NEXTSTEP for Intel Processors

Title: HP Vectra XP/60

Entry Number: 1665
Last Updated: 26, July 1994
Document Revision: 794A
Expiration of Certification: 26, July 1995
NEXTSTEP Release Certified: 3.2

Product Vendor: 
Hewlett Packard
3000 Hanover St.
Palo Alto, CA 94304
USA

USA toll-free phone: +1 (800) 752-0900 
International phone: +1 (415) 857 1501 
Faxback system: +1 (800) 333 1917 
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Fax: +1 (415) 857 5518

Keywords: 	HP, ISA, PCI, Pentium, desktop

Explanation of Certification 
To ensure a high level of compatibility and support for PC-compatible system configurations, NeXT has developed a process for comprehensively testing specific configurations for compatibility with NEXTSTEP for Intel Processors. 

In this process, the NeXT Quality Assurance group subjects each specific system configuration to a suite of compatibility tests. If a system configuration passes the test suite, it is considered certified. Only the manufacturing revisions of a system unit and its add-on cards listed in the NeXTAnswer are considered certified. Once a configuration is certified, NeXT creates a detailed NeXTanswers document (like this one) that lists the specific configuration tested, plus any setup information required to configure the system for NEXTSTEP.

Because of the detailed information that's available on certified configurations, NeXT delivers the best technical support on them. Keep in mind that a system platform might be loosely referred to as "certified" if it has one or more certified configurations, but all the benefits of certification are available only to users of the specific certified configurations.

Note: NeXT certification does not necessarily mean a configuration is error-free.  Certified systems may contain detected or undetected compatibility problems.

Overview:
The Hewlett Packard Vectra XP/60 is an Intel Pentiumä processor based, ISA and PCI bus desktop computer, with built-in local bus graphics and Ethernet.

Certified Components:
NeXT has certified the following components(*):

System CPU Board(s)
	HP Vectra XP/60
CPU Type(s) & Speed(s)
	60 MHz Intel Pentiumä
System RAM
	64MB maximum
IDE Controller(s)
	built-in
SCSI Controller(s)
	Adaptec 1542CF
SCSI CD-ROM Drive(s)
	Toshiba 3401 double-spin CD
Hard Drive(s)
	450MB Seagate 3550A
Floppy Drive(s)
	Integrated 1.44MB 3.5"
Graphics Adapter(s)
	Integrated S3-928 local bus
Serial Port(s)
	Integrated, COM1
Parallel Port(s)
	Integrated, LPT1
Keyboard(s)
	HP, PS/2 interface
Mice and Other Pointing Devices
	HP, PS/2 interface
LAN Adapter(s)
	Integrated AMD PC-net Ethernet adapter
Sound Card(s)
	Microsoft Windows Sound System
Monitor(s)
	NEC 5FG

(*) Note that only the firmware and hardware revision numbers specified in the "Technical Specification" section below are certified. Occasionally vendors may modify firmware or hardware characteristics without changing model numbers. Only systems with the specified firmware and hardware revision(s) have been certified.

Setup and Installation:
Switch Settings:
	Switch block SW1:
	1 OFF	disable security mode
	2 OFF	retain CMOS configuration
	3 OFF	enable ROM updates
	4 OFF	always off (not used)

	Switch block SW3:
	1 ON	60 MHz speed
	2 OFF	always off (not used)
	3 OFF	enable passwords
	4 OFF	enable IRQ12 for mouse 

CMOS Settings:
Access the ROM BIOS setup program by pressing F2 during boot-up.  Make the following settings:
	Date:	(as appropriate)
	Time:	
	User Preferences
		User Password					Not Set
		Keyboard Lock Timer				Disabled
		Screen Blanking					Disabled
		Display Power Management			Disabled
		Hard Disk Power Management		Disabled
		Key Click Volume					0
		Key AutoRepeat Speed				30.0 per Second
		Delay before Autorepeat			0.25 Seconds
		Power-on Numlock state			Off

	Computer Information
		Processor						Pentium (TM)
		Computer Speed					High (60 MHz)
		Coprocessor						Integrated
		Memory Size
			Base, on System Board			640 KB
			Base, on Accessory Board		0 KB
			Base,  TOTAL					640 KB
			Reserved					384 KB
			Memory Hole Above 1 MB		Disabled
			Extended						64896 KB
			TOTAL						65536 KB (64.0 MB)
		Memory Cache	On
		Hard Disk Drives
			Hard Disk 1					Detected 435 MB 1018 14 62 -1 1017 N
			Hard Disk 2					None or SCSI
			Interface						Integrated
		Memory Hole Below 1 MB			Disabled Size=NA
		SCSI
			SCSI BIOS ROM Address		None
			SCSI BIOS Shadowing			Disabled
		Flexible Disk Drives
			Drive 1						3.5-inch, 1.44MB
			Drive 2						None
			Bootable Drive				Drive 1
			Interface						Integrated
		Security Features
			System Administrator Password	Not Set
			Network Server Mode			Disabled
			Start From Flexible Disk			Enabled
			Start From Hard Disk			Enabled
			Flexible Disk Drives			Enabled
			Hard Disk Drives				Enabled
			Writing on Flexible Disks		Enabled
		Parallel Port						Parallel 1 (378h, IRQ7)
		Serial Port A						Serial 1 (3f8, IRQ4)
		Infrared							Serial 2 (2f8, IRQ3)
		Remote Program Load
			Remote Start					Disabled
			Protocol						Not Used
		Integrated Ethernet Interface
			Integrated Interface			Enabled
			I/O Address					I O Base = 300h
			Hardware Interrupt				IRQ 5
			DMA Channel					6
			MAC Address					(as appropriate)
		IRQ Map for Accessory Boards
			IRQ 9						Available for PCI
			IRQ 10						Used By ISA Board
			IRQ 11						Used By ISA Board
		Video
			Primary Adapter				EGA/VGA or Similar
			Video BIOS Shadowing			Enabled
		VGA Enhanced/Ergonomic Modes
			640x480 Mode				72 Hz Ergonomic
			800x600 Mode				72 Hz Ergonomic
			1024x768 Mode				75 Hz
			1280x1024 Mode				75 Hz
			1600x1200 Mode				60 Hz
		BIOS Version						QY.00.05
		PC Serial #						(as appropriate)
							
Technical Specification of Certified System
The following information technically defines the specific configuration NeXT certifies.

Tested under NEXTSTEP for Intel Processors Release 3.2
Hardware Configuration Information

HP Vectra XP/60
	Type(s): Desktop
	Model Number(s): D3003A

System CPU Board(s)
	HP Vectra XP/60
		BIOS Version: Phoenix 
		BIOS Revision Number: QY.00.05 HP VECTRA XP/60 PC

CPU Type(s) & Speed(s)
	60 MHz Intel Pentiumä

System RAM
	64MB maximum

IDE Controller(s)
	Integrated

SCSI Controller(s)
	Adaptec 1540CF
		Interface: ISA adapter
		BIOS Revision Number: v2.01
		Firmware Revision Number(s): 5538101-00 C, 553601-00 C
			
SCSI CD-ROM Drive(s)
	Toshiba double spin external
		Model Number:	TXM-3401-E1

Hard Drive(s)
	450 MB IDE - HP model #D2884-60001, Seagate model #ST3550A 

Floppy Drive(s)
	Integrated 1.44MB 3.5"

Graphics Adapter(s)
	Built-in S3-based adapter
		Interface: system board
		BIOS Revision Number:	0.07.00
 		Chipset:	S3-928
		RAMDAC: TI XTVP3020 
		VRAM: 4 MB

Serial Port(s)
	Integrated, COM1

Parallel Port(s)
	Integrated, LPT1

Keyboard(s)
	HP, PS/2 interface
		Model Number: C1405B #ABA

Mice and Other Pointing Devices
	HP, PS/2 interface
		Model Number:	C1413A

LAN Adapter(s)
	On-Board Ethernet interface
		Interface: system board
		Chip Set:	AMD PC-net
		Connectors: RJ-45

Sound Card(s) (*)
	Microsoft Windows Sound System

Monitor(s) (*)
	NEC 17" color 
		Model Number: NEC 5FG

(*) NeXT added this item to the configuration to complete certification.

Known Problems:

Release 3.2:

·	ISA bus computers are limited to a maximum of 64MB of RAM under Release 3.2.

·	SoftPC support is erratic.  Current testing shows that these problems may only occur under certain video modes.

·	Sounds are not converted to or from 11 KHz sampling rate correctly.  This is a problem with the Windows Sound System driver, which will be fixed in a later release.

·	System rebooted when ejecting a Macintosh-formatted disk; this was not reproducible.  The system rebooted once while running SoftPC and two other times when doing nothing special.

·	Support for the on-board Ethernet capabilities of this system is provided by a custom LAN driver. This driver is available from NeXTanswers as 1623_HPVectra_XM_XP_LANDriver.pkg.compressed.  A ReadMe file is available as NeXTanswer 1624_HPVectra_XM_XP_LANDriver.ReadMe.rtf.

·	Support for the on-board graphics capabilities of this system is provided by a custom display driver. This driver is available from NeXTanswers as 1588_HPXPDisplayDriver.pkg.compressed.  A ReadMe file is available as NeXTanswer 1589_HPXPDisplayDriver.ReadMe.rtf.

See Also: 

1108_Adaptec_1542C_and_Adaptec_1540C_SCSI_Adapters.rtfd
1471_Microsoft_Windows_Sound_System.rtfd
1206_Intel_Ether_Express_Ethernet_Adapter.rtfd
1624_HPVectra_XM_XP_LANDriver.ReadMe.rtf
1589_HPXPDisplayDriver.ReadMe.rtf