 VEi 7 Package.
  • Page 4 Phoenix BIOS ..........Using the HP Setup Program ........
  • Page 5 4 Drivers and Software Drivers ..........Software .
  • Page 6 Francais...

  • Page 7: About This Document

    Technical Reference Manual - Vectra Technology. VEi 7 Bibliography HP Vectra VEi 7 & VEi 8 User’s Guide manual (D8110-90001) HP Vectra VEi 7 & VEi 8 Troubleshooting and Upgrade Guide manual (D8110-UPG-ABA) www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport Technical Reference Manual -Vectra Technology www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport...

  • Page 9: System Overview

    System Overview This chapter introduces the internal and external features, and lists the specifications of Vectra VEi 7 PCs.

  • Page 10: System Overview

    1 System Overview System Overview System Overview VEi 7 Package Front view Power On/Off Button Front view (cut-away) Main memory Processor Video memory Rear view Voltage selection Switch Slot for Kensington® security cable Mouse Keyboard Two USB Serial Parallel Hard Disk Activity Light Power on Status Light...

  • Page 11: Specifications

    Physical Characteristics Characteristic Weight (excluding display and keyboard) Dimensions Footprint HP Windows 95 Keyboard Typical Power Consumption/Availability for ISA Accessory Slots +5 V 4.5A limit per slot (limited by system board) +12 V 1.5A limit per slot (limited by system board) -12 V 0.3A total power limit (limited by power supply)

  • Page 12: Environmental Specifications

    1 System Overview Specifications The power supply delivers 720mA at the V standby level. This extra current is required by the 100TX hardware layer so it can perform a remote power-on when a magic frame is received. An older power supply should not be used for a repair.

  • Page 13: System Features

    System Features This chapter describes technology in the PC such as the system board, processor, mass storage devices, graphics controllers, audio controllers, network features and accessory boards.

  • Page 14: System Board Layout

    2 System Features System Board Layout System Board Layout Keyboard Mouse Parallel, serial & monitor Audio & joystick 3 X PCI slots Audio 1 X ISA slot BIOS Flash SiS620 Host Chip & AGP Graphics Processor socket Wake On LAN SiS5595 PCI/ISA SGRAM...
  • Page 15 PCI Mapping Table Device PCI Device 0 and 2 SiS620 SiS5595 2 System Features System Board Layout Slot...

  • Page 16: Architectural View

    2 System Features Architectural View Architectural View Celeron Processor Host Bus Graphics Local Memory SiS 620 Video BIOS Main Memory Host Bridge & super AGP graphics 2 IDE Ports 3.3V SDRAM Ultra ATA/66 Support PCI Slots Audio Display Primary PCI Bus PCI Bus #0 SiS 5595 System MGMT (SMBUS)

  • Page 17: Main Memory

    Main Memory There are two 168-pin DIMM slots on the system board for installing main memory; DIMM slots 1 and 2. All HP Vectra VEi 7 PC models are supplied with one memory module (either 32 MB or 64 MB non-ECC SDRAM) in one of the two slots, leaving the remaining slot free for memory upgrades.

  • Page 18: Mass Storage Devices

    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 VEi 7, refer to www.hp.com/go/vectraaccessories Average seek write time (typical) Average seek read time...

  • Page 19: Cd-Rom And Dvd Drives

    (D4384A) CD Audio disc. • Mixed mode CD-ROM disc (data and audio). • CD-ROM XA, CD-I, CD-Extra, CD-R, CD-RW. • HP product number Disc Diameter Storage Capacity Read Mode Burst Transfer Rate Access Time (typical) Buffer Memory Size Rotational speed...
  • Page 20 CD Audio disc. • Mixed mode CD-ROM disc (data and audio). • CD-ROM XA, CD-I, CD-Extra, CD-R, CD-RW. • DVD-ROM, DVD-Video. • HP product number Disc Diameter Storage Capacity Read Mode Burst Transfer Rate Access Time Buffer Memory Size Rotational speed...

  • Page 21: Playing Dvd Video Discs

    China SiS Super AGP 3D Integrated Graphics Accelerator All HP Vectra VEi 7 PCs are supplied with a super AGP 3D graphics controller integrated in the SiS620 host chip (refer to the architectural view on page 16 for its location). A 4MB SGRAM 143MHz SO-DIMM video memory module is fitted in a single slot and can be replaced by an 8MB module.

  • Page 22: Video Memory

    Dithering. • Video Memory HP Vectra VEi 7 PCs are supplied with 4MB of SGRAM video memory as standard. The SO-DIMM is fitted in a single video memory slot on the system board and can be upgraded to 8MB. The video RAM (also known as the frame buffer) is a local block of 50...

  • Page 23: Supported Resolutions

    Supported Resolutions Resolution 256 colors (8bpp 60-85 Hz 56-85 Hz 1024 60-85 Hz 1280 1024 60-85 Hz 1600 1200 60-85 Hz Bits per pixel Connectors A 15-pin VGA DB connector is located on the rear panel of the PC (refer to the system board diagram on page 14 for its location). 15-pin VGA DB Connector 2 System Features SiS Super AGP 3D Integrated Graphics Accelerator...

  • Page 24: Audio

    2 System Features Audio Audio ® The Crystal integrated PCI audio solution 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.

  • Page 25: Network

    Network Network The LAN cards described in this section are qualified for use with your PC. To order one of these products, refer to HP’s Web site at: www.hp.com/go/vectraaccessories HP 10/100 3Com 3C905B-TX Network Interface Card (D7506A) The HP 10/100 3Com 3C905B-TX NIC is a 32 bit PCI Ethernet Controller with advanced manageability features.

  • Page 26: Accessory Boards

    PCI slots and one ISA slot for expansion cards. To see the list of accessory boards that can be purchased as accessories for your PC, refer to www.hp.com/go/vectraaccessories The PCI slots can be used for short 32-bit PCI boards (length up to •...
  • Page 27 Rear of PC Physical Slot 1 (PCI) Physical Slot 2 (PCI) Physical Slot 3 (PCI) Physical Slot 4 (ISA) 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.
  • Page 28 2 System Features Accessory Boards...

  • Page 29: Bios Overview

    BIOS Overview This chapter provides an overview of the Setup program in VEi 7 PCs and other BIOS-related information.

  • Page 30: Phoenix Bios

    Phoenix BIOS VEi 7 PCs contain a standard Phoenix BIOS (Basic Input Output System). This should not be confused with the HP/Phoenix BIOS found on some Vectra PCs and which includes additional features added by Hewlett-Packard. The BIOS provides an interface between the computer hardware and the operating system.
  • Page 31 3 BIOS Overview Phoenix BIOS The band along the top of the Setup screen offers five menus: Main, Advanced, Security, Boot, Power and Exit. These are selected using the left and right arrow keys. To access online help, where available, press the key.

  • Page 32: Main Menu

    3 BIOS Overview Phoenix BIOS Main Menu The Main Menu presents basic system information such as: Date. Change the PC’s date settings. • Time. Change the time settings in the PC’s internal clock. • BIOS Version. Displays the BIOS version installed. This field is not •...

  • Page 33: Advanced Menu

    CPU Speed. Displays the processor clock speed. This field is not • selectable; there is no help associated with it. Cache RAM. Displays Level 2 cache size. This field is not selectable; • there is no help associated with it. Base Memory.

  • Page 34: Security

    3 BIOS Overview Phoenix BIOS Security The Security Menu contains the following items: Set Supervisor Password. This password controls access to the • Setup utility. It can also be used for password on boot. Set User Password. This password can only be set once a Supervisor •...

  • Page 35: Boot Menu

    To avoid having to configure the BIOS Setup manually on each VEi 7 PC in an installed base, you can use the settings and copy them to other VEi 7 PCs. You can download the utility from HP’s web site at: www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport To use the...

  • Page 36: Power Saving And Ergonometry

    3 BIOS Overview Power Saving and Ergonometry Power Saving and Ergonometry Soft Power Down When the user requests the operating system to shut down, the environment is cleared, and the computer is powered off. Soft Power Down is available with the Windows NT, Windows 95 and Windows 98 operating systems.

