HP Vectra XM5 4 User manual

HP Vectra XM 5/xx

Series 4 PCs

User's Guide

Table of Contents

WELCOME TO YOUR HP VECTRA PC 7

1 SETTING UP AND USING YOUR PC 9

UNPACKING YOUR PC 9

CONNECTING THE MOUSE, KEYBOARD, AND DISPLAY 11

CONNECTING TO A NETWORK 12

CONNECTING A PRINTER 13

CONNECTING THE POWER CORDS 14

YOUR PC’S HARDWARE CONTROL PANEL 15

THE HP VECTRA KEYBOARD 16

STARTING AND STOPPING YOUR PC 17

STARTING THE PC FOR THE FIRST TIME 18

2 HOW TO INSTALL ACCESSORIES IN YOUR PC 20

STOPPING YOUR PC 20

HP USER TOOLS 20

HP SUMMARY SCREEN 20

SUPPORTED HP ACCESSORIES 20

REMOVING THE COVER 22

REPLACING THE COVER AFTER INSTALLING ACCESSORIES 24

MOVING AND REPLACING THE POWER SUPPLY 24

REPLACING THE POWER SUPPLY AFTER INSTALLING

ACCESSORIES 26

INSTALLING MEMORY 26

INSTALLING AN OPTIONAL CACHE MEMORY MODULE 28

INSTALLING A VIDEO MEMORY UPGRADE 29

INSTALLING ACCESSORY BOARDS 30

CONFIGURING ACCESSORY BOARDS WITH PLUG AND PLAY 30

CONFIGURING NON-PLUG AND PLAY ISA ACCESSORY BOARDS 30

INSTALLING THE BOARD 31

INSTALLING A BNC COAX ADAPTER 34

INSTALLING MASS STORAGE DEVICES 36

CONFIGURING A DEVICE AFTER INSTALLATION 37

CONNECTING IDE DEVICES 37

INSTALLING A FLEXIBLE DISK DRIVE OR A CD-ROM DRIVE IN THE

MIDDLE SHELF 39

INSTALLING AN IDE HARD DISK DRIVE IN THE REAR SHELF 41

INSTALLING AN IDE HARD DISK DRIVE IN THE BOTTOM SHELF 43

INSTALLING A TAPE DRIVE IN THE BOTTOM SHELF 46

INSTALLING AN UPGRADE PROCESSOR 48

INSTALLING THE SECURITY BRACKET 50

CONFIGURING A SCSI HARD DISK DRIVE 50

3 THE HP SETUP PROGRAM 51

THE HP SUMMARY SCREEN AND SETUP PROGRAM 51

HP SUMMARY SCREEN 51

HP SETUP PROGRAM 52

USING THE

SETUP

PROGRAM 53

UNDERSTANDING THE SETUP PROGRAM 54

MAIN MENU ITEMS 55

CONFIGURATION MENU ITEMS 56

SECURITY MENU ITEMS 59

POWER MENU ITEMS 62

EXIT MENU ITEMS 64

SETTING PASSWORDS 64

SETTING AN ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD 64

SETTING A USER PASSWORD 65

CONFIGURING YOUR NETWORK CONNECTION 65

CONTROLLING THE NETWORK SECURITY FEATURES 66

CONTROLLING THE REMOTE PROGRAM LOAD 66

CONFIGURING THE PCI INTEGRATED ETHERNET INTERFACE 67

SAVING YOUR CHANGES AND LEAVING SETUP 68

4 TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR PC 69

SOLVING PROBLEMS 69

HP SUMMARY SCREEN 69

IF YOUR PC DOES NOT START PROPERLY 69

DISPLAY IS BLANK AND THERE ARE NO ERROR MESSAGES 69

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO CHANGE ANY VALUES IN

SETUP

IF A POST ERROR MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED 71

IF YOU CANNOT TURN OFF YOUR PC 72

IF YOUR PC HAS A HARDWARE PROBLEM 72

DISPLAY DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY 72

IF YOUR KEYBOARD DOES NOT WORK 74

IF YOUR MOUSE DOES NOT WORK 74

IF YOUR PRINTER DOES NOT WORK 74

IF THE FLEXIBLE DISK DRIVE DOES NOT WORK 75

IF THE HARD DISK DOES NOT WORK 75

IF THE CD-ROM DRIVE DOES NOT WORK 76

IF AN ACCESSORY BOARD DOES NOT WORK 76

IF YOUR PC HAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM 77

IF YOUR APPLICATION SOFTWARE DOES NOT WORK 77

IF THE DATE AND TIME ARE INCORRECT 78

IF YOU HAVE A NETWORK PROBLEM 78

CHANGING THE BATTERY 78

IF THE SCSI HARD DISK STOPS WORKING 80

IF YOU LOSE THE KEY 80

5 TECHNICAL INFORMATION 81

SPECIFICATIONS 81

CHARACTERISTICS 82

POWER CONSUMPTION 82

IRQS, DMAS, AND I/O ADDRESSES USED BY YOUR PC 83

AVAILABLE VIDEO RESOLUTIONS 84

THE PC'S MEMORY MAP 85

THE PC'S REAR CONNECTORS 86

SYSTEM BOARD CONNECTORS AND SWITCHES 87

RECYCLING YOUR PC 88

6 HEWLETT PACKARD SUPPORT AND INFORMATION SERVICES

INTRODUCTION 89

YOUR HP AUTHORIZED RESELLER 89

HP SUPPORTPACK 90

HP SUPPORT ASSISTANT CD-ROM 90

HEWLETT-PACKARD INFORMATION SERVICES 90

HP FORUM ON COMPUSERVE 90

HP FORUM ON AMERICA ONLINE 91

HP BBS LIBRARY 91

INTERNET—FTP LIBRARY SERVICE 92

ACCESS HP WORLD WIDE WEB SITE 92

HP FAXBACK ON DEMAND—HP FIRST 92

HP AUDIO TIPS (USA ONLY) HP AUTOMATED SUPPORT DIRECTORY 92

ORDERING DRIVERS AND BIOS ON DISKETTE{XE "DRIVERS"}{XE

"BIOS"} 93

HP SUPPORT SERVICES 93

HEWLETT-PACKARD TELEPHONE SUPPORT 94

LIFELINE TELEPHONE SUPPORT 95

HP NETWORK PHONE-IN SUPPORT SERVICE (NPS) 95

SUMMARY 96

HEWLETT-PACKARD MARKETING HEADQUARTERS 97

