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3 Troubleshooting and Repair Software and Firmware Setup Program BIOS Only errors, if found, are reported to the screen. POST reports its diagnosis inside a View System Errors screen. The error message utility not only displays the error code, but the error diagnosis and the suggestions for corrective action. Details of these can also be found in the Technical Reference Manual for the HP Vectra XU/VT 6/xxx PCs. The HP Vectra XU 6/xxx PC and HP Vectra VT 6/xxx PC are configured using a Setup program that is similar to that of the HP Vectra XU 5/xxC PC. You can interrupt the POST to run the Setup program by pressing once the F2=Setup message appears on the initial "Vectra" screen. The new sections and fields include the following (a complete list of fields, their meanings, and the options available, can be found in the HP Vectra XU/VT 6/xxx Technical Reference Manual): • A "Configuration Summary" screen. • Within the "user preferences" section: Ì An "operating system" field (for setting Windows 95, Windows NT, IBM OS/2 or Others) Ì A "space-bar power on" field Ì A "memory test" field (which can be set to disabled for fast boot). • Two "IDE" sections, one for the primary channel, and one for the secondary channel. Within each section, fields are provided to set (1) the use of two drives, (2) whether the transfer speed is optimized or standard, and (3) whether the translation method is automatic, standard CHS or extended CHS. • A "start-up center" section, containing fields that allow the selection of boot device (FDD, HDD, LAN). Starting from a SCSI device is possible in mixed IDE/SCSI configurations, on the HP Vectra XU 6/xxx PC. • An "audio" section, with fields that allow for the setting of addresses, IRQs, DMA channels. The system BIOS for the HP Vectra XU 6/xxx PC is identified by the version number GG.06.xx, and for the HP Vectra VT 6/xxx PC by the version number GV.06.xx. The Fast-20 SCSI-2 BIOS is also integrated with the system BIOS. The capability to flash program the video BIOS is included as a new feature of the Matrox MGA Millennium board. It can be updated as follows: 32

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3
Troubleshooting and Repair
Software and Firmware
Only errors, if found, are reported to the screen. POST reports its diagnosis
inside a
View System Errors
screen. The
error message utility
not only
displays the error code, but the error diagnosis
and
the suggestions for
corrective action. Details of these can also be found in the
Technical
Reference Manual
for the
HP Vectra XU/VT 6/xxx PCs
.
Setup
Program
The
HP Vectra XU 6/xxx PC
and
HP Vectra VT 6/xxx PC
are configured
using a
Setup
program that is similar to that of the
HP Vectra XU 5/xxC PC
.
You can interrupt the POST to run the
Setup
program by pressing
once
the
F2=Setup
message appears on the initial “Vectra” screen.
The new sections and fields include the following (a complete list of fields,
their meanings, and the options available, can be found in the
HP Vectra
XU/VT 6/xxx Technical Reference Manual
):
•
A “Configuration Summary” screen.
•
Within the “user preferences” section:
An “operating system” field (for setting
Windows 95
,
Windows NT
,
IBM
OS/2
or
Others
)
A “space-bar power on” field
A “memory test” field (which can be set to
disabled
for fast boot).
•
Two “IDE” sections, one for the primary channel, and one for the
secondary channel. Within each section, fields are provided to set (1) the
use of two drives, (2) whether the transfer speed is optimized or standard,
and (3) whether the translation method is automatic, standard CHS or
extended CHS.
•
A “start-up center” section, containing fields that allow the selection of
boot device (FDD, HDD, LAN). Starting from a SCSI device is possible in
mixed IDE/SCSI configurations, on the
HP Vectra XU 6/xxx PC
.
•
An “audio” section, with fields that allow for the setting of addresses,
IRQs, DMA channels.
BIOS
The system BIOS for the
HP Vectra XU 6/xxx PC
is identified by the version
number GG.06.xx, and for the
HP
Vectra VT 6/xxx PC
by the version number
GV.06.xx. The Fast-20 SCSI-2 BIOS is also integrated with the system BIOS.
The capability to flash program the video BIOS is included as a new feature
of the Matrox MGA Millennium board. It can be updated as follows: