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HP Vectra VE 5/series 2 User Manual

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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)

an integrated Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) controller on the PCI bus
supporting Fast IDE and Standard IDE

an integrated Ultra SCSI controller on the PCI bus supporting Fast-20 SCSI-2 (up to 20
MB-per-second data transfer rate) and SCSI Plug and Play (SCAM) compliant devices

a 32-bit PCI 100VG/10BaseT Ethernet LAN controller

seven mass storage shelves:

five front-access shelves

two internal shelves

six slots for accessory boards:

three 32-bit PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) slots

two 16-bit ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) slots

one combination ISA or PCI slot

a quad-speed CD-ROM drive on the SCSI bus

an integrated SoundBlasterTM 16 audio interface on the ISA bus

headphones jack, microphone jack, and volume control on the front panel

MIDI/joystick interface connector, audio Stereo In jack, and audio Stereo Out jack on the
rear panel

Wavetable upgrade connector on the system board

one SCSI connector, one parallel port, and two serial ports on the rear panel

System BIOS and Video BIOS stored in Flash ROMs (for easy upgradeability)

BIOS support for ISA “Plug and Play” accessory board configuration

Optimized for 32-bit operating systems.

NOTE

The advanced processor installed in your HP Vectra
PC provides the best performance when used with
32-bit operating systems and applications.