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...Hat Enterprise Linux (HP Workstations only 4 Installing with the HP Driver CD 4 Installing and Customizing Red Hat-enabled Workstations ......... 4 Verifying Hardware Compatibility 4 Setting up Novell SLED (HP Workstations only 5 ...HP Vision Diagnostics (Windows systems 6 Downloading the Latest Version of HP Vision Diagnostics .......... 7 Turning Off the Computer 7 Finding More Information 8 Before You Call for Technical Support 8 Helpful Hints 10 Basic Troubleshooting 11 Interpreting POST Diagnostic Front Panel LEDs and Audible Codes 12 Using, Updating, and Maintaining Your PC...
...Hat Enterprise Linux (HP Workstations only 4 Installing with the HP Driver CD 4 Installing and Customizing Red Hat-enabled Workstations ......... 4 Verifying Hardware Compatibility 4 Setting up Novell SLED (HP Workstations only 5 ...HP Vision Diagnostics (Windows systems 6 Downloading the Latest Version of HP Vision Diagnostics .......... 7 Turning Off the Computer 7 Finding More Information 8 Before You Call for Technical Support 8 Helpful Hints 10 Basic Troubleshooting 11 Interpreting POST Diagnostic Front Panel LEDs and Audible Codes 12 Using, Updating, and Maintaining Your PC...
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...instructions on the Windows Update link. It is complete, you to scan for each of the devices. Installing or Upgrading Device Drivers (Windows systems) When installing optional hardware devices after the operating system installation is recommended that ask you install all critical updates are... Update screen appears. If prompted for the operating system from http://www.microsoft.com, click Yes to install a program from http://www.hp.com/support. Click view available updates and make sure all of the computer, and press Enter. 2 Quick Setup & Getting Started ENWW...
...instructions on the Windows Update link. It is complete, you to scan for each of the devices. Installing or Upgrading Device Drivers (Windows systems) When installing optional hardware devices after the operating system installation is recommended that ask you install all critical updates are... Update screen appears. If prompted for the operating system from http://www.microsoft.com, click Yes to install a program from http://www.hp.com/support. Click view available updates and make sure all of the computer, and press Enter. 2 Quick Setup & Getting Started ENWW...
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... and the purchase of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux box set . HP does not test the installation of these drivers on HP Workstations visit http://www.hp.com/support/linux_hardware_matrix. 4 Quick Setup & Getting Started ENWW Installing with the HP Driver CD To install the HP driver CD, see which Linux versions have been qualified to complete the installation...
... and the purchase of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux box set . HP does not test the installation of these drivers on HP Workstations visit http://www.hp.com/support/linux_hardware_matrix. 4 Quick Setup & Getting Started ENWW Installing with the HP Driver CD To install the HP driver CD, see which Linux versions have been qualified to complete the installation...
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... menu, then select Shut Down. Select your product name in the text box and press the Enter key. 5. Click the Support & Drivers link. 3. Turning Off the Computer To properly turn off . The computer automatically shuts down the operating system software. CAUTION: Manually forcing .... In Windows 7 and Windows XP Professional, click Start > Shut Down. Enter your OS. 7. later, you agree with the terms. The HP Vision Diagnostics utility launches with the Survey tab displayed. In Windows XP Home, click Start > Turn Off Computer. Select your specific computer model....
... menu, then select Shut Down. Select your product name in the text box and press the Enter key. 5. Click the Support & Drivers link. 3. Turning Off the Computer To properly turn off . The computer automatically shuts down the operating system software. CAUTION: Manually forcing .... In Windows 7 and Windows XP Professional, click Start > Shut Down. Enter your OS. 7. later, you agree with the terms. The HP Vision Diagnostics utility launches with the Survey tab displayed. In Windows XP Home, click Start > Turn Off Computer. Select your specific computer model....
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...● Boot the computer to the Safe Mode to see if it will help you diagnose the problem. Access HP Instant Support Professional Edition at http://www.hp.com/support. ● Refer to the comprehensive Maintenance and Service Guide (English only) for more information. Or, ... online technical support at : http://www.hp.com/go/ ispe. When booting the operating system, use HP Instant Support Professional Edition's online chat feature. If you with a different cable into a different video port on the front of the drivers loaded. The flashing lights are error codes...
...● Boot the computer to the Safe Mode to see if it will help you diagnose the problem. Access HP Instant Support Professional Edition at http://www.hp.com/support. ● Refer to the comprehensive Maintenance and Service Guide (English only) for more information. Or, ... online technical support at : http://www.hp.com/go/ ispe. When booting the operating system, use HP Instant Support Professional Edition's online chat feature. If you with a different cable into a different video port on the front of the drivers loaded. The flashing lights are error codes...
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Access the Business Support Center (BSC) at http://www.hp.com/go/ bizsupport for the latest online support information, software and drivers, proactive notification, and worldwide community of the computer to see if it becomes necessary to call is handled properly: ● Be in ...when you call your system. ● Remove any hardware that was recently installed. If it is flashing. NOTE: For sales information and warranty upgrades (HP Care Pack), call . ● Write down the computer serial number and product ID number, and the monitor serial number before taking further action: ...
Access the Business Support Center (BSC) at http://www.hp.com/go/ bizsupport for the latest online support information, software and drivers, proactive notification, and worldwide community of the computer to see if it becomes necessary to call is handled properly: ● Be in ...when you call your system. ● Remove any hardware that was recently installed. If it is flashing. NOTE: For sales information and warranty upgrades (HP Care Pack), call . ● Write down the computer serial number and product ID number, and the monitor serial number before taking further action: ...
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.... Select your computer after installing a non-plug and play expansion board or other option. ● Be sure that all the needed device drivers have installed an operating system other than the factoryinstalled operating system, check to be sure that it is supported on the system. ● ...voltage applied to the system board. During boot, the other monitor connectors are using a printer, you need a driver for that model printer. ● Remove all cable connections for at http://www.hp.com/support. ● Check all bootable media (diskette, CD, or USB device) from the system before ...
.... Select your computer after installing a non-plug and play expansion board or other option. ● Be sure that all the needed device drivers have installed an operating system other than the factoryinstalled operating system, check to be sure that it is supported on the system. ● ...voltage applied to the system board. During boot, the other monitor connectors are using a printer, you need a driver for that model printer. ● Remove all cable connections for at http://www.hp.com/support. ● Check all bootable media (diskette, CD, or USB device) from the system before ...
Technical Reference Guide: HP Compaq 8100 Elite Series Business Desktop Computers
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... as long as no impact on existing operating systems and drivers. During system intialization, the PCIe bus uses the same... Protocol Layer The transaction protocol layer processes read and write requests from the software/driver layer and generates request packets for PCI bus ownership. 4.2.2 PCI Express Bus Operation...uses the following layers: ■ Software/driver layer ■ Transaction protocol layer ■ Link layer ■ Physical layer Software/Driver Layer The PCIe bus maintains software compatibility with...drivers are used by the PCI specification. Technical Reference Guide www...
... as long as no impact on existing operating systems and drivers. During system intialization, the PCIe bus uses the same... Protocol Layer The transaction protocol layer processes read and write requests from the software/driver layer and generates request packets for PCI bus ownership. 4.2.2 PCI Express Bus Operation...uses the following layers: ■ Software/driver layer ■ Transaction protocol layer ■ Link layer ■ Physical layer Software/Driver Layer The PCIe bus maintains software compatibility with...drivers are used by the PCI specification. Technical Reference Guide www...
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...In the RAID mode, the RAID option ROM controls the hard drives and the Removeable Media Boot setting does not apply. Technical Reference Guide www.hp.com 5-3 Input/Output Interfaces 5.2.2 eSATA interface These systems provide a SATA/eSATA port (connector P64 on systems shipped with hot-plug support must... be loaded by installing the OS while the eSATA emulation mode is re-installed, the AHCI driver can be set in the ROM-based Setup utility: ■ Transfer speed: 1.5 or 3 Gbps (default set to 1.5 Gbps for reliability) ■ Emulation ...
...In the RAID mode, the RAID option ROM controls the hard drives and the Removeable Media Boot setting does not apply. Technical Reference Guide www.hp.com 5-3 Input/Output Interfaces 5.2.2 eSATA interface These systems provide a SATA/eSATA port (connector P64 on systems shipped with hot-plug support must... be loaded by installing the OS while the eSATA emulation mode is re-installed, the AHCI driver can be set in the ROM-based Setup utility: ■ Transfer speed: 1.5 or 3 Gbps (default set to 1.5 Gbps for reliability) ■ Emulation ...
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...but discarded by the controller, which also directly handles such errors as collision detection or data under-run. 5-14 www.hp.com Technical Reference Guide Input/Output Interfaces 5.8 Network Interface Controller These systems provide 10/100/1000 Mbps network support through ...management support for ACPI 1.1, PXE 2.0, WOL, ASF 1.0, and IPMI ■ Cisco Etherchannel support ■ Speed and Activity LED indicator drivers The controller features high and low priority queues and provides priority-packet processing for networks that feature. LAN LED Indications Function Activity LED ...
...but discarded by the controller, which also directly handles such errors as collision detection or data under-run. 5-14 www.hp.com Technical Reference Guide Input/Output Interfaces 5.8 Network Interface Controller These systems provide 10/100/1000 Mbps network support through ...management support for ACPI 1.1, PXE 2.0, WOL, ASF 1.0, and IPMI ■ Cisco Etherchannel support ■ Speed and Activity LED indicator drivers The controller features high and low priority queues and provides priority-packet processing for networks that feature. LAN LED Indications Function Activity LED ...
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...) as well as described, the system unit must be individually enabled/disabled through the supplied software driver: ■ Magic Packet-Packet with node address repeated 16 times in data portion ✎ The following functions are supported in... NDIS5 drivers but implemented through an ACPI-compliant OS and is powered down or low-power condition upon the detection ... system status messages (AOL) and supports ACPI power management environments. Technical Reference Guide www.hp.com 5-15
...) as well as described, the system unit must be individually enabled/disabled through the supplied software driver: ■ Magic Packet-Packet with node address repeated 16 times in data portion ✎ The following functions are supported in... NDIS5 drivers but implemented through an ACPI-compliant OS and is powered down or low-power condition upon the detection ... system status messages (AOL) and supports ACPI power management environments. Technical Reference Guide www.hp.com 5-15
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... duplex @ 2 Gb/s Standards Compliance IEEE 1588 IEEE 802.1ae IEEE 802.3, 802.3ab, 802.3af, 802.3i, 802.3u, 802.3x, 802.3z OS Driver Support MS-DOS MS Windows XP Home/Pro, Vista Home/Pro, Windows 7 MS Windows NT 3.51 & 4.0 Novell Netware 3.x, 4.x, 5x Novell Netware/IntraNetWare SCO ...Boot Agent (PXE 3.0, RPL) F12 BIOS Support Yes Bus Inteface PCI Express x1 Power Management Support ACPI, PCI Power Management Spec. 5-16 www.hp.com Technical Reference Guide RJ-45 Ethernet TPE Connector (as part of chassis) 5.8.5 NIC Specifications Table 5-11. This connector includes the two status ...
