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Familiarization Guide This guide is for experienced HP Support Center personnel and reseller technicians. They have already completed the HP V ectra PC family training course, or equivalent, and have at least six months of experience servicing HP V ectra PCs. It is a self-paced training guide designed to train you to install, configure, and repair [...]

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Contents English iii 1 Product Overview and Comparisons Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Naming Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Product Line Evolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

iv English 4 Displays Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 5 Preinstalled Software Software Packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 6 Support Tools Software Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

1 1 Product Overview and Comparisons After reading this chapter you will be able to describe features specific to HP V ectra 500 Series PCs (models 520 and 525).[...]

2 1 Product Overview and Comparisons Product Overview Product Overview This section describes the HP V ectra 500 Series PCs (models 520 and 525) by highlighting their main features, accessory and mass storage capabilities, and common features. For information regarding the Q3 1995 collection of V ectra 500 Series PCs, refer to the Familiarization G[...]

3 1 Product Overview and Comparisons Product Overview Main Features of the HP Vectra 500 Series PCs (models 520 and 525) 1 AE=All Europe, LA=Latin America, NA=North America, APP=Asia / Pacific Partner, B=Brazi l, C=China, I=India 2 There are three system board options for models 52 0 and 525: Type A = Part Number D4051-63001, Type B = P art Number [...]

4 1 Product Overview and Comparisons Product Overview 1 AE=All Europe, LA=Latin America, NA=North America, APP=Asia / Pacific Partner, C=China, I=India, K=Korea 2 There are three system board options for models 520 and 525: Type A = Part Number D4051-63001, Type B = P art Number D3657-63001, and Type C = Part Number D3661-63001. 3 There are three v[...]

5 1 Product Overview and Comparisons Product Overview Accessory and Mass Storage Capabilities Common Features The following features are common to all PCs in the HP V ectra 500 Series PC range: • Windows 95 preinstalled • User and Administrator passwords • HP BIOS Flash EEPROM • One bi-directional parallel port, two serial ports, a VGA conn[...]

6 1 Product Overview and Comparisons Model Compariso ns Model Comparisons Overview HP V ectra 500 Series PCs are Pentium-processor , ISA/PCI-based PCs, housed in desktop and minitower casings. The series is targeted at the Small Business Small Office (SBSO) market. System Board There are three sy stem board options for models 520 and 525. The three[...]

7 2 Casing, System Boards and Video After reading this chapter you will be familiar with the HP V ectra 500 Ser ies PC (models 520 and 525) casing and hardware assembly .[...]

8 2 Casing, System Boards and Video Desktop and Min itower Casin g Desktop and Minitower Casing The casing for models 520 and 525 is the same as that for the Q1 1996 collection (models 510 and 515).[...]

9 2 Casing, System Boards and Video System Board, Switches and Jumpe rs System Board, Switches and Jumpers As mentioned in Chapter 1, there are three sy stem board options for models 520 and 525. This section describes the T ype A sy stem board (part number D4051-630 01). System Board Layout 1 13 1 1 2 C2 C1 B2 B1 A2 A1 24 2 2 3 3 J7 BANK A BANK B [...]

10 2 Casing, System Boards and Video System Board, Switches a nd Jumpers System Board Switches and Jumpers This section indicates the switches and jumpers used to modify the sy stem settings. SW1 Switch This switch is multi-purpose and is used to modify BIOS, CMOS and password settings. SW2 Switch This switch is used to select the CPU Bus Frequency[...]

11 2 Casing, System Boards and Video System Board, Switches and Jumpe rs CPU Bus Frequency Jumper (J7) This jumper sets the CPU bus frequency . The following figure shows the possible settings. Cache Jumper (J6) This jumper selects the cache type—either synchronous or asynchronous. The default setting is for synchronous cache. The following figur[...]

12 2 Casing, System Boards and Video Video Option s Video Options W ith models 520 and 525 there are three video options: • Video controller and video memory on the system board. • Video controller and video memory on a video card. • Video controller on the system board and video memory that is shared main memory. Video Controller and Video M[...]

13 2 Casing, System Boards and Video Video Options Video Controller and Video Memory on a Video Card Product D4471A is supplied with 2 MB of video memory on a Matrox MGA Millennium card, which can be increased to 4 MB or 8 MB. This PC does not use the integrated video controller and memory . The card is in a PCI slot. The following video resolution[...]

14 2 Casing, System Boards and Video Video Option s Video Controller on the System Board and Video Memory that is Shared Main Memory Some PCs have a video sy stem that uses Unified Memory Architecture (UMA). What this means is that the video controller does not use dedicated video memory , but instead uses a portion of main memory as video memory .[...]

15 3 Multimedia and Communications The HP V ectra 500 Series PC (models 520 and 525) multimedia and commu- nications option comes with an audio fax/data modem (an Aztech A T3300 card). This chapter describes the audio and communications features of the card.[...]

16 3 Multimedia and Communications Aztech AT3300 Connections Aztech AT3300 Connections The Aztech A T3300 audio fax/data modem incorporates built-in advanced communication and audio telephony features, including the capability to perform simultaneous audio playback and recording, as well as hands-free communication. CAUTION: T o ensure that the tel[...]

17 3 Multimedia and Communications Aztech AT3300 Connections International Telephone Connections Connecting Audio Devices to the Rear Panel Details on the use of each socket on the rear panel are given below: TEL Connection for a telephone line. LINE IN Connection for devices such as a cassette, DA T , or Minidisc player . MIC Connection for a micr[...]

18 3 Multimedia and Communications Aztech AT3300 Connections Connecting the Headset The following figure shows how to connect the headset to the Aztech A T3300 audio fax/data modem. VOLUME OFF ON MIC Audio Fax/Data Modem Volume Control[...]

19 3 Multimedia and Communications Aztech AT3300 Connections Aztech AT3300 Internal Connections The Aztech A T3300 audio fax/data modem has several connectors that allow it to be connected to other devices. U.S. and Canada Internal Connections The following figure shows where the internal connectors are located on the U.S. and Canada version of the[...]

20 3 Multimedia and Communications Aztech AT3300 Connections International Internal Connections The following figure shows where the internal connectors are located on the international version of the Aztech A T3300 audio fax/data modem. Waveblaster Connector CDAUDIO 1 Connector CDAUDIO 2 Connec tor TV AUDIO Connector RADIO 1 Connector JX MIC 1 LOU[...]

21 3 Multimedia and Communications Aztech AT3300 Connections Waveblaster Connector The audio fax/data modem has an on-card connector for the MIDI synthesizer called W ave Blaster . This daughtercard module is capable of producing extremely high-fidelity stereo music for computer audio sy stems. CD Audio Connectors There are two CD Audio Connectors,[...]

22 3 Multimedia and Communications Communications Software Communications Software Multimedia and communications models are preloaded with a comprehensive set of communications and sound tools. The communications software performs a wide range of communications tasks, such as sending and receiving faxes, answering and screening phone calls, and rec[...]

23 4 Displays This chapter gives details of the display s which are recommended for the HP V ectra 500 Series PCs (models 520 and 525).[...]

24 4 Displays Overview Overview There are no display s delivered with t he HP V ectra 500 Series (models 520 and 525). There is, however , a list of recommended display s. These are listed by region in the following table. Display s for SBSO can be recognized by the ‘S’ in the part number (for example, D2808S). SBSO display s come with customiz[...]

25 5 Preinstalled Software HP V ectra 500 Series PCs come preinstalled with a range of software.[...]

26 5 Preinstalled Software Software Packages Software Packages The following table shows the software packages delivered with HP V ectra 500 Series PCs (models 520 and 525). Preinstalled Software Available Localizations 1 Operating System MS Windows 95 Business Applications Adobe Acrobat Reader 2.1 Microsoft Word Microsoft Office Microsoft Excel Mi[...]

27 5 Preinstalled Software Software Packages All software may be restored using CD-ROMs included with each PC. V ersion numbers are correct at time of printing. 1 US=United States of America, FR=France, GR=Germany, SP=Spain, UK=United Kingdom Peripherals Printer Driver s Video Drivers LAN Ready[...]

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29 6 Support Tools This chapter briefly outlines the support tools available for the HP V ectra 500 Series PCs (models 520 and 525).[...]

30 6 Support Tools Software Recovery Software Recovery All HP V ectra 500 Series PCs are delivered with a product r ecovery kit which consists of: • The HP Product Recovery CD-ROM which contains a backup of the pre- loaded software, excluding business applications. • The Windows 95 companion CD-ROM. • Business software applications on CD-ROM [...]

31 6 Support Tools Software Recovery HP Vectra PC Checkup The HP V ectra 500 Series PCs are equipped with a low-level hardware diagnostics program which can be used to identify hardware-related problems. See the next section, The HP Checkup Program for more information. Service Handbook The HP V e ctra 500 Series PC Service Handbook containing serv[...]

32 6 Support Tools Running the HP Vectra PC Checkup Running the HP Vectra PC Checkup HP V ectra 500 Series PCs are equipped with a checkup program which can be used to identify and fix hardware-related problems. (The checkup program is an enhanced version of the diagnostics toolkit which was delivered with the Spring 1996 models—models 510 and 52[...]

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