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2 VL800 Minitower

Overview

LAN Card

All models are supplied with an HP 10/100BT PCI Ethernet Adapter LAN card
installed in PCI slot 5, supporting Wake-On LAN (WOL) and PCI 2.2
Specification.

Optical Drive

Models have one of these optical drives:

❒

IDE 48X CD-ROM

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IDE 8X 4X 32X CD-RW drive

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IDE 12X DVD drive.

Standard Audio

CrystalClear™ CS4299 Audio Codec 97 version 2.1 integrated on the system
board.

Optional Audio

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! audio card

Loudspeaker

Optional in Minitower models

System Board
Connectors:

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One flexible disk drive connector

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Two ATA-100 IDE connectors (for up to four IDE devices)

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One CD-IN audio connector (for use with integrated audio)

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Internal speaker connector (1 for Min 1 for Desktop)

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WOL connector

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Battery socket

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Status panel connectors (1 for Min 1 for Desktop)

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Main power supply connector

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ATX 12V power connector

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Main chassis fan connector

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Processor fan connector

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Chassis intrusion connectors (1 for Min 1 for Desktop).

Feature

Description

Summary of Contents for Vectra VL800

Page 1: ...hp vectra vl800 desktop minitower technical reference manual www hp com go vectrasupport ...

Page 2: ...y be photocopied reproduced or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett Packard Company Symbios is a registered trademark of LSI Logic Corporation Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS and GeForce2 MX are registered trademarks or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation Matrox is a registered trademark of Matrox...

Page 3: ... Power Consumption and Cooling 17 Environmental Specifications 18 Power Saving and Ergonometry 19 Power Saving Modes and Ergonometry for APM Systems 20 Power Saving Modes and Resume Events for ACPI Systems 21 Keyboard Power On 21 Soft Power Down 21 Documentation 22 Where to Find the Information 23 2 VL800 Minitower Overview 27 Minitower Package 31 Front and Side Views 31 Rear View 31 Internal Feat...

Page 4: ...Find the Information 41 3 System Board System Board Overview 46 Architectural View 47 Accessory Board Slots 48 AGP Slot 48 PCI Slots 49 System Board Switches 50 Chipset 51 Memory Controller Hub 82850 52 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Bus Interface 54 AGP 4x Bus 54 Main Memory Controller 55 The Input Output Controller Hub 2 82801BA 58 Devices on the SMBus 62 Devices on the Low Pin Count Bus 67 The S...

Page 5: ...r Card 87 Symbios Configuration Utility Ultra 160 Card 91 Audio Card 94 Sound Blaster Live 94 5 Mass Storage Devices Flexible Disk Drives 97 Hard Disk Drives 98 Optical Drives 100 IDE 48X CD ROM Drive 100 12X Video IDE DVD ROM Drive 101 8X IDE CD Writer Plus Drive 102 6 HP BIOS Introducing the Vectra VL800 BIOS 104 Using the HP Setup Program 105 Updating the System BIOS 113 Restoring BIOS Default ...

Page 6: ...ages Test Sequence and Error Messages 123 Basic Pre boot Diagnostics 124 Pre boot Diagnostics Error Codes Beep Codes 124 Post Test Sequence and Post Error 125 Order in Which POST Tests Are Performed 126 Error Message Summary 134 8 Connectors and Sockets Internal Connector Pin Layouts 139 External Rear Panel Connector Pin Layouts 144 ...

Page 7: ...oprietary publications has not been reproduced This manual contains summary information only For additional reference material refer to the bibliography on the following page For all warning and safety instructions refer to the user guide delivered with the PC Workstation Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this manual to identify specific numeric elements Hexadecimal numbers...

Page 8: ...r Troubleshooting Guide Available in English French Italian German and Spanish HP Vectra VL800 Desktop PC Service Handbook Chapter Available in English only HP Vectra VL800 Minitower PC Service Handbook Chapter Available in English only ExtraInformationCanBe Obtained At Matrox graphics cards http www matrox com Sound Blaster audio cards http www soundblaster com NVIDIA graphics cards http www nvid...

Page 9: ...tel Pentium 4 PGA processor Socket 423 Processors from 1 3 GHz and upwards 400 MHz quad pumped 100 MHz 3 2 GB s FSB Front Side Bus Cache Memory integrated in processor package Level One 16 KB code 16 KB data Level Two i256 KB Internal Processor Clock Speed 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 7 and 2 0 GHz with a quad pumped 100 MHz FSB Chipset Intel Chipset I850 including Memory Controller Hub MCH Host Bridge Input Out...

Page 10: ...the HP PC Accessories website at www hp com go pcaccessories Mass Storage Five mass storage shelves supporting One front access third height floppy disk drive Two front access half height 5 25 inch drives Two internal 3 5 inch hard disk drives one full height one half height Optional SCSI Controller LSI Logic Ultra 160 SCSI PCI card IDE Controller All models include an integrated Ultra ATA 100 con...

Page 11: ...ard Optional Audio Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live audio card Loudspeaker Standard in Desktop models System Board Connectors One flexible disk drive connector Two ATA 100 IDE connectors for up to four IDE devices One CD IN audio connector for use with integrated audio Internal speaker connector 1 for Minitower 1 for Desktop WOL connector Battery socket Status panel connectors 1 for Minitower 1 fo...

Page 12: ...r bidirectional modes ECP EPP Parallel port 1 378h IRQ 7 2 278h IRQ 5 or Off 9 pin serial two buffered Standard Two UART 16550 buffered serial ports both RS 232 C Serial Ports A and B 2F8h IRQ 3 2E8h IRQ 3 3F8h IRQ 4 3E8h IRQ 4 or Off if one port uses 2xxh the other port must use 3xxh Dual USB connectors Audio Integrated LINE IN jack 3 5 mm LINE OUT jack 3 5 mm MIC IN jack 3 5 mm Feature Descripti...

Page 13: ...ive Front Access Cage Primary Hard Disk Drive Bay Power Supply Unit Rear Fan actual fan may differ from one shown Secondary Hard Disk Drive tray HP Master Key Lock Parallel port Serial port B Mouse connector Dual USB connectors Serial port A Keyboard connector Line Out headphone or speaker connector Line In connector Microphone connector Use these audio connectors if the PC does not have a Sound B...

Page 14: ...d the Host bus The HP Vectra VL800 PC supports a Pentium 4 processor This processor is described on page 72 The components of the system board are described in chapter 3 the graphics network and SCSI devices are described in chapter 4 mass storage devices are described in chapter 5 the HP BIOS routines are summarized in chapter 6 and the Power On Self Test routines are described in chapter 7 ...

Page 15: ...d on and running correctly Flashing green Displayed during system reset system lock Standby mode Windows 98 and Windows 2000 or Suspend mode Windows 95 Red fixed or flashing Indicates a pre boot error or a Power On Self Test POST error preventing the system from booting Hard disk drive activity LED Activated during POST and when the hard disk drive is being accessed Power On Off Button Reset Butto...

Page 16: ...6 5 inches by 6 37 inches Footprint 0 19 m2 2 06 sq ft Parameter Total Rating Notes Maximum per PCI Slots 32 bit 33 MHz Maximum for AGP Slot Input voltage 100 127 V VAC 200 240 V Vac Switch select Input current max 7 A 4 A Output power 250 W Input frequency 50 to 60 Hz Available power 250 W 60 W combined 25 W max Max current at 12 V 6 A 0 5 A 1 A Max current at 12 V 0 3 A 0 1 A Max current at 3 3 ...

Page 17: ...able but is not zero The special on off method used by this PC extends the lifetime of the power supply To reach zero power consumption in off mode either unplug the PC from the power outlet or use a power block with a switch Power Consumption and Cooling The power consumption and acoustic noise data in the below table are valid for a standard configuration as shipped 256 MB of memory 250 W power ...

Page 18: ...cifications System Processing Unit with Hard Disk Operating Temperature 10 C to 35 C 40 F to 95 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 1 Storage Humidity 8 to 85 relative 1 Acoustic noise emission as defined ISO 7779 Operating Operating with hard disk access Operating with floppy disk access Sound Power LwA 38 dB 4...

Page 19: ...tate Windows NT 4 Full On and Off ACPI Windows 2000 Full On Standby Hibernate Off Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 A P M Full On Not Supported by Windows 2000 Supported Suspend Not Supported by Windows NT 4 Off Supported A C P I Standby S1 or S3 Supported implemented as S3 Suspend to RAM Not Supported by Windows NT 4 APM only Operating System Hibernate S4 Supported Off S5 Supported ...

Page 20: ...ed Halted Off Display On Blanked 5 W typical Off Hard disk drive Normal speed Halted Off Power consumption Supports up to 250 W 40 W 230V 50 Hz 21 W 115V 60 Hz plugged in but turned off 5 W average Resume events Keyboard network RWU modem USB Space bar or power button RPO Resume delay A few seconds Boot delay 1 Not supported by Windows NT 4 ...

Page 21: ...th Windows NT when the Soft Power Down utility is used Full On S0 Suspend S1 Suspend to RAM S3 Suspend to Disk S4 Off S5 Processor Normal speed Halted Off Off Off Display On Blanked Off Off Off Hard Disk Drive Normal speed Halted Off Off Off Heatsink Fan On variable speed Off but can start if system gets too hot Off Off Off Active Power Planes VCC VCCAux VCC VCCAux Memory VCCAux VCCAux VCCAux Powe...

Page 22: ...l this manual Only as PDF file from HP support web site HP Vectra VL800 Desktop Service Handbook Chapter PDF file from HP support web site Will also be included in the 16th edition of the paper based HP Vectra Service Handbook when it becomes available Documentation 1 Connect to www hp com go vectrasupport 2 In the left hand menu click m m m ma a a anu nu nu nua a a alllls s s s 3 Select model hp ...

Page 23: ...s this chapter www hp com go desktops Product model numbers Product range CPL dates www hp com go desktops Environmental Setting up the PC Working in comfort Safety information Electrical multimedia safety unpacking removing replacing cover Safety Finding online information HP Web sites Preloaded HP Web sites HP Web sites HP web sites andothers page 8 and page 22 Technical information Basic detail...

Page 24: ... Processor s memory accessory boards mass storage devices Error messages problem solving Configuring devices Installing devices Installing devices System board Installing and removing connectorsand switch settings Switch settings Jumpers switches and connectors Jumpers switches and connectors chipset details chapter 3 Repairing the PC Troubleshooting Basic Basic hardware diagnoses Hardware diagnos...

Page 25: ...rective action chapter 7 Order of tests chapter 7 Hardware diagnostic utility e DiagTools CD ROM recovery HP e DiagTools CD ROM recovery HP e DiagTools CD ROM recovery www hp com desktops diagtools Quick User s Guide User s Guide Troubleshoot ing Guide Service Handbook Technical Reference Manual this manual HP Web Site All manuals available at www hp com go vectrasupport ...

Page 26: ...26 1 VL800 Desktop Documentation ...

Page 27: ... Intel Pentium 4 PGA processor Socket 423 Processors from 1 3 GHz and upwards 400 MHz quad pumped 100 MHz 3 2 GB s FSB Front Side Bus Cache Memory integrated in processor package Level One 16 KB code 16 KB data Level Two i256 KB Internal Processor Clock Speed 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 7 and 2 0 GHz with a quad pumped 100 MHz FSB Chipset Intel Chipset I850 including Memory Controller Hub MCH Host Bridge Input ...

Page 28: ...the HP PC Accessories website at www hp com go pcaccessories Mass Storage Five mass storage shelves supporting One front access third height floppy disk drive Three front access half height 5 25 inch drives Two internal 3 5 inch hard disk drives one full height one half height Optional SCSI Controller LSI Logic Ultra 160 SCSI PCI card IDE Controller All models include an integrated Ultra ATA 100 c...

Page 29: ...ard Optional Audio Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live audio card Loudspeaker Optional in Minitower models System Board Connectors One flexible disk drive connector Two ATA 100 IDE connectors for up to four IDE devices One CD IN audio connector for use with integrated audio Internal speaker connector 1 for Minitower 1 for Desktop WOL connector Battery socket Status panel connectors 1 for Minitower 1 ...

Page 30: ...or bidirectional modes ECP EPP Parallel port 1 378h IRQ 7 2 278h IRQ 5 or Off 9 pin serial two buffered Standard Two UART 16550 buffered serial ports both RS 232 C Serial Ports A and B 2F8h IRQ 3 2E8h IRQ 3 3F8h IRQ 4 3E8h IRQ 4 or Off if one port uses 2xxh the other port must use 3xxh Dual USB connectors Audio Integrated LINE IN jack 3 5 mm LINE OUT jack 3 5 mm MIC IN jack 3 5 mm Feature Descript...

Page 31: ...rd Disk Drive Bay Power Supply Unit Rear Fan actual fan may differ from one shown Secondary Hard Disk Drive tray 3 5 inch 1 44 MB floppy disk drive Parallel port Serial port B Mouse connector Dual USB connectors Serial port A Keyboard connector Line Out headphone or speaker connector Line In connector Microphone connector Use these audio connectors if the PC does not have a Sound Blaster card ...

Page 32: ...nd the Host bus The HP Vectra VL800 PC supports a Pentium 4 processor This processor is described on page 72 The components of the system board are described in chapter 3 the graphics network and SCSI devices are described in chapter 4 mass storage devices are described in chapter 5 the HP BIOS routines are summarized in chapter 6 and the Power On Self Test routines are described in chapter 7 ...

Page 33: ...een Displayed during system reset system lock Standby mode Windows 98 and Windows 2000 or Suspend mode Windows 95 Yellow fixed or flashing Indicates a pre boot error or a Power On Self Test POST error preventing the system from booting Hard Disk Activity LED Activated during POST and when the hard disk drive is being accessed Keyboard Lock LED Activated during POST and when the keyboard is locked ...

Page 34: ...es by 8 1 inches by 18 5 inches Footprint 0 094 m2 1 01 ft2 Parameter Total Rating Notes Maximum per PCI Slots 32 bit 33 MHz Maximum for AGP Slot Input voltage 100 127 V VAC 200 240 V Vac Switch select Input current max 7 A 4 A Output power 250 W Input frequency 50 to 60 Hz Available power 250 W 60 W combined 25 W max Max current at 12 V 6 A 0 5 A 1 A Max current at 12 V 0 3 A 0 1 A Max current at...

Page 35: ... table but is not zero The special on off method used by this PC extends the lifetime of the power supply To reach zero power consumption in off mode either unplug the PC from the power outlet or use a power block with a switch Power Consumption and Cooling The power consumption and acoustic noise data in the below table are valid for a standard configuration as shipped 256 MB of memory 250 W powe...

Page 36: ...cations System Processing Unit with Hard Disk Operating Temperature 10 C to 35 C 40 F to 95 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 1 Storage Humidity 8 to 85 relative 1 Acoustic noise emission as defined ISO 7779 Operating Operating with hard disk access Operating with floppy disk access Sound Power LwA 37 7 dB 4 1...

Page 37: ...state Windows NT 4 Full On and Off ACPI Windows 2000 Full On Standby Hibernate Off Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 A P M Full On Not Supported by Windows 2000 Supported Suspend Not Supported by Windows NT 4 Off Supported A C P I Standby S1 or S3 Supported implemented as S3 Suspend to RAM Not Supported by Windows NT 4 APM only Operating System Hibernate S4 Supported Off S5 Supported ...

Page 38: ...eed Halted Off Display On Blanked 5 W typical Off Hard disk drive Normal speed Halted Off Power consumption Supports up to 250 W 40 W 230V 50 Hz 21 W 115V 60 Hz plugged in but turned off 5 W average Resume events Keyboard network RWU modem USB Space bar or power button RPO Resume delay A few seconds Boot delay 1 Not supported by Windows NT 4 ...

Page 39: ...ith Windows NT when the Soft Power Down utility is used Full On S0 Suspend S1 Suspend to RAM S3 Suspend to Disk S4 Off S5 Processor Normal speed Halted Off Off Off Display On Blanked Off Off Off Hard Disk Drive Normal speed Halted Off Off Off Heatsink Fan On variable speed Off but can start if system gets too hot Off Off Off Active Power Planes VCC VCCAux VCC VCCAux Memory VCCAux VCCAux VCCAux Pow...

Page 40: ...al this manual Only as PDF file from HP support web site HP Vectra VL800 Minitower Service Handbook Chapter PDF file from HP support web site Will also be included in the 16th edition of the paper based HP Vectra Service Handbook when it becomes available Documentation 1 Connect to www hp com go vectrasupport 2 In the left hand menu click m m m ma a a anu nu nu nua a a alllls s s s 3 Select model ...

Page 41: ...es this chapter www hp com go desktops Product model numbers Product range CPL dates www hp com go desktops Environmental Setting up the PC Working in comfort Safety information Electrical multimedia safety unpacking removing replacing cover Safety Finding online information HP Web sites Preloaded HP Web sites HP Web sites HP web sites andothers page 8 and page 40 Technical information Basic detai...

Page 42: ...s Processor s memory accessory boards mass storage devices Error messages problem solving Configuring devices Installing devices Installing devices System board Installing and removing connectorsand switch settings Switch settings Jumpers switches and connectors Jumpers switches and connectors chipset details chapter 3 Repairing the PC Troubleshooting Basic Basic hardware diagnoses Hardware diagno...

Page 43: ...rrective action chapter 7 Order of tests chapter 7 Hardware diagnostic utility e DiagTools CD ROM recovery HP e DiagTools CD ROM recovery HP e DiagTools CD ROM recovery www hp com desktops diagtools Quick User s Guide User s Guide Troubleshoot ing Guide Service Handbook Technical Reference Manual this manual HP Web Site All manuals available at www hp com go vectrasupport ...

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Page 45: ...ystem board taking in turn the components of the Memory Controller Hub MCH the Input Output Controller Hub ICH2 FirmWare Hub FWH and the System Bus The following diagram shows the HP Vectra VL800 PC system board in detail 2 4 4 c m 9 6 i n c h e s 30 5 cm 12 inches ...

Page 46: ... 4 processor socket 423 Main Power Supply Secondary IDE B2 B2 B1 A2 A1 Primary IDE Floppy AGP Slot PCI slots Battery socket Wake On LAN DT chassis intrusion CD ROM audio in Processor fan DT status panel DT Internal Speaker ATX12V power Main chassis fan Memory slots System board switches i850 MCH i850 ICH2 SCSI LED MT internal speaker MT chassis intrusion MT status panel ...

Page 47: ... Floppy Slot 1 32 bit 33 MHz Slot 2 32 bit 33 MHz Slot 3 32 bit 33 MHz HUB LINK 8 266 MB s data transfer rate 2 IDE Connectors 2 USB Connectors FirmWare Hub FWH 82802AA USB Super I O NS 87364 SM Bus Controller Fans PCI Bus 32 bit 33 MHz 133 MB s data transfer rate AC 97 Audio Controller I O Controller Hub ICH2 82801BA PCI Bridge IDE Controller 3 2 GB s at 400 MHzdata transfer rate LPC Bridge Slot ...

Page 48: ...GP slot provides the ultimate graphics performance for high end graphics cards combining AGP 4X bandwidth with data transfer rates up to 1056 MB s NOTE AGP 3 3V graphics cards cannot be used The 1 5V AGP slot is backwards compatible with both AGP 1x and 2x modes using 1 5 V signalling and AGP 4x mode where 1 5 V signalling is required The AGP interface and bus are explained on page 54 PCI Slot 2 P...

Page 49: ...pins code the following cases No accessory board in the PCI slot 7 W maximum PCI board in the PCI slot 15 W maximum PCI board in the PCI slot 25 W maximum PCI board in the PCI slot The following table shows the various PCI board installations for the different PCI slots The system board and BIOS support the PCI specification 2 2 This specification supports PCI to PCI bridges and multi function PCI...

Page 50: ...wise it could lead to a system failure Switch Default Position Use 1 5 OFF Reserved Do Not change Default Settings 6 ON Enables keyboard power on OFF disables this option 7 OFF Enables normal modes ON enables the BIOS recovery mode at next boot 8 OFF Retains CMOS memory ON clears CMOS memory at next boot 9 OFF Enables User and System Administrator passwords ON clears the passwords at next boot 10 ...

Page 51: ...page 52 The 82801BA Input Output Controller Hub2 ICH2 is a bridge between the following buses the PCI bus 32 bits 33 MHz and SMBus In addition the ICH2 supports the integrated IDE controller Ultra ATA 100 Enhanced DMA controller USB controller Interrupt controller Low Pin Count LPC interface FWH interface ACPI Power Management Logic AC 97 2 1 Compliant Link AOL Alert On LAN and Real Time Clock RTC...

Page 52: ...s an example of the system block diagram using the MCH I850 Memory Controller Hub MCH 82850 Dual Rambus Bus Address 32 Control Data 64 AGP 4x Bus 133 MHz 1 GB s data transfer rate HUB LINK 8 266 MB s data transfer rate I O Controller Hub ICH2 82801BA 3 2 GB s at 400 MHzdata transfer rate AGP Interface Memory Controller 1 5V AGP Connector Socket 423 Intel Pentium 4 Processor 4 onboard RIMM sockets ...

Page 53: ...ct Rambus Channels operating in lock step both channels must be populated with a memory module Supporting 300 MHz or 400 MHz RDRAM 128 Mb 256 Mb devices Minimum upgrade increment of 32 MB using 128 Mbit RDRAM technology Up to 64 Direct Rambus devices Dual channel maximum memory array size is 1 GB using 128 Mbit RDRAM technology 2 GB using 256 Mbit RDRAM technology Up to 8 simultaneous open pages 1...

