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Familiarization Guide
This guide is for experienced HP Support Center
personnel and reseller technicians. They have already
completed the HP Vectra PC family training course, or
equivalent, and have at least six months of experience
servicing HP Vectra PCs.
It is a self-paced training guide designed to train you to
install, configure, and repair the HP Vectra 500 Series PC
(models 520 and 525), introduced as of Q3 1996. You can
follow it without having any equipment available.
HP Vectra 5
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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 be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. This document contains propriety informati
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Contents 1 Product Overview and Comparisons Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Naming Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Product Line Evolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Main Features of the HP Vectra 500 Series PCs (models 520 and 525) . . 3 Accessory and Mass Storage Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4 Displays Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 5 Preinstalled Software Software Packages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 6 Support Tools Software Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 MicroCom Carbon Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 HP Vectra PC Checkup . . . . . . . . . .
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1 Product Overview and Comparisons After reading this chapter you will be able to describe features specific to HP Vectra 500 Series PCs (models 520 and 525). 1
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1 Product Overview and Comparisons Product Overview Product Overview This section describes the HP Vectra 500 Series PCs (models 520 and 525) by highlighting their main features, accessory and mass storage capabilities, and common features. For information regarding the Q3 1995 collection of Vectra 500 Series PCs, refer to the Familiarization Guide for that collection (part number D37xx + 49A-90001). For information regarding the Q1 1996 collection of Vectra 500 Series PCs (models 510 an
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1 Product Overview and Comparisons Product Overview Main Features of the HP Vectra 500 Series PCs (models 520 and 525) 1 2 3 520 5/133 D4403A NA 133 12-192 256-256 1.2 GB Type A UMA 520CD 5/133 D4437A NA 133 16-192 256-256 ✓ 1.2 GB Type A UMA 520MCx 5/133 D4442A NA 133 16-192 256-256 ✓✓ ✓ 1.2 GB Type A UMA 520MCx 5/120 D4428A NA 120 12-192 256-256 ✓✓ ✓ 1.2 GB Type A UMA 520 5/133 D4404A AE 133 12-192 0-256 1.2 GB Type A UMA 520CD 5/133 D4414A AE 133 16-192 0-256 ✓ 1.2 GB Type A UMA 520MCx 5/13
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1 Product Overview and Comparisons Product Overview 1 2 3 525CD 5/133 D4475A NA 133 16-128 256-256 ✓ 1.2 GB Type B Integrated 525CD 5/166 D4476A NA 166 16-128 256-256 ✓ 1.6 GB Type B Integrated 525CD 5/166 D4422A NA 166 16-192 256-256 ✓ 1.6 GB Type A UMA 525CD 5/200 D4470A NA 200 16-128 256-256 ✓ 2.5 GB Type B Integrated 525MCx 5/133 D4477A NA 133 16-128 256-256 ✓✓✓ 1.2 GB Type B Integrated 525MCx 5/166 D4478A NA 166 16-128 256-256 ✓✓✓ 1.6 GB Type B Integrated 525MCx 5/166 D4439A NA 166 16-192
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1 Product Overview and Comparisons Product Overview Accessory and Mass Storage Capabilities PC Model Type Accessory Slots Mass Storage Bays 2 ISA Slots (one for half-length cards) 1 Internal 1 Desktop 1 PCI Slot 2 Front-Access 1 ISA/PCI Combo Slot 1 Internal/Front-Access Combo 3 ISA Slots (one for half-length cards) 2 Internal 1 Minitower 2 PCI Slots 4 Front-Access 1 ISA/PCI Combo Slot 0 Internal/Front-Access Combo 1 In all models, one front-access bay is occupied by a 3.5-inch floppy disk
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1 Product Overview and Comparisons Model Comparisons Model Comparisons Overview HP Vectra 500 Series PCs are Pentium-processor, ISA/PCI-based PCs, housed in desktop and minitower casings. The series is targeted at the Small Business Small Office (SBSO) market. System Board There are three system board options for models 520 and 525. The three options can be referred to as Type A, Type B and Type C. Type A (part number D4051-63001) is a new system board which incorporates a technology know
