Table of contents
1 Product overview
Product features ................................................................................................................................... 2
System board architecture ................................................................................................... 2
Workstation components ..................................................................................................... 2
Front panel components ...................................................................................................... 4
Rear panel components ....................................................................................................... 5
Serial number and COA label location ................................................................................. 6
Maximizing the airflow ......................................................................................................... 6
Workstation specifications .................................................................................................................... 7
Power supply description ..................................................................................................... 7
Power supply specifications ................................................................................ 8
Power consumption and heat dissipation ............................................................ 8
System fans ....................................................................................................... 9
Resetting the power supply ................................................................................ 9
Environmental specifications .............................................................................................. 9
ENERGY STAR Qualification ............................................................................................................... 9
Dual- and quad-core processors ........................................................................................................ 10
HP Cool Tools .................................................................................................................................... 11
2 Setting up the operating system
Setting up the Microsoft operating system ......................................................................................... 13
Installing or upgrading device drivers ................................................................................ 13
Transferring files and settings to your Windows workstation ............................................. 13
Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux .................................................................................................. 14
Installing with the HP driver CD ......................................................................................... 14
Installing and customizing Red Hat-enabled workstations ................................................ 15
Verifying hardware compatibility ....................................................................... 15
Setting up Novell SLED ...................................................................................................................... 15
Updating the workstation .................................................................................................................... 15
Updating the workstation after first boot ............................................................................ 15
Upgrading the BIOS ........................................................................................................... 15
Determining current BIOS ................................................................................. 16
Upgrading BIOS ................................................................................................ 17
Upgrading device drivers ................................................................................................... 17
3 Restoring the operating system
Restore methods ................................................................................................................................ 18
Ordering backup software .................................................................................................................. 19
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