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2   System Board - (SiS Chipset) (Part Number: D4051-63001)

SiS Chipset

Cache Jumper 

This jumper (J6) selects either synchronous or asynchronous cache type. If 
the PC is not installed with any level-2 cache, the default jumper setting is 
synchronous cache. The following illustration shows the two cache-type 
jumper settings.

Space-Bar Power-On Feature Jumper 

The Space-Bar Power-On feature (JP4 “KBD Start” on the system board) 
enables you to turn on the PC using the spacebar. To disable this feature, set 
the Space-Bar Power-On field in the 

Setup 

program to Disable, or remove 

the jumper. Removing the jumper overrides the setting in the 

Setup

 

program.

NOTE:

To use the Power-On spacebar feature, an HP Vectra Keyboard displaying a
Power-On icon is required.

Synchronous

Asynchronous

1

2

3

1

2

3

Power-on

spacebar enabled

Power-on

spacebar disabled

Summary of Contents for 520 5/XX

Page 1: ...HP Vectra 500 Series PC Hardware and BIOS Technical Reference Manual Models 520 5 xx 525 5 xx September 1996 ...

Page 2: ...at is protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett Packard Company CompuServe is a U S trademark of CompuServe Inc Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Pentium is a U S regist...

Page 3: ...rmation it is recommended to read the reference work cited in the next section For additional reference material refer to the bibliography Ordering the Phoenix BIOS Manual System BIOS for IBM PCs Compatibles and EISA Computers ISBN 0 201 57760 7 by Phoenix Technologies is available in many bookstores It can also be ordered directly from the publisher as follows In the U S A Call Addison Wesley in ...

Page 4: ...ce Handbook 3rd edition HP Part Number 5964 8385 EN HP Vectra 500 Series Familiarization Guide HP Part Number 5964 8384 EN Online Acrobat Reader documents for either the desktop or minitower packages These books are Upgrade Guide explaining how to upgrade and install memory mass storage devices expansion cards and upgrade overdrive processors Advanced Setup Guide information about system configura...

Page 5: ...r Models 16 D3661 63001 Model 17 D3661 63001 Minitower Model 17 System Features 17 Comparison of HP Vectra 500 Series Desktop and Minitower Models 19 Principal Features 20 Physical and Environmental Specifications 21 Power Consumption 23 Typical Power Consumption Availability for ISA Expansion Card Slots 23 Typical Power Consumption Availability for PCI Expansion Card Slots 23 Rear Panel Connector...

Page 6: ... Path SiS 5512 Chip 36 PCI ISA Bridge SiS 5513 Chip 36 ISA Bus Controller 37 DMA Controller 37 Interrupt Controller 37 Timer Counter 37 System Board Switches and Jumpers D4051 63001 38 SW1 Switch 38 SW2 Switch 39 CPU Bus Frequency Jumper 39 Cache Jumper 40 Space Bar Power On Feature Jumper 40 Processor Socket D4051 63001 41 Memory Sockets D4051 63001 41 Backplane D4051 63001 42 Desktop Backplane 4...

Page 7: ...e 46 Data Integrity 47 Advanced Power Management 47 Devices on the PCI Bus 48 Graphics Integrated Video D4051 63001 48 Video Controller 48 Integrated Drive Electronics IDE Controller 49 Transfer Rates Versus Modes of Operation 50 Disk Capacity Versus Modes of Addressing 51 Devices on the ISA Bus 52 Super I O Chip NS 87308 or NS 87307 52 Serial Parallel Ports 54 Floppy Drive Controller 55 Keyboard ...

Page 8: ... PCI Chipset 62 PCI Cache and Memory Controller SB82437FX 66 63 SB82437FX 66 Feature Summary 63 Data Path Unit SB82438FX 64 The PCI ISA Bridge and IDE Controller SB82371FB 65 The SB82438FX and SB82371FB Feature Summary 65 System Board Configuration Switches 66 Processor Socket 67 VRM Socket 67 Main Memory Sockets 67 Advanced Power Management APM 68 HP Vectra 500 Series Desktop Backplane 68 HP Vect...

Page 9: ...deo Controller 75 S3 Trio 64PnP Video Controller 76 Video DRAM 76 Video Resolutions Supported 76 Integrated Drive Electronics IDE Controller 76 Other PCI Accessory Devices 77 Devices on the ISA Bus 78 Super I O Chip SMC FDC37C932 78 Serial Parallel Communications Ports 78 Floppy Drive Controller FDC 79 Keyboard and Mouse Controller 79 Real Time Clock RTC 79 Serial EEPROM 79 System ROM 80 Other ISA...

Page 10: ... GX 07 xx 88 I O Addresses Used by the System BIOS version GX 07 xx 90 System Memory Map BIOS version GX 07 xx 90 BIOS I O Port Map BIOS version GX 07 xx 91 System Board Components BIOS version GX 07 xx 92 DMA Channel Controllers BIOS version GX 07 xx 92 Interrupt Controllers 93 PCI Interrupt Request Lines BIOS version GX 07 xx 94 Power On Self Test BIOS version GX 07 xx 94 Error Messages BIOS ver...

Page 11: ...Request Lines 108 Power On Self Test BIOS version GJ 07 xx 109 Shadow Ram BIOS version GJ 07 xx 109 Error Messages BIOS version GJ 07 xx 113 Beep Codes BIOS version GJ 07 xx 114 5 Video Controllers SiS 6205 Video Controller 116 SiS 6205 Video Controller Summary 116 Upgrading Video Memory UMA 117 Using the HP Dynamic Video Feature 118 Typical Windows 95 Video Resolutions SiS 6205 Chip 118 VESA Feat...

Page 12: ...MGA Video BIOS 131 Further Information About MGA 131 DB15 Connector Pinout 132 6 Aztech AT3300 Audio Fax Data Modem Introduction 134 Communications Options 135 European Firmware and Telephone Line Configuration 137 Configuring the firmware code 137 Aztech AT3300 Localisation Utility 138 Using the HyperTerminal Application 140 Index 143 ...

Page 13: ...500 Series desktop Models 520 5 xx and minitower Models 525 5 xx computers with detailed system specifications The HP Vectra 500 Series computers are Pentium processor based constructed around the Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI bus and Industry Standard Architecture ISA bus ...

Page 14: ...the appropriate HP Vectra 500 Series model have been associated with the HP Service Part Number The HP Service Part Numbers are D4051 63001 D3657 63001 D3661 63001 An HP Service Part Number group contains details of a specific system configuration For example if there is a need to perform a check on a certain product number first determine which group type it belongs to then refer to System Featur...

Page 15: ...els and their associated product numbers D4051 63001 Minitower Models The following table shows the models and their associated product numbers Model Product Number 520 5 133 D4402A D4403A D4404A D4434A 520 CD1 5 133 D4413A D4414A D4437A D4460A 520 MCx2 5 120 D4420A D4428A 520 MCx2 5 133 D4440A D4442A 520 MCx2 5 166 D4443A 1 Includes CD ROM 2 Includes CD ROM and Modem Audio Model Product Number 52...

