HP Vectra VE5 2 Manuale utente
HP Vectra VE 5/xx
Series 2
User's Guide
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Table of Contents
NOTICE 4
WELCOME TO YOUR HP VECTRA PC 8
1 SETTING UP YOUR PC 9
UNPACKING YOUR PC 9
CONNECTING THE MOUSE, KEYBOARD, AND DISPLAY 11
CONNECTING A PRINTER 11
CONNECTING THE POWER CORDS 12
STARTING THE PC FOR THE FIRST TIME 13
CREATING MASTER DISKETTES 16
2 USING YOUR PC 17
STARTING AND STOPPING YOUR PC 17
STARTING YOUR PC 17
STOPPING YOUR PC 18
THE HP VECTRA KEYBOARD 18
ADVANCED POWER MANAGEMENT 19
HP USER TOOLS 19
DESKTOP MANAGEMENT INTERFACE 19
3 HOW TO INSTALL ACCESSORIES IN YOUR PC 20
SUPPORTED HP ACCESSORIES 20
REMOVING THE COVER 22
REPLACING THE COVER AFTER INSTALLING ACCESSORIES 23
MOVING AND REPLACING THE POWER SUPPLY 23
REPLACING THE POWER SUPPLY AFTER INSTALLING
ACCESSORIES 24
INSTALLING MEMORY 25
MAIN MEMORY MODULES 25
INSTALLING AN OPTIONAL CACHE MEMORY MODULE 27
INSTALLING A VIDEO MEMORY UPGRADE 28
INSTALLING ACCESSORY BOARDS 29
CONFIGURING ACCESSORY BOARDS WITH PLUG AND PLAY 29
CONFIGURING NON-PLUG AND PLAY ISA ACCESSORY BOARDS 29
INSTALLING THE BOARD 30
INSTALLING MASS STORAGE DEVICES 33
CONFIGURING A DEVICE AFTER INSTALLATION 33
CONNECTING IDE DEVICES 33
INSTALLING A FLEXIBLE DISK DRIVE OR A CD-ROM DRIVE IN THE
MIDDLE SHELF 35
INSTALLING AN IDE HARD DISK DRIVE IN THE REAR SHELF 38
INSTALLING AN IDE HARD DISK DRIVE IN THE BOTTOM SHELF 40
INSTALLING A 5.25-INCH DISK DRIVE IN THE BOTTOM SHELF 43
INSTALLING A 3.5-INCH DISK DRIVE IN THE BOTTOM SHELF 46
INSTALLING AN UPGRADE PROCESSOR 49
INSTALLING THE SECURITY BRACKET 50
4 THE HP SETUP PROGRAM 52
USING THE HP SETUP PROGRAM 52
STARTING THE SETUP PROGRAM 52
UNDERSTANDING THE SETUP PROGRAM 54
SETTING PASSWORDS 59
SETTING PASSWORDS 59
AFTER INSTALLING AN IDE DRIVE 61
IF YOU LOSE THE KEY 62
5 TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR PC 63
SOLVING PROBLEMS 63
IF YOUR PC DOES NOT START PROPERLY 63
DISPLAY IS BLANK AND THERE ARE NO ERROR MESSAGES 63
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO CHANGE ANY VALUES IN
SETUP
64
IF A POST ERROR MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED 65
IF YOUR PC HAS A HARDWARE PROBLEM 66
DISPLAY DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY 67
IF YOUR KEYBOARD OR MOUSE DOES NOT WORK 68
IF YOUR PRINTER DOES NOT WORK 68
IF THE FLEXIBLE DISK DRIVE DOES NOT WORK 69
IF THE HARD DISK DOES NOT WORK 69
IF THE CD-ROM DRIVE DOES NOT WORK 70
IF AN ACCESSORY BOARD DOES NOT WORK 70
IF YOUR PC HAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM 71
IF YOUR APPLICATION SOFTWARE DOES NOT WORK 71
IF POWER MANAGEMENT DOES NOT WORK 72
IF THE DATE AND TIME ARE INCORRECT 72
CHANGING THE BATTERY 73
IF THE SCSI HARD DISK STOPS WORKING 74
IF YOU LOSE THE KEY 74
6 TECHNICAL INFORMATION 75
SPECIFICATIONS 75
FEATURES 76
POWER CONSUMPTION, WINDOWS 3.11 76
POWER CONSUMPTION, WINDOWS 95 77
IRQS, DMAS, AND I/O ADDRESSES USED BY YOUR PC 78
AVAILABLE VIDEO RESOLUTIONS 79
THE PC'S MEMORY MAP 80
THE PC'S REAR CONNECTORS 81
SYSTEM BOARD CONNECTORS AND SWITCHES 82
RECYCLING YOUR PC 83
7 HEWLETT PACKARD SUPPORT AND
INFORMATION SERVICES 84
INTRODUCTION 84
YOUR HP AUTHORIZED RESELLER 84
HP SUPPORTPACK 85
HP SUPPORT ASSISTANT CD-ROM 85
HEWLETT-PACKARD INFORMATION SERVICES 85
HP FORUM ON COMPUSERVE 85
HP FORUM ON AMERICA ONLINE 86
HP BBS LIBRARY 86
INTERNET—FTP LIBRARY SERVICE 87
ACCESS HP WORLD WIDE WEB SITE 87
HP FAXBACK ON DEMAND—HP FIRST 87
HP AUDIO TIPS (USA ONLY) HP AUTOMATED SUPPORT DIRECTORY 87
ORDERING DRIVERS AND BIOS ON DISKETTE 88
HP SUPPORT SERVICES 88
HEWLETT-PACKARD TELEPHONE SUPPORT 89
LIFELINE TELEPHONE SUPPORT 90
HP NETWORK PHONE-IN SUPPORT SERVICE (NPS) 90
SUMMARY 91
HEWLETT-PACKARD MARKETING HEADQUARTERS 92
HP WORLD WIDE WEB SERVER 92
HP ANONYMOUS FTP SERVER 92
EUROPEAN CUSTOMER SUPPORT CENTER 92
HP WORLD WIDE WEB SERVER 93
HP ANONYMOUS FTP SERVER 93
EUROPEAN CUSTOMER SUPPORT CENTER 93
GLOSSARY 94
7 REGULATORY INFORMATION AND WARRANTY97
REGULATORY INFORMATION 97
FCC (FOR USA ONLY) 97
HP HARDWARE WARRANTY 99
HP SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSE AGREEMENT AND SOFTWARE &
PRODUCT LIMITED WARRANTY 101
WELCOME TO YOUR HP VECTRA PC
Congratulations on the purchase of your new Hewlett-Packard desktop PC. Your high-
performance PC provides:
• a Pentium™ processor in a Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket for easy processor upgrades
• an optional level-two cache of 256 KB for high performance
• a main memory of 8 MB, upgradeable to 128 MB
• an Ultra VGA PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) video controller with 1 MB of
video memory (upgradeable to 2 MB)
• an integrated Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) controller on the PCI bus
supporting Fast IDE and Standard IDE
• three front-access drive shelves (one can be used as an internal shelf)
• one internal drive shelf
• four free slots for accessory boards:
• one 32-bit PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) slot
• one 16-bit ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) full length slot
• one 16-bit ISA short slot (16 cm/6.3 inch maximum length)
• one combination ISA or PCI slot
• one parallel port and two serial ports
• preloaded HP utilities to ease system configuration tasks
• BIOS stored in Flash ROM
• BIOS support for ISA “Plug and Play”
• pre-installed Operating system and Software.
Your HP Vectra has other important attributes:
• DMI compliant
• designed for Windows® 95
• Vectra Ergonomic Power Solution — Windows 95 soft power-down using the mouse, and
keyboard power-on
• Energy Star compliant power management
The PC range described in this manual has a power saving capability which complies with
the Environment Protection Agency's (EPA) 30 watt maximum power consumption in
sleep mode, with the exception of those models which are fully loaded multimedia PCs.
The fully loaded multimedia PCs also have energy saving capabilities, but use slightly
more than the maximum 30 watt limit in power saving mode, required for the Energy Star
label approval.
1 SETTING UP YOUR PC
This chapter leads you through the first time installation of your HP Vectra PC.
UNPACKING YOUR PC
1 When you receive your PC, unpack all the components:
• the computer and power cord
• the display and its cables
• the keyboard and mouse
• the manuals.
On some models, the operating system software, drivers, and HP User Tools are preloaded on
the hard disk.
WARNING: If you have any doubt that you can lift the PC or
display safely, do not try to move it without help.
Computer
Typical Display
Computer Power Cord
Mouse
Keyboard
Display Power Cord
Manuals
2 Place the PC on a sturdy desk near to easily accessible power outlets, with enough space for
the keyboard, mouse, and any other accessories.
3 Position the PC 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. Refer to the display’s manual for information about the display.
Installation Tools
No tools are required to set up your PC. However, if you plan to install a disk drive or an
accessory board in your PC, you will need a flat-blade screwdriver. For further information
about installing accessories, refer to chapter 3, “
How to Install Accessories In Your PC
”.
CONNECTING THE MOUSE, KEYBOARD, AND DISPLAY
1 Connect the mouse, keyboard, and display to the back of the computer.
The connectors
are shaped to go in one way only
.
2 Tighten the display cable attachment screws.
Mouse Keyboard Display
CONNECTING A PRINTER
Connect the printer cable to the back of the computer and tighten the attachment screws. Use
the connector labeled:
• Parallel (25-pin parallel connector) for a parallel device
• Serial A (9-pin serial connector) for a serial device
• Serial B (9-pin serial connector) for a second serial device.
Parallel Connector Serial Connector
CONNECTING THE POWER CORDS
1 If fitted, remove the label covering the computer’s power connector.
2 Connect the power cords to the display and the computer.
3 Connect the display’s power cord and the computer’s power cord to a grounded outlet.
(
The connectors are shaped to go in one way only
.)
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