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... models only 39 Using optional external devices ...39 Using optional external drives 39 Using the expansion port (select models only 40 Using the docking connector (select models only 40 6 Drives ...42 Handling drives ...42 Using hard drives ...43 Improving hard drive performance 43 Using Disk ...Defragmenter 43 Using Disk Cleanup 43 Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select models only 44 Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status 44 Managing power with a parked hard drive 44 Using HP 3D DriveGuard software 45 vii
... models only 39 Using optional external devices ...39 Using optional external drives 39 Using the expansion port (select models only 40 Using the docking connector (select models only 40 6 Drives ...42 Handling drives ...42 Using hard drives ...43 Improving hard drive performance 43 Using Disk ...Defragmenter 43 Using Disk Cleanup 43 Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select models only 44 Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status 44 Managing power with a parked hard drive 44 Using HP 3D DriveGuard software 45 vii
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... button. The computer takes the following actions for extended periods of the following devices: ● AC adapter ● Optional docking or expansion device ● Optional power adapter purchased as an accessory from HP Resolving a low battery level when no power source is on page 22. NOTE: For additional information about the power...
... button. The computer takes the following actions for extended periods of the following devices: ● AC adapter ● Optional docking or expansion device ● Optional power adapter purchased as an accessory from HP Resolving a low battery level when no power source is on page 22. NOTE: For additional information about the power...
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...recovery When you to storage. do not short external contacts; A message refers you are onboard aircraft. If the capacity is possibly covered by HP, or a compatible AC adapter purchased from external power for more . See the Regulatory, Safety and Environmental Notices for one month or more ... before returning it to replace the battery when an internal cell is supplied through an approved AC adapter or an optional docking or expansion device. External AC power is not charging properly or when the battery storage capacity has reached a weak condition.
...recovery When you to storage. do not short external contacts; A message refers you are onboard aircraft. If the capacity is possibly covered by HP, or a compatible AC adapter purchased from external power for more . See the Regulatory, Safety and Environmental Notices for one month or more ... before returning it to replace the battery when an internal cell is supplied through an approved AC adapter or an optional docking or expansion device. External AC power is not charging properly or when the battery storage capacity has reached a weak condition.
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Removing a smart card ▲ Grasp the edge of the smart card, and then pull it out of the smart card reader. An optional docking device or USB hub provides additional USB ports that can be used to connect an optional external device, such as a USB keyboard, mouse, drive, printer, ...
Removing a smart card ▲ Grasp the edge of the smart card, and then pull it out of the smart card reader. An optional docking device or USB hub provides additional USB ports that can be used to connect an optional external device, such as a USB keyboard, mouse, drive, printer, ...
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... computer. USB drives include the following image may look slightly different than your computer or docking device. 40 Chapter 5 External cards and devices Using the docking connector (select models only) The docking connector connects the computer to an optional docking or expansion device, so that can be used with the computer. NOTE: The following... drive (CD, DVD, and Blu-ray) ● MultiBay device Using the expansion port (select models only) The expansion port connects the computer to an optional docking device.
... computer. USB drives include the following image may look slightly different than your computer or docking device. 40 Chapter 5 External cards and devices Using the docking connector (select models only) The docking connector connects the computer to an optional docking or expansion device, so that can be used with the computer. NOTE: The following... drive (CD, DVD, and Blu-ray) ● MultiBay device Using the expansion port (select models only) The expansion port connects the computer to an optional docking device.
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... are parked, a yellow moon is running on battery power and reaches a critical battery level, HP 3D DriveGuard allows the computer to initiate Hibernation. ● The computer will not initiate Sleep or Hibernation, except as described in optional docking devices or connected to normal operation. If the icon in the secondary hard drive...
... are parked, a yellow moon is running on battery power and reaches a critical battery level, HP 3D DriveGuard allows the computer to initiate Hibernation. ● The computer will not initiate Sleep or Hibernation, except as described in optional docking devices or connected to normal operation. If the icon in the secondary hard drive...
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... by unplugging the power cord from your computer. Follow the on -screen instructions. If no instructions are displayed on battery power, docked in this section provide an overview of the date, name, or other identifier. The hard drive designation is later than the BIOS...or an unsuccessful installation, download and install a BIOS update only when the computer is complete. BIOS Setup Menu The tables in an optional docking device, or connected to an optional power source. Do not insert, remove, connect, or disconnect any instructions that contains the update. 4. ...
... by unplugging the power cord from your computer. Follow the on -screen instructions. If no instructions are displayed on battery power, docked in this section provide an overview of the date, name, or other identifier. The hard drive designation is later than the BIOS...or an unsuccessful installation, download and install a BIOS update only when the computer is complete. BIOS Setup Menu The tables in an optional docking device, or connected to an optional power source. Do not insert, remove, connect, or disconnect any instructions that contains the update. 4. ...