Page 16: ...s the models and their associated product numbers D3657 63001 Minitower Models The following table shows the models and their associated product numbers Model Product Number 520 MCx2 5 133 D4479A 520 MCx2 5 166 D4480A 1 Includes CD ROM 2 Includes CD ROM and Modem Audio Model Product Number 525 5 166 D4483A 525 5 200 D4474A 525 CD1 5 133 D4475A 525 CD1 5 166 D4476A 525 CD1 5 200 D4470A D4472A 525 M...

Page 17: ...Includes CD ROM 2 Includes CD ROM and Modem Audio Shading Description Indicates that the feature is only valid for this type of system Indicates that the feature is only valid for this type of system Features HP Service Part Number D4051 63001 HP Service Part Number D3657 63001 and D3661 63001 System Board Unified Memory Architecture UMA Separate Main Memory and Video Memory Main Memory 12 or 16 M...

Page 18: ...D4403 D4422A D4428A D4437A D4439A D4442A D4470A D4475A D4476A D4477A D4478A D4471A D4481A Europe D4416A D4441A D4443A D4472A D4473A Latin America D4425A D4427A Brazil D4480A China India Korea D4426A D4482A Asia Pacific Partner D4434A D4454A D4474A D4483A Features HP Service Part Number D4051 63001 HP Service Part Number D3657 63001 and D3661 63001 ...

Page 19: ...connectors One for a 3 5 inch floppy disk drive One for either a tape drive or a 5 25 inch disk drive Two connectors for 3 5 inch floppy disk drive One connector for 5 25 inch floppy disk drive or a tape drive Maximum two devices connected simultaneously Expansion card slots on backplane Two 16 bit ISA full length 30 cm 12 inches One Combination slot 32 bit PCI or one 16 bit ISA One 32 bit PCI ful...

Page 20: ...Rear panel connectors 1 mouse socket 1 keyboard socket 1 display connector 1 parallel connector 2 serial ports a system ROM using flash ROM technology that can be easily updated with the latest firmware using the Phlash exe program supplied with the firmware upgrade The system ROM contains the BIOS system BIOS video BIOS and low option ROM menu driven SETUP with context sensitive help in U S Engli...

Page 21: ...0 084 m2 0 9 sq ft Acoustic noise emission 40 dBA as defined by DIN 45635 T 19 and ISO 7779 Power supply Input voltage 100 127 VAC and 200 240 VAC over 50 60 Hz manual switching between 115 230 V Power consumption 30 W to 40 W typical 220 W maximum Power availability 160 W continuous 200 W peak Desktop Weight excluding keyboard and display 9 kilograms 20 pounds Dimensions 39 cm Depth by 42 cm Widt...

Page 22: ...ature 5 C to 40 C 40 F to 104 F Recommended operating temperature 15 C to 30 C 59 F to 104 F Storage temperature 40 C to 70 C 40 F to 158 F Over temperature shutdown 50 C 122 F Operating humidity 15 to 80 relative Storage humidity 8 to 80 relative Operating altitude 3100 m 10000 ft max Storage altitude 12200 m 40000 ft max Maximum thermal dissipation 91 kcal per hour 360 BTU per hour Keyboard Flat...

Page 23: ...ly To reach zero power consumption in off mode either unplug the PC from the power outlet or use a power block with a switch Typical Power Consumption Availability for ISA Expansion Card Slots Typical Power Consumption Availability for PCI Expansion Card Slots 1 The power supply in the computer continues to supply power to the CMOS memory even when turned off Full Power Mode 44 W Standby Mode 29 W...

Page 24: ...omputers Parallel Device Connector Serial Device Connectors Keyboard Socket upper Mouse Socket lower Display Connector 5 Clock 1 Data NotUsed 2 5Vdc 4 PowerKey 6 3 Ground Strobe 1 DO 2 D1 3 D2 4 D3 5 D4 6 D5 7 D6 8 D7 9 ACK 10 BUSY 11 PE 12 SLCT 13 14 AUTO FD 15 ERROR 16 INIT 17 SLIN 18 Ground 19 Ground 20 Ground 21 Ground 22 Ground 23 Ground 24 Ground 25 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground 10 Groun...

Page 25: ...r example an 8X model has a data transfer rate of 1200 KB sec Buffer Size 128 KB Average Seek Time 200 ms quadruple speed and faster models Rotational Speed Depends on the model The single speed is 200 530 rpm Therefore for example an 8X model has a rotational speed of 1600 4240 rpm Interface ATAPI Laser Type Semiconductor Laser GaAlAs Wavelength 785 nm 30 nm Output Power 3 mW 3 mW Pulse Duration ...

Page 26: ...26 1 HP Vectra 500 Series CD ROM Drive Specifications ...

Page 27: ...ard SiS Chipset Part Number D4051 63001 This section describes the components and features of the SiS Silicon Integrated System chipset based system board This system board has the HP Service Part Number D4051 63001 ...

Page 28: ...ber D4051 63001 For further detailed information concerning system features and a comparison between the desktop and minitower models refer to System Features on page 17 Model Desktops Product Number 520 5 133 D4402A D4403A D4404A D4434A 520 CD1 5 133 D4413A D4414A D4437A D4460A 520 MCx2 5 120 D4420A D4428A 520 MCx2 5 133 D4440A D4442A 520 MCx2 5 166 D4443A 1 Includes CD ROM 2 Includes CD ROM and ...

Page 29: ...Data Buffer Data Path SiS 5513 PCI ISA bridge plus integrated functions Six SIMM module sockets for Extended Data Out EDO Dram main memory Onboard graphic controller SiS 6205 used in UMA mode NS 87308 or NS 87307 Super I O which includes the following features Keyboard and mouse controller Floppy drive controller Two serial ports One parallel port Little Ben chip is an HP designed chip that takes ...

Page 30: ...stem Board SiS Chipset Part Number D4051 63001 System Board Architecture System Board Architecture The following diagram shows the architecture of the various components and the SiS chipset on the system board ...

Page 31: ...Connector Video Serial B Serial A Parallel Keyboard Mouse Processor Socket Backplane Connector Floppy Disk Drive Connector CD ROM Connector IDE Channel 2 HDD Connector IDE Channel 1 Space bar Power on CPU Bus Frequency Main Memory Sockets Cache Jumper CPU Core Frequency Second Level Cache Memory Socket Power Connector 3 3 V Power Connector Ext Battery Connector Status Panel VE Battery SiS 6205 Gra...

Page 32: ...chip SiS 5511 is a combined PL PCI bridge and cache controller and main memory controller and PCI arbiter The PLDB chip SiS 5512 provides the PCI local data buffer path The PSIO chip SiS 5513 provides the PCI ISA bridge responsible for transferring data between the PCI bus and the ISA bus and also contains the IDE controller The block diagram on the following page gives an overview of the computer...

Page 33: ... UMA Arbitration Main Memory Data Path SiS 5512 Processor Local Bus 64 bit 60 66 MHz Video Controller SiS 6205 PCI Bus 32 bit 30 33 MHz PCI ISA Bridge SiS 5513 PCI Bus Interface IDE Controller DMA Controller Interrupt Controller ISA Bus Interface Super I O NS 87308 or NS 87307 BIOS Flash Memory 28F020 ISA Bus 16 bit 7 5 8 33 MHz Little Ben Control SiS 5512 Control PCI Interface ...

Page 34: ...ler assumes the control to the secondary cache DRAMs and the SiS 5512 PCI local data buffer PLDB The main features supported by the PCMC chip are Intel Pentium CPU and CPU at 66 60 50 MHz external clock speed Integrated PCI bridge asynchronous PCI clock always 33 MHz Host bus frequencies of 50 60 66 667 MHz VGA Shared Memory Architecture with Direct Memory Access Direct Memory Accesses Shared Memo...

Page 35: ...AM EDO FP DRAM for each bank Supports CAS before RAS Intelligent Refresh Supports Relocation of System Management Memory Optional Parity Checking Programmable CAS Driving Current Fully configurable for the Characteristic of Shadow RAM 640 KByte to 1 Mbyte Supports EDO FP 5 6 2 2 2 3 3 3 burst read cycles Integrated PCI Bridge Supports asynchronous PCI clock Translates the CPU cycles into the PCI b...

Page 36: ...is always controlled by the SiS 5511 Host PCI bridge The main features of the SiS 5512 chip are Supports full 64 bit Pentium Processor data bus Provides a 32 bit interface to the PCI Always sustains 0 Wait Performance on CPU to Memory Always streams 0 Wait Performance on PCI to from Memory Access Supports built in 32 bit General Purpose Register Provides parity generation for memory writes Provide...

Page 37: ... translates them for the ISA bus It also requests the PCI master bridge to generate PCI cycles on behalf of DMA or ISA master The ISA bus interface contains a standard ISA Bus Controller and a Data Buffering logic The PSIO can directly support six ISA slots without external data or address buffering DMA Controller The PSIO contains a seven channel DMA controller The channel 0 to 3 is for 8 bit DMA...

Page 38: ...Flashing Disable Updating the BIOS Set the security mode Set the switch to the ON position to prevent the BIOS from being upgraded 2 OFF CMOS is in normal operation CMOS Clear To clear the CMOS configuration Set the switch to the ON position and restart the PC Return the switch to the OFF position and restart the PC to return to normal operation 3 OFF Password is in normal operation Password Clear...

Page 39: ... settings for Switch 2 and Jumper J7 depend on the particular HP Vectra 500 Series PC model CPU Bus Frequency Jumper This jumper J7 defines the CPU bus frequency The following illustration shows how to set the desired bus frequency Processor Speeds Switch Block SW2 Position Jumper J7 Settings Ratio 1 2 CPU Bus Frequency Pins Shorted CPU Frequency 100 MHz 2 3 OFF OFF 66 MHz 3 4 CPU Frequency 120 MH...

Page 40: ... Space Bar Power On Feature Jumper The Space Bar Power On feature JP4 KBD Start on the system board enables you to turn on the PC using the spacebar To disable this feature set the Space Bar Power On field in the Setup program to Disable or remove the jumper Removing the jumper overrides the setting in the Setup program NOTE To use the Power On spacebar feature an HP Vectra Keyboard displaying a P...

Page 41: ...001 There are six main memory module sockets available with the HP Vectra 500 Series minitower and desktop computers The sockets are arranged in three banks A to C allowing memory installation up to a maximum of 192 MB The following illustration shows the physical layout of the memory bank organization J10 SIMM Socket 6 C2 J9 SIMM Socket 5 C1 Bank C J5 SIMM Socket 4 B2 J4 SIMM Socket 3 B1 Bank B J...

Page 42: ...mbination slot for an ISA or PCI card The four expansion card slots are arranged as follows Slot 1 the top slot can be used for a 32 bit PCI card Slot 2 Combination slot that can be used for a 32 bit PCI card or a full length 30 cm 12 inches 16 bit ISA card Slot 3 can be used for a full length 16 bit ISA card 30 cm 12 inches Slot 4 can be used for a half length 16 bit ISA card 15 cm 6 inches 2 x I...

Page 43: ... arranged as follows Slot 1 the innermost Combination slot that can be used for a half length 16 bit ISA card 15 cm 6 inches or a 32 bit PCI card Slot 2 can be used for a 32 bit PCI card Slot 3 can be used for a 32 bit PCI card Slot 4 can be used for a full length 16 bit ISA card 30 cm 12 inches Slot 5 can be used for a full length 16 bit ISA card 30 cm 12 inches Slot 6 can be used for a full leng...

Page 44: ... according to register setting Both symmetrical and asymmetrical type DRAMs are supported The following table is an example of how to use the memory module banks with three different configurations Cache Memory D4051 63001 The PC supports two levels of cache memory Level 1 L1 cache memory which is incorporated within the Pentium processor chip Level 2 L2 cache memory which is optionally installed ...

Page 45: ...synchronous static random access memory SRAM Pentium Processor D4051 63001 The Pentium processor uses 64 bit architecture and is 100 compatible with Intel s family of x86 processors All application software that has been written for Intel386 and Intel486 processors can run on the Pentium without modification The Pentium processor contains all the features of the Intel486 processor with the followi...

Page 46: ...ons by a factor of three Dynamic Branch Prediction The Pentium processor uses dynamic branch prediction To dynamically predict instruction branches the processor uses two prefetch buffers One buffer is used to prefetch code in a linear way the other to prefetch code depending on the contents of the Branch Target Buffer BTB The BTB is a small cache which keeps a record of the last instruction and a...

Page 47: ...ction Data Parity Checking This is supported on a byte by byte basis generating parity bits for data addresses sent out of the microprocessor These parity bits are not used by the external subsystems Internally The processor uses functional redundancy checking to provide maximum error detection of the processor and its interface Advanced Power Management The Advanced Power Management APM is a stan...

Page 48: ...the video controller wants to access the memory bus it makes a request to the SiS 5511 controller This then grants the memory bus to the SiS 6205 video controller unless it is needed by the chipset The arbitration scheme takes place through three signals VGAREQ VGAGNT and PREQ if the high low priority scheme is enabled The SIS 6205 video controller offers full compatibility with VGA In addition th...

Page 49: ...cond cable attached to the connector marked CD ROM on the system board supports Either an IDE CD ROM drive or an IDE hard disk drive An IDE CD ROM drive and a third hard disk drive or two IDE CD ROM drives Desktop Configuration Connections to Data Cables One hard disk drive 1 Bootable hard disk drive Master connector HDD data cable Two hard disk drives 1 Bootable hard disk drive 2 Second hard disk...

Page 50: ...ble hard disk drive 2 Second hard disk drive 3 Third hard disk drive Master connector HDD data cable Slave connector HDD data cable Master connector CD ROM data cable One hard disk drive One CD ROM drive 1 Bootable hard disk drive 2 CD ROM drive Master connector HDD data cable Master connector CD ROM data cable Two hard disk drives One CD ROM drive 1 Bootable hard disk drive 2 Second hard disk dri...

Page 51: ...sus Modes of Addressing The amount of addressable space on the hard disk is limited by three factors Physical size of the hard disk Addressing limit of the IDE hardware Addressing limit of the BIOS The Extended CHS Cylinder Header Sector addressing scheme allows larger disk capacities to be addressed than under CHS by performing a translation for example regrouping the sectors so that there are tw...