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2 Casing, System Boards and Video After reading this chapter you will be familiar with the HP Vectra 500 Series PC (models 520 and 525) casing and hardware assembly. 7
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2 Casing, System Boards and Video Desktop and Minitower Casing Desktop and Minitower Casing The casing for models 520 and 525 is the same as that for the Q1 1996 collection (models 510 and 515). 8
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BANK A BANK B BANK C 2 Casing, System Boards and Video System Board, Switches and Jumpers System Board, Switches and Jumpers As mentioned in Chapter 1, there are three system board options for models 520 and 525. This section describes the Type A system board (part number D4051-63001). System Board Layout Processor Socket Multi-purpose Switch VESA Feature Connector Video SW1 Serial B CPU Core Frequency SW2 Cache Memory Serial A Power J6 Connector 3.3 V Cache Jumper Main Memory Sockets Batte
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2 Casing, System Boards and Video System Board, Switches and Jumpers System Board Switches and Jumpers This section indicates the switches and jumpers used to modify the system settings. SW1 Switch This switch is multi-purpose and is used to modify BIOS, CMOS and password settings. Switch Default OFF ON COMMENTS Setting 1 OFF Flashing Enable Flashing Disable Updating the BIOS. Set the security mode. Set the switch to the ON position to prevent the BIOS from being upgraded. 2 OFF CMOS is in
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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 3 1 4 3 1 4 3 1 2 Casing, System Boards and Video System Board, Switches and Jumpers CPU Bus Frequency Jumper (J7) This jumper sets the CPU bus frequency. The following figure shows the possible settings. 50 MHz 60 MHz 66 MHz Cache Jumper (J6) This jumper selects the cache type—either synchronous or asynchronous. The default setting is for synchronous cache. The following figure shows the two settings. Synchronous Asynchronous Space-bar Power-on Feature Jumper (JP4) The Space-
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2 Casing, System Boards and Video Video Options Video Options With models 520 and 525 there are three video options: • Video controller and video memory on the system board. • Video controller and video memory on a video card. • Video controller on the system board and video memory that is shared main memory. Video Controller and Video Memory on the System Board This option is the same as the video option in the Q1 1996 collection (models 510 and 515). That is, 1 MB of video memory as standa
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2 Casing, System Boards and Video Video Options Video Controller and Video Memory on a Video Card Product D4471A is supplied with 2 MB of video memory on a Matrox MGA Millennium card, which can be increased to 4 MB or 8 MB. This PC does not use the integrated video controller and memory. The card is in a PCI slot. Millennium Card The following video resolutions are typically available. Resolution Number of colors Refresh Rate (Hz) Memory 640 x 480 256, 64K, 16M 60 - 120 2 MB 800 x 600 256, 6
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2 Casing, System Boards and Video Video Options Video Controller on the System Board and Video Memory that is Shared Main Memory Some PCs have a video system that uses Unified Memory Architecture (UMA). What this means is that the video controller does not use dedicated video memory, but instead uses a portion of main memory as video memory. The amount of “shared” memory can be set to either 1 MB or 2 MB. To do this, use either the Video Memory Size item in the Setup program, or the HP D
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3 Multimedia and Communications The HP Vectra 500 Series PC (models 520 and 525) multimedia and commu- nications option comes with an audio fax/data modem (an Aztech AT3300 card). This chapter describes the audio and communications features of the card. 15
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3 Multimedia and Communications Aztech AT3300 Connections Aztech AT3300 Connections The Aztech AT3300 audio fax/data modem incorporates built-in advanced communication and audio telephony features, including the capability to perform simultaneous audio playback and recording, as well as hands-free communication. CAUTION: To ensure that the telephony features of the Aztech card function correctly a special phone cable is required. Using standard phone cables will result in a loss of function
