Technical Reference Manual
Product Description - Vectra VL600
This technical reference and BIOS document for Vectra VL600 PCs contains summary information only. More detailed information on system hardware is available in the Technical Reference Manual Vectra Technology.

HP Vectra VL600 PCs

Contents
1 System Overview Package Features. 8
VL600 Desktop. 8 VL600 Minitower. 10

Specifications. 11

Physical Characteristics. 11 Power Consumption.13 Acoustic Noise Emission.13 Electrical Specifications. 14 Environmental Specifications. 14
2 System Features VL600 System Board Layout. 16

System Board. 16

Architectural View. 18 Main Memory. 19
Memory Types Supported. RDRAM Modules. 19 19
Processors. 21 Mass Storage Devices. 22
Hard Disk Drives. 22 Floppy Disk Drives. 22 CD-ROM and DVD Drives. 22 DVD Region Codes.25
Matrox Millennium G250 AGP 2X Graphics Card. 26
Key Features. Video Memory. Supported Refresh Rates. 27
Matrox Millennium G400 AGP 4X Graphics Card. 28
Key Features. Video Memory. Supported Refresh Rates. 29

Audio. 30 Network. 31

English 3

Accessory Boards.

3 Serviceability VL600 Desktop. VL600 Minitower. 36 37
4 BIOS Overview BIOS Summary. 40
Using the HP Setup Program. 40 Main Menu. 41 Advanced Menu. 41 Security. 42 Boot Menu. 42 Power Menu. 43
Power Saving and Ergonometry.
Soft Power Down. Safe Off.

BIOS Addresses.

System Memory Map. 45 HP I/O Port Map (I/O Addresses Used by the System). 45 DMA Channel Controllers. 47 Interrupt Controllers. 48 PCI Interrupt Request Lines. 48
Order in Which the POST Tests are Performed. Beep Codes.
5 Drivers and Software Drivers. Software. BIOS Updates. 59

4 English

About this Document
This technical reference and BIOS document for Vectra VL600 PCs contains summary information only. More detailed information on system hardware is available in the Technical Reference Manual - Vectra Technology.

VL600 Bibliography

HP Vectra VL600 (D8610-90001) Users Guides manual HP Vectra VL600 (D8610-UPG-ABA) Troubleshooting and Upgrade Guide manual at:
www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport
Technical Reference Manual -Vectra Technology
HP Vectra PC Service Handbook Chapter at: www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport. HP Support Assistant CD-ROM (by subscription). Data sheets can be obtained at: Pentium Processors
www.intel.com/design/pentiumIII/datashts

Product Data Sheet

www.hp.com/vectra

System Overview

This chapter introduces the internal and external features, and lists the specifications of the HP Vectra VL600 PC models.
1 System Overview Package Features

Package Features

VL600 Desktop Front view
Power on Status Light (flashes in sleep mode) Power On/ Off Button Keyboard Lock Hard Disk Drive Status Light Activity Light

Processor

Front view with cover removed

Main memory

Expansion card slots

System board switches

CD-ROM, DVD or CD-RW drive Floppy disk drive

Rear view

Voltage selection switch

Monitor

Rear connectors
Parallel Port Mouse Keyboard
USB Serial Ports A & B
Speaker Line In Microphone
VL600 Minitower Front view Front view with cover removed
Floppy disk drive Main Memory Power On/ Off Button Processor CD-ROM, DVD or CD-RW drive
Power On Status Light (flashes in sleep mode) Keyboard Lo ck Status Light Hard Disk Drive Activity Light System board switches

Keyboard

Serial Ports A & B
Monitor Speaker Line In Microphone Parallel Port
1 System Overview Specifications

Specifications

Physical Characteristics VL600 Desktop
Characteristic Weight (excluding display and keyboard) Dimensions 10 kg (22 pounds) Width: 43.5cm (17.13 inches) Height: 13.5cm (5.32 inches) Depth: 43 cm (16.93 inches) 0.187 m2 (2.01 ft.2) 18.3 (W) by 7 inches (D) by 1.3 inches (H), when flat, or 18.3 (W) by 7 inches (D) by 2 inches (H), when standing (46.4 cm x 17.8 cm x 3.3 cm [5.1 cm]) Input voltage: 100 - 127 V 4.0A, 200 - 240 V 2.0A ac (voltage selection switch) Input frequency: 50/60 Hz +12V=4A -12V=0.3A +5V=15A +3.3V=8A +5V standby 2A Maximum output power: 120 W continuous +5V and +3.3V total output must not exceed 80W Processor: 30 W Video: 10 - 15 W Hard Disk Drive: 12 W (typical) CD-ROM Drive: 15.6 W PCI accessory slots: up to 25 W per slot ISA accessory slots: 10 W (max. per slot) Description
Footprint HP Windows 95 Keyboard

Environmental Specifications
Environmental Specifications (System Processing Unit, with Hard Disk) Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Operating Humidity Storage Humidity Acoustic noise emission: VL600 Desktop VL600 Minitower Operating Altitude Storage Altitude +10C to +35C (+ 50F to 95 F) -40F to +70F (-40C to +158C) 15% to 80% (relative) 8% to 85% (relative), non-condensing at 40C (104F) (as defined ISO 7779) Sound level (LwA) 37 db (operating) Sound level (LwA) 37 db (operating) 10000 ft (3100m) max 15000ft (4600m) max
Operating temperature and humidity ranges may 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.

System Features

This chapter describes core components of the PC such as processors, chipsets, mass storage devices, graphics controllers, audio controllers, network features and input devices.
2 System Features VL600 System Board Layout
VL600 System Board Layout
All HP Vectra VL600 PC system boards have a Pentium III processor slot.

System Board

Status panel ISA Slot # 2 System Board switches SCSI LED conn. ISA Slot # 1 Crystal Audio PCI Slot # 4 Battery Socket WOL (Wake On LAN) conn. ICH chip PCI Slot # 3 PCI Slot # 2 PCI Slot # 1
AGP Slot IDE connectors RIMM2

Floppy connector

CD audio conn.
The parallel port is located above Serial Port A and B, and the mouse connector above the keyboard connector.
chassis intrusion conn. MCH chip Power Fan connector Processor slot Serial B Kbd USB Serial A Power connector Memory slots
Power protection device connector

VL600 PCI Mapping

VL600 PCI Mapping Table Bus 2 Device 9 PCI Device MCH chip MCH chip: AGP bridge ICH chip: PCI bridge ICH chip AGP device Integrated audio ISA bridge PCI slot 1 PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 PCI slot 4 AGP slot Slot#

2 System Features Architectural View

Architectural View

Pentium III Processor

Host Bus

AGPGraphic

1X, 2X, 4X

4X AGP Bus

Host Bridge

300/400 MHz

Graphics Local Memory

Video BIOS 2 IDE Ports Ultra DMA/USB Ports CODEC audio/ modem PCI Bus PCI Slots

ICH chip

serial eeprom

Super I/O

Serial (2)/Parallel/FDD/PS2

FWH (Flash)

ISA Bridge ISA Slots
2 System Features Main Memory

Main Memory

There are two 184-pin RIMM slots on the system board for installing main memory: RIMM slots 1 and 2. All HP Vectra VL600 PC models are supplied with one memory module (128 MB Rambus DRAM) in RIMM slot 1, the slot nearest the processor. Only HP memory modules are supported. If only one RDRAM module is used, it must be installed in the slot nearest the processor. Any slot not filled with an RDRAM module must contain a continuity module. Memory upgrades are available in single modules of 128 MB, 256 MB or 512MB modules (when these become available). Replacement of the supplied memory module may be necessary to obtain the 1024 MB maximum memory.

Memory Types Supported

Memory detection: RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) support only, no SDRAM or EDO support.
Minimum memory configuration supported is 64MB. Maximum memory supported by the system is 1GB using 256Mbit RDRAM technology. This will be available from early 2000. Continuity RIMM modules must be installed in slots without RIMMs. The BIOS supports PC600, PC700 and PC800 RIMMs, and a mixture of these RIMMs but it will program the Rambus frequency to the lowest frequency if a mixture is detected.

RDRAM Modules

Direct RDRAM components exist in three speeds. These components are referred to as:
PC600 RDRAM PC700 RDRAM PC800 RDRAM.
The PCxxx nomenclature provides consistency with the current PC100 SDRAM naming. The numbers 600, 700 and 800 provide the speed indication for the module. Speed in this case relates to Mega data transfers per second (Mt/s), which is twice the clock frequency in MHz.
Example: PC700 RDRAM, the number 700 is not exactly the Mt/s capability if the part, actual Mt/s rate is about 711 Mt/s. Table with possible mixes, but not recommended:
FSB 100 MHz 133 MHz PC600 (600 MHz) (533 MHz) PC700 , speed down to PC600 (700MHz) PC800 (800MHz) (800MHz) PC600+PC700 , runs like PC600 , runs like PC600 PC700+PC800 , runs like PC600 , runs like PC700

2 System Features Processors

Processors

All models come with a single Pentium III processor and level 2 cache memory packaged in a self-contained, pre-sealed SECC2 module, installed on the system board. The latest Pentium III processors have either 256KB level 2 cache on die or 512KB of out-of-chip level 2 cache. The position of system board switches is shown below:
SWITCH BLOCK (SW 1) Switch 1 BIOS Crisis Recovery Switch function: Should normally be kept in the OFF position. Used in case of power loss during BIOS update. Refer to flash.txt in the BIOS package downloadable from the HP Web site. OFF = normal (default) ON = clear CMOS and reload default values in Setup OFF = enabled (default) ON = disabled / clear User and Administrator passwords

CMOS Password

Processor speed is recognized automatically. For more information on processor technology, refer to the Technical Reference Manual - Vectra Technology.
2 System Features Mass Storage Devices

Mass Storage Devices

Hard Disk Drives
A 3.5-inch hard disk drive is supplied on an internal shelf in some models. These hard drives can be provided with the PC. To see which other hard disk drives can be purchased as accessories for the VL600, refer to www.hp.com/ go/pcaccessories.
10 GB Ultra-ATA 66 Typical Seek Times (ms) Average Track-to-Track Full Stroke Rotational Speed (RPM) Internal Data Rate (Mb/s) Buffer Size (KB) Ultra ATA 9.5 2.0 18.400 Up to 8.5 0.8 15.512 <9.0 <1.0 <20.to 6.8 0.9 15.200 Up to 15 GB Ultra-ATA GB Ultra-ATA 66 9.1 GB Ultra-SCSI
To find out about Ultra-ATA DMA/ 66 hard disk drive technology, refer to the Technical Reference Manual - Vectra Technology.

Floppy Disk Drives

All models are supplied with a 3.5-inch floppy disk drive.

CD-ROM and DVD Drives

Models may be fitted with a 48 Max IDE CD-ROM drive. It can play standard CD-ROM discs, conforming to optical and mechanical standards as specified in the Red and Yellow Book. This drive can also be purchased as an accessory. Refer to www.hp.com/go/pcaccessories. To find out about CD-ROM and DVD drive technology, refer to Technical Reference Manual - Vectra Technology.
Features of the CD-ROM Drive (D9444A)
CD-ROM Mode-1 data disc. CD-ROM Mode-2 data disc (Mode 1 and Mode 2). Photo-CD Multisession. CD Audio disc. Mixed mode CD-ROM disc (data and audio). CD-ROM XA, CD-I, CD-Extra, CD-R, CD-RW.

Description HP product number Disc Diameter Data Block Size D9444A 120 mm 2,055 bytes (14X, Mode-1) 4,800 bytes (32X, Mode-2) Storage Capacity 650 Mbytes (Mode-1) 742 Mbytes (Mode-2) Read Mode Burst Transfer Rate Full CAV1 10.3X to 24X PIO mode 4 - 16.6 Mbytes/s maximum Single Word DMA Mode 2 - 8.3 Mbytes/s maximum Multi Word DMA Mode 2 - 16.6 Mbytes/s maximum. Access Time Average Stroke (1 / 3) 110 ms Full Stroke 180 ms Buffer Memory Size Rotational speed
128 kbytes Approx. 11,100 rpm maximum
CAV = Constant Angular Velocity
Features of the CD-RW Drive (D9524A)
Description HP product number Disc Diameter D9524A 120 mm
Description Data Block Size 2,055 bytes (14X, Mode-1) 4,800 bytes (32X, Mode-2) Storage Capacity 650 Mbytes (Mode-1) 742 Mbytes (Mode-2) Read Mode Burst Transfer Rate Full CAV1 10.3X to 20X PIO mode 4 - 16.6 Mbytes/s maximum Single Word DMA Mode 2 - 8.3 Mbytes/s maximum Multi Word DMA Mode 2 - 16.6 Mbytes/s maximum. Access Time Average Stroke (1 / 3) 110 ms Full Stroke 180 ms Buffer Memory Size Rotational speed
128 kbytes Approx. 7,300 rpm maximum
Features of the DVD-ROM Drive (D7521A)
CD-ROM Mode-1 data disc. CD-ROM Mode-2 data disc (Mode 1 and Mode 2). Photo-CD Multisession. CD Audio disc. Mixed mode CD-ROM disc (data and audio). CD-ROM XA, CD-I, CD-Extra, CD-R, CD-RW. DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD Audio, DVD-RAM.
Description HP product number Disc Diameter Storage Capacity Read Mode Burst Transfer Rate D7521A 120 mm 650 MB to 17 GB (depending on disk type) 8 X max (DVD), 40X max CD-ROM PIO mode 4 - 16.6 Mbytes/s maximum Single Word DMA Mode 2 - 8.3 Mbytes/s maximum Multi Word DMA Mode 2 - 16.6 Mbytes/s maximum. Average Stroke (1 / 3) 110 ms Full Stroke 180 ms 128 kbytes Approx. 7,300 rpm maximum
Access Time Buffer Memory Size Rotational speed
If a disk is still in the drive after power failure or drive failure, the disk can be reclaimed by inserting a straightened paper-clip into the small hole at the bottom of the door.

DVD Region Codes

The DVD-ROM drive is only able to play DVD video discs from regions 1 and 2 (see table below). DVD region settings can be changed up to 5 times.
Region Codes Region USA & Canada Europe & Japan South East Asia Latin America & Australia Russia, Rest of Asia, Africa China Yes Yes No No No No Supported by the D4388A DVD Drive
2 System Features Matrox Millennium G250 AGP 2X Graphics Card
Matrox Millennium G250 AGP 2X Graphics Card
Some HP Vectra VL600 PC models are supplied with a Matrox Millennium G250 AGP 2X graphics card. The Matrox Millennium G250 is aimed at business users who want highresolution support coupled with high performance. For more information, refer to the Technical Reference Manual - HP Vectra Technology available in PDF (Acrobat) format from www.hp.com/go/ vectrasupport.

Key Features

128-bit DualBus graphics chip Full AGP 2X support featuring Symmetrical Rendering Architecture Advanced 2D, 3D and software DVD video acceleration High-quality 32-bit color 3D rendering engine 8MB of graphics memory, upgradeable to 16MB High-speed 250 MHz RAMDAC with ultra sharp image quality. Provides fast screen refresh to eliminate screen flicker Support for high resolutions and colors.

Video Memory

All Matrox Millennium G250 graphics cards are supplied with 8 MB of video memory (upgradeable to 16MB). The video RAM (also known as the frame buffer) is a local block of 6 ns 166MHz SGRAM for holding both the on-screen surface (reflecting what is currently displayed on the screen), and the off-screen surface (video frame, fonts, double buffer, bitmaps, textures).

Supported Refresh Rates

Resolution 8-bit 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024 1600x1200 1920x1080 1920x1200 1800x1440
Vertical Refresh Rates (Hz)1
Max. Horizontal Refresh Rates (kHz)1 32-bit 60 8-bit 101.8 113.55 113.15 109.38 107.23 112.50 93.75 96.88 96.88 16-bit 101.8 113.55 113.15 109.38 107.23 112.50 93.75 96.88 96.88 24-bit 101.8 113.55 113.15 109.38 96.47 100.00 87.89 90.42 96.98 32-bit 101.8 113.55 113.15 109.38 74.59 81.25 70.31 -

16-bit 70

24-bit 65
These are the maximum refresh rates with 166Mhz SGRAM, 250MHz Integrated RAMDAC. 83/166 @ 8, 24 and 32 bpp, 105/140 @ 16 bpp

2 System Features Matrox Millennium G400 AGP 4X Graphics Card
Matrox Millennium G400 AGP 4X Graphics Card
Some Vectra VL600 PC models are supplied with a Matrox Millennium G400 AGP 4X graphics controller. The Matrox Millennium G400 is a very high performance 2D/3D graphics card. For more information, refer to the Technical Reference Manual - HP Vectra Technology available in PDF (Acrobat) format from www.hp.com/go/ vectrasupport.
256-bit DualBus graphics chip AGP 4X host interface with 1GB/s bandwidth and Symmetrical Rendering Architecture High performance 2D, 3D and software DVD video acceleration High-quality 32-bit color 3D rendering engine Upgradeable with Matrox Dual Head modules 32MB of local graphics memory, non-upgradeable High-speed 300 MHz RAMDAC with ultra sharp image quality. Provides fast screen refresh to eliminate screen flicker Support for high resolutions and colors.
Single Head Matrox Millennium G400 graphics cards are supplied with 32 MB of video memory (non-upgradeable). Dual Head cards are supplied with 16MB of video memory. The video RAM (also known as the frame buffer) is a local block of 6 ns 128bit 166MHz SGRAM for holding both the on-screen surface (reflecting what is currently displayed on the screen), and the off-screen surface (video frame, fonts, double buffer, bitmaps, textures).
Resolution 4:3 aspect ratios 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024 1600x1200 1600x1280 1800x1440 1920x1440 2048x1536 16:9 aspect ratios 1600x1024 1920x1035 1920x1080 1920x90 H Max. Vertical Refresh Rates (Hz) 8/16 bpp 24 bpp 32 bpp Max. Horizontal Refresh Rates (kHz) 8/16 bpp 24 bpp 32 bpp 115 110

2 System Features Audio

The Crystal integrated PCI audio solution (not upgradeable) in your PC is a two-chip solution made up of the CrystalClear CS4280 PCI audio controller and the CrystalClear CS4297 Audio Codec 97. The audio controller interfaces with the PCI bus and performs all digital operations such as sample rate conversions and synthesis. The CS4297 chip mixes and processes all the analog signals. All models have a Line In jack, Line Out jack and Mic In jack connector located on the rear panel. These external jacks are standard connectors.

Advanced Menu

The Advanced Menu does not have the same structure as the Main Menu and Power Menu. Instead of presenting a list of fields, it offers a list of sub-menus. The Advanced Menu contains the following sub-menus: Memory and Cache. Define how to configure the specified block of memory. Flexible Disk Drives. Enable or disable the on-board floppy disk controller. IDE Devices. Configure IDE Primary and Secondary devices. I/O Device Configuration. Enable or disable the on-board parallel and serial ports at the specified address. Integrated USB Interface. Enable or disable the integrated USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface. Integrated Audio Interface. Enable or disable the integrated PCI Audio interface. This feature must be disabled if an accessory board is installed. PCI Configuration. Configure a specific PCI device. ISA Resource Exclusion. Reserve interrupts for legacy ISA devices to prevent conflict with PCI/PnP devices. VGA PCI/AGP Config. Configure PCI or AGP as the boot display device (set to PCI if you have added a PCI video card).

Security

Sub-menus are presented for changing the characteristics and values of the System Administrator Password, User Password, Hardware Protection and Boot Device Security, the amount of protection against the systems drives and network connections, and the amount of protection against being able to boot from the systems drives and network connections. The Security Menu contains the following sub-menus: User Password. This password can only be set when an administrator password has been set. The User Password prevents unauthorized use of the computer, protects stored data. Administrator Password. This password prevents unauthorized access to the computers configuration. It can also be used to start the computer. Hardware protection. The following devices can be unlocked/locked: Integrated Flexible Disk Controller, Integrated IDE Controller, and Integrated Data Communications Ports. Boot Devices Security. Select which devices are to be used for booting the system. The option Disabled prevents unauthorized use of a device to start the computer.

Boot Menu

Boot Device Priority allows you to select the order of the devices from which the BIOS attempts to boot the operating system. During POST, if the BIOS is unsuccessful at booting from one device, it will then try the next one on the list until an operating system is found. Hard Disk Drives allows you to choose the hard drive you want to boot from. Removable Devices allows you to choose which drive letters you want to assign to removable devices. The QuickBoot Mode option allows the system to skip certain tests while booting. This decreases the time needed to boot the system. The Boot-time Diagnostics screen enables the user to display either the Vectra logo or diagnostics screen during POST.

