Page 2 - Notice; 997 Hewlett-Packard Company
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Page 3 - iii; Preface; Hexadecimal numbers are identified by a lower case h.
iii Preface This manual is a technical reference and BIOS document for engineers and technicians providing system level support. It is assumed that the reader possesses a detailed understanding of AT-compatible microprocessor functions and digital addressing techniques. Technical information that is...
Page 4 - iv; Bibliography
iv Bibliography ❒ HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 User’s Guide (D4550-90001). ❒ HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 Minitower User’s Guide (D4570-90001). ❒ HP Vectra XA 5/xxx User’s Guide (D3984-90001). ❒ HP Vectra XA 5/xxx Minitower User’s Guide (D3985-90001). ❒ HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 PC Familiarization G...
Page 5 - Contents; System Overview
Contents v Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Bibliography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 6 - Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives
Contents vi Devices on the Processor-Local Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 The Intel Pentium Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Cache Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3...
Page 7 - vii; Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS
Contents vii Mass-Storage Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Hard Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Flexible Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 8 - viii
Contents viii 5 Power-On Self-Test and Error Messages Order in Which the Tests are Performed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Error Message Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 9 - System Overview; This manual describes the
9 1 System Overview This manual describes the HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 and XA 5/xxx PC , and provides detailed system specifications. This chapter introduces the external features, and lists the specifications and characteristic data of the system. It also summarizes the documentation which is av...
Page 10 - Package; Desktop Package; Front view of VL; Inside view of VL
10 1 System Overview Package Package Desktop Package Product information Front logo doesnot show processor speedor series information appears on a label onthe lower front recess or Wty: WBK@ Sup: SAB@ Model VL 5/200 series 5 Prod: D4570A #ABU S/N: FR63412345 the right hand side panel Front view of V...
Page 11 - Minitower Package; Rear view of XA
11 1 System Overview Package Minitower Package Wty: WBK@ Sup: SAB@ Model XA 5/200 Prod: D3993A #ABA S/N: FR63498765 Front label does not show processor speed or series information. Instead this information appears on a label on the right hand side panel Voltage selection Power connector Rear view of...
Page 12 - Plan view of the Chassis Base of the Desktop Package; The mounting holes for the second hard disk (95.20
12 1 System Overview Package Plan view of the Chassis Base of the Desktop Package The above illustrations shows a plan view of the desktop model, seen from above. All dimensions are in millimeters. The mounting holes for the second hard disk (95.20 ✕ 44.45 mm), and those for mounting the computer on...
Page 13 - Specifications and Characteristic Data; Status Panel
13 1 System Overview Specifications and Characteristic Data Specifications and Characteristic Data Status Panel Physical Characteristics System Processing Unit Desktop Minitower Weight 9 kg (20 lbs) 15 kg (33 lbs) Dimensions 39 cm (D) by 42 cm (W) by 12.5 cm (H) 15.3 inches by 16.5 inches by 4.9 inc...
Page 14 - System Overview; Environmental Specification; System Processing Unit with a Hard Disk
14 1 System Overview Specifications and Characteristic Data Environmental Specification Operating temperature and humidity ranges may vary depending upon the mass storage devices installed. High humidity levels can cause improper operation of disk drives. Low humidity levels can aggravate static ele...
Page 15 - Electrical Specification; For the desktop models:; Dependant on operating system and PC configuration
15 1 System Overview Specifications and Characteristic Data Electrical Specification For the desktop models: 1. Dependant on operating system and PC configuration Parameter Limit for the Power Supply Notes Limit per PCI Accessory Slot Limit per ISA Accessory Slot Input voltage 100-127, 200-240 Vac A...
Page 16 - For the minitower models:
16 1 System Overview Specifications and Characteristic Data For the minitower models: When the computer is turned off, but left plugged in at the mains, the power consumption falls below 5 watts, but is not zero. A small trickle current continues to flow, supplying power to the CMOS memory, consider...
Page 17 - Documentation; HP Vectra VL; DT
17 1 System Overview Documentation Documentation The table below summarizes the availability of documentation that is appropriate to the HP Vectra VL and XA 5/xxx PC s. Three dots, ‘...’, are used to indicate ‘VL’ or ‘XA’, as appropriate. Only selected publications are available on paper. Most are a...
Page 18 - Where to Find the Information; HP Vectra VL and XA 5/xxx PC; Setup
18 1 System Overview Documentation Where to Find the Information The following table summarizes the availability of information within the HP Vectra VL and XA 5/xxx PC documentation set. User Guide User Online Familiarization Guide Service Handbook Technical Reference Manual Introducing the computer...
Page 19 - System Board
19 2 System Board The next chapter describes the video, disk, audio and network devices which are supplied with the various models of the computer. This chapter describes the components of the system board, taking in turn the components of the Processor-Local Bus, the Peripheral Component Interconne...
Page 20 - HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC
20 2 System Board System Board System Board The video memory, video memory upgrade sockets, graphics controller and display connector are not loaded on any models that are supplied with a Matrox MGA Millennium board in a PCI accessories slot. This includes all models of the HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC (de...
Page 21 - Architectural View
21 2 System Board Architectural View Architectural View Level- Two Cache Main Memory Hard disk Pentium Processor 82371 SB PCI/ISA Bridge (PIIX3) Processor-Local Bus(64 bit, 60/66 MHz) PCI Bus (32 bit, 30/33 MHz) ISA Bus (16 bit, 7.5/8.33 MHz) 2 ✕ IDE controller Interrupt controller Graphics Controll...
Page 22 - System Board; PL Bus Interface
22 2 System Board Chip-Set Chip-Set The chip-set comprises three chips. These interface between the three main buses (the Processor-Local bus, the PCI bus and the ISA bus). • The TXC chip (82439HX) is a combined PL/PCI bridge and cache controller and main memory controller and PCI-to-PL bus data pat...
Page 23 - PCI Bus Interface; This unit controls the L2 cache memory, adopting a
23 2 System Board Chip-Set PCI Bus Interface Sequential PL-to-PCI memory write cycles are translated into PCI zero wait state burst cycles. The maximum PCI burst transfer can be from 256 bytes to 4 KB. The chip supports advanced snooping for PCI master bursting, and provides a pre-fetch mechanism de...
Page 24 - that the main memory banks have been filled contiguously.; Main Memory Controller; dynamic random access memory; As used for the HP 512 KB cache memory module.
24 2 System Board Chip-Set accesses to related addresses, they do not need four independent accesses to main memory, but can be organized as a pipelined burst. The second, third and fourth cycles in each burst require less time to complete than the first. This is because the first cycle includes the...
Page 26 - The; FDC; The integrated; Function
26 2 System Board Chip-Set Super I/O Chip ( 37C932 ) The Super I/O chip (FDC37C932) is contained within a 160-pin PQFP package. The chip provides the control for the following devices. Serial / parallel communications ports The two 9-pin serial ports (whose pin layouts are depicted on page 58) suppo...
Page 27 - described on page 37.; RTC; in; Description
27 2 System Board Chip-Set described on page 37. RTC The real-time clock (RTC) is 146818A-compatible. With an accuracy of 20 ppm (parts per million). The configuration RAM is implemented as 256 bytes of CMOS memory. Serial EEPROM This is the non-volatile memory which holds the default values for the...
Page 28 - Backplane boards; Half length PCI
28 2 System Board Backplane boards Backplane boards Desktop (front view) PCI Slot #3(J1)PCI Slot #2(J3) PCI Slot #1(J4) Desktop (rear view) Half length PCI (proprietary network) slot Minitower (top view) PCI Slot #3(J5) PCI Slot #2(J11) PCI Slot #1(J6) PCI Slot #4(J12)
Page 29 - To accommodate ISA boards up to a maximum length of 16 cm (6.3 inches)
29 2 System Board Backplane boards 1. HP proprietary slot on the rear side of the desktop back plane board 2. To accommodate ISA boards up to a maximum length of 16 cm (6.3 inches) Desktop Minitower Total Occupied in base models Occupied in top models Total Occupied in base models Occupied in top mo...
Page 30 - Devices on the Processor-Local Bus; The Intel Pentium Microprocessor; The Pentium processor is packaged in a; MMX Technology; Quadword
30 2 System Board Devices on the Processor-Local Bus Devices on the Processor-Local Bus The Intel Pentium Microprocessor The Pentium processor is packaged in a pin-grid-array (PGA), and is seated on the system board in a zero-insertion-force (ZIF) socket 7 . Only upgrades that are pin compatible wit...
Page 31 - Bus Frequencies; information is provided for completeness only.
31 2 System Board Devices on the Processor-Local Bus Bus Frequencies The location of the system board switches is shown in the diagram on page 20. Five of these switches (SW-1,2,3,4 and 7) determine the working frequencies of the PC, and the three frequency multipliers (M1, M2 and M3), as summarized...
Page 32 - Cache Memory; pipelined burst; Main Memory; single interline
32 2 System Board Devices on the Processor-Local Bus Setting the switches to operate at a slower speed, than the processor is capable of supporting, can still cause erratic behavior in some case, and would reduce the instruction throughput in others. Cache Memory The computer supports two levels of ...
Page 33 - extended data out; Memory; menu of the; Operating System
33 2 System Board Devices on the Processor-Local Bus Each bank that is used must contain a pair of identical modules: the same speed (60 or 70 ns), the same width (32-bit or 36-bit), and the same technology ( extended data out , EDO, or fast page mode , FPM). Different banks can contain different sp...
Page 34 - Devices on the PCI Bus; TXC
34 2 System Board Devices on the PCI Bus Devices on the PCI Bus The distribution of the interrupt lines is described more fully on page 82. Models without any PCI boards, such as the Matrox Millennium Graphics controller or the Ethernet Network controller, are supplied with a PCI terminator. This sh...
Page 35 - automatic
35 2 System Board Devices on the PCI Bus to a channel, it should be in the master position (the connector that is closest to the system board, unless the markings on the cables state otherwise). It is possible to mix a fast and a slow device, such as a hard disk drive and a a CD-ROM, on the same cha...
Page 36 - When the
36 2 System Board Devices on the PCI Bus Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller When the HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 and XA 5/xxx PC s were first released, they were preloaded with the Microsoft Windows 95 operating system, version SR2. The Microsoft Supplement 2.1 software, which provides support of...
Page 37 - Devices on the ISA Bus; Off; power on; Serial EEPROM; ISA Device
37 2 System Board Devices on the ISA Bus Devices on the ISA Bus Super I/O Controller The Super I/O chip (37C932) is part of the chip set, and is described on page 26. The computer is supplied with a Logitech 2-button mouse, and a C3758A keyboard with the following features: ❒ Space bar power on, to ...
Page 38 - Updating the System ROM; HP Electronic Services
38 2 System Board Devices on the ISA Bus Flash EEPROM (the System ROM) The computer uses 256 KB of Flash EEPROM implemented within a single 256 K ✕ 8-bit ROM chip (or in two 128 K ✕ 8-bit chips). Flash EEPROM is ROM in which the whole memory can be returned to its unprogrammed state by the applicati...
Page 39 - System Board Switches; system board switches; also; Closed; Bus frequencies (see the table on page 31)
39 2 System Board Devices on the ISA Bus System Board Switches Five of the system board switches (whose location is shown on page 20) set the working frequencies for the computer, as summarized on page 31. The others set the configuration for the computer, as summarized in the table on the next page...
Page 40 - Updating the BIOS Before Considering Replacing the System Board; Little Ben; User’s Guide
40 2 System Board Devices on the ISA Bus Updating the BIOS Before Considering Replacing the System Board If the computer is faulty, but it starts up correctly, and the fault is not clearly due to the system board hardware, then it is advisable to check the BIOS version number. The BIOS version numbe...
