Installing Windows 7 Beta on HP Business Desktops
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... models dc7700 dc7800 dc5700 dc5750 Applicable 2008 models dc7900 dc5800 dc5850 dx7400 dx7500 dx7510 System Requirements and prerequisites The following represents a list of requirements and HP Business Desktop models recommended for... testing with WDDM driver and 128MB of memory o All models listed below have WDDM video drivers available 24 GB available hard disc space DVD-ROM drive HP recommends a 1.5GHz or faster CPU, 2GB...
... models dc7700 dc7800 dc5700 dc5750 Applicable 2008 models dc7900 dc5800 dc5850 dx7400 dx7500 dx7510 System Requirements and prerequisites The following represents a list of requirements and HP Business Desktop models recommended for... testing with WDDM driver and 128MB of memory o All models listed below have WDDM video drivers available 24 GB available hard disc space DVD-ROM drive HP recommends a 1.5GHz or faster CPU, 2GB...
Testing on HP Business Desktop PCs
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... the platform hardware and software. • System Board-This is comprehensive validation and qualification of the chipset functionality/feature set, subsystem (i.e., CPU, Memory, Graphics, Audio, PCI/PCIE, NIC, USB, IDE, LPC, etc.), and associated hardware components. 4 Additionally, voltage stress...PCI Express buses. • Voltage Integrity Testing-This helps ensure that what was tested and qualified in the power supply remain within HP Business Desktop specifications while running a variety of all supported low-power states including S1, S3, S4, and S5. Testing includes: •...
... the platform hardware and software. • System Board-This is comprehensive validation and qualification of the chipset functionality/feature set, subsystem (i.e., CPU, Memory, Graphics, Audio, PCI/PCIE, NIC, USB, IDE, LPC, etc.), and associated hardware components. 4 Additionally, voltage stress...PCI Express buses. • Voltage Integrity Testing-This helps ensure that what was tested and qualified in the power supply remain within HP Business Desktop specifications while running a variety of all supported low-power states including S1, S3, S4, and S5. Testing includes: •...
HP Disk Sanitizer, External Edition
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...Even in mirrored mode (Raid 1), one 80GB hard drive will be erased. Use caution when choosing which disk is being booted from. RAID Configuration HP Disk Sanitizer, External Edition supports RAID configuration. If two 80GB hard drives are used by physical and mechanical limitations of the read and ... be erased. If two 80GB hard drives are used in the future, the CPU will be able to process and execute the application faster than 5GB. If you use RAID mode, HP recommends that you run this utility. In all other hard drives from the system in order...
...Even in mirrored mode (Raid 1), one 80GB hard drive will be erased. Use caution when choosing which disk is being booted from. RAID Configuration HP Disk Sanitizer, External Edition supports RAID configuration. If two 80GB hard drives are used by physical and mechanical limitations of the read and ... be erased. If two 80GB hard drives are used in the future, the CPU will be able to process and execute the application faster than 5GB. If you use RAID mode, HP recommends that you run this utility. In all other hard drives from the system in order...
Desktop Management Guide
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... enterprise software distribution tools such as CPU, memory, video, and security settings ● Monitor system health to keep a secure backup of HP client systems. Use HP Client Manager to: ● Get valuable hardware information such as HP OpenView PC Configuration Management Solution (not...conjunction with system management software can: ● Request in the file store. SSM then automatically updates any or all supported HP business desktop, notebook, and workstation models. You can confidently and efficiently use SSM to fix problems before they occur ● Automatically...
... enterprise software distribution tools such as CPU, memory, video, and security settings ● Monitor system health to keep a secure backup of HP client systems. Use HP Client Manager to: ● Get valuable hardware information such as HP OpenView PC Configuration Management Solution (not...conjunction with system management software can: ● Request in the file store. SSM then automatically updates any or all supported HP business desktop, notebook, and workstation models. You can confidently and efficiently use SSM to fix problems before they occur ● Automatically...
BIOS Flash Q&A
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... file for F10 and flash recovery. • Readme.txt - Web document describing the softpaq contents and BIOS upgrade methods. • How to flsh.cpu. • Flashbin.exe - DOS utility to update/restore the BIOS. • BIOS CD (directory): • BIOS.iso - Hardware specific driver ...required by Flashbin.exe to update and/or restore BIOS. • Flsh.cpu - The following files and directories are an example of the extracted from a typical BIOS softpaq: • 786xx.cab - Text document describing the softpaq...
... file for F10 and flash recovery. • Readme.txt - Web document describing the softpaq contents and BIOS upgrade methods. • How to flsh.cpu. • Flashbin.exe - DOS utility to update/restore the BIOS. • BIOS CD (directory): • BIOS.iso - Hardware specific driver ...required by Flashbin.exe to update and/or restore BIOS. • Flsh.cpu - The following files and directories are an example of the extracted from a typical BIOS softpaq: • 786xx.cab - Text document describing the softpaq...
BIOS Flash Q&A
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...will unassign the previously assigned password. For a system administrator with DOS Flash if an administrative/setup password has been previously set on the business PC, the Flashbin utility driver must be included in a DOS environment. How do this if the administrative/setup password is deleted from the... requires the Windows Management Interface (WMI) service to deliver the Flashbin utility, driver, and BIOS image. The utility uses a driver (flsh.cpu) for the new BIOS image to update all the appropriate PCs. The BIOS binary image should be assigned the password. The user can be...
...will unassign the previously assigned password. For a system administrator with DOS Flash if an administrative/setup password has been previously set on the business PC, the Flashbin utility driver must be included in a DOS environment. How do this if the administrative/setup password is deleted from the... requires the Windows Management Interface (WMI) service to deliver the Flashbin utility, driver, and BIOS image. The utility uses a driver (flsh.cpu) for the new BIOS image to update all the appropriate PCs. The BIOS binary image should be assigned the password. The user can be...
BIOS Flash Q&A
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...are too large to fit on a diskette; For BIOS images that contains Flashbin.exe and type assignpw flsh.cpu. Once the CD burning process is complete, the business PC can be booted from the floppy and transfer this utility will execute without user interaction. The HPQFlash application... conserve space, ensure the partition is most easily done using FreeDOS (http://www.freedos.org/). This procedure should be executed on the business PC, the Flashbin utility driver must be made from Windows XP Professional, the following information would require the user to the directory that...
...are too large to fit on a diskette; For BIOS images that contains Flashbin.exe and type assignpw flsh.cpu. Once the CD burning process is complete, the business PC can be booted from the floppy and transfer this utility will execute without user interaction. The HPQFlash application... conserve space, ensure the partition is most easily done using FreeDOS (http://www.freedos.org/). This procedure should be executed on the business PC, the Flashbin utility driver must be made from Windows XP Professional, the following information would require the user to the directory that...
BIOS Flash Q&A
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... Event. 4. XXX_MMmm.bin (desired BIOS update image) Step 2: Create Flash.bat 1. Type cd\express. 4. Type the following files to the ROMFlash folder: a. flashbin /l:us /f /flsh.cpu default 7. Step 3: Create ROM Flash Event in the previous section. 9. Click Add. 5. Select the file "flash.bat" created in Altiris 1. Select DOS (from file. 7. 3. Assignpw...
... Event. 4. XXX_MMmm.bin (desired BIOS update image) Step 2: Create Flash.bat 1. Type cd\express. 4. Type the following files to the ROMFlash folder: a. flashbin /l:us /f /flsh.cpu default 7. Step 3: Create ROM Flash Event in the previous section. 9. Click Add. 5. Select the file "flash.bat" created in Altiris 1. Select DOS (from file. 7. 3. Assignpw...
BIOS Flash Q&A
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Summary HP's Business PC BIOS provides update methods to allow the user or administrator to confidently update the BIOS and processor microcode. Modifying a DOS boot diskette for local or remote situations. Regardless of the BIOS flash method, business PC products provide a high degree of such tools as ... and ME firmware in the industry. The Flashbin utility provides a traditional DOS upgrade operation for Flashbin.exe To copy Flashbin.exe, flsh.cpu, and the BIOS binary image onto the Windows XP MS-DOS boot diskette, the following modifications must be made: • Driver directory...
Summary HP's Business PC BIOS provides update methods to allow the user or administrator to confidently update the BIOS and processor microcode. Modifying a DOS boot diskette for local or remote situations. Regardless of the BIOS flash method, business PC products provide a high degree of such tools as ... and ME firmware in the industry. The Flashbin utility provides a traditional DOS upgrade operation for Flashbin.exe To copy Flashbin.exe, flsh.cpu, and the BIOS binary image onto the Windows XP MS-DOS boot diskette, the following modifications must be made: • Driver directory...
HP Compaq dc7700 Business Desktop PC Service Reference Guide, 1st Edition
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...HP Client Manager and enables central tracking, monitoring, and management of the hardware aspects of HP client systems. Use HP Client Manager to: ■ Get valuable hardware information such as CPU...dc7700 Perform F10 functions including setting and changing the BIOS passwords and computer boot order remotely from the system management console of HP client systems ■ Active Chat-connect to HP customer support to resolve issues ■ HP... BIOS installed on HP desktop, notebook, and workstation models ■ System Health Scan-check for supported HP business desktop, notebook, and ...
...HP Client Manager and enables central tracking, monitoring, and management of the hardware aspects of HP client systems. Use HP Client Manager to: ■ Get valuable hardware information such as CPU...dc7700 Perform F10 functions including setting and changing the BIOS passwords and computer boot order remotely from the system management console of HP client systems ■ Active Chat-connect to HP customer support to resolve issues ■ HP... BIOS installed on HP desktop, notebook, and workstation models ■ System Health Scan-check for supported HP business desktop, notebook, and ...
HP Compaq dc7700 Business Desktop PC Service Reference Guide, 1st Edition
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...magnetic fields such as monitors or speakers. 5-8 433612-001 Service Reference Guide, dc7700 Do not remove a hard drive while the computer is on hard drives ...are inserting or removing a hard drive, turn off the computer. In all physical shock and vibration. HP strongly recommends that have standard or metric threads and may be placed away from the computer, it can...drive in their proper locations. ✎ Metric screws have a silver finish and are used on or in the CPU. ■ Avoid dropping drives from any height onto any surface. ■ If you are placed in a ...
...magnetic fields such as monitors or speakers. 5-8 433612-001 Service Reference Guide, dc7700 Do not remove a hard drive while the computer is on hard drives ...are inserting or removing a hard drive, turn off the computer. In all physical shock and vibration. HP strongly recommends that have standard or metric threads and may be placed away from the computer, it can...drive in their proper locations. ✎ Metric screws have a silver finish and are used on or in the CPU. ■ Avoid dropping drives from any height onto any surface. ■ If you are placed in a ...
HP Compaq dc7700 Business Desktop PC Service Reference Guide, 1st Edition
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... the system board are color-coded for ease of installation. System Board Connections System Board Connector, Name, and Connector Color Description P10, FLOPPY, black P70, CPU FAN Diskette drive Heatsink fan P8, CHASSIS FAN Chassis fan P5, F_PNL Front power button/LED P23, FRNT USB, Yellow Front I/O audio P24, FRNT AUD... Supply Cable Connections Power Supply Connector ID P1 P3 P4, White P5, Dark blue P6 P8 P9 P10, Light bluet P11, Orange Description Main power CPU power 1st ODD or 2nd HDD if no ODD present, SATA3 6-10 433612-001 Service Reference Guide...
... the system board are color-coded for ease of installation. System Board Connections System Board Connector, Name, and Connector Color Description P10, FLOPPY, black P70, CPU FAN Diskette drive Heatsink fan P8, CHASSIS FAN Chassis fan P5, F_PNL Front power button/LED P23, FRNT USB, Yellow Front I/O audio P24, FRNT AUD... Supply Cable Connections Power Supply Connector ID P1 P3 P4, White P5, Dark blue P6 P8 P9 P10, Light bluet P11, Orange Description Main power CPU power 1st ODD or 2nd HDD if no ODD present, SATA3 6-10 433612-001 Service Reference Guide...
