HP Z400 User Manual

HP Z Workstation series

User Guide

Warranty

Trademark Credits

Seventh Edition: July 2010

Part number: 504629-007

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About this guide

This guide provides setup and troubleshooting information for the HP Z Workstation series. It includes these topics:

Locating HP resources on page 1

Workstation components on page 7

Setting up the workstation on page 19

Setting up the operating system on page 31

Restoring the operating system on page 37

Preparing for component installation on page 43

Installing memory on page 47

Installing PCI/PCIe devices on page 53

Installing hard disk drives on page 55

Installing optical disk drives on page 61

TIP: If you do not find what you are looking for in this guide for your HP Z Series workstation, refer

to the workstation Maintenance and Service Guide on the Web at

workstation_manuals/, or see http://www.hp.com/go/workstations for additional information about your

workstation.

Guide topics

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

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Table of contents

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

Product information .............................................................................................................................. 2

Product support .................................................................................................................................... 3

Product documentation ........................................................................................................................ 4

Product diagnostics .............................................................................................................................. 5

Product updates ................................................................................................................................... 6

2 Workstation components ............................................................................................................................... 7

HP Z400 Workstation components ....................................................................................................... 7

HP Z400 Workstation chassis components ......................................................................... 8

HP Z400 Workstation front panel components .................................................................... 9

HP Z400 Workstation rear panel components ................................................................... 10

HP Z600 Workstation components ..................................................................................................... 11

HP Z600 Workstation chassis components ....................................................................... 12

HP Z600 Workstation front panel components .................................................................. 13

HP Z600 Workstation rear panel components ................................................................... 14

HP Z800 Workstation components ..................................................................................................... 15

HP Z800 Workstation chassis components ....................................................................... 16

HP Z800 Workstation front panel components .................................................................. 17

HP Z800 Workstation rear panel components ................................................................... 18

3 Setting up the workstation ........................................................................................................................... 19

Ensuring proper ventilation ................................................................................................................. 19

Setup procedures ............................................................................................................................... 20

Converting to desktop configuration (Z400 only) ................................................................................ 22

Adding monitors ................................................................................................................................. 24

Planning for Additional Monitors ........................................................................................ 24

Finding supported graphics cards ...................................................................................... 26

Matching graphics cards to monitor connectors ................................................................ 26

Identifying monitor connection requirements ..................................................................... 28

Connecting the monitors .................................................................................................... 29

Configuring the monitors using Microsoft® operating systems .......................................... 29

Using a third-party graphics configuration utility ................................................................ 30

Customizing the monitor display (Microsoft operating systems only) ................................ 30

Accessibility ........................................................................................................................................ 30

Security .............................................................................................................................................. 30

Product recycling ................................................................................................................................ 30

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4 Setting up the operating system ................................................................................................................. 31

Setting up the Microsoft operating system ......................................................................................... 32

Installing or upgrading device drivers ................................................................................ 32

Transferring files and settings to your Windows workstation ............................................. 32

Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux .................................................................................................. 33

Installing with the HP driver CD ......................................................................................... 33

Installing and customizing Red Hat-enabled workstations ................................................ 34

Verifying hardware compatibility ....................................................................... 34

Setting up Novell SLED ...................................................................................................................... 34

Updating the workstation .................................................................................................................... 34

Updating the workstation after first boot ............................................................................ 34

Upgrading the BIOS ........................................................................................................... 34

Determining current BIOS ................................................................................. 35

Upgrading BIOS ................................................................................................ 36

Upgrading device drivers ................................................................................................... 36

5 Restoring the operating system .................................................................................................................. 37

Restore methods ................................................................................................................................ 37

Ordering backup software .................................................................................................................. 38

Restoring Windows 7 or Windows Vista ............................................................................................. 38

Ordering the RestorePlus! media ...................................................................................... 38

Restoring the operating system ......................................................................................... 38

Restoring Windows XP Professional .................................................................................................. 39

Creating RestorePlus! media ............................................................................................. 39

Creating HP Backup and Recovery (HPBR) media ........................................................... 40