Page 41 - Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives
41 3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives This chapter describes the video, mass storage, audio and network devices which are supplied with the computer. It also summarizes the pin connec-tions on internal and external connectors.
Page 42 - S3 Trio 64V2 Graphics Controller Chip; HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 PC; Video Memory
42 3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives S3 Trio 64V2 Graphics Controller Chip S3 Trio 64V2 Graphics Controller Chip Most models of the HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 PC are supplied with a graphics controller chip integrated on the system board. This 64-bit PCI Ultra VGA graphics controller can ...
Page 43 - Video Modes; Standard VGA Modes
43 3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives S3 Trio 64V2 Graphics Controller Chip Video Modes Standard and Enhanced Video Graphics Array (VGA) modes are available. Hardware acceleration of graphical user interface (GUI) operations is provided, and acceleration for 8, 16 and 32-bit pixel depths. T...
Page 44 - The extended modes supported by the video BIOS are:; Extended Video Modes with 1 MB DRAM
44 3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives S3 Trio 64V2 Graphics Controller Chip The extended modes supported by the video BIOS are: Extended Video Modes with 1 MB DRAM Extended Mode No. VESA Mode No. Interface Type Resolution No. of Colors Vertical Refresh (Hz) Horizontal Refresh (kHz) Dot Cloc...
Page 45 - Extended Video Modes with 2 MB DRAM
45 3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives S3 Trio 64V2 Graphics Controller Chip Extended Video Modes with 2 MB DRAM 71h 111h graphics 640 x 480 65,536 60 31.5 25.175 71h 111h graphics 640 x 480 65,536 72 37.5 31.500 71h 111h graphics 640 x 480 65,536 75 37.5 31.500 71h 111h graphics 640 x 480 6...
Page 46 - Available Video Resolutions; Resolution
46 3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives S3 Trio 64V2 Graphics Controller Chip Available Video Resolutions Drivers are supplied with the computer. At the time of release, these bear the version number: A.02.04. The following table lists the available video resolutions using these drivers. The ...
Page 47 - enabled; Connectors
47 3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives S3 Trio 64V2 Graphics Controller Chip If Video Plug and Play is enabled in Setup , and a DDC monitor is detected, Setup will automatically configure the best refresh rate. For non DDC monitors, or when video Plug and Play is disabled , refresh rates can...
Page 48 - Matrox MGA Millennium Graphics Controller Board
48 3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives Matrox MGA Millennium Graphics Controller Board Matrox MGA Millennium Graphics Controller Board All models of the HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC and a few models of the HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 PC are supplied with a Matrox MGA Millennium PCI graphics control...
Page 49 - feature
49 3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives Matrox MGA Millennium Graphics Controller Board Connectors The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) defines a standard video connector, variously known as the VESA feature connector, auxiliary connector, or pass-through connector. The video co...
Page 51 - Video BIOS; 82 is not preset on HP displays
51 3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives Matrox MGA Millennium Graphics Controller Board Drivers are supplied with the computer. At the time of release, these bear the following version numbers: ❒ 1.22p for Windows for Workgroups 3.11 ❒ 3.17b61 for Windows 95 ❒ 2.30 for Windows NT 4.0. Video B...
Page 52 - HP Ethernet 10/100 BaseT Network Board
52 3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives HP Ethernet 10/100 BaseT Network Board HP Ethernet 10/100 BaseT Network Board The HP Ethernet 10/100 BaseT Network Board is supplied on all models of the HP Vectra XA 5/xxx PC . It is based on the AMD PCnet-PCI-II 79C971 network processor chip. On deskt...
Page 53 - VStandby; Drivers
53 3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives HP Ethernet 10/100 BaseT Network Board Remote Power-On (RPO) There is a cable from the Remote Start connector, on the network board, to the External Start connector, on the system board. This is used by the Remote Power-On feature (RPO) that is describe...
