HP Vectra VL400 Product manual

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Information Roadmap
Use the icon in Acrobat Reader to search for information in this PDF.
The following types of information are available for HP Business PCs:
Technical Reference
See the HP Technical Reference Manuals.
This Technical Reference Manual is a technical reference and BIOS document for personnel providing
system level support. It is available in PDF format on the HP support web site
(www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport or www.hp.com/go/e-pcsupport).
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 (this document). Provides a quick reference guide to
the hardware components and BIOS used in the latest HP Business PCs. It also lists some of the
available accessories.
•Product Description. Provides technical information specific to a HP Business PC. This includes
summary information on product hardware and detailed information on the BIOS. Read this manual to
see which hardware components are in the PC.
•HP Business PC Technology. Provides an in-depth guide to the hardware in all of the featured HP
Business PCs. Subjects covered include chipsets, processors, graphics controllers, hard disk drives
and optical drives.
Installing, Configuring and Upgrading
See the HP Upgrade Guide (desktop PCs only) or the HP Service Handbook Chapter.
The Upgrade Guide will help you upgrade and replace components in your HP Business PC, including
the hard drive, memory, battery, power supply, and optical drives. More information is available on the
HP support web site (www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport).
The Service Handbook Chapter, available in PDF format on the HP support web site
(www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport or www.hp.com/go/e-pcsupport), provides information on:
•HP Business PC configurations
•Replacement parts
•Available accessories.
Troubleshooting
See the HP Troubleshooting Guide.
The Troubleshooting Guide, available in PDF format on the HP support web site
(www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport or www.hp.com/go/e-pcsupport) will help you:
•Troubleshoot your HP Business PC
•Find out where to get more information.

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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, add-on cards and optical drives. More information is available on the HP support web site
(www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport or www.hp.com/go/e-pcsupport).
•Find out where to get more information.
The Quick User’s Guide provided with your HP Business PC includes basic troubleshooting information,
technical specifications, warranty and legal information.
Your computer’s online information
Your computer may contain online help information on the hard disk. It includes information on:
•Troubleshooting and how to use HP Instant Support
•Linking to useful HP web sites.
Information on the hp support web site
Refer to the HP support web site (www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport or
www.hp.com/go/e-pcsupport) for a wide range of information, including:
•Downloadable documentation
•Service and support options
•The latest BIOS, drivers and utilities
•Answers to Frequently Asked Questions.
System recovery cd-roms
Used for a full system recovery or alternative OS installation. Includes instructions on how to recover
your preloaded software including operating system, drivers and utilities.

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Finding Information
Use the following table to determine where to locate particular types of information:
Type of Information Location
•Support phone numbers
•Technical support contact information
•Warranty information
Quick User’s Guide
•How to set up your computer Quick Start Card (details)
Quick User’s Guide (general information)
•Operation of your computer Operating system and application manuals
•Diagrams and detailed instructions on installing add-on devices
•Internal wire connections for adding hard drives, CD-ROM, etc.
•Memory expansion and replacing devices
Upgrade Guide (desktop PCs only)
•LAN configuration
•LAN controller
LAN Card Ready Program (when provided, is available on the HP
support web site)
Technical Reference Manual (this document)
•Identifying the problem
•Information on errors
•Problem solving
•Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Guide
•Parts list
•Accessories list
Service Handbook Chapter
•BIOS
•Connectors
•IRQ
•POST setup
•Specifications
•System board layout
•Technical diagrams
Technical Reference Manual (this document)

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Conventions
The following conventions are used throughout this manual to identify specific numeric elements:
❒Hexadecimal numbers are identified by a lower case h.
For example, 0FFFFFFFh or 32F5h
❒Binary numbers and bit patterns are identified by a lower case b.
For example, 1101b or 10011011b
Bibliography
Manual, datasheets and other information can be obtained at:
❒Technical Reference Manuals
www.hp.com/go/support
❒HP Service Handbook Chapters at:
www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport or www.hp.com/go/e-pcsupport
❒HP Product Data Sheets
www.hp.com/go/library
❒Intel Chipsets
developer.intel.com
❒Intel Celeron, Pentium III & Pentium 4 Processors
www.intel.com/design/celeron/datashts
www.intel.com/design/pentiumIII/datashts
www.intel.com/design/pentium4/datashts
❒Adaptec SCSI Products
www.adaptec.com
❒Analog Devices AD1885
www.analogdevices.com
❒Matrox Millennium G400 and G450 AGP graphics controllers
www.matrox.com/mga/products/home.htm
❒NVIDIA graphics cards
www.nvidia.com
❒ATI graphics cards
www.ati.com
❒Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology (used in chipsets 810E, 815 and 845)
www.intel.com/products
❒Creative Audio
www.creative.com
❒Crystal Audio
www.cirrus.com
❒Intel LAN card
www.intel.com/support/network

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HP Business PC product line overview
This document provides a brief overview of the technical features and components of the
following HP Business PCs:
• XE310 PCs (Series 1 and Series 2)
• XE320 PCs
• VL400 Desktop, Minitower and Small Form Factor PCs
• VL410 Desktop and Small Form Factor PCs
• VL420 Desktop, Minitower and Small Form Factor PCs
• e-pc c10 and e-pc s10
• e-pc 40 and e-pc 42.
For the latest information on any of these PCs refer to the product datasheets available at the
following HP web site: www.hp.com/go/library

