HP Z240 Maintenance and Service Guide

HP Z240 Workstation

Maintenance and Service Guide

Warranty

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First Edition: October 2015

Part number: 819475-001

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About this guide

This guide provides service and maintenance information, technical details, and conguration guidance for your workstations.

IMPORTANT: Removal and replacement procedures are now available in videos on the HP website.

Go to http://www.hp.com/go/sml.

Hardware overview on page 1

System management on page 16

Component replacement information and guidelines on page 41

Diagnostics and troubleshooting on page 60

Conguring password security and resetting CMOS on page 82

Conguring RAID devices on page 88

System board designators on page 92

NOTE: View the HP Workstation User Guide for your workstation at http://www.hp.com/support/

workstation_manuals.

Guide topics

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iv About this guide

Table of contents

1 Hardware overview ........................................................................................................................................ 1

HP Z240 SFF Workstation components ................................................................................................................. 2

HP Z240 SFF Workstation front panel ................................................................................................ 2

HP Z240 SFF Workstation rear panel .................................................................................................. 3

Chassis components ............................................................................................................................ 4

System board components ................................................................................................................. 5

System board architecture .................................................................................................................. 6

Workstation specications .................................................................................................................. 7

HP Z240 Tower Workstation components ............................................................................................................. 8

HP Z240 Tower Workstation front panel ............................................................................................ 8

HP Z240 Tower Workstation rear panel .............................................................................................. 9

Chassis components .......................................................................................................................... 10

System board components ............................................................................................................... 11

System board architecture ................................................................................................................ 12

Workstation specications ................................................................................................................ 13

Product specications ......................................................................................................................................... 14

Workstation weights and dimensions .............................................................................................. 14

Environmental specications ............................................................................................................ 14

Ensuring proper ventilation ................................................................................................................................. 15

2 System management ................................................................................................................................... 16

Power management and performance features ................................................................................................. 16

ERP compliance mode ....................................................................................................................... 16

Hyper-Threading Technology (HTT) .................................................................................................. 17

SATA Power Management ................................................................................................................. 17

Intel Turbo Boost Technology ........................................................................................................... 17

Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) .............................................................................................. 17

BIOS ROM ............................................................................................................................................................. 17

Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ............................................................................................................................ 18

Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ................................................................................................ 18

Computer Setup–Main ....................................................................................................................... 20

Computer Setup—Security ............................................................................................................... 22

Computer Setup—Advanced ............................................................................................................. 24

Desktop management ......................................................................................................................................... 29

Initial computer conguration and deployment ............................................................................... 30

Installing a remote system ............................................................................................................... 30

Copying a setup conguration to another computer ....................................................................... 30

Updating and managing software .................................................................................................... 31

HP Client Management Solutions ..................................................................................................... 31

Altiris Client Management Solutions ................................................................................................. 31

HP SoftPaq Download Manager ........................................................................................................ 32

System Software Manager ................................................................................................................ 32

ROM Flash .......................................................................................................................................... 32

Remote ROM Flash .......................................................................................................... 32

HPQFlash ......................................................................................................................... 32

FailSafe Boot Block ............................................................................................................................ 32

Recovering the computer by using FailSafe Boot Block recovery mode ........................ 33

Workstation security ......................................................................................................................... 33

Asset tracking ................................................................................................................. 33

SATA hard drive security ................................................................................................. 34

DriveLock applications ................................................................................. 34

Using DriveLock ............................................................................................ 35

Password security ........................................................................................................... 36

Establishing an administrator password using Computer Setup (F10)

Utility ............................................................................................................ 36

Establishing a power-on password using Computer Setup (F10) Utility ..... 37

Entering a power-on password .................................................................... 37

Entering an administrator password ........................................................... 38

National keyboard delimiter characters ...................................................... 38

Clearing passwords ...................................................................................... 38

Chassis security .............................................................................................................. 39

Smart Cover Sensor (optional) ..................................................................... 39

Side access panel solenoid lock ................................................................... 39

Cable lock (optional) ..................................................................................... 39