Page 54 - HP Enhanced Ethernet Network Board
54 3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives HP Enhanced Ethernet Network Board HP Enhanced Ethernet Network Board The HP Enhanced Ethernet Network Board is supplied on some models of the HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 PC . It is based on the AMD PCnet-PCI-II 79C970 network processor chip. On desktop...
Page 55 - Audio Controller; headphones jack: 2 W PMPO per channel, 32
55 3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives Audio Controller Remote Power-On (RPO) There is a cable from the Remote Start connector, on the network board, to the External Start connector, on the system board. This is used by the Remote Power-On feature (RPO) that is described on page 71. This cab...
Page 57 - Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives; Hard Disk Drives; Most models have a 8; IDE
57 3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives Mass-Storage Drives Mass-Storage Drives The IDE controller is described on page 34. The flexible disk controller is described on page 26. Hard Disk Drives A 3.5-inch hard disk drive is supplied on an internal shelf in some models. Flexible Disk Drives A...
Page 58 - Connectors and Sockets
58 3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives Connectors and Sockets Connectors and Sockets IDE Hard Disk Drive Data Connector Flexible Disk Drive Data Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Reset# 2 Ground 1 Ground 2 LDENSEL# 3 HD7 4 HD8 3 Ground 4 Microfloppy 5 HD6 6 HD9 5 Ground...
Page 59 - Audio Board Connectors
59 3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives Connectors and Sockets Audio Board Connectors Wavetable Connector Goldfinch Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Ground 2 not connected 1 Line-in (right) 2 Analog ground 3 Ground 4 MIDI input 3 Line-in (left) 4 Analog ground 5 Ground ...
Page 62 - Socket Pin Layouts; Keyboard and Mouse Connector
62 3 Interface Devices and Mass-Storage Drives Connectors and Sockets Socket Pin Layouts Power Supply Connector for System Board Battery Pack Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 PwrGood 13 Remote_On 1 VBATT 2 VSTDBY 14 -5 V supply 2 orientation key 3 +5 V supply 15 -12 V supply 3 reserved 4...
Page 63 - Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS
63 4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS This chapter and the following two chapters give an overview of the features of the HP/Phoenix BIOS.
Page 64 - HP/Phoenix BIOS Summary
64 4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS HP/Phoenix BIOS Summary HP/Phoenix BIOS Summary The System ROM contains the POST (power-on self-test) routines, and the BIOS: the System BIOS, video BIOS (for models with an integrated video controller), network BIOS (for models with a network controller), and low...
Page 66 - Setup Program; Main Menu; Yes; Configuration Menu
66 4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS Setup Program Setup Program To run the Setup program, interrupt the POST by pressing when the F2=Setup message appears on the initial “Vectra” logo screen. The band along the top of the screen offers five menus: Main, Configuration, Security, Power, and Exit. Thes...
Page 67 - USB interface; by; Modem IRQ
67 4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS Setup Program appears in a different color, and cannot be changed. Disabling a device in the Configuration Menu (for example, Serial port B in the diagram above) has the advantage of freeing the resources (such as IRQs and peripheral addresses). Disabling a device...
Page 68 - Security Menu
68 4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS Setup Program Security Menu Sub-menus are presented for changing the characteristics and values of the User Password, the System Administrator Password, the amount of protection against use of the system’s drives and network connections (using the Hardware Protect...
Page 69 - Power Menu; Standby
69 4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS Setup Program Power Menu The “Power” menu allows the user to set the standby delay. It also allows the system administrator to decide whether the network, serial ports, mouse, or space bar are enabled as a means of reactivating the system from Standby or Suspend ....
Page 70 - Power Saving and Ergonometry; closed; Soft Power Down; HP Off
70 4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS Power Saving and Ergonometry Power Saving and Ergonometry Power-On from Space-Bar The power-on from the space-bar function is enabled, provided that: • The computer is connected to a Windows 95 keyboard (recognizable by the Power-On icon on the space bar). • The c...
