HP xw series Workstations - Quick Reference Card
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... and select your Linux desktop launch the HP default browser home page. Select your product, click Download drivers and software, select your operating system, and then choose Diagnostic from hp.com/go /workstationsupport, select your model, and then look for purchasing an HP Workstation! For some countries/regions a printed HP Limited Warranty is provided in printed...
... and select your Linux desktop launch the HP default browser home page. Select your product, click Download drivers and software, select your operating system, and then choose Diagnostic from hp.com/go /workstationsupport, select your model, and then look for purchasing an HP Workstation! For some countries/regions a printed HP Limited Warranty is provided in printed...
HP xw Workstation series Setup and Troubleshooting Guide
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... system ...14 Setting up the Microsoft operating system 15 Installing or upgrading device drivers 15 Transferring files and settings to your Windows workstation 15 Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 16 Installing with the HP driver CD 16 Installing and customizing Red Hat-enabled workstations 17 Verifying hardware compatibility 17 Setting up Novell SLED ...17 Updating the...
... system ...14 Setting up the Microsoft operating system 15 Installing or upgrading device drivers 15 Transferring files and settings to your Windows workstation 15 Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 16 Installing with the HP driver CD 16 Installing and customizing Red Hat-enabled workstations 17 Verifying hardware compatibility 17 Setting up Novell SLED ...17 Updating the...
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... This section provides information on the following HP resources for your workstation: Topics Product information on page 2 ● HP Cool Tools ● Regulatory information ● Accessories ● System board ● Serial number and Certificate of Authenticity labels ● Linux Product support on page 3 ● ... on page 5 ● Diagnostics tools ● Audible beeps and LED code definitions ● Web-based support tools Product updates on page 6 ● Software, BIOS, and driver updates ● Operating system reinstallation ● Operating system ENWW 1
... This section provides information on the following HP resources for your workstation: Topics Product information on page 2 ● HP Cool Tools ● Regulatory information ● Accessories ● System board ● Serial number and Certificate of Authenticity labels ● Linux Product support on page 3 ● ... on page 5 ● Diagnostics tools ● Audible beeps and LED code definitions ● Web-based support tools Product updates on page 6 ● Software, BIOS, and driver updates ● Operating system reinstallation ● Operating system ENWW 1
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... Web-based troubleshooting tools, technical knowledge databases, driver and patch downloads, online communities, and proactive notification services. For a listing of information you need to the workstation Service and Technical Reference Guide for IT professionals. To locate an existing Care Pack, seehttp://www.hp.com/go /workstationsupport. HP Care Pack Services offer upgraded service levels...
... Web-based troubleshooting tools, technical knowledge databases, driver and patch downloads, online communities, and proactive notification services. For a listing of information you need to the workstation Service and Technical Reference Guide for IT professionals. To locate an existing Care Pack, seehttp://www.hp.com/go /workstationsupport. HP Care Pack Services offer upgraded service levels...
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... Resources section, select See more . Sign up to receive driver and software alerts, proactive change notifications are also available on http://www.hp.com/go / subscriberschoice/. QuickSpecs provide an overall specification review ...HP newsletter, customer advisories, and more ... 4. Select the desired product. 3. Product notifications Subscriber's Choice is an HP program that allows you to select Customer Advisories, Customer Bulletins, or Customer Notices. 4 Chapter 1 Locating HP resources ENWW Workstation QuickSpecs The Product Bulletin contains QuickSpecs for HP Workstations...
... Resources section, select See more . Sign up to receive driver and software alerts, proactive change notifications are also available on http://www.hp.com/go / subscriberschoice/. QuickSpecs provide an overall specification review ...HP newsletter, customer advisories, and more ... 4. Select the desired product. 3. Product notifications Subscriber's Choice is an HP program that allows you to select Customer Advisories, Customer Bulletins, or Customer Notices. 4 Chapter 1 Locating HP resources ENWW Workstation QuickSpecs The Product Bulletin contains QuickSpecs for HP Workstations...
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Operating system For information on operating systems supported on your Microsoft Windows workstation, select Start>Help and Support>Pick a Task>Use Tools to verify that you have the latest drivers for the workstation. To locate the current workstation BIOS on HP workstations, see http://www.hp.com/go /workstationsupport to view...>Tools>My Computer Information>View general system information.... Product updates Table 1-5 Product updates Topic Location Software, BIOS, and driver updates See http://www.hp.com/go /wsos. 6 Chapter 1 Locating HP resources ENWW
Operating system For information on operating systems supported on your Microsoft Windows workstation, select Start>Help and Support>Pick a Task>Use Tools to verify that you have the latest drivers for the workstation. To locate the current workstation BIOS on HP workstations, see http://www.hp.com/go /workstationsupport to view...>Tools>My Computer Information>View general system information.... Product updates Table 1-5 Product updates Topic Location Software, BIOS, and driver updates See http://www.hp.com/go /wsos. 6 Chapter 1 Locating HP resources ENWW
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CAUTION: Do not add optional hardware or third-party devices to determine that you have the latest BIOS, drivers, and software updates installed on the workstation. Adding hardware might cause errors and prevent the operating system from installing correctly. 14 Chapter 3 Setting up the operating ... Setting up the Microsoft operating system on page 15 Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux on page 16 Setting up Novell SLED on page 17 Updating the workstation on page 17 This chapter also includes information on how to the HP workstation until the operating system is successfully installed.
CAUTION: Do not add optional hardware or third-party devices to determine that you have the latest BIOS, drivers, and software updates installed on the workstation. Adding hardware might cause errors and prevent the operating system from installing correctly. 14 Chapter 3 Setting up the operating ... Setting up the Microsoft operating system on page 15 Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux on page 16 Setting up Novell SLED on page 17 Updating the workstation on page 17 This chapter also includes information on how to the HP workstation until the operating system is successfully installed.
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.... Transferring files and settings to your operating system must install the appropriate device drivers before you install the devices. With this configuration, you will be preinstalled with the workstation. Carefully follow the instructions on page 19. Installing or upgrading device drivers To install hardware devices after you successfully install the operating system. Setting...
.... Transferring files and settings to your operating system must install the appropriate device drivers before you install the devices. With this configuration, you will be preinstalled with the workstation. Carefully follow the instructions on page 19. Installing or upgrading device drivers To install hardware devices after you successfully install the operating system. Setting...
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... The HPIKL contains the HP driver CD and device drivers to supplement Red Hat box sets and help HP Linux customers customize their system image. Installing with the HP driver CD To install the HP driver CD, see "Installing with the HP Installer Kit for Linux" in the HP Workstations for download at http://www.hp.com/support/workstation_manuals. 16 Chapter 3 Setting up...
... The HPIKL contains the HP driver CD and device drivers to supplement Red Hat box sets and help HP Linux customers customize their system image. Installing with the HP driver CD To install the HP driver CD, see "Installing with the HP Installer Kit for Linux" in the HP Workstations for download at http://www.hp.com/support/workstation_manuals. 16 Chapter 3 Setting up...
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...17 for the first time, you should follow these drivers on page 19 for Linux other Linux distributions nor does HP support this operation. Installing and customizing Red Hat-enabled workstations Linux-enabled workstations require the HP Installer Kit and the purchase of a Red Hat... enter the password, network, graphics, time, keyboard settings, and Novell Customer Center Configuration for your total workstation experience. Updating the workstation HP is up-to Driver Alerts at http://www.novell.com/documentation/ncc/. ENWW Setting up the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) on...
...17 for the first time, you should follow these drivers on page 19 for Linux other Linux distributions nor does HP support this operation. Installing and customizing Red Hat-enabled workstations Linux-enabled workstations require the HP Installer Kit and the purchase of a Red Hat... enter the password, network, graphics, time, keyboard settings, and Novell Customer Center Configuration for your total workstation experience. Updating the workstation HP is up-to Driver Alerts at http://www.novell.com/documentation/ncc/. ENWW Setting up the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) on...
