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Technical Reference Manual Hardware and BIOS HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 and XA 5/xxx PC - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 2
Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 3
Preface This manual is a technical reference and BIOS document for engineers and technicians providing system level support. It is assumed that the reader possesses a detailed understanding of AT-compatible microprocessor functions and digital addressing techniques. Technical information that is - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 4
Guide (D4550-90901). Ì HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC Familiarization Guide (D3984-90901). Ì HP Network Administrator's Guide (online). Ì HP Vectra Accessories Service Handbook - 7th edition (5965-4074). Ì HP Vectra PC Service Handbook (Volume 1) - 11th edition (5965-4075). Ì HP Support Assistant - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 5
Contents Preface iii Conventions iii Bibliography iv 1 System Overview Package 10 Desktop Package 10 Minitower Package 11 Plan view of the Chassis Base of the Desktop Package 12 Specifications and Characteristic Data 13 Status Panel 13 Physical Characteristics 13 Environmental - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 6
and Mass-Storage Drives S3 Trio 64V2 Graphics Controller Chip 42 Video Memory 42 Video Modes 43 Available Video Resolutions 46 Connectors 47 Troubleshooting 47 Matrox MGA Millennium Graphics Controller Board 48 Connectors 49 Video Memory 49 Available Video Resolutions 49 Video BIOS 51 - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 7
Mass-Storage Drives 57 Hard Disk Drives 57 Flexible Disk Drives 57 CD-ROM Drives 57 Connectors and Sockets 58 4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS HP/Phoenix BIOS Summary 64 Setup Program 66 Main Menu 66 Configuration Menu 66 Security Menu 68 Power Menu 69 Power Saving and Ergonometry 70 - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 8
Contents 5 Power-On Self-Test and Error Messages Order in Which the Tests are Performed 86 Error Message Summary 89 Beep Codes 90 Lights on the Status Panel 90 viii - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 9
1 System Overview This manual describes the HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 and XA 5/xxx PC, and provides detailed system specifications. This chapter introduces the external features, and lists the specifications and characteristic data of the system. It also summarizes - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 10
series information Rear view of XA Network connectors: 100 BaseT supports Remote Wake-Up (RWU) only. 10 BaseT supports Remote Power-On (RPO minitower models). Inside view of VL Wty: WBK@ Sup: SAB@ Model VL 5/200 series 5 Prod: D4570A #ABU S/N: FR63412345 Product information appears on a label on - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 11
does not show processor speed or series information. Instead this information appears on a label on the right hand side panel Wty: WBK@ Sup: SAB@ Model XA 5/200 Prod: D3993A #ABA S/N: FR63498765 Inside view of VL Voltage selection Power connector 11 - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 12
1 System Overview Package Plan view of the Chassis Base of the Desktop Package The above illustrations shows a plan view of the desktop model, seen from above. All dimensions are in millimeters. The mounting holes for the second hard disk (95.20!44.45 mm), and those for mounting the computer on a - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 13
Overview Specifications and Characteristic Data Specifications and Characteristic Data Status Panel RESET HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Cover lock on back panel HP Vectra VL 5/xxx MT or HP Vectra XA 5/xxx MT HP Vectra XA 5/xxx Cover lock on back panel Multimedia control panel on front Weight Dimensions - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 14
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. 14 - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 15
: Parameter Limit for the Power Supply Notes Limit per PCI Accessory Slot Limit per ISA Accessory Slot Input voltage 100-127, 200-240 Vac Auto-ranging - - Input voltage range 90-264 Vac - - Input current (max) 3 A - - Input power (max) 150 W - - Input power (typical1) < 44 - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 16
For the minitower models: Parameter Limit for the Power Supply Notes Limit per PCI Accessory Slot Limit per ISA Accessory Slot Input voltage 100-127 200-240 Switch selectable Vac Vac Input voltage range 90-140 180-264 Vac Vac Input current (max) 5 A 3 A Input power (max) Input power - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 17
Line of HP Vectra 6/xxx: HP Vectra ... 5/xxx User's Guide Division Support Server VL XA PDF file PDF file HP Vectra ... 5/xxx Familiarization Guide HP Vectra VL and XA 5/xxx Technical Reference Manual HP Vectra PC Service Handbook (Vol 1, 11th Edition) HP Vectra Accessory Service Handbook (7th - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 18