Power Menu

This menu allows you to set the Suspend and Standby delays. It enables the user to decide if an IRQ can reactivate the system when in suspend mode. It also allows the system administrator to decide whether the network interface is enabled as a means of reactivating the system from Suspend or Off.
4 BIOS Overview Power Saving and Ergonometry
Power Saving and Ergonometry

Soft Power Down

Soft Power Down is available with the Windows NT operating system. If users want to shut down their PC, they are able to do so directly from the Windows NT interface. There is no longer any need to physically switch off the PC. The hardware to do this is contained in the ICH chipset. This chipset is described in detail in Technical Reference Manual - HP Vectra Technology.

Safe Off

Safe Off is available with the Windows 95 and Windows 98 operating systems. If users attempt to shut down the operating system when an application is open and has not been saved, they are requested to save their work before the computer can be powered off. The hardware to do this is contained in the ICH chipset. This chipset is described in detail in Technical Reference Manual - HP Vectra Technology.
4 BIOS Overview 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 boards must be located in the area from C8000h to EFFFFh.
- 0000 03FF - 0000 04FF - 0009 FCFC00 - 0009 FFFF 000A_0000 - 000B_FFFF 000C 0000 - 000C 7FFF 000C 8000 - 000F FFFF 000E 0000 - 000F FFFF - FF FFFF - 1FF FFFF -3FF FFFF -1FFF FFFF FFF80000 - FFFF FFFF Real-mode IDT BIOS Data Area Used by OS Extended BIOS Data Area Video RAM or SMRAM (not visible unless in SMM) Video ROM Adapter ROM, RAM, memory-mapped registers System BIOS (Flash/Shadow) Memory (1 MB to 16 MB) Memory (16 MB to 32 MB) Memory (32 MB to 64 MB) Memory (64 MB to 512 MB) 512 KB BIOS (Flash)

HP I/O Port Map (I/O Addresses Used by the System)
Peripheral devices, accessory devices and system controllers are accessed via the system I/O space, which is not located in system memory space. The 64 KB of addressable I/O space comprises 8-bit and 16-bit registers (called I/O ports) located in the various system components. When installing an accessory board, ensure that the I/O address space selected is in the free area of the space reserved for accessory boards (100h to 3FFh).
Although the Setup program can be used to change some of the settings, the following address map is not completely BIOS dependent, but is determined partly by the operating system. Note that some of the I/O addresses are allocated dynamically.
I/O Address Ports 0000 - 000F 0020 - 0021 002E - 002F 0040 - 0043 0060, - 0081 - 0083, 008F 0092 00A0 - 00A1 00C0 - 00DF 00F0 - 00FF 0170 - 0177 01F0 - 01F- 027F 02E8 - 02EF 02F8 - 02FF 0372 - - 037A 03B0 - 03DF 03E8 - 03EF 03F0h- 03F5 03F6 03F7 03F8 - 03FF 04D0 - 04D- 067B 0778 - 077B 0CF8 - 0CFF Function DMA controller 1 Master interrupt controller (8259) NS364 Configuration registers Timer 1 Keyboard controller (reset, slow A20) Port B (speaker, NMI status and control) Bit 7: NMI mask register RTC and CMOS data Manufacturing port (POST card) DMA low page register PS/2 reset and Fast A20 Slave interrupt controller DMA controller 2 Co-processor error IDE secondary channel IDE primary channel LPT 2 Serial port 4 (COM4) Serial port 2 (COM2) IDE secondary channel, secondary floppy disk drive LPT1 VGA COM3 Floppy disk drive controller IDE primary channel Floppy disk drive controller COM1 Interrupt edge/level control LPT2 ECP LPT1 ECP PCI configuration space

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 register used to extend the addressing range of the channel to 16 MB. The following table summarizes how the DMA channels are allocated.
DMA controller Channel Free Free if not used for parallel port in Setup Floppy disk controller Free if not used for parallel port in Setup Used to cascade DMA channels 0-3 Free Free Free Function

Interrupt Controllers

The Interrupt Requests (IRQ) are numbered sequentially, starting with the master controller, and followed by the slave.
IRQ (Interrupt Vector) INTR IRQ0 IRQ1 IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ6 IRQ7 IRQ8 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ12 IRQ13 IRQ14 IRQ15 System Timer Keyboard Controller Used by serial port if enabled Used by serial port if enabled Free if not used for parallel port or audio Floppy Disk Controller LPT1 RTC Available for PCI devices, if not used by ISA board or USB port Available for PCI devices, if not used by ISA board or USB port Available for PCI devices, if not used by ISA board or USB port Mouse Co-processor IDE Primary channel IDE Secondary channel. Free unless disabled

Interrupt Request Description
PCI Interrupt Request Lines
PCI devices generate interrupt requests using up to four PCI interrupt request lines (INTA#, INTB#, INTC#, and INTD#). PCI interrupts can be shared; several devices can use the same interrupt. However, optimal system performance is reached when minimizing the sharing of interrupts.
4 BIOS Overview Order in Which the POST Tests are Performed
Order in Which the POST Tests are Performed
Each time the system is powered on, or a reset is performed, the POST is executed. The POST process verifies the basic functionality of the system components and initializes certain system parameters. The POST starts by displaying a graphic screen of the Hewlett-Packard logo when the PC is started. Devices, such as memory and newly installed hard disks, are configured automatically. The user is not requested to confirm the change. Newly removed hard disks are detected, and the user is prompted to confirm the new configuration by pressing. Note, though, that the POST does not detect when a hard disk drive has been otherwise changed. During the POST, the BIOS and other ROM data is copied into high-speed shadow RAM. The shadow RAM is addressed at the same physical location as the original ROM in a manner which is completely transparent to applications. It therefore appears to behave as very fast ROM. This technique provides faster access to the system BIOS firmware. The following table lists the POST checkpoint codes written at the start of each test.
Checkpoint Code 02h 03h 04h 06h 08h 09h 0Ah 0Bh 0Ch 0Eh Verify Real Mode Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) Get CPU type Initialize system hardware Initialize chipset with initial POST values Set IN POST flag Initialize CPU registers Enable CPU cache Initialize caches to initial POST values Initialize I/O component POST Routine Description
Checkpoint Code 0Fh 10h 11h 12h 13h 14h 17h 18h 1Ah 1Ch 24h 26h 28h 29h 2Ah 32h 33h 34h 35h 36h 37h 38h 39h 3Ah 3Ch Initialize the local bus IDE

POST Routine Description

Initialize Power Management Load alternate registers with initial POST values Restore CPU control word during warm boot Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices Initialize keyboard controller Initialize cache before memory autosize 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller Set ES segment register to 4 GB Enable A20 line Autosize DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager Clear 512 KB base RAM Test CPU bus-clock frequency Initialize POST Dispatch Manager Test CMOS RAM Initialize alternate chipset registers Warm start shutdown Reinitialize the chipset (MB only) Shadow system BIOS ROM Reinitialize the cache (MB only) Autosize cache Configure advanced chipset registers
Checkpoint Code 3Dh 40h 42h 44h 45h 47h 48h 49h 4Ah 4Bh 4Ch 4Eh 50h 51h 52h 54h 56h 59h 5Ah 5Bh 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h
POST Routine Description Load alternate registers with CMOS values Set initial CPU speed Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize BIOS interrupts POST device initialization Initialize manager for PCI Option ROMs (Rel. 5.1 and earlier) Check video configuration against CMOS Initialize PCI bus and devices Initialize all video adapters in system Display QuietBoot screen Shadow video BIOS ROM Display BIOS copyright notice Display CPU type Initialize EISA board Test keyboard Set key click if enabled Enable keyboard Initialize POST display service Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP Disable CPU cache Test RAM between 512 and 640 KB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers

4 BIOS Overview Beep Codes

Beep Codes

If a terminal error occurs during POST, the system issues a beep code before attempting to display the error in the upper left corner of the screen. Beep codes are useful for identifying the error when the system is unable to display the error message.