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... version on the Web site is the same as a printer, display adapter, or network adapter), confirm you purchased your device. If the BIOS on your HP workstation. To upgrade device drivers: 1. If a needed driver is a version later than the one on the Web site is not found, see if your device and its...
... version on the Web site is the same as a printer, display adapter, or network adapter), confirm you purchased your device. If the BIOS on your HP workstation. To upgrade device drivers: 1. If a needed driver is a version later than the one on the Web site is not found, see if your device and its...
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...Manager. ● RestorePlus! process reinstalls the Windows operating system and device drivers (for safekeeping. Some application software might not be restored using this process and must be reinstalled using the HP RestorePlus! The Recovery Point is saved. The process does not back up.... process. The Windows XP Professional operating system can be reinstalled using the RestorePlus! Everything on the HP xw6600 and xw8600 Workstations. The RestorePlus! NOTE: HP Backup and Restore is only supported on the system partition at the time the recovery point was made...
...Manager. ● RestorePlus! process reinstalls the Windows operating system and device drivers (for safekeeping. Some application software might not be restored using this process and must be reinstalled using the HP RestorePlus! The Recovery Point is saved. The process does not back up.... process. The Windows XP Professional operating system can be reinstalled using the RestorePlus! Everything on the HP xw6600 and xw8600 Workstations. The RestorePlus! NOTE: HP Backup and Restore is only supported on the system partition at the time the recovery point was made...
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... might not be restored using this application, see http://www.hp.com/support. ENWW Ordering backup software 21 from the appropriate application DVD. DVD to start from the RestorePlus! If software is included with your workstation, the media is not restored, install it from media, ...the process deletes all information on the primary hard drive, including all partitions. DVD to install device drivers and settings. 2. You must start the RestorePlus! To ...
... might not be restored using this application, see http://www.hp.com/support. ENWW Ordering backup software 21 from the appropriate application DVD. DVD to start from the RestorePlus! If software is included with your workstation, the media is not restored, install it from media, ...the process deletes all information on the primary hard drive, including all partitions. DVD to install device drivers and settings. 2. You must start the RestorePlus! To ...
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... you run RestorePlus! from the appropriate application DVD. If software is affected. Using HPBR To restore with RestorePlus!: 1. install. Boot the workstation. 2. The /iso directory contains all iso images used to restore the Linux operating system. from the recovery partition, only the root (C:)...screen to press F11 during the recovery process. 3. You can perform a system restore using the recovery partition: 1. DVD for device drivers and settings to the /iso directory. To restore using the HPBR Initial Recovery Point, if it from media, the process deletes all ...
... you run RestorePlus! from the appropriate application DVD. If software is affected. Using HPBR To restore with RestorePlus!: 1. install. Boot the workstation. 2. The /iso directory contains all iso images used to restore the Linux operating system. from the recovery partition, only the root (C:)...screen to press F11 during the recovery process. 3. You can perform a system restore using the recovery partition: 1. DVD for device drivers and settings to the /iso directory. To restore using the HPBR Initial Recovery Point, if it from media, the process deletes all ...
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...faster performance) or use CD-ROM burning software to copy the .iso file to perform diagnostics on the workstation: 1. Select the Support & Drivers link. 3. The system boots into the workstation while it accommodates both Memory and Vision diagnostics. 13. Select your product number in the text box,... and then press Enter. 5. At the boot menu, select either the HP Vision Diagnostics utility to test the various ...
...faster performance) or use CD-ROM burning software to copy the .iso file to perform diagnostics on the workstation: 1. Select the Support & Drivers link. 3. The system boots into the workstation while it accommodates both Memory and Vision diagnostics. 13. Select your product number in the text box,... and then press Enter. 5. At the boot menu, select either the HP Vision Diagnostics utility to test the various ...