Page 54: ...ory range will be maintained by the software However memory accesses initiated from AGP using PCI Semantics and accesses from Hub Link interface to RDRAM do require a snoop cycle on the System bus Memory access whose addresses are within the AGP aperture are translated using the AGP address translation table regardless of the originating interface Write accesses from Hub Link interface to the AGP ...

Page 55: ...1 5 V 266 MB s peak transfer rate AGP 1X with pipelining sideband addressing can be added uses 66 MHz 32 bit 1 5 V increased bus efficiency 266 MB s peak transfer rate AGP 2X with pipelining sideband addressing can be added 66 MHz double clocked 32 bit 1 5 V 533 MB s peak transfer rate AGP 4X with pipelining sideband addressing can be added 133 MHz double clocked 32 bit 1 5 V increased bus efficie...

Page 56: ...it error correction when the ECC mode is enabled MCH will scrub single bit errors by writing the corrected value back into RDRAM for all reads when hardware scrubbing is enabled This however does not include reads launched in order to satisfy an AGP aperture transaction ECC can only be enabled when all RDRAM devices are populated in a system that supports the extra two data bits used to store the ...

Page 57: ...re installed use the sockets marked A1 and B1 The other two sockets A2 and B2 must contain continuity modules Read Write Buffers The MCH defines a data buffering scheme to support the required level of concurrent operations and provide adequate sustained bandwidth between the RDRAM subsystem and all other system interfaces CPU AGP and PCI System Clocking The MCH operates the System interface at 10...

Page 58: ... later on in this section The following figure shows an example of the system block diagram using the ICH2 LPC FWH Link I850 Memory Controller Hub MCH I O Controller Hub ICH 82801AA Hardware Monitoring Chip Serial EEPROM SMBus Address 32 Control Data 64 ATA 100 2 Channels 4 x USB Controller Parallel and Serial Ports Keyboard Mouse and Floppy System Bus 2 IDE Connectors 2 USB Connectors FirmWareHub...

Page 59: ...ates S1 S3 S4 S5 ACPI power management timer SMI generation All registers readable restorable for proper resume from 0 V suspend states PCI PME Integrated IDE Controller Independent Timing of up to four drives Ultra ATA 100 Mode 100 Mbytes sec Ultra ATA 66 Mode 66 Mbytes sec Ultra ATA 33 Mode 33 Mbytes sec PIO Mode 4 transfers up to 14 Mbytes sec Separate IDE connections for Primary and Secondary ...

Page 60: ...able page 75 for ICH2 interrupts SMBus Controller The System Management SM bus is a two wire serial bus which runs at a maximum of 100 kHz The SMBus Host interface allows the processor to communicate with SMBus slaves and an SMBus Slave interface that allows external masters to activate power management events The bus connects to sensor devices that monitor some of the hardware functions of the sy...

Page 61: ...hannel without affecting the performance of the fast device The BIOS automatically determines the fastest configuration that each device supports DMA Controller The seven channel DMA controller incorporates the functionality of two 82C37 DMA controllers Channels 0 to 3 are for 8 bit count by byte transfers while channels 5 to 7 are for 16 bit count by word transfers refer to table on page 119 for ...

Page 62: ...ed system It also supports two lockable memory ranges By setting bits in the configuration space two 8 byte ranges can be locked to read and write accesses This prevents unauthorized reading of passwords or other security information Another feature is a date alarm allowing for a schedule wake up event up to 30 days in advance Enhanced Power Management The ICH2 s power management functions include...

Page 63: ...ICH2 SMBus Master Controller 100 kHz maximum Hardware monitoring for hardware management bus master controller RIMM serial EEPROM I850 Memory Controller Hub MCH I O Controller Hub ICH2 82801AA Hardware Monitoring Chip Serial EEPROM SMBus 4 x USB Controller System Bus HUB LINK 8 233 MB s data transfer rate SM Bus Controller Fans Intel Pentium 4 Processor I O Controller Hub ICH2 82801BA PCI Bridge I...

Page 64: ...al EEPROM This is the non volatile memory which holds the default values for the CMOS memory in the event of battery failure When installing a new system board the Serial EEPROM will have a blank serial number field This will be detected automatically by the BIOS which will then prompt the user for the serial number which is printed on the identification label on the back of the PC The computer us...

Page 65: ...KB As it exceeds the 2 KB program RAM space a paging mechanism will swap code as it is required based on a 512 byte buffer The first 2 KB pages of firmware code is critical because it controls the initial power on reset to boot the system This initial page is checked with a null checksum test and the presence of hardware monitoring markers located just below the 2 KB limit Hardware monitoring info...

Page 66: ...ystem board This chip receives data about the various system components via a dedicated I2 C bus which is a reliable communications bus to control the integrated circuit boards NOTE Hardware monitoring is powered by VSTBY This means that it is functional as soon as the power cord is plugged in Serial EEPROM I2 C bus Hardware Monitoring Hardware Monitoring ASIC AGPset Memory Memory Speed up slow do...

Page 67: ...FWH Link I850 Memory Controller Hub MCH I O Controller Hub ICH 82801AA 4 x USB Controller Parallel and Serial Ports Keyboard Mouse and Floppy System Bus HUB LINK 8 FirmWare Hardware FWH 82802 Super I O NS 87364 SM Bus Controller Intel Pentium 4 Processor I O Controller Hub ICH2 82801BA PCI Bridge IDE Controller DMA Controller CS Audio Codec CS4299 ...

Page 68: ...ting IEEE 1284 It can be programmed as LPT1 LPT2 or disabled It can operate in the four following modes Standard mode PC XT PC AT and PS 2 compatible Bidirectional mode PC XT PC AT and PS 2 compatible Enhanced mode enhanced parallel port EPP compatible High speed mode MS HP extended capabilities port ECP compatible FDC The integrated floppy disk controller FDC supports any combination of two of th...

Page 69: ...Address Address Multiplexed A A Mux interface FirmWare Hub Interface Mode Five signal communication interface supporting x8 reads and writes Register based read and write protection for each code data storage blocks Five additional GPIs for system design and flexibility Integrated CUI Command User Interface for requesting access to locking programming and erasing options It also handles requests f...

Page 70: ...w to high transition The FWH interface works with the ICH2 during system operation while the A A Mux interface is designed as a programming interface for component pre programming An internal CUI Command User Interface serves as the control center between the FWH and A A Mux interfaces and internal operation of the non volatile memory A valid command sequence written to the CUI initiates device au...

Page 71: ...stem bus at 400 MHz Along with the operating frequencies the processor voltage is set automatically The control signals of the system bus allow the implementation of a split transaction bus protocol This allows the Pentium 4 processor to send its request for example for the contents of a given memory address and then to release the bus rather than waiting for the result thereby allowing it to 850 ...

Page 72: ... idle times The Pentium 4 processor is packaged in a pin grid array PGA that fits into a PGA423 socket 423 pin Zero Insertion Force or ZIF socket Processor Clock The 100 MHz System Bus clock is provided by a PLL The processor core clock is derived from the System Bus by applying a ratio This ratio is fixed in the processor The processor then applies this ratio to the System bus clock to generate i...