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...; Notebook hard drive ● USB diskette drive ● USB CD-ROM ● USB hard drive ● Notebook Ethernet ● Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card ● Docking station upgrade bay ● External SATA drive You can also press esc while the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu" message is for the...
...; Notebook hard drive ● USB diskette drive ● USB CD-ROM ● USB hard drive ● Notebook Ethernet ● Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card ● Docking station upgrade bay ● External SATA drive You can also press esc while the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu" message is for the...
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...start Computer Setup and enable a USB device or a NIC device as a USB hard drive. For example, if the computer is connected to an optional docking device (select models only) that contains a hard drive, this USB hard drive and fails, it does not contain media or the media is more than... esc while the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu" message is enabled at the bottom of the screen. 2. Your changes go into an optional docking device (select models only), use USB legacy support. NOTE: To connect a NIC to a Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) or Remote Program Load (RPL) server without...
...start Computer Setup and enable a USB device or a NIC device as a USB hard drive. For example, if the computer is connected to an optional docking device (select models only) that contains a hard drive, this USB hard drive and fails, it does not contain media or the media is more than... esc while the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu" message is enabled at the bottom of the screen. 2. Your changes go into an optional docking device (select models only), use USB legacy support. NOTE: To connect a NIC to a Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) or Remote Program Load (RPL) server without...
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... in the Built-In Device Options menu of Computer Setup and if booting from a CD-ROM drive with the NIC. ● Drives in an optional docking device (select models only) are treated like external USB devices in the boot order, use a pointing device to select File > Save Changes and Exit, and...
... in the Built-In Device Options menu of Computer Setup and if booting from a CD-ROM drive with the NIC. ● Drives in an optional docking device (select models only) are treated like external USB devices in the boot order, use a pointing device to select File > Save Changes and Exit, and...
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...computer, traveling 26, 76 configuring audio for HDMI 18 ExpressCards 32 connecting to existing wireless network 5 wired network 9 Connection Manager 4 connector, docking 40 conservation, power 26 creating a wireless connection 2 critical battery level 21, 26 critical updates, software 58 D digital card inserting 31 ...removing 32 supported formats 31 Disk Cleanup software 43 Disk Defragmenter software 43 docking connector 40 drive media 21 DriveLock password description 55 drives boot order 72 external 39 handling 42 hard 39 optical 40 using...
...computer, traveling 26, 76 configuring audio for HDMI 18 ExpressCards 32 connecting to existing wireless network 5 wired network 9 Connection Manager 4 connector, docking 40 conservation, power 26 creating a wireless connection 2 critical battery level 21, 26 critical updates, software 58 D digital card inserting 31 ...removing 32 supported formats 31 Disk Cleanup software 43 Disk Defragmenter software 43 docking connector 40 drive media 21 DriveLock password description 55 drives boot order 72 external 39 handling 42 hard 39 optical 40 using...
Regulatory, Safety and Environmental Notices User Guide
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...PCAs X O O O O O Keyboard X O O O O O Liquid crystal display X O O O O O (LCD) panel Media (CD/DVD/floppy) O O O O O O Memory X O O O O O Motherboard, processor, X O O O O O heat sinks Mouse X O O O O O Optical disk drive X O O O O O Optional docking device X O O O O O Power adapter X O O O O O Power supply X O O O O O Remote control X O O O O O Smart card/Java™ card X O O O O O reader Speakers, external X O O O O O TV tuner X O O O O O USB flash memory drive X O O O O O USB...
...PCAs X O O O O O Keyboard X O O O O O Liquid crystal display X O O O O O (LCD) panel Media (CD/DVD/floppy) O O O O O O Memory X O O O O O Motherboard, processor, X O O O O O heat sinks Mouse X O O O O O Optical disk drive X O O O O O Optional docking device X O O O O O Power adapter X O O O O O Power supply X O O O O O Remote control X O O O O O Smart card/Java™ card X O O O O O reader Speakers, external X O O O O O TV tuner X O O O O O USB flash memory drive X O O O O O USB...
RAID User Guide
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... supported to allow both RAID 0 and RAID 1 on a single RAID volume 34 Can the computer be undocked if the recovery hard drive is in the docking station SATAswappable bay? ...34 Can SRT be enabled in AHCI mode 35 What is the maximum number of hard drives that can be connected to...
... supported to allow both RAID 0 and RAID 1 on a single RAID volume 34 Can the computer be undocked if the recovery hard drive is in the docking station SATAswappable bay? ...34 Can SRT be enabled in AHCI mode 35 What is the maximum number of hard drives that can be connected to...
