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Familiarization Guide HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 PC HP Vectra VL MT PC HP Vectra VL PC.
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 fitness for a particular purpose.
1 HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 PC This guide is for experienced technicians who have already completed the HP V ectra PC family training course. It is a self-paced training guide designed to train you to repair the PC. It solely contains information specific to the repair of these PCs.
2 HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 P C Desktop package Desktop package Product inf ormation Fron t logo does not sho w processor speed or series information appears on a label on the lo w er fr ont r ecess.
3 HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Seri es 5 PC Minitower package Minitower package Wty: WBK@ Sup: SAB@ Model VL 5/200 series 5 Prod: D4578A #ABA S/N: FR63498765 Front logo does not sho w pr ocessor speed or series inf ormation.
4 HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 P C Product Specific Operations Product Specific Operations The following sections cover the following subjects: • Procedure for flashing the System BIOS • Procedures.
5 HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Seri es 5 PC Checking or Changing the System Configuration Checking or Changing the System Configuration The Setup program is run by typing whilst the initial V ectra logo is being displayed on the screen, just after power -on or restarting the computer .
6 HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 P C Precautions When Replacing th e System Board Precautions When Replacing the System Board Switch Functions of the S ystem Board Switches 1-4,7 Processor frequency (see.
7 HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Seri es 5 PC Precautions When R eplacing the Power Supply Precautions When Replacing the Power Supply Replacing the Processor Chip System Board The sy stem board layout is shown on the next page. Most desktop and minitower models are supplied with an S3 T rio 64 V2 video controller integrated on the sy stem board.
8 HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 P C System Board.
9 HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Seri es 5 PC Backplanes Backplanes VL5 Desktop (front view) VL5 Desktop (rear view) (network models only) VL5 Minitower (top view).
10 HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 P C Accessory Boards that are Supplied with the PC Accessory Boards that are Supplied with the PC Matrox MGA Millennium Video Controller Board This PCI board is Plug-and-Play . It is supplied with the correct drivers, and does not require specific configuration when installed in this PC.
11 HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Seri es 5 PC Accessory Boards that are Su pplied with the PC Enhanced Ethernet Network Board The Enhanced Ethernet Network board, depicted below , is a PCI board, and so does not require specific configuration when installed in the PC.
12 HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 P C Complete the Question naire to Check Your Understan ding Complete the Questionnaire to Check Your Understanding Draw a circle around each letter that corresponds with a correct answer . (There may be more than one correct answer to each question).
13 HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Seri es 5 PC Answers and Explanations Answers and Explanations 1 What do you need to do to obtain the latest System BIOS? b Connect to the World Wide Web URL, at http://www.hp.com/go/ vectra/support . The W orld W ide W eb site is kept updated with the latest version.
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