HP (Hewlett-Packard) hp vectra vl420 manual

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    hp bu siness pcs www.hp. com/go/vectr asupport service handbook chapter hp vectra vl420 small form factor[...]

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    notice 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 impl ied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incident[...]

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    medium-profile desktop v ectras hp vectra vl420 sff pc 1-1 1 1 hp vectra vl420 sff pc models and accessories note All models have: ❒ Integrated Analog Devices AD18 85 AC’97 stereo audio codec. ❒ Integrated Intel network controller . product number hard drive graphics controller std. RAM optical drives OS 1 1. Indicates operating sy stem prelo[...]

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    hp vectra vl420 sff pc 1-2 hp vectra vl420 sff pc medium-profile desktop v ectras 1 supported accessories Memory 64 MB SDRAM, non-ECC PC133 main memory module P1536A 64 MB SDRAM, non-ECC PC133 main memory module – pack of 10 P5100A 128 MB SDRAM, non-ECC PC133 main memory module P1537A 128 MB SDRAM, non-ECC PC133 main memory module – pack of 10 [...]

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    hp vectra vl420 sff pc medium-profile desktop v ectras hp vectra vl420 sff pc 1-3 1 Data Communications and LAN Adapter Boards HP 802.11b USB Wireless LAN P1980A HP 802.11b Wireless LAN Access Point (SMB) P1981A HP 802.11b Wireless LAN Access Point (Corporate) F2135A HP External USB Modem P1979A Security HP Master Pass Key Sy stem Kit D6655C HP Spa[...]

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    hp vectra vl420 sff pc 1-4 hp vectra vl420 sff pc medium-profile desktop v ectras 1 system board, BIOS, and memory System Board Switches: See the table on the next page. Processor: Intel Pentium 4 with socket N. Main Memory: 3 DIMM sockets Maximum 1.5 GB. 64, 128, 256 or 512 MB SDRAM modules. Main Power connector Primary IDE connector for Hard driv[...]

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    hp vectra vl420 sff pc medium-profile desktop v ectras hp vectra vl420 sff pc 1-5 1 system board switches BIOS history For the latest BIOS, the flasher utility prog ram, and the BIOS history refer to the HP’ s W eb site. pre-boot diagnostic beep codes Switch Function Default 1-4 On Reserved Off Off Reserved – Normal operation 5 On Clears CMOS a[...]

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    hp vectra vl420 sff pc 1-6 hp vectra vl420 sff pc medium-profile desktop v ectras 1 part numbers 8 3 9 10 11 13 14 1 2 7 18 4 12 17 16 15 6 5[...]

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    hp vectra vl420 sff pc medium-profile desktop v ectras hp vectra vl420 sff pc 1-7 1 parts list Item Description Repl. Part Number Exchange Part Number 1 Complete chassis with cover 5065-8971 — 2 Front bezel kit (includes plastic fillers, metal RFI shields, HP logo and stand) 5065-8988 — 3 I/O gasket and heatsink bracket 5065-4299 — 4 HDD tray[...]

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    hp vectra vl420 sff pc 1-8 hp vectra vl420 sff pc medium-profile desktop v ectras 1 14 Standard PS2 keyboard C4739-601xx 3 — Internet USB keyboard C4768-601xx 3 — 15 Sy stem board See PC’ s sy stem board parts list 16 Internal speaker 5184-3847 — 17 Keylock assembly 5064-9111 — 18 PCI cards: 3Com Etherlink 10/100 low-profile PCI network a[...]

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    hp vectra vl420 sff pc medium-profile desktop v ectras hp vectra vl420 sff pc 1-9 1 system board parts list Description Repl. Part Number Exchange Part Number System board: V ectra vl420 system board — P5750-69001 Processors (FC-PGA package): Intel Pentium 4, 1.5GHz/400 socket N — P5663-69001 Intel Pentium 4, 1.6GHz/400 socket N — P5717-69001[...]

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    hp vectra vl420 sff pc 1-10 hp vectra vl420 sff pc medium-profile desktop v ectras 1 manuals and documentation Quick User’s Guide 5970-5220-xx 1 Upgrade Guide web source 2 T roubleshooting Guide web source 2 T echnical Reference Manual (in 3 parts) web source 2 Service Handbook chapter web source 2 1. Where “xx” is the code for your language.[...]