HP (Hewlett-Packard) VS825UT manual

Hardware Reference Guide HP Compaq 600 0 Pro Small Form Facto r Business PC[...]

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About This B ook This guide provide s basic inform ation for upgrading this comput er model . WARNING! Text set off in this manner indi cates tha t failure to follo w direction s could result i n bod ily harm or lo ss of life. CAUTION: Tex t set off in this ma nner i ndicat es that f ailure to f ollow d irection s cou ld resul t in dama ge to e qui[...]

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Table of contents 1 Product Features Standard Co nfiguration Feat ures .......... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... .......... ...... ....... ....... ....... ... ...... . 1 Front Pane l Compon ents .. ......... ....... ...... ....... ..... ....... ..... ....... ......... ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... ...... ... ....... ..[...]

Appendix A Sp ecifications Appendix B Battery Re placemen t Appendix C Ext ernal S ecurity Devic es Installing a Security L ock ................ ........... ............ ............ ............. ................... ........... ...................... 5 2 Cable Lock .......... .............. .......... ......... .......... ......... .......... ....[...]

1 Product Features Standard Confi guration Fe atures The HP Compa q Small F orm Fact or featur es may va ry dep ending on the mo del. For a complete listi ng of th e hardwar e and s oftware i nstall ed in the c omputer, r un the d iagnos tic util ity (in cluded on so me compute r models onl y). Instruc tions for using the utility are pr ovided in t[...]

Front Panel Compo nents Drive co nfigurati on may va ry by model . Figure 1-2 Front Pa nel Co mponents Table 1-1 Fr ont Panel Compo nents 1 5.25-inch Optical Drive 1 6 USB (Universa l Serial Bus) Port s 2 Optical Drive Activity Light 7 Microphone/Headphone Connector 3 Optical Drive Eject Button 8 3.5-inch Media C ard Reader (optiona l) 2 4 Dual- St[...]

Media Car d Reader Compon ents The m edia car d rea der is an opt ional dev ice availabl e on som e mode ls on ly. Refer to t he fol lowing illus tratio n and t able t o identify the media c ard r eader compon ents. Figure 1-3 Medi a Card R eader Compon ents Table 1-2 M edia Card Reade r Compo nents No. Slot Med ia 1 xD ● xD-Picture C ard (xD) 2 [...]

Rear Pane l Components Figure 1-4 Rear Panel Comp onents Table 1-3 Rear Pa nel Compon ents 1 RJ-45 Network Connecto r 6 DisplayPort Monitor Connector 2 Serial Connector 7 VGA Monitor Connec tor 3 PS/2 Mouse Connector (green) 8 PS/2 Keyboard Connector (purple) 4 Power Cord C onnector 9 Line-Out Connector fo r powered audio devices (green) 5 Universa[...]

Keyboard Figure 1-5 Keyboa rd Co mponen ts Table 1-4 Keyb oard Compone nts 1 Function Keys Perform special f unctions depending on the s oftware application being used. 2 Editing Ke ys Includes the following: Insert, Home, Page Up, Delete, End, and Page Down. 3 Status Lights Indicate the status of the computer and key board settings (N um Lock, Cap[...]

Using th e Windows Lo go Key Use the Wi ndows Lo go key in combinati on with othe r keys to per form certa in functi ons availa ble in the Window s oper ating sy stem. Refer to Ke yboard on p age 5 to identif y the Windows Logo key. Table 1-5 Win dows Logo Key Functions The following Windows Logo Key functions are available in Microsoft Windows XP [...]

Serial Numb er Lo cation Each c omputer has a uniqu e seria l number and p roduct I D numb er in the l ocation s hown b elow. Keep these n umbers av ailabl e for use whe n contactin g custo mer ser vice for assistan ce. Figure 1-6 Seria l Numb er and P roduct ID Locatio n ENWW Serial Numb er Lo catio n 7[...]

