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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 proprietary information that is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett-Packard Company. Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. NVIDIA, GeForce2 MX, GeForce3, TNT and Vanta are trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation. Matrox and DualHead are registered trademarks of Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. ATI is a trademark of ATI Technologies Inc. Celeron is a trademark and Inteland Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. CrystalClear, Cirrus Logic and Cirrus are trademarks and Crystal is a registered trademark of Cirrus Logic Incorporated. Adaptec is a registered trademark of Adaptec Incorporated. Analog Devices is a registered trademark of Analog Devices Incorporated. Sound Blaster is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd.
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Information Roadmap

Use the icon in Acrobat Reader to search for information in this PDF. The following types of information are available for HP Business PCs:

Technical Reference

See the HP Technical Reference Manuals. This Technical Reference Manual is a technical reference and BIOS document for personnel providing system level support. It is available in PDF format on the HP support web site (www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport or www.hp.com/go/e-pcsupport). It is presented in modular form to provide quick and easy access to technical information on the HP Business PC. It is made up of the following components:
The Introduction & HP Business PC Overview (this document). Provides a quick reference guide to the hardware components and BIOS used in the latest HP Business PCs. It also lists some of the available accessories. Product Description. Provides technical information specific to a HP Business PC. This includes summary information on product hardware and detailed information on the BIOS. Read this manual to see which hardware components are in the PC. HP Business PC Technology. Provides an in-depth guide to the hardware in all of the featured HP Business PCs. Subjects covered include chipsets, processors, graphics controllers, hard disk drives and optical drives.
Installing, Configuring and Upgrading
See the HP Upgrade Guide (desktop PCs only) or the HP Service Handbook Chapter. The Upgrade Guide will help you upgrade and replace components in your HP Business PC, including the hard drive, memory, battery, power supply, and optical drives. More information is available on the HP support web site (www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport). The Service Handbook Chapter, available in PDF format on the HP support web site (www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport or www.hp.com/go/e-pcsupport), provides information on:
HP Business PC configurations Replacement parts Available accessories.

Troubleshooting

See the HP Troubleshooting Guide. The Troubleshooting Guide, available in PDF format on the HP support web site (www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport or www.hp.com/go/e-pcsupport) will help you:
Troubleshoot your HP Business PC Find out where to get more information.
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Discover and use your product
See the HP Quick Start card and HP Quick Users Guide. The Quick Start card provided with your HP Business PC will help you:
Set up and begin using your HP Business PC for the first time Upgrade and replace components in your HP Business PC, including the hard drive, processor memory, add-on cards and optical drives. More information is available on the HP support web site (www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport or www.hp.com/go/e-pcsupport). Find out where to get more information.

The Quick Users Guide provided with your HP Business PC includes basic troubleshooting information, technical specifications, warranty and legal information.
Your computers online information
Your computer may contain online help information on the hard disk. It includes information on:
Troubleshooting and how to use HP Instant Support Linking to useful HP web sites.
Information on the hp support web site
Refer to the HP support web site (www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport or www.hp.com/go/e-pcsupport) for a wide range of information, including:
Downloadable documentation Service and support options The latest BIOS, drivers and utilities Answers to Frequently Asked Questions.

System recovery cd-roms

Used for a full system recovery or alternative OS installation. Includes instructions on how to recover your preloaded software including operating system, drivers and utilities.
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Finding Information

Use the following table to determine where to locate particular types of information: Type of Information
Location Quick Users Guide

Support phone numbers

Technical support contact information Warranty information
How to set up your computer Operation of your computer
Quick Start Card (details) Quick Users Guide (general information) Operating system and application manuals Upgrade Guide (desktop PCs only)
Diagrams and detailed instructions on installing add-on devices Internal wire connections for adding hard drives, CD-ROM, etc. Memory expansion and replacing devices
LAN configuration LAN controller
LAN Card Ready Program (when provided, is available on the HP support web site) Technical Reference Manual (this document) Troubleshooting Guide
Identifying the problem Information on errors Problem solving Troubleshooting
Parts list Accessories list
Service Handbook Chapter Technical Reference Manual (this document)

BIOS Connectors IRQ POST setup Specifications System board layout Technical diagrams
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Conventions

The following conventions are used throughout this manual to identify specific numeric elements:
Hexadecimal numbers are identified by a lower case h.
For example, 0FFFFFFFh or 32F5h
Binary numbers and bit patterns are identified by a lower case b.
For example, 1101b or 10011011b

Bibliography

Manual, datasheets and other information can be obtained at:
Technical Reference Manuals

www.hp.com/go/support

HP Service Handbook Chapters at:
www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport or www.hp.com/go/e-pcsupport

HP Product Data Sheets

www.hp.com/go/library

Intel Chipsets

developer.intel.com
Intel Celeron, Pentium III & Pentium 4 Processors
www.intel.com/design/celeron/datashts www.intel.com/design/pentiumIII/datashts www.intel.com/design/pentium4/datashts

Adaptec SCSI Products

www.adaptec.com

Analog Devices AD1885

www.analogdevices.com
Matrox Millennium G400 and G450 AGP graphics controllers
www.matrox.com/mga/products/home.htm

NVIDIA graphics cards

www.nvidia.com

ATI graphics cards

www.ati.com
Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology (used in chipsets 810E, 815 and 845)

www.intel.com/products

Creative Audio

www.creative.com

Crystal Audio

www.cirrus.com

Intel LAN card
www.intel.com/support/network
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Status

HP Business PC product line overview
This document provides a brief overview of the technical features and components of the following HP Business PCs: XE310 PCs (Series 1 and Series 2) XE320 PCs VL400 Desktop, Minitower and Small Form Factor PCs VL410 Desktop and Small Form Factor PCs VL420 Desktop, Minitower and Small Form Factor PCs e-pc c10 and e-pc s10 e-pc 40 and e-pc 42.
For the latest information on any of these PCs refer to the product datasheets available at the following HP web site: www.hp.com/go/library

HP Vectra XE310 PCs

NOTE There are two versions of the HP XE310 PC: Series 1 and Series 2. To identify which model you have, look at the sticker located on the right side of your PC. Series 1 models are labelled XE310 and Series 2 models are labelled XE310 Series 2. All information in the following table applies to both Series 1 and Series 2 PCs unless otherwise stated. Component Package Description Description

1 or 2 free front-access shelves (one if a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or CD-RW is fitted). Up to 3 PCI accessory board slots. Width: 21cm (8.27in.) Height: 39cm (15.35in.) Depth: 38cm (14.96in.) Series 1 Intel Celeron 800/100 up to 1100/100 with 128KB L2 cache. Intel Pentium III 933/133, 1000/133 with 256KB L2 cache and 2 x 16KB L1 cache. Intel Celeron 950/100 up to 1200/100 Intel Pentium III 1000/133 up to 1200/133 Windows 98 SE Windows XP Home Windows XP Professional (or Windows 2000)

