HP Z400 User Manual

HP Z Workstation series

User Guide

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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:

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

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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
	product Class information. You can also refer to the label
	on the workstation chassis.
Accessories	For complete and current information on supported
	accessories and components, see http://www.hp.com/go/
	workstations.
System board	A diagram of the system board is located on the inside of
	the side access panel. Also, additional information is
	located in the Maintenance and Service Guide on the Web
	at http://www.hp.com/support/workstation_manuals/.

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

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.

Linux	For information on running Linux on HP workstations, see
	http://www.hp.com/linux/.

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Product support

Table 1-2 Product support

Topic		Location
Additional information	For online access to technical support information and
	tools, see http://www.hp.com/go/workstationsupport.
	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:
	●	Instant Chat
	●	Instant Support
	●	Diagnose Problem
	Refer to the workstation Maintenance and Service Guide
	for more information on how to receive support.
Technical support	Before you call technical support, refer to the workstation
	Maintenance and Service Guide for a listing of information
	you need to have available before you call.
	For a listing of all worldwide technical support phone
	numbers, see http://www.hp.com/support/, select your
	region, and click Contact HP in the upper-left corner.
Business Support Center (BSC)	For software/driver downloads, warranty information,
	single-topic documents, user manuals, or service
	manuals, see http://www.hp.com/go/bizsupport.
IT Resource Center (ITRC)	See http://www.itrc.hp.com/ for a searchable knowledge
	base for IT professionals.
HP Business and IT Services.	For business and IT information, see http://www.hp.com/
	hps/.
HP Hardware Support Services	For hardware service information, see
	http://h20219.www2.hp.com/services/us/en/always-on/
	hardware-support-supporting-information.html?
	jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN.
Warranty information	To locate base warranty information, see
	http://www.hp.com/support/warranty-lookuptool.

To locate an existing Care Pack, see http://www.hp.com/ 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.

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Product documentation

Table 1-3 Product documentation

Topic		Location
HP user documentation, white	For the latest online documentation, see
papers, and third-party	http://www.hp.com/support/workstation_manuals. These
documentation	include this User Guide and the Maintenance and Service
	Guide.
Product notifications	Subscriber's Choice is an HP program that allows you to
	sign up to receive driver and software alerts, proactive
	change notifications (PCNs), the HP newsletter, customer
	advisories, and more. Sign up at http://www.hp.com/go/
	subscriberschoice/.
	Customer advisories and product change notifications are
	also available on http://www.hp.com/go/bizsupport/.
Workstation QuickSpecs	The Product Bulletin contains QuickSpecs for HP
	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/.
Customer Advisories, Security	To find advisories, bulletins, and notices:
Bulletins, and Notices	1.	See http://www.hp.com/go/workstationsupport.
	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.

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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	Refer to the appropriate section of the workstation
definitions	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	See http://www.hp.com/go/workstationsupport to verify that
updates	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....
Operating system	For information on operating systems supported on HP
	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, see http://partsurfer.hp.com.

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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		Headphone connector
2		Optical drive eject button	7		Microphone connector
3		Power button	8		1394a connector (optional and
					plugged unless configured)
4		Hard drive activity light	9		Optical drive activity light
5		USB 2.0 ports (2)	10		Optical drive

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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)	8		Padlock loop
		LED
2		Universal chassis clamp opening	9		Graphics card connector
3		PS/2 mouse connector (green)	10		Audio line-out connector (green)
4		USB 2.0 ports (4)	11		Microphone connector (pink)
5		RJ-45 network connector	12		USB 2.0 ports (2)
6		Audio line-in connector (blue)	13		PS/2 keyboard connector (purple)
7		Cable lock slot	14		Power cord connector

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HP Z600 Workstation components

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

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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
			other devices)
9	Processor (CPU)

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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
1		Power button	6		Headphone connector
2		Hard drive activity light	7		Microphone connector
3		Optical drive	8		IEEE-1394a connector (standard with
					RDIMM system board)
4		Optical drive eject button	9		Optical drive activity light
5		USB 2.0 ports (3)	10		Optical drive manual eject

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

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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
1		PS/2 mouse connector (green)	7		Cable lock slot
2		USB 2.0 ports (6)	8		Audio line-out connector (green)
3		RJ-45 network connector	9		Microphone connector (pink)
4		Audio line-in connector (blue)	10		PS/2 keyboard connector (purple)
5		Power supply Built-In Self Test (BIST)	11		Side access panel key
		LED
6		Power cord connector

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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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