HP Vectra VLi 8 Product manual

Technical Reference Manual
Product Description - Vectra VLi 8 & VLi 8SF
This technical reference and BIOS document for Vectra VLi 8 and VLi 8SF
PCs contains summary information only. More detailed information on
system hardware is available in the Technical Reference Manual -
Vectra Technology.
HP Vectra VLi 8 & VLi 8SF PCs

Contents
English iii
1 System Overview
Package Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
VLi 8 Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
VLi 8 Minitower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
VLi 8SF Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Physical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Electrical Specifications (All Models). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Environmental Specifications (All Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2 System Features
System Board & Backplane Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
System Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Pentium II/III-based Models (VLi 8 & VLi 8SF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Celeron-based Models (VLi 8SF only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
VLi 8 Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
VLi 8 Minitower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
VLi 8SF Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Architectural View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
All VLi 8 & VLi 8SF Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Main Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Processors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mass Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Hard Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Floppy Disk Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
CD-ROM and DVD Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

iv English
VLi 8 Models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
DVD Region Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
VLi 8SF Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Matrox Millennium G200 AGP 2X Graphics Chip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Video Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Supported Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
UNDER WINDOWS 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
UNDER WINDOWS NT 4.0
Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
VLi 8 Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
VLi 8SF Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Accessory Boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3 Serviceability
VLi 8 Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
VLi 8SF Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

English v
4 BIOS Overview
BIOS Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Using the HP Setup Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Boot Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Power Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Power Saving and Ergonometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Power-On from Space-Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Soft Power Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Safe Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
BIOS Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
System Memory Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
HP I/O Port Map (I/O Addresses Used by the System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
DMA Channel Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Interrupt Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
PCI Interrupt Request Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Order in Which the POST Tests are Performed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Beep Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
5 Drivers and Software
Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
BIOS Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

vi English

7
About this Document
About this Document
This technical reference and BIOS document for Vectra VLi 8 and VLi 8SF
PCs contains summary information only. More detailed information on
system hardware is available in the Technical Reference Manual - Vectra
Technology.
VLi 8 & VLi 8SF Bibliography
❒HP Vectra VLi 8 (D7940-90001) & VLi 8SF (D7820-90001) User’s Guides
manual
HP Vectra VLi 8 (D7940-UPG-ABA) & VLi 8SF (D7820-UPG-ABA)
Troubleshooting and Upgrade Guide manual at:
www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport
❒Technical Reference Manual -Vectra Technology
www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport
❒HP Vectra PC Service Handbook - 14th edition (to be published).
❒HP Support Assistant CD-ROM (by subscription).
Data sheets can be obtained at:
❒Pentium Processors
www.intel.com/design/pentiumII/datashts
www.intel.com/design/pentiumII/datashts
❒Celeron Processors
www.intel.com/design/celeron/datashts
❒Product Data Sheet
www.hp.com/vectra

8
VLi 8 & VLi 8SF Bibliography

1
System Overview
This chapter introduces the internal and external features, and lists the
specifications of the HP Vectra VLi 8 and VLi 8SF PC models.

10
1 System Overview
Package Features
Package Features
VLi 8 Desktop
Hard Disk
Drive Activity
Light
Front view
Power On/Off
Button
Keyboard Lock
Status Light
Power on
Status Light
(flashes in
sleep mode)
System board switches
Processor
Main memory
CD-ROM drive
Floppy disk drive
Front view with
cover removed Note. An airflow guide,
installed over the processor,
is not shown in this graphic.
USB
Parallel Port
Mouse
Keyboard
Display
Rear view Voltage selection Switch
Rear connectors
Serial Ports A & B
Speaker
A
B
Line In
Microphone

11
1 System Overview
Package Features
VLi 8 Minitower
Hard Disk
Drive Activity
Light
Power on
Status Light
(flashes in
sleep mode)
F
ront view
Power On/Off
Button
Keyboard Lock
Status Light
System board switches
Processor
Main memory
CD-ROM drive
Floppy disk drive
Front view with
cover removed
Rear view
Voltage selection Switch
(some models)
Rear connectors
USB
Mouse
Keyboard
Display
Serial Port A & B
Speaker
Parallel Port
A
B
Note. An airflow guide,
installed over the
processor, is not
shown in this graphic.
Line In
Microphone