Fault notication and recovery ......................................................................................................... 39

ECC fault prediction ......................................................................................................... 40

Thermal sensors ............................................................................................................. 40

Programmable power button (Windows only) .................................................................................. 40

Changing the power button conguration (Windows only) ........................................... 40

3 Component replacement information and guidelines ...................................................................................... 41

Warnings and cautions ........................................................................................................................................ 42

Service considerations ......................................................................................................................................... 42

Tools and software requirements ..................................................................................................... 42

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) information ........................................................................................ 43

Product recycling ................................................................................................................................................. 44

Component replacement guidelines ................................................................................................................... 44

Battery ............................................................................................................................................... 45

Cable management ........................................................................................................................... 45

CPU (processor) and CPU heatsink .................................................................................................... 46

Expansion slots ................................................................................................................................. 47

Card conguration restrictions for power supplies ........................................................ 47

Choosing an expansion card slot .................................................................................... 47

SFF workstation slot identication and description ...................................................... 48

SFF workstation installation sequence recommendations ............................................ 49

Tower workstation slot identication and description .................................................. 50

Tower workstation installation sequence recommendations ....................................... 51

Hard drives and optical disc drives ................................................................................................... 51

Handling hard drives ....................................................................................................... 51

Removal and replacement tips ....................................................................................... 52

Drive installation and cabling scenarios ......................................................................... 52

SFF workstations—SATA cable connection guidelines ................................ 52

Tower workstations—SATA cable connection guidelines ............................ 52

Memory .............................................................................................................................................. 53

Supported DIMM congurations ..................................................................................... 53

BIOS errors and warnings ............................................................................................... 53

DIMM installation guidelines .......................................................................................... 53

SFF workstation DIMM installation order ....................................................................... 54

Tower workstation DIMM installation order ................................................................... 55

Power supply ..................................................................................................................................... 56

Power supply specications ........................................................................................... 56

Power consumption and heat dissipation ...................................................................... 57

Resetting the power supply ............................................................................................ 57

System board .................................................................................................................................... 57

System cabling ................................................................................................................ 58

SFF workstation system cabling .................................................................. 58

Tower workstation system cabling .............................................................. 59

4 Diagnostics and troubleshooting .................................................................................................................. 60

Calling support ..................................................................................................................................................... 60

Locating ID labels ................................................................................................................................................ 61

Locating warranty information ........................................................................................................................... 61

Diagnosis guidelines ............................................................................................................................................ 61

Diagnosis at startup .......................................................................................................................... 61

Diagnosis during operation ............................................................................................................... 62

Troubleshooting checklist ................................................................................................................................... 62

HP troubleshooting resources and tools ............................................................................................................. 63

Online support ................................................................................................................................... 63

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HP Support Center .......................................................................................................... 63

HP Chat Support .............................................................................................................. 63

Customer Advisories, Customer and Security Bulletins, and Customer Notices ........... 63

Product Change Notications ....................................................................... 64

Helpful hints ...................................................................................................................................... 64

At startup ........................................................................................................................ 64

During operation ............................................................................................................. 64

Customer Self Repair ...................................................................................................... 65

Troubleshooting scenarios and solutions ........................................................................................................... 66

Solving minor problems .................................................................................................................... 66

Solving hard drive problems ............................................................................................................. 67

Solving display problems .................................................................................................................. 69

Solving audio problems ..................................................................................................................... 71

Solving printer problems ................................................................................................................... 72

Solving power supply problems ........................................................................................................ 72

Testing power supply ...................................................................................................... 72

Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ........................................................................................................... 73

Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device .................................................. 74

POST error messages and diagnostic front panel LEDs and audible codes ....................................................... 74

POST numeric codes and text messages .......................................................................................... 75

Interpreting system validation diagnostic front panel LEDs and audible codes ................................................ 80

5 Conguring password security and resetting CMOS ........................................................................................ 82

Preparing to congure passwords ...................................................................................................................... 82

Resetting the password jumper .......................................................................................................................... 82

Clearing and resetting the BIOS ........................................................................................................................... 83

Appendix A Linux technical notes .................................................................................................................... 85

System RAM ......................................................................................................................................................... 85

Audio .................................................................................................................................................................... 85

Network cards ...................................................................................................................................................... 86

Hyper-Threading Technology .............................................................................................................................. 86

NVIDIA Graphics Workstations ............................................................................................................................. 86

AMD Graphics Workstations ................................................................................................................................ 87

Appendix B Conguring RAID devices ............................................................................................................... 88

RAID hard drive maximum and associated storage controller options .............................................................. 88

Supported RAID congurations ........................................................................................................................... 89

Conguring Intel SATA RAID ................................................................................................................................. 89

Conguring system BIOS ................................................................................................................... 89

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Conguring RAID with the Intel utility .............................................................................................. 90

Software RAID solution ........................................................................................................................................ 90

Software RAID considerations .......................................................................................................... 90

Performance considerations ............................................................................................................. 91

Conguring software RAID ................................................................................................................ 91

Appendix C System board designators ............................................................................................................. 92

SFF workstation system board designators ....................................................................................................... 92

Tower workstation system board designators ................................................................................................... 93

Index ............................................................................................................................................................. 95

1 Hardware overview

This chapter presents an overview of workstation hardware components.

Topics

HP Z240 SFF Workstation components on page 2

HP Z240 Tower Workstation components on page 8

Product specications on page 14

Ensuring proper ventilation on page 15

HP Z240 SFF Workstation components

This section describes the HP Z240 Small Form Factor (SFF) Workstation components.

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

http://partsurfer.hp.com.

HP Z240 SFF Workstation front panel

1 Power button 6 USB 2.0 port, charging (1, black)

2 HDD LED 7 USB 2.0 port (1, black)

3 Optional optical disc drive (not shown) 8 USB 3.0 ports (2) (blue)

Microphone or headphones connector

4 Optional hard disk drive (not shown) 9

5 Optional media card reader (shown) 10 Headphones connector

(software selectable, default mode is microphone)

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HP Z240 SFF Workstation rear panel

1 Power cord connector 6 USB 3.0 ports (6) (blue)

2 Audio line-in connector (blue) 7 Serial port

3 RJ–45 network connector 8 DisplayPort (DP) (3)

4 PS/2 mouse connector (green) 9 PS/2 keyboard connector (purple)

5 Audio line-out connector (green)

NOTE: The labels for the rear panel connectors use industry-standard icons and colors.

NOTE:

disabled by default when a discrete graphics card is installed.

NOTE:

omputer (F10) Setup Utility. However, HP recommends using only discrete graphics cards when attaching four or more displays.

The DP ports are not supported when the system is

Simultaneous usage of integrated Intel HD graphics and discrete graphics cards (in order to drive more than three displays) can be enabled using the

congured with Intel® Xeon E3-12x0 v5 processors. For all other processors, these DP ports are

HP Z240 SFF Workstation components 3

Chassis components

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

http://partsurfer.hp.com.

The following image shows the components of a typical SFF computer layout. Drive congurations can vary.

Item Description Item Description

1 Access panel 6 Slim optical drive

2 Power supply 7 Front bezel

3 Chassis 8 Airow guide

4 System board 9 Optional memory card reader or second hard drive

5 Fan bae 10 Hard drive

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System board components

The following illustration and table identify the system board components for the SFF workstation.

I/O SATA Power

1 Dual-Mode DisplayPort 16 USB 3.1 (option) 26 Battery

2 DisplayPort SATA 27 Processor power

3 Front audio 17 AHCI 6Gb/s 28 Front power button/LED

4 Front speaker PCI/PCIe 29 Main power

5 Front USB 2.0 18 PCIe3 x16 30 Power COMM

6 Front USB 3.0 19 PCIe3 x1 31 SATA power

7 Internal USB 2.0 20 PCIe3 x1 Security

8 Internal USB 3.0 21 PCIe3 x16 (4) 32 Chassis solenoid lock

9 Keyboard / mouse 22 Z turbo drive LED (E19) 33 Hood sensor

10 Network / rear USB 3.0 NOTE: For related expansion card

slot information, see Expansion slots

on page 47

11 Thunderbolt (option) M.2 34 Clear CMOS button

12 Rear audio 23 PCIe3 x4 35 ME/AMT ash override

13 Rear USB 3.0 Cooling 36 Password jumper

14 Serial 24 Processor fan

Service

15 Serial (option) 25 Rear fan

HP Z240 SFF Workstation components 5

System board architecture

The following gure shows the typical system board block diagram.

