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HP Vectra VEi8 Technical Reference Manual

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Product Description - Vectra VEi 8
This technical reference and BIOS document for Vectra VEi 8 PCs contains
summary information only. More detailed information on system hardware is
available in the Technical Reference Manual - Vectra Technology.
HP Vectra VEi 8 PCs

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  • Page 1 Product Description - Vectra VEi 8 This technical reference and BIOS document for Vectra VEi 8 PCs contains summary information only. More detailed information on system hardware is available in the Technical Reference Manual - Vectra Technology. HP Vectra VEi 8 PCs...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 System Overview System Overview ......... . 10 VEi 8 Package.
  • Page 4 Award BIOS..........Using the HP Setup Program ........
  • Page 5 PCI Interrupt Request Lines ........39 4 Drivers and Software Drivers .
  • Page 6 Francais...
  • Page 7 VEi 8 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 Technical Reference Manual - Product Line Overview 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 8 PCs.

  • Page 10: System Overview

    1 System Overview System Overview System Overview VEi 8 Package Front view Power On/Off Button Front view with the cover off Processor Main memory Rear view Voltage selection Switch Slot for Kensington® security cable Floppy disk drive Mouse Keyboard Two USB Serial Parallel Hard Disk Activity 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 Memory Slots SDRAM Matrox Graphics Intel 440 ZX Chip Host Chip Processor Slot Keyboard/mouse Parallel/serial & Audio/joystick monitor Status panel connector Power Intel PIIX4e SDRAM SDRAM SDRAM Audio 3 X PCI slots Wake-On LAN Floppy connector Primary IDE...
  • Page 15 PCI Mapping Table Device PCI Device 440ZX Multimedia PIIX4E 2 System Features System Board Layout Slot...

  • Page 16: Architectural View

    2 System Features Architectural View Architectural View Video - DVD - VMI - Camera - Video Capture - VCR MGA G200 2X AGP Bus Graphics Display Graphics Local Memory 2 IDE Ports Ultra DMA/33 2 USB Ports Slot 1 Processor Host Bus B2443 ZX Host Bridge...

  • 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 8 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 2 System Features Processor Frequency Jumpers Some VEi 8 models have a jumper block on the mother board to set processor frequency. You only need to install a new jumper on the jumper block if a new processor is supplied with one. Processor Frequency jumper (only required for some processors).

  • Page 19: Mass Storage Devices

    These hard drives can be provided with the PC. To see which other hard disk drives can be purchased as accessories for the VEi 8, refer to www.hp.com/go/vectraaccessories Average seek write time (typical) Average seek read time (typical) Revolutions per minute (RPM)

  • Page 20: 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 21: Playing Dvd Video Discs

    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 22 2 System Features Mass Storage Devices Region Codes Region South East Asia Latin America & Australia Russia, Rest of Asia, Africa China Supported by the D6935A DVD Drive...

  • Page 23: 8Mb Matrox Millennium G200 Agp 2X Graphics Chip

    8MB Matrox Millennium G200 AGP 2X Graphics Chip All HP Vectra VEi 8 PCs are supplied with a Matrox Millennium G200 AGP 2X graphics controller integrated in the system board (refer to the architectural view on page 16 for its location). For more detailed...

  • Page 24: Video Memory

    8MB Matrox Millennium G200 AGP 2X Graphics Chip Video Memory HP Vectra VEi 8 PCs are supplied with 8 MB of video memory integrated on the system board. The video RAM (also known as the frame buffer) is a local block of...

  • Page 25: 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 26: Network

    2 System Features 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 (D7504A and D7505A) The HP 10/100 3Com 3C905B-TX NIC is a 32 bit PCI Ethernet Controller with advanced manageability features.

  • Page 27: Accessory Boards

    PC, refer to The PCI slots can be used for short 32-bit PCI boards (length up to • 17.6 cm or 6.93 inches). The ISA slot can be used for a short 16-bit ISA boards. • www.hp.com/go/vectraaccessories 2 System Features Accessory Boards...
  • Page 28 2 System Features Accessory Boards 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 29: Bios Overview

    BIOS Overview This chapter provides an overview of the Setup program in VEi 8 PCs and other BIOS-related information.

  • Page 30: Award Bios

    ROM. The system BIOS is identified by the version number HW.27.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 This section covers: The BIOS Setup program •...

  • Page 31: Main Menu

    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 32: Advanced Menu

    3 BIOS Overview Award BIOS CPU Type. Displays the type of processor installed. This field is not • selectable; there is no help associated with it. CPU Speed. Displays the processor clock speed. This field is not • selectable; there is no help associated with it. Cache RAM.

  • Page 33: Security

    Shadow Options. Enable shadowing for non Plug-and-Play ISA • option ROMs to improve performance. Note that some option ROMs cannot be shadowed. PCI Configuration. Enable the selected PCI device as a PCI bus • Master. PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion. Reserves interrupts for •...

  • Page 34: Boot Menu

    To avoid having to configure the BIOS Setup manually on each VEi 8 PC in an installed base, you can use the settings and copy them to other VEi 8 PCs. You can download the utility from HP’s web site at: www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport To use...

  • Page 35: Power Saving And Ergonometry

    4 From the menu, select Start type A:\HWCMOS r settings.txt file on the floppy called settings.txt configuration. 5 Insert the floppy in another VEi 8. From the then in the window that appears type and click on OK. 6 Reboot the PC for the new settings to be used. Power Saving and Ergonometry Soft Power Down When the user requests the operating system to shut down, the...

  • Page 36: Bios Addresses

    3 BIOS Overview 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...

  • Page 37: Hp I/O Port Map (I/O Addresses Used By The System)

    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 38: Dma Channel Controllers

    3 BIOS Overview BIOS Addresses I/O Address Ports 03B0 - 03DF Applies only if a supplementary ISA 03E8 - 03EF card is installed 03F0h- 03F5 03F6 03F7 03F8 - 03FF 04D0 - 04D1 0678 - 067B 0778 - 077B 0CF8 - 0CFF DMA Channel Controllers Only “I/O-to-memory”...

  • Page 39: Interrupt Controllers

    Interrupt Controllers The Interrupt Requests (IRQ) are numbered sequentially, starting with the master controller, and followed by the slave. IRQ0 System Timer IRQ1 Keyboard Controller IRQ3 If not used for serial port, available for PCI devices, ISA board, USB port, audio or video IRQ4 Used by serial port if enabled.
  • Page 40 3 BIOS Overview BIOS Addresses...

  • Page 41: Drivers And Software

    Drivers and Software This chapter lists the drivers and software supplied with VEi 8 PCs. These are both preloaded on the PC’s hard drive and included on the Diagnostics & Recovery CD-ROM supplied with the PC.

  • Page 42: Drivers

    4 Drivers and Software Drivers Drivers You can download up-to-date versions of drivers required for VEi 8 PCs from the “Software and Drivers” section of HP’s Support web site at www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport Software VEi 8 models come preloaded with the following software. You can download the most up-to-date versions from the “Software and...

  • Page 43: Bios Updates

    4 Drivers and Software BIOS Updates...
  • Page 44 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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