Beep Pattern

Beep Code 1-2-2-3 1-3-1-1 1-3-1-3 1-3-3-1 1-3-4-1 1-3-4-3 1-4-1-1 2-1-2-3 2-2-3-1 1-3
Numeric Code 16h 20h 22h 28h 2Ch 2Eh 30h 46h 58h 98h B4h
Description BIOS ROM checksum failure DRAM refresh test failure 8042 Keyboard controller test failure RAM module missing or not installed correctly1 RAM failure on address line xxxx RAM failure on data bits xxxx2 of low byte of memory bus RAM failure on data bits xxxx2 of high byte of memory bus ROM copyright notice check failure Unexpected interrupts test failure Video configuration failure or option ROMs check-sum failure This does not indicate an error This does not indicate an error under Windows NT 4.0. If the HP Soft Power Down utility is installed, the PC generates 3 short beeps at Windows NT boot.

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Non-HP memory modules are not supported. Only HP memory modules should be used.

Drivers and Software

This chapter describes the drivers and software preloaded with HP Vectra VL600 PCs.
5 Drivers and Software Drivers

Drivers

You can download up-to-date versions of drivers required for VL600 PCs from the Software and Drivers section of HPs Support web site at www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport.

Software

VL600 models come preloaded with the following software. You can download the most up-to-date versions from the Software and Drivers section of HPs Support web site at www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport.
Operating Systems: Either Windows 95 OSR 2.51, Windows 98 SE or Windows NT4 SP5. Software: DiagTools
NT Lock Online documentation SoftOff TopTools UDF Reader + Euro & Y2K patches SafeOff
The service release number may be different on different language versions.
5 Drivers and Software BIOS Updates

BIOS Updates

The system BIOS is identified by the version number hy.xx.xx. The latest BIOS version for your PC and instructions for updating the BIOS can be downloaded from the HP support Web site at: www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport.

The Technical Reference Manual contains the following documents available on the HP Information CD-ROM or downloadable from the Web in PDF format:
Introduction & HP Vectra Product Line Overview Describes how to use the Technical Reference Manual and provides a brief overview of VEi, VLi and VL600 PCs. Product Description The document you are reading. A separate document exists for VEi 7 models, VEi 8 models, VL600 models and VLi 8/VLi 8SF models, providing detailed BIOS information and summary information on the hardware components in the PC. HP Vectra Technology A detailed look at the hardware components in all the PCs in the product line. Includes information on processors, chip sets, graphics

corporate pc

hp vectra vl600
corporate pc you can count on
You can depend on HP corporate PCs to optimize your IT environment and reduce cost of ownership through comprehensive software image stability, manageability, supportability and security programs. Software image stability: Adapt your standard software image more quickly and less frequently on HP corporate PCs. Easy to manage: HP corporate PCs with HP Toptools provide the inventory information you need, and the most efficient way to decrease desk-side visits. Easy to support: HP corporate PCs are easy to diagnose, troubleshoot and service, greatly empowering your help desk resources and providing a better user experience. Security ready: HP corporate PCs reduce security risks. the hp vectra vl600 The mainstream performance corporate PC: The performance and bandwidth to take advantage of tomorrows emerging corporate applications.
technical datasheet october 2000

at a glance

new technology highlights Next-generation technology based on Intel 820 chipset Latest Intel processors, starting with Pentium III 733 MHz, 800EB MHz, 866 MHz, 933 MHz, or 1000 MHz processor with 133 MHz front side bus (FSB) New Rambus Direct (RDRAM) memory128 MB expandable to 512 MB New Ultra ATA/66 SMART II 10.0 GB (5400rpm), 15.0 GB (7200rpm), or 30.0 GB (7200rpm) hard disk drive Choice of high-performance graphics solutions: New Matrox Millennium G400 AGP 4X graphics card with 32 MB SGRAM memory New Matrox Millennium G400 AGP 4X DualHead card with 16 MB SGRAM memory New Matrox Millennium G250 AGP 2X graphics card with 8 MB SGRAM memory, upgradable to 16 MB Wide range of optical storage devices: HP 48X Max-speed IDE CD-ROM drive HP 8X Max-speed IDE DVD-ROM drive with video playback and DVD-RAM compatibility HP 4X Max-speed IDE CD-Writer Plus drive Two serial ports, one parallel port, two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports, audio connectors (stereo in, stereo out, microphone in) 16-bit stereo full duplex PCI audio integrated Choice of operating systems: Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Windows 2000 Professional Windows 98SE Windows 95 Linux Enabled: Certified by Linuxcare (TurboLinux, RedHat, SuSE, Caldera) Highly serviceable packages: 5-shelf, 7-slot desktop 6-shelf, 7-slot minitower

pc system features

package

Choice of two different packages: Desktop (5 shelves, 7 slots) Minitower (6 shelves, 7 slots) Easy to expand, easy to open, easy to service and repair Choice of processors: Intel Pentium III 733 MHz, 800EB MHz, 866 MHz, 933 MHz, or 1000 MHz processor with 133 MHz FSB Includes Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) Intel 820 chipset Processor dependent: 256 KB Level-2 advanced transfer cache (full speed) 128 MB Rambus Direct RAM (RDRAM): Expandable to 512 MB through two RIMM sockets Support for ECC memory Auto detection of memory modules via serial presence detect (SPD) Choice of hard disk drive technologies: 10.0 GB (5400rpm), 15.0 GB (7200rpm), or 30.0 GB (7200rpm) Ultra ATA/66 hard disk drive: SMART II (self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology) 66 MB/s transfer rate maximum

