HP VECTRA VA 6/XXX User manual

HP Vectra VA
6/xxx
User’s Guide

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User’s Guide

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Who this Manual is For
This manual is for anyone who wants to:
•Set up the PC for the first time
•Configure the PC
•Add accessories to the PC
•Troubleshoot problems on the PC
•Find out where to get more information and support.
Important Safety Information
If you have any doubt that you can lift the PC or display safely, do not
try to move it without help.
For your safety, always connect the equipment to a grounded wall
outlet. Always use a power cord with a properly grounded plug, such as
the one provided with this equipment, or one in compliance with your
national regulations. This PC is disconnected from the power by
removing the power cord from the power outlet. This means the PC
must be located close to a power outlet that is easily accessible.
For your safety, never remove the PC’s cover without first removing the
power cord from the power outlet, and any connection to a
telecommunications network. Always replace the cover on the PC
before switching it on again.
WARNING To avoid electric shock, do not open the power supply.
This HP PC is a class 1 laser product. Do not attempt to make any
adjustment of the laser units.

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Important Ergonomic Information
It is strongly recommended that you read the ergonomic information
before using your PC.
For Windows 95 users and Windows NT, open the Start menu in the
task bar and select Help. Then double-click on the help topic “Working
in Comfort”.

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Contents
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1 Setting Up and Using Your PC
Unpacking Your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Connecting the Mouse, Keyboard, Display and Printer . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Connecting Audio Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Connecting the Power Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Starting and Stopping Your PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Starting Your PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Stopping Your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Setting Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Setting an Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Setting a User Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Additional Information and Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 How to Install Accessories In Your PC
Accessories You Can Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Removing and Replacing the Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Removing the Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Replacing the Cover after Installing Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Removing the Air Flow Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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Installing Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Main Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Upgrading the MGA Millennium Board Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing Mass Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Installing an Additional Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing a Flexible Disk Drive, CD-ROM Drive, or Tape Drive . . . . . . . 24
Installing Accessory Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Configuring Accessory Boards with Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Installing the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Installing an OverDrive Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3 Troubleshooting Your PC
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
HP Summary Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
If Your PC Does Not Start Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Display is Blank and There Are No Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
If you are Unable to Change any Values in Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
If a POST Error Message is Displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
If Your PC Has a Hardware Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
If Your Keyboard Does Not Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Display Does Not Work Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
If Your Mouse Does Not Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
If Your Printer Does Not Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
If the Flexible Disk Drive Does Not Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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If the Hard Disk Does Not Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
If the CD-ROM Drive Has a Problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
If an Accessory Board Does Not Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
If Your PC Has a Software Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
If You Have Forgotten Your Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
If Your Application Software Does Not Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
If the Date and Time are Incorrect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
If Your PC Has an Audio Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Changing the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Technical Information Needed for Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
System Board Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Power Consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
IRQs, DMAs, and I/O Addresses Used by Your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
The HP Summary Screen and Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
HP Summary Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Using the HP Setup Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4 Hewlett Packard Support and Information Services
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Your HP Authorized Reseller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
HP SupportPack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
HP Support Assistant CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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Hewlett-Packard Information Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
HP Forum on CompuServe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
HP Forum on America Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
HP BBS Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
HP World Wide Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
HP FAXback on Demand—HP FIRST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
HP Audio Tips (USA only) HP Automated Support Directory. . . . . . . . 64
Ordering Drivers and BIOS on Diskette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
HP Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Hewlett-Packard Telephone Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Lifeline Telephone Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
HP Network Phone-in Support Service (NPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Hewlett-Packard Marketing Headquarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
HP Software Product License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
HP Software Product Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

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Setting Up and Using Your PC

1 Setting Up and Using Your PC
Unpacking Your PC
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Unpacking Your PC
1When you receive your PC, unpack all the components.
WARNING If you have any doubt that you can lift the PC or display safely, do not
try to move it without help.
2Place the PC on a sturdy desk near to easily accessible power outlets,
with enough space for the keyboard, mouse, and any other
accessories.
3Position the PC so that its rear connectors are easily accessible. (You
can place the PC on the floor instead of on the table, if desired.)
4Refer to the display’s manual for information about the display.
Operating System Your PC’s operating system is preloaded on your PC’s hard disk.
Installation Tools No tools are required to set up your PC. However, if you plan to install a
disk drive or an accessory board in your PC, you will need a flat-blade
screwdriver. For further information about installing accessories, refer
to chapter 3, “How to Install Accessories In Your PC”.
Manuals
Mouse
Typical Display
Computer
Keyboard

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1 Setting Up and Using Your PC
Connecting the Mouse, Keyboard, Display and Printer
Connecting the Mouse, Keyboard, Display and Printer
Connect the mouse, keyboard, and display to the back of the computer.
The connectors are shaped to go in one way only. Tighten the
display cable attachment screws.
Connect the printer cable to the back of the computer and tighten the
attachment screws. Use the connector labeled:
•Parallel (25-pin parallel connector) for a parallel device
•Serial A (9-pin serial connector) for a serial device
•Serial B (9-pin serial connector) for a second serial device.
MGA Millennium video display
connector
Serial B
Serial A
Parallel
Keyboard
Mouse