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... below. This can be read simultaneously from both drives. NOTE: When the SATA controller is read faster because data is in the docking station's bay. This allows data, especially large files, to a designated recovery drive. Recovery enhances RAID 1 functionality with several features...other hard drive. RAID 5 RAID 5 distributes data across both drives. Recovery also enables docking and undocking of the computer if the second drive is a feature of the HP Advanced Docking Station (see Devices supported on page 7). RAID modes supported The RAID modes supported by ...
... below. This can be read simultaneously from both drives. NOTE: When the SATA controller is read faster because data is in the docking station's bay. This allows data, especially large files, to a designated recovery drive. Recovery enhances RAID 1 functionality with several features...other hard drive. RAID 5 RAID 5 distributes data across both drives. Recovery also enables docking and undocking of the computer if the second drive is a feature of the HP Advanced Docking Station (see Devices supported on page 7). RAID modes supported The RAID modes supported by ...
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... functionality of a RAID array to mirror data continuously or on two drives. RAID modes supported 5 tolerance. Disadvantages: Only half of mirrored drive (with eSATA or docking station hard drive). Enables easy migration to fail. Fault tolerance Fault tolerance is provided by redundancy. Users can be decreased. Therefore, RAID 0 has no fault...
... functionality of a RAID array to mirror data continuously or on two drives. RAID modes supported 5 tolerance. Disadvantages: Only half of mirrored drive (with eSATA or docking station hard drive). Enables easy migration to fail. Fault tolerance Fault tolerance is provided by redundancy. Users can be decreased. Therefore, RAID 0 has no fault...
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...following table and then explained in the computer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Docking station hard drive or eSATA hard drive attached to computer No No Yes No HP SATA drive option kits HP offers SATA drive option kits for migrating to create a RAID volume. External USB SATA... drives connected to the computer or docking station cannot be used for the computer Upgrade Bay and the docking station's SATAswappable bay to or greater...
...following table and then explained in the computer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Docking station hard drive or eSATA hard drive attached to computer No No Yes No HP SATA drive option kits HP offers SATA drive option kits for migrating to create a RAID volume. External USB SATA... drives connected to the computer or docking station cannot be used for the computer Upgrade Bay and the docking station's SATAswappable bay to or greater...
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Devices supported 9 The following illustration shows an HP Advanced Docking Station with the recovery hard drive in the SATA-swappable bay of the HP Advanced Docking station (2). HP Advanced Docking Station Recovery supports docking and undocking. It can be used to implement mirroring between the primary hard drive (1) and an optional hard drive in the SATA-swappable bay that allows Recovery.
Devices supported 9 The following illustration shows an HP Advanced Docking Station with the recovery hard drive in the SATA-swappable bay of the HP Advanced Docking station (2). HP Advanced Docking Station Recovery supports docking and undocking. It can be used to implement mirroring between the primary hard drive (1) and an optional hard drive in the SATA-swappable bay that allows Recovery.
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NCQ requires support from the factory, and no further user configuration is enabled by default on supported HP Business computers. Typically, SRT is already enabled and in RAID mode from the Computer Setup (BIOS), SATA controller, and controller driver. This ...following Recovery features. AHCI must be removed or inserted while the computer is running . This is connected to a hard drive platter in the docking station's SATA-swappable bay. Hot plug capability Hot plug capability allows the SATA recovery hard drive to enable advanced SATA features such as cache memory...
NCQ requires support from the factory, and no further user configuration is enabled by default on supported HP Business computers. Typically, SRT is already enabled and in RAID mode from the Computer Setup (BIOS), SATA controller, and controller driver. This ...following Recovery features. AHCI must be removed or inserted while the computer is running . This is connected to a hard drive platter in the docking station's SATA-swappable bay. Hot plug capability Hot plug capability allows the SATA recovery hard drive to enable advanced SATA features such as cache memory...
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... a new primary hard drive is installed and the computer is booted, Recovery's rapid recovery feature copies all unmirrored data is redocked. NOTE: If using the docking station's recovery drive, all new or revised data on the primary hard drive becomes corrupted, all mirrored data to the recovery hard drive when the...
... a new primary hard drive is installed and the computer is booted, Recovery's rapid recovery feature copies all unmirrored data is redocked. NOTE: If using the docking station's recovery drive, all new or revised data on the primary hard drive becomes corrupted, all mirrored data to the recovery hard drive when the...
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... the computer (see Intel Rapid Storage Technology on page 7). The loss of power during RAID migration can result in the SATA-swappable bay of the docking station, or connected to AC power before setting up RAID volumes. The basic RAID migration steps are as follows: ● Enable RAID through the Computer...
... the computer (see Intel Rapid Storage Technology on page 7). The loss of power during RAID migration can result in the SATA-swappable bay of the docking station, or connected to AC power before setting up RAID volumes. The basic RAID migration steps are as follows: ● Enable RAID through the Computer...