  • Page 37: Bios Addresses

    BIOS Addresses This section provides a summary of the main features of the PC’s system BIOS. System Memory Map Reserved memory used by accessory boards must be located in the area from C8000h to EFFFFh. 0000 0000 - 0000 03FF Real-mode IDT 0000 0400 - 0000 04FF BIOS Data Area...

  • Page 38: Hp I/O Port Map (I/O Addresses Used By The System)

    3 BIOS Overview BIOS Addresses HP I/O Port Map (I/O Addresses Used by the System Peripheral devices, accessory devices and system controllers are accessed via the system I/O space, which is not located in system memory space. The 64 KB of addressable I/O space comprises 8-bit and 16-bit registers (called I/O ports) located in the various system components.

  • Page 39: Dma Channel Controllers

    I/O Address Ports 0000 - 000F 0020 - 0021 0040 - 0043 0060, 0064 0061 0070 - 0071 0080 0081 - 008F 00A0 - 00A1 00C0 - 00DF 00F0 - 00FF 0170 - 0177 01F0 - 01F7 0278 - 027F 02E8 - 02EF 02F8 - 02FF 0372 - 0377...

  • Page 40: Interrupt Controllers

    3 BIOS Overview BIOS Addresses 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. DMA controller Channel Free Free if not used for parallel port or audio in Setup...

  • Page 41: Pci Interrupt Request Lines

    (Interrupt Vector) IRQ4 Used by serial port if enabled IRQ5 Free if not used for parallel port or audio IRQ6 Floppy Disk Controller IRQ7 LPT1 IRQ8 IRQ9 Available for PCI devices, if not used by ISA board or USB port IRQ10 Available for PCI devices, if not used by ISA board or USB port IRQ11...

  • Page 42: Order In Which The Post Tests Are Performed

    3 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.
  • Page 43 Checkpoint Code Enable CPU cache Initialize caches to initial POST values Initialize I/O component Initialize the local bus IDE Initialize Power Management Load alternate registers with initial POST values Restore CPU control word during warm boot Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices Initialize keyboard controller Initialize cache before memory autosize 8254 timer initialization...
  • Page 44 3 BIOS Overview Order in Which the POST Tests are Performed Checkpoint Code 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 Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize BIOS interrupts POST device initialization...
  • Page 45 Checkpoint Code Display prompt “Press F2 to enter SETUP” Disable CPU cache Test RAM between 512 and 640 KB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode (SMM) area Display external L2 cache size Display shadow-area message...
  • Page 46 3 BIOS Overview Order in Which the POST Tests are Performed Checkpoint Code Configure non-MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC-compatible PnP ISA devices Re-initialize onboard I/O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs) Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS/2...
  • Page 47 Checkpoint Code Determine number of ATA drives Set time of day Check key lock Initialize typematic rate Erase F2 prompt Scan for F2 key stroke 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...
  • Page 48 3 BIOS Overview Order in Which the POST Tests are Performed Checkpoint Code Initialize error display function Initialize system error handling The following are for boot block in Flash ROM Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system I/O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM...
  • Page 49 Checkpoint Code Initialize boot Clear Huge segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS 3 BIOS Overview Order in Which the POST Tests are Performed POST Routine Description...

  • Page 50: Beep Codes

    3 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.

  • Page 51: Drivers And Software

    Drivers and Software This chapter lists the drivers and software supplied with VEi 7 PCs. These are both preloaded on the PC’s hard drive and included on the Diagnostics & Recovery CD-ROM supplied with the PC.

  • Page 52: Drivers

    4 Drivers and Software Drivers Drivers You can download up-to-date versions of the drivers required for VEi 7 PCs from the “Software and Drivers” section of HP’s Support web site www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport Software VEi 7 models come preloaded with the following software. You can download the most up-to-date versions from the “Software and...

  • Page 53: Bios Updates

    4 Drivers and Software BIOS Updates...
  • Page 54 The Technical Reference Manual contains the following documents downloadable from the Web in PDF format: Introduction & Vectra Product Line Overview • Describes how to use the Technical Reference Manual and provides a brief overview of VEi and VLi PCs. Product Description •...

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