NOTE: The PCIe designators indicate the mechanical connector size and number of electrical PCIe lanes

routed to an expansion slot. For example, x16(4) means that the expansion slot is mechanically a x16 length connector, with 4 PCIe lanes supported.

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Workstation specications

SFF

Intel Series C236 chipset:

●

Support for the Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family, sixth-generation Intel Core™ processors up to 95 W, or Intel Pentium® processors

●

Processor technology

Power supply

Memory technology

Integrated 2-channel memory controller

●

Microarchitecture improvements

●

Integrated graphics (some models)

●

Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) to increase oating point performance

●

Intel DMI3 interface connecting the processor to the I/O controller

●

240 W, 92% ecient, compatible with ENERGY STAR® Version 6.1 requirements

●

200 W, 85% ecient, compatible with ENERGY STAR Version 6.1 requirements

●

Supports European Union ERP Lot 6 tier 2 power limit of less than 0.5W in o mode

●

Dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs) based on DDR4 2133 MHz technology

●

Supports error checking and correcting (ECC) and non-ECC DIMMs

●

Two direct-attach memory channels enable low-latency access and fast data transfer for improved performance

●

Up to 64 GB system memory (16 GB DIMMs)

●

2133 MHz 4, 8, 16 GB ECC unbuered DIMM

●

2133 MHz 4, 8, 16 GB non ECC unbuered DIMM

Graphics cards

I/O technology

Supports:

●

Up to PCIe Gen 3 bus speeds.

●

PCIe x16 cards are supported in both x16 mechanical slots. Multiple graphics cards are supported, provided their total power consumption is less than 45W.

●

Up to three displays with integrated Intel HD graphics (depending on processor type)

●

The total number of displays supported depends on the number of graphics cards present, and the number of outputs on each card.

●

Windows 10 supports display output from both integrated graphics capable processors and discrete graphics cards. This feature is enabled by default, and can be changed through the Computer Setup (F10) Utility.

NOTE: Most supported Intel Core processors provide Intel HD Graphics 510/530; Intel Xeon processors with

model designations that end in "___5" provide Intel HD Graphics P530.

NOTE: To drive more than three displays, use Computer Setup (F10) Utility to intermix integrated Intel HD

graphics and discrete graphics cards (with four or more displays, HP recommends using only discrete graphics cards).

●

RAID congurations for SATA RAID levels 0, 1

●

Two external and one internal USB 2.0 ports (includes front charging port)

●

Eight external USB 3.0 ports and one internal USB 3.0 port

●

Three DisplayPort 1.2 connectors

●

Serial header that can be used with an optional PCI bulkhead connector

●

Native M.2 connector with PCIe x4 interface

HP Z240 SFF Workstation components 7

HP Z240 Tower Workstation components

This section describes the HP Z240 Tower Workstation components.

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

http://partsurfer.hp.com.

HP Z240 Tower Workstation front panel

3 Optical disc drive 9

4 Power button 10 Headphone connector

5 Hard disk drive activity light 11 Optional media card reader (shown)

6 USB 2.0 port, charging (1, black)

Optional hard disk/optical disc drive (not shown)

7 USB 2.0 ports (1) (black)

8 USB 3.0 ports (2) (blue)

Microphone or headphones connector (software selectable, default mode is microphone)

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HP Z240 Tower Workstation rear panel

1 Power cord connector

2 PS/2 keyboard connector (purple) 9 PS/2 mouse connector (green)

3 USB 2.0 ports (2) (black) 10 RJ-45 network connector

4 Display Port (DP) connectors (2) 11 Cable lock slot

5 DVI-D connector 12 Padlock loop

6 USB 3.0 ports (4) (blue) 13 Audio line-in connector (blue)

7 Microphone connector (pink)

NOTE: The labels for the rear panel connectors use industry-standard icons and colors.

