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1 Product Overview and Features Product Features Overview New Features System Board Product Features The HP Vectra VE 5/xx series 2 is a PENTIUM (P54) processor, ISA/PCI-based PC. The system consists of a system board and a backplane. Ì The desktop's backplane has one PCI slot, one combination ISA/PCI slot, one ISA slot and one HP proprietary ISA slot for accessory boards. • A completely upgradable Pentium-based system board (using system board switches and voltage regulator module). • A new keyboard supporting Windows 95 special key functions. • Vectra Ergonomic Power Solution (VEPS): space bar power-on (under any operating system), push-button status panel, and software shutdown from Windows 95. • HP's new style BIOS. The main features of the system board are: Ì A system board that can mount PENTIUM processors (with accompanying Voltage Regulation Module) at several different clock speeds (75 MHz, 100 MHz and 133 MHz). Ì A new type of main memory module called EDO (Extended Data Output) for faster memory access times (60 ns). Ì Optional 256KB of synchronous pipeline burst level 2 cache. Ì A 64-bit host bus for PENTIUM processor, cache and main memory. Ì A 32-bit Peripheral Component Interconnection (PCI) local bus for accessing the video controller and IDE controller. Ì An Industry-Standard Architecture (ISA) bus for ISA-compatible controllers (for devices such as flexible disk drives, serial ports, parallel port, and audio card in multimedia models). Ì A dual password (administrator and user) security system that provides protection against unauthorized use of the PC. Ì A flash BIOS updating facility. 6

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Product Overview and Features
Product Features
Product Features
Overview
The HP Vectra VE 5/xx series 2 is a PENTIUM (P54) processor,
ISA/PCI-based PC. The system consists of a system board and a backplane.
The desktop’s backplane has one PCI slot, one combination ISA/PCI slot,
one ISA slot and one HP proprietary ISA slot for accessory boards.
New Features
A completely upgradable Pentium-based system board (using system
board switches and voltage regulator module).
A new keyboard supporting Windows 95 special key functions.
Vectra Ergonomic Power Solution (VEPS): space bar power-on (under
any operating system), push-button status panel, and software shutdown
from Windows 95.
HP’s new style BIOS.
System Board
The main features of the system board are:
A system board that can mount PENTIUM processors (with
accompanying Voltage Regulation Module) at several different clock
speeds (75 MHz, 100 MHz and 133 MHz).
A new type of main memory module called EDO (Extended Data Output)
for faster memory access times (60 ns).
Optional 256KB of synchronous pipeline burst level 2 cache.
A 64-bit host bus for PENTIUM processor, cache and main memory.
A 32-bit Peripheral Component Interconnection (PCI) local bus for
accessing the video controller and IDE controller.
An Industry-Standard Architecture (ISA) bus for ISA-compatible
controllers (for devices such as flexible disk drives, serial ports,
parallel port, and audio card in multimedia models).
A dual password (administrator and user) security system that provides
protection against unauthorized use of the PC.
A flash BIOS updating facility.