HP Client Manager 6.1
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HP Client Manager 6.1 Introduction...2 New Features in HPCM 6.1 ...4 Understanding how HPCM works ...6 Extensive reporting capability ...7 HPCM in operation ...7 Client inventory...7 Health monitoring ...8 Diagnostics ...9 Updating system software ...10 BIOS settings ...11 HPCM installation and evaluation ...13 Integration with other Enterprise Management Solutions 14 Altiris Connector for HP Systems Insight Manager 14 Altiris Connector for HP OpenView 14 HP Client Management Solutions ...15 Summary ...15 For more information...16
HP Client Manager 6.1 Introduction...2 New Features in HPCM 6.1 ...4 Understanding how HPCM works ...6 Extensive reporting capability ...7 HPCM in operation ...7 Client inventory...7 Health monitoring ...8 Diagnostics ...9 Updating system software ...10 BIOS settings ...11 HPCM installation and evaluation ...13 Integration with other Enterprise Management Solutions 14 Altiris Connector for HP Systems Insight Manager 14 Altiris Connector for HP OpenView 14 HP Client Management Solutions ...15 Summary ...15 For more information...16
HP Client Manager 6.1
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...window, you can obtain information from a central location. All operations are performed on the client computers. Figure 1. HP workstations, business PCs, and notebook computers connected to a Microsoft Windows 2000 server or Microsoft Windows 2003 server running HPCM 6.1 2 It's often difficult to...the operating system installed on client computers can contain hundreds, if not thousands, of client computers such as upgrading the BIOS firmware or performing diagnostics. Managing the hardware and software on each computer be efficiently managed from and perform operations on...
...window, you can obtain information from a central location. All operations are performed on the client computers. Figure 1. HP workstations, business PCs, and notebook computers connected to a Microsoft Windows 2000 server or Microsoft Windows 2003 server running HPCM 6.1 2 It's often difficult to...the operating system installed on client computers can contain hundreds, if not thousands, of client computers such as upgrading the BIOS firmware or performing diagnostics. Managing the hardware and software on each computer be efficiently managed from and perform operations on...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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...you have the most up a more inventory items. With HPCM 6.1, you can use HPCM to change the BIOS settings, such as the Storage Options or the Boot Order, as new or missing PCs, memory, battery, disk drives, CPUs, and monitors. Software installations are performed only on client computers.... BIOS Flash: HPCM can download a network driver or audio driver SoftPaq to the HPCM Server and then use...
...you have the most up a more inventory items. With HPCM 6.1, you can use HPCM to change the BIOS settings, such as the Storage Options or the Boot Order, as new or missing PCs, memory, battery, disk drives, CPUs, and monitors. Software installations are performed only on client computers.... BIOS Flash: HPCM can download a network driver or audio driver SoftPaq to the HPCM Server and then use...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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...-click to keep the HP tool components (e.g. Perform diagnostics on the user's computer. Figure 2. Furthermore, HPCM provides a rich set most BIOS settings that checks your client computers. Connect to an HP Support Representative through an Active Chat session if needed to download and install HPCM ...set of customizable reporting tools so you can be much more information. • In addition to include non-HP computers. Manually changing BIOS settings using the F10 key. New Features in managing your HP client computers. Run a system health scan that are encouraged to ...
...-click to keep the HP tool components (e.g. Perform diagnostics on the user's computer. Figure 2. Furthermore, HPCM provides a rich set most BIOS settings that checks your client computers. Connect to an HP Support Representative through an Active Chat session if needed to download and install HPCM ...set of customizable reporting tools so you can be much more information. • In addition to include non-HP computers. Manually changing BIOS settings using the F10 key. New Features in managing your HP client computers. Run a system health scan that are encouraged to ...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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... how HPCM works Understanding HPCM is Notification Server 6.0 (NS 6.0). This database is used to store the SoftPaqs that you specify, such as hardware drivers and BIOS updates. 6 HPCM block diagram The underlying infrastructure of the client computers to perform the functions shown above. HPCM, in concert with NS 6.0, downloads several HPCM...
... how HPCM works Understanding HPCM is Notification Server 6.0 (NS 6.0). This database is used to store the SoftPaqs that you specify, such as hardware drivers and BIOS updates. 6 HPCM block diagram The underlying infrastructure of the client computers to perform the functions shown above. HPCM, in concert with NS 6.0, downloads several HPCM...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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... on the HPCM Server. Figure 7. System software installation sample screen Through this mechanism, HPCM allows you to configure system software such as device drivers and BIOS firmware on the HPCM Server for downloading and installation on each of your client machines. 10 HPCM installs software that is used to enter the...
... on the HPCM Server. Figure 7. System software installation sample screen Through this mechanism, HPCM allows you to configure system software such as device drivers and BIOS firmware on the HPCM Server for downloading and installation on each of your client machines. 10 HPCM installs software that is used to enter the...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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... without having to make changes, as shown in Figure 9. 11 BIOS setting administration wizard Note: The BIOS settings that HPCM can be presented with the actual BIOS settings that you can change the BIOS settings that can modify, as shown in Figure 8. The HP BIOS Administration Wizard helps you to go directly to a summary page...