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... communities, and product change notification services. 36 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting ENWW Select your product, click Download drivers and software, select your HP Workstation such as the information displayed on the HP Help and Support Center, E-support, and Helpful Hints for the HP xw9400 Workstation) HP Insight Diagnostics is not available on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition or on using...
... communities, and product change notification services. 36 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting ENWW Select your product, click Download drivers and software, select your HP Workstation such as the information displayed on the HP Help and Support Center, E-support, and Helpful Hints for the HP xw9400 Workstation) HP Insight Diagnostics is not available on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition or on using...
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... Select the desired product (for your workstation. The BSC is not available on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition or on the left corner. ● http://www.hp.com/support/workstation_swdrivers-Provides access to software and drivers for your location, and the estimated ...Security Bulletins, and Customer Notices To find advisories, bulletins, and notices: 1. To access BSC and troubleshoot a problem with your workstation. ● http://www.hp.com/support-Provides a listing of desktop computing, tape storage, and printing problems. Active Chat enables you submit a support ticket...
... Select the desired product (for your workstation. The BSC is not available on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition or on the left corner. ● http://www.hp.com/support/workstation_swdrivers-Provides access to software and drivers for your location, and the estimated ...Security Bulletins, and Customer Notices To find advisories, bulletins, and notices: 1. To access BSC and troubleshoot a problem with your workstation. ● http://www.hp.com/support-Provides a listing of desktop computing, tape storage, and printing problems. Active Chat enables you submit a support ticket...
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...connected a printer, you are plugged into the network connection. At startup ● Verify that the workstation and monitor are working electrical outlet. ● Remove all required device drivers have installed an operating system other option. The blinking lights are proactive notifications for blinking LEDs on... the effective date of the change taking further action. If the system does not shut down the system by visiting http://www.hp.com/go / workstationsupport. Refer to the Hardware installation problems section of changes to the change in suspend mode, shut down ,...
...connected a printer, you are plugged into the network connection. At startup ● Verify that the workstation and monitor are working electrical outlet. ● Remove all required device drivers have installed an operating system other option. The blinking lights are proactive notifications for blinking LEDs on... the effective date of the change taking further action. If the system does not shut down the system by visiting http://www.hp.com/go / workstationsupport. Refer to the Hardware installation problems section of changes to the change in suspend mode, shut down ,...
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... a live AC outlet prolongs the life of the unit to create more than four seconds. Workstation pauses periodically. Network driver is loaded and Establish a network connection, or use the arrow keys. The Num Lock key can be on if you might lose your data.... 1. The solenoid hood lock FailSafe Key, a device for more space on the back of the RTC battery. CAUTION: When attempting to resume from HP. Hard drive is available from standby mode. See the Service and Technical Reference Guide for RTC battery replacement. established. Unlock the solenoid hood lock using...
... a live AC outlet prolongs the life of the unit to create more than four seconds. Workstation pauses periodically. Network driver is loaded and Establish a network connection, or use the arrow keys. The Num Lock key can be on if you might lose your data.... 1. The solenoid hood lock FailSafe Key, a device for more space on the back of the RTC battery. CAUTION: When attempting to resume from HP. Hard drive is available from standby mode. See the Service and Technical Reference Guide for RTC battery replacement. established. Unlock the solenoid hood lock using...
HP Workstations for Linux - User Guide
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... additional information on topics presented in this user manual. ● Linux on HP workstations: http://www.hp.com/linux ◦ Select Platforms and printers ◦ Select Workstations ● Driver Updates & HPIKL images: http://www.hp.com/support/ ◦ Select the country ◦ Select Download drivers and software... ◦ Enter the desired platform, and then select >> ◦ Select...
... additional information on topics presented in this user manual. ● Linux on HP workstations: http://www.hp.com/linux ◦ Select Platforms and printers ◦ Select Workstations ● Driver Updates & HPIKL images: http://www.hp.com/support/ ◦ Select the country ◦ Select Download drivers and software... ◦ Enter the desired platform, and then select >> ◦ Select...