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    h p b u si ne ss p c s www. h p.com / go/ v ec tr asuppor t service handbook chapter hp vectra vl800 desktop[...]

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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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    1 HP Vectra vl800 Desktop PC Models and Accessories 1 Product Number 1 Cache Memory Std. RAM H ard Drive Vi deo Controller Multi-media LAN HP V ectra vl800 PC HP V e ctra vl800 1.4 GHz (CPL: 03/2001 ) P3631A and P3631T Pentium 4 with 256KB cache memory 128 MB PC800 RDRAM non-ECC 20 GB Ultra AT A/100 7.2krpm Matrox Millennium G450 16MB Dual 48 ✕ I[...]

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    HP V e ctra vl800 Desktop PC Supported Accessories Memory Upgrades 2 x 128 MB kit, PC800 non-ECC RDRAM main memory 2 x 256 MB kit, PC800 non-ECC RDRAM main memory 2 x 512 MB kit, PC800 non-ECC RDRAM main memory 2 x 64 MB kit, PC800 ECC RDRAM main memory 2 x 128 MB kit, PC800 ECC RDRAM main memory 2 x 256 MB kit, PC800 ECC RDRAM main memory 2 x 512 [...]

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    HP V e ctra vl800 Desktop PC Audio HP Standard headset HP External amplified speakers (9.6 WRMS) Interface Cards HP Ultra 160 SCSI adapter Modems HP 56K V90 external USB e-Modem HP 56K V90 PCI internal modem Graphics Cards Matrox Millennium G450 dual 16MB graphics card nVidia GeForce2 GTS 32MB graphics card Security HP Kensington™ lock security c[...]

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    HP V e ctra vl800 Desktop PC System Board Connectors, BIOS, and Memory 1 Pe ntium 4 processor (sock e t 423) Main P o wer Supply Secondary IDE B2 B2 B1 A2 A1 Primary IDE Flopp y AG P Slot PCI slot s Battery sock et W ak e On LAN D T chassis intrusion CD-ROM audio in Processor f an D T st atus panel D T Internal S peak er A T X12V po wer Main chassi[...]

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    1 2 3 4 5 6 HP V e ctra vl800 Desktop PC System Board Switches Switch Default F unction FF Reserved 1-5. Do Not Change Default Settings. FF FF FF FF Disables keyboard power-on ON Enables keyboard power-on 7 O FF Enables normal mode Enables the BIOS recovery mode at next boot 8 FF Retains CMOS memory Clears CMOS memory at next boot. 9 O FF Enables U[...]

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    HP V e ctra vl800 Desktop PC Replacing the Heatsink Thermal Interface Follow these instructions when replacin g the heatsink, processor or sy stem board. Removing the Heatsink 1 Remove the screws. 2 Remove the heatsink by twisting and lifting it. Replacing the Thermal Interface 3 Carefully remove all old thermal bonding material from the processor [...]

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    HP V e ctra vl800 Desktop PC Parts and Part Numbers 1 4 1b 1c 3 1 1a 2g 2e 2f 2b 2c 2d 2a 1d Medium-Profile HP V e ctra vl800 Desktop PC 1-10 Desktop PCs[...]

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    HP V e ctra vl800 Desktop PC Parts List 1 Item D escription Replacement Part Number Exchange Part Number 1 C hassis assembly for vl800 Desktop: a F ront Bezel assembly (includes status panel) b F an assembly c H ard disk drive bay and speaker assembly d P ower supply unit 320W non PFC Power supply unit PFC Not shown in graphic:- Support kit (DT), i[...]

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    HP V e ctra vl800 Desktop PC Parts List Item D escription Replacement Part Number Exchange Part Number A vailable Parts that are not shown in the graphic on page 10. Ultra160 SCSI card (Symbios 8955U) Internal SCSI wide to narrow converter 5184-3856 5 184-3872 — — Standard hard disk drives 1 20 GB IDE Ultra A T A/100 7.2k rpm IBM T e lesto LP M[...]

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    HP V e ctra vl800 Desktop PC Parts List Item D escription Replacement Part Number Exchange Part Number Input Devices: Cordless mouse USB & PS2 Optical wheel mouse Enhanced mouse with scroll/zoom wheel Multimedia keyboard Standard keyboard C4740-63001 C4767-60001 C4736-60101 C4742-601xx C4393-601xx — — — — — Audio headset 5183-9500 —[...]

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    HP V e ctra vl800 Desktop PC Manuals and Documentation Description A vailable Quick User’ s Guide (Minitower and Desktop) Paper document and electronic file Desktop User’ s G u ide electronic file only Desktop T r oubleshooting Guide electronic file only T e chnical Reference Manual (Minitower and Desktop) electronic file only Online documentat[...]

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    HP V e ctra vl800 Desktop PC Notes: ______________ _______________________________________________ 1 _____________________________________________ ______________________ _____________________________________________ ______________________ _____________________________________________ ______________________ __________________________________________[...]