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    hp desktop pcs www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport product description hp vectra xe320 technical reference manual[...]

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    Notice 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 fi tness for a particular purpo se. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for in [...]

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    XE320 product description 3 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 T echnical Reference Manuals . This T echnical Reference Manual is a technical reference and BIOS document for personnel providing[...]

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    4 XE320 product description Discover and use your product See the HP Quick Start card and HP Quick User’ s 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 Bu siness PC, including the hard drive, processor m[...]

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    XE320 product description 5 Finding Information Use the following table to determine where to locate particular types of information: Type of Information Location • Support phone numbers • Technical support contact information • Warranty information Quick User’s Guide • How to set up your computer Quick Start Card (details) Quick User’s[...]

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    6 XE320 product description Bibliography Datasheets and other information can be obtained at: ❒ Intel Chipsets developer.intel.com ❒ Pentium 4 Processors www.intel.com/pentium4 ❒ Analog Devices AD1885 www.analogdevices.com ❒ Intel LAN card www.intel.com/support/network ❒ A TI Rage 128 Pro graphic c ard www.ati.com ❒ NVIDIA graphic cards[...]

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    XE320 product description 7 Table of Contents System Overview Package Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Rear Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Inside the Computer . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    8 XE320 product description BIOS Overview BIOS Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Setup Program Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Power Saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 BIOS Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    1 Status System Overview This chapter introduces the internal and external fe atures, and lists the specifications of HP Vectra XE320 PCs.[...]

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    System Overview 10 XE320 product description Package Features Front Panel On/Off po w er button P ow er on status light (green) Hard disk driv e activity light (y ello w ) Optical disk activity light (green) Floppy disk activity light (red)[...]

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    System Overview XE320 product description 11 Rear Connectors Pow e r c o n n e c t o r 25-pin P arallel Connector Monitor Connect or K eyboard Mouse Netw ork (LAN) connector 2 USB Connector s Serial Connector s Line Out Line In Microphone V olt age switch[...]

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    System Overview 12 XE320 product description Inside the Computer Main memory CD-ROM, CD-R W driv e , or D VD driv e Floppy disk driv e A ccessory board slots Hard disk driv e Processor P ow er supply Note: Hard disk and floppy disk cables h ave been rem oved for picture clarity[...]

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    System Overview XE320 product description 13 Specifications Physical Characteristics NOTE The power consumption and acoustics figures given in the table above are valid for the standard configuration as shipped. For more information, refer to the product’s data sheet at HP’s web site: www.hp.com/desktops . When the computer is turned off with t[...]

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    System Overview 14 XE320 product description[...]

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    2 Status System Features This chapter describes core components of HP V ectra XE320 PCs such as processors, chipsets, mass storage devices, graphics controllers, aud io controllers, network features and input devices.[...]

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    System Features 16 XE320 product description XE320 System Board Layout The HP V ectra XE320 PC sy stem board features a Socket 478B for a Pentium 4 processor , three DIMM main memory slots, three PCI slots and one AGP slot.[...]

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    System Features XE320 product description 17 System Board Components The following diagram shows where the different slot s and connectors are located on the sy stem board: WARNING There is a risk of e xplosion if the battery is not replaced b y the correct typ e. Mak e sure y ou dispose o f used batteries according to instructions pro vided . Inte[...]

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    System Features 18 XE320 product description Architectural View The following diagram shows the XE320 Intel 845 Chip architecture: ICH2 chip Au d i o AD1885 P entium 4 processor Intel 845 Main Memory 133MHz SDRAM 3 PCI Slots Memory Bus System Bus 3.2GB/s A GP 4X 10 6 6 M B / s PCI Bus Super I/O Serial/P arallel/FDD/PS2 Flash BIOS Integrated Intel P[...]

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    System Features XE320 product description 19 Main Memory There are three 168-pin DIMM slots on the sy stem board for installing main memory . Y ou can install 133MHz SDRAM modules, these are available in 128, 256 and 512MB memory modules. 64MB memory modules are not supported. Y ou can install a maximum of 1.5GB (3 x 512MB modules). Y ou can only u[...]

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    System Features 20 XE320 product description Accessory Board Slots The XE320 has four accessory board slots: three PCI slots and one 1.5V AGP slot. The PCI slots are PCI 2.2 compliant and each slot supports a maximum total current of 375 mA. Y our graphics card is installed in the AGP slot. The 1.5V AGP slot is backward compatible with AGP 1x, 2x a[...]

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    System Features XE320 product description 21 Mass Storage Devices Hard Disk Drives A 3.5-inch hard disk drive is supplied on an intern al shelf in some models. These hard drives can be provided with the PC. T o see which other hard disk drives can be purchased as accessories for the XE320, refer to www.hp.com/desktops/products/accessories . T o fin[...]

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    System Features 22 XE320 product description Features of the CD-ROM Drive (48X) Description Supported formats - CD-ROM Mode-1 data disc - CD-ROM Mode-2 data disc (Mode 1 and Mode 2) - Photo-CD Multisession - CD A udio disc - Mix ed mode CD-ROM disc (data and audio) - CD-ROM XA - CD-I - CD-Extra - CD-R - CD-RW Disc Diameter 120 mm Data Block Size 2,[...]

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    System Features XE320 product description 23 Features of the CD-RW Drive (24X/10X/40X) Description Supported formats - CD-DA - CD-ROM (Mode-1) - CD-ROM XA (Mode-2 Form-1 and Form-2) - CD-I Ready - Video CD (MPEG-1) - Enhanced Music CD - CD extra - I-Trax CD - Photo CD Disc Diameter 120mm Data Block Size 2,048 bytes (Mode-1 and Mode-2 Form-1) 2,336 [...]

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    System Features 24 XE320 product description Features of the DVD-ROM Drive (16X/40X) NOTE 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 th e small hole at the bottom of the door. Description Supported formats - CD-ROM Mode-1 data disc - CD-ROM Mode-2 data [...]

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    System Features XE320 product description 25 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 vide os from the last DVD region that was set. Regional Codes Region 1 USA & Canada 2 Europe (excluding former USS[...]

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    System Features 26 XE320 product description Graphics The XE320 offers a choice of graphics solutions: • Nvidia TNT2 V anta graphics card • A TI Rage 128 Pro graphics card. Nvidia TNT2 Vanta Graphics Card Some V ectra XE320 PC models are supplied with an Nvidia TNT2 V anta graphics card. For more information, refer to the T echnical Reference M[...]

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    System Features XE320 product description 27 Audio The audio solution on the XE320 is the Analog Devices AD1885 integrated AC’97 audio solution. The AD1885 interfaces directly with the South Bridge ch ip and performs all digital operations, such as sample rate conversions and synthesis, as well as mixing and processing the analog signals. All mod[...]

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    System Features 28 XE320 product description Network All models have an Integrated Intel Pro/100 VE Network Adapter (10 Base-T/100 Base-TX LAN Interface). The Intel LAN boot ROM setup can be launched by pressing CTRL-S while booting your PC. LAN Connector The 10 Base-T/100 Base-TX LAN connector is located on the rear of the PC. There are two LEDs o[...]

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    3 Status BIOS Overview This chapter describes the BIOS features for HP V ectra XE320 PCs.[...]

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    BIOS Overview 30 XE320 product description BIOS Summary HP V ectra XE320 PCs contain an American Mega trends Inc. BIOS (Basic Input Output Sy stem). The sy stem ROM contains the POST (power-on self-test) routines, and the BIOS: the Sy stem BIOS, video BIOS, and Intel LAN boot ROM. The sy stem BIOS is identified by the version numbe r JN.xx.yy . The[...]

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    BIOS Overview XE320 product description 31 Setup Program Menus The Setup screen comprises five menus: Main , Ad va n c e d , Security , Boot and Exit . These are selected using the left and right arrow key s. A brief summary of what settings can be configur ed in each of these menus is described below: Main Menu In the Main menu you can select whet[...]

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    BIOS Overview 32 XE320 product description BIOS Addresses This section provides a summary of the main features of the HP sy stem BIOS. System Memory Map Reserved memory used by accessory boards must be located in the area from C8000h to EFFFFh. HP I/O Port Map (I/O Addresses Used by the System) Peripheral devices, accessory devices and sy stem co n[...]

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    BIOS Overview XE320 product description 33 I/O Address Ports Function 0000 - 000F DMA controller 1 0020 - 0021 Master interrupt controller (8259) 002E - 002F NS360 Configuration registers 0040 - 0043 Timer 1 0060, 0064 Keyboard controller (reset, slow A20) 0061 Port B (speaker, NMI status and control) 0070 Bit 7: NMI mask register 0070 - 0071 RTC a[...]

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    BIOS Overview 34 XE320 product description 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 sy stem controller supports seven DMA channels, each with a page register used to extend the addressing ran[...]

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    BIOS Overview XE320 product description 35 PCI Interrupt Request Lines PCI devices generate interrupt requests using up to eight PCI interrupt request lines. PCI interrupts can be shared; several devices can use the same interrupt. However , optimal sy stem performance is reached when minimizing the sharing of interrupts. Devices AGP PCI1 PCI2 PCI3[...]

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    BIOS Overview 36 XE320 product description POST Tests The POST is executed each time the sy stem is powe red on, or a reset is performed. The POST process verifies the basic functionality of the sy stem comp onents and initializes certain sy stem parameters. The POST starts by displaying a graphic screen of the Hewlett-Packard logo when the PC is s[...]

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    BIOS Overview XE320 product description 37 FC Erase Flash. FD Program Flash. FF Flash program successful. BIOS is going to restart. Runtime code is uncompressed in F000 shadow ram. 03 NMI is Disabled. To check soft reset/power-on. 05 BIOS stack set. Going to disable Cache if any. 06 POST code to be uncompressed. 07 CPU init and CPU data area init t[...]

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    BIOS Overview 38 XE320 product description 42 To enter in virtual mode for memory test. 43 To enable interrupts for diagnostics mode. 44 To initialize data to check memory wrap around at 0:0. 45 Data initialized. Going to check for memory wrap around at 0:0 and find ing the total system memory size. 46 Memory wrap around test done. Memory si ze cal[...]

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    BIOS Overview XE320 product description 39 8D Going for hard disk controller reset. 8F Hard disk co ntroller reset done. Floppy setup to be done next. 91 Floppy setup complete. Hard disk setup to be done next. 95 Init of diffe rent BUSes optional ROMs from C800 to start. 96 Going to do any init before C800 optional ROM control. 97 Any init before C[...]

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    BIOS Overview 40 XE320 product description HP e-DiagTools Preboot Diagnostics (Beep Codes) When your PC starts up, its BIOS performs a Po we r-on Sel f Test (POST) to test your hardware configuration for any problems. If a problem is detect ed during the POS T, an error is displayed on your PC’ s monitor . If, however , your PC is unable to displ[...]

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    4 Status Drivers and Software This chapter describes the drivers and soft ware preloaded with HP V ectra XE320 PCs.[...]

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    Drivers and Software 42 XE320 product description Drivers Y ou can download up-to-date versions of drivers required for XE320 PCs from the “Software and Drivers” section of HP’ s V ectra Support web site at: www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport . Software XE320 models come preloaded with the followin g software. Y ou can download the most up-to-date v[...]

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    The T echni cal Re fe r ence Manual con tains the f ollo w ing doc uments do wnloadable fr om the web sit e www.hp.com/go/support in P DF for mat: • Introduction & HP Business PC Overview Describes how to use the Tec hnical Reference Manual and provides a brief overview of the most recent HP Business PCs. • Product Description The document [...]