Restoring the operating system ......................................................................................... 41

Using RestorePlus! ........................................................................................... 41

Using HPBR ...................................................................................................... 41

Using the recovery partition .............................................................................. 41

Restoring Novell SLED ....................................................................................................................... 41

Creating restore media ...................................................................................................... 41

6 Preparing for component installation ......................................................................................................... 43

Disassembly and installation preparation ........................................................................................... 43

Preparing the workstation for component installation ......................................................................... 43

7 Installing memory ......................................................................................................................................... 47

Supported memory configurations ..................................................................................................... 47

Installing a DIMM ................................................................................................................................ 48

Installing the airflow guide (Z400 only) ............................................................................................... 50

8 Installing PCI/PCIe devices .......................................................................................................................... 53

Expansion card slot identification ....................................................................................................... 53

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Installing an expansion card ............................................................................................................... 53

9 Installing hard disk drives ............................................................................................................................ 55

HDD configuration .............................................................................................................................. 55

Installing a hard disk drive .................................................................................................................. 56

Installing an HDD in an HP Z400 Workstation ................................................................... 56

Installing an HDD in an HP Z600 or Z800 Workstation ..................................................... 59

10 Installing optical disk drives ...................................................................................................................... 61

Installing an ODD in an HP Z400 Workstation ................................................................................... 61

Installing an optical drive (mini-tower configuration) .......................................................... 61

Installing an optical drive (desktop configuration) .............................................................. 62

Installing an ODD in an HP Z600 or Z800 Workstation ...................................................................... 63

Notice for Blu-ray optical drives .......................................................................................................... 65

Blu-ray movie playback ...................................................................................................... 65

Blu-ray movie playback compatibility and update .............................................................. 65

Index ................................................................................................................................................................... 67

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1 Locating HP resources

This section provides information on the following HP resources for your workstation:

Topics

Product information on page 2

HP Cool Tools

●

Regulatory information

●

Accessories

●

System board

●

Serial number and Certificate of Authenticity labels

●

Linux

●

Product support on page 3

Additional information

●

Technical support

●

Business Support Center

●

IT Resource Center

●

HP Service Center

●

HP Business and IT Services

●

Warranty information

●

Product documentation on page 4

User and third-party documentation, and white papers

●

Product notifications

●

QuickSpecs

●

Customer Advisories, Security Bulletins, Notices

●

Product diagnostics on page 5

Diagnostics tools

●

Audible beeps and LED code definitions

●

Web-based support tools

●

Product updates on page 6

Software, BIOS, and driver updates

●

Operating system reinstallation

●

Operating system

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Product information

Table 1-1 Product information

Topic Location

HP Cool Tools Most HP Microsoft Windows workstations are preloaded

with additional software that is not automatically installed during first boot. Additionally, a number of valuable tools on your workstation are preinstalled that may enhance system performance. To access or learn more about these applications, choose one of the following options:

Click the HP Cool Tools icon on the desktop, or

●

Open the HP Cool Tools folder by selecting Start >

●

All Programs > HP Cool Tools.

To learn more about these applications, click HP Cool Tools—Learn More.

To install or launch the applications, click the appropriate application icon.

Regulatory information Refer to the Safety & Regulatory Information guide for

Accessories For complete and current information on supported

System board A diagram of the system board is located on the inside of

Serial number and Certificate of Authenticity (COA) labels (if applicable)

Linux For information on running Linux on HP workstations, see

product Class information. You can also refer to the label on the workstation chassis.

accessories and components, see

workstations.

the side access panel. Also, additional information is located in the Maintenance and Service Guide on the Web

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

Serial number labels are on the top panel, or on the side of the unit at the rear, depending on the workstation model. The COA label is generally located on the top or side panel near the serial number label. Some workstations have this label on the bottom of the unit.

http://www.hp.com/linux/.

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

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Product support

Table 1-2 Product support

Topic Location

Additional information For online access to technical support information and

Technical support Before you call technical support, refer to the workstation

tools, see

Support resources include Web-based troubleshooting tools, technical knowledge databases, driver and patch downloads, online communities, and proactive notification services.