Page 73: ...ay vary from one processor model to another Cache Memory The Pentium 4 integrates the following cache memories on the same die as the processor cache A trace instruction and L1 data cache The trace cache is 4 way set associative A 256KB L2 cache The L2 cache is 8 way associative The amount of cache memory is set by Intel at the time of manufacture and cannot be changed ...

Page 74: ...9 interrupt controllers The following table shows how the interrupts are connected to the APIC controller The Interrupt Requests IRQ are numbered sequentially starting with the master controller and followed by the slave both of 82C59 type PCI 32 Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 AGP int A C A B C D A int B D B C D A B int C A C D A B int D B D A B C ID 6 7 9 10 11 0 IDSEL 22 23 25 26 27 16 REQ G...

Page 75: ...t 3 int D Slot 4 int C Slot 5 int B ICH2 INTA INT Pentium 4 bus instruction AGP int B Slot 1 int D Slot 2 int B Slot 3 int A Slot 4 int D Slot 5 int C ICH2 INTB INT Pentium 4 bus instruction Slot 1 int A Slot 2 int C Slot 3 int B Slot 4 int A Slot 5 int D ICH2 INTC INT Pentium 4 bus instruction Slot 1 int B Slot 2 int D Slot 3 int C Slot 4 int B Slot 5 int A ICH2 INTD INT Pentium 4 bus instruction...

Page 76: ...mented with APIC controllers in the ICH2 NOTE In PIC mode and virtual wire mode the PCI interrupts are routed to the INT line In the symmetric I O mode the PCI interrupts are routed to the I O APIC controllers and forwarded over an GTL bus to the processor PCI Interrupt Request Lines PCI devices generate interrupt requests using up to four PCI interrupt request lines INTA INTB INTC and INTD PCI in...

Page 77: ... network and SCSI devices that are supplied with the HP Vectra VL800 PC Graphics Cards HP Vectra VL800 PC models are supplied with a graphics card This graphics card is one of the following depending on the PC model Matrox Millennium G450 nVIDIA GeForce2 GTS ...

Page 78: ... multiple resolutions support Simple dialog box Effortless multiple window management TV output composite video and S video NTSC and PAL Full AGP 2X AGP 4X support up to 1GB s bandwidth 360MHz main RAMDAC and 230MHz secondary RAMDAC Support for all VESA standards VBE 2 0 Super VGA modes DPMS energy saving DDC2B support for Plug Play detection of monitor Support for true 32 bit color 16 7 million c...

Page 79: ...and triple buffering texture mapping MIP mapping Gouraud shading Alpha blending anti aliasing fogging specular highlighting NOTE If only one monitor is used then Port 1 must be used If a second monitor is connected it is detected by the driver during the operating system startup This means that both monitors must be connected to the graphics card before startup If only one monitor is detected then...

Page 80: ...f the display driver the graphics device and the video memory If the resolution refresh rate combination is set higher than the display can support you risk damaging the display The following table summarizes the maximum supported resolutions Maximum Display Resolution Aspect Ratio Main Display Second Display Traditional 4 3 5 4 aspect ratio 2048 x 1536 1600 x 1200 Wide screen 16 9 16 10 aspect ra...

Page 81: ...is case each display has 16 MB graphics memory The second display supports only 16 bit and 32 bit color 3D acceleration is only available when using 16 bit and 32 bit color Maximum Refresh Rates Hz Aspect Ratio Resolution Main Display 360MHz RAMDAC Second Display 230MHz RAMDAC Traditional 4 3 5 4 aspect ratio 640x480 200 200 800x600 200 200 1024x768 160 160 1152x864 140 150 1280x1024 120 120 1600x...

Page 82: ...DR SDRAM memory Supports AGP 2 4 AGP texturing and fast writes 256 bit 2D and 3D graphics engine 350 MHz RAMDAC 2 8 GB s memory bandwidth High performance hardware anti aliasing for smoother edges High quality HDTV DVD playback High definition video processor Compatible with OpenGL 1 2 Windows 98 Windows NT4 0 Windows 2000 and Linux Microsoft DirectX 7 0 Windows 98 and Windows 2000 Standards VESA ...

Page 83: ...nd S3TC texture compression 1600 Mtexel fill rate 25 Mtriangles second through T L and setup Available Video Resolutions The values in the table below are maximums and may not be achievable under all operating systems and conditions If the resolution refresh rate combination is set higher than the display can support you risk damaging the display The table below summarizes resolution and refresh r...

Page 84: ... Management1 RPO and RWU for APM Windows 95 and Windows 98 RWU for ACPI Windows 98 and Windows 2000 RPO for Windows NT 4 OnNow 1 0 APM 1 2 PCI power management 1 1 WOL PCI VccAux 3 3 V Manageability DMI 2 0 Component Code Diagnostic Mac address DOS report tool User Diag for DOS Windows NT 4 Windows 95 and Windows 98 Drivers Major OSes Minor OSes Boot ROM Multiboot BootROM BIOS or socket Remote Wak...

Page 85: ...grity Reversed polarity Good 10 Base T connection between NIC and hub No connection between NIC and hub 100 LNK GREEN Link integrity Reversed polarity Good 100 TX connection between NIC and hub No connection between NIC and hub ACT Yellow Port traffic for either speed Network traffic present Heavy network traffic No traffic ...

Page 86: ...port via 3 pin WOL Manageability DMI 2 0 and DMI 2 0 SNMP mapper Diagnostic Windows and DOS based Mac address DOS report tool User Diag for DOS Windows NT 4 Windows 95 and Windows 98 Drivers Major OSes Minor OSes Boot ROM Onboard flash ROM Remote Wake Up RWU This feature enables a host computer to remotely over the network power on computers and wake computers up from energy saving Sleep mode For ...

Page 87: ...he functionality and performance of the Ultra 160 SCSI PCI Adapter card comes from the on board LSI Logic SYM53C1010 PCI to Ultra 160 multifunction controller with LVD link universal transceivers The ability to automatically switch from a single ended SE operation for legacy Fast Ultra devices to universal low voltage differential LVD operation when Ultra 160 devices are connected is also provided...

Page 88: ...ection Feature Description PCI Bus Interface Complies with PCI 2 2 Specification PCI is 64 bit 33 MHz runs at 32 bits in vl800 Bus Mastering Universal PCI signaling operates on 3 3 V or 5 V buses SCSI Bus 16 bit Wide SCSI bus LVD SE SCSI bus Supported SCSI Rates 160 MB s Synchronous Ultra 160 SCSI 80 MB s Synchronous Wide Ultra2 SCSI 40 MB s Synchronous Wide Ultra SCSI 20 MB s Synchronous Fast Wid...

Page 89: ...ed multi mode terminator at one end of it LED Activity cable The LED cable supplies SCSI LED activity to the front panel hard disk LED For this to work the SCSI LED cable must be connected to the LED Activity connector on the Ultra 160 SCSI PCI Adapter card refer to graphic on page 87 and the SCSI LED connector on the system board The connectors on both ends of the cable are identical hence they c...

Page 90: ...onfigured as a 15 W board PRSNT1 and PRSNT2 grounded The SCSI Adapter Card sink current on the 5 V power supplies lines The 3 3 V is supplied by an on board regulator PCI Bus Complies with PCI Specification 2 2 Supports 64 bit 33 MHz PCI Bus Supports PCI write and invalidate read line and read multiple commands Functions as full 64 bit PCI DMA Bus Master Operates on 3 3 V or 5 V PCI buses Terminat...

Page 91: ...ts for all devices as parity checking for the reselection phase is not disabled If a non parity generating device disconnects its operation will never complete because the reselection fails due to parity error Host SCSI ID 7 Indicates the SCSI identifier of an adapter It is not recommended to change the host adapter ID from the default value of 7 SCSI Bus Scan Order Low to High 0 to Max Indicates ...

Page 92: ...out doing any SCSI bus resets This is a requirement for Microsoft Cluster Server The default value is No with an alternate option of Yes Termination Control Auto If available the field indicates whether an adapter has automatic termination control Auto means that the adapter automatically determines whether it should enable or disable its termination Auto is the default state unless termination is...

Page 93: ...ow a device to disconnect during SCSI operations Some usually newer devices run faster with disconnect enabled while some usually older devices run faster with disconnect disabled SCSI Timeout 10 Indicates the maximum allowable time for completion of a SCSI operation in seconds Since time outs provide a safeguard that allows the system to recover should an operation fail it is recommended that a v...

Page 94: ...io o o o P P P Pl l l la a a ay y y yb b b ba a a ac c c ck k k k The Sound Blaster Live audio card when coupled with the appropriate digital audio equipment can rival the audio playback quality of cinemas with digital sound MIDI Connector Digital I O Line In Microphone Headset Line Out front Line Out rear Telephone Answering Device TAD Connector CD Audio In Connector Auxiliary In Connector PC Spe...

Page 95: ...0 0 024 24 24 24 V V V Vo o o oi i i ic c c ce e e e M M M Mu u u us s s si i i ic c c c S S S Sy y y yn n n nt t t th h h he e e es s s si i i is s s s Enables the Sound Blaster card to produce better quality sound by using multi layering of instruments playback of more instrument notes simultaneously and the sustain effect Connector Information L L L Li i i in n n ne e e e O O O Ou u u ut t t t ...

Page 96: ...at 1dB 10 Hz 47 kHz Signal to noise ratio 94 dB THD Total Harmonic Distortion noise A weighted 0 006 Microphone input impedance 5 0 kΩ Line In impedance 10 kΩ CD audio input impedance 10 kΩ CD audio input sensitivity 2 0 mV Noise Floor with all inputs on at rated power Front channel Rear channel 115 dB 130 dB ...

Page 97: ... the Minitower HP product numbers and replacement part numbers for mass storage devices are listed in the Service Handbook Chapters which can be accessed from HP s web site at the following address www hp com go vectrasupport Information about available accessories can be obtained from www hp com go pcaccessories Flexible Disk Drives A 3 5 inch 1 44 MB flexible disk drive is supplied in the front ...

Page 98: ... channel of the PC s IDE controller If you connect a ATA 33 or ATA 66 device to the same channel as the ATA 100 hard disk drive the whole channel will slow down to match the speed of the slower device IDE Hard Disk Drives IBM Deskstar Maxtor DiamondMax or Seagate Barracuda IDE HDD 7 2 krpm IBM Deskstar Maxtor DiamondMax or Seagate Barracuda IDE HDD 7 2 krpm Capacity 20 5 GB 40 GB Interface UltraID...

Page 99: ...Atlas 10K II SCSI 10 krpm Capacity 9 2 GB 18 4 GB 36 7 GB Interface Ultra160 SCSI Ultra160 SCSI Ultra160 SCSI External peak transfer rate 160 MB s 160 MB s 160 MB s Average seek time read 4 7 ms 4 7 ms 4 7 ms Internal data rate Mb s 280 Mb s min to 478 Mb s max 280 Mb s min to 478 Mb s max 280 Mb s min to 478 Mb s max Number of discs heads 2 3 3 6 5 10 Buffer size 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB ...

Page 100: ...disk Mode 1 and Mode 2 Photo CD Multisession CD Audio disc Mixed mode CD ROM disc data and audio CD ROM XA CD I CD Extra CD R CD RW 1 Refer to the Service Handbook chapter available at www hp com go vectrasupport to find out which models are installed with this optical drive Description Data capacity 650 MB Data transfer rate Sustained transfer rate 1X 150 KB s Outerside 7 200 KB s Burst transfer ...

Page 101: ...o vectrasupport to find out which models are installed with this optical drive Description Data capacity DVD R DVD RAM Up to 4 7 Gbytes side CD ROM 650 MB Sustained data transfer rate DVD ROM 16 6 Mbytes s DVD single layer 11 0 Mbytes s DVD dual layer CD ROM 6 0 Mbytes s max DVD RAM 2 77 Mbytes s typical Buffer memory size 512 Kbytes High Speed Access DVD ROM Random access time 120 ms typical DVD ...

Page 102: ...d with this optical drive Description Data capacity 650 MB or up to 74 minutes of audio per disc 547MB in CD UDF data format Performance Typical 110 ms random 1 3 access including latency Maximum 130 ms random 1 3 access including latency Data transfer rate Read Up to 32X 1X 150 KB s Write 8X CD R 4X CD RW Burst transfer rate 16 67 Mbytes sec Spin up time 3 2 seconds disk stop to high speed Spin d...

Page 103: ...103 6 HP BIOS This chapter describes the Setup program and BIOS The POST routines are described in the next chapter ...

Page 104: ...owing Menu driven Setup with context sensitive help The address space with details of the interrupts used The Power On Self Test or POST which is the sequence of tests the computer performs to ensure that the system is functioning correctly The system BIOS is identified by the version number IQ 01 xx yy where IQ indicates that it is for the HP Vectra VL800 01 indicates that it is a Vectra PC xx is...

Page 105: ... Advanced Security Boot Power and Exit These are selected using the left and right arrow keys The following screens are examples of a BIOS configuration Main Screen The Main Screen presents a list of fields To change a value press either the or keys PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Boot Power Exit Item Specific Help BIOS Version IQ 01 06 PnP OS No Reset Configuration Data No System...

Page 106: ... sub menus The Advanced screen is for advanced users who wish to carry out special system configurations Main Advanced Security Boot Power Exit Item Specific Help Processors Memory and Cache Floppy Disk Drives IDE Devices Integrated USB Interface Integrated I O Ports Integrated Audio Device AGP Configuration Video PCI Device slot 1 PCI Device slot 2 PCI Device slot 3 PCI Device slot 4 PCI Device s...

Page 107: ...ache Item Specific Help Processor Type Pentium R 4 CPU Speed 1400 MHz Microcode version F07 7 Memory Caching Enabled Memory Error Checking1 1 Only if ECC modules are detected Disabled Advanced Floppy Disk Drives Item Specific Help Floppy Disk Controller Enabled Floppy Disk Drive A 1 44 3 Floppy Disk Drive B Not installed ...

Page 108: ...ice None IDE Secondary Master Device None IDE Secondary Slave Device None Large Disk Access Method NT DOS Integrated IDE Controller Both Enabled Advanced IDE Primary Master Device HD 2564 Item Specific Help Type Multisector transfer LBA Mode Control 32 bit I O Transfer Mode ULTRA DMA Mode Advanced Integrated USB Interface Item Specific Help USB Controller Auto Legacy Keyboard Emulation Disabled ...

Page 109: ...Port Mode ECP Serial Port A Auto Serial Port B Auto Advanced Integrated Audio Device Item Specific Help Integrated Audio Auto Advanced AGP Configuration Video Item Specific Help Graphic Aperture 64 MB Advanced PCI Device Slot 11 1 Other PCI slots have the same options as above PCI Device slot 1 is only used as an example Item Specific Help Option ROM Scan Auto Bus Master Disabled Bus Latency Timer...

Page 110: ...assword Enter Clear Both Passwords Enter User Password Clear Set User Password Enter Power on Password Disabled Start from Floppy Enabled Start from CD ROM Enabled Start from HDD Enabled Hardware Protection Security Hardware Protection Item Specific Help Integrated Flexible Disk Controller Flexible Disks Unlocked Write on Floppy Disks Unlocked Integrated IDE Controller Hard Disks CD ROM Unlocked H...

Page 111: ...rive letters to these devices in the order you specify During POST if the BIOS is unsuccessful at booting from one device it will then attempt to boot from the next device on the Boot Device Priority list until an operating system is found Main Advanced Security Boot Power Exit Item Specific Help Quickboot Mode Enabled Display Option ROM Messages Enabled Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives Remov...

Page 112: ...e the suspend mode saves a maximum of energy Modem ring enables or disables the system to return to full speed when an IRQ is generated Network interface enables or disables the system to return to full speed when a specific command is received by the network interface Main Advanced Security Boot Power Exit Item Specific Help Power on Integrated Network Disabled ...

Page 113: ...IOS update not only flashes the BIOS but also updates hardware monitoring firmware How the System BIOS flash is carried out is shown below Do not switch off the computer until the system BIOS update procedure has completed successfully or not otherwise irrecoverable damage to the system board may be caused Boot from floppy disk Flash BIOS Reboot PC press a key Automatic update of hardware monitori...

Page 114: ... do the following steps to restore the BIOS to its default setting 1 Press while the initial HP logo is displayed immediately after restarting the PC to access the Setup program 2 Press to load the default settings from the Setup program 3 Set the Reset Configuration Data to Yes in the Main menu It is recommended that before you make any modifications to the BIOS you take note of the system setup ...

Page 115: ...rt the PC 5 When the message Passwords have been cleared appears on screen switch off the PC 6 Remove the power cord and reset switch 9 back to the OFF position 7 Replace the PC s cover 8 Switch on the PC and allow it to complete its startup routine 9 After the Power On Self Test has completed press F2 when prompted to use the Setup program 10 Set the Administrator and new User passwords 11 Press ...

Page 116: ...l be displayed Configuration has been cleared set switch Clear to the ON position before rebooting 5 Turn off the PC disconnect the power cord and video cable and remove the cover 6 Set the system board switch 8 to the OFF position 7 Replace the cover and reconnect the power cord and data cables 8 Switch on the PC Run the Setup program by pressing F2 Then press F9 the CMOS default values will be a...

Page 117: ...h c mode 3 s IQ0105US FUL rename the BIOS filename with the one on the floppy disk 4 Power off the PC and remove the power cord 5 Remove the cover 6 Set switch 7 to the ON position 7 Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive 8 Reconnect the power cord and switch on the PC 9 The PC boots from the floppy disk then flashes the BIOS However it should be noted that during the flash process the ...

Page 118: ...nents When installing an accessory board ensure that the I O address space selected is in the free area of the space reserved for accessory boards 100h to 3FFh 1 If configured Default Values for I O Address Ports Function 0000 000F DMA controller 1 0020 0021 Master interrupt controller 8259 002E 002F Super I O 0040 0043 Timer 1 0060 0064 Keyboard controller reset slow A20 0061 Port B speaker NMI s...

Page 119: ... allocated 0378 037F LPT1 03B0 03DF VGA 03F0 03F5 Floppy disk drive controller 03F6 IDE primary channel 03F7 Floppy disk drive controller 03F8 03FF COM1 04D0 04D1 Interrupt edge level control 0778 077F LPT1 ECP 0CF8 0CFF PCI configuration space C000 Power Management I O space and ACPI Registers Default Values for I O Address Ports Function DMA controller Channel Function DMA 0 Free DMA 1 Free if n...

Page 120: ...Q0 ICH System Timer INTIN3 IRQ3 Super I O Used by serial port if enabled INTIN4 IRQ4 Super I O Used by serial port if enabled INTIN5 IRQ5 Free if not used for parallel port or audio INTIN6 IRQ6 Super I O Floppy Disk Controller INTIN7 IRQ7 Super I O LPT1 INTIN8 IRQ8 ICH RTC INTIN9 IRQ9 Available for PCI devices INTIN10 IRQ10 Available for PCI devices INTIN11 IRQ11 Available for PCI devices INTIN12 ...

Page 121: ...ode is implemented using the I O APIC controller NOTE In PIC mode and virtual wire mode the PCI interrupts are routed to the INT line In the symmetric I O mode the PCI interrupts are routed to the I O APIC controllers and forwarded over an GTL bus to the processor PCI Interrupt Request Lines PCI devices generate interrupt requests using up to four PCI interrupt request lines INTA INTB INTC and INT...

Page 122: ...122 6 HP BIOS BIOS Addresses ...

Page 123: ...tartup sequence the PC will not necessarily come to a halt or freeze However some critical hardware errors are fatal to the system and prevent the system from starting for example CPU Socket and Power Supply are serious malfunctions that prevent the system from working correctly Errors that are not critical are detected both during pre boot diagnostics and POST where the BIOS boot process returns ...

Page 124: ...The following diagram shows how the Pre boot Diagnostics works when it encounters an error Pre boot Diagnostics Error Codes Beep Codes When a failure occurs prior to operating system loading the PC emits a distinctive modulated sound repeated three times followed by a series of beeps These beeps identify the part that needs troubleshooting or replacement Number of beeps Problem 1 Absent or incorre...

Page 125: ...e installed Check that the installed RDRAM modules have the same speed ratings Check that the memory modules are correctly installed Presence of continuity modules in the RIMM sockets Compatibility speed rating of installed RDRAM modules Compatibility of installed RDRAM modules Presence of memory modules Availability of video controller It is checked by the BIOS If an error is detected it is not a...

Page 126: ...rective action refer to page 134 for a brief summary Devices such as memory and newly installed hard disks are configured automatically The user is not requested to confirm the change 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 applicati...

Page 127: ...es 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory autosize 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h Test RDRAM refresh 22h Test 8742 keyboard controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 26h Enable A20 line 28h Autosize RDRAM 3 29h Initialize POST Memory Manager 2Ah Clear 512 ...

Page 128: ...rrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h Check ROM copyright notice 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 5 4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system 4 4Bh Display QuietBoot screen optional 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice 50h Display CPU type and speed 51h Initialize EISA board 52h Test keyboard 54h Set key click if enab...

Page 129: ...h address for UMB recovery 70h Display error messages 72h Check for configuration errors 76h Check for keyboard errors 7Ch Set up hardware interrupt vectors 7Eh Initialize coprocessor if present 80h Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs 81h Late POST device initialization 82h Detect and install external RS 232 ports 83h Configure non MCD IDE controllers 84h Detect and install external parallel ...