processor

chipset cache

memory

hard disk drive

hard disk controller

PCI Bus Master Ultra ATA controller: Support for Ultra ATA/66, PIO (up to Mode 4), DMA Mode 2, and Ultra DMA Mode 2 Up to four Fast-IDE devices supported on desktop and minitower models, including two hard disk drives and two ATAPI devices (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or CD-RW drive or any other ATAPI-device) PCI Ultra Wide SCSI controller on Ultra Wide SCSI models Third-height, 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB floppy disk drive preinstalled. Choice of CD-ROM, DVD-ROM and CD-RW solutions: HP 48X Max-speed IDE CD-ROM drive HP 8X Max-speed IDE DVD-ROM drive HP 4X Max-speed IDE CD-Writer Plus drive (Adaptec Easy CD Creator and DirectCD software included) Desktopfive shelves: One front-accessible with standard, third-height, 3.5-inch floppy disk drive preinstalled Two front-accessible for standard, half-height, 5.25-inch devices (one with optical device drive preinstalled) Two internal with standard, third-height devices (one with 3.5-inch hard disk drive preinstalled) Minitowersix shelves: One front-accessible with standard, third-height, 3.5-inch floppy disk drive preinstalled Three front-accessible for standard, half-height, 5.25-inch devices (one with optical device drive preinstalled) Two internal for standard, third-height devices (one with 3.5-inch hard disk drive preinstalled) Seven slots: Four PCI (LAN adapter preinstalled in one PCI slot on LAN models) Two ISA (ISA cards supported up to card height of 106 mm) One AGP (occupied by Matrox Millennium graphics card)
floppy disk drive optical storage

mass storage shelves

total expansion slots
pc system features (continued)

audio subsystem

16-bit stereo PCI audio recording and playback Full duplex audio DirectX 6 compliant (Windows 95/98 only) Headset Available audio drivers: Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows for Workgroups, OS/2 Warp 4.0 One 25-pin parallel port (ECP/EPP bidirectional Centronics supporting IEEE 1284) Two 9-pin serial ports (16550 UART) Two PS/2 connectors for keyboard and mouse (mini-DIN) Two stacked Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for easy reconfiguration, attachment, and hot swapping of external peripherals One 15-pin VGA connector Audio ports (stereo in, stereo out, microphone in) One RJ-45 Ethernet port on all LAN models (10/100 Base-T) BIOS in flash EEPROM for convenient BIOS upgrades Memory upgradable using Rambus Direct (RDRAM) RIMMs Hard disk storage upgradable up to 2 x 30.0 GB

built-in i/o

upgradability

graphics subsystem

video graphics Matrox Millennium G400 AGP 4X SingleHead graphics card with video accelerator on AGP bus. With 32 MB of SGRAM video memory, it can be made DualHead capable (supporting two independent monitors on the same AGP card) by installing an add-on module in the graphics card. This option is only available from and supported by Matrox Corp. Outstanding 2D and Direct 3D performance, speed, and visual quality Fully DirectX 6 compliant with Environment Mapped Bump Mapping for maximum 3D realism 300 MHz UltraSharp RAMDAC for flicker-free displays Vibrant color quality32-bit rendering, texturing, and Z-buffering 256-bit dual bus architecture DDC2b support for Plug-&-Play detection of monitor

Matrox Millennium G400 AGP 4X DualHead* graphics card with video accelerator on AGP bus. Available from HP as an accessory, this graphics card is capable of supporting two connected independent monitors on the same AGP card and comes installed with 16 MB of SGRAM video memory. Outstanding 2D graphics performance and best professional DirectX graphics Dual-monitor support in a single AGP slot Integrated 300 MHz RAMDAC with UltraSharp technology for highly saturated and separated colors Matrox DualHead Display technology and PowerDesk manager DDC2b support for Plug-&-Play detection of monitor 256-bit dual bus architecture; true 128-bit external bus to video Vibrant color quality32-bit rendering, texturing, and Z-buffering 16/10 monitor support Bilinear, trilinear, and anisotropic filtering Floating-point 3Dcsetup engine DirectX6 and open GL hardware acceleration
Matrox Millennium G250 AGP 2X graphics card with video accelerator on AGP bus. Best price/performance 2D graphics card Optimized 2D performance Support for accelerated 3D graphics 128-bit dual bus architecture 250 MHz RAMDAC for flicker-free displays DDC2b support for Plug-&-Play detection of monitor
* Note: Available as an option.
available graphics drivers
32 MB SGRAM on Matrox Millennium G400 AGP 4X SingleHead models 16 MB SGRAM on Matrox Millennium G400 AGP 4X DualHead models 8 MB SGRAM, upgradable to 16 MB, on Matrox Millennium G250 models Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows for Workgroups 3.11 and OS/2 Warp 4.0 Drivers may be preloaded or available from HP desktop PC support web site: http://www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport
graphics subsystem (continued)

maximum resolutions

Matrox Millennium G400 4X SingleHead and DualHead graphics system 2D resolutions and 3D resolutions Supports the following maximum resolutions and colors:
color Palette 8-bit 15- or 16-bit 24-bit 32-bit maximum 2D display area 2048 xxxx1536 maximum 3D display area 2048 xx 1200 double-buffered+ 16-bit Z 1800 x x 1024 Double-buffered+ +32-bit Z 1600 x x 1024
Refresh rates Supports the following maximum non-interlaced refresh rates and the resolutions listed here:
color Palette 4:3 aspect ratio 640 x x x x x x x x x 1536 16:9 aspect ratio 1600 x x x x 1200 primary screen (8-/16-/24-/32-bit) 200Hz 200Hz 160Hz 120Hz 100Hz 90Hz 80Hz 75Hz 70Hz 120Hz 100Hz 100Hz 90Hz secondary screen (with add-on module) (16-/32-bit) 200Hz 200Hz 115Hz 75Hz 43Hz 43Hz 43Hz
Matrox Millennium G250 AGP 2X graphics card Supports the following maximum non-interlaced refresh rates at the resolutions listed here:
resolutions 640 x x x x x x x x colors (8-bit) 60200Hz 60180Hz 60140Hz 60120Hz 60100Hz 6090Hz 6076Hz 6070Hz 32K colors (16-bit) 60200Hz 60180Hz 60140Hz 60120Hz 60100Hz 6090Hz 6076Hz 6070Hz 16.7M colors (24-bit) 60200Hz 60180Hz 60140Hz 60120Hz 60100Hz 6085Hz 6070Hz 6065Hz 16.7M colors (32-bit) 60200Hz 60180Hz 60140Hz 60120Hz 6090Hz 60-65Hz

software

operating system
HP supported operating systems: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 95 Other certified operating systems: Novell Client for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, Linux distributions: RedHat, TurboLinux, SuSE, and Caldera More information about the Linux operating system is available on the HP desktop PC web site: http://www.hp.com/desktops/linux

provided software

Operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional or Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition or Windows 95, depending on model* HP Toptools agent HP Diagtools hardware diagnostic solution HP safe off (not available with Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional) 3Com LAN driver HP soft power down, HP lock, HP energy saver for Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Every unit includes in the box: HP image creation and recovery CD-ROM (OS installation and hard disk preparation) HP image library and diagnostics CD-ROM (drivers and utilities installation and diagnostics)
* Note: End user must make one-time selection between Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98 and Windows 95. If end user desires rejected product(s) after selection is made, end user must require and pay for rejected product(s) separately. A one-time selection only applies where two operating systems are preloaded.
software available from the web
HP Toptools device manager http://www.hp.com/toptools HP LAN card ready drivers available from HP desktop PC support web site: http://www.hp.com/go/pcsupport

