HP Vectra VE4 User manual

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HP Vectra VE 4/xx PC User's Guide

Printed Manual Information

Trademarks

Your HP Vectra PC

1 Setting Up Your PC

Unpacking the PC

Connecting the Mouse, Keyboard, and Display

Connecting a Printer or Plotter

Connecting the Power Cables

Starting the PC for the First Time

Creating Master Diskettes

2 Using Your PC

Using the HP Setup Program

Using the Security Features

Setting Passwords

Setting Other Security Features

Using the HP User Tools

Finding More Information About Your PC

Using Power Management

Configuring Power Management in Windows

Activating Sleep Mode in Windows

Understanding the Desktop Management Interface

Personalizing Your Mouse

Tips for Using Your PC

3 Installing Accessories In Your PC

Supported HP Accessories

Removing and Replacing the Cover

Removing the Cover

Replacing the Cover After Installing Accessories

Removing and Replacing the Power Supply Unit

Removing the Power Supply Unit

Replacing the Power Supply Unit After Installing Accessories

Installing Memory

Installing a Main Memory Module

Cache Memory

Video Memory

Installing Accessory Boards

Plug and Play

Installing the Board

Installing Mass Storage Devices

Installing an IDE Hard Disk Drive in the Bottom Shelf

Installing a Flexible Disk Drive or a CD-ROM Drive in the Middle Shelf

Installing or Replacing an IDE Hard Disk Drive in the Rear Shelf

Installing an Upgrade Processor

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Installing the Security Bracket

Checking the Installation

Configuring Your PC

Using the Setup Program to Configure the PC

Using HP User Tools to Configure Video Settings

4 Troubleshooting

The PC Does Not Work

No Error Messages Displayed

After Installing an Accessory

Error Messages

Power-On Errors That May Prevent the PC from Starting

BIOS and Operating System Messages

Hardware Problems

The Display Does Not Work

The Keyboard or Mouse Does Not Work

The Printer Does Not Work

The Flexible Disk Drive Does Not Work

The Hard Disk Does Not Work

An Accessory Board Does Not Work

You Lose the Key

You Need to Replace the Battery

Software Problems

You Have Forgotten a Password

You Can’t Start the Setup Program

Your Application Software Does Not Work

Power Management Does Not Work

The Date and Time are Incorrect

5 Technical Information

Specifications

Power Consumption Information

IRQs, DMAs, and I/O Addresses Used

Available Video Resolutions

Memory Map

Rear Connectors

System Board Jumpers

Recycling Your PC

6 Getting Support

Getting Support from your HP Reseller

HP Support Pack

Hewlett Packard Information Services

HP Internet – FTP Library Service/World-Wide Web

HP Forum on CompuServe

Hewlett Packard Telephone Support

If You Need to Contact Hewlett-Packard

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Glossary

Definitions

7 Regulatory Information and Warranty

Regulatory Information

FCC (for USA only)

Notice for Canada

Safety Warning for the USA and Canada

Notice for the United Kingdom

Noise Declaration for Germany

Notice for Japan

Notice for Korea

HP Hardware Warranty

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Printed Manual Information

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Trademarks

Centronics® is a registered trademark of Centronics Data

Computer Corporation.

CompuServe® is a registered trademark of CompuServe

Incorporated. Logitech™ is a trademark of Logitech Inc.

Logitech™ is a trademark of Logitech Inc.

Microsoft® and MS-DOS® are U.S. registered trademarks of

Microsoft Corporation.

OS/2™ is a trademark of International Business Machines

Corporation.

Windows™ and Windows NT™ are trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation.

