HP Vectra XA5 Supplementary Manual
HP Vectra XA5 Supplementary Manual

HP Vectra XA5 Supplementary Manual

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Familiarization Guide
HP Vectra XA PC
HP Vectra XA
5/xxx PC
HP Vectra XA MT PC
This guide is for experienced technicians who have already
completed the HP Vectra computer family training course.
In particular, it assumes that the reader is already familiar
with the HP Vectra XA 6/xxx and HP Vectra XM 5/xxx
Series 4 PCs, which have a similar structure.
This document serves as a self-paced training guide,
designed to train you for repair of the computer, and only
contains repair-specific information. For information on the
installation of accessories, see the User's Guide and the
online documents that are supplied with the computer.

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  • Page 1 HP Vectra computer family training course. In particular, it assumes that the reader is already familiar with the HP Vectra XA 6/xxx and HP Vectra XM 5/xxx Series 4 PCs, which have a similar structure. This document serves as a self-paced training guide, designed to train you for repair of the computer, and only contains repair-specific information.
  • Page 2 Novell® and Netware® are registered trademarks of Novell Inc. OS/2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Pentium® is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. SoundBlaster is a trademark of Creative Technology Limited. Hewlett-Packard France Performance Desktop Computing Orperation 38053 Grenoble Cedex 9 France 1997 Hewlett-Packard Company...
  • Page 3 HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC The major new hardware features are: • New, high performance, Pentium MMX processor. • 512 KB cache memory on all models. • New and faster version of Matrox Millennium PCI graphics controller. • New 10BT/100BT PCI network board on all models.
  • Page 4: External Features

    HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC External Features External Features Network connectors: 100 BaseT supports Remote Wake-Up (RWU) only. 10 BaseT supports Remote Power-On (RPO) as well as RWU. Front label does not show processor speed or series information. Instead this information appears on a label...
  • Page 5: Installing Main Memory Modules

    • Memory can be upgraded in increments of 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB or 64 MB (by installing pairs of 4 MB, 8 MB, 16 MB or 32 MB modules). • HP does not support PCs in which the user has installed non-HP memory modules.
  • Page 6: System Board

    HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC System Board System Board SW10...
  • Page 7: Replacing The System Board

    Install the new system board Update the product identification field closed Product Flag cleared, set switch to the open position before rebooting open 0041-49 Invalid internal product type, correct with F2. HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC Replacing the System Board...
  • Page 8 • The serial label. This is found on the lower front recess of desktop models, and on the lower part of the right side panel of minitower models. It gives...
  • Page 9: Usb Connector

    USB Connector The HP Vectra XA 5/xxx and VL 5/xxx Series 5 PCs are the first Vectra PCs to have a pair of USB connectors fitted as standard. When devices become available on the market, they can be activated from the Setup program.
  • Page 10 HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC Backplanes Backplanes XA Desktop (front view) XA Desktop (rear view) Half length PCI (proprietary network) XA Minitower (top view) slot...
  • Page 11: Windows Operating System

    The new Matrox MGA Revision 6.0 Millennium board requires new drivers, and a new 2 MB video memory upgrade part (D3557B). Display connector Version of Matrox Used on HP Vectra XM 5/xxx Series 4 PC Exchange part D3568-69005 2 MB upgrade D3557A or D3557B...
  • Page 12: Network Board

    HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC Network Board Network Board The Ethernet 10/100 BT PCI board is a proprietary PCI network board, with two network connectors. Remote start Connector 10 BT Remote power-on (RPO) and Remote wake-up (RWU) 10 Mbits per second operation...
  • Page 13: Setup Program

    Remote Wake-Up and Remote Power-On, from the network, are controlled from this menu. CD-Audio field is disabled (by default). field is applicable to the HP Vectra 500 PC, not to the HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC Audio Controller Board Front panel...
  • Page 14: Complete The Questionnaire To Check Your Understanding

    What do you do? a Check that the product identification field, on the summary screen or in the Setup program, has been correctly set for the HP Vectra XA 5/ xxx PC. b Check that the suspend-wakeup and the integrated network fields, in...
  • Page 15 Run the Setup program, by pressing c Look at the underside of the processor chip. d Run HP TopTools 2.0 for Openview. 4 Three clients (a, b and c) have reported having a faulty processor in their PC. They are able to read out to you the marking on the “Intel Inside” logo, on the warranty label, and on the summary screen.
  • Page 16: Answers And Explanations

    1 The PC no longer responds to remote wake-up. What do you do? a Check that the product identification field, on the summary screen or Setup program, has been correctly set for the HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC. b Check that the suspend-wakeup and the integrated network fields, in...
  • Page 17 HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC Answers and Explanations...
  • Page 18 Paper not bleached with chlorine. Manual Part Number D3984-90901 Printed in France - 03/97...

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