within the HP Vectra VL and XA 5/xxx PC documentation set. User Guide User Online Familiarization Guide Service Handbook Product features Product model numbers Connecting cables and turning on Finding on-line information Environmental Formal documents Opening the computer Supported accessories - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 19
2 System Board The next chapter describes the video, disk, audio and network devices which are supplied with the various models of the computer. This chapter describes the components of the system board, taking in turn the components of the Processor-Local Bus, the Peripheral Component Interconnect - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 20
connector are not loaded on any models that are supplied with a Matrox MGA Millennium board in a PCI accessories slot. This includes all models of the HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC (desktop and minitower), and some models of the HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 PC (desktop and minitower). 20 - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 21
controller Data path PL bus interface PCI bus interface Cache controller LevelTwo Cache Hard disk Serial EEPROM Little Ben (HP ASIC) 37C932 Super I/O Keyboard controller Mouse controller Parallel controller ISA bus interface 2!serial controller FDD Controller System ROM Flexible - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 22
forwards those to the PCI bus that are not targeted at the local memory. It translates PL bus cycles into PCI bus cycles. The chip supports the SMM mode of the Pentium processor, the CPU stop clock hardware function, and the keyboard lock function. These are used by the LittleBen chip - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 23
a pre-fetch mechanism dedicated for IDE read. The PCI arbiter supports PCI bus arbitration for up to four masters using a rotating priority be cached, but this facility has not been enabled in the HP BIOS. More details on the use of HP cache memory are given on page 32. The cache memory line - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 24
memory controller supports up to 512 MB of main memory (dynamic random access memory, DRAM), arranged in banks of any mixture of memory capacities, provided that each bank contains a pair of identical single interline memory modules (SIMMs). The HP Vectra VL 5/ xxx Series 5 and XA 5/xxx PCs have - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 25
the chip performs PCI-to-ISA, and ISA-to-PCI bus cycle translation. It supports the Plug-and-Play mechanism. As well as accepting cycles from the PCI bus interface read, write and verify. The address generation circuitry can only support a 24-bit address for DMA devices. The sixteen channel - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 26
and PS/2 compatible). Ì Enhanced mode (enhanced parallel port, EPP, compatible). Ì High speed mode (MS/HP extended capabilities port, ECP, compatible). FDC The integrated flexible drive controller (FDC) supports any combination of two from the following: tape drives, 3.5-inch flexible disk drives - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 27
in Setup). There are several general purpose I/O pins. Some of these are used on the HP Vectra to sense the current settings of system board switches (page 31 and page 39). Description Reserved (HP security from Little Ben IRQ) Ratio of processor frequency to processor local bus frequency (as per - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 28
2 System Board Backplane boards Desktop (front view) Backplane boards Desktop (rear view) Half length PCI (proprietary network) slot Minitower (top view) 28 PCI Slot #3 (J1) PCI Slot #2 (J3) PCI Slot #1 (J4) PCI Slot #4 (J12) PCI Slot #3 (J5) PCI Slot #2 (J11) PCI Slot #1 (J6) - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 29
/ISA combination slots 1 0 PCI/ISA (short length) combination slots2 0 - 0 1 0 - 1 0 ISA slots (full length) ISA slots (short length)2 0 - - 2 0 1 0 1!Audio 0 - 1.HP proprietary slot on the rear side of the desktop back plane board 2.To accommodate ISA boards up to a maximum - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 30
with the original processor, manufactured by Intel, are supported. P54CS chips working at 133 and 150 MHz ( the Pentium processor. P54CS chips working at 166 and 200 MHz require between 3.45 and 3.60 . MMX Technology The instruction set of the MMX processor includes 57 new instructions, four new 64 - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 31
Open Closed Closed Closed Closed Vcc,Vmmx 166 MHz 2.5 66 MHz 2 33 MHz 4 8.25 MHz Open Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Vre,Vmmx 200 MHz 3 66 MHz 2 33 MHz processor. 2.These processors are not available for these models of HP Vectra PC at the time of printing. This information is provided for - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 32
