Hewlett Packard 2WU47EA User Manual

User Guide

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First Edition: October 2017

Part number: 932088-001

Product notice

This guide describes features that are common to most products. Some features may not be available on your computer.

Not all features are available in all editions or versions of Windows. Systems may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware, drivers, software or BIOS update to take full advantage of Windows functionality. See http://www.microsoft.com.

To access the latest user guides, go to

http://www.hp.com/support, and follow the

instructions to nd your product. Then select

User Guides.

Software terms

By installing, copying, downloading, or otherwise using any software product preinstalled on this computer, you agree to be bound by the terms of the HP End User License Agreement (EULA). If you do not accept these license terms, your sole remedy is to return the entire unused product (hardware and software) within 14 days for a full refund subject to the refund policy of your seller.

For any further information or to request a full refund of the price of the computer, please contact your seller.

About this guide

This guide provides information on computer features, setting up the computer, using the software, and technical specications.

WARNING! Indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

CAUTION: Indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.

IMPORTANT: Indicates information considered important but not hazard-related (for example, messages

related to property damage). A notice alerts the user that failure to follow a procedure exactly as described could result in loss of data or in damage to hardware or software. Also contains essential information to explain a concept or to complete a task.

NOTE: Contains additional information to emphasize or supplement important points of the main text.

TIP: Provides helpful hints for completing a task.

TIP:

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Find technical details in the Maintenance and Service Guide at http://www.hp.com/support.

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View removal and replacement videos at http://www.hp.com/go/sml.

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Go to http://www.hp.com/go/workstations for additional information on your computer.

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Table of contents

1 Locating HP resources .................................................................................................................................... 1

Product information .............................................................................................................................................. 1

Support .................................................................................................................................................................. 1

Product documentation ......................................................................................................................................... 2

Product diagnostics ............................................................................................................................................... 2

Product updates ..................................................................................................................................................... 2

2 Computer features ......................................................................................................................................... 4

Components ........................................................................................................................................................... 4

HP Z8 G4 Workstation ......................................................................................................................... 4

Front .................................................................................................................................. 4

Left .................................................................................................................................... 6

Rear ................................................................................................................................... 7

HP Z6 G4 Workstation ......................................................................................................................... 8

Front .................................................................................................................................. 8

Left .................................................................................................................................. 10

Rear ................................................................................................................................. 11

Product specications ......................................................................................................................................... 12

3 Setting up the computer ............................................................................................................................... 13

Ensuring proper ventilation ................................................................................................................................. 13

Setup procedures ................................................................................................................................................. 14

Adding monitors .................................................................................................................................................. 15

Planning for additional monitors ...................................................................................................... 15

Finding supported graphics cards ..................................................................................................... 17

Matching graphics cards to monitor connectors .............................................................................. 17

Identifying monitor connection requirements ................................................................................. 17

Connecting and conguring monitors .............................................................................................. 18

Using a third-party graphics conguration utility ............................................................................ 19

Customizing the monitor display (Windows) .................................................................................... 19

Installing optional components .......................................................................................................................... 19

Security ................................................................................................................................................................ 20

Product recycling ................................................................................................................................................. 20

4 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ........................................................................................................... 21

Creating recovery media and backups ................................................................................................................ 21

Using HP Recovery media (select products only) ............................................................................. 21

Using Windows tools ......................................................................................................................... 22

Using the HP Cloud Recovery Download Tool (select products only) ............................................... 23

Restore and recovery ........................................................................................................................................... 23

Recovering using HP Recovery Manager ........................................................................................... 23

What you need to know before you get started ............................................................. 23

Using the HP Recovery partition (select products only) ................................................. 24

Using HP Recovery media to recover .............................................................................. 25

Changing the computer boot order ................................................................................ 25

Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only) ......................................... 25

5 Setting up Linux .......................................................................................................................................... 26

Linux-ready systems ........................................................................................................................................... 26

HP Linux driver discs ............................................................................................................................................ 26

Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ....................................................................................................... 27

HP driver disc ..................................................................................................................................... 27

Installing with the HP Red Hat Linux driver media ........................................................................... 27

Setting up SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) .............................................................................................. 27

Installing SLED with the HP driver disc ............................................................................................. 28

Setting up Ubuntu ................................................................................................................................................ 28

Using the HP driver disc .................................................................................................................... 28

Proprietary graphics drivers ................................................................................................................................ 28

6 Updating the computer ................................................................................................................................ 29

Updating the computer after rst boot ............................................................................................................... 29

Updating the BIOS ................................................................................................................................................ 29

Determining the current BIOS version .............................................................................................. 29

Upgrading BIOS .................................................................................................................................. 29

Upgrading device drivers ..................................................................................................................................... 30

7 Maintenance, diagnostics, and minor troubleshooting .................................................................................... 31

Turning o the computer ..................................................................................................................................... 31

If you encounter issues ........................................................................................................................................ 31

For more information ........................................................................................................................ 31

Visual inspection ............................................................................................................................... 32

At startup ........................................................................................................................ 32

During operation ............................................................................................................. 32

Customer Self Repair ...................................................................................................... 33

Blink or beep codes: interpreting POST diagnostic LEDs and audible codes ................................... 33

Basic troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................... 33

HP Support ........................................................................................................................................ 33

Online support ................................................................................................................ 33

Customer support for workstations and thin clients ................................... 34

Advisories and Bulletins and Notices ........................................................... 34

Calling support ................................................................................................................ 35

Locating warranty information ....................................................................................... 35

8 Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ....................................................................................................... 36

Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device .................................................................... 37

9 Routine care ................................................................................................................................................ 38

General cleaning safety precautions ................................................................................................................... 38

Cleaning the chassis ............................................................................................................................................ 38

Cleaning the keyboard ......................................................................................................................................... 38

Cleaning the monitor ........................................................................................................................................... 39

Cleaning the mouse ............................................................................................................................................. 39

10 Accessibility .............................................................................................................................................. 40

Supported assistive technologies ....................................................................................................................... 40

Contacting support .............................................................................................................................................. 40

Index ............................................................................................................................................................. 41

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1 Locating HP resources

Read this chapter to learn about where to nd additional HP resources.