Processor

Series 2 Series 1 Series 2
Preloaded Operating System System Board: Chipset Integrated I/O Integrated IDE Graphics Integrated Audio LAN
Series 1 Series 2 Series 1 Series 2 Series 1 Series 2 Series 1 Series 2 Series 1 Series 2 Series 1 Series 2
Intel i81Oe. Intel i815eg. 2 USB connectors, 1 serial port,1 parallel port, 1 Midi port. 4 USB connectors, 1 serial port,1 parallel port. On ICH chip. 2 IDE Ports (Ultra DMA/66) On ICH chip. 2 IDE Ports (Ultra DMA/100) Integrated Intel 810e AGP graphics controller Integrated Intel 815eg AGP graphics controller Cirrus Logic CS4299 integrated AC97 audio solution Analog Devices AD1885 integrated AC97 audio solution HP 10/100 BT PCI Ethernet Adapter (on some models) Integrated Intel Pro/100 VE Network Adapter

Mass storage

Hard disks: 20GB IDE, 40GB IDE Floppy drive: standard 1.44 MB 3.5 CD-ROM drive: 48X max IDE (in selected models). Also available as accessory (D9444A) CD-RW drive: 16X, 10X, 40X max (in selected models). Also available as accessory (P1543A) DVD drive: 16X, 40X max (Series 2) Two SDRAM sockets using: 64MB, 128MB and 256MB 133MHz SDRAM. Maximum of 512MB. HP Standard Keyboard HP Scrolling Mouse Input Voltage: 100-127 V 4A, -240V 2A ac (voltage selection switch) Input Frequency: 50/60 Hz Maximum output power: 149W continuous Series 1 Series 2 Series 1 Keyboard, mouse, VGA, parallel, 2 x serial, 2 x USB, LAN, 3 x audio, 1 x midi Keyboard, mouse, VGA, parallel, 1 x serial, 4 x USB, LAN, 3 x audio Type: Phoenix BIOS, Version: JD.xx.xx BIOS error messages: in English. Type: Phoenix BIOS, Version: JJ.01.xx BIOS error messages: in English. Setup program: in Englis h Setup program: in English
Main memory Input devices Power supply Rear connectors

Series 2

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HP Vectra XE320 PCs

Component Package Description Processor Preloaded Operating System System Board: Chipset Integrated I/O Integrated IDE Graphics Integrated Audio LAN
Intel USB connectors, 2 serial ports and 1 parallel port On ICH2 chip. 2 IDE Ports (Ultra ATA 100) Choice of graphics solutions: - ATI Rage 128 Pro with 16MB (Brazil only) or 32MB video memory - NVIDIA TNT2 Vanta 16MB Integrated Analog Devices AD1885 AC97 Audio Integrated Intel Pro/100 VE Network Adapter (10 Base-T/100 Base-TX LAN Interface) Hard disks: 20GB IDE (5400 rpm), 40GB IDE (5400 rpm) Floppy drive: standard 1.44 MB 3.5

Description

1 or 2 free front-access shelves (one if a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or CD-RW is fitted) Up to 3 PCI accessory board slots Width: 21cm (8.27in.) Height: 39cm (15.35in.) Depth: 38cm (14.96in.) Intel Pentium 4 processor: 1.6GHz, 1.7GHz, 1.8GHz, 1.9GHz, 2.0GHz with 256KB L2 cache and 2.0GHz with 512KB L2 cache Windows XP Professional (downgrade to Windows 2000 with recovery CD) Windows XP Home
CD-ROM drive: 48X max IDE (in selected models). Also available as accessory (D9444A) CD-RW drive: 24X, 10X, 40X max (in selected models). Also available as accessory (P8771AV) DVD drive: 16X, 40X max (P1544A) Three SDRAM sockets using: 128MB, 256MB and 512MB 133MHz SDRAM (non-ECC) standard (PC 133 specification). Maximum of 1.5GB (128MB module is minimum module size supported) HP PS/2 Standard Keyboard HP PS/2 Scrolling Mouse Input Voltage: 100-127V 6A, 200-240V 3A ac (voltage selection switch) Input Frequency: 50/60 Hz Maximum output power: 200W continuous Keyboard, mouse, parallel, VGA, 2 x serial, 2 x USB, LAN, 3 x audio (stereo-in, stereo-out, microphone-in) Based on American Megatrends Inc. (AMI). BIOS, Version: JN.xx.yy
Main memory Input devices Power supply Rear connectors BIOS
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HP Vectra VL400 PCs

Component Desktop
1 or 2 free front-access shelves (one if a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or CD-RW is fitted). Up to 4 accessory board slots (3 PCI, 1 AGP). (2 ISA slot extension kit available as an accessory.) Width: 43.5cm (17.13in.) Height: 13.5cm (5.32in.) Depth: 43cm (16.93in.)

Minitower

2 or 3 Free Front-access shelves (two if a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or CD-RW is fitted) Up to 4 accessory board slots (3 PCI, 1 AGP). (2 ISA slot extension kit available as an accessory.) Width: 20.6cm (8.15in.) Height: 46.9cm (18.46in.) Depth: 45.5cm (17.9in.)

Small Form Factor

1 Slim free front-access shelf, or 1 slim CD-ROM or DVD-ROM may be fitted. Up to 3 PCI accessory board slots. (Alternatively, riser card with 1 PCI and 1 combo PCI-ISA is available as an accessory.) Width: 36.6cm (14.4in.) Height: 10.1cm (3.98in.) Depth: 40.7cm (16.14in.)

Package Description

Processor Operating System System Board: Chipset Integrated I/O Integrated IDE Graphics Integrated Audio Integrated LAN
Intel Celeron 566/66, 633/66 with 128KB L2 cache. Intel Pentium III 667/133, 733/133, 800/133, 867/133, 933/133, 1000/133 with 256KB L2 cache and 2 x 16KB L1 cache. Either Windows 2000 (with Windows NT4 SP6 as alternative on CD-ROM), or Windows 95 (with Windows 98 SE as alternative on CDROM).

Intel i815. 2 USB connectors, 2 serial ports and 1 parallel port. On ICH chip. 2 IDE Ports (Ultra DMA/66). Integrated Intel 815 AGP graphics controller using 9-10MB of system memory (with 4 MB memory upgrade accessory, 8 MB system memory is used). Matrox Millennium G450 Dual Head 4X AGP or PCI graphics controller with 16MB of video memory (graphics card, on some models only). CrystalClear CS4299 PCI Audio Codec 97 2.1 3COM 3C390 Fast Etherlink 10/100 Base-TX Hard disks: 10GB IDE, 15GB IDE, 30GB IDE, 9.1GB SCSI Floppy drive: standard 1.44 MB 3.5
CD-ROM drive: 48X max IDE (in selected models). Also available as accessory (D9444A) DVD drive: 8X, 40X (in selected models) Also available as accessory (D7521A) CD-RW drive: 4X, 4X, 24X. Also available as accessory (D9524A) ZIP drive: accessory D9446A. Two SDRAM sockets using: 64MB, 128MB, 256MB and 512MB 133MHz SDRAM. Maximum of 512MB (only one 512MB module is supported). HP Matrox G450 AGP: accessory D7518A NVIDIA GeForce2MX graphic card: accessory P2289A HP Ultra II SCSI adapter card: accessory D9529A HP 10/100 3Com 3C905C-TX network interface card: accessory (single card) D7522B HP 10/100 Intel Pro/100+ management adapter: accessory (single card) D7506A HP 10/100BT PCI Ethernet Card: accessory D7508B. HP Standard Keyboard HP Multimedia Keyboard: accessory C4742A HP Standard Mouse HP Scrolling Mouse: accessory C4736A Input Voltage: 100-127 V 4A, 200-240V 2A ac (voltage selection switch) Input Frequency: 50/60 Hz Maximum output power: 120W continuous Input Voltage: 100-127 V 6A, 200-240V 3A ac (voltage selection switch) Input Frequency: 50/60 Hz Maximum output power: 200W continuous Input Voltage: 100-127 V 2500mA, 200240V 1300mA ac (voltage selection switch). Input Frequency: 50/60 Hz Maximum output power: 100W continuous
Main memory Expansion cards (available as accessories)