HP WORLD WIDE WEB SERVER 97

HP ANONYMOUS FTP SERVER 97

EUROPEAN CUSTOMER SUPPORT CENTER 97

HP WORLD WIDE WEB SERVER 98

HP ANONYMOUS FTP SERVER 98

EUROPEAN CUSTOMER SUPPORT CENTER 98

GLOSSARY 99

REGULATORY INFORMATION AND WARRANTY 102

REGULATORY INFORMATION 102

FCC (FOR USA ONLY) 102

HP HARDWARE WARRANTY 104

HP SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSE AGREEMENT AND SOFTWARE &

PRODUCT LIMITED WARRANTY 106

WELCOME TO YOUR HP VECTRA PC

Your high-performance HP Vectra PC provides:

• a Pentium™ processor in a Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket

• an integrated level-two cache of 256 KB for high performance (optional on some models)

• a main memory of 8 MB or 16 MB, upgradeable to 128 MB

• an Ultra VGA PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) video controller with 1 MB of

video memory upgradeable to 2 MB

• an integrated Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) controller on the PCI bus

supporting Fast IDE and Standard IDE

• four free slots for accessory boards:

• one 32-bit PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) slot

• one 16-bit ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) slot

• one 16-bit ISA short slot (16 cm/6.3-inch maximum length)

• one combination ISA or PCI slot

• BIOS stored in Flash ROM

• BIOS support for ISA “Plug and Play”

• pre-installed operating system software (on some models).

• DMI compliant

• designed for Windows® 95

• Vectra Ergonomic Power Solution—Windows 95 soft power-down using the mouse, and

keyboard power-on.

• Energy Star compliant power management.

The PC range described in this manual has a power saving capability that complies with

the Environment Protection Agency’s 30 watt maximum power consumption in “sleep

mode”, except those PCs to which you add certain extra accessories, such as a CD-

ROM. These PCs also have energy saving capabilities, but use slightly more than the

maximum 30 watt limit in power saving mode, required for the Energy Star label

approval.

1 SETTING UP AND USING YOUR PC

This chapter leads you through the first time installation of your HP Vectra PC and explains

how to use it.

UNPACKING YOUR PC

1 When you receive your PC, unpack all the components:

• the computer and power cord

• the display and its cables

• the keyboard and mouse

• the manuals.

On some models, the operating system software, drivers, and HP User Tools are preloaded on

the hard disk.

WARNING: If you have any doubt that you can lift the PC or

display safely, do not try to move it without help.

Computer

Typical Display

Computer Power Cord

Mouse

Keyboard

Display Power Cord

Manuals

2 Place the PC on a sturdy desk near to easily accessible power outlets, with enough space for

the keyboard, mouse, and any other accessories.

3 Position the PC so that its rear connectors are easily accessible.

4 Place the display on top of the computer. If you have a large display, place it next to the

computer. Refer to the display’s manual for information about the display.

Installation Tools

No tools are required to set up your PC. However, if you plan to install a disk drive or an

accessory board in your PC, you will need a flat-blade screwdriver. For further information

about installing accessories, refer to chapter 3, “

How to Install Accessories In Your PC

”.

CONNECTING THE MOUSE, KEYBOARD, AND DISPLAY

1 Connect the mouse, keyboard, and display to the back of the computer.

The connectors

are shaped to go in one way only

2 Tighten the display cable attachment screws.

Mouse Keyboard Display

CONNECTING TO A NETWORK

Let your Network Administrator know you are connecting your PC to the network. Connect the

network cable to the RJ-45 UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) LAN connector.

To configure your network connection, refer to "Configuring Your Network Connection"

(chapter 3)

NOTE If you need a BNC Coax connector to connect to the

network, you can install an optional BNC coax

adapter (order HP D3979A). Refer to "Installing a

BNC Coax Adapter" (chapter 2).

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