Page 52: ... architecture and provides An integrated floppy drive controller A keyboard controller A mouse controller A real time clock RTC Two UART s serial ports An IEEE1284 parallel port Three general purpose chip select signals General purpose I O register set An X bus data buffer that connects the 8 bit X data bus to the ISA data bus Non Volatile Memory NVM support via the Chip Select 0 CS0 signal that i...

Page 53: ...idirectional under either software or hardware control Demand mode DMA support Selection of internal pull up or pull down resistor for Paper End PE pin Reduction of PCI bus utilization by supporting a demand DMA mode mechanism and a DMA fairness mechanism Includes protection circuit against damage caused when printer is switched on or operated at higher voltages Output buffers that can sink and so...

Page 54: ...IO Modifiable addresses that are referenced by a 16 bit program mable register Programmable direction for each signal input or output Programmable drive type for each output pin open drain or push pull Programmable option for internal pull up resistor on each input pin A back drive protection circuit Clock source options Source is a 32 768 kHz crystal an internal frequency multiplier generates all...

Page 55: ... and Mouse Controller The PC has an 8042 based keyboard and mouse controller the socket pin layouts are as shown on page 24 The C3758A keyboard is supplied for use with the Windows 95 operating system though it will also work with other operating systems It has the following capabilities Space bar power on to start the computer from theOff state if power on from keyboard is enabled in the Setup pr...

Page 56: ...tem configuration protection Power on prompt with user or administrator password Space bar power on protection Feature may be enabled or disabled Communications port protection Ports can enabled or disabled Floppy disk drive protection Disks can be read or write protected Boot protection Boot on floppy disk CD ROM and hard disk can be enabled or disabled Flash ROM The PC uses 256 KB of 200ns Flash...

Page 57: ... boards described in this chapter use the Intel SB82437 8 PCI chipset The two boards are the same except that D3657 63001 has an integrated onboard video controller and memory whereas D3661 63001 uses a Matrox Millennium video card for its video controller and memory ...

Page 58: ...001 system board Minitower Models The following table lists the minitower models and products that use the D3657 63001 system board Model Product Number 520 MCx2 5 133 D4479A 520 MCx2 5 166 D4480A 1 Includes CD ROM 2 Includes CD ROM and Modem Audio Model Product Number 525 5 166 D4483A 525 5 200 D4474A 525 CD1 5 133 D4475A 525 CD1 5 166 D4476A 525 CD1 5 200 D4470A D4472A 525 MCx2 5 133 D4477A 525 ...

Page 59: ...th unit chips SB82438FX that provide a 64 bit data path between the processor local bus and main memory modules The PCI ISA bridge chip SB82371FB which also provides control for the IDE Six SIMM sockets for EDO or FPM DRAM up to 128 MB Onboard video controller S3 Trio64 offers full compatibility with VGA Note that one model D4471A uses a Matrox MGA Millennium video card instead of the onboard vide...

Page 60: ...ard 256 KB Level Two Cache Memory 8 MB 128 MB Intel SB82371FB PCI ISA Bridge S3 Trio 64 Video Controller I O Decode Logic BIOS Flash ROM Pentium Processor Local Bus PCI Bus ISA Bus PCI Expansion Card Slots ISA Expansion Card Slots IDE Controller Channel 1 IDE Controller Channel 2 FDD Parallel Serial 1 Serial 2 Keyboard Mouse Flash Support Intel SB82437FX 66 PL PCI Bridge SMC FDC37C932 Super I O Co...

Page 61: ...7 63001 and D3661 63001 System Board Physical Layout System Board Physical Layout The following diagram shows the physical layout of the system board This video upgrade applies only to the models with integrated video controller ...

Page 62: ...vel 2 cache memory and main memory Two data path unit chips SB82438FX that provide a 64 bit data path between the processor local bus and main memory modules The PCI ISA bridge chip SB82371FB also provides control for the IDE Level Two Cache Main Memory SB82371FB PCI ISA Bridge BIOS Pentium Processor SB82437FX 66 PCI Cache and Memory Controller Host Bus PCI Bus ISA Bus SB82438FX Data Path Unit PCI...

Page 63: ... Write buffer Buffers all processor writes to main memory Buffers memory writes to PCI for selected memory regions Supports 3 1 1 11 write access timing DRAM controller Uses dedicated DRAM memory address and data buses Page mode one or two pages open simultaneously Supports pipelined accesses Full RAS CAS programmability Flexible bank configurations each bank programmable for DRAM size bank width ...

Page 64: ...by the Pentium involve a full cache line and so re quire four back to back cycles to complete The first cycle in each burst of four always requires more time to complete than the three subsequent cycles This is because the first cycle includes the addressing phase and precharge timing for memory PCI master interface Provides for programmable PCI bus memory regions in memory address map Supports PC...

Page 65: ...t PCI Expansion Card Slots The SB82438FX and SB82371FB Feature Summary Function Features Data buffer for SB82438FX and SB82371FB together Provides a high performance 64 bit data path between the processor local bus and main memory Provides a 32 bit data path to the PCI bus Provides a 8 deep x 64 bits wide write buffer for all processor writes to main memory Provides a one level posted write buffer...

Page 66: ...ntroller for SB82371FB only Fully compatible with ISA bus standard Supports asynchronous ISA bus operation up to 16 MHz Integrates two 82C37A DMA controllers two 82C59A interrupt controllers 82C54 timer hidden ISA refresh controller support for BIOS port A B and NMI logic Fast IDE controller for SB82371FB only Supports PIO and Bus Master IDE Supports up to Mode 4 timings Up to 22 MB s transfer rat...

Page 67: ...banks A to C allowing installation of up to 128 MB DRAM Switch Functions Default Setting Switch Setting 1 4 Selects system board speed settings refer to Bus Frequencies on page 72 5 Open Enables User and Administrator passwords Open Closed Clears User and Administrator passwords 6 Open CMOS memory acts as a non volatile store for the Setup program Open Closed Clears the Setup configuration data in...

Page 68: ...up menus This is to avoid the BIOS from shutting down the system at the wrong moment HP Vectra 500 Series Desktop Backplane The HP Vectra 500 Series desktop backplane supports two 16 bit ISA Industry Standard Architecture cards one 32 bit PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect card and has one combination slot for an ISA or PCI card The four expansion card slots are arranged as follows Slot 1 the t...

Page 69: ...expansion card slots are arranged as follows Slot 1 the innermost a combination slot that can be used for a half length 16 bit ISA card up to 15 cm 6 inches or a 32 bit PCI card Slot 2 can be used for a 32 bit PCI card Slot 3 can be used for a 32 bit PCI card Slot 4 can be used for a full length 16 bit ISA card up to 30 cm 12 inches Slot 5 can be used for a full length 16 bit ISA card Slot 6 can b...

Page 70: ...eatures which enhance performance Superscalar Architecture Floating Point Unit Dynamic Branch Prediction Instruction and Data cache Data Integrity Ability to support MultiProcessor Specification MPS 1 1 PCI bus architecture Advanced Power Management capability for reducing power consumption The processor is seated in a Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket Superscalar Architecture The Pentium processor ...

