HP Vectra XU5 Manual
Vectra XU Familiarization Guide Introduction •• 1
HP Vectra XU Series PCs Familiarization Guide
Trademarks
Printed Manual Information
Introduction
Overview
Information Flags
Product Overview and Features
Product Overview
Supported Accessories
Vectra Products Comparison
Product Features
Main features of the System Board
SETUP program
Operating Systems Supported
Documentation
PC Hardware Structure
Packaging
External Connectors and Internal Components
System Board
Accessories
Installing Main Memory
Installing Video Memory
Installing Accessories
Installing Accessory Boards
Configuring the LAN Interface
Installing a Dual Processor
System Board Switches
Troubleshooting and Repair
Product Identification
Field Replaceable Parts
Warranty
Using SETUP to Configure the PC
Power-On Self Tests (POST)
Updating the System ROM
Diagnostic Utility
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Trademarks
Intel®, SX, DX, DX2, OverDrive, and PENTIUM are U.S.
trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Microsoft®, MS-DOS®, Windows®, Windows NT®,
and LANManager® are U.S. registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation.
IBM AT® and OS/2® are U.S. registered trademarks of
International Business Machines Corporation.
UNIX® is a registered trademark of UNIX System
Laboratories Inc. in the U.S.A. and other countries.
Novell® and NetWare® are U.S. registered trademarks
of Novell, Inc.
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Printed Manual Information
© 1994 Hewlett-Packard Company
Manual Part Number: D308X+49A-90001
Printed in France 04/94
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Introduction
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Overview
This guide is for experienced HP Response Center personnel, Customer Engineers, and
reseller technicians. That is, personnel who have already completed the Vectra PC family
training course, or equivalent, and have at least six months experience servicing HP Vectra
PCs.
It is a self-paced training guide designed to train you to install, configure, and repair the PC.
Although you can follow the guide without any equipment, access to a PC is preferable.
Introduction provides an introduction to this guide.
Product Overview
and Features is an introduction to the PC, explaining the difference
between this range of PCs and other Hewlett-Packard PCs.
PC Hardware
Structure describes the package, including installing and removing
accessories.
Troubleshooting
and Repair describes the replaceable parts and the utilities which are
available to troubleshoot the PC. It also includes information
on how to configure the PC using the SETUP program, and
describes the Power-On Self Tests.
Welcome to the familiarization guide.
You will be able to read and understand this guide in less than two hours.
When you have completed it, you will be able to:
•install the PC
•configure the PC using the SETUP program
•repair the PC
•answer basic questions about the PC's features.
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Information Flags
This course has flags that highlight safety instructions and important information. Be sure to
pay special attention to the following symbols and text.
WARNING The Warning symbol highlights text that describes a potential danger to
personnel.
CAUTION The Caution symbol highlights text that describes potential danger to
equipment.
NOTE The Note symbol highlights text that gives special instructions or information.
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Product Overview and Features
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Product Overview
The following table gives an overview of the models and accessories of the HP Vectra XU
Series PCs.
Flexible
Drive A: Product
Number Hard Drive
C: Disk
Controller Video
Controller
Stand-
ard
RAM
Inte-
grated
LAN L 2
Cache
HP Vectra XU 5/75 PC (Cpl: 04/95)
D3081A
D3083A
1.44 MB
D2035A None
540 MB IDE
(D2395-x)**
Integrated
SCSI-2/
IDE
Interface
Integrated
Ultra VGA+
(2MB)
8MB Yes 256 KB*
HP Vectra XU 5/90 PC (Cpl: 07/94)
D3085A
D3086A
D3087A
D3088A
(CPL:
04/95)
1.44 MB
D2035A None
270 MB SCSI
(D2385A)
540 MB SCSI
(D2398A)
540 MB IDE
(D2395-x)**
Integrated
SCSI-2
IDE
Interface
Integrated
Ultra VGA+
(2MB)
8MB Yes 256 KB*
256 KB***
HP Vectra XU 5/90C PC (Cpl: 07/94)
D3091A
D3092A
D3094A
1.44 MB
D2035A 540 MB SCSI
(D2386A)
1 GB SCSI
(D2076B)
540 MB IDE
(D2891B)
Integrated
SCSI-2
IDE
Interface
Matrox
Graphics
Board
Impression
+
(2MB, up-
gradeable
to
4 MB)
16 MB Yes 256 KB***
*Asynchronous Cache
**Not available as an accessory
***Burst Synchronous Cache
Flexible
Drive A: Product
Number Hard Drive
C: Disk
Controller Video
Controller
Stand-
ard
RAM
Inte-
grated
LAN L 2
Cache
HP Vectra XU 5/90C PC (Cpl: 07/94)
D3091B
D3092B
D3094B
1.44 MB
D2035A 540 MB SCSI
(D2398-x)*
1 GB SCSI
(D2904-x)*
540 MB IDE
(D2395-x)*
Integrated
SCSI-2
IDE
Interface
Matrox
Graphics
Board
Impression
+
(2MB, up-
gradeable
to
4 MB)
16 MB Yes 256 KB**
HP Vectra XU 5 100C PC (Cpl: 05/95)
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D3093A
D3097A
D3098A
D3099A
1.44 MB
D2035A None
540 MB IDE
(D2395-x)*
540 MB SCSI
(D2398-x)*
1GB SCSI
(D2904-x)*
Integrated
SCSI-2
IDE
Interface
Matrox
Graphics
Board
Impression
+
(2MB, up-
gradeable
to
4 MB)
16 MB Yes 512 KB**
*Not available as an accessory
**Burst Synchronous Cache
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Supported Accessories
HP Vectra XU Accessories Part
Numbers
Supported Accessories
4 MB Memory Upgrade kit D2690A
8 MB Memory Upgrade kit D2691A
16 MB Memory Upgrade kit D2297A
32 MB Memory Upgrade kit D2298A
Setup Kit (Getting Started and Setting Up Your PC manuals) D3080B
Video Memory upgrades
2MB Video RAM kit for PCI 2+ Matrox card D3095A
2MB Video RAM kit for Impression+ Matrox card (Revision 3) D3095B
Processor upgrade
Pentium 90 Dual Processor Upgrade D3096A
Pentium 100 Dual Processor Upgrade D3096B
Video Displays
Color VGA Display D1197A
Ultra VGA 1600 Display D1199A
Monochrome VGA 14-inch Display D2801A/B
Entry-Level SVGA 14-inch Display D2802A
Super VGA 1024i 14-inch Display D2804A
Ergo 1024 14-inch Display D2805A
Ergo Ultra VGA 15-inch Display D2806A
Ultra VGA 1280 17-inch Display D2807A
Super VGA 14-inch Display (Low Emissions) D2814A
Multimedia Products
HP Sound DSP 16
Mass Storage
Flexible Disk 1.44 MB 3.5-inch D2035A
Flexible Disk 1.2 MB 5.25-inch D2881A
Hard Disk 1 GB SCSI D2076B
Hard Disk 2 GB SCSI D2077A
Input Devices
Mouse C3751A
Keyboard C3756A
For further information about accessories refer to the data sheet, the HP Vectra PC Service
Handbook, or the HP Vectra PC Accessory Service Handbook.
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