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HP Vectra XE310 PCs
NOTE There are two versions of the HP XE310 PC: Series 1 and Series 2. To identify which model you have, look at the sticker located on
the right side of your PC. Series 1 models are labelled ‘XE310’ and Series 2 models are labelled ‘XE310 Series 2’. All information in
the following table applies to both Series 1 and Series 2 PCs unless otherwise stated.
Component Description
Package
Description
1 or 2 free front-access shelves (one if a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or CD-RW is fitted).
Up to 3 PCI accessory board slots.
Width: 21cm (8.27in.) Height: 39cm (15.35in.) Depth: 38cm (14.96in.)
Processor
Series 1 Intel Celeron 800/100 up to 1100/100 with 128KB L2 cache.
Intel Pentium III 933/133, 1000/133 with 256KB L2 cache and 2 x 16KB L1 cache.
Series 2 Intel Celeron 950/100 up to 1200/100
Intel Pentium III 1000/133 up to 1200/133
Preloaded
Operating System
Series 1 Windows 98 SE
Series 2 Windows XP Home
Windows XP Professional (or Windows 2000)
System Board:
Chipset Series 1 Intel i81Oe.
Series 2 Intel i815eg.
Integrated I/O Series 1 2 USB connectors, 1 serial port,1 parallel port, 1 Midi port.
Series 2 4 USB connectors, 1 serial port,1 parallel port.
Integrated IDE Series 1 On ICH chip. 2 IDE Ports (Ultra DMA/66)
Series 2 On ICH chip. 2 IDE Ports (Ultra DMA/100)
Graphics Series 1 Integrated Intel 810e AGP graphics controller
Series 2 Integrated Intel 815eg AGP graphics controller
Integrated Audio Series 1 Cirrus Logic CS4299 integrated AC97 audio solution
Series 2 Analog Devices AD1885 integrated AC’97 audio solution
LAN Series 1 HP 10/100 BT PCI Ethernet Adapter (on some models)
Series 2 Integrated Intel Pro/100 VE Network Adapter
Mass storage
Hard disks: 20GB IDE, 40GB IDE
Floppy drive: standard 1.44 MB 3.5”
CD-ROM drive: 48X max IDE (in selected models). Also available as accessory (D9444A)
CD-RW drive: 16X, 10X, 40X max (in selected models). Also available as accessory (P1543A)
DVD drive: 16X, 40X max (Series 2)
Main memory Two SDRAM sockets using: 64MB, 128MB and 256MB 133MHz SDRAM. Maximum of 512MB.
Input devices HP Standard Keyboard
HP Scrolling Mouse
Power supply
Input Voltage: 100-127 V 4A, -240V 2A ac (voltage selection switch)
Input Frequency: 50/60 Hz
Maximum output power: 149W continuous
Rear connectors Series 1 Keyboard, mouse, VGA, parallel, 2 x serial, 2 x USB, LAN, 3 x audio, 1 x midi
Series 2 Keyboard, mouse, VGA, parallel, 1 x serial, 4 x USB, LAN, 3 x audio
BIOS
Series 1 Type: Phoenix BIOS, Version: JD.xx.xx Setup program: in Englis h
BIOS error messages: in English.
Series 2 Type: Phoenix BIOS, Version: JJ.01.xx Setup program: in English
BIOS error messages: in English.

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HP Vectra XE320 PCs
Component Description
Package
Description
1 or 2 free front-access shelves (one if a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or CD-RW is fitted)
Up to 3 PCI accessory board slots
Width: 21cm (8.27in.) Height: 39cm (15.35in.) Depth: 38cm (14.96in.)
Processor Intel Pentium 4 processor: 1.6GHz, 1.7GHz, 1.8GHz, 1.9GHz, 2.0GHz with 256KB L2 cache and 2.0GHz with 512KB L2 cache
Preloaded
Operating System
Windows XP Professional (downgrade to Windows 2000 with recovery CD)
Windows XP Home
System Board:
Chipset Intel 845
Integrated I/O 2 USB connectors, 2 serial ports and 1 parallel port
Integrated IDE On ICH2 chip. 2 IDE Ports (Ultra ATA 100)
Graphics
Choice of graphics solutions:
- ATI Rage 128 Pro with 16MB (Brazil only) or 32MB video memory
- NVIDIA TNT2 Vanta 16MB
Integrated Audio Integrated Analog Devices AD1885 AC’97 Audio
LAN Integrated Intel Pro/100 VE Network Adapter (10 Base-T/100 Base-TX LAN Interface)
Mass storage
Hard disks: 20GB IDE (5400 rpm), 40GB IDE (5400 rpm)
Floppy drive: standard 1.44 MB 3.5”
CD-ROM drive: 48X max IDE (in selected models). Also available as accessory (D9444A)
CD-RW drive: 24X, 10X, 40X max (in selected models). Also available as accessory (P8771AV)
DVD drive: 16X, 40X max (P1544A)
Main memory Three SDRAM sockets using: 128MB, 256MB and 512MB 133MHz SDRAM (non-ECC) standard (PC 133 specification). Maximum of
1.5GB (128MB module is minimum module size supported)
Input devices HP PS/2 Standard Keyboard
HP PS/2 Scrolling Mouse
Power supply
Input Voltage: 100-127V 6A, 200-240V 3A ac (voltage selection switch)
Input Frequency: 50/60 Hz
Maximum output power: 200W continuous
Rear connectors Keyboard, mouse, parallel, VGA, 2 x serial, 2 x USB, LAN, 3 x audio (stereo-in, stereo-out, microphone-in)
BIOS Based on American Megatrends Inc. (AMI). BIOS, Version: JN.xx.yy

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HP Vectra VL400 PCs
Component Desktop Minitower Small Form Factor
Package
Description
1 or 2 free front-access shelves (one if a
CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or CD-RW is fitted).
Up to 4 accessory board slots (3 PCI, 1
AGP).
(2 ISA slot extension kit available as an
accessory.)
2 or 3 Free Front-access shelves (two if a
CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or CD-RW is fitted)
Up to 4 accessory board slots (3 PCI, 1
AGP).
(2 ISA slot extension kit available as an
accessory.)
1 Slim free front-access shelf, or 1 slim
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM may be fitted.
Up to 3 PCI accessory board slots.
(Alternatively, riser card with 1 PCI and 1
combo PCI-ISA is available as an
accessory.)
Width: 43.5cm (17.13in.) Height: 13.5cm
(5.32in.) Depth: 43cm (16.93in.)
Width: 20.6cm (8.15in.) Height: 46.9cm
(18.46in.) Depth: 45.5cm (17.9in.)
Width: 36.6cm (14.4in.) Height: 10.1cm
(3.98in.) Depth: 40.7cm (16.14in.)
Processor Intel Celeron 566/66, 633/66 with 128KB L2 cache.
Intel Pentium III 667/133, 733/133, 800/133, 867/133, 933/133, 1000/133 with 256KB L2 cache and 2 x 16KB L1 cache.
Operating System Either Windows 2000 (with Windows NT4 SP6 as alternative on CD-ROM), or Windows 95 (with Windows 98 SE as alternative on CD-
ROM).
System Board:
Chipset Intel i815.
Integrated I/O 2 USB connectors, 2 serial ports and 1 parallel port.
Integrated IDE On ICH chip. 2 IDE Ports (Ultra DMA/66).
Graphics
Integrated Intel 815 AGP graphics controller using 9-10MB of system memory (with 4 MB memory upgrade accessory, 8 MB system
memory is used).
Matrox Millennium G450 Dual Head 4X AGP or PCI graphics controller with 16MB of video memory (graphics card, on some models
only).
Integrated Audio CrystalClear CS4299 PCI Audio Codec ‘97 2.1
Integrated LAN 3COM 3C390 Fast Etherlink 10/100 Base-TX
Mass storage
Hard disks: 10GB IDE, 15GB IDE, 30GB IDE, 9.1GB SCSI
Floppy drive: standard 1.44 MB 3.5”
CD-ROM drive: 48X max IDE (in selected models). Also available as accessory (D9444A)
DVD drive: 8X, 40X (in selected models) Also available as accessory (D7521A)
CD-RW drive: 4X, 4X, 24X. Also available as accessory (D9524A)
ZIP drive: accessory D9446A.
Main memory Two SDRAM sockets using: 64MB, 128MB, 256MB and 512MB 133MHz SDRAM. Maximum of 512MB (only one 512MB module is
supported).
Expansion cards
(available as
accessories)
HP Matrox G450 AGP: accessory D7518A
NVIDIA GeForce2MX graphic card: accessory P2289A
HP Ultra II SCSI adapter card: accessory D9529A
HP 10/100 3Com 3C905C-TX network interface card: accessory (single card) D7522B
HP 10/100 Intel Pro/100+ management adapter: accessory (single card) D7506A
HP 10/100BT PCI Ethernet Card: accessory D7508B.
Input devices
HP Standard Keyboard
HP Multimedia Keyboard: accessory C4742A
HP Standard Mouse
HP Scrolling Mouse: accessory C4736A
Power supply
Input Voltage: 100-127 V 4A,
200-240V 2A ac (voltage selection switch)
Input Frequency: 50/60 Hz
Maximum output power: 120W continuous
Input Voltage: 100-127 V 6A,
200-240V 3A ac (voltage selection switch)
Input Frequency: 50/60 Hz
Maximum output power: 200W continuous
Input Voltage: 100-127 V 2500mA, 200-
240V 1300mA ac (voltage selection
switch). Input Frequency: 50/60 Hz
Maximum output power: 100W continuous
Rear connectors Keyboard, mouse, VGA, parallel, 2 x serial, 2 x USB, LAN, 3 x audio
BIOS Type: Phoenix BIOS, Version: IP.xx.xx Setup program: English only,
BIOS error messages: Available in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Swedish, English.