supporting, can still cause erratic behavior in some case, and would reduce the instruction throughput in others. Cache Memory The computer supports for a description, and details of timing patterns and tag size). A single HP cache memory module consists of 256 KB or 512 KB of direct mapped, write - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 33
faulty within any given 72-bit line, the effect is the same as it would have been without error correction. The effect of executing a faulty instruction is always unpredictable, and might cause the program to 'hang'. The effect of reading a faulty data word is often similarly unpredictable, but can - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 34
the PCI Bus Devices on the PCI Bus PCI Device Device Name DT MT Device Number Function AD[xx] Chip-set Interrupt features the drives must be compliant with Enhanced IDE. Up to four IDE devices are supported: two (one master and one slave) connected to the primary channel, and two (one - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 35
a translation. If the Setup field has been set to automatic, the logical block addressing (LBA) mode will be selected for each device that supports it. Cylinders per Device Heads per Cylinder Sectors per Track Bytes per Sector Bytes per Device CHS 64 ECHS 64 LBA - 16 1024 512 256 - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 36
PCI Bus Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller When the HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 and XA 5/xxx PCs were first released, they were preloaded with the Microsoft Windows 95 operating system, version SR2. The Microsoft Supplement 2.1 software, which provides support of the Universal Serial Bus, was not - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 37
2 System Board Devices on the ISA Bus Devices on the ISA Bus ISA Device Super I/O Little Ben (HP ASIC) Index Data 15Ch 15Dh 496h 497h Super I/O Controller The Super I/O chip (37C932) is part of the chip set, and is described on page 26. - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 38
downloaded, as a compressed file, from the HP Electronic Services. You must specify the model of the "Hewlett-Packard Support and Information Services" chapter in the User's Guide that was information about the new version of the BIOS, and instructions on how to install it. The Phlash utility - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 39
2 System Board Devices on the ISA Bus Switch 1-4,7-8 5 6 9 10 System Board Switches Five of the system board switches (whose location is shown on page 20) set the working frequencies for the computer, as summarized on page 31. The others set the configuration for the computer, as summarized in the - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 40
page. The computer should then be re-run to see if this has cleared the problem. Little Ben Little Ben is an HP application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), designed to be a companion to the Super I/O chip 11 or Windows 95 is described in the User's Guide that is supplied with the computer. 40 - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 41
3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives This chapter describes the video, mass storage, audio and network devices which are supplied with the computer. It also summarizes the pin connections on internal and external connectors. 41 - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 42
3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives S3 Trio 64V2 Graphics Controller Chip S3 Trio 64V2 Graphics Controller Chip Most models of the HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 PC are supplied with a graphics controller chip integrated on the system board. This 64-bit PCI Ultra VGA graphics controller can be - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 43
modes which are currently implemented in the video BIOS. These modes are supported by standard BIOS functions. The video BIOS (which is mapped contiguously 640 x 480 2 12h VGA graphics 640 x 480 16 13h VGA graphics 320 x 200 256 Vertical Refresh (Hz) 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 44
Drives S3 Trio 64V2 Graphics Controller Chip The extended modes supported by the video BIOS are: Extended Video Modes with 1 1152 x 864 1280 x 1024 640 x 480 640 x 400 132 x 43 chars 132 x 25 chars 320 x 200 320 x 200 320 x 200 640 x 400 640 x 480 640 x 480 640 x 480 640 x 480 800 x 600 800 x 600 - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 45
3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives S3 Trio 64V2 Graphics Controller Chip Extended Mode No. 71h 71h 71h 71h 72h 72h 72h 72h 73h 73h 73h 73h 74h 74h 74h 74h VESA Mode No. 111h 111h 111h 111h 112h 112h 112h 112h 113h 113h 113h 113h 114h 114h 114h 114h Interface Type graphics graphics - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 46