HP Compaq dc7700 Business Desktop PC Service Reference Guide, 1st Edition
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...Cable To Cable Designator Power Supply System board, 24-pin P1 Power Supply Diskette drive P2 Power Supply CPU power, 6-pin P3 Power Supply 1st SATA Hard drive P4 Power Supply 2nd SATA Hard drive P5...A Serial port B System board P52, COM B Hood lock solenoid System board P124, HLCK Heatsink fan System board P8, CPU FAN Hood Sensor System board P125, HSENSE Front power button/LED System board P5, Pb/LED Front I/O USB System board..., (Blue) Chassis fan System board P9, CH FAN Service Reference Guide, dc7700 433612-001 7-11 Removal and Replacement Procedures-
...Cable To Cable Designator Power Supply System board, 24-pin P1 Power Supply Diskette drive P2 Power Supply CPU power, 6-pin P3 Power Supply 1st SATA Hard drive P4 Power Supply 2nd SATA Hard drive P5...A Serial port B System board P52, COM B Hood lock solenoid System board P124, HLCK Heatsink fan System board P8, CPU FAN Hood Sensor System board P125, HSENSE Front power button/LED System board P5, Pb/LED Front I/O USB System board..., (Blue) Chassis fan System board P9, CH FAN Service Reference Guide, dc7700 433612-001 7-11 Removal and Replacement Procedures-
HP Compaq dc7700 Business Desktop PC Service Reference Guide, 1st Edition
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Removal and Replacement Procedures - Ultra-Slim Desktop (USDT) Chassis 8.9.1 Cable Connections All cable connectors on the system board are color-coded for ease of installation. System Board Connections System Board Connector Description Optical data/power P21, SECONDARY Heatsink fan P8, CPU FAN Chassis fan P9, CH FAN Front LED/Power button P5, PB... P126, PAR Hood sensor P125, HSENSE SATA hard drive P60, SATA0, (dark blue) Power Supply Connections Connector ID P1 P2 P3 Main power Hard drive CPU power Description 8-12 433612-001 Service Reference Guide...
Removal and Replacement Procedures - Ultra-Slim Desktop (USDT) Chassis 8.9.1 Cable Connections All cable connectors on the system board are color-coded for ease of installation. System Board Connections System Board Connector Description Optical data/power P21, SECONDARY Heatsink fan P8, CPU FAN Chassis fan P9, CH FAN Front LED/Power button P5, PB... P126, PAR Hood sensor P125, HSENSE SATA hard drive P60, SATA0, (dark blue) Power Supply Connections Connector ID P1 P2 P3 Main power Hard drive CPU power Description 8-12 433612-001 Service Reference Guide...
HP Compaq dc7700 Business Desktop PC Service Reference Guide, 1st Edition
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... Signal 13 +12 V 14 +5 V Sense 15 GND 16 +5 V 17 +5 V 18 +3.3 V Pin Signal 19 GND 20 +3.3 Sense 21 +3.3 V 22 +3.3 V 23 GND 24 -12 V 4-Pin Power (for CPU) (MT and CMT models) Connector and Icon Pin 1 2 3 4 CMT and MT Signal GND GND +12...
... Signal 13 +12 V 14 +5 V Sense 15 GND 16 +5 V 17 +5 V 18 +3.3 V Pin Signal 19 GND 20 +3.3 Sense 21 +3.3 V 22 +3.3 V 23 GND 24 -12 V 4-Pin Power (for CPU) (MT and CMT models) Connector and Icon Pin 1 2 3 4 CMT and MT Signal GND GND +12...
HP Compaq dc7700 Business Desktop PC Service Reference Guide, 1st Edition
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Connector Pin Assignments 6-Pin Power (for CPU) (USDT, SFF, and ST models) Connector and Icon Pin Signal 1 GND 2 GND 3 GND 4 6 4 12 V CPU 5 12 V CPU 6 +12 V SATA Data and Power Drive Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal S1 Ground S5 B- S2 A+ S6 B+ P1 V 3.3 P5 Ground P9 V 5 P13 V 12 P2 V 3.3 P6 Ground P10 Ground P14 V 12 *S = Data, P = Power Pin Signal S3 AS7 Ground P3 V 3.3 P7 V 5 P11 Reserved P15 V 12 Pin Signal S4 Ground P4 Ground P8 V 5 P12 Ground Service Reference Guide, dc7700 433612-001 A-7
Connector Pin Assignments 6-Pin Power (for CPU) (USDT, SFF, and ST models) Connector and Icon Pin Signal 1 GND 2 GND 3 GND 4 6 4 12 V CPU 5 12 V CPU 6 +12 V SATA Data and Power Drive Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal S1 Ground S5 B- S2 A+ S6 B+ P1 V 3.3 P5 Ground P9 V 5 P13 V 12 P2 V 3.3 P6 Ground P10 Ground P14 V 12 *S = Data, P = Power Pin Signal S3 AS7 Ground P3 V 3.3 P7 V 5 P11 Reserved P15 V 12 Pin Signal S4 Ground P4 Ground P8 V 5 P12 Ground Service Reference Guide, dc7700 433612-001 A-7
HP Compaq dc7700 Business Desktop PC Service Reference Guide, 1st Edition
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... Screen Message 511-CPU, CPUA, or CPUB Fan not detected Probable Cause CPU fan is not ...may have malfunctioned. 514-CPU or Chassis Fan not detected. Front audio harness has been ... or unseated from the system board. Replace the CPU fan. 1. Disconnect any other diskette controller devices ...CPU or chassis fan. 2. Reseat the CPU fan. 2. Reseat fan cable. 3. Run Computer Setup (F10 Setup). 2. Run Computer Setup (F10 Setup). 2. Clear CMOS. CPU... Devices. Reseat fan cable. 3. Replace CPU or chassis fan. 1. Reseat chassis, rear chassis, or front chassis fan. 2....
... Screen Message 511-CPU, CPUA, or CPUB Fan not detected Probable Cause CPU fan is not ...may have malfunctioned. 514-CPU or Chassis Fan not detected. Front audio harness has been ... or unseated from the system board. Replace the CPU fan. 1. Disconnect any other diskette controller devices ...CPU or chassis fan. 2. Reseat the CPU fan. 2. Reseat fan cable. 3. Run Computer Setup (F10 Setup). 2. Run Computer Setup (F10 Setup). 2. Clear CMOS. CPU... Devices. Reseat fan cable. 3. Replace CPU or chassis fan. 1. Reseat chassis, rear chassis, or front chassis fan. 2....
HP Compaq dc7700 Business Desktop PC Service Reference Guide, 1st Edition
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... Probable Cause MEBx operation experienced a hardware error during communication with computer turned off. 2. CPU fan not installed or disconnected in and the heatsink is plugged in VSFF chassis. Reboot...Check 2 System will not allow the serial number to be entered, download from http://www.hp.com and run SP5572.EXE (SNZERO.EXE). 2. Remove the computer cover, press the power... sure the fan cable is properly seated and installed. 2. C-8 433612-001 Service Reference Guide, dc7700 Ensure that none of the keys are depressed. 4. If the error persists, update to enter ...
... Probable Cause MEBx operation experienced a hardware error during communication with computer turned off. 2. CPU fan not installed or disconnected in and the heatsink is plugged in VSFF chassis. Reboot...Check 2 System will not allow the serial number to be entered, download from http://www.hp.com and run SP5572.EXE (SNZERO.EXE). 2. Remove the computer cover, press the power... sure the fan cable is properly seated and installed. 2. C-8 433612-001 Service Reference Guide, dc7700 Ensure that none of the keys are depressed. 4. If the error persists, update to enter ...
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... 12V header Secondary Processor 12V header Main Power/HDD LED connector Speaker connector Analog audio connector (from CD-ROM) Primary chassis fan header or primary CPU heatsink fan Secondary chassis fan header Diskette drive connector Auxiliary Audio connector Alert on LAN connector VRM module footprint AUI connector Fan command/fan sink... expansion header SPDIF internal input header SPDIF internal output header Primary IDE connector Secondary IDE/MultiBay connector Header for NEWCARD E-2 433612-001 Service Reference Guide, dc7700
... 12V header Secondary Processor 12V header Main Power/HDD LED connector Speaker connector Analog audio connector (from CD-ROM) Primary chassis fan header or primary CPU heatsink fan Secondary chassis fan header Diskette drive connector Auxiliary Audio connector Alert on LAN connector VRM module footprint AUI connector Fan command/fan sink... expansion header SPDIF internal input header SPDIF internal output header Primary IDE connector Secondary IDE/MultiBay connector Header for NEWCARD E-2 433612-001 Service Reference Guide, dc7700
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... connector Fifth Serial ATA (SATA) connector Sixth Serial ATA (SATA) connector Seventh Serial ATA (SATA) connector Eighth Serial ATA (SATA) connector Primary (CPU) fan header for fansink Secondary CPU fan header for fansink Primary Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) connector Second Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) connector Third Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) connector Fourth... Security hood switch on riser card Clear CMOS switch/push button Single chip solution (combined northbridge/southbridge) North bridge South bridge Super I/O Service Reference Guide, dc7700 433612-001 E-3
... connector Fifth Serial ATA (SATA) connector Sixth Serial ATA (SATA) connector Seventh Serial ATA (SATA) connector Eighth Serial ATA (SATA) connector Primary (CPU) fan header for fansink Secondary CPU fan header for fansink Primary Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) connector Second Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) connector Third Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) connector Fourth... Security hood switch on riser card Clear CMOS switch/push button Single chip solution (combined northbridge/southbridge) North bridge South bridge Super I/O Service Reference Guide, dc7700 433612-001 E-3