The following communication and diagnostic tools are also available:

●

Refer to the workstation Maintenance and Service Guide for more information on how to receive support.

Maintenance and Service Guide for a listing of information you need to have available before you call.

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

Instant Chat

Instant Support

Diagnose Problem

For a listing of all worldwide technical support phone numbers, see region, and click Contact HP in the upper-left corner.

Business Support Center (BSC) For software/driver downloads, warranty information,

IT Resource Center (ITRC) See

HP Business and IT Services. For business and IT information, see

HP Hardware Support Services For hardware service information, see

Warranty information To locate base warranty information, see

single-topic documents, user manuals, or service manuals, see

http://www.itrc.hp.com/ for a searchable knowledge

base for IT professionals.

hps/.

http://h20219.www2.hp.com/services/us/en/always-on/ hardware-support-supporting-information.html? jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN.

http://www.hp.com/support/warranty-lookuptool.

To locate an existing Care Pack, see

go/lookuptool.

To extend a standard product warranty, see

http://h20219.www2.hp.com/services/us/en/warranty/ carepack-overview.html?jumpid=hpr_R1002_USEN. HP

Care Pack Services offer upgraded service levels to extend and expand a standard product warranty.

http://www.hp.com/support/, select your

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

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Product documentation

Table 1-3 Product documentation

Topic Location

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

Product notifications Subscriber's Choice is an HP program that allows you to

Workstation QuickSpecs The Product Bulletin contains QuickSpecs for HP

Customer Advisories, Security Bulletins, and Notices

For the latest online documentation, see

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

include this User Guide and the Maintenance and Service Guide.

sign up to receive driver and software alerts, proactive change notifications (PCNs), the HP newsletter, customer advisories, and more. Sign up at

subscriberschoice/.

Customer advisories and product change notifications are also available on

Workstations. QuickSpecs provide an overall specification review of your product. It includes information about its features including the operating system, power supply, memory, CPU, and many other components of the system. To access the QuickSpecs, see

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

To find advisories, bulletins, and notices:

1. See

2. Select the desired product.

3. From the Resources section, select See more…

4. Use the scroll bar to select Customer Advisories,

Customer Bulletins, or Customer Notices.

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

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

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Product diagnostics

Table 1-4 Product diagnostics

Topic Location

Diagnostics tools The HP Vision Field Diagnostics utility can be downloaded

from the HP Web site. To use this utility, refer to the appropriate section of the workstation Maintenance and Service Guide.

Audible beep and LED code definitions

Refer to the appropriate section of the workstation Maintenance and Service Guide for detailed information about beep and Light Emitting Diode (LED) codes applicable to the workstation.

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Product updates

Table 1-5 Product updates

Topic Location

Software, BIOS, and driver updates

Operating system For information on operating systems supported on HP

See

http://www.hp.com/go/workstationsupport to verify that

you have the latest drivers for the workstation.

To locate the current workstation BIOS on your Microsoft Windows workstation, select Start>Help and Support>Pick

a Task>Use Tools to view...>Tools>My Computer

Information>View general system information....

workstations, see

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

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2 Workstation components

This chapter describes workstation components and includes these topics:

Topics

HP Z400 Workstation components on page 7

HP Z600 Workstation components on page 11

HP Z800 Workstation components on page 15

HP Z400 Workstation components

This section describes HP Z400 Workstation components, including front and rear panel connectors.

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

http://partsurfer.hp.com.

see

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HP Z400 Workstation chassis components

The following figure shows the chassis components of a typical HP Z400 Workstation. Drive configurations can vary.

Figure 2-1 HP Z400 Workstation chassis components

Table 2-1 HP Z400 Workstation chassis components description

Item Description Item Description

1 Power supply 9 Memory module (DIMM)

2 Side access panel 10 System board

3 Rear system fan 11 PCIe card

4 SFF Hard drive 12 PCI card

5 Hard disk drive 13 Airflow guide (for 6-DIMM Z400 product)

6 Optical drive 14 Speaker

7 Processor (CPU) heatsink 15 Front bezel

8 Processor (CPU) 16 Chassis

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HP Z400 Workstation front panel components

The following figure shows the front panel of a typical HP Z400 Workstation. Drive configurations can vary.