Page 71 - About to shut down Windows; Magic Packet
71 4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS Power Saving and Ergonometry The time-out period is the delay during which the power-down command can be cancelled (whilst the About to shut down Windows message is displayed on the screen). If the user cancels, the computer is returned to normal operation; otherw...
Page 72 - Start with keyboard locked; option must be enabled, to allow the oper-; Activity within the Setup Program
72 4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS Power Saving and Ergonometry The network chip sends a signal over the External Start connector, where it is received by the special network remote power chip. This in turn switches on the main power supply. The PC starts normally from whatever operating system is ...
Page 73 - VccState
73 4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS Power Saving and Ergonometry Little Ben Little Ben is an HP application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), designed to be a companion to the Super I/O chip, that is connected between the chip-set and the processor. It contains the following: • BIOS timer ❒ hardwa...
Page 76 - and
76 4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS Power Saving and Ergonometry The following diagram gives a simplified view of the useful states that the computer can be in: the three On states ( Fully-On , Standby and Suspend ), the RPO state (when the CPU is Off , and the RPO hardware is powered by VStandby), ...
Page 78 - HP TopTOOLS 2; HP Lock
78 4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS Power Saving and Ergonometry Desktop Management Interface (DMI) HP TopTOOLS 2 is an integrated, easy-to-use desktop management application for efficient inventory, configuration, fault and security management. It is fully DMI compliant. It provides facilities for ...
Page 79 - Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS; BIOS Addresses; System Memory Map
79 4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS BIOS Addresses BIOS Addresses This section provides a summary of the main features of the HP system BIOS. This is software that provides an interface between the computer hardware and the operating system. System Memory Map Reserved memory used by accessory boards...
Page 82 - DMA Channel Controllers; Channel
82 4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS BIOS Addresses 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 thehardware configuration. The system controller supports seven DMA channels, each with a pageregi...
Page 83 - Using the; PCI Interrupt Request Lines; Interrupt Request Description
83 4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS BIOS Addresses Using the Setup program: • IRQ3 can be made available by disabling serial ports 2 and 4. • IRQ4 can be made available by disabling serial ports 1 and 3. • IRQ5 can be made available by disabling the parallel port 2. • IRQ7 can be made available by d...
Page 84 - The possible choices given by the; Bit
84 4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS BIOS Addresses The PCI interrupt lines A, B, C and D are spread across the four inputs of the interrupt router (which is part of the PCI/ISA bridge, in the PIIX3 chip). Since most PCI devices are single-function, this allows for an even distribution of the lines. ...
Page 86 - Order in Which the Tests are Performed; view system errors; Test; LED Test
86 5 Power-On Self-Test and Error Messages Order in Which the Tests are Performed Order in Which the Tests are Performed Each time the system is powered on, or a reset is performed, the POST is executed. The POST process verifies the basic functionality of the system components and initializes certa...
Page 87 - Video Tests; not
87 5 Power-On Self-Test and Error Messages Order in Which the Tests are Performed Shadow the System ROM BIOS Tests the system ROM BIOS and shadows it. Failure to shadow the ROM BIOS will cause an error code to display. The boot process will continue, but the system will execute from ROM. This test i...
Page 89 - Power-On Self-Test and Error Messages; Error Message Summary; Message
89 5 Power-On Self-Test and Error Messages Error Message Summary Error Message Summary The POST section of the HP BIOS no longer displays numeric error codes (such as 910B) but gives a self-explanatory, descriptive diagnosis, and a list of suggestions for corrective action. The following table summa...
Page 90 - When the computer is first powered on, the; represents the occurrence of a single long beep.
90 5 Power-On Self-Test and Error Messages Beep Codes Beep Codes If a terminal error occurs during POST, the system issues a beep code before attempting to display the error. Beep codes are useful for identifying the error when the system is unable to display the error message. Lights on the Status ...