3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives S3 Trio 64V2 Graphics Controller Chip Windows 95 Windows 3.11 Windows NT 4.0 or 3.5x Windows OS/2 Warp Available Video Resolutions Drivers are supplied with the computer. At the time of release, these bear the version number: A.02.04. The following table - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 47
can be changed in Setup. The number of colors supported is limited by the graphics card and the video RAM or pass-through connector. This connector (whose pin names are listed in a table on page 58) MB of video memory will be used. Troubleshooting To get the hardware configuration information, click - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 48
Controller Board All models of the HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC and a few models of the HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 PC are supplied with 64-bit video memory access • Hardware acceleration of graphical user interface (GUI) operations • Support for up to 8 MB Window RAM (WRAM) at 50 ns • Integrated 24-bit, - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 49
connector. The video controller supports an output-only VESA feature connector in VGA mode. This connector (whose pin names are listed in a DB15 VGA connector, for connecting to HP displays, and a Media XL connector (used by the MPEG accessory, not supported by HP). The layout of the pins for the - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 50
1280 ! 1024 1600 ! 120 2 MB, 200 Hz 2 MB, 200 Hz 2 MB, 120 Hz 4 MB, 120Hz 2 MB, 120 Hz 4 MB, 120 Hz 2 MB, 110 Hz 4 MB, 110 Hz 8 MB, 110 Hz 2 MB, 85 Hz 4 MB, 85 Hz 8 MB, 85 Hz Not supported 1.1152 ! 882 is not preset on HP displays The maximum 2D resolutions for - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 51
not preset on HP displays 16.7 M True-Color 24 800 ! 600 1280 ! 1024 1600 ! 1200 16.7 M True-Color 32 800 ! 600 1152 ! 8821 Not supported Drivers are and copy the following files to it: • xxxxxxxx.bin (a binary file whose name depends on the version) • dos4gw.exe • progbios.exe • updbios.bat - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 52
10/100 BaseT Network Board is supplied on all models of the HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC. It is based on the AMD PCnet-PCI-II 79C971 the two connectors is presently in use. There is a socket, on the network board, to support an Option ROM of up to 256 KB. This is not compatible with the Option ROM chip - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 53
3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives HP Ethernet 10/100 BaseT Network Board Remote Power-On ( BaseT side of the board would draw more than 50 mA if connected, and hence does not support RPO). Look-Ahead Packet Processing (LAPP) Standard drivers wait until a complete frame has been received - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 54
HP Enhanced Ethernet Network Board HP Enhanced Ethernet Network Board The HP Enhanced Ethernet Network Board is supplied on some models of the HP Vectra VL 5/xxx second, ISO 8802-3 (IEEE/ANSI 802.3) standard. There is a socket to support an Option ROM of up to 32 KB. On the rear panel there is an - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 55
(stereo) jack: 15 kΩ, 0 V to 2 V peak-to-peak • CD audio-in connector: 15 kΩ, 0 V to 2 V peak-to-peak • microphone input: 600 Ω, dynamic, 30 mV to 200 mV peak-to-peak • MIDI /joystick interface connector: MPU-401 UART compatible • 8-bit and 16-bit stereo sampling: 5 kHz to 44.1 kHz • Creative OPL3 - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 56
-In MIC-In Line-Out Speaker-Out Joystick The board is compliant with Microsoft PC 95 revised / PC 96. It has a full duplex codec, and supports a volume control on the front panel. Drivers for the audio board, working with the Windows NT operating system, are supplied with the computer. These are - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 57
shelf of all models. CD-ROM Drives Most models have a 8! IDE CD-ROM drive (D4381A) supplied in a 5.25-inch front-access shelf. HP product number Manufacturer Product name Formatted storage capacity 8! IDE D4381A Hitachi CDR-7930 650 MB If a disk is still in the drive after power failure or drive - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 58
3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives Connectors and Sockets Connectors and Sockets IDE Hard Disk Drive Data Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Reset# 3 HD7 5 HD6 7 HD5 9 HD4 11 HD3 13 HD2 15 HD1 17 HD0 19 Ground 21 DMARQ 23 DIOW# 25 DIOR# 27 IORDY 29 DMACK# 31 INTRQ 33 DA1 35 DA0 37 CS0 - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 59
3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives Connectors and Sockets Audio Board Connectors Wavetable Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Ground 3 Ground 5 Ground 7 Ground 9 Ground 11 Ground 13 not connected 15 Ground 17 Ground 19 Ground 21 Ground 23 Ground 25 Ground 2 not connected 4 MIDI input - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 60
