Hp VECTRA XW Manuals

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  Important Safety Information
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  Table of Contents

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1 Setting Up Your Personal Workstation

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  Unpacking Your Personal Workstation
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  Connecting the Display, Mouse, and Keyboard
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  Connecting to a Network
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  Connecting a Printer
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  Connecting Audio Accessories
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  Connecting a SCSI Accessory
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  Connecting the Power Cords
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  Starting and Stopping Your Personal Workstation

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2 Using Your Personal Workstation

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  Working in Comfort
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    Repetitive Strain Injury
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    Installing Your Display
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    What Is Displayed On the Screen
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    Using a Document Holder
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    Your HP Keyboard
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    Your Desk
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    Your Chair
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    Your Posture
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    Your Workspace and Work Environment
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    Lighting
  • 37

    Further Suggestions
  • 38

    Summary Recommendations
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    Bibliography of Articles for More Information
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  Configuring Password Security
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    Setting a Password
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  Using Your CD-ROM Drive
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    Loading a CD
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  Tips for Using Your Personal Workstation

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3 How to Install Accessories Inside Your Personal Workstation

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  Supported HP Accessories
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  Removing and Replacing the Cover
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    Replacing the Cover After Installing Accessories
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  Moving the Power Supply
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    Replacing the Power Supply After Installing Accessories
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  Installing Main Memory
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    Main Memory Modules
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    Completing the Main Memory Installation Procedure
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  Installing Accessory Boards
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    Installing the Board
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  Installing Disk Drives
  • 63

    Installing a Hard Disk Drive
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    Completing the Installation of a Hard Disk Drive
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    Installing a Drive in a Front-Access Shelf
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  Installing a Processor
  • 78

    Completing the Installation of a Processor

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4 Troubleshooting Your Personal Workstation and Using the Setup Program

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  Solving Problems
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    If You Cannot Solve the Problem
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  If Your Personal Workstation Does Not Start
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    If Your Display Is Blank and There Are No Error Messages
  • 83

    If an Error Message Appears
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  If Your Personal Workstation Has a Hardware Problem
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    If Your Display Does Not Work
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    If Your Keyboard or Mouse Does Not Work
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    If Your Printer Does Not Work
  • 91

    If the Flexible Disk Drive Does Not Work
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    If the Hard Disk Does Not Work
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    If an Accessory Board Does Not Work
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  If Your Personal Workstation Has a Software Problem
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    If You Have Forgotten Your Password
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    If You Can't Start the Setup Program
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    If the Date and Time Are Incorrect
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  If Your Personal Workstation Has an Audio Problem
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  If the CD-ROM Drive Has a Problem
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  Using the HP Setup Program
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    Starting the Setup Program
  • 100

    Understanding the Setup Program
  • 107

    Using the SCSISelect Utility

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5 Technical Information

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  System Specifications
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    Features and Characteristics
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    Audio Features
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    Power Consumption Information
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    The Personal Workstation's Memory Map
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    IRQs, DMAs, and I/O Addresses Used By Your Personal Workstation
  • 124

    Available Video Resolutions
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  The Personal Workstation's Rear Connectors
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  System Connectors and Switches
  • 126

    System Board Connectors
  • 127

    System Board Switches
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  Recycling Your Personal Workstation

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6 Hewlett Packard Support and Information Services

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  Introduction
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  Your HP Authorized Reseller
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  HP SupportPack
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  HP Support Assistant CD-ROM
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  Hewlett-Packard Information Services
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    HP Forum On CompuServe
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    HP Forum On America Online
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    HP BBS Library
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    HP World Wide Web Site
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    HP FAXback On Demand-HP FIRST
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    HP Audio Tips (USA Only) HP Automated Support Directory
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    Ordering Drivers and BIOS On Diskette
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  HP Support Services
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  Hewlett-Packard Telephone Support
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  Lifeline Telephone Support
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  HP Network Phone-in Support Service (NPS)
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  Summary
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  Hewlett-Packard Marketing Headquarters

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Glossary

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Index

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  Regulatory Information

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  Conventions
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  Bibliography
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  Table of Contents

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1 System Overview

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  Package
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  Specifications and Characteristic Data
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    Physical Characteristics
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    Electrical Specification
  • 13

    Environmental Specification
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  Documentation
  • 14

    Where to Find the Information

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2 System Board

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  System Board
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    Architectural View
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  Devices On the Processor-Local Bus
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    Intel Pentium Pro (P6) Microprocessor
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    Chip-Set
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    Cache Memory
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    Optional Second Microprocessor
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    Main Memory
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  Devices On the PCI Bus
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    Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
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    Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)
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  Devices On the ISA Bus
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    Ultra I/O Controller
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    Audio Controller
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    System ROM
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    Little Ben
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    Other PCI and ISA Accessory Devices Under Plug and Play

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3 Interface Boards and Mass-Storage Drives

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  HP Integrated OpenGL Interface Board
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    Drivers
  • 31

    Start Up
  • 32

    Video Memory
  • 32

    Available Video Resolutions
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  HP PCI Integrated 10/100 BT Interface Board
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    Board Layout
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    Configuring the Board
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    Further Information
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  Mass-Storage Drives
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    Hard Disk Drives
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    Flexible Disk Drives
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    CD-ROM Drives
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  Connectors and Sockets
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    Vga Connector
  • 40

    Parallel Port Connector
  • 40

    Serial Port Connector

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4 Hp Bios

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  Setup Program
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  BIOS Addresses
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    System Memory Map
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    Product Identification
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    HP I/O Port Map (I/O Addresses Used By the System)

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5 Power-On Self-Test and Error Messages

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  Order in Which the Tests Are Performed
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  Error Codes
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  Suggestions for Corrective Action
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  Beep Codes
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  Lights On the Status Panel
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  Error Message Summary