communication features

ethernet LAN interface
preconfigured networking remote booting
3Com Fast Etherlink 10/100BASE-TX Wake on LAN support Low CPU usage releases resources for local user tasks (DMA) Ultra-fast installation Remote Boot protocols in system BIOS (3Com): RPL, NetWare, BootP, PXE/DHCP 3Com Managed PC Boot agent multiprotocol firmware to enable pre-boot capabilities in a networked environment: 3Com Managed PC Boot agent is included in the BIOS. Enables remote automated installation and pre-OS desktop management Supports multiple protocols (DHCP, BootP, PXE, NCP/IPX, and RPL) Compliant with todays industry standards: Wired for Management (WfM) 2.0 and PC 99 Information on remote booting and network setup in all supported environments available on web http://www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport

network administration guide internet ready available lan drivers
Microsoft Internet Explorer Novell NetWare 3.x/4.x clients; Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 95 Latest LAN information and drivers available from HP desktop PC support web site http://www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport Tested with leading Ethernet and Token Ring adapters Wake on LAN for selected third-party LAN cards in some operating system environments Detailed setup instructions and HP-tested drivers for a wide range of LAN cards from 3Com, IBM, Madge, Intel, D-Link, and Olicom available on web at: http://www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport

lan card ready program

ergonomics
ergonomic and environmental design
Video modes supporting non-interlaced resolutions up to at ergonomic refresh rates up to 85Hz EPA Energy Star and Blue Angel certified* Energy-saving variable-speed fan for temperature control Large selection of MPRIIand EPA Energy Starcertified displays CFC-free manufacturing process; single plastic for easy recycling ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) and APM (Advanced Power Management) compliant HP energy saver, HP safe off, HP soft power down Optimized desk-space-saving desktop package Control panel keeps user aware of PC status: On/Off switch integrated in the surface to avoid accidental power-off On/Off green LED (blinks in sleep mode) Hard disk drive activity LED Lock LED
* Note: As an Energy Star partner, HP has determined that this product meets the Energy Star guidelines for energy efficiency (on appropriate models).
regulatory compliance and approvals

safety approvals

electromagnetic compatibility
CSA C22.2 No. 950-M89 (Canada) UL 1950 listed (USA) NOM-019-SCFI-1993 (Mexico) IEC 60950: 1991 +A1 +A2 +A3 +A4 International) 73/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive amended by Directive 93/68/EEC EN 60950: 1992 +A1 +A2 +A3 TV-GS Mark (Germany) PSB (Singapore) GB 4943-1995 (China) Eastern countries compliance

FCC Part 15 Class B (USA) ICES-003 Class B (Canada) European EMC Directive 89/336/EEC amended by Directive 93/68/EEC GB 9254-1988 (China) VCCI Class B (Japan) RRL Class B (Korea) AS/NZS3548 Class B (Australia-New Zealand) BSMI CNS13438 Class B (Taiwan) EASTERN countries compliance CISPR 22: 1993 (International) TV-GS Mark (Germany) ENERGY STAR Certification (USA) Blue Angel Certification (European Countries)

pc specifications

physical characteristics
system dimensions (without keyboard) desktop minitower weight (without keyboard) desktop minitower keyboard dimensions (standard) dimensions (multimedia) 10 kg. 13.4kg. 46.4 cm x 17.8 cm x 3.3 cm (5.1 cm standing). 47.5 cm x 18.5 cm x 5.0 cm (7.3 cm standing). metric 10 to 35 C -40 to 70 C 15% to 80% RH 8% to 85% RH (noncondensing) at 40C 22 lb. 29.5 lb. 18.3 in. wide x 7.0 in. deep x 1.3 in. high (2.0 in. standing). 19.0 in. wide x 7.4 in. deep x 2.0 in. high (2.9 in. standing). non-metric 50 to 95 F -40 to 158 F 15% to 80% RH 8% to 85% RH (noncondensing) at 104F 43.5 cm x 43 cm x 13.5 cm. 20.6 cm x 45.5 cm x 46.9 cm. 17.1 in. wide x 16.9 in. deep x 5.3 in. high. 8.1 in. wide x 17.9 in. deep x 18.5 in. high metric non-metric

environmental conditions

temperature operating non-operating humidity operating non-operating
electrical characteristics
input voltage power supply: manually switchselectable on some models 110127 Vac/200240-Vac
input voltage frequency power supply continuous
100127 Vac/200240-Vac. 50 Hz/60 Hz desktop minitower
120W Power consumption typical standby (Windows 95 and Windows 98 only) off desktop

200W minitower

<=37W <=30 W <=4W
<=41W <=30W <=4W

acoustic emission

sound level (LwA) typical (desktop and minitower) <= 37dBA

service and support

warranty
Three-year on-site international limited hardware warranty and a full range of flexible warranty options. Next business day on-site service. For full details, see HP hardware warranty statement provided with your product. You can upgrade your warranty terms up to 90 days after purchase

support

24 hours a day, 7 days a week, there is always a way to reach HP support: Web technical support including BIOS and driver updates, white papers and additional product information HP 3-year free hardware diagnostic phone support (24 hours a day, 7 days a week in U.S. Standard business hours in other regions) For more information, go to http://www.hp.com/go/pcsupport and click on Assistance to find the telephone number of the HP customer care center near you

software image stability

Adapt your standard software image more quickly and less frequently on HP corporate PCs.
image creation and recovery cd-rom
HP Vectra PCs come with an image creation and recovery CD-ROM in the box. This CD-ROM contains the operating system, drivers, and system utilities, and allows you to: Reload the operating system only Recover HP preloaded software Configure the hard disk drive (FAT 16, FAT 32, or NTFS) Run the HP hardware diagnostic tool (HP Diagtools) The image library CD-ROM contains HP drivers and system software pre-packageed for unattended install.These packages can be used locally or distributed with Microsoft scripting tools or SMS Available on the web from http://www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport (shipping and handling fee applies) Program tightly controls PC revisions, enabling you to create a single software image for easy deployment across all your new HP Vectra PCs Informs you of the changes by e-mail, letting you decide whether to upgrade your PCs

image library cd-rom

image stability

proactive notification

More details on HP software stability can be obtained at: http://www.hp.com/go/pcstability

easy to manage

HP corporate PCs with HP Toptools provide the inventory information you need, and the most efficient way to decrease desk-side visits.