Page 130: ...llers 92h Jump to UsersPatch2 95h Install CD ROM for boot 96h Clear huge ES segment register 98h Search for option ROMs 99h Check for SMART drive 9Ah Shadow option ROMs 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives A0h Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize typematic rate A8h Erase F2 prompt...

Page 131: ...y MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders C0h Try to boot with INT 19 C1h Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initialize system error handling C5h PnPnd dual CMOS optional C6h Initialize notebook docking optional C7h Initialize notebook docking late C8h Force check optional C9h Extended check...

Page 132: ... Set Huge Segment EAh Initialize OEM special code EBh Initialize PIC and DMA ECh Initialize Memory type EDh Initialize Memory size EEh Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Mode F4h Output one beep before boot F5h Boot to Mini DOS F6h Clear Huge Segment F7h Boot to Full DOS Check...

Page 133: ...ss line or bits that failed For example 2C 0002 means line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set have failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the low order byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously ...

Page 134: ...ressing ENTER A detailed description of the reason for the failure and how to solve the problem is displayed The following examples give the different types of error categories Category 1 If the error is only a warning i e key stuck the POST should prompt WARNING1 00100 Keyboard Error 1 After a time out period of five seconds without any intervention the system resumes to boot Category 2 If the er...

Page 135: ...ure Keyboard Error 0103h Keyboard not connected Keyboard Error 0300h Floppy A self test failure Flexible Disk Drive A Error 0301h Floppy B self test failure Flexible Disk Drive B Error 0310h Floppy A not detected but configured in CMOS Flexible Disk Drive Error 0311h Floppy B not detected but configured in CMOS Flexible Disk Drive Error 0306h General failure on floppy controller Flexible Disk Driv...

Page 136: ...ss video memory than configured in CMOS Video Memory Error 0700h Found less RDRAM memory than at previous boot System Memory Error 0711h Defective SIMM module 1 bank 1 System Memory Error 0800h Found lower cache size than configured System Cache Error 0801h Cache self test failure System Cache Error 0A00h Plug and Play video auto setting failure DDC hang DDC Video Error Code Cause Symptom Displaye...

Page 137: ...rrect Otherwise use HDD type Auto parameters Resource Allocation Conflict PCI device 0079 on system board Clear CMOS Video Plug and Play interrupted or failed Re enable in Setup and try again You may have powered your computer Off On too quickly and the computer turned off Video plug and play as a protection System CMOS checksum bad run Setup CMOS contents have changed between 2 power on sessions ...

Page 138: ...138 7 Tests and Error Messages Error Message Summary ...

Page 139: ... Ground 10 MTEN1 11 HD3 12 HD12 11 Ground 12 DRSEL0 13 HD2 14 HD13 13 Ground 14 DRSEL1 15 HD1 16 HD14 15 Ground 16 DTEN0 17 HD0 18 HD15 17 Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 7 20 orientation key 19 Ground 20 STP 21 DMARQ 22 Ground 2 21 Ground 22 WRDATA 23 DIOW 24 Ground 3 23 Ground 24 WREN 25 DIOR 26 Ground 4 25 Ground 26 TRK0 27 IORDY 28 CSEL 27 Ground 28 WRPRDT 29 DMACK 30 Ground 5 29 Ground 30 RDDATA 31 I...

Page 140: ...Pin Signal 1 Not used 2 LED Out 3 LED Out 4 Not used Power Supply Connector for System Board 20 pin Pin Signal Pin Signal 11 3V3_MAINSENSE 1 3V3_2 12 12V_NEG 2 3V3_3 13 GROUND_1 3 GROUND2 14 _PSON 4 5V_1 15 GROUND3 5 GROUND4 16 GROUND5 6 5V_2 17 GROUND6 7 GROUND7 18 5V_NEG 8 PW0K 19 5V_3 9 5VSB 20 5V_4 10 12V Wake On LAN WOL Pin Signal 1 5V STDBY 2 Ground 3 LAN_WAKE ...

Page 141: ... two connectors one for the Desktop chassis and one for the Minitower chassis The pinouts for each are identical Fan Connector Pin Signal 1 Ground 2 12V Power 3 Sense CD AUDIO Connector AUX Connector Pin Signal I O Pin Signal I O 1 Analog Ground 1 Analog Ground 2 CD Left Channel IN 2 AUX Left Channel IN 3 Analog Ground 3 Analog Ground 4 CD Right Channel IN 4 AUX Right Channel IN Internal Speaker P...

Page 142: ... Panel Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 B1_LCD1 2 B1_LCD2 3 Ground 4 PWR_LED_A 5 HDD_LED_K 6 BACKLIGHT 7 ON_OFF 8 RED LED_A 9 GROUND2 10 HDD_LED_A 11 _RESET 12 SDA 13 VSTDBY_3V 14 SCL MT Status Panel Pin Signal 1 Red LED 2 Ground 3 Green LED 4 KEY 5 HDD LED 6 HDD LED 7 GND 8 Power Button 9 Not Used 10 Not Used ...

Page 143: ...ED 2 Analog GREEN Analog GREEN 3 Analog BLUE Analog BLUE 4 Monitor ID2 Monitor ID2 5 n c DDC return 6 Analog RED return Analog RED 7 Analog GREEN return Analog GREEN 8 Analog BLUE return Analog BLUE 9 n c VCC supply optional 10 Digital ground Digital ground 11 Monitor ID 0 Monitor ID 0 12 Monitor ID 1 Data SDA 13 HSYNC HSYNC 14 VSYNC VSYNC 15 n c Clock SCL ...

Page 144: ...ottom and Mouse top Connectors 25 pin Parallel Port Connector Keyboard Connector Audio jacks USB Connectors two Mouse Connector Line Out Line In Serial Port A Serial Port B MIC 9 pin Serial Port Connectors Keyboard and Mouse Connectors Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Data 2 Not Used 3 Ground 4 5 V dc 5 Clock 6 Not Used 6 4 2 1 3 5 ...

Page 145: ...ver the information is also valid for a USB Stacked Connector Serial Ports The information is valid for both serial port A and serial port B 1 2 3 4 USB Connector Pin Signal 1 VBus 2 D 3 D 4 GND Shell Shield 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 pin Serial Port Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DCD CF 6 DSR CC 2 RD BB 7 RTS CA 3 TD BA 8 CTS CB 4 DTR CD 9 R CE 5 GND AB ...

Page 146: ... This connector is on the nVIDIA GeForce2 GTS graphics card LAN Ethernet UTP Connector 25 pin Parallel Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 13 SLCT 25 Ground 12 PE 24 Ground 11 BUSY 23 Ground 10 ACK 22 Ground 9 D7 21 Ground 8 D6 20 Ground 7 D5 19 Ground 6 D4 18 Ground 5 D3 17 SLIN 4 D2 16 INIT 3 D1 15 ERROR 2 DO 14 AUTO FD 1 Strobe 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 Y Int...

Page 147: ...IDI Connector on Sound Blaster Audio Card MIDI Connector Digital I O Line In Microphone Headset Line Out front Line Out rear MIDI Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 8 5 V 9 5 V 7 A 2 10 B 1 6 A Y 11 B X 5 Ground 12 MIDI OUT 4 Ground 13 B Y 3 A X 14 B 2 2 A 1 15 MIDI IN 1 5 V 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 ...

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