1 Setting Up and Using Your PC
Connecting Audio Accessories
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Connecting Audio Accessories
Your PC has a Headphones jack and a Microphone jack on the rear
panel. An audio Line In jack, an audio Line Out jack, and a MIDI
interface connector are also located on the rear panel.
WARNING To avoid discomfort from unexpected noise, always turn the volume
down before connecting headphones or speakers.
Listening to loud sounds for prolonged periods may permanently
damage your hearing.
Before putting on headphones, place them around your neck and turn
the volume down. When you put on the headphones, slowly increase
the volume until you find a comfortable listening level, and leave the
volume control in that position.
LINE IN
MIC IN
LINE OUT
SPK OUT
JOYSTICK
NOTE
The internal speaker and the Line Out jack on the rear of your PC, are
deactivated when you use the Headphones jack.
The internal speaker is deactivated when you use the Speaker Out
jack. The audio accessories shown
here (headphones, microphone,
speakers, and hifi system) are not
supplied with your PC

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1 Setting Up and Using Your PC
Connecting the Power Cables
Connecting the Power Cables
1Remove the warning label covering the computer’s power connector
at the rear of the computer.
2Check that the correct voltage is selected for your country. (The
voltage is set during manufacture, and should be already correct.)
3Connect the power cables to the display and the computer. (The
connectors are shaped to go in one way only.)
4Connect the display’s power cable and the computer’s power cable
to grounded outlets.
WARNING For your safety, always connect the equipment to a grounded wall
outlet. Always use a power cable with a properly grounded plug such
as the one provided with this equipment or in compliance with your
national regulations. This PC is disconnected from the power by
removing the power cable from the power outlet. This means the PC
must be located close to a power outlet that is easily accessible. This
PC is as class 1 laser product.
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230 230
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1 Setting Up and Using Your PC
Starting and Stopping Your PC
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Starting and Stopping Your PC
Starting Your PC
1Before you start your PC, always switch on the display first.
2Start your PC in one of these ways:
•press the power button on the front panel
•press the space bar.
When you switch on the computer, the computer carries out the
Power-On-Self-Test (POST) while the Vectra logo is displayed. If
you wish to view the POST details, press to get the HP
Summary Screen. If there is an error in the POST, the error will
automatically be displayed.
3If you have set a password in the PC’s Setup program, the password
prompt displays after the POST has completed. If the Password
prompt is displayed, type your password and press to be
able to use the PC.
Stopping Your PC
To stop the PC, make sure that you have exited all programs and the
operating system (if necessary), and then press the power button on
the control panel.
Refer to the operating system manual for details of how to exit the
operating system.

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1 Setting Up and Using Your PC
Setting Passwords
Setting Passwords
You can set two passwords, the administrator password and the user
password, to provide two levels of protection for your PC. You set both
passwords in the Security menu group of the Setup program.
Setting an Administrator Password
Set the Administrator Password to protect the PC’s configuration in
Setup. An Administrator Password can provide a power-on password
prompt to prevent your PC being started or used in your absence. You
can also use this password to start the PC when the keyboard (and
mouse) are locked—you must type the password and press
to unlock the keyboard (refer to “Power-On Password” in the
Administrator Password Submenu of the Security Menu in the HP
Setup program).
If you have set both an Administrator Password and a User Password,
and you enter the Setup program by using the User Password, you will
be restricted in your ability to change setup items. If you enter the
Setup program with an Administrator Password, you will have no
restrictions.
To set an Administrator Password:
1Start the Setup Program. Refer to "Using the HP Setup Program", on
page 53.
2Select the Security menu group.
3Select the “Administrator Password” submenu.
4Choose the “Set Administrator Password” setup item. You will be
asked to enter your old password and then your new password twice.
Be sure to save your changes before you exit the Setup program.
To remove the password, follow the same procedure as to set a
password, but do not enter anything in the password field. Press
and then press a second time to confirm your
action.
NOTE If you forget your password, refer to "If You Have Forgotten Your
Password", on page 43.

1 Setting Up and Using Your PC
Setting Passwords
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Setting a User Password
A user password can only be set if an Administrator Password has
already been set.
Set a User Password to:
•provide a power-on password prompt to prevent your PC from being
started or used in your absence
•start the PC when the keyboard (and mouse) are locked—you must
type the password and press to unlock the keyboard (refer
to “Power-On Password” in the Administrator Password Submenu of
the Security Menu in the HP Setup program).
If you have set both an Administrator Password and a User Password,
and you enter the Setup program by using the User Password, you will
only be able to change Main setup items. If you enter the Setup
program with an Administrator Password, you will have no restrictions.
To set a User Password:
1Start the Setup Program. Refer to "Using the HP Setup Program", on
page 53.
2Select the Security menu group.
3Select the “User Password” submenu.
4Choose the “Set User Password” setup item. You will be asked to
enter your old password and then your new password twice. Be sure
to save your changes before you exit the Setup program.
To remove the password, follow the same procedure as to set a
password, but do not enter anything in the password field. Press
and then press a second time to confirm your
action.
NOTE If you forget your password, refer to "If You Have Forgotten Your
Password", on page 43.

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1 Setting Up and Using Your PC
Using Power Management
Using Power Management
Power management enables you to reduce the PC’s power
consumption when you are not using the PC. To configure power
management, refer to the Power Menu in the HP Setup program.
Refer to your operating system documentation for detailed information
about the capabilities of your operating system to implement power
management.
Additional Information and Help
Additional information about your PC is preloaded on your PC’s hard
disk drive. This information includes:
•New features—what is new and special about your PC
•Using your PC—simple, “how-to-use” guidelines about using your PC
•Working in comfort—guidance on ergonomic issues
•Inside your PC—describes the basic parts of your PC, how to
upgrade, and how to optimize performance
•HP support—similar to chapter 4 in this User’s Guide.

1 Setting Up and Using Your PC
Additional Information and Help
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