HP Vectra VT6 User manual

User’s Guide
HP Vectra VT
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User’s Guide
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iv Francais
Welcome to Your HP Vectra PC
Congratulations on the purchase of your new Hewlett-Packard
Personal Computer. Your high-performance HP Vectra PC provides:
•a PentiumTM Pro processor in a Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket for
easy processor upgrades
•processor-integrated level-two cache for improved performance
•16 MB of memory, upgradeable to 256 MB
•an Ultra VGA PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) video
controller with 2 MB of video memory (upgradeable to 4 MB)
•an integrated Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics)
controller on the PCI bus supporting Fast IDE and Standard IDE
•seven mass storage shelves:
❒five front-access shelves
❒two internal shelves
•six slots for accessory boards:
❒three 32-bit PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) slots
❒two 16-bit ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) slots
❒one combination ISA or PCI slot
•a quad-speed CD-ROM drive
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•an integrated SoundBlasterTM 16 audio interface on the ISA bus
•headphones jack, microphone jack, and volume control on
the front panel
•MIDI/joystick interface connector, audio Stereo In jack, and audio
Stereo Out jack on the rear panel
•Wavetable upgrade connector on the system board
•one parallel port and two serial ports on the rear panel
•System BIOS and Video BIOS stored in Flash ROM (for easy
upgradeability)
•BIOS support for ISA “Plug and Play” accessory board configuration
•Optimized for 32-bit operating systems.
NOTE The advanced processor installed in your HP Vectra PC provides the
best performance when used with 32-bit operating systems and
applications.
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Contents
English vii
1 Setting Up Your PC
Unpacking Your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Connecting the Display, Mouse, and Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Connecting a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connecting the Power Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connecting Audio Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Starting and Stopping Your PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing an Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installing the Windows NT Workstation Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installing the OS/2® Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Installing Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2 Using Your PC
Working in Comfort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Repetitive Strain Injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing Your Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
What is Displayed on the Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using a Document Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Your HP Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Your Desk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Your Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Your Posture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Your Workspace and Work Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Further Suggestions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Summary Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Bibliography of Articles for More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Configuring Password Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Setting a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using Your CD-ROM Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Loading a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Ejecting a CD When the Open/Close Button is Disabled . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Tips for Using Your PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
3 How to Install Accessories
Inside Your PC
Supported HP Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Removing and Replacing the Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Replacing the Cover after Installing Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Moving the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Replacing the Power Supply after Installing Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Installing Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Main Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Installing More Memory on the MGA Video Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Installing Accessory Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Configuring Accessory Boards with Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Installing the Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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Installing Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Installing a Hard Disk Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Completing the Installation of a Hard Disk Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Installing a Drive in a Front-Access Shelf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Installing a Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Completing the Installation of a Processor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
4 Troubleshooting Your PC and
Using the Setup Program
Solving Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
If You Cannot Solve the Problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
If Your PC Does Not Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
If Your Display is Blank and There Are No Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . 82
If an Error Message Appears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
If Your PC Has a Hardware Problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
If Your Display Does Not Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
If Your Keyboard or Mouse Does Not Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
If Your Printer Does Not Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
If the Flexible Disk Drive Does Not Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
If the Hard Disk Does Not Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
If an Accessory Board Does Not Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
If Your PC Has a Software Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
If You Have Forgotten Your Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
If You Can’t Start the Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
If the Date and Time Are Incorrect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
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If Your PC Has an Audio Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
If the CD-ROM Drive Has a Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Using the HP Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Starting the Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Understanding the Setup Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
5 Technical Information
System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Features and Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Audio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Power Consumption Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Available Video Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
IRQs, DMAs, and I/O Addresses Used by Your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
The PC’s Memory Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
The PC’s Rear Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
System Connectors and Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
System Board Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Video Adapter Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
System Board Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Recycling Your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
6 Hewlett Packard Support and Information Services
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
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Your HP Authorized Reseller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
HP SupportPack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
HP Support Assistant CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Hewlett-Packard Information Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
HP Forum on CompuServe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
HP Forum on America Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
HP BBS Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Internet—FTP Library Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Access HP World Wide Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
HP FAXback on Demand—HP FIRST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
HP Audio Tips (USA only) HP Automated Support Directory . . . . . . . 132
Ordering Drivers and BIOS on Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
HP Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Hewlett-Packard Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Lifeline Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
HP Network Phone-in Support Service (NPS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Hewlett-Packard Marketing Headquarters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
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1
Setting Up Your PC
This chapter leads you through the first time installation of your
HP Vectra PC.
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1 Setting Up Your PC
Unpacking Your PC
2English
Unpacking Your PC
1When you receive your PC, unpack all of the components:
•the computer and power cords
•the display and its video cable
•the keyboard and mouse
•the manuals and disk kit.
NOTE Device drivers and HP utilities are provided in a disk kit.
Power Cords
Computer
Display
Keyboard
Video Cable
This Manual
Disk Kit
Mouse
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1 Setting Up Your PC
Unpacking Your PC
2Place the PC on (or under) a sturdy desk with easily accessible
power outlets, and enough space for the keyboard, mouse, and any
other accessories.
3Position the PC so that its rear connectors are easily accessible.
4Place the display next to the computer.
Installation Tools No tools are required to install your PC. However, if you plan to install a
disk drive or an accessory board inside your PC, you will need a flat-
blade screwdriver. See chapter 3, How to Install Accessories Inside
Your PC, for more information on installing accessories.
WARNING If you are in any doubt that you can lift the PC and the display safely,
do not try to move them without help.
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1 Setting Up Your PC
Connecting the Display, Mouse, and Keyboard
4English
Connecting the Display, Mouse, and Keyboard
1Connect the display, mouse, and keyboard to the back of the
computer. The connectors are shaped to go in one way only.
2Tighten the display cable attachment screws.
Display
Connector
Mouse
Connector
Keyboard
Connector
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1 Setting Up Your PC
Connecting a Printer
Connecting a Printer
If you have a printer, connect its cable to the back of the computer and
tighten the attachment screws. Use these connectors:
•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.
Serial A
Parallel
Serial B
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1 Setting Up Your PC
Connecting the Power Cords
6English
Connecting the Power Cords
1If fitted, remove the warning label covering the computer’s power
connector on the rear of the computer.
2Check that the voltage selection switch has been correctly
configured for your country.
NOTE You should not have to change the voltage selection switch setting if the
computer was ordered from HP with the correct localisation option for
your country.
Voltage
Selection Switch
If the voltage
selection is
incorrect for your
country, select the
correct voltage
110 V or 230 V
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1 Setting Up Your PC
Connecting the Power Cords
3Connect the power cords to the display and the computer. (The
connectors are shaped to go in one way only.)
4Connect the display’s power cord and the computer’s power cord to
grounded outlets.
WARNING 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.
Display
Power Connector
Computer
Power Connector
Grounded Outlet
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1 Setting Up Your PC
Connecting Audio Accessories
8English
Connecting Audio Accessories
Your PC has a Headphones jack and a Microphone jack on the front
panel. An audio Stereo In jack, an audio Stereo Out jack, and a MIDI
interface connector are 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.
MIDI connector
Stereo In jack
Stereo Out jack
NOTE
The internal speaker and the
Stereo 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
Stereo Out jack.
Note that external speakers
should have built-in amplifiers.
The audio accessories shown
here (headphones, microphone,
speakers, and hifi system) are
not supplied with your PC.
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