NOTE:

the

The DP and DVI-D ports are not supported when the system is congured with Intel Xeon E3-12x0 v5 processors. Also, if a discrete graphics card is installed

se ports are disabled by default.

Audio line-out connector (green)

NOTE:

omputer (F10) Setup Utility. However, HP recommends using only discrete graphics cards when attaching four or more displays.

Simultaneous usage of integrated Intel HD graphics and discrete graphics cards (in order to drive more than three displays) can be enabled using the

HP Z240 Tower Workstation components 9

Chassis components

The following gure shows the chassis components of a typical tower workstation layout. Drive congurations can vary.

Item Description Item Description

1 Power supply 6 Slim optical drive

2 Side access panel 7 Hard drive

3 Cooler 8 Optional second optical drive

4 System board 9 Optional solid state drive

5 Chassis 10 Front bezel

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System board components

The following illustration and table identify the system board components for the tower workstation.

I/O SATA Power

1 Dual-Mode DisplayPort 15 AHCI 6Gb/s 25 Battery

2 DVI video PCI/PCIe 26 Processor power

3 Front audio 16 Z turbo drive LED (E19) 27 Front power button/LED

4 Front speaker 17 PCIe3 x1 28 Main power

5 Front USB 2.0 18 PCIe3 x16 29 SATA power

6 Front USB 3.0 19 PCIe3 x4 30 Power COMM

7 Internal USB 2.0 20 PCIe3 x16 (4) Security

8 Internal USB 3.0 21 PCI (optional) 31 Chassis solenoid lock

9 Keyboard / mouse NOTE: For related expansion card

slot information, see Expansion slots

on page 47

10 Network / rear USB 2.0 M.2 Service

11 Thunderbolt (optional) 22 PCIe3 x4 33 Clear CMOS button

12 Rear audio Cooling 34 ME/AMT ash override

13 Rear USB 3.0 23 Processor fan 35 Password jumper

14 Serial (optional) 24 Rear fan

32 Hood sensor

HP Z240 Tower Workstation components 11

System board architecture

NOTE: The PCIe designators indicate the mechanical connector size and number of electrical PCIe lanes

routed to an expansion slot. For example, x16(4) means that the expansion slot is mechanically a x16 length connector, with 4 PCIe lanes supported.

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Workstation specications

Tower

Intel Series C236 chipset:

●

Support for the Intel Xeon Processor E3 v5 Family or sixth-generation Intel Core processors up to 95 W

●

Integrated 2-channel memory controller

Processor technology

Power supply

Memory technology

●

Microarchitecture improvements

●

Integrated graphics (some models)

●

Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) to increase oating point performance

●

Intel DMI3 interface connecting the processor to the I/O controller

●

400 W, 92% ecient, compatible with ENERGY STAR Version 6.1 requirements

●

280 W, 90% ecient, compatible with ENERGY STAR Version 6.1 requirements

●

Supports European Union ERP Lot 6 tier2 power limit of less than 0.5 W in o mode

●

Dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs) based on DDR4 2133MHz technology

●

Supports error checking and correcting (ECC) and non-ECC DIMMs

●

Two direct-attach memory channels enable low-latency access and fast data transfer

●

Up to 64 GB system memory (16 GB DIMMs)

●

2133 MHz 4, 8, 16 GB ECC unbuered DIMM

●

2133 MHz 4, 8, 16 GB non ECC unbuered DIMM

Graphics cards

I/O technology

Supports:

●

Up to PCIe Gen 3 bus speeds.

●

PCIe x16 cards are supported in both x16 mechanical slots. Multiple graphics cards are supported, provided their total power consumption is less than 45W.