12
1 System Overview
Package Features
VLi 8SF Desktop
Hard Disk
Drive Activity
Light
Power on
Status Light
(flashes in
sleep mode)
Front view
Power On/Off
Button
Keyboard Lock
Status Light
System board switches
Processor
Main memory
Floppy disk drive
Front view with
cover removed
CD-ROM drive
Voltage selection Switch
USB
Mouse
Keyboard
Display
Serial Ports A & B
Line In A
B
Parallel Port
Rear view
Rear Connectors
Speaker Microphone

13
1 System Overview
Specifications
Specifications
Physical Characteristics
VLi 8 Desktop Characteristic Description
Weight
(excluding display and keyboard)
10.4 kg (22.9 pounds)
Dimensions Width: 44.3cm (17.4 inches)
Height: 13.8cm (5.4 inches)
Depth: 43.5cm (17.1 inches)
Footprint 0.193 m2 (2.07 ft.2)
HP Windows 95 Keyboard 18.3 (W) by 7 inches (D) by 1.3 inches (H), when flat, or
18.3 (W) by 7 inches (D) by 2 inches (H), when standing
(46.4 cm x 17.8 cm x 3.3 cm [5.1 cm])
Power Supply Input voltage: 100 - 127 V 6.0A, 200 - 240 V 3.0A ac
(voltage selection switch)
Input frequency: 50/60 Hz
Maximum output power: 200 W continuous
Power Consumption Processor: 30 W
Video: 10 - 15 W
Hard Disk Drive: 12 W (typical)
CD-ROM Drive: 15.6 W
PCI accessory slots: up to 25 W per slot
ISA accessory slots: 10 W (max. per slot)

14
1 System Overview
Specifications
VLi 8 Minitower Characteristic Description
Weight
(excluding display and keyboard)
14.8 kg (32.6 pounds)
Dimensions Width: 20.7cm (8.1 inches)
Height: 46.9cm (18.5 inches)
Depth: 45.5cm (17.9 inches)
Footprint 0.094 m2 (1.01 ft.2)
HP Windows 95 Keyboard 18.3 (W) by 7 inches (D) by 1.3 inches (H), when flat, or
18.3 (W) by 7 inches (D) by 2 inches (H), when standing
(46.4 cm x 17.8 cm x 3.3 cm [5.1 cm])
Power Supply Input voltage: 100 - 127 V 6.0A, 200 - 240 V 3.0A ac
(voltage selection switch)
Input frequency: 50/60 Hz
Maximum output power: 200 W continuous
Power Consumption Processor: 30 W
Video: 10 - 15 W
Hard Disk Drive: 12 W (typical)
CD-ROM Drive: 15.6 W
PCI accessory slots: up to 25 W per slot
ISA accessory slots: 10 W (max. per slot)

15
1 System Overview
Specifications
VLi 8SF Desktop Characteristic Description
Weight
(excluding display and keyboard)
7.54 kg (16.5 pounds)
Dimensions Width: 37 cm (14.6 inches)
Height: 9.5 cm (3.7 inches)
Depth: 39 cm (15.4 inches)
Footprint 0.144 m2 (1.68 ft.2)
HP Windows 95 Keyboard 18.3 (W) by 7 inches (D) by 1.3 inches (H), when flat, or
18.3 (W) by 7 inches (D) by 2 inches (H), when standing
(46.4 cm x 17.8 cm x 3.3 cm [5.1 cm])
Power Supply Input voltage: 100 - 127 V 6.0A, 200 - 240 V 3.0A ac
(voltage selection switch)
Input frequency: 50/60 Hz
Maximum output power: 90 W continuous
Power Consumption Processor: 30 W
Video: 10 - 15 W
Hard Disk Drive: 12 W (typical)
CD-ROM Drive: 6 W
PCI accessory slots: up to 25 W per slot
ISA accessory slots: 10 W (max. per slot)