Page 71: ...s this information to predict the way that the instruction will branch the next time it is used When it has made a correct prediction the branch is executed without delay thereby enhancing performance Instruction and Data Cache The Pentium processor has separate on chip code and data caches Each cache is 8 KB in size with a 32 bit line The cache acts as temporary storage for data and instructions ...

Page 72: ...or detection of the processor and its interface Bus Frequencies The Pentium processor uses internal clock multiplication For example a 150 MHz processor multiplies the 60 MHz system clock by 2 5 Switches 1 and 2 set the frequency of the Processor Local bus Switches 3 and 4 set the clock multiplier ratio system clock local bus Switch 7 sets the ISA bus speed If a processor upgrade is installed the ...

Page 73: ... a memory module on the system board Each acts as temporary storage for data and instructions from the main memory Since the system is likely to use the same data several times it is faster to get it from the on chip level one cache than from the main memory The level two cache memory when fitted has a 32 byte line size a line is an area of memory of a fixed size It is controlled by the PL PCI bri...

Page 74: ...pports 60 ns EDO or 70 ns FPM DRAM The PL PCI bridge chip SB82437FX 66 provides the dedicated DRAM memory address and data buses It implements a page mode of operation allowing one or two pages to be open simultaneously The two data path unit chips SB82438FX controlled by the PL PCI bridge chip implement a 64 bit data path not interleaved between the processor local bus and main memory modules The...

Page 75: ...t provides optional posting of PCI memory and I O writes optional buffering of PCI memory writes and optional read ahead for processor to PCI accesses As the PCI bus arbiter it can handle up to four masters using a rotating priority scheme The PCI bus handles the following peripheral devices video controller IDE controller other devices in the PCI accessory slots Video Controller Depending on the ...

Page 76: ...lity to support 2 MB DRAM Fast linear addressing with full software relocation Video DRAM The HP Vectra 500 Series PC is supplied with 1 MB of video DRAM An additional 1 MB of video DRAM can be installed The upgrade consists of two 512 KB video memory chips Video Resolutions Supported For a full list of the different video resolutions available refer to S3 Trio 64 Video Modes on page 121 for a tab...

Page 77: ...channel without affecting the performance of the fast device However in general the primary channel cable is recommended for hard disk drives and the secondary channel cable for CD ROM drives Indeed if a CD ROM is placed on the same channel as a hard disk drive problems could be experienced activating the 32 bit access drivers Other PCI Accessory Devices PCI expansion cards accessory boards are us...

Page 78: ...ller which is described on page 76 The ISA bus handles the following devices Super I O controller Serial EEPROM System ROM Other ISA accessory devices Super I O Chip SMC FDC37C932 The basic input output control functions are provided by the Super I O chip the SMC FDC37C932 This chip is 100 compatible with ISA architecture and contains the following Serial parallel communications ports Flexible dri...

Page 79: ...ed keyboard and mouse controller the socket pin layouts are as shown on page 24 The C3758A keyboard is supplied for use with the Windows 95 operating system though it will also work with other operating systems It has the following capabilities Space bar power on to start the computer from theOff state if power on from keyboard is enabled in the Setup program Windows key next to the keys which has...

Page 80: ...including the boot code the ISA and PCI initialization RPO DMI the Setup program and the Power On Self Test routines plus their error messages Refer to chapter 4 Summary of the HP Phoenix BIOS for more information on the BIOS Other ISA Accessory Devices ISA expansion cards accessory boards are for slow peripheral accessories For minitower models there are four slots on the ISA bus for expansion ca...

Page 81: ...81 4 Summary of the HP Phoenix BIOS This chapter gives an overview of the two different versions of the HP Phoenix BIOS installed on the HP Vectra 500 Series PC models ...

Page 82: ...1 Model on page 17 HP Phoenix BIOS Description The System ROM contains the system BIOS including the boot code the ISA and PCI initialization DMI the Setup program and the Power On Self Test routines plus their error messages The PC uses 128 KB of 200ns Flash EEPROM implemented within a single 256 K 8 bit ROM chip This is a ROM that can be returned to its unprogrammed state by the application of a...

Page 83: ...hen installing a new system board the ROM will have a blank serial number field This will be detected automatically by the BIOS Depending on the type of system board you may or may not be prompted to enter the serial number The serial number is printed on the identification label on the back of the PC Error Diagnostics and Suggested Corrective Actions The programs and data in the system ROM are ac...

Page 84: ...ic Support for SMIs for Intel s SMM mode Enhanced keyboard lock and external wake up IRQ generator controlled by software SMI generator controlled by software Programmable chip selects 16 bit address decoding and remapping Four general purpose I O Input Output Little Ben is powered by battery so its consumption has to be as low as possible When VccState and PowerGood pins are both low all output p...

Page 85: ... run the Setup program by pressing when the F2 Setup message appears on the initial Vectra logo screen The band along the top of the screen offers five menus Main Configuration Security Power and Exit To select one of these simply move to the appropriate name using the left and right arrow keys Each menu is discussed below Main Menu BIOS version GX 07 xx The Main Menu presents the user with a list...

Page 86: ...ccess to devices has been disabled in the Security Menu then the configuration of those devices on the Configuration Menu becomes frozen as shown in the diagram below for Serial port A The field becomes starred appears in a different color and cannot be changed P h o e n i x B I O S S e t u p C o p y r i g h t 1 9 8 5 9 5 P h o e n i x T e c h n o l o g i e s L t d C o p y r i g h t 1 9 9 5 H e w ...

Page 87: ... the characteristics and values of the User Password the System Administrator Password the amount of protection against use of the system s drives and network connections using the Hardware Protection sub menu and the amount of protection against being able to boot from the system s drives and network connections using the Start Up Centre sub menu The minimum lengths of either type of password can...

Page 88: ...e user to set the standby delay It also allows the system administrator to decide whether the mouse is enabled as a means of reactivating the system from Standby It is also possible to specify whether the space bar is enabled as a means of reactivating the system from Off Summary Configuration Screen BIOS version GX 07 xx You can press while the initial Vectra logo screen is being displayed to run...

Page 89: ... Bank A 8 MB EDO COM2 2F8H Serial B Bank B 8MB EDO COM3 3E8H external Bank C None COM4 None Video RAM 1 MB LPT1 378H System Cache 256 KB synchronous LPT2 None Video Device SiS LPT3 None 1st IDE Device HDD 1279 MB Flexible Disk A 1 44 MB 2nd IDE Device None Flexible Disk B None 3rd IDE Device None Display type Not Available 4th IDE Device None ISA PnP AZT3001 PnP Sound Device PCI Slot Not Installed...

Page 90: ...ersion GX 07 xx Reserved memory used by expansion cards must be located in the area from C8000h to EFFFFh 100h 109h HP reserved 15Ch 15Dh I O controller 170h 177h 376h IDE controller secondary channel 1F0h 1F7h 3F6h IDE controller primary channel 278h 27Fh 378h 37Fh Parallel port 2E8h 2EFh 2F8h 2FFh 3E8h 3EFh 3F8h 3FFh Serial port 370h 371h Integrated I O Controller 3B0h 3DFh Integrated video grap...