●

Up to three displays with integrated Intel HD graphics (depending on processor type).

●

The total number of displays supported depends on the number of graphics cards present, and the number of outputs on each card.

●

NOTE: Most supported Intel Core processors provide Intel HD Graphics 510/530; Intel Xeon processors with

model designations that end in "___5" provide Intel HD Graphics P530.

NOTE: To drive more than three displays, use Computer Setup (F10) Utility to intermix integrated Intel HD

graphics and discrete graphics cards (with four or more displays, HP recommends using only discrete graphics cards).

●

RAID congurations for SATA RAID levels 0, 1

●

Supports eSATA (3.0 Gbps) at only one SATA port (P3) using an optional adapter

●

Four external and two internal USB 2.0 ports

●

Six external and one internal USB 3.0 port

●

Two DisplayPort 1.2 connectors

●

One DVI-D connector

●

Serial header that can be used with an optional PCI bulkhead connector

HP Z240 Tower Workstation components 13

Tower

●

Native M.2 connector with PCIe x4 interface

Product specications

Workstation weights and dimensions

Characteristic HP Z240 SFF HP Z240 Tower

Standard conguration 6.7 kg (14.86 lb.) 9.4 kg (20.79 lb)

Weight

Chassis dimensions

Tower conguration

Chassis dimensions

Converted desktop conguration

Environmental specications

Characteristic HP Z240 SFF and Z240 Tower Workstations

Operating: 5°C to 35°C (40°F to 95°F)

Temperature

Humidity

Non-operating: -40°C to 60°C (-40°F to 140°F)

NOTE: Derate by 1°C (1.8°F) for every 305 m (1,000 ft) altitude over 1,524 m (5,000 ft).

Operating: 8% to 85% relative humidity, non-condensing

Non-operating: 8% to 90% relative humidity, non-condensing

Minimum conguration 5.7 kg (12.66 lb) 8.6 kg (18.95 lb)

Maximum conguration 7.7 kg (16.93 lb) 11.9 kg (26.20 lb)

Height 33.8 cm (13.3 in) 39.9 cm (15.7 in)

Width 10.0 cm (3.95 in) 17.0 cm (6.7 in)

Depth 38.1 cm (15.0 in) 44.2 cm (17.4 in)

Height 10.0 cm (3.95 in) 17.0 cm (6.7 in)

Width 33.8 cm (13.3 in) 39.9 cm (15.7 in)

Depth 38.1 cm (15.0 in) 44.2 cm (17.4 in)

Altitude

Shock

Vibration

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Operating: 0 to 3,048 m (10,000 ft)

Non-operating: 0 to 9,144 m (30,000 ft)

Operating: ½-sine: 40g, 2-3ms

Non-operating:

●

½-sine: 160 cm/s, 2-3ms (~100g)

●

square: 422 cm/s, 20g

NOTE: Values represent individual shock events and do not indicate repetitive shock events.

Operating Random: 0.5g (rms), 5-300 Hz

Non-Operating: random: 2.0g (rms), 10-500 Hz

NOTE: Values do not indicate continuous vibration.

Ensuring proper ventilation

Proper ventilation for the system is important for workstation operation. Follow these guidelines:

●

Operate the workstation on a sturdy, level surface.

●

Provide at least 15.24 cm (6 inches) of clearance at the front and back of the workstation. (Workstation models vary.)

●

Be sure that the ambient air temperature falls within the environmental specications listed in this documen

NOTE: The ambient upper limit of 35°C (95°F) is only good up to 1524 m (5000 ft) elevation. There is a

1°C (33.8°F) per 304.8 m (1000 f upper ambient air temperature limit is 30°C (86°F).

●

For cabinet installation, be sure that adequate cabinet ventilation and the ambient temperature within the cabinet doe

●

Never restrict the incoming or outgoing airow of the workstation by blocking any vents or air intakes, as sho

t) derating above 1524 m (5000 ft). So, at 3,048 m (10,000 ft), the

s not exceed specied limits.

wn in the following gure.

