Familiarization Guide HP Vectra XA PC HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC HP Vectra XA MT PC This guide is for experienced technicians who have already completed the HP Vectra computer family training course. In particular, it assumes that the reader is already familiar with the HP Vectra XA 6/xxx and HP Vectra XM 5/xxx Series 4 PCs, which have a similar structure. This document serves as a self-paced training guide, designed to train you for repair of the computer, and only contains repair-specific information.
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HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC The major new hardware features are: • New, high performance, Pentium MMX processor. • 512 KB cache memory on all models. • New and faster version of Matrox Millennium PCI graphics controller. • New 10BT/100BT PCI network board on all models.
HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC External Features External Features Network connectors: 100 BaseT supports Remote Wake-Up (RWU) only. 10 BaseT supports Remote Power-On (RPO) as well as RWU. Front label does not show processor speed or series information. Instead this information appears on a label on the lower front recess (desktop models) or on the right hand side panel (minitower models).
HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC Installing Main Memory Modules Installing Main Memory Modules • Each memory bank that you use must contain a pair of identical memory modules, installed in the pair of sockets for that bank. • The three memory banks (A, B, C) may be filled in any order, but it is advisable, for performance reasons, to fill them in the order A then B then C. • Memory can be upgraded in increments of 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB or 64 MB (by installing pairs of 4 MB, 8 MB, 16 MB or 32 MB modules).
HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC System Board System Board SW10 4
HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC Replacing the System Board Replacing the System Board 1. Remove the old system board 2. Install the new system board 3. Turn the PC off. Set SW10 of the system board switches to closed. Turn the PC on. Wait until the POST displays this message: Turn the PC off. Set SW10 of the system board switches to open. Turn the PC on. Wait until the POST stops at the 85% stage.
HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC MMX Processor MMX Processor The new P55C processors, from Intel, are Pentium processors, with the MMX multimedia extension instructions added to the instruction set. P55C processors require a different voltage supply. Only use the voltage regulator model (VRM) that was supplied with the processor. VRM 3.46 V VRM 2.8 V P54CS/166 & P54CS/200 5063-7939 Not compatible P55C/166 & P55C/200 Not compatible 0950-3188 How to Identify the VRM The 0950-3188 VRM has the characters “2.
HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC Precautions When Replacing the Power Supply • The Intel Inside label. Only models containing an MMX (P55C) processor have the MMX logo (shown at the top left of the previous page). • The BIOS version number. This is displayed at the top of the summary screen (obtained by typing whilst the initial Vectra logo is being displayed during the Power-On Self Test phase). Model Processor BIOS Version Number HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC Pentium P54CS or MMX P55C HA.07.
HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC Backplanes Backplanes XA Desktop (front view) XA Desktop (rear view) Half length PCI (proprietary network) slot XA Minitower (top view) 8
HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC Windows Operating System Windows Operating System Some models are preloaded with the Windows NT 4.0 WS operating system. TopTools 2.0 remote flash and NT local flash. Graphics Controller Board The new Matrox MGA Revision 6.0 Millennium board requires new drivers, and a new 2 MB video memory upgrade part (D3557B). 576-006 marked on the board. Top and bottom halves of the upgrade socket. (For the installation of a video memory upgrade module or the Matrox MPEG module).
HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC Network Board Network Board The Ethernet 10/100 BT PCI board is a proprietary PCI network board, with two network connectors. 10 BaseT RJ-45 UTP connector Remote start 100 BaseT RJ-45 UTP connector Connector 10 BT Properties Remote power-on (RPO) and Remote wake-up (RWU) Configuration needs Must have cable plugged between the remote start connector on the network board and the external start connector on the system board. Power-on integrated network field set to Enabled.
HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC Audio Controller Board Audio Controller Board This ISA board is Plug-and-Play. It is supplied with the correct drivers, and does not require specific configuration when installed in this PC. CD-Audio Front panel Line-In Microphone-In Line-Out Internal Speaker Speaker-Out Joystick Setup Program Configuration Menu The USB device field is disabled (by default). The Modem field is applicable to the HP Vectra 500 PC, not to the HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC.
HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC Complete the Questionnaire to Check Your Understanding Complete the Questionnaire to Check Your Understanding Draw a circle around each letter that corresponds with a correct answer. (There may be more than one correct answer to each question). 1 You have just replaced the system board, and you find that the PC no longer responds to remote wake-up.
HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC Complete the Questionnaire to Check Your Understanding 3 How can you identify whether a Pentium MMX processor is installed on a given HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC? a Look on the summary screen, by pressing b Run the Setup program, by pressing after a processor restart. after a processor restart. c Look at the underside of the processor chip. d Run HP TopTools 2.0 for Openview. 4 Three clients (a, b and c) have reported having a faulty processor in their PC.
HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC Answers and Explanations Answers and Explanations 1 The PC no longer responds to remote wake-up. What do you do? a Check that the product identification field, on the summary screen or Setup program, has been correctly set for the HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC. b Check that the suspend-wakeup and the integrated network fields, in the Setup program, have been enabled.
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