Page 91: ...60 0064 Keyboard controller 8 0061 NMI status and control 8 0070 NMI mask register RTC address 8 0071 RTC data 8 0081 0083 008F DMA low page register 8 0092 Alternate reset and A20 Function 8 00A0 00A1 Interrupt controller 2 8 00C0 00DF DMA controller 2 8 00F0 00FF Co processor error 0100 0109 HP reserved 015C 015D I O Controller 0170 0177 IDE controller secondary channel 01F0 01F7 IDE controller ...

Page 92: ...guration The system controller supports seven DMA channels each with a page register used to extend the addressing range of the channel to 16 MB 1 These addresses are dedicated to configuration registers for PCI devices 0378 037F Parallel port 2 03B0 03BB Integrated video graphics controller 03BC 03BF Parallel port 1 03C0 03DF Integrated video graphics controller 03E8 03EF Serial port 3 03F0 03F5 ...

Page 93: ...y starting with the master controller and followed by the slave First DMA controller used for 8 bit transfers Channel Function 0 Available 1 Available or ECP mode for parallel port 2 Flexible disk I O 3 Available or ECP mode for parallel port Second DMA controller used for 16 bit transfers Channel Function 4 Cascade from first DMA controller 5 6 Available 6 7 Available IRQ Interrupt Vector Interru...

Page 94: ...ne system interrupt request line Power On Self Test BIOS version GX 07 xx This section describes the Power On Self Test POST routines which are contained in the PC s ROM BIOS the error messages which can result and the suggestions for corrective action Each time the system is powered on or a reset is performed the POST is executed The POST process verifies the basic functionality of the system com...

Page 95: ...set and the RAM tests are not executed and shadow RAM is not cleared In all other respects the POST executes in the same way following power on or a soft reset Test Description System BIOS Tests LED Test Tests the LEDs on the control panel Processor Test Tests the processor s registers Test failure causes the boot process to abort System BIOS ROM Test Calculates an 8 bit checksum Test failure caus...

Page 96: ...r code to display Real Time Clock Test Checks the real time clock registers and performs a test that ensures that the clock is running Test failure causes an error code to display Memory Tests RAM Address Line Independence Test Verifies the address independence of real mode RAM no address lines stuck together Test failure causes an error code to display Size Extended Memory Sizes and clears the pr...

Page 97: ...the integrated parallel port registers as well as any other parallel ports Test failure causes an error code to display Serial Port Tests Serial Port Test Tests the integrated serial port registers as well as any other serial ports Test failure causes an error code to display Hard Disk Drive Tests Hard Disk Controller Subsystem Test Tests for proper operation of the hard disk controller Test failu...

Page 98: ...ew days When you Power on the PC run Setup to update the configuration information The message should no longer be displayed Should the problem persist replace the battery Keyboard error Check that the keyboard is connected Resource Allocation Conflict PCI device 0079 on motherboard Clear CMOS Video Plug and Play interrupted or failed Re enable in Setup and try again You may have powered your PC O...

Page 99: ...the error message Beep Pattern Numeric Code Description B4 This does not indicate an error There is one short beep before system startup 98 Video configuration failure or Option ROMs checksum failure 16H BIOS ROM checksum failure 20H DRAM refresh test failure 22H 8742 Keyboard controller test failure 2C RAM failure 2E RAM failure on data bits in low byte of memory bus 30 RAM failure on data bits i...

Page 100: ...he F2 Setup message appears on the initial Vectra logo screen The band along the top of the screen offers six menus Main Preferences Configuration Security Power and Exit To select one of these simply move to the appropriate name using the left and right arrow keys Each menu is discussed below Main Menu BIOS version GJ 07 xx The Main Menu presents the user with a list of fields such as System Time...

Page 101: ...y to go back again when finished If access to devices have been disabled in the Security Menu then the configuration of those devices on the Configuration Menu becomes frozen P h o e n i x B I O S S e t u p C o p y r i g h t 1 9 8 5 9 5 P h o e n i x T e c h n o l o g i e s L t d C o p y r i g h t 1 9 9 5 H e w l e t t P a c k a r d R e v G J 0 7 x x Configuration I n t e g r a t e d I O P o r t s...

Page 102: ...sible if detected as being fitted Under the IDE sub menu multi sector transfers can be disabled or set to 2 4 8 or 16 the translation method can be set to extended or standard the integrated bus adapters can be set to none primary only disabled or both Security Menu BIOS version GJ 07 xx Sub menus are presented for changing the characteristics and values of the User Password and the System Adminis...

Page 103: ... it so the configuration can be checked Press the Pause Break key to freeze the summary screen The following summary screen is an example of a system configuration Copyright 1985 95 Phoenix Technologies Ltd Copyright 1995 Hewlett Packard CPU 133 MHz Pentium System Rom F0DC FFFF Coprocessor Installed BIOS Version GJ 07 17 System RAM 640 Kb COM Ports 03F8 02F8 03E8 Extended RAM 7168 Kb LPT Ports 02D...

Page 104: ...ystem Memory Map BIOS version GJ 07 xx NOTE Reserved memory used by expansion cards must be located in the area from C8000h to EFFFFh 170h 177h 376h IDE controller secondary channel 1F0h 1F7h 3F6h IDE controller primary channel 278h 27Fh 378h 37Fh Parallel port 2E8h 2EFh 2F8h 2FFh 3E8h 3EFh 3F8h 3FFh Serial port 370h 371h Integrated I O Controller 3B0h 3DFh Integrated video graphics controller 3F0...

Page 105: ...4 Keyboard Controller 8 0061 NMI Status and Control 8 0070 NMI Mask register RTC address 8 0071 RTC data 8 0081 0083 008F DMA Low Page register 8 0092 Alternate reset and A20 Function 8 0096 009F Internal Ports 8 00A0 00A1 Interrupt Controller 2 8 00C0 00DF DMA Controller 2 8 00F0 00FF Co processor error 0170 0177 0376 Secondary IDE Controller 01F0 01F7 Primary IDE Controller 0278 027F Parallel Po...

Page 106: ...emory transfers are disallowed by the hardware configuration The system controller supports seven DMA channels each with a page register used to extend the addressing range of the channel to 16 MB 1 These addresses are dedicated to configuration registers for PCI devices 03BC 03BF Parallel Port 1 03F0 03F5 03F7 Integrated Floppy Disk Controller 03F8 03FF Serial Port 1 03E8 03EF Serial Port 3 0CF8 ...

Page 107: ...upt Requests IRQ are numbered sequentially starting with the master controller and followed by the slave First DMA controller used for 8 bit transfers Channel Function 0 Available 1 Available or ECP mode for parallel port 2 Floppy disk I O 3 Available or ECP mode for parallel port Second DMA controller used for 16 bit transfers Channel Function 4 Cascade from first DMA controller 5 6 Available 6 7...

Page 108: ...n be made available by disabling the secondary channel of the IDE controller in the SETUP program 2 IRQ3 and IRQ4 can be made available by disabling the serial ports in the SETUP program 3 If there is a need to use another IRQ for the sound card the following Interrupt Vectors can be used IRQ2 IRQ7 and IRQ10 4 IRQ5 and IRQ7 can be made available by disabling the parallel ports in the SETUP program...

Page 109: ...to resume Devices such as the slave disks are validated in the Setup program You are prompted if a device is found to have gone missing since the previous boot During the POST the BIOS and other ROM data are copied into high speed shadow RAM The shadow RAM is addressed at the same physical location as the original ROM in a manner which is completely transparent to applications It therefore appears...

Page 110: ... Tests the system ROM BIOS and shadows it Failure to shadow the ROM BIOS will cause an error code to display The boot process will continue but the system will execute from ROM This test is not performed after a soft reset using and Load CMOS Memory Checks the serial EEPROM and returns an error code if it has been corrupted Copies the contents of the EEPROM into CMOS RAM CMOS RAM Test Checks the C...

Page 111: ...f real mode RAM no address lines stuck together Test failure causes an error code to display Size Extended Memory Sizes and clears the protected mode extended memory and writes the value into CMOS bytes 30h and 31h If the system fails to switch to protected mode an error code is displayed Real Mode Memory Test First 640KB Read write test on real mode RAM This test is not done during a reset using ...

Page 112: ...rts Test failure causes an error code to display Hard Disk Drive Tests Hard Disk Controller Subsystem Test Tests for proper operation of the hard disk controller Test failure causes an error code to display The test does not detect hard disk replacement or changes in the size of the hard disk System Configuration Tests System Generation Initiation of the system generation SYSGEN process which comp...

Page 113: ...HDD is detected by POST Check that boot on hard disk drive is enabled in Setup Diskette Drive A or B error Check whether the diskette drive is connected Check Setup for the configuration System battery is dead You may get this message if the PC is disconnected for a few days When you power on the PC run Setup to update the configuration information The message should no longer be displayed Should ...

Page 114: ...ss storage device which it cannot find and the PC is in Timeout Mode After Timeout run Setup to check the configuration Beep Pattern Numeric Code Description B4 This does not indicate an error There is one short beep before system startup 98 Video configuration failure or Option ROMs checksum failure 16H BIOS ROM checksum failure 20H DRAM refresh test failure 22H 8742 Keyboard controller test fail...

Page 115: ...s of the three types of video subsystems used by the HP Vectra 500 Series computers These video subsystems are the SiS 6250 and S3 Trio 64 PnP video controllers both of which are integrated on the system board and the Matrox MGA Millennium video card ...

Page 116: ...operation in Windows 95 The SiS 6205 video controller is installed on the HP Vectra 500 Series PC models with part number D4051 63001 For a complete list of the computers associated with this part number refer to D4051 63001 Models on page 15 SiS 6205 Video Controller Summary The video subsystem uses the PCI bus for data transfers between the processor and the video subsystem and has the following...

Page 117: ... for the main memory This is useful when there is a need to upgrade the video memory for applications that will need more than 1 MB This can then be switched back to the original setting when finished The video memory can be upgraded either by using the HP Setup program or from within Windows 95 HP Vectra 500 Series with the SiS 6205 Chip Upgradeable to Video Controllers SIS 6205 Video Controller ...

Page 118: ...en restart your computer for the video memory configuration to take effect Typical Windows 95 Video Resolutions SiS 6205 Chip The following are typical Windows 95 video resolutions that are supported by the SiS 6205 video controller 1 Interlaced Resolution Number of colors Refresh Rate Hz Memory 640 x 480 16 60 1 MB 640 x 480 256 64K 16M 60 72 75 85 800 x 600 256 64K 56 60 72 75 85 1024 x 768 256 ...

Page 119: ...ines a standard video connector variously known as the VESA feature connector auxiliary connector or pass through connector The integrated video controller supports an output only VESA feature connector This connector is integrated directly on the system board and is connected directly to the pixel data bus and the synchronization signals ...

Page 120: ...emory access with 1 MB DRAM This increases to 64 bit access when an additional 1 MB DRAM is installed Hardware acceleration of graphical user interface GUI operations Support for up to 2 MB DRAM at 60 ns Graphics resolutions of up to 1280 x 1024 with 2MB Integrated 24 bit RAMDAC Green PC power saving features Standard and Enhanced Video Graphics Array VGA modes DDC 1 compliant HP Vectra 500 Series...

Page 121: ...for generating video data which is placed in video memory to be sent to the display The following table details the Standard and Enhanced Video Graphics Array VGA modes which are currently implemented in the video BIOS These modes are supported by standard BIOS functions that is the video BIOS which is mapped contiguously in the address range C0000h to C7FFFh contains all the routines required to ...

Page 122: ...ace Type Resolution No of Colors Vertical Refresh Hz Horizontal Refresh kHz Dot Clock MHz 10Ah 54h text 132 x 43 chars 16 70 31 5 40 000 109h 55h text 132 x 25 chars 16 70 31 5 40 000 100h 68h graph 640 x 400 256 70 31 5 25 175 101h 69h graph 640 x 480 256 60 31 5 25 175 101h 69h graph 640 x 480 256 72 37 9 31 500 101h 69h graph 640 x 480 256 75 37 5 31 500 102h 6Ah graph 800 x 600 16 56 35 1 36 0...

Page 123: ...6 M 72 37 9 31 500 112h 72h graph 640 x 480 16 M 75 37 5 31 500 113h 73h graph 800 x 600 32 K 60 37 9 40 000 113h 73h graph 800 x 600 32 K 72 48 1 50 000 113h 73h graph 800 x 600 32 K 75 46 8 49 500 114h 74h graph 800 x 600 64 60 37 9 40 000 114h 74h graph 800 x 600 64 72 48 1 50 000 114h 74h graph 800 x 600 64 75 46 8 49 500 115 75h graph 800 x 600 16 M 60 37 9 40 000 115 75h graph 800 x 600 16 M...

Page 124: ... x 600 256 75 46 8 49 500 204 4C graph 1024 x 768 16 43 i 35 5 44 900 204 4C graph 1024 x 768 16 60 48 4 65 000 204 4C graph 1024 x 768 16 70 56 5 75 000 204 4C graph 1024 x 768 16 75 60 3 80 000 205 4D graph 1024 x 768 256 60 48 4 44 900 205 4D graph 1024 x 768 256 70 56 5 65 000 205 4D graph 1024 x 768 256 75 60 2 75 000 205 4D graph 1024 x 768 256 75 60 2 80 000 207h 4Eh graph 1152 x 864 256 60...

Page 125: ... 72 41 8 50 000 115h 75h graph 800 x 600 16 M 75 46 8 49 500 116h 76h graph 1024 x 768 32 K 43i 35 44 900 116h 76h graph 1024 x 768 32 K 60 48 9 65 000 116h 76h graph 1024 x 768 32 K 70 56 5 75 000 116h 76h graph 1024 x 768 32 K 75 60 2 80 000 116h 76h graph 1024 x 768 32 K 85 68 7 95 000 117h 77h graph 1024 x 768 64 43i 35 44 900 117h 77h graph 1024 x 768 64 60 48 9 65 000 117h 77h graph 1024 x 7...

Page 126: ...roller supports an output only VESA feature connector This connector is integrated directly on the system board and is connected directly to the pixel data bus and the synchronization signals To use the VESA feature connector in DOS or Windows 95 the FCON EXE utility must be executed This utility configures the system WARNING Use of the VESA feature connector will disable the 1 MB video memory upg...