Ensuring proper ventilation 15

2 System management

This section describes the tools and utilities that provide system management for the workstation.

Topics

Power management and performance features on page 16

BIOS ROM on page 17

Computer Setup (F10) Utilities on page 18

Desktop management on page 29

Power management and performance features

ERP compliance mode

This computer provides ERP compliance mode capability.

When enabled, the computer shuts down to the lowest possible power state. The computer must then be turned on with the power button. One of the eects is that "wake on LAN" is disabled.

When disabled, the computer powers down conventionally.

1. Press F10 during startup.

2. Using the arrow keys, select the Advanced > Power Management Options, and then select S5

Maximum Power Savings.

3. Select Main > Save Change and Exit, and then press enter to accept the change.

Enabling ERP compliance mode

Disabling ERP compliance mode

4. If using Windows 8 or Windows 8.1, boot to Windows and search in the Start Menu for the

setting Choose what the power buttons do. Uncheck Turn on fast startup (recommended). If the checkbox is not available, select Change settings that are currently unavailable at the top of the window.

If using Windows 10, use the taskbar search eld to search for Power Options. Select Choose

what the power button does, then select Turn on fast startup (recommended).

1. Press F10 during startup.

2. Using the arrow keys, select Advanced > Power Management Options, then clear S5

Maximum Power Savings.

3. Select Main > Save Change and Exit, and then press enter to accept the change.

4. If using Windows 8 or Windows 8.1, boot to Windows and search in the Start Menu for the

setting Choose what the power buttons do. Check Turn on fast startup (recommended). If the check box is not available, select Change settings that are currently unavailable at the top of the window.

If using Windows 10, use the taskbar search eld to search for Power Options. Select Choose what the power button does, then select Turn on fast startup (recommended).

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Hyper-Threading Technology (HTT)

This computer supports HTT, an Intel-proprietary technology that improves processor performance through parallelization of computations (doing multiple tasks at once).

The operating system treats an HTT-enabled processor as two virtual processors, and shares the workload between them when possible. This feature requires that the operating system support multiple processors and be specically optimized for HTT.

Use Computer Setup (F10) Utility to enable HTT.

Go to http://www.hp.com/go/quickspecs to determine if your CPU supports HTT.

SATA Power Management

SATA Power Management enables or disables SATA bus and/or device power management.

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

Your workstation supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology.

This feature enables the CPU to run at a higher than normal rate. When all CPU cores are not necessary for the workload, inactive cores are turned o and power is diverted to the active cores to increase their performance.

Turbo Boost is enabled and disabled with Computer Setup (F10) Utility.

Go to http://www.hp.com/go/quickspecs to determine if your CPU supports Turbo Boost.

Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA)

Non-uniform memory access (NUMA) is available on some workstations. NUMA can improve memory bandwidth and latency for multi-process or multi-threaded applications or workloads. Observed performance improvements depend on the operating system, customer workload, system conguration, and the degree to which the applications used are designed to be NUMA-aware/ecient.

NUMA requires that both processor sockets be populated. Installed memory should be balanced between both processors for maximum performance.

NUMA is enabled if Memory Node Interleave is disabled in the system BIOS. To do this, press F10 during startup to enter Computer Setup (F10) Utility. Select Advanced > Chipset/Memory. Use the arrow keys to set

Memory Node Interleave to Disable. Press F10 to exit the menu, and then select Main > Save Changes and Exit. Your change takes eect when the computer restarts.

BIOS ROM

The BIOS ROM is a collection of machine language applications stored as rmware in ROM. It includes functions such as Power-On Self-Test (POST), PCI device initialization, Plug and Play support, power management, and Computer Setup (F10) Utility.

Go to http://www.hp.com/go/quickspecs to review the latest BIOS ROM specications.

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Computer Setup (F10) Utilities

Use Computer Setup (F10) Utility to do the following:

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Change settings from the defaults or restore the settings to default values.

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View the system conguration, including settings for processor, graphics, memory, audio, storage, communications, and input devices.

