User Guide

Table of contents
1 Locating HP resources ...................................................................................................................................... 1
Product information .............................................................................................................................. 2
Support ................................................................................................................................................. 3
Product documentation ........................................................................................................................ 4
Product diagnostics .............................................................................................................................. 4
Product updates ................................................................................................................................... 5
2 Workstation features ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Small form factor workstation components .......................................................................................... 7
Front panel ........................................................................................................................... 7
Rear panel ........................................................................................................................... 8
Tower workstation components ............................................................................................................ 8
Font panel ............................................................................................................................ 8
Rear panel ......................................................................................................................... 10
Product specifications ........................................................................................................................ 10
Workstation weights and dimensions ................................................................................ 10
Environmental specifications ............................................................................................. 11
3 Setting up the workstation ............................................................................................................................... 12
Ensuring proper ventilation ................................................................................................................. 13
Setup procedures ............................................................................................................................... 14
Adding monitors ................................................................................................................................. 15
Planning for additional monitors ........................................................................................ 15
Finding supported graphics cards ...................................................................................... 17
Matching graphics cards to monitor connectors ................................................................ 17
Identifying monitor connection requirements ..................................................................... 17
Connecting and configuring monitors ................................................................................ 18
Using a third-party graphics configuration utility ................................................................ 19
Customizing the monitor display (Windows) ...................................................................... 19
Installing optional components ........................................................................................................... 20
Security .............................................................................................................................................. 20
Product recycling ................................................................................................................................ 20
4 Setting up, backing up, restoring, and recovering Windows 7 ........................................................................ 21
Setting up the Windows 7 operating system ...................................................................................... 21
Installing or upgrading device drivers ................................................................................ 21
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