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Page 1: ...hp desktop pcs www hp com go vectrasupport technical reference manual product description hp vectra xe310 series 2 ...

Page 2: ...ghts 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 Symbios is a registered trademark of LSI Logic Corporation Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Microsoft MS DOS Windows and Windows NT are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation WOL ...

Page 3: ... system level support It is available in PDF format on the HP support web site www hp com go vectrasupport It is presented in modular form to provide quick and easy access to technical information on the HP Business PC It is made up of the following components The Introduction HP Business PC Overview provides a quick reference guide to the hardware components and BIOS used in the latest HP Busines...

Page 4: ... will help you Troubleshoot your HP Business PC Find out where to get more information Discover and use your product See the HP Quick Start card and HP Quick User s Guide The Quick Start card provided with your HP Business PC will help you Set up and begin using your HP Business PC for the first time Upgrade and replace components in your HP Business PC including the hard drive processor memory ad...

Page 5: ...ypes of information Type of Information Location Support phone numbers Technical support contact information Warranty information Quick User s Guide How to set it up Quick Start Card details Quick User s Guide general information Operation Operating system and application manuals Diagrams and detailed instructions on installing add on devices Internal wire connections for adding hard drives CD ROM...

Page 6: ...developer intel com business products chipsets dvmt_white pdf Celeron and Pentium III Processors www intel com celeron www intel com pentiumIII Analog Devices AD1885 www analogdevices com Intel LAN card www intel com support network Hewlett Packard white papers are available on a variety of subjects including AGP graphics and SDRAM memory at www hp com go library ...

Page 7: ...tem Overview Package Features 10 Specifications 12 System Features XE310 Series 2 System Board Layout 14 Mass Storage Devices 17 Graphics 20 Audio 22 Network 23 Modems 24 BIOS Overview BIOS Summary 26 Power Saving and Ergonometry 28 BIOS Addresses 29 Order in Which the POST Tests are Performed 32 Beep Codes 37 Drivers and Software Drivers 40 ...

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Page 9: ...1 Status System Overview This chapter introduces the internal and external features and lists the specifications of HP Vectra XE310 Series 2 PCs ...

Page 10: ...r connector 25 pin Parallel Connector Monitor Connector this connector is disabled if the PC has a VGA graphics card In this case use the graphics card s connector Keyboard Mouse Network LAN connector 4 USB Connectors Serial Connector Line Out Line In Microphone Voltage switch ...

Page 11: ...the Computer Front Panel Main memory CD ROM CD RW drive or DVD drive Floppy disk drive Accessory board slots Hard disk drive Processor under the airflow guide Airflow guide Power supply On Off power button Power on status light green HDD LED yellow ...

Page 12: ...either unplug the power outlet or use a power block with a switch Environmental Specifications Vectra XE310 Characteristics Weight configuration with 1 CD ROM drive excluding keyboard and display 10 kilograms 22 pounds Dimensions 38 0 cm Depth by 21 0 cm Width by 39 0 cm Height 14 96 inches by 8 27 inches by 15 35 inches Footprint 0 068 m2 0 73 sq ft Acoustic noise emission ISO 7779 Operating idle...

Page 13: ... System Features This chapter describes core components of HP Vectra XE310 Series 2 PCs such as processors chipset mass storage devices graphics controllers audio controllers network features and input devices ...

Page 14: ...he following diagram shows where the different chips and connectors are located on the system board Serial Line out Line in Mic in Processor socket PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 Battery Socket VGA IDE connectors Floppy connector Powersupply connector Parallel Keyboard Mouse LAN 2 x USB Active heatsink fan connector Main memory slots DIMM1 DIMM2 PCI Slot 1 Clear CMOS and clear password jumpers 2 x USB CD A...

Page 15: ...e in 64 128 and 256MB memory modules You can install a maximum of 512MB 2 x 256MB modules You can only use non ECC memory modules ICH2 chip Audio AD1885 Intel Pentium III Processor or Intel Celeron Processor Intel 815EG Main Memory 133MHz SDRAM 3 PCI Slots Memory Bus Host Bus PCI Bus Super I O Serial Parallel FDD PS2 Flash BIOS Hard Disk CD ROM 2 IDE Drives DVD CD RW Zip Hard Disk 2 UATA 100 Disks...

Page 16: ...ium III technology refer to the Technical Reference Manual PC Technology Accessory Board Slots The XE310 Series 2 has three PCI accessory board slots PCI Slot Numbers Your PC uses logical slot numbers in the BIOS Setup program You need to know these logical slot numbers if you want to change the PCI slot configuration in the Setup program PCI slot numbers are also indicated on the system board its...

Page 17: ...IDE CD ROM drive It can play standard CD ROM discs conforming to optical and mechanical standards as specified in the Red and Yellow Book This drive can also be purchased as an accessory Refer to www hp com go pcaccessories To find out about CD RW and DVD drive technology refer to Technical Reference Manual PC Technology Features of the CD ROM Drive D9444A CD ROM Mode 1 data disc CD ROM Mode 2 dat...

Page 18: ...B 210 byte 1 024 bytes 1 MB 220 byte 1 048 576 bytes Sustained Data Transfer Rate1 Reading 40x 6 000 KB s Max Writing 16x 2 400 KB s Max CD R 2400 KB s CD RW 1500 KB s Burst Data Transfer Rate PIO Mode 4 16 7 MB sec max DMA Mode 2 16 7 MB sec max 1 Depends on drive specification Buffer Size 2 MB Access Time Average Random Access Time 95 ms typical Full Stroke Access Time 180 ms typical Rotational ...

Page 19: ...s including the first setting Description HP product number P1544B Disc Diameter 120mm Storage Capacity 656MB to 18GB depending on disk type Read Mode 16X max DVD 40X max CD ROM Burst Transfer Rate PIO mode 4 16 6MB s maximum Single Word DMA Mode 2 8 3MB s maximum Multi Word DMA Mode 2 16 6MB s maximum Ultra DMA 33 33 3MB s maximum Access Time CDs Average Random Access Time 90ms typical Full Strok...

Page 20: ...stained flow of graphics data to be rendered and displayed Specifications Integrated Graphics Controller 3D Hyper Pipelined Architecture Full 2D H W Acceleration Motion Video Acceleration 3D Graphics Visual Enhancements Flat Gouraud Shading Mip Maps with Bilinear and Anisotropic Filtering Fogging Atmospheric Effects Z Buffering 3D Pipe 2D Clipping Backface Culling 3D Graphics Texturing Enhancement...

Page 21: ...ed resolutions are supported for Windows XP Windows 2000 and Windows 98 with ergonomic refresh rates up to 1280 x 1024 Resolution 256 colors 64K colors 16 7M colors 8 bit 16 bit 24 bit 640 480 60 100Hz 60 100Hz 60 100Hz 800 600 60 100Hz 60 100Hz 60 100Hz 1024 768 60 100Hz 60 100Hz 60 100Hz 1152 864 60 85Hz 60 85Hz 60 85Hz 1280 1024 60 85Hz 60 85Hz 60 85Hz 1600 1200 60 75Hz Connectors A 15 pin VGA ...

Page 22: ...al analog and sample rate converters as well as power amplifier and programmable gain blocks Other features of the Analog Devices AD1885 include AC 97 2 1 compatibility Greater than 90dB dynamic range Industry leading mixed signal technology 16 bit stereo full duplex codec High quality pseudo differential CD input Mono microphone input with built in 20dB pre amplifier An analog line level stereo i...

Page 23: ...L S while booting your PC LAN connector The 10 100BT connector is located on the rear of the HP XE310 Series 2 PC There are two LEDs on the 10 100BT connector as indicated in the graphic above The following table provides a status summary of these LEDs For more information on network technology refer to the Technical Reference Manual Business PC Technology 10 100BT LAN connector LEDs LED Descripti...

Page 24: ... EIA TIA 578 Class 1 and T 31 Connectors on board 2 x RJ11 Telephone socket for Phone and Wall Video conferencing H 324 ITU V 80 video ready modem interface HP 56K V90 External USB e Modem Features External LED IN USE indicator Connector and Cable 1 USB Series A cable 1 RJ11 telephone socket for telephone line Data Standard Kbps V 90 V 34bis V 34 V32bis V32 V23 V22bis V22 V 21 Data Compression V 4...

Page 25: ...3 Status BIOS Overview This chapter describes the BIOS features for HP Vectra XE310 Series 2 PCs ...

Page 26: ...Configuration and Diagnostics menu displays the order of devices the PC will start boot from this order can be modified in the boot menu of the Setup program see Using the HP Setup Program below Press F2 to run the Setup program Press Esc to view the summary configuration screen By default this remains on the screen for 20 seconds but by pressing the Pause key once it can be held on the screen ind...

Page 27: ...ate After Power Failure Boot Menu The Boot menu contains the following fields Boot Device Priority CD ROM Drive Removable Devices Hard Drive Intel Boot Agent HP Diagnostics Auto detection and auto configuration Auto detection and auto configuration are essential to the ease of use concept The HP BIOS avoids users having to enter Setup by automating many of the selection procedures Conflict detecti...

Page 28: ...ement capabilities Refer to your operating system documentation for more information ACPI Power Management Modes Standby In Windows 2000 for example you can enter this low power state by clicking Start Shut Down then selecting Stand by and clicking OK In this mode the LED on the PC s font panel blinks green Hibernate s4 This is lower power state than Standby In Windows XP you can enter this low po...

Page 29: ... the space reserved for accessory boards 100h to 3FFh Although the Setup program can be used to change some of the settings the following address map is not completely BIOS dependent but is determined partly by the operating system Note that some of the I O addresses are allocated dynamically 0000 0000 0000 03FF Real mode IDT 0000 0400 0000 04FF BIOS Data Area 0000 0500 0009 FC00 Used by OS 0009 F...

Page 30: ... controller reset slow A20 0061 Port B speaker NMI status and control 0070 Bit 7 NMI mask register 0070 0071 RTC and CMOS data 0080 Manufacturing port POST card 0081 0083 008F DMA low page register 0092 PS 2 reset and Fast A20 00A0 00A1 Slave interrupt controller 00C0 00DF DMA controller 2 00F0 00FF Co processor error 0170 0177 IDE secondary channel 01F0 01F7 IDE primary channel 0278 027F LPT 2 02...

Page 31: ...enabled ISA4 Communication Port COM1 IRQ5 Free if not used for parallel port or audio ISA6 Standard Floppy Disk Controller IRQ6 Floppy Disk Controller ISA8 System CMOS real time clock IRQ7 LPT1 ISA9 Microsoft ACPI Compliant System IRQ8 RTC ISA12 PS 2 Compatible Mouse IRQ9 Available for PCI devices if not used by USB port ISA13 Numeric data processor IRQ10 Available for PCI devices if not used by U...

Page 32: ...rrupts can be shared several devices can use the same interrupt However optimal system performance is reached when minimizing the sharing of interrupts Devices PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 AC97 Internal LAN USB controller 1 USB controller 2 SMBus Chipset PCIINT lines PIRQA INTD INTC INTB PIRQB INTA INTD INTC PIRQC INTB INTA INTD PIRQD INTC INTB INTA PIRQE PIRQF PIRQG PIRQH ...

Page 33: ...pletely transparent to applications It therefore appears to behave as very fast ROM This technique provides faster access to the system BIOS firmware The following table lists the POST checkpoint codes written at the start of each test Checkpoint Code POST Routine Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 08h Initialize ...

Page 34: ...5 1 and earlier 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system 4Bh Display QuietBoot screen 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice 50h Display CPU type 51h Initialize EISA board 52h Test keyboard 54h Set key click if enabled 56h Enable keyboard 59h Initialize POST display service 5Ah Display prompt Pres...

Page 35: ...orts 87h Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices 88h Initialize BIOS Data Area 89h Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs 8Ah Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area 8Bh Test and initialize PS 2 8Ch Initialize floppy controller 8Fh Determine number of ATA drives 90h Initialize hard disk controllers 91h Initialize local bus hard disk controllers 92h Jump to UsersPatch2 93h Build MPTABLE for multi proces...

Page 36: ...lobal descriptor table B9h Clean up all graphics BAh Initialize DMI parameters BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display 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 Chec...

Page 37: ... ROM E7h Go to BIOS E8h Set Huge Segment E9h Initialize Multi Processor 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 beeper F4h Initialize boot F5h Clear Huge segment F6h Boot to Mini DOS ...

Page 38: ...ed correctly 1 3 4 1 2Ch RAM failure on address line xxxx1 1 3 4 3 2Eh RAM failure on data bits xxxx1 of low byte of memory bus 1 4 1 1 30h RAM failure on data bits xxxx1 of high byte of memory bus 2 1 2 3 46h ROM copyright notice check failure 2 2 3 1 58h Unexpected interrupts test failure 1 2 98h Video configuration failure or option ROMs check sum failure 1 B4h This does not indicate an error T...

Page 39: ...4 Status Drivers and Software This chapter describes the drivers and software preloaded with HP Vectra XE310 Series 2 PCs ...

Page 40: ...InterVideo on selected models e DiagTools HP e DiagTools the hardware diagnostics utility can help you diagnose hardware related problems on your HP PC For more information about this utility refer to the e Diagtools User s Guide The e Diagtools User s Guide is available on the HP Information CD ROM for the XE310 Series 2 or on HP s support web site www hp com go vectrasupport e DiagTools is insta...

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