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Modify the boot order of bootable devices such as hard drives, optical drives, or USB ash media devices.

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(Windows 7 only) Establish an Ownership Tag, the text of which is displayed each time the system is turned on or restarted.

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Enter the Asset Tag or property identication number assigned by the company to this computer.

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Enable the power-on password prompt during system restarts (warm boots) as well as during power-on.

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Establish an administrator password that controls access to the Computer Setup (F10) Utility and the settings described in this section.

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Establish minimum requirements for valid passwords, including length and required types of characters.

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Secure integrated I/O functionality, including the serial, USB, or audio, or embedded NIC, so that they cannot be used until they are unsecured.

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Enable or disable dierent types of boot sources.

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Congure features such as Secure Boot, power management, virtualization support, and language and keyboard type used in Setup and POST.

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Replicate the system setup by saving system conguration information on a USB device and restoring it on one or more computers.

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Enable or disable DriveLock security or securely erase a hard drive (when supported by drive).

Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities

Computer Setup can be accessed only by turning the computer on or restarting the system. To access the Computer Setup Utilities menu, complete the following steps:

1. Turn on or restart the computer.

2. Repeatedly press F10 when the monitor light turns on to access the utility.

You can also press Esc to a menu that allows you to access dierent options available at startup, including the Computer Setup utility.

NOTE: If you do not press F10 at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and again

repeatedly press F10 when the monitor light turns green to access the utility.

3. A choice of four headings appears in the Computer Setup Utilities menu: Main, Security, Advanced, and

UEFI Drivers.

NOTE: Selecting UEFI Drivers restarts the computer into the 3rd party option ROM management

application. You can access this application directly by pressing F3 during startup.

4. Use the arrow (left and right) keys to select the appropriate heading. Use the arrow (up and down) keys

to select the option you want, then press Enter. To return to the Computer Setup Utilities menu, press

Esc.

5. To apply and save changes, select Main > Save Changes and Exit.

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If you have made changes that you do not want applied, select Ignore Changes and Exit.

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To restore settings from the Advanced and Main menus to original values, select Apply Factory Defaults and Exit.

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To restore settings from the Advanced and Main menus to those previously saved by Save Custom Defaults, select Apply Custom Defaults and Exit. If no custom defaults have been saved, then

factory defaults are used.

NOTE: Settings in the Security menu are not modied by Apply Defaults. Those values are reset by

Restore Security Settings to Factory Defaults at the bottom of the Security menu.

NOTE: Not all settings shown in the following sections are available for all models

CAUTION: Do NOT turn the computer power OFF while the BIOS is saving the Computer Setup (F10) changes

because the settings could become corrupted. It is safe to turn o the computer only after exiting the F10 Setup screen.

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Computer Setup–Main

NOTE: Support for specic Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware conguration.

Table 2-1 Computer Setup—Main

Option Description

System Information Lists all information in following list if Advanced System Information is selected. Lists smaller subset if

Basic System Information is selected.

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Product name

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Installed memory size

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Processor type

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Processor cache size (L1/L2/L3)

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Processor speed

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MicroCode Revision

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Processor Stepping

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Memory Speed

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DIMM size (for each installed module)

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System BIOS version

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ME Firmware version (Intel only)

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Video BIOS version

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Super I/O Firmware version

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Born On Date

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Serial Number

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SKU number

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UUID (Universally Unique Identier)

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Asset Tracking Number

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Feature Byte

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Build ID

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Product Family

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System Board ID

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System Board CT

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Integrated MAC Address

System Diagnostics If the hard drive has the HP Advanced Diagnostics installed, the application will launch. If HP Advanced

Update System BIOS Lets you update the system BIOS from www.hp.com or another network server, from a removable USB

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Diagnostics is not installed, then a basic version built into the BIOS will provide the capability to perform the following functions:

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Memory Test

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Hard Drive Check

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drive, or from a le located on the hard drive.

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‘Check HP.com for BIOS Updates’ or ‘Check the Network for BIOS Updates’

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