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HP Vectra User’s Guide
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Table of Contents WELCOME TO YOUR HP VECTRA PC 54 1 SETTING UP YOUR PC 55 UNPACKING YOUR PC 55 CONNECTING THE DISPLAY, MOUSE, AND KEYBOARD 56 CONNECTING TO A NETWORK 57 CONNECTING A PRINTER
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3 HOW TO INSTALL ACCESSORIES INSIDE YOUR PC 88 SUPPORTED HP ACCESSORIES 88 REMOVING AND REPLACING THE COVER 89 REPLACING THE COVER AFTER INSTALLING ACCESSORIES 92 MOVING THE POWER SUPPLY 93 REPLACING THE POWER SUPPLY AFTER INSTALLING ACCESSORIES
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IF YOU LOSE THE KEY 141 5 TECHNICAL INFORMATION 142 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS 142 AUDIO FEATURES 143 POWER CONSUMPTION INFORMATION 144 THE PC’S MEMORY MAP
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7 REGULATORY INFORMATION AND WARRANTY 168 REGULATORY INFORMATION 168 FCC (FOR USA ONLY) 168 HP HARDWARE WARRANTY 170 HP SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSE AGREEMENT AND SOFTWARE & PRODUCT LIMITED WARRANTY
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WELCOME TO YOUR HP VECTRA PC Congratulations on the purchase of your new Hewlett-Packard Personal Computer. Your high- performance HP Vectra PC provides: • a PentiumTM Pro processor in a Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket for easy processor upgrades • processor-integrated level-two cache for improved performance • 16 MB of ECC (error correcting code) memory, upgradeable to 256 MB • an Ultra VGA PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) video controller with 2 MB of video memory (upgradeable to 4 MB
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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 of the components: • the computer and power cords • the display and its video cable • the keyboard and mouse • the manuals and disk kit. This Manual Video Cable Power Cords Display Computer Mouse Disk kit Keyboard NOTE Device drivers, HP utilities, and an online Network Administrator Guide are provided in a disk kit. 2 Place the PC on (or
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3 Position the PC so that its rear connectors are easily accessible. 4 Place the display next to the computer. Installation Tools No tools are required to install your PC. However, if you plan to install a disk drive or an accessory board inside your PC, you will need a flat-blade screwdriver. See chapter 3, How to Install Accessories Inside Your PC, for more information on installing accessories. WARNING: If you are in any doubt that you can lift the PC and the display safely, do not try to mov
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Mouse Connector Keyboard Connector Display Connector CONNECTING TO A NETWORK The LAN Adapter installed in your PC may have two RJ-45 connectors (one for 100-Mbit/s operation and one for 10-Mbit/s operation) or one RJ-45 connector (supporting both 100-Mbit/s and 10-Mbit/s). The LAN Adapter can automatically detect which connector or network type is being used. 1 Connect the RJ-45 plug on your network cable to the 100-Mbit/s or 10-Mbit/s LAN connector on the LAN Adapter as appropriate for your net
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Let your Network Administrator know you are connecting your PC to the network. Refer to the online Network Administrator Guide (provided with the disk kit) for instructions on setting up your PC for a LAN connection. CONNECTING A PRINTER If you have a printer, connect its cable to the back of the computer and tighten the attachment screws. Use these connectors: • Parallel (25-pin parallel connector) for a parallel device • Serial A (9-pin serial connector) for a serial device • Serial B (9-pin s
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CONNECTING AUDIO ACCESSORIES Your PC has a Headphones jack and a Microphone jack on the front panel. An audio Stereo In jack, an audio Stereo Out jack, and a MIDI interface connector are located on the rear panel. MIDI connector Stereo in jack Stereo out jack NOTE The internal speaker and the Stereo Out jack on the rear of your PC are deactivated when you use the Headphones jack. The internal speaker is deactivated when you use the Stereo Out jack. Note that external speakers should have built-i
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NOTE: You don’t need to set a SCSI address for Plug and Play SCSI devices (SCSI devices which support the SCAM protocol). 2 Connect the SCSI accessory to your PC’s external SCSI connector with a shielded SCSI cable. (Note that Ultra SCSI is automatically disabled when an external SCSI accessory is connected.) 3 Make sure the SCSI accessory is terminated correctly—either internally or by a terminating resistor (refer to the manual provided with the SCSI accessory). Make sure the SCSI accessory is
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NOTE The total length of the external SCSI cables should not exceed 3 meters (approximately 10 feet). Contact your dealer to order shielded HP SCSI cables to connect external SCSI accessories. CONNECTING THE POWER CORDS 1 If fitted, remove the warning label covering the computer’s power connector on the rear of the computer. 2 Check that the voltage selection switch has been correctly configured for your country. If the voltage selection is incorrect for your country, select the correct voltage
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Computer Power Connector Grounded Outlet Display Power Connector 4 Connect the display’s power cord and the computer’s power cord to grounded outlets. WARNING: For your safety, always connect the equipment to a grounded wall outlet. Always use a power cord with a properly grounded plug, such as the one provided with this equipment, or one in compliance with your national regulations. This PC is disconnected from the power by removing the power cord from the power outlet. This means the PC must b
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STARTING AND STOPPING YOUR PC Starting Your PC 1 Press the power button on the display. Switch on the display Then switch on the PC 2 Press the power button on the PC. The PC performs a power-on self-test. If an error is detected, a message is displayed. Follow the instructions provided to correct the error. NOTE If the space bar on your keyboard has a power-on icon, you can start the PC by pressing the space bar. (This feature can be enabled or disabled with the Setup program — see chapter 4 fo
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Wrong password Correct password Restart the PC, then enter your password again 4 When your PC has started: • Adjust the display screen’s brightness and contrast to your needs. If the picture does not fill the screen or is not centered refer to the display’s manual for instructions. • Set the keyboard to a comfortable position. Adjust brightness (your display may be different from the display shown here)
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Stopping Your PC 1 To stop your PC, make sure that you have exited all programs then shutdown your operating system (refer to your operating system reference guide for details if you are not sure how to shutdown your operating system). 2 Press the power button to stop your PC. NOTE If Windows 95 is installed, select Shutdown from the Start menu and the PC will power off. It is not necessary to press the power button. Resetting Your PC The Reset button lets you restart the PC without switching th
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INSTALLING THE WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION OPERATING SYSTEM The following instructions describe a simple installation of the US English version of the Windows NT Workstation operating system on a Vectra PC with a SCSI hard disk. For complete installation information, consult the manual that came with the operating system. Preparing to Install Windows NT Your PC is supplied with a disk kit, comprising one “XU/VT Boot” diskette and one “XU/VT Drivers and Documentation” CD-ROM disk. You will need to cop
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NOTE If you are installing the US English version of Windows NT with a localized (non-US English) keyboard, you should choose the Custom Setup. The Custom Setup gives the option of selecting a localized keyboard. 5 Insert “Setup Disk #3” when prompted by the installation program. 6 When the installation program reports that no mass storage devices have been found, press S to specify an additional device. 7 Select Other by pressing [ENTER]. Remove “Setup Disk #3”, insert the duplicate “XU/VT Boot
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4 Click Continue to install the HP network driver for Windows NT. To install the driver: a Choose Do Not Detect to manually select an adapter. b Click Continue to choose a network adapter. c In the list box, choose Other and then select Continue. d Insert the duplicate “XU/VT Boot” diskette and specify the location of the drivers with A:\LAN. e Choose the displayed HP 10/100VG network adapter. 5 The system will continue with the installation. Follow the instructions displayed by Windows NT to co