16
1 System Overview
Specifications
Electrical Specifications (All Models)
Any attempt to draw too much current (such as a short circuit across edge-
connector pins, or an accessory board that is not suitable for these PCs), will
cause the overload protection in the power supply to be triggered, and the
PC could fail to boot. To get out of the power supply protection mode,
remove the power cord, wait for 10 seconds, then replace the cord.
The power supply delivers 720mA at the V standby level. This extra current
is required by the 100TX hardware layer so it can perform a remote power-
on at reception of a magic frame. An older power supply should not be used
for a repair.
NOTE When the PC is turned off with the power button on the front panel, the
power consumption falls below 5 Watts, 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. If the PC is turned off, the time
settings are maintained by the battery indefinitely (until the battery runs out
of power).
Environmental Specifications (All Models)
Operating temperature and humidity ranges may vary depending upon the
mass storage devices installed. High humidity levels can cause improper
operation of disk drives. Low humidity levels can aggravate static electricity
problems and cause excessive wear of the disk surface.
Environmental Specifications (System Processing Unit, with Hard Disk)
Operating Temperature +10°C to +35°C (+ 50°F to 95° F)
Storage Temperature -40°F to +70°F (-40°C to +158°C)
Operating Humidity 15% to 80% (relative)
Storage Humidity 8% to 85% (relative), non-condensing at 40°C (104°F)
Acoustic noise emission:
VLi 8 Desktop
VLi 8 Minitower
VLi 8SF Desktop
(as defined ISO 7779)
Sound level (LwA) ≤37 db (operating)
Sound level (LwA) ≤37 db (operating)
Sound level (LwA) ≤35.5 db (operating)
Operating Altitude 10000 ft (3100m) max
Storage Altitude 15000ft (4600m) max

2
System Features
This chapter describes core components of the PC such as processors,
chipsets, mass storage devices, graphics controllers, audio controllers,
network features and input devices.

18
2 System Features
System Board & Backplane Layout
System Board & Backplane Layout
All HP Vectra VLi 8 PC system boards have a Pentium II/III processor slot.
Some HP Vectra VLi 8SF PC models have a Pentium II/III processor slot,
and others have a Celeron 370 socket.
System Boards
Pentium II/III-based Models (VLi 8 & VLi 8SF)
Processor Slot
440 ZX
DIMM1
DIMM2
Memory Slots
System Board Switches
Display Kbd
SDRAM
Battery Socket
USB
SDRAM
Video Chip
Crystal
Audio
Intel PCI
Set PIIX4e
Serial
Connector B
Serial
Connector A
SDRAM SDRAM
The parallel port and
mouse connector are
located above Serial
Port A, the Display
Connector and the
Keyboard Connector,
respectively.

19
2 System Features
System Board & Backplane Layout
Celeron-based Models (VLi 8SF only)
DIMM1
DIMM2
Memory Slots
Processor Socket
System Board Switches
Display Kbd
SDRAM
Battery Socket
USB
SDRAM
440 ZX
Video Chip
Crystal
Audio
Intel PCI
Set
PIIX4e
Serial
Connector B
Serial
Connector A
SDRAM SDRAM
The parallel port and
mouse connector are
located above Serial
Port A, the Display
Connector and the
Keyboard Connector,
respectively.

20
2 System Features
System Board & Backplane Layout
Backplane
VLi 8 Desktop
VLi 8 PCI Mapping
Power Connector
Front View
Back View
- 2 ✕PCI slots
- 1 PCI/ISA Combination slot
- 1 ✕ISA slots
- 1 ✕system board slot
IDE Connectors
Floppy Connectors
PCI Slot #2
PCI Slot #3
PCI Slot #4/
ISA Slot #1
ISA Slot #2
}
VLi 8 PCI Mapping Table
Device #AD[xx] PCI Device Slot#
0 11 440ZX PAC
4 15 PIIX4E
6 17 Integrated Audio 1
18 29 J1 2
16 27 J4 3
14 25 J8 4

21
2 System Features
System Board & Backplane Layout
VLi 8 Minitower
PCI Mapping
ISA Slot #1
Front View
Primary IDE Connector
Floppy Connectors
Secondary IDE Connector
Power Connector
- 3 ✕ISA slots
- 3 ✕PCI slots
- 1 ✕system board slot ISA Slot #2
ISA Slot #3
PCI Slot #2
PCI Slot #3
PCI Slot #4
VLi 8 PCI Mapping Table
Device #AD[xx] PCI Device Slot#
0 11 440ZX PAC
4 15 PIIX4E
6 17 Integrated Audio 1
18 29 J1 2
16 27 J4 3
14 25 J8 4