Figure 2-2 HP Z400 Workstation front panel components

Table 2-2 HP Z400 Workstation front panel components description

Item Symbol Description Item Symbol Description

1 Optical drive manual eject 6

2 Optical drive eject button 7

See the Maintenance and Service Guide for the workstation for specific front panel component information.

Power button 8 1394a connector (optional and

Hard drive activity light 9 Optical drive activity light

USB 2.0 ports (2) 10 Optical drive

Headphone connector

Microphone connector

plugged unless configured)

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HP Z400 Workstation rear panel components

The following figure shows the rear panel of a typical HP Z400 Workstation.

Figure 2-3 HP Z400 Workstation rear panel components

NOTE: The rear panel connectors are labeled with industry-standard icons and colors to assist in

connecting peripheral devices.

Table 2-3 HP Z400 Workstation rear panel components description

Item Symbol Description Item Symbol Description

1 Power supply Built-In Self Test (BIST)

LED

2 Universal chassis clamp opening 9 Graphics card connector

7 Cable lock slot 14 Power cord connector

PS/2 mouse connector (green) 10 Audio line-out connector (green)

USB 2.0 ports (4) 11 Microphone connector (pink)

RJ-45 network connector 12 USB 2.0 ports (2)

Audio line-in connector (blue) 13 PS/2 keyboard connector (purple)

8 Padlock loop

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HP Z600 Workstation components

This section describes HP Z600 Workstation components, including front and rear panel components.

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

http://partsurfer.hp.com.

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HP Z600 Workstation chassis components

The following image shows a typical HP Z600 Workstation. Drive configurations can vary.

Figure 2-4 HP Z600 Workstation components

Table 2-4 HP Z600 Workstation component descriptions

Item Description Item Description

1 Side access panel 10 System board

2 Side access panel key lock 11 PCIe card

3 Memory duct/fan housing 12 PCI card

4 Rear system fans 13 Power supply

5 Hard drive 14 Card guide and front fan

6 Speaker 15 Optical drive

7 Processor (CPU) heatsinks 16 Chassis

8 Memory module (DIMM) 17 Optical bay fillers (optional or

9 Processor (CPU)

other devices)

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HP Z600 Workstation front panel components

The following figure shows the front panel of a typical HP Z600 Workstation.

Figure 2-5 HP Z600 Workstation front panel

Table 2-5 HP Z600 Workstation front panel connectors

Item Symbol Description Item Symbol Description

3 Optical drive 8

4 Optical drive eject button 9 Optical drive activity light

See the Maintenance and Service Guide for the workstation for specific front panel connector information.

Power button 6 Headphone connector

Hard drive activity light 7 Microphone connector

USB 2.0 ports (3) 10 Optical drive manual eject

IEEE-1394a connector (standard with RDIMM system board)

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HP Z600 Workstation rear panel components

The following figure shows the rear panel of a typical HP Z600 Workstation.

Figure 2-6 HP Z600 Workstation rear panel

NOTE: The rear panel connectors are labeled with industry-standard icons and colors to assist in

connecting peripheral devices.

Table 2-6 HP Z600 Workstation rear panel connectors

Item Symbol Description Item Symbol Description

5 Power supply Built-In Self Test (BIST)

6 Power cord connector

PS/2 mouse connector (green) 7 Cable lock slot

USB 2.0 ports (6) 8 Audio line-out connector (green)

RJ-45 network connector 9 Microphone connector (pink)

Audio line-in connector (blue) 10 PS/2 keyboard connector (purple)

11 Side access panel key

LED

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HP Z800 Workstation components

This section describes HP Z800 Workstation components, including front and rear panel components.

For complete and current information on supported accessories and components, see

http://partsurfer.hp.com.

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