HP Net Vectra Manual

Familiarization Guide

HP Net Vectra PC

This guide is for experienced technicians who have

already completed the HP Vectra PC family training

course. It is a self-paced training guide designed to train

you to repair the PC. It contains information specific only

to the repair of these PCs. For information on the

installation of accessories, see the User’s Guide and the

Online documents that are supplied with the PC.

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Notice

The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.

Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this

material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of

merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental

or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use

of this material.

Hewlett-Packard assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its

software on equipment that is not furnished by Hewlett-Packard.

This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright.

All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied,

reproduced, or translated to another language without the prior written consent

of Hewlett-Packard Company.

Microsoft®, Windows® and MS-DOS® are registered trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation.

MMXTM is a trademark of Intel Corporation.

Pentium® is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.

Hewlett-Packard France

Commercial Desktop Computing Division

38053 Grenoble Cedex 9

France

1997 Hewlett-Packard Company

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Vectra Product Overview

Component HP Net Vectra PC

Microprocessor Pentium processor, 166 MHz or 200 MHz, 256 KB of level-2 cache memory

integrated on system board

VRM Voltage regulator integrated on the system board

Cooling Heat pipe to conduct heat from the processor

Fan cooling on the power supply

Main memory 32 MB or 16 MB (standard), 192 MB (maximum).

60 ns SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM). Three DIMM sockets.

Graphics controller S3 Trio 64 V2 integrated on the system board, with 2 MB video memory not

upgradeable

Communications

ports

2 USB (Universal Serial Bus) connectors with ACPI support

(Advanced Configuration and Power Interface),

and legacy I/O ports (1 serial port, parallel port, keyboard, mouse)

Mass storage Ultra DMA/33 IDE controller

to support the 1.6 GB Ultra ATA/33 IDE drive on some models

and the standard 1.0 GB EIDE on other models

2 internal shelves for hard disk drives, no front access shelves

Accessory board

slots

2 PCI slots

CD-ROM drive none!

Flexible disk drive none!

Operating system Windows NT 4.0 WS

Power supply Switch selectable 120/230 VAC, 100 W input, 80 W output,

(with ACPI support)

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New Package and Front Panel

(All icons shown here are for information, and do not necessarily appear on the

PC).

Activity light

Status light

Front view

Activity light

On/off button

Pause button

Cover lock

System board switches

Processor

Heat-pipe and Heat-sink

Main memory

Hard disk drive

Front view with cover

removed

USB

Serial

Parallel Mouse

Keyboard

Display

Rear view

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Removing and Replacing the Cover

WARNING For your safety, never remove the PC’s cover without first removing the power

cord from the power outlet, and any connection to a telecommunications

network. After switching off the PC, please leave enough time for the heatsink

to cool down before opening the case. Always replace the cover on the PC

before switching it on again.

Removing the Cover

1 Switch off the display and computer.

2 Disconnect all power cables and any telecommunications cables.

3 If necessary, unlock the cover using the key on the side panel.

4 Lift the two latches on the rear of the computer upwards. Slide the cover

forwards and off the computer.

Replacing the Cover after Installing Accessories

1 Ensure that you have installed all your accessories and that all internal

cables are properly connected and safely routed.

2 Slide the cover onto the computer, making sure that the two guides at the

bottom of the case slide into the two rails at the base of the computer.

Firmly slide the cover backwards into position.

3 If required, lock the cover using the key provided.

4 Reconnect all the power cables.

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System Board

CBA

DIMM Memory Slots

Flexible Disk Connector

Hard Disk Connector

Secondary IDE Connector

Power Connector

Status Panel

System Board Switches

Video Memory

Parallel Port Serial Port Display Kbd Mou

VESA Connector

Graphics

Controller

Chip

Ext. Start

External Speaker Connector

Internal Speaker

3.3 V Conn

2✕

USB

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Connector

Pentium Processor

Heat Pipe

Socket 7

CR2032

Ext. Batt.

Heat-sink

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Removing the Processor and Cooling Components

Remove the clip

Lift lever to release processor.

Lift out processor and slide off the heatsink.

Open evaporator clip and remove the heat

pipe and the evaporator.

Evaporator

Evaporator Clip

Heatpipe and Radiator

Processor

Clip

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Removing the Hard Disk Drive

1Switch off the display and computer, and disconnect the power supply

cables and any telecommunications cables.

2Unlock the computer cover, then remove it.

3Disconnect the power and data cables at the rear of the drive.

4Remove the metal filler plate from the hard disk drive shelf.

5Unscrew the screws securing the hard disk drive to the shelf, then place the

screws in safe place for future use.

6Carefully remove the hard disk drive from the computer.

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System Board Switches

Switch Name 166

MHz

200

MHz

233

MHz

266

MHz

300

MHz

Serigraphy

1 CPU clock 60/66 MHz Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed RESERVED

2 CPU clock 68/75 MHz Open Open Open Open Open RESERVED

3 Core bus ratio Closed Open Open Closed Closed CPU speed table

4 Core bus ratio Closed Closed Open Open Closed CPU speed table

5 Core bus ratio Open Open Open Closed Closed RESERVED

Switch Name Open Closed Serigraphy

6 Reserved RESERVED

7 Clear Password Normal Operation Clear Password CLEAR PASSWORD

8 Clear Config Normal Operation Clear Config CLEAR CMOS

9 Keyboard Power ON Disabled Enabled KBD POWER ON

10 Reserved Normal Operation RESERVED

System

Board

Switches

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Backplane Board

Hard Disk

The three Ultra ATA/33 modes (also known as Ultra DMA/33) support the

following transfer rates:

Ultra ATA/33 Mode 0 1 2

Transfer rate (MB/s) 13.9 26.7 33.3

1 system board and 2

PCI accessory slots slot

for use by the manufac-

turer.

Ultra ATA 33 MB/s

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