Product information

Topic Location

Technical specications To nd the QuickSpecs for your product, go to http://www.hp.com/go/quickspecs. Click the

link for the HP Inc. QuickSpecs experience. Click Search all QuickSpecs, type your model name in the search box, and then click Go.

Regulatory, Safety and Environmental Notices

Accessories For complete and current information on supported accessories and components, go to

System board A diagram of the system board is located on the inside of the chassis (all-in-one

Serial number, Agency/ Environmental, and operating system labels

Support

Product support For HP support, go to http://www.hp.com/support.

Refer to the Regulatory, Safety and Environmental Notices for product regulatory information. You can also refer to the Agency/Environmental label on the computer chassis.

http://www.hp.com/go/workstations.

conguration). Additional information is located in the computer Maintenance and Service Guide on the Web at http://www.hp.com/support/.

The serial number, Agency/Environmental, and operating system labels are on the rear panel of the computer.

Topic Location

Here you can access the following types of support:

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Online chat with an HP technician

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Support telephone numbers

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HP service center locations

Warranty information

To locate warranty information, go to http://h20565.www2.hp.com/hpsc/wc/public/home and make your selection from the Related Links. HP Care Pack Services oer upgraded service levels to extend and expand a standard product warranty.

You can nd your HP Limited Warranty located with the user guides on your product and/or on the CD or DVD provided in the box. In some countries or regions, HP may provide a printed warranty in the box. For countries or regions where the warranty is not provided in printed format, you can request a copy from

http://www.hp.com/go/orderdocuments. For products purchased in Asia Pacic, you can write to HP at POD,

P.O. Box 161, Kitchener Road Post Oice, Singapore 912006. Include your product name, and your name, phone number, and postal address.

Product information 1

Product documentation

Topic Location

HP user documentation, white papers, and third-party documentation

Removal and replacement videos To learn how to remove and replace computer components, go to http://www.hp.com/go/

Product notications Subscriber's Choice is an HP program that allows you to sign up to receive driver and

Technical specications The Product Bulletin contains QuickSpecs for HP computers. QuickSpecs include

Advisories, Bulletins, and Notices To nd advisories, bulletins, and notices:

Product diagnostics

User documentation is located on your hard drive. On Windows® 10, select Start, select All Apps, select HP, and then select HP Documentation. On Windows 7, select Start, select HP Help and Support, and then select HP Documentation. For the latest online

documentation, go to guide and the Maintenance and Service Guide.

sml.

software alerts, proactive change notications (PCNs), the HP newsletter, customer advisories, and more. Sign up at https://h41369.www4.hp.com/alerts-signup.php.

information about the operating system, power supply, memory, processor, and many other system components. To access the QuickSpecs, go to http://www.hp.com/go/

quickspecs/.

1. Go to https://support.hp.com/us-en/products/workstations-thin-clients/.

2. Select your product.

3. Select Advisories or Bulletins and Notices.

http://www.hp.com/support. The documentation incudes this user

Topic Location

Windows diagnostics tools The UEFI Diagnostics utility is preinstalled on select Windows computers. See Using HP PC

Audible beep and light code

denitions

POST error codes See Maintenance, diagnostics, and minor troubleshooting on page 31.

Product updates

Topic

Driver and BIOS updates Go to https://support.hp.com/us-en/products/workstations-thin-clients/ to verify that you

Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) on page 36.

For additional information, see the computer Maintenance and Service Guide at

http://www.hp.com/support.

See Maintenance, diagnostics, and minor troubleshooting on page 31.

For additional information, see the computer Maintenance and Service Guide at

http://www.hp.com/support.

For additional information, see the computer Maintenance and Service Guide at

http://www.hp.com/support.

Location

have the latest drivers for the computer.

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Topic Location

For more information on updating the drivers and BIOS, see Updating the computer

on page 29.

Operating systems For information, go to the following locations:

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Windows operating systems, go to http://www.support.microsoft.com.

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Linux® operating systems, go to http://www.linux.com.

Product updates 3

2 Computer features

For complete and current information on supported accessories and components for the computer, go to

http://partsurfer.hp.com.

Components

HP Z8 G4 Workstation

Front

NOTE: Refer to the illustration that most closely matches your computer.

Item Icon Component

1 Power button

2 Drive light

3 Audio-out (headphone)/Audio-in (microphone) combo jack

4 USB 3.x SuperSpeed port with HP Sleep and Charge

5 USB 3.x SuperSpeed port

6 USB Type-C ports (2)

7 Memory card reader

8 Optical drive

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Item Icon Component

1 Power button

2 Drive light

3 Audio-out (headphone)/Audio-in (microphone) combo jack

4 USB 3.x SuperSpeed port with HP Sleep and Charge

5 USB 3.x SuperSpeed ports (3)

6 Memory card reader

7 Optical drive

Components 5

Left

Item Component

1 Side access panel handle

2 Side access panel lock

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Rear

Item Icon Component Item Icon Component

1 Power button 8 PS/2 keyboard port

2 Security cable slot 9 PS/2 mouse port

3 Power connector 10 Audio-in (microphone) jack

4 Serial port 11 Audio-out (headphone) jack

5 USB 3.x SuperSpeed ports (6) 12

6 RJ-45 (network) jack 13

RJ-45 (network) jack (AMT enabled)

Ethernet ports (select products only) (2)

PCIe card slots (7)

Components 7

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