Page 127: ...rs associated with this part number refer to D3661 63001 Model on page 17 The controller can be characterized as follows 100 hardware and BIOS compatible with IBM VGA display standard 64 bit video memory access Hardware acceleration of graphical user interface GUI operations Support for up to 8 MB Window RAM WRAM at 60 ns Integrated 24 bit 175 MHz RAMDAC Pixel clock maximum frequency of 135 MHz Gr...

Page 128: ...RAM for holding two major data structures the double buffer to hold one frame steady on the screen whilst the next one is being processed and the Z buffer for storing depth information for each pixel It is dual ported so that it can be input and output simultaneously The Matrox MGA Millennium video card is supplied with 2 MB of video memory This can be upgraded to 4 MB with a D3557A upgrade module...

Page 129: ... resolution refresh rate combination is set higher than the display can support you risk damaging the display Drivers are provided on the CD ROM that is supplied with the PC for Windows 95 1 The upper limit of refresh rate for HP monitors is 60Hz at this resolution Resolution Number of colors Video Adapter Maximum Refresh Rate Hz Memory 640 x 480 256 64K 16M 120 2 MB 800 x 600 256 64K 16M 1024 x 7...

Page 130: ... 1 1152 882 is not supported by HP displays Number of Colors 256 64 K Hi Color 16 7 M True Color 16 7 M True Color Bits per Pixel 8 16 24 32 640 480 2 MB 120 Hz 800 600 2 MB 120 Hz 1024 768 2 MB 120 Hz 4 MB 120Hz 1152 8821 2 MB 100 Hz 4 MB 100 Hz 1280 1024 2 MB 90 Hz 4 MB 90 Hz 8 MB 90 Hz 1600 12002 2 MB 72 Hz 4 MB 72 Hz 8 MB 72 Hz Not supported Number of Colors 256 64 K Hi Color 16 7 M True Color...

Page 131: ... associated bin file 4 Set SW 1 on the Matrox card to OFF BIOS protected 5 Set the Operating System field in the Setup program back to an appro priate setting Video cards without ROM such as old CGA and monochrome are not supported by the BIOS Memory holes above 1 MB are not supported DDC display detection is not a BIOS feature but is handled by the video drivers Further Information About MGA For ...

Page 132: ...t of the pins for the DB15 VGA Connector are the same for the three video controllers mentioned earlier in this section 6 Ground 11 Not Used 12 Data from display DDC1 13 H Sync 14 V Sync 15 Not Used 7 Ground 8 Ground 10 Ground 9 Not Used Red 1 Green 2 Blue 3 Not Used 4 Ground 5 ...

Page 133: ...500 Series PC model there may be an Aztech AT3300 audio fax data modem installed This modem incorporates built in advanced communication and audio telephony features including a capability to perform simultaneous audio playback and recording as well as hands free communication ...

Page 134: ...cess a huge store of information through Bulletin Board Systems called BBSs Files and computer software can be uploaded and downloaded to and from a BBS The Speakerphone communications option provides hands free communication and multimedia functions through the use of a headset and other audio devices However what will be appreciated most in the communications option is its telephone answering ca...

Page 135: ...an autodial and autoanswer and can operate in both synchronous and asynchronous modes As well as combining computer and telephone technologies the communications option has the following features 28 800 bps internal modem Answering machine with multiple voice mailboxes Automatic baud rate recognition at all speeds Autodial and autoanswer Caller ID available from the local telephone company to scre...

Page 136: ...g of telephone conversation through the communication card Support for external speakers Tone or pulse dialing WARNING In some countries pulse dialing is not supported This concerns the following countries United Kingdom Sweden Netherlands and Norway Up to 115 200 bps data transfers V 34 with V 42 bis Voice and data or fax operations in a single call without having to hang up and redial Voiceview ...

Page 137: ...face Configuring the firmware code There are two ways in which the European firmware code on the Aztech AT3300 audio fax data modem can be configured by using the floppy disk utility or manually with the HyperTerminal application Country Firmware Country Code Jumper Block Color Pulse Dialing Supported Denmark 003 Blue No Finland 004 Orange Yes France 005 Red Yes Germany 006 Black Yes Italy 008 Pin...

Page 138: ...h 3300 Localisation Utility floppy disk When the reboot has completed the Localisation Utility main menu will appear Option 1 shows the current firmware country code setting on the Aztech AT3300 audio fax data modem A screen similar to the following example will be displayed Option 2 allows you to modify the country code setting to the desired configuration Refer to the table on page 137 for the d...

Page 139: ...onfigured 2 A window will then be displayed indicating the modem firmware country code that has been set for the selected country and the jumper block color setting 3 To leave the Aztech AT3300 Localisation Utility Remove the Aztech AT3300 Localisation Utility floppy disk and to reboot the PC SELECT THE COUNTRY A B C D E F G H I J K L M Q Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Netherlands No...

Page 140: ...message this is the case if no previous message has been recorded Using the HyperTerminal Application By using the HyperTerminal application supplied with Windows 95 you can manually localize the firmware code for European configurations To use the HyperTerminal application Click the Start button point to Programs then Accessories then select HyperTerminal Double click the Hypertrm exe icon and en...

Page 141: ... the PC and modem can communicate OK modem confirmation ATE1 enables character echo so that the modem commands appear on the screen OK modem confirmation ATI5 cr shows the current country code xxx current code configuration is displayed OK modem confirmation AT NCxxx cr where xxx is the three digit firmware country code as shown in the table on page 137 OK modem confirmation ATZ cr resets the mode...

Page 142: ...6 Aztech AT3300 Audio Fax Data Modem European Firmware and Telephone Line Configuration 142 English ...

Page 143: ...ences 101 security menu 102 summary menu 103 BIOS version version GX 07 xx beep codes 99 BIOS I O port map 91 DMA channel controllers 92 error messages 97 98 I O Addresses 90 interrupt controllers 93 overview 85 PCI interrupt request lines 94 Power On Self Test 94 95 Setup program 85 89 configuration menu 86 87 main menu 85 86 power menu 88 security menu 87 88 summary menu 88 89 system board compo...

Page 144: ...ta path unit chips SB82438FX 62 64 PCI ISA bridge chip SB82371FB 62 65 78 PL PCI bridge chip SB82437FX 66 62 63 75 Pentium processor 70 bus frequencies 72 data integrity 72 dynamic branch prediction 71 floating point unit 71 instruction and data cache 71 superscalar architecture 70 processor socket 67 product tables 58 serial EEPROM 79 Super I O chip SMC FDC37C932 78 floppy drive controller 79 key...

Page 145: ...ic video feature 118 Unified Memory Architecture system board overview 28 V video controllers Integrated Ultra VGA 120 125 Matrox MGA Millennium 127 131 SiS 6205 116 118 video modes extended S3 Trio 64 VGA modes 1 MB 122 extended S3 Trio 64 VGA modes 2 MB 125 S3 Trio 64 121 standard S3 Trio 64 VGA modes 121 video subsystem S3 Trio 64 120 SiS 6205 chip 116 ...

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