inventory management

Remote and central inventory Auto-discovery of devices Automated collection of inventory PC search and selection Standard reports (including asset location, configuration) Report of Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional-ready PCs (this report includes PCs matching the minimum hardware requirements and that are certified Access to detailed configuration information Customizable asset string
Performance Management Resources bottleneck analysis (requires HP Toptools Value Pack D7160A) Configuration management Remote boot control Scheduled system reboot Scheduled system power-off Scheduled system power-on Remote and central system software updates HP Toptools agents deployment and update (agent deployment is only available with Windows NT 4.0 Workstation or Windows 2000 Professional, within the same Windows NT domain) BIOS update Drivers update (video, hard disk drive, and LAN card) Selected HP Laserjet printers installation Hardware diagnostics deployment and update (HP Diagtools)
compliance with industry standards
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Provided with Toptools agent for Windows 9x and NT 4.0 models. HP PCs have the most comprehensive DMI implementation in the industry: DMI 2.0s compliant. HP DMI instrumentation for PC system information, monitor, LAN cards, security, devices, drivers, bios, end-user information and more. Support for all DMI management application including Intel LANDesk, McAfee ZAC and more. HP Toptools can uniquely: Power on DMI on HP and non-HP PCs Read DMI information from HP and non-HP PCs Report DMI alerts from HP and non-HP PCs Control DMI hardware monitoring from HP and non-HP PCs
Windows Management Interface (WMI) Provided with Toptools agent for Windows 2000 models. HP PCs have the industry leading WMI implementation: Full WMI instrumentation (equivalent to DMI). Common Toptools agent and WMI instrumentation across Vectra, Kayak, Omnibook and e-PC. First to implement WMI instrumentation for Intel IPSEC LAN card adaptors, HP Toptools can uniquely: Power on WMI on HP and non-HP PCs Read WMI information from HP and non-HP PCs Control WMI hardware monitoring from HP and non-HP PCs

Wired for Management (WfM) HP PCs are WfM 2.0 ready: Provide easy remote power-on (RPO/WOL), remote power-off, and remote reboot. HP PCs are PXE 2.0 ready: Provide easy Windows 2000 Workstation software deployment with Windows 2000 remote installation service
complementary products HP Toptools Value Pack The HP Toptools Value Pack expands the functionality of the free version of HP Toptools by including: System Performance Advisor CPU, memory, and disk I/O performance monitoring and trend analysis for Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, Windows 95, and Windows 98 Second Edition systems PC remote control (Symantec pcANYWHERE) Custom reports and tables Enhanced notification actions and action triggers Most frequent alerts report Third-party trap import/configuration IP/MAC address file importing Enhanced HP Toptools user password administration Enhanced action-on-alerts (e-mail and paging) Support for larger environments (up to 5,000 nodes per device manager server)
HP Toptools Bridges The HP Toptools bridges enable full integration with complementary applications. Bridges are available with the following applications: HP Openview NNM (Windows NT 4.0) HP Openview NNM (HP-UX) HP Openview NNM (Solaris) Microsoft SMS 2.0/2.01 IBM Tivoli NetView (Windows NT 4.0) Computer Associates Unicenter TNG (Windows NT 4.0)
More details on HP PCs manageability and HP Toptools can be obtained at: http://www.hp.com/go/pcmanageability

easy to support

HP corporate PCs are easy to diagnose, troubleshoot and service, greatly empowering your help desk resources and providing a better user experience.

fault management

Fault diagnostics HP Diagtools (local and remote) Smart card and smart card reader diagnostics On-line video video and LAN cards (3Com, Intel, Matrox)
Remote and local alert reporting Power-On Self-Test (POST) Chassis intrusion detection IDE hard disk drive SMART failure warning Resources monitoring CPU Memory Hard disk drives Networking card (requires SNMP services to be installed) diagtools
HP Diagtools hardware diagnostics solution http://www.hp.com/desktops/diagtools Diagtools can diagnose hardware related problems It is preloaded on the hard disk drive in a hidden partition and can be launched during the boot Test results and system configuration are stored in a support ticket file for further access from your HP support provider if necessary
ease of setup and servicing
Highly serviceable packageseasy to open, repair, and expand, with built-in intuitiveness Features include: Covertool-free, intuitive removal System boarddirect access to upgradeable parts (memory, microprocessor, I/O cards) Hard disk driveeasy removal, direct access, tool-free removal of hard disk drive cage Front-accessible drivesdirect access, easy removal of tray Embedded repair instruction labels Easy upgrade of I/O cardstool-free single I/O locker No mounting accessories needed when installing accessory devices Color-coded connectors for simplified PC assembly Hassle-free security with HP master pass key systemchassis lock with configurable master setting (optional) BIOS stored in flash EEPROM for fast and easy upgrades Setup program in flash ROM Automatic detection of major components at power-on Power-On Self-Test (POST) displays start up errors, suggests solutions All models are local area network (LAN) ready for easy integration into the network HP Diagtools: fast, easy-to-use hardware diagnostics for quick system troubleshooting LAN hardware diagnostics

More details on HP PCs supportability can be obtained at: http://www.hp.com/go/pcsupportability

security ready

HP corporate PCs reduce security risks.

physical security

Boot Block BIOS Flash hardware protected HP physical security to protect PCs from theft: Optional HP master pass key lock (lock must be purchased separately) Kensington lock provision Two BIOS level passwords Chassis Intrusion detection To safeguard user files, protect against data losses, shut down the PC cleanly and securely, and to back up the power supply during short power failure, taking advantage of the hibernate mode of Windows 2000 Professional: HP Power Protection device Compact device, fits into a 5.25" PC free expansion shelf To secure desktop access, ensure secure storage and allow mobility, the HP Protecttools 2000 smart card provides: Secure Logon by replacing Microsoft operating system logon with a PIN entry Folder encryption Digital certificate storage onto Smart Card (CAPI, PKCS#11) To secure your links without losing performance and maintaining throughput: Optional Intel Pro/100S Management Adapter, 10BaseT, 100 Base TX LAN interface With network encryption co-processor to off-load security encryption from the PC to the adapter, reducing processor utilization and maximizing network performance

reliability

smart cards
secure network communication

security management

Remote and central system boot configuration Enable/Disable start from hard disk Enable/Disable start from floppy disk Enable/Disable start from CD-ROM drive Enable/Disable start from network drive Enable/Disable Remote Power On and Wake on LAN
Remote and central security configuration Enable/Disable floppy disk drive Enable/Disable writing on floppy disk drive Enable/Disable CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-RW drives (requires Windows 2000 Professional or Windows NT 4.0 Workstation) Enable/Disable serial and parallel ports Enable/Disable USB ports
Remote and central security control Complete system lock System protection (power-on and reset buttons)
Remote and central security management Enable/Disable start with keyboard locked System administrator and user password change Enable/Disable user password on power-on System SNMP community password change Report of PCs not password protected Security management Inventory of smart card readers, power protection device and IP-Sec LAN card Local diagnostic of smart card and reader
More details on HP PCs security can be obtained at: http://www.hp.com/go/pcsecurity
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ENERGY Star is a U.S. registered service mark of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Intel, the Intel Inside logo, and Pentium are U.S. registered trademarks and Celeron and MMX are U.S. trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Rambus and RDRAM are registered trademarks of Rambus Inc. RIMM is a trademark of Rambus Inc. All certifications may not be completed at product introduction. Please check with your HP reseller for certification status. In a continuing effort to improve the quality of our products, technical and environmental information in this document is subject to change without notice. Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 2000. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited except as allowed under the copyright laws.