Compaq Deskpro 2000 Series User manual

REFERENCE GUIDE

Compaq Deskpro 2000

Series of Personal Computers

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Reference Guide

Compaq Deskpro 2000 Series of Personal Computers

Second Edition (September 1997)

Part Number 278019-002

Compaq Computer Corporation

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preface

USING THIS GUIDE

This Reference Guide includes general information about your

computer, troubleshooting and diagnostics information, and

technical specifications.

Symbols and

Conventions The following format conventions distinguish elements of the

text throughout this guide:

■ Computer models featuring the Intel Pentium processor with

MMX technology will be referred to as Pentium systems.

Computer models featuring the Intel Pentium II processor

will be referred to as Pentium II systems.

■ When keys must be pressed at the same time, the action is

represented by the key names and the plus (+) symbol. For

example, Ctrl+Alt+Delete.

■ The names of files are presented in uppercase italic type as

shown here: FILENAME.

■ The names of commands, folders, or directories are

presented in uppercase type as shown here: COMMAND or

DIRECTORY. Commands that are to be entered at the

system prompt are shown on a separate line.

■ When you are asked to type something without pressing the

Enter key, you are directed to “type” the information.

■ When you need to type information and press the Enter key,

you will be directed to “enter” the information.

■ When you need to make a selection with a mouse, you will

be directed to “select” or “click” the information.

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throughout this guide:

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follow directions could result in bodily harm or loss of life.

CAUTION: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to

follow directions could result in damage to equipment or loss of

information.

✎Text set off in this manner presents clarifying information,

specific instructions, commentary, sidelights, or interesting

points of information.

Environmental

Commitment Compaq is committed to making environmentally friendly

products. Your computer was produced in a chlorofluorocarbons

(CFC)-free factory. All plastics used in the product are stamped

with material composition to make recycling more efficient.

Reduce, reuse, and recycle are words to live by at Compaq.

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chapter 1

COMPUTER AT A GLANCE

Features ■ Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 operating

system software

■ Intel Pentium processor with MMX technology running at a

speed of 166 MHz, 200 MHz, or 233 MHz, or Intel Pentium

II processor running at a speed of 233 MHz, 266 MHz, or

300 MHz.

MMX technology is designed to enhance performance in

applications written to take advantage of MMX instructions,

while preserving compatibility with existing software and

operating systems. Additional performance enhancements

are provided for advanced media and communication

applications, such as motion video, combined graphics with

video, image processing, audio synthesis, speech synthesis

and compression, telephony, video conferencing, and 2D

and 3D graphics.

■ Pentium systems: 16- or 32-megabyte (MB) synchronous

dynamic random access memory (SDRAM) standard;

expandable to 384 megabytes of SDRAM installed in dual

inline memory modules (DIMMs)

Pentium II systems: 32-megabyte (MB) synchronous

dynamic random access memory (SDRAM) standard;

expandable to 384 megabytes of SDRAM installed in dual

inline memory modules (DIMMs)

■ Pentium systems: 256- or 512-kilobyte (Kbyte) secondary

(L2) cache module; Pentium models with 256-Kbyte cache

expandable to 512 Kbytes

Pentium II systems: 512-kilobyte (Kbyte) secondary (L2)

cache integrated into the processor module (not expandable)

1-2 Computer at a Glance

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■ Peripheral Components Interconnect (PCI) chipset used for

PCI/ISA, memory, USB ports, and peripheral control

■ Super I/O controller (integrates a serial port, parallel port,

diskette drive interface, real-time clock, CMOS RAM, and

mouse and keyboard controller)

■ PCI and ISA peripheral connectors on the expansion riser

board

■ BIOS in a flash memory device supporting PCI auto-

configuration

■ Desktop chassis includes expansion slots for up to five

expansion boards:

❏ Two dedicated half-length PCI slots

❏ Two dedicated ISA-bus slots (one half-length and one

full-length)

❏ One full-length “combination” slot for either a PCI or

an ISA expansion board

■ Minitower chassis includes expansion slots for up to five

expansion boards:

❏ Two dedicated full-length PCI slots

❏ Two dedicated full-length ISA-bus slots

❏ One full-length “combination” slot for either a PCI or

an ISA expansion board

■ 145-watt (desktop models) or 185-watt (minitower models)

surge-tolerant continuous power supply, switch-selectable

for 115 and 230 VAC operation

■ One RS-232C–compatible 9-pin serial connector

■ One multimode, 25-pin enhanced parallel connector

■ Two Universal Serial Bus (USB) Plug and Play connectors

on all models, for use with USB devices such as a mouse,

keyboard, most joysticks, and other future USB peripherals

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■ Five drive bays on desktop models:

❏ One external 3.5-inch, one-third height diskette drive

bay

❏ One internal 3.5-inch, one-third height drive bay

❏ Two external 5.25-inch half-height bays for optional

CD-ROM drive, LS-120 drive, PD-CD drive, diskette

drive, tape drive, or hard drive

❏ One internal 5.25-inch third-height bay for optional

hard drive

■ Five drive bays on minitower models:

❏ One external 3.5-inch, one-third height diskette drive

bay

❏ One internal 3.5-inch, one-third height drive bay

❏ Three external 5.25-inch half-height bays for optional

CD-ROM drive, LS-120 drive, PD-CD drive, diskette

drive, tape drive, or hard drive

■ Pentium systems: One 2.1- or 3.2-gigabyte (GB) Enhanced

IDE (EIDE) SMART II hard drive

Pentium II systems: One 2.1- or 3.2-gigabyte (GB) Ultra

ATA SMART II hard drive

All drives feature drive fault prediction.

■ One 1.44-MB, 3.5-inch high-density diskette drive installed

■ Pentium systems: One 16X slot-load IDE CD-ROM drive,

16-bit audio card, and enhanced speaker, installed on select

models

Pentium II systems: One 24X slot-load IDE CD-ROM drive,

16-bit audio card, and enhanced speaker, installed on select

models

■ Pentium systems: S3 Trio64V2/GX enhanced 64-bit

graphics controller installed with 1-MB SGRAM,

expandable to 2 MB

Pentium II systems: Matrox MGA-1064 SG Graphics

Accelerator installed with 2-MB SGRAM, expandable to 4 MB

1-4 Computer at a Glance

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■ Compaq Enhanced Keyboard, featuring Microsoft Windows–

specific keys

■ Mouse

■ Keyboard and mouse connectors on the back panel

■ Internal speaker mounted on system board

■ Security features, including passwords and cable lock

provision

■ Intelligent Manageability features designed to make

Compaq computers easier to inventory, configure, upgrade,

troubleshoot, protect, and maintain

■ Compaq Diagnostics and Configuration utilities, support

software, and device drivers (available in select languages)

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