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Your HP Vectra PC

Features of your high-performance HP Vectra PC:

•486 processor (50, 66 or 100 MHz)

•Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) supporting four Fast IDE drives

•high performance PCI bus

•fast 64-bit graphics processor

•video memory of 1 MB, upgradeable to 2 MB

•BIOS stored in Flash ROM (for easy upgradeability)

•BIOS support for Plug and Play

•preloaded Desktop Management Interface (DMI) software, DOS and Windows software

•Energy Star compliant power management

•main memory of 4 MB or 8 MB, upgradable to 64 MB

•256 KB cache upgrade option

•four device shelves:

◊◊ two with front access for one 3.5-inch device and one 5.25-inch device

◊◊ two internal, for hard disk drives

•four free slots for accessory boards:

◊◊ one 32-bit PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) slot

◊◊ one combination ISA or PCI slot

◊◊ two 16-bit ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) slots

•one parallel and two serial communications ports

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1 Setting Up Your PC

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Unpacking the PC

1. When you receive the PC, unpack and gather all the components.

NOTE The operating system software, drivers, and HP utilities are preloaded on models

supplied with a hard disk. No diskettes are supplied.

2. Place the computer on a sturdy desk, close to easily accessible power outlets, and with

enough space for the keyboard, mouse, and any other accessories.

3. Position the computer so that its rear connectors are easily accessible.

4. Place the display on top of the computer. (If you have a large display, place it next to

the computer.)

WARNING If you are in any doubt that you cannot lift the display safely, do not attempt to

move it without help.

Keyboard

Power Cable

Computer

Display

Mouse

Manuals

Power Cable

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Connecting the Mouse, Keyboard, and Display

1. Connect the mouse, keyboard, and display cables t o the back of the computer. The

connectors are shaped to go in one way only.

2. Tighten the display cable attachment screws.

Mouse Cable Keyboard

Cable

Display Cable

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Connecting a Printer or Plotter

If you have a printer or plotter, connect its cable to the back of the computer and tighten the

attachment screws.

Connector for Parallel Printer Connectors for Serial Printers

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Connecting the Power Cables

1. If fitted, remove the label covering the computer’s power connector.

2. Connect the power cables to the display and computer. (The connectors are shaped to

go in one way only.)

3. Connect the display’s power cable and the computer’s power cable to a grounded

outlet.

Display

Power Cable

Computer

Power Cable

WARNING For your safety, always connect the equipment to a grounded wall outlet.

Always use a power cable with properly grounded plugs, such as the one

provided with this equipment, or one in compliance with your national

regulation. This PC has been designed to operate on all power systems,

including ‘IT’ power systems. It is disconnected from the power by removing the

power cable from the power outlet. This means the PC must be located close

to an easily accessible power outlet.

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Starting the PC for the First Time

Your PC’s hard disk has preinstalled software that is initialized the first time you start the PC.

The initialization takes approximately three minutes, and sets up your software to use the

hardware installed in your computer.

To initialize your software:

1. Switch on the display and then the computer.

Then power-on

the computer

First power-on

the display

2. The PC performs a power-on system hardware test which checks the configuration. This

test is performed each time the PC is switched on. A screen is displayed that shows the

progress of the test and indicates any errors found. If an error is detected, see "Error

Messages" in Chapter 4.

3. The software initialization routine starts. It displays the software license agreement and

gives you an opportunity to read Working in Comfort (ergonomic advice for computer

users). You may be asked to enter information during the initialization routine, for

example:

◊◊ The name of the person who will use the computer and your company name. (If

necessary, the name of the user can be changed later.)

◊◊ The current date and time.

◊◊ The type of printer (for example, HP LaserJet 4M). You may also be requested to

enter the connection used by the printer (for example, LPT1 for a parallel printer or

COM1 for a serial printer).

◊◊ The model number of your display. (HP display model numbers are shown on the

rear of the display.)

4. Follow any other instructions that are displayed on the screen.

5. Adjust the display screen’s brightness and contrast to your needs. If the picture does not

fill the screen or is not centered, adjust it using the controls on the display. Refer to the

display’s manual for details.

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Adjust the display's

brightness to your needs

6. Set the keyboard angle and mouse to comfortable positions.

7. After the initialization has finished, fill in your Warranty Registration card.

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Creating Master Diskettes

It is very important that you create master diskettes for your preloaded software. HP

recommends that you do this within thirty (30) days of receiving your PC, using new

diskettes. These diskettes can then be used to restore the preloaded software to your PC in

case of corrupted files.

1. Double-click the mouse on the Master Diskette Creation Utility icon in the HPutils group

in the Windows Program Manager.

2. Follow the screen messages to create master diskettes of your preloaded software. The

messages will tell you how many diskettes are required.

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2 Using Your PC

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Using the HP Setup Program

The integrated (ROM-based) Setup program displays your PC’s configuration and allows

you to set certain parameters.

Starting the Setup Program

1. Turn on the display and the computer.

If the computer is already turned on, save your data and exit all programs, then press

[CTRL] [ALT] and [DELETE] to restart the PC.

2. Press [F2] while <Setup=F2> is displayed at the bottom of the screen during the

power-on system hardware test.

<Setup=F2>

TIP To avoid missing [F2] (which is displayed only briefly), you can press [F2] as soon

as the power-on-system-hardware-test has passed the Flexible Disk Drives test.

3. The Setup program will appear.

Setup Version xx.

Administrator Password...Not Set User Password...........Not Set

Administrator Password...Not Set Date (YYYY,mm,dd).......1995/01/07

Flexible Drive 1.........1.44 MB Time (hh:mm:ss).........12:04:30

Flexible Drive 2.........1.44 MB Power-on Numlock State..On

Start from FDD...........Enabled Key Autorepeat..........Medium

If a password has been set, you will be prompted to enter it.

◊◊ Use the arrow keys to move the highlight from one field to another.

◊◊ Use the [F7] or [F8] key to display available values.

◊◊ Use the [F3] key to save your settings and exit the Setup program.

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◊◊ Use the [F12] key to exit the Setup program without saving any changes.

Setup Fields

The following section explains the fields that you may wish to change, for example, the date

and time if your PC does not show the correct local time.

Date and Time Enter the correct values.

Power-on Numlock

State This field determines if the numeric keys on the right of the

keyboard are set to numeric values (On) or cursor control (Off)

when the PC is started.

Key Autorepeat This field determines the speed that a key repeats itself when

the key is held down. Options available are Slow, Medium,

and Fast.

The other fields are explained later in the manual at the place where you may need to

modify the settings. For easy reference, all Setup fields can be located in the index, under

“HP Setup program fields”.

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Using the Security Features

To protect your PC and its data against unauthorized access, the following actions can be

taken:

•Setting passwords to prevent the PC being started in your absence, and prevent

modifications being made to your system configuration.

•Disabling startup from the flexible disk drive, hard disk drives, or both.

•Disabling the flexible disk drive or drives so that data cannot be copied in your absence.

•Locking the computer’s cover to prevent unauthorized access to the internal

components.

The following sections describe how to perform these tasks.

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Setting Passwords

When you set a password, two levels of protection may be selected:

•User Password—requests that a password be entered when the PC is powered on.

The Setup program can be run, but the password must be entered to change the

configuration.

•Administrator Password—provides additional security by preventing changes to the

configuration settings in the Setup program, even if the User password is known. If this

password is set, a forgotten User password can be reset from the Setup program.

When either or both passwords are set, the Setup program can be started and the

settings displayed, but no changes are allowed unless the correct password is entered.

CAUTION A jumper is provided on the system board that allows forgotten passwords to

be cleared. To prevent unauthorized personnel from using this method to

bypass your passwords, you are strongly recommended to lock the cover of the

computer using the key provided.

How To Set a Password

1. Start the Setup program (see “Using the HP Setup Program”).

2. Use the right arrow key to move the highlight to the User Password or Administrator

Password field, as required.

3. To set your password, press [ENTER] once.

a. Type your password and press [ENTER].

b. Type your password and press [ENTER] again.

The screen displays Set.

If you wish to erase your password, press [ENTER] twice.

TIP It is recommended that you set a password that you can easily remember. If you

forget a password, see “Software Problems.”

4. Press [F3] to save your password and exit the Setup program.

5. When you have set a User password, the next time the PC is started the power-on

prompt is displayed. Type your User password and press [ENTER] to use the PC.

You have three chances to enter the password. After three unsuccessful attempts, the

‘*’ prompt appears and you must restart your PC (by pressing the power button twice)

before you can try again.

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Power Button

Wrong password.

Restart the PC,

then enter the

correct password

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