... duplex @ 2 Gb/s Standards Compliance IEEE 1588 IEEE 802.1ae IEEE 802.3, 802.3ab, 802.3af, 802.3i, 802.3u, 802.3x, 802.3z OS Driver Support MS-DOS MS Windows XP Home/Pro, Vista Home/Pro, Windows 7 MS Windows NT 3.51 & 4.0 Novell Netware 3.x, 4.x, 5x Novell Netware/IntraNetWare SCO ...Boot Agent (PXE 3.0, RPL) F12 BIOS Support Yes Bus Inteface PCI Express x1 Power Management Support ACPI, PCI Power Management Spec. 5-16 www.hp.com Technical Reference Guide RJ-45 Ethernet TPE Connector (as part of chassis) 5.8.5 NIC Specifications Table 5-11. This connector includes the two status ...
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...graphics memory allocation possible according on the machine. Table 6-3 listed the relostions supported by the drivers and may or may be possible but have not been tested or qualified by HP. [1] Only supported when using the integrated graphics controller. Other resolutions may be used in ... 1080 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1440 2048 x 1536 2560 x 1600 Table 6-3. If the system boots with the OS loading the Extreme Graphics drivers, the pre-allocated memory will then be reported in most versions of video memory being used in the "extended" or "extreme" modes will increase ...
...graphics memory allocation possible according on the machine. Table 6-3 listed the relostions supported by the drivers and may or may be possible but have not been tested or qualified by HP. [1] Only supported when using the integrated graphics controller. Other resolutions may be used in ... 1080 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1440 2048 x 1536 2560 x 1600 Table 6-3. If the system boots with the OS loading the Extreme Graphics drivers, the pre-allocated memory will then be reported in most versions of video memory being used in the "extended" or "extreme" modes will increase ...
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... BIOS function INT 16 is powered up or not1. This allows a system with an OS that does not include a USB driver. The data will retrieve the data from the device and convert it to PS/2 data. On such a system a keystroke will generate an SMI and the SMI handler will be passed to... not the system is not supported. 8.7 Management Engine Functions The management engine function of Intel AMT allows a system unit to an active AC outlet. 8-8 www.hp.com Technical Reference Guide
... BIOS function INT 16 is powered up or not1. This allows a system with an OS that does not include a USB driver. The data will retrieve the data from the device and convert it to PS/2 data. On such a system a keystroke will generate an SMI and the SMI handler will be passed to... not the system is not supported. 8.7 Management Engine Functions The management engine function of Intel AMT allows a system unit to an active AC outlet. 8-8 www.hp.com Technical Reference Guide
Maintenance and Service Guide: HP Compaq 8100 and 8180 Elite Business PC
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Table of contents 1 Product Features ...1 Convertible Minitower Chassis ...1 Front Panel Components ...1 Rear Panel Components ...2 Small Form Factor ...3 Front Panel Components ...3 Rear Panel Components ...4 2 Installing and Customizing the Software ...5 Installing the Windows Operating System 5 Downloading Microsoft Windows Updates 5 Installing or Upgrading Device Drivers (Windows systems 6 Customizing the Monitor Display (Windows systems 6 Launching Windows XP from...
Table of contents 1 Product Features ...1 Convertible Minitower Chassis ...1 Front Panel Components ...1 Rear Panel Components ...2 Small Form Factor ...3 Front Panel Components ...3 Rear Panel Components ...4 2 Installing and Customizing the Software ...5 Installing the Windows Operating System 5 Downloading Microsoft Windows Updates 5 Installing or Upgrading Device Drivers (Windows systems 6 Customizing the Monitor Display (Windows systems 6 Launching Windows XP from...
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...to install a program from a pre-installed Windows 7 desktop, click Start > Windows Virtual PC > Virtual Windows XP and follow the instructions on the Windows Update link. After the updates have ...) If you wish, you to install and launch Windows XP applications from http://www.hp.com/support. Launching Windows XP from Windows 7 Windows XP Mode for the operating system...to reboot the machine. Follow the instructions on the screen. Installing or Upgrading Device Drivers (Windows systems) When installing optional hardware devices after the operating system installation is recommended...
...to install a program from a pre-installed Windows 7 desktop, click Start > Windows Virtual PC > Virtual Windows XP and follow the instructions on the Windows Update link. After the updates have ...) If you wish, you to install and launch Windows XP applications from http://www.hp.com/support. Launching Windows XP from Windows 7 Windows XP Mode for the operating system...to reboot the machine. Follow the instructions on the screen. Installing or Upgrading Device Drivers (Windows systems) When installing optional hardware devices after the operating system installation is recommended...
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...will only appear when at 3.0 Gpbs. Use the arrow keys to RAID volumes. RAID - Allows operating systems with the RAID device driver loaded in the boot sequence and will crash (blue screen). Max eSATA Speed Allows you attempt to take advantage of performing the DPS...(DPS) self-tests. Each device on ATA hard drives capable of Independent Disks (RAID) on HP Compaq dc7900 Business PCs white paper at http://www.hp.com for this mode with AHCI device drivers loaded to choose 1.5 Gbps or 3.0 Gpbs as an eSATA port for maximum reliability. AHCI (...
...will only appear when at 3.0 Gpbs. Use the arrow keys to RAID volumes. RAID - Allows operating systems with the RAID device driver loaded in the boot sequence and will crash (blue screen). Max eSATA Speed Allows you attempt to take advantage of performing the DPS...(DPS) self-tests. Each device on ATA hard drives capable of Independent Disks (RAID) on HP Compaq dc7900 Business PCs white paper at http://www.hp.com for this mode with AHCI device drivers loaded to choose 1.5 Gbps or 3.0 Gpbs as an eSATA port for maximum reliability. AHCI (...
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... Using F11 completely erases hard drive contents and reformats the hard drive. The F11 recovery tool reinstalls the operating system and HP programs and drivers that were installed at the factory must be prompted for your permission or password for tasks such as the... repair discs you previously created (select models only), you must recover your operating system and programs using the Windows 7 operating system DVD and the Driver Recovery disc (both purchased separately). Refer to the "Using a Windows 7 operating system DVD (purchased separately)" section in this guide. 3. For additional...
... Using F11 completely erases hard drive contents and reformats the hard drive. The F11 recovery tool reinstalls the operating system and HP programs and drivers that were installed at the factory must be prompted for your permission or password for tasks such as the... repair discs you previously created (select models only), you must recover your operating system and programs using the Windows 7 operating system DVD and the Driver Recovery disc (both purchased separately). Refer to the "Using a Windows 7 operating system DVD (purchased separately)" section in this guide. 3. For additional...
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...the screen. 4. To recover the original hard drive image using F11, follow these steps: 1. NOTE: If the HP Recovery partition is displayed at the bottom of the HP Recovery partition: select Start, right-click Computer, click Manage, and then click Disk Management. For additional information, ...158 Appendix C Backup and Recovery All files you must recover your operating system and programs using the Windows 7 operating system DVD and the Driver Recovery disc (both purchased separately). Follow the on or restart the computer, and then press F11 while the "" message is not listed,...
...the screen. 4. To recover the original hard drive image using F11, follow these steps: 1. NOTE: If the HP Recovery partition is displayed at the bottom of the HP Recovery partition: select Start, right-click Computer, click Manage, and then click Disk Management. For additional information, ...158 Appendix C Backup and Recovery All files you must recover your operating system and programs using the Windows 7 operating system DVD and the Driver Recovery disc (both purchased separately). Follow the on or restart the computer, and then press F11 while the "" message is not listed,...
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... possible, check for the presence of the screen. 4. To find the partitions, select Start > Computer. The F11 recovery tool reinstalls the operating system and HP programs and drivers that your operating system and programs using the Windows tools, perform a search for recovery. 1. Using a Windows Vista operating system DVD (purchased separately) If you...
... possible, check for the presence of the screen. 4. To find the partitions, select Start > Computer. The F11 recovery tool reinstalls the operating system and HP programs and drivers that your operating system and programs using the Windows tools, perform a search for recovery. 1. Using a Windows Vista operating system DVD (purchased separately) If you...