Input devices

Power supply Rear connectors BIOS
Keyboard, mouse, VGA, parallel, 2 x serial, 2 x USB, LAN, 3 x audio Type: Phoenix BIOS, Version: IP.xx.xx Setup program: English only, BIOS error messages: Available in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Swedish, English.
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HP Vectra VL410 PCs

1 or 2 free front-access shelves (one if a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or CD-RW is fitted). Up to 4 accessory board slots (3 PCI, 1 AGP). Width: 43.5cm (17.13in.) Height: 13.5cm (5.32in.) Depth: 43cm (16.93in.)
1 Slim free front-access shelf, or 1 slim CD-ROM or DVD-ROM may be fitted. Up to 3 PCI accessory board slots. (Alternatively, riser card with 1 PCI is available as an accessory.) Width: 36.6cm (14.4in.) Height: 10.1cm (3.98in.) Depth: 41.0cm (16.14in.)
Intel Celeron 766/66, 800/100, 850/100, 900 (possibly higher)/100 with 128KB cache. Windows 2000 SP1 (with Windows NT4 SP6 available on CD-ROM as a downgrade option), Windows 98 SE, Windows NT4 SP6 or Windows XP.
Intel i815E Step B. 4 USB connectors, 1 serial port, 1 optional serial port and 1 parallel port. On ICH2 chip. 2 IDE Ports (Ultra DMA/100). Integrated Intel 815 AGP graphics controller using 10-11MB of system memory with 4MB GPA memory upgrade (7-13MB of system memory is used without memory upgrade) Add-on AGP Nvidia GeForce2 MX 32MB SGRAM (on some models only). Analog Devices AD1885 integrated AC97 audio solution. Integrated Intel Pro/100 VE Network Adapter (10 Base-T/100 Base-TX LAN Interface) or optional 3COM LAN card. Hard disks: 20GB IDE (5400 rpm), 40GB IDE (7200 rpm) Floppy drive: standard 1.44 MB 3.5.
CD-ROM drive: 48X max IDE (in selected models). Also available as accessory (D9444A) DVD drive: 16X, 40X (in selected models) Also available as accessory (P1544A) Optional CD-RW drive: 16X, 10X, 40X: accessory (P1543A) Optional ZIP drive (250MB): accessory P1983A. Two DIMM sockets using: 64MB, 128MB and 256MB 133MHz SDRAM. Maximum of 512MB (2 x 256MB). NVIDIA GeForce2MX graphic card: accessory P2289A HP 10/100 3Com 3C905C-TX network interface card: accessory (single card) D7522B HP 10/100 Intel Pro/100+ management adapter: accessory (single card) D7506A HP 10/100BT PCI Ethernet Card: accessory D7508B. HP Standard Keyboard HP Cordless Keyboard and Mouse kit HP PS2 Windows Keyboard: accessory C4735B HP USB Enhanced Internet Keyboard HP Standard Mouse HP PS2 Scrolling Mouse: accessory C4736B HP USB Optical Scrolling Mouse Input Voltage: 100-127 V 4A, 200-240V 2A ac (voltage selection switch) Input Frequency: 50/60 Hz Maximum output power: 120W continuous Keyboard, mouse, VGA, parallel, 1 x serial, 4 x USB, LAN, 3 x audio Type: Phoenix BIOS, Version: IV.xx.xx.NN where NN is the language, BIOS error messages: Available in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Swedish, English. Input Voltage: 100-127 V 2500mA, 200-240V 1300mA ac (voltage selection switch) Input Frequency: 50/60 Hz Maximum output power: 114W continuous

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HP Vectra VL420 PCs

2 front-accessible shelves for CD-ROM, DVDROM or CD-RW drive. 2 internal shelves for standard 3.5in hard disk drive (one pre-installed). 4 accessory board slots (3 PCI, 1 AGP). Width: 43.5cm (17.13in.) Height: 13.5cm (5.31in.) Depth: 43cm (16.92in.)
3 front-accessible shelves for CD-ROM, DVDROM or CD-RW drive (2 full length, 1 short length). 2 internal shelves for standard 3.5in hard disk drive (one pre-installed). 4 accessory board slots (3 PCI, 1 AGP). Width: 20.5cm (8.07in.) Height: 47.6cm (18.74in.) Depth: 44.7cm (17.6in.)
1 slim front-accessible shelf for CD-ROM, DVDROM or CD-RW drive. 1 internal shelf for standard 3.5in hard disk drive (one pre-installed). 4 low profile accessory board slots (3 PCI, 1 AGP). Width: 34.0cm (13.38in.) Height: 9.5cm (3.74in.) Depth: 40.5cm (15.95in.)
Processor Operating System Chipset Integrated I/O
Intel Pentium 4 processor: 1.5GHz, 1.6GHz, 1.7GHz, 1.8GHz, 1.9GHz, 2.0GHz, 2.2GHz (and latest available frequencies). Either Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows XP Home Edition or Linux Operating Systems.
Intel 845. 4 USB connectors (2 front, 2 rear), 2 serial ports, 1 parallel port, audio (microphone, line in, line out). Choice of graphics solutions: - ATI Rage 128 Pro with 16MB video memory - ATI Rage 128 Ultra with 32MB video memory - NVIDIA GeForce2 MX graphics AGP4X card with 32MB video memory and DualHead - NVIDIA TNT2 Vanta 16MB - NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti200 with 64MB video memory. Choice of graphics solutions: - Low profile ATI Rage 128 Pro with 16MB video memory - Low profile ATI Rage 128 Ultra with 32MB video memory - Low profile NVIDIA GeForce2 MX graphics AGP4X card with 32MB video memory - Low profile NVIDIA TNT2 Vanta 16MB.

Graphics

Audio LAN SCSI
Integrated Analog Devices AD1885 AC97 Audio
- Integrated Analog Devices AD1885 AC97 Audio Integrated Analog Devices AD1885 AC97 Audio - Sound Blaster Live 5.1 card (optional) Integrated Intel Pro/100 VE Network Adapter (10 Base-T/100 Base-TX LAN Interface) or optional low profile 3COM LAN card. N/A - Ultra ATA/100: 20GB (5400 rpm), 40GB (5400 rpm), 20GB (7200 rpm), 40GB (7200 rpm) or 80GB (7200 rpm) - Floppy drive: standard 1.44MB 3.5 Slim CD-ROM drive: 24X IDE. Slim DVD drive: 8X/24X. Slim CD-RW drive: 8X/8X/24X IDE.

Integrated Intel Pro/100 VE Network Adapter (10 Base-T/100 Base-TX LAN Interface) or optional 3COM LAN card.
HP Adaptec Ultra 160 SCSI adapter card. Choice of hard disk drives: - Ultra ATA/100: 20GB (5400 rpm), 40GB (5400 rpm), 20GB (7200 rpm), 40GB (7200 rpm) or 80GB (7200 rpm) - Ultra 160 SCSI: 18GB (10000 rpm) or 36GB (10000 rpm) Floppy drive: standard 1.44MB 3.5 CD-ROM drive: 48X IDE. DVD drive: 16X/40X IDE (WinDVD MPEG2 decoding software from InterVideo included). CD-RW drive: 16X/10X/40X IDE (DLA and MyCD software from Veritas included).

Main memory

Three SDRAM sockets using: 64MB, 128MB, 256MB and 512MB 133MHz SDRAM (non-ECC) standard (PC 133 specification). Maximum of 1.5GB (64MB module is minimum module size supported). HP PS2 Windows keyboard: accessory C4735B HP USB Internet keyboard: accessory C4768A HP PS2 scrolling mouse: accessory C4736B HP multimedia keyboard: accessory C4742B HP USB scrolling optical mouse: accessory C4766A HP cordless keyboard and mouse kit: accessory P5911A Input Voltage: 100-127 V 5A, 200-240V 3A ac (voltage selection switch) Input Frequency: 50/60 Hz Minimum available output power: 185W Input Voltage: 100-127 V 5A, 200-240V 3.5A ac (voltage selection switch) Input Frequency: 50/60 Hz Minimum available output power: 250W Input Voltage: 100-127 V 4A, 200-240V 2A ac (voltage selection switch) Input Frequency: 50/60 Hz Minimum available output power: 165W
Power supply Connectors BIOS
Keyboard, mouse, VGA, parallel, 2 x serial, 4x USB (2 rear, 2 front), 1 Ethernet port (10 Base T/100 Base-TX), 3 x audio (stereo-in, stereo-out, microphone-in). Based on American Megatrends Inc. (AMI). BIOS, Version: BB.MM.mmLL (for example JA.01.01US), where: BB = BIOS letter, MM = Major BIOS version, mm = Minor BIOS version, LL = localization of the BIOS.
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HP e-pcs

Component Package Description HP e-pc 42
No free access shelves Width: 9.5cm (3.7in); Height: 25.0cm (9.8in); Depth: 28.0cm (11.0in). Intel Pentium 4 up to 1.8GHz with 256K L2 cache and Intel Celeron 900MHz and above, with 128K cache Width: 8.9cm (3.5 in); Height: 24.0cm (9.4in); Depth: 27.2cm (10.7in). Intel Celeron 500/66, 533/66, 633/66, 700/66, 733/66, 766/66, 800/66 Intel Pentium III 600EB/133, 667/133, 800/133, 866/133, 933/133, 1000/133

HP e-pc 40

HP e-pc c10/s10
Intel Pentium 4 at 2.0GHz and higher with 512K L2 cache

System Board: Chipset

Intel 845 Intel 815E (with B stepping to support higher frequency Celeron processors) Intel 810E On ICH chip. 2 USB connectors, 1 serial port and 1 parallel port, 2 PS/2 (keyboard, mouse), 1 15-pin VGA connector, audio ports (stereo-in, stereo-out, microphone in) On ICH chip. 2 IDE Ports (Ultra ATA 66) Intel 815E integrated graphics with Direct AGP and Dynamic Video Memory Technology. Uses main system memory rather than dedicated graphics memory. Intel 810E integrated graphics with Direct AGP and Dynamic Video Memory Technology.

Integrated I/O Integrated IDE Integrated Graphics Integrated Audio Integrated LAN
On ICH2 chip. 4 USB connectors, 1 serial port and 1 parallel port, 2 PS/2 (keyboard, mouse), 1 15-pin VGA connector, audio ports (stereo-in, stereo-out, microphone in)
On ICH2 chip. 2 IDE Ports (Ultra ATA 100) ATI Rage 128 Pro 4XL with 16 MB DDR (Double Data Rate) graphics memory
16-bit Audio Codec 97 ADI 1885 Codec Integrated Intel Pro/100 VE Network Adapter (10 Base-T/100 Base-TX LAN Interface)
CS4299: CrystalClear Sound Fusion Audio Codec 97 3COM 10/100 Mbps 3C905C-TX Network Interface (RJ-45 Ethernet port (10/100Base-T) Hard disks: 8.4GB IDE, 10GB IDE, 20GB, 40GB IDE CD-ROM drive: 24X max-speed slim CD-ROM (in selected models) DVD drive: 8X max-speed (in selected models) CD-RW drive: Available as accessory C4505A USB Floppy drive: Available as accessory D9510A
Hard disks: 20 and 40GB 5400rpm IDE Ultra ATA100 (7200rpm if requested) CD-ROM drive: 24X max-speed slim CD-ROM (in selected models) CD-DVD drive: 8X max-speed slim DVD drive (in selected models) CD-RW drive: 8X/8X/24X max-speed slim CD-RW (in selected models) USB Floppy drive: external USB floppy drive available as accessory D9510B Two SDRAM sockets for 133MHz, non-ECC 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB memory modules. Maximum 1GB (two 512MB modules).
Hard disks: 20GB 5400rpm IDE Ultra ATA100 (7200rpm if requested) CD-ROM drive: 24X max-speed slim CD-ROM (in selected models) USB Floppy drive: external USB floppy drive available as accessory D9510A
Two SDRAM sockets for 133MHz, non-ECC 64MB, 128MB, 256MB memory modules. Maximum 512MB (two 256MB modules).
One SDRAM socket using: 64MB, 128MB, 256MB
Input devices Power supply
HP Standard keyboard or USB Internet keyboard on selected models HP Scrolling Mouse or USB Optical Scrolling mouse on selected models External 145W max. power supply 100-240V, 50/60Hz, auto-ranging Type: AmiBIOS Version: JB.xx.yy Setup program: English only BIOS error messages: English only External 110W max. power supply 100-240V, 50/60Hz, auto-ranging Type: AmiBIOS Version: IW.xx.yy Setup program: English only BIOS error messages: English only

HP Standard Keyboard HP Scrolling Mouse External 60W max. power supply Type: AmiBIOS Version: IN.xx.yy Setup program: English only BIOS error messages: English only
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The Technical Reference Manual contains the following documents downloadable from the web site www.hp.com/go/support in PDF format:
Introduction & HP Business PC Overview The document you are reading. Describes how to use the Technical Reference Manual and provides a brief overview of the most recent HP Business PCs. Product Description One manual is provided for each HP Business PC. Each manual provides detailed BIOS information and summary information on the hardware components in the HP PC. HP Business PC Technology A detailed look at the hardware components in the latest HP Business PCs. Includes information on processors, chip-sets, graphic controllers, network interfaces, connectors and sockets.
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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 proprietary information that is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett-Packard Company. Adobe, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader are trademarks or registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows and Windows NT are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Celeron and AGPset are trademarks of Intel Corporation. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Symbios is a registered trademark of LSI Logic Corporation. NVIDIA, GeForce2 MX, GeForce3, TNT, Vanta and TwinView are trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation. Matrox and DualHead are registered trademarks of Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. ATI is a trademark of ATI Technologies Inc. WOL (Wake on LAN) is a trademark of IBM Corporation. CrystalClear is a trademark and Crystal is a registered trademark of Cirrus Logic Incorporated. Adaptec is a registered trademark of Adaptec Incorporated. Analog Devices is a registered trademark of Analog Devices Incorporated. Sound Blaster is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd.
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Information Roadmap

Use the icon in Acrobat Reader to search for information in this PDF. The following types of information are available for HP Business PCs:

Technical Reference

See the HP Technical Reference Manuals. This Technical Reference Manual is a technical reference and BIOS document for personnel providing system level support. It is available in PDF format on the HP support web site (www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport or www.hp.com/go/e-pcsupport). It is presented in modular form to provide quick and easy access to technical information on the HP Business PC. It is made up of the following components:
The Introduction & HP Business PC Overview provides a quick reference guide to the hardware components and BIOS used in the latest HP Business PCs. It also lists some of the available accessories. Product Description. Provides technical information specific to a HP Business PC. This includes summary information on product hardware and detailed information on the BIOS. Read this manual to see which hardware components are in the PC. HP Business PC Technology (this document). Provides an in-depth guide to the hardware in all of the featured HP Business PCs. Subjects covered include chipsets, processors, graphics controllers, hard disk drives and optical drives.
Installing, Configuring and Upgrading
See the HP Upgrade Guide (desktop PCs only) or the HP Service Handbook Chapter. The Upgrade Guide will help you upgrade and replace components in your HP Business PC, including the hard drive, memory, battery, power supply, and optical drives. More information is available on the HP support web site (www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport). The Service Handbook Chapter, available in PDF format on the HP support web site (www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport or www.hp.com/go/e-pcsupport), provides information on:
HP Business PC configurations Replacement parts Available accessories.

LAN configuration LAN controller
LAN Card Ready Program (when provided, is available on the HP support web site) Technical Reference Manual (this document) Troubleshooting Guide
Identifying the problem Information on errors Problem solving Troubleshooting
Parts list Accessories list
Service Handbook Chapter Technical Reference Manual (this document)
BIOS Connectors IRQ POST setup Specifications System board layout Technical diagrams
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Bibliography

Manual, datasheets and other information can be obtained at:
Technical Reference Manuals

www.hp.com/go/support

HP Service Handbook Chapters at:
www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport or www.hp.com/go/e-pcsupport.

HP Product Data Sheets

www.hp.com/go/library

Intel Chipsets

www.intel.com
Intel Celeron, Pentium III & Pentium 4 Processors
www.intel.com/design/celeron/datashts www.intel.com/design/pentiumIII/datashts www.intel.com/design/pentium4/datashts

Adaptec SCSI Products

www.adaptec.com

Analog Devices AD1885

www.analogdevices.com
Matrox Millennium G400 and G450 AGP graphics controllers
www.matrox.com/mga/products/home.htm

NVIDIA graphics cards

www.nvidia.com

ATI graphics cards

www.ati.com
Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology (used in chipsets 810E, 815 and 845)

www.intel.com/products

Creative Audio sound cards

www.creative.com

Crystal Audio integrated audio

www.cirrus.com

Intel LAN card
www.intel.com/support/network
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Table of Contents

Chipsets
Chipset Usage. 10 Intel i815 Chipset (VL400). 10 Intel i815E Step B Chipset (VL410 and e-pc 40). 15 Intel 815EG Chipset (XE310 Series 2). 21 Intel i845 Chipset (VL420, XE320 and e-pc 42). 25 Intel 810E Chipset (XE310 Series 1 and e-pc c10/s10). 30

Processors

Processor Usage. 34 Intel Celeron (Socket 370). 35 Intel Pentium III (Socket 370). 35 Intel Pentium 4 (Socket 478). 35

Mass Storage Devices

Ultra-ATA Hard Disk Drives. 38 DVD-ROM Drives. 40 CD-RW Drives. 42

Connecting Keyboard, Mouse and Other Devices to the PS/2 Ports
Keyboards attached to the PS/2 keyboard connector should not draw an excessive current. The keyboard port is designed for devices that draw a normal amount of current for standard keyboards. For this reason, you should connect any special devices that use a PS/2 port to the mouse port and not the keyboard port (for example, a parallel-to-LAN converter that uses a PS/2 port for power). Special keyboards with two PS/2 connectors, such as those with a built-in track-ball mouse, are not supported.
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VL400 Intel i815 Chip Block Diagram (this block diagram applies primarily to Desktop configurations):
Processor Celeron or Pentium III Host Bus
AIMM graphics memory extension
AGP graphics card (some DT,

MT models)

AGP Bus AGP Slot Intel 815 Integrated 815 graphics controller
Memory Bus Main Memory 133MHz SDRAM

VGA Connector

2 UATA 66 Disks Hard Disk Hard Disk USBIDE Drives DVD/CD-RW/Zip CD-ROM PCI Bus Audio CS4299 Super I/O Serial (2)/Parallel/FDD/PS2 Flash BIOS ISA Bridge on ISA extension kit ICH1 chip USB2 3COM 3C390 LAN 3 PCI Slots

2 ISA Slots

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Intel i815E Step B Chipset (VL410 and e-pc 40)
Socket 370 FSB 66, 100 and 133MHz for Intel processors Intel 128k-FCPGA, FSB 66 and 100MHz (Celeron product line)
Intel 815E Step B chipset North: 815B GMCH South: ICH-2.
2 SDRAM DIMM sockets Minimum configuration: 64MB Maximum configuration: 512MB (2 x 256MB) Memory modules supported:
PC-133 CL-2/CL-3 technology capable of running at 100 or 133MHz (depending on FSB). PC-100 modules are not supported 64MB, 128MB and 256MB memory modules Non-ECC modules supported.
DIMMs can be placed in any order and can be combinations of any size while respecting the above
Intel LAN solution (82 562ET) Possible to disable integrated LAN via BIOS Setup (VL410 only) WOL (Wake On LAN) through PCI 2.2 No support for Alert On Lan (AOL).
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SIO: National SemiConductor NS PC87360 Floppy port (VL410 only) 1 Serial port (VL410 only: an additional connector on the system board allows a second serial port to be connected through an I/O bracket) 1 Parallel port 1 Keyboard / 1 Mouse port Key-lock support (42i).

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Intel 810E Chipset (XE310 Series 1 and e-pc c10/s10)
Memory Controller HUB (MCH) Intel 82810E
The intel 810E chipset integrates the innovative features of the 810 chipset with performance enhancements and added flexibility.
Pentium III and Celeron on 370 Pin socket processor connector.
Integrated DRAM Controller
8 MB to 256 MB using 16 Mb/64 Mb technology (512MB using 128Mb technology) 100 MHz system memory bus frequency 64-bit data interface.
Power Management Functions
ACPI Compliant power management APIC Buffer Management SMI, SCI and SERR error indication.
I/O Controller Hub (ICH) Intel 82801AA
Supports PCI at 33 MHz Supports PCI Rev 2.2 Specification 133 MByte/sec maximum Throughput.
Independent Timing of Up to 4 Drives Supports Ultra ATA/66 Mode (66 Mbytes/sec) PIO Mode 4 Transfers up to 14 Mbytes/s Implements Write Ping-Pong Buffer for faster write performance
UHCI Implementation with 2 Ports Supports Legacy Keyboard/Mouse Software USB Revision 1.1 Complaint
AC97 Link for Audio CODECs

AC97 2.1 Compliant

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Two Cascaded 82C59 Integrated I/O APIC Capability 15 Interrupts Support in 8259 Mode, 24 Supported in I/O APIC Mode Timers Based on 82C54 System Timer, Refresh Request, Speaker Tone Output GPIO
ACPI 1.0 Compliant Support for APM-Based Legacy Power Management for Non- ACPI Implementations ACPI Defined Power States (S1, S4, S5) ACPI Power Management Timer SMI# Generation All Registers Readable/Restorable for Proper Resume from 0V Suspend States PCI PME#
Two Cascaded 8237 DMA Controllers PCI DMA: Supports PC/PCI - Includes Two PC/PCI REQ#/GNT# Pairs Supports LPC DMA Supports DMA Collection Buffer to Provide

Real- Time Clock

256-byte Battery-Backed CMOS RAM Hardware implementation to indicate Century Rollover
System TCO Reduction Circuits
Timers to Generate SMI# and Reset Upon Detection of locked system Timers to Detect Improper Processor Reset Integrated Processor Frequency Strap Logic
Host Interface Allows Processor to Communicate via SM Bus Compatible With Most 2-Wire Components that are Also I 2 C compatible
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Intel 810E System Block Diagram:

Processor

Display Celeron or Pentium III System Bus (66/133MHz)

GMCH Intel 82810e

64bit (66/100MHz)
266 MB/s for example LAN PCI 33 CS4299

ATA33/66

ICH Intel 82801AA

LPC Bus USB FWH

HDD and CDD Super I/O PS/2 KB and MS Serial and // USB #1 USB #2

AUDIO AC97

INTEL 82802AB(4M)
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This chapter describes the processors and processor technology used in the featured PCs.

Processor Usage

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DVD-ROM Drives

Digital Versatile Disk (DVD) Technology
Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is a medium for the distribution of from 4.7 to 17GB of digital data on a 120-mm (4.75 inch) disc. This huge volume of data (CD-ROMs can store 680MB) can be used to store up to nine hours of studio quality video and multi-channel surround-sound audio, highly interactive multimedia computer programs, 30 hours of CD-quality audio, or anything else that can be represented as digital data. A DVD looks like a CD-ROM: it is a silvery disc, 4.75 inches in diameter, with a hole in the center. Like a CD, data is recorded on the disc in a spiral trail of tiny pits, and the discs are read using a laser beam. The DVD's larger capacity is achieved by making the pits smaller and the spiral tighter, and by recording the data in as many as four layers, two on each side of the disc. To read these tightly packed discs, lasers that produce a shorter wavelength beam of light are required, as are more accurate aiming and focusing mechanisms. In fact, the focusing mechanism is the technology that allows data to be recorded on two layers. To read the second layer, the reader simply focuses the laser a little deeper into the disc, where the second layer of data is recorded. Not only are two layer discs possible, but so are double-sided discs. The availability of four layers is what gives DVD its 17GB capacity.
DVD Diameter Thickness Track Pitch Minimum Pit Length Laser Wavelength Data Capacity (per layer) Layers 120mm 0.6mm 0.74nm 0.40nm 640nm 4.7GB 1,2,4 120mm 1.2mm 1.6nm

0.834nm 780nm 0.68GB 1

Audio features of DVD-Video
A DVD-Video disc can have up to 8 audio tracks (streams). Each track can be in one of three formats:
Dolby Digital (Dolby AC-3): 1 to 5.1 channels MPEG-2 audio: 1 to 5.1 or 7.1 channels LPCM: 1 to 8 channels.
Dolby Digital is multi-channel digital audio, using lossy AC-3 coding technology from original PCM with a sample rate of 48 kHz at up to 24 bits. The bitrate is 64 kbps to 448 kbps, with 384 being the normal rate for 5.1 channels and 192 being the normal rate for stereo (with or without surround encoding). MPEG audio is multi-channel digital audio, using lossy compression from original PCM format with sample rate of 48 kHz at 16 bits. Both MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 formats are supported. The variable bitrate is 32 kbps to 912 kbps, with 384 being the normal average rate. MPEG-1 is limited to 384 kbps.

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Mass Storage Devices Linear PCM is uncompressed (lossless) digital audio, the same format used on CDs and most studio masters. It can be sampled at 48 or 96 kHz with 16, 20, or 24 bits/sample. (Audio CD is limited to 44.1 kHz at 16 bits.) There can be from 1 to 8 channels. The maximum bitrate is 6.144MBps.

DVD Region Codes

After setting the DVD region (by playing a DVD video for the first time), the DVD region can be changed a further four times; after that the DVD drive will only play DVD videos from the last DVD region that was set. Regional Codes USA & Canada Europe (excluding former USSR countries), Japan, Near East (including Iran and Egypt), South Africa South East Asia, South Korea Latin America & Oceania (Australia, New Zealand) Africa (excluding Egypt and South Africa), Eastern European countries, Sub-Indian continent China Region
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CD-RW Drives

CD-RW Technology
CD-RW drives use a technology known as optical phase-change. It does not use magnetic fields like the phase-change technology used with magneto-optical technology. The media are generally distinguishable from CD-R discs by their metallic grey color. The basic structure of the discs, however, is the same as a CD-R disc but with significant detail differences. A CD-RW disc's phase-change medium consists of a polycarbonate substrate, moulded with a spiral groove for servo guidance, absolute time information and other data, on to which a stack (usually five layers) is deposited. The recording layer is sandwiched between dielectric layers that draw excess heat from the phase-change layer during the writing process. In place of the dye-based recording layer on a CD-R disc, CD-RW commonly uses a crystalline compound made up of a mix of silver, indium, antimony and tellurium. This mix, when heated to a certain temperature and then cooled becomes crystalline, but if heated to a higher temperature it becomes amorphous when it cools down again. The crystalline areas allow the metallized layer to reflect the laser light better while the non-crystalline portion absorbs the laser beam, and is therefore not reflected. CD-RW devices use three different laser powers to achieve these effects in the recording layer:

the highest, called 'Write Power', creates a non-crystalline (absorptive) state on the recording layer the medium, 'Erase Power', melts the recording layer and converts it to a reflective crystalline state the lowest, 'Read Power', does not alter the state of the recording layer, so it can be used for reading the data.
During writing, a focused 'Write Power' laser beam selectively heats areas of the phase-change material above the melting temperature (500-700o C), so all the atoms in this area can move rapidly in the liquid state. Then, if cooled sufficiently quickly, the random liquid state is 'frozen-in' and the so-called amorphous state is obtained. The amorphous version of the material shrinks, leaving a pit where the laser dot was written, resulting in a recognizable CD surface. When an 'Erase Power' laser beam heats the phase-change layer to below the melting temperature but above the crystallization temperature (200o C) for a sufficient time (at least longer than the minimum crystallization time), the atoms revert back to an ordered state (the crystalline state). Writing takes place in a single pass of the focused laser beam, sometimes referred to as 'direct overwriting' and the process can be repeated several thousand times per disc. Once the data has been burned the amorphous areas reflect less light, enabling a 'Read Power' laser beam to detect the difference between the lands and the pits on the disc. One compromise here is that the disc reflects less light than CD-ROMs or CD-Rs and consequently CD-RW discs can only be read on CD players that support the new MultiRead specification. CD-RW drives are dual-function, offering both CD-R and CD-RW recording, so the user can choose the best media for a particular job. Although UDF (Universal Disc Format) allows users to drag and drop files to discs, CD-RW is still not as easy to use as a hard disk. Initially limitations in the UDF standard and associated driver software meant that when data was deleted from a CD-RW, those areas of the disc were merely marked for deletion and were not immediately accessible. A disc could be used until all its capacity was used, but then the entire disc had to be erased to reclaim its storage space using a 'sequential erase' function. In hardware terms erasing a disk is accomplished by heating up the surface to a lower temperature, but for a longer time, which returns it to the crystalline state. Evolution of the UDF standard and developments in associated driver software have improved things considerably, making CD-RW more like hard drives or floppy disks.

DualHead Display is a new technology in the Matrox G400 which allows a single chip to ouput two physically separate images simultaneously to two different output devices. The DualHead Display is quite versatile in its ability to support simultaneous output either to two RGB monitors, to an RGB monitor and a television set, to an RGB monitor and a Digital Flat Panel or to two analog Flat Panels. DualHead Display takes advantage of a new Windows 98 feature which allows a single board to support a Windows desktop spanning multiple monitors. In addition, DualHead Display offers enhanced performance for DVD viewing, design applications, video editing, and web browsing. The dual head version with 16MB of memory is used on some VL400 PCs.
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Matrox Millennium G450 AGP Graphics Card (On Selected VL400 PCs)
The Matrox Millennium G450 is a dual head AGP 4X graphics controller. Based on the powerful Millennium G400 (described on page 44), it extends the G400s capabilities. The G450s features include:

Key Features

Dual Monitors Two monitors can be connected for high-end and performance PC users and applications. TV-out encoder A TV can be connected to the second connector for use multimedia, TV and video applications. Second RAMDAC Separate RAMDAC for each graphics output, so that two displays can be run simultaneously. The primary RAMDAC runs at 360MHz and the secondary at 200MHz. 64-bit Double Data Rate (DDR) memory interface Maximum resolution On main display, 2048 1536, true color at 85Hz. On second display, 1600 1200, true color at 85Hz. Environment-Mapped Bump Mapping This is a Matrox DirectX feature that gives greater 3D realism. Using hardware, bumps are added to 3D graphics to make them appear more realistic. VCQ2 rendering This gives more vibrant, lush colors and clearer text. VCQ rendering is described in more detail on page 45. 3D Rendering Array Processor For fast, advanced 3D graphics. The Matrox Millennium G450 AGP card also exists in a PCI version, which is used on some VL400 Small Form Factor models.
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Nvidia GeForce2 MX Graphics Card (On Selected VL400 and VL420 PCs)
The Nvidia GeForce2 MX dual head graphics card brings the power of a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) to the mainstream computer. HDVI to VGA adapter Digital/Analog connector (HDVI) Analog connector (VGA) The standard version of the GeForce2 MX has a TwinView dual-display architecture and is capable of driving two digital displays independently, while fully supporting analog RGB (VGA) and TV-out. Its dual head provides one VGA output (analog) and one HDVI output (Digital for Flat panel). The HDVI connector can be converted to a classical VGA by adding an external converter.

A low profile version of the Nvidia GeForce2 MX is also available. The low-profile version does not have the same functionality as the standard version, it has a single VGA output, compared to the dualhead VGA and HDVI output on the standard card. GeForce2 MX incorporates Digital Vibrance Control (DVC), which makes all images including 2D, 3D, and video more colorful. Its integrated High-Definition Video Processor (HDVP) supports ATSC 720p high-definition resolution at 60fps. GeForce2 MX also enables new applications like hardware timeshifting and digital VCR capabilities.

Standard version: Dual-monitor support (VGA and HDVI), DVI to VGA converter provided Low profile version: Single VGA output 2nd generation transform & lighting engines 32MB DDR memory (not upgradeable) High definition video processor Full quality DVD and HDTV capability 350MHz ramdac, 2048x1536x32bpp on primary display, 150MHz, 1600x1200x32bpp at 60Hz on the secondary display 700 million texel fill rate 2.7GB/s memory bandwidth NVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture Digital Vibrance Control 8-64MB frame buffer size High-Definition Video Processor 256-bit graphics architecture.
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Supported Resolutions

The following resolutions are supported: Resolution on Primary Head 640 x x x x x x x x x x colors (8-bit) 60-240 Hz 60-240 Hz 60-240 Hz 60-200 Hz 60-170 Hz 60-120 Hz 60-100 Hz 60-100 Hz 60-85 Hz 60-75 Hz 64K Colors (16-bit) 60-240 Hz 60-240 Hz 60-240 Hz 60-200 Hz 60-170 Hz 60-120 Hz 60-100 Hz 60-100 Hz 60-85 Hz 60-75 Hz 16.7M Colors (32-bit) 60-240 Hz 60-240 Hz 60-200 Hz 60-170 Hz 60-150 Hz 60-100 Hz 60-85 Hz 60-85 Hz 60-75 Hz 60 Hz
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Nvidia GeForce3 Ti200 Graphics Card (On Selected VL420 Minitower PCs)
Some VL420 Minitower PC models are supplied with an Nvidia GeForce3 Ti200 64MB graphics card. The Nvidia GeForce3 Ti200 card has 2 outputs, VGA and DVI. Either the VGA or the DVI output can be used. The outputs cannot be used for dual-monitor displays (unlike the GeForce 2 MX).

NV20 ASIC + 64MB DDR SDRAM 175 MHz GPU clock 128 bit/200 MHz memory interface AGP 4x with Fast Writes 256 bit graphics accelerator VGA, DB15, VESA DDC2B DVI-D digital output connector Digital output cannot be used at the same time as the analog output 350MHz internal RAMDAC 2048x1536x32bpp @ 60 Hz maximum resolution Single link external TMDS 1600x1200 maximum resolution DirectX 8.1 API OpenGL1.3 ICD DVD and HDTV-ready for motion compensation for MPEG2 decoding 2800 million AA Samples/Sec fill rate T&L: 700 billion operations per second 6.4 GB/sec memory bandwidth.
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The following display modes are supported up to the listed maximum refresh rates: Resolution 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x960 1280x1024 1600x900 1600x1200 1920x1080 1920x1200 1920x1440 2048xcolors (8-bit) 240 Hz 240 Hz 240 Hz 200 Hz 170 Hz 170 Hz 150 Hz 120 Hz 100 Hz 100 Hz 85 Hz 75 Hz 64K Colors (16-bit) 240 Hz 240 Hz 240 Hz 200 Hz 170 Hz 170 Hz 150 Hz 120 Hz 100 Hz 100 Hz 85 Hz 75 Hz 16.7M Colors (32-bit) 240 Hz 240 Hz 200 Hz 170 Hz 150 Hz 150 Hz 120 Hz 100 Hz 85 Hz 85 Hz 75 Hz 60 Hz
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Nvidia TNT2 Vanta Graphics Card (On Selected VL420 and XE320 PCs)
Some VL420 and XE320 PC models are supplied with an Nvidia TNT2 Vanta graphics card. A low-profile version of this card is also available for the VL420 small form factor. The low profile version has the same functionality as the standard version. The Nvidia TNT2 Vanta graphics card provides powerful video and 2D/3D graphics features.
16MB 7ns 64-bit SDRAM memory (125MHz clock, 1.0GB/sec bandwidth) 300MHz RAMDAC built-in AGP 2X PC 99 DB-15 analog monitor connector (VESA DDC2B + DPMS) Cooled by heat sink only Full hardware triangle setup 200 Million pixels per second 5 Million triangles per second.

3D Features

Single pass multi-texturing support 32-bit Z-buffer Environment mapping Per-pixel lighting and shading Procedural textures Texture modulation Light and reflection maps Bump mapping Per pixel perspective correct texture mapping Full scene, order independent anti-aliasing

Memory Usage with Dynamic Video Memory Technology
The operating system requires allocation of up to 1MB of system memory to support legacy VGA. System properties will display up to 1MB less than physical system memory available to the operating system. The graphics driver for both the Intel 810E and Intel 815 chipsets request up to 4MB of memory from the OS to implement a maximum 1024 x768 screen resolution, 2MB for a command buffer and 4MB used for z-buffering. For high-end 3D applications, the driver requests allocation of system memory from the OS for graphics textures. When the 3D application is closed, the OS will reallocate system memory back for generic use.
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AGP Graphics Controllers The graphics driver provides the address of an external SDRAM display cache to store z-buffering. SDRAM runs at 4MB of 100MHZ using the Intel 810E and 4MB of 133MHz using the Intel 815E or 815EG chipset. Storing the z buffering in the external 4MB display cache provides increased 3D performance. A maximum of 6 MB of system memory is allocated for the frame buffer and the remaining graphics data structures.
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This chapter describes the audio controllers, network features, input devices and the connectors and sockets.

Audio Controllers

NOTE There are two versions of the HP XE310 PC: Series 1 and Series 2. To identify which model you have, look at the sticker located on the right side of your PC. Series 1 models are labelled XE310 and Series 2 models are labelled XE310 Series 2. All information in the following table applies to both Series 1 and Series 2 PCs unless otherwise stated.
CrystalClear CS4299 VL400 VL410 VL420 XE310 (Series 1) XE310 (Series 2) XE320 e-pc 40 e-pc 42 e-pc c10/s10 Analog Devices AD1885 Sound Blaster Live Audio Card
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Crystal CS4299 Integrated PCI Audio (VL400, XE310 Series 1 and e-pc c10/s10)
Based on the earlier Crystal audio controller, the CS4299 extends these features to include, among many other enhancements, PC98 and PC99 compliancy for multimedia desktops requiring high quality audio. Coupling the CS4299 with a PCI audio accelerator or core logic supporting the AC '97 interface, implements a cost-effective, superior quality, audio solution. Features of the CS4299 include:

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LAN Card Ready Program (VL400, VL410 and VL420)
The HP LAN Card Ready (LCR) Program provides drivers and installation information for LAN cards by third-party manufacturers that have been tested on your PC. By using the exact configuration tested by HP, you will be able to install the LAN card more quickly and avoid many of the problems that can occur due to resource conflicts and incompatible driver revisions. Follow the LAN Card Ready link from HPs Support Web site at: www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport to access LAN information and drivers tested on your PC.
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Input Devices

Standard HP PS2 Keyboard
The standard HP keyboard has the following features:
Euro symbol available on selected localizations if supported by the operating system (Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows NT4). See Microsofts Web site for more details 6-pin Mini-Din style Keyboard with Windows keys Available in 30 languages Power on function from the space bar supported on some PC models Includes 12 function keys, numeric keypad and cursor keys.

HP USB Internet Keyboard

The HP USB Internet keyboard has the following features:
Connection via USB port User-configurable hotkeys for launching applications, opening documents, connecting to web sites Sleep key Audio volume mute key Power on function from the space bar supported on some PC models.

HP PS2 Scrolling Mouse

The HP PS2 Scrolling Mouse provides the following benefits:
Quicker and smoother scrolling through screens of information Immediate zooming on data without having to action scrollbars, menus or buttons Full functionality on supporting applications, including Microsoft Office 97.
You can easily configure the scrolling wheel to take full advantage of the functionality provided by an increasing number of applications or simply use it as a third button. The scrolling mouse kit includes 1 scrolling mouse and 2 driver floppies.
PS/2 compatible mouse with rubber scrolling wheel, including mini-DIN connector Allows scrolling in Windows 95, 98, NT applications (not only Office 97-compatible applications) Allows configuration of the wheel as a 3rd button.

HP USB Scrolling Mouse

This has the similar benefits and specifications to the HP PS2 scrolling mouse described above. However, it can be connected to the computers USB port and, with the adapter usually provided with the mouse, it can also be connected to the standard PS2 mouse connector.
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Connectors and Sockets

Power Supply Connector
20-pin Power Supply Connector for System Board Pin Signal + 3.3 Volt supply Ground Ground Ground 5V STDBY + 3.3 Volt supply Ground Ground Ground +5 Volt supply Pin Signal + 3.3 Volt supply +5 Volt supply +5 Volt supply PwrGood +12 Volt supply -12 Volt supply Remote On Ground N.C. +5 Volt supply