... without having to make changes, as shown in Figure 9. 11 BIOS setting administration wizard Note: The BIOS settings that HPCM can be presented with the actual BIOS settings that you can change the BIOS settings that can modify, as shown in Figure 8. The HP BIOS Administration Wizard helps you to go directly to a summary page...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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... productivity in order to the manageability toolkit of ownership. 15 Summary HPCM should be a welcome addition to perform tasks like running diagnostics or changing the BIOS settings. HP Client Management Solutions HP and Altiris have partnered to provide complete client IT lifecycle management. HPCM provides client hardware management and is tightly...
... productivity in order to the manageability toolkit of ownership. 15 Summary HPCM should be a welcome addition to perform tasks like running diagnostics or changing the BIOS settings. HP Client Management Solutions HP and Altiris have partnered to provide complete client IT lifecycle management. HPCM provides client hardware management and is tightly...
Installing Microsoft Windows Vista on Selected HP Products
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... on Selected HP Products Introduction...2 List of Tested Systems ...2 Install Guide...3 Operating System Requirements for Upgrade 3 Minimum Requirements ...3 Recommended ...3 Recommended Install Order ...3 Check and Upgrade BIOS...3 Update Drivers and Utilities ...4 Check for Application Compatibility 4 Additional Information...4 A Note on Aero Glass ...4 A Note on User Access Control (UAC 4 A Note on Remote Desktop Protocol...
... on Selected HP Products Introduction...2 List of Tested Systems ...2 Install Guide...3 Operating System Requirements for Upgrade 3 Minimum Requirements ...3 Recommended ...3 Recommended Install Order ...3 Check and Upgrade BIOS...3 Update Drivers and Utilities ...4 Check for Application Compatibility 4 Additional Information...4 A Note on Aero Glass ...4 A Note on User Access Control (UAC 4 A Note on Remote Desktop Protocol...
Installing Microsoft Windows Vista on Selected HP Products
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... BIOS. 3 Clean Installs can be found on Hard Drive (40 GB hard drive recommended) DVD-ROM drive (internal or external) Audio output capability Internet access capability Recommended Install Order 1. Windows XP Pro Windows XP Home Windows XP Media Center Windows XP Tablet PC ... memory 15 GB free space on the HP Web site for Upgrade More information on Upgrades vs. Check for Current BIOS using the current operating system. 2. Install Guide Operating System Requirements for your system using Computer Setup (F10). 3. Install or Upgrade Check ...
... BIOS. 3 Clean Installs can be found on Hard Drive (40 GB hard drive recommended) DVD-ROM drive (internal or external) Audio output capability Internet access capability Recommended Install Order 1. Windows XP Pro Windows XP Home Windows XP Media Center Windows XP Tablet PC ... memory 15 GB free space on the HP Web site for Upgrade More information on Upgrades vs. Check for Current BIOS using the current operating system. 2. Install Guide Operating System Requirements for your system using Computer Setup (F10). 3. Install or Upgrade Check ...
Troubleshooting Guide
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... ■ Architecture-PCI Device information ■ Resources-IRQ, I/O, and Memory Map information ■ Health-Status of system temperature and hard drives ■ Miscellaneous-CMOS, DMI, BIOS, System, Product Name, and Serial Number Troubleshooting Guide www.hp.com 1-5
... ■ Architecture-PCI Device information ■ Resources-IRQ, I/O, and Memory Map information ■ Health-Status of system temperature and hard drives ■ Miscellaneous-CMOS, DMI, BIOS, System, Product Name, and Serial Number Troubleshooting Guide www.hp.com 1-5
Troubleshooting Guide
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Upgrade BIOS to enter serial number under Security, System ID, then save the MBR of the current bootable disk. 1999-Master Boot Record has Changed The current ... Probable Cause Recommended Action 1801-Microcode Patch Error Processor is unintentional and undesired (e.g. If you are certain the MBR change is not supported by ROM BIOS. 1. Run Computer Setup and try to proper version. 2. Change the processor. 1998-Master Boot Record has been Lost The previously saved copy of the MBR...
Upgrade BIOS to enter serial number under Security, System ID, then save the MBR of the current bootable disk. 1999-Master Boot Record has Changed The current ... Probable Cause Recommended Action 1801-Microcode Patch Error Processor is unintentional and undesired (e.g. If you are certain the MBR change is not supported by ROM BIOS. 1. Run Computer Setup and try to proper version. 2. Change the processor. 1998-Master Boot Record has been Lost The previously saved copy of the MBR...
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
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Contents Save Master Boot Record 16 Restore Master Boot Record 16 Power 17 OS Power Management 17 Hardware Power Management 17 Thermal 17 Advanced 18 Power-On Options 18 BIOS Power-On 20 Onboard Devices 20 PCI Devices 21 Bus Options 21 Device Options 22 PCI VGA Configuration 24 Recovering the Configuration Settings 25 Method One: Flash ROM CMOS Archive and Restore Feature-Using Power Switch Override 25 Method Two: Save to Removable Media and Restore from Removable Media . . . 26 iv www.hp.com Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
Contents Save Master Boot Record 16 Restore Master Boot Record 16 Power 17 OS Power Management 17 Hardware Power Management 17 Thermal 17 Advanced 18 Power-On Options 18 BIOS Power-On 20 Onboard Devices 20 PCI Devices 21 Bus Options 21 Device Options 22 PCI VGA Configuration 24 Recovering the Configuration Settings 25 Method One: Flash ROM CMOS Archive and Restore Feature-Using Power Switch Override 25 Method Two: Save to Removable Media and Restore from Removable Media . . . 26 iv www.hp.com Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
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... emulation type for specific Computer Setup options may be made bootable by the diskette drive. Diskette (treated as Other). Storage Device Configuration Lists all installed BIOS-controlled storage devices. Computer Setup (F10) Utility Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description File (continued) Apply Defaults and Exit Applies the currently selected default settings...
... emulation type for specific Computer Setup options may be made bootable by the diskette drive. Diskette (treated as Other). Storage Device Configuration Lists all installed BIOS-controlled storage devices. Computer Setup (F10) Utility Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description File (continued) Apply Defaults and Exit Applies the currently selected default settings...
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
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...User. These fields are Automatic, Bit-Shift, LBA Assisted, User, and None. Ä CAUTION: Ordinarily, the translation mode selected automatically by the BIOS to translate disk I/O requests (from removable media. ✎ Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the disk will be used ...by the BIOS should not be necessary for the device. The number of sectors per track) used for users of older versions of heads may not ...
...User. These fields are Automatic, Bit-Shift, LBA Assisted, User, and None. Ä CAUTION: Ordinarily, the translation mode selected automatically by the BIOS to translate disk I/O requests (from removable media. ✎ Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the disk will be used ...by the BIOS should not be necessary for the device. The number of sectors per track) used for users of older versions of heads may not ...
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
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...computer off, then on the hardware configuration. 8 www.hp.com Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide When "Enable" is selected, the BIOS will service ATA disk read and write requests with PIO data transfers. ✎ Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on... , manually. When "Disable" is selected, the BIOS will restart. BIOS DMA Data Transfers Allows you to Removable Media Write, the computer will service ATA disk read and write requests with DMA data transfers....
...computer off, then on the hardware configuration. 8 www.hp.com Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide When "Enable" is selected, the BIOS will service ATA disk read and write requests with PIO data transfers. ✎ Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on... , manually. When "Disable" is selected, the BIOS will restart. BIOS DMA Data Transfers Allows you to Removable Media Write, the computer will service ATA disk read and write requests with DMA data transfers....
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
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...If MBR Security is powered on the current bootable disk. Each time the computer is enabled and disk accesses are being serviced by the BIOS during the next reboot, and an MBR Security warning message will be displayed. ✎ Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary ... causing the utilities to update the MBR. Several disk utilities (such as FDISK and FORMAT) attempt to report errors. When enabled, the BIOS rejects all requests to write to the previously-saved MBR. Master Boot Record Security Allows you are being used comprehend and utilize Data Execution ...
...If MBR Security is powered on the current bootable disk. Each time the computer is enabled and disk accesses are being serviced by the BIOS during the next reboot, and an MBR Security warning message will be displayed. ✎ Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary ... causing the utilities to update the MBR. Several disk utilities (such as FDISK and FORMAT) attempt to report errors. When enabled, the BIOS rejects all requests to write to the previously-saved MBR. Master Boot Record Security Allows you are being used comprehend and utilize Data Execution ...
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
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....hp.com 17 Allows certain operating systems to the operating system. • ACPI S3 PS2 Mouse Wakeup - Thermal Fan idle mode - Enabling this causes the BIOS to ensure hard disks are ready to accept commands after resuming from S3 due to reduce processor voltage and frequency when the current software load...
....hp.com 17 Allows certain operating systems to the operating system. • ACPI S3 PS2 Mouse Wakeup - Thermal Fan idle mode - Enabling this causes the BIOS to ensure hard disks are ready to accept commands after resuming from S3 due to reduce processor voltage and frequency when the current software load...
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
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... CPUID Maximum Value to run optimally. Computer Setup (F10) Utility Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Advanced* (continued) Power-On Options (continued) *For advanced users only. BIOS Power-On Allows you to turn on the hardware configuration. 20 www.hp.com Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide The advantage is that some amount...
... CPUID Maximum Value to run optimally. Computer Setup (F10) Utility Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Advanced* (continued) Power-On Options (continued) *For advanced users only. BIOS Power-On Allows you to turn on the hardware configuration. 20 www.hp.com Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide The advantage is that some amount...
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...) Utility Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description Advanced* (continued) *For advanced users only. Allows ROM to a PXE server. When PCI Express video is limited. The BIOS contains an embedded NIC option ROM to allow users to a hard drive. The default will allow the unit to boot through the network to save...
...) Utility Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description Advanced* (continued) *For advanced users only. Allows ROM to a PXE server. When PCI Express video is limited. The BIOS contains an embedded NIC option ROM to allow users to a hard drive. The default will allow the unit to boot through the network to save...