2 Hardware Upgrades Serviceability Features The com puter incl udes feat ures tha t make it ea sy to upgrad e and servic e. No tools are needed for most of th e install ation procedu res descri bed in t his chapter . Warnings and Ca utions Before per form ing upgrades be sure to carefu lly read all of the appli cable instructi ons, ca utions, a nd [...]

Remov ing the Comp uter Ac cess Pa nel 1. Remove/di senga ge any security device s that pro hibit op ening the comp uter. 2. Remove a ll re movable media , such a s compac t discs o r USB flash d rives, fr om the compute r. 3. Turn of f the c omputer properl y throug h the o perating syst em, the n turn off any exte rnal devices . 4. Disconne ct th[...]

Replacin g the Compu ter Acce ss Panel Slide t he lip on the front end o f the access panel un der the lip on t he front of the chass is (1) then press the back end o f the a ccess pan el onto the u nit so tha t it l ocks i nto place (2). Figure 2-2 Replac ing the A ccess Panel 10 Chapter 2 Hardw are Upgr ades ENWW[...]

Removi ng the Fr ont Bezel 1. Remove/di senga ge any security device s that pro hibit op ening the comp uter. 2. Remove a ll re movable media , such a s compac t discs o r USB flash d rives, fr om the compute r. 3. Turn of f the c omputer properl y throug h the o perating syst em, the n turn off any exte rnal devices . 4. Disconne ct the power c or[...]

Removing Bezel Blanks On some mod els, there ar e bezel bla nks cover ing the 3.5- inch and 5.25 -inc h external dr ive ba ys that need to be re moved before i nstall ing a drive. To rem ove a be zel blank : 1. Remove the acc ess panel and fr ont beze l. 2. To remove a bez el blank , pus h the t wo ret aining tabs that hold the bez el blank in pla [...]

Replaci ng the Front Beze l Inse rt the th ree ho oks on the bottom s ide of th e beze l into th e rect angular ho les on the chassis (1) th en rotate t he top side of the bezel on to the cha ssis ( 2) and s nap it i nto pl ace. Figure 2-5 Repl acing the Front Bezel ENWW Replacing the Fr ont Bezel 13[...]

Using the Small Form Fa ctor Comp uter in a Tower Orientation The S mall Fo rm Fact or compute r ca n be u sed in a tower orientati on wi th an o ptional to wer stan d that can be purchas ed from HP. 1. Remove /disengag e any secu rity de vice s that pro hibit ope ning the comp uter. 2. Remove al l re movab le media, such as com pact dis cs or USB [...]

Inst alling Addi tional Memo ry The com puter com es with double data rat e 3 sync hronous dynamic random acces s memor y (DDR3 - SDRAM) dual i nline memory modul es (DIM Ms). DIMMs The memo ry socke ts on the syst em board can be populated wit h up to four indus try-s tandard DIMMs. These memory socket s are popul ated with at least one preinstall[...]

Populating DIMM Sockets There are four DIMM soc kets on the syst em board, with two sock ets per channe l. The socke ts are labeled DIMM1 , DIMM2 , DIMM3 , and D IMM4. Soc kets DI MM1 and DIMM2 oper ate in memory c hanne l A. Sock ets DI MM3 a nd DIMM 4 oper ate i n memory cha nnel B. Figure 2-7 DIMM So cket Locations Table 2-1 D IMM Socket Locati [...]

will have more mem ory than the other , the larger amo unt shoul d be assigned to Channel A. For example, if yo u are pop ulat ing the s ocket s with o ne 1- GB DIMM , and th ree 5 12-MB D IMMs, Channel A s hould be populat ed with the 1- GB DIMM and on e 512-MB DIMM , and Channe l B shoul d be populat ed with the two 512- MB DIMM s. With this con [...]

7. Rotate up t he external drive bay ho using to acce ss th e memory modu le so ckets o n the system board. Figu re 2- 8 Ro tating the Drive Ca ge Up 18 Chapter 2 Hardw are Upgr ades ENWW[...]