3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives Connectors and Sockets Pin Signal B1 -12 V B2 TCK B3 Ground B4 TDO B5 +5 V B6 +5 V B7 INTB# B8 INTD# B9 Ground B10 reserved B11 + 3.3 V orientation key B12 reserved B13 Ground B14 CLK B15 Ground B16 REQ# B17 + 3.3 V B18 AD[31] B19 AD[29] B20 Ground - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 61
3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives Connectors and Sockets 16-bit ISA Connector (8-bit ISA uses the A and B connectors) Pin Signal B1 Ground B2 RESDRV B3 +5 V B4 IRQ9 B5 -5 V B6 DRQ2 B7 -12 V B8 NOWS# B9 + 12 V B10 Ground B11 SMWTC# B12 SMRDC# B13 IOWC# B14 IORC# B15 DEK3# B16 - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 62
3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives Connectors and Sockets Socket Pin Layouts Power Supply Connector for System Board Pin Signal 1 PwrGood 2 VSTDBY 3 +5 V supply 4 +5 V supply 5 +5 V supply 6 +5 V supply 7 +5 V supply 8 +3.3 V supply 9 +3.3 V supply 10 +3.3 V supply 11 +3.3 V supply 12 - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 63
4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS This chapter and the following two chapters give an overview of the features of the HP/Phoenix BIOS. 63 - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 64
4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS HP/Phoenix BIOS Summary HP/Phoenix BIOS Summary The System ROM contains the POST is described on page 38. Press , to run the Setup program, while the initial "Vectra" logo is being displayed immediately after restarting the PC. Alternatively, press to view the summary - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 65
4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS HP/Phoenix BIOS Summary XA/200 - Copyright 1997 Hewlett-Packard - HA.07.xx Any line of text can be entered here as a 'tatoo' for the computer BIOS version CPU Date Code - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 66
4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS Setup Program Setup Program To run the Setup program, interrupt the POST by pressing when the F2=Setup message appears on the initial "Vectra" logo screen. The band along the top of the screen offers five menus: Main, Configuration, Security, Power, and Exit. These - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 67
4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS Setup Program appears in a different color, and cannot be changed. Phoenix BIOS Setup - Copyright 1985-95 Phoenix Technologies Ltd. Copyright 1997 Hewlett-Packard - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 68
4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS Setup Program Security Menu Sub-menus are presented for changing the characteristics and values of the User Password, the System Administrator Password, the - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 69
4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS Setup Program Power Menu The "Power" menu allows the user to set the standby delay. It also allows the system administrator to decide - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 70
PC off at the status panel, the PC logic will delay the shutting down of the power supply until it is safe to do so. HP Off protects the user from some types of unintentional data loss, providing a safe shutdown of running applications and unsaved files. It is available under the - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 71
packet is a standard for remote power-on and remote wake-up developed by HP and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). The standard defines a Magic Packet frame as application (such as HP OpenView Workgroup Node Manager) can send a Magic Packet frame. An administrator can do this manually, or can incorporate - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 72
physically present, the level of security must be tighter. There must be a distinction between the user-boot process, and the RPOboot process. HP provides all the necessary Setup options to keep users from interfering with the computer during the remote session. Administrators can set the management - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 73
Power Saving and Ergonometry Little Ben Little Ben is an HP application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), designed to be a asserted if the Hard Soft Power Down mode (HSPD) is enabled when Little Ben is instructed to turn off the computer (via the status panel or soft power down). The BIOS first - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 74
4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS Power Saving and Ergonometry dog timer detects that the BIOS is inactive (and not reloading the timer once every 6 seconds), the computer is - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 75
4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS Power Saving and Ergonometry Brought about using: Resume applicable under a wide range of operating systems. It supports the following modes: Fully-on, Standby, Suspend, Hibernation and Off. Of these, APM 1.2 supports Fully-on, Standby, Suspend and Off, as summarized - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 76
4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS Power Saving and Ergonometry The following diagram gives a simplified view of the useful states that the computer can be in: the three On - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 77
4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS Power Saving and Ergonometry The following diagram gives a more accurate, more detailed account of the valid state changes. 77 - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 78
previously possible. (Previously, it had been necessary to restart the PC, and to call the Setup program). It is available, on the HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 PC only, running the Windows 95 operation system. Facilities are provided for: • Passwords • Lock options (such as screen hiding and screen - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 79
/Phoenix BIOS BIOS Addresses BIOS Addresses This section provides a summary of the main features of the HP system BIOS. This is software that provides an interface between the computer hardware and the operating system. System Memory Map Reserved memory used by accessory - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 80
4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS BIOS Addresses HP I/O Port Map (I/O Addresses Used by the System1) Peripheral devices, accessory devices and system controllers are accessed via the system I/O space, which is not located in - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 81
4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS BIOS Addresses I/O Address Ports 0220h - 022Fh 0240h - 024Fh 0260h - 026Fh 0278h - 027Fh 0279h 0280h - 028Fh 02E8h - 02EFh 02F8h - 02FFh 0300h - 0301h 0330h - 0331h - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 82
4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS BIOS Addresses DMA Channel Controllers Only "I/O-to-memory" and "memory-to-I/O" transfers are allowed. "I/O-to-I/O" and "memory-to-memory" transfers are disallowed by the hardware configuration. The system controller supports seven DMA channels, each with a page - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 83
4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS BIOS Addresses IRQ (Interrupt Vector) IRQ0(08h) IRQ1(09h) IRQ2(0Ah) IRQ3(0Bh) IRQ4(0Ch) IRQ5(0Dh) IRQ6(0Eh) IRQ7(0Fh) Slave IRQ - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 84
4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS BIOS Addresses The PCI interrupt lines A, B, C and D are spread across the four inputs of the interrupt router (which is part of the PCI/ - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 85
5 Power-On Self-Test and Error Messages This chapter describes the Power-On Self-Test (POST) routines, which are contained in the computer's ROM BIOS, the error messages which can result, and the suggestions for corrective action. 85 - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 86
verifies the basic functionality of the system components and initializes certain system parameters. The POST starts by displaying a graphic screen with the initial "Vectra" logo when the PC is restarted. If the POST detects an error, the error message is displayed inside a view system errors screen - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 87
5 Power-On Self-Test and Error Messages Order in Which the Tests are Performed Shadow the System ROM BIOS Load CMOS Memory CMOS RAM Test CPU Cache Memory Test Initialize the Video 8042 Self-Test Timer 0/Timer 2 Test DMA Subsystem Test Interrupt Controller Test Real-Time Clock Test Audio Test RAM - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 88
5 Power-On Self-Test and Error Messages Order in Which the Tests are Performed Protected Mode RAM Test (Extended RAM) Keyboard Test Mouse Test Network Test Flexible Disk Controller Subsystem Test Internal Numeric Coprocessor Test Parallel Port Test Serial Port Test Hard Disk Controller Subsystem - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 89
Error Message Summary Error Message Summary The POST section of the HP BIOS no longer displays numeric error codes (such as 910B) Check that your boot device is enabled on the Setup Security menu. If the problem persists, check that the boot device contains the operating system. If you have - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx | HP Vectra xA 5/XXX Series 5 /vl 5/xxx series 5 pc Technical - Page 90
light on the status panel illuminates yellow for about a second before changing to green. This change of color is caused by the execution of an instruction early in the System BIOS code. If the light remains at yellow, therefore, it indicates a failure of the processor or the System ROM in the
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