8. Open both latch es of th e memo ry m odule soc ket (1) , and in sert t he memo ry mo dule into the sock et (2). Figure 2-9 Installing a DIM M NOTE: A memo ry m odule ca n be instal led i n only o ne way . Match th e notch on the modul e with the tab on the me mory s ocket . A DIMM must occupy the bl ack D IMM1 s ocket. Populate the DIMM sock ets[...]

Removi ng or Install ing an Ex pans ion Card The com puter has one PCI e xpansion slot, two PCI Ex press x1 expansio n slots , and one PC I Express x16 expa nsion slot . NOT E: The PCI and P CI Expr ess slo ts su pport only low p rofil e cards . Figure 2-10 Expansi on Slot Locati ons Table 2-2 Exp ansion Slot Locations Item Description 1 PCI expans[...]

7. Locate the c orrect va cant exp ansio n socket o n the sy stem bo ard and the corr esponding expan sion slot on the back of the co mputer chassis. 8. Release the sl ot cover rete ntion latch that secure s the PCI slot co vers by lift ing the green t ab on the latch and rota ting the l atch to th e open positio n. Figure 2-11 Open ing th e Expans[...]

b. If you ar e remov ing a stand ard PCI c ard or PCI E xpress x 1 card, hold t he card at eac h end, and car efully roc k it bac k and forth until the conn ectors pul l fre e from th e socke t. Pull the expansi on card s traight up from the socket then awa y fro m the insi de of th e chass is to releas e it from the chassi s frame. Be sure not to [...]

c. If you ar e removi ng a PC I Expr ess x16 card , pull t he rete ntion arm on the b ack of the expan sion socket away from th e card an d care fully rock th e card back and for th until the conne ctors pul l free fro m the soc ket. Pull the ex pansion c ard straig ht up from the soc ket then away from the inside of the chass is to r elease i t fr[...]

12. To install a new expan sion ca rd, ho ld the card just above the e xpansion socket on th e sy stem board then move the ca rd towar d the rear of the c hassis s o that th e bracket on the ca rd is aligned with the o pen s lot on the rea r of t he chass is. Pre ss the c ard stra ight do wn into the ex pansion socket on the syst em board . Figu re[...]

16. If the compute r was o n a st and, repl ace the s tand. 17. Reconnect th e power c ord and turn on the co mputer . 18. Lock any s ecurity d evices that we re di sengag ed whe n the access panel w as r emove d. 19. Reconfigure the comp uter, if neces sary. Re fer to th e Co mpute r Setup (F10) Uti lity G uide fo r instruc tions on us ing Compute[...]

Drive Po sitions Figure 2-17 Dri ve Positions Table 2-3 D rive Positions 1 3.5-inch internal hard dr ive bay 2 3.5-inch external drive bay for optio nal drives (media card reader shown) 3 5.25-inch extern al drive bay for opt ional drives (optical drive s hown) NOTE: The drive configuration on your comput er may be different than the drive configur[...]

Inst alling and Removing Drives When ins talli ng additiona l driv es, follow thes e guidelin es: ● The prima ry Ser ial ATA (SATA) hard d rive must be conne cted to the dark bl ue pr imary SATA connecto r on the syst em board labeled SATA0. ● Connect a SATA optical drive to the white SA TA co nnector o n the syste m boa rd l abeled S ATA1. ●[...]

CAUTION: To p revent los s of wor k and da mage to th e com puter or dr ive: If yo u are ins erting or remov ing a driv e, shut down th e opera ting sy stem pr operly , turn off the co mputer , and unpl ug the power cord . Do no t remove a dr ive whil e the compu ter is on or in st andby mode. Before handling a drive, ensur e that you are dis charg[...]

System Board Drive Connections Refer t o the f ollowi ng illus tratio n and tabl e to i dentify t he sy stem board drive c onnector s. Figure 2-19 System Bo ard Drive Con nections Table 2-4 System Board D rive Connectio ns No. System Board Connec tor Syst em B oar d Labe l Colo r 1 SATA0 SATA0 dark bl ue 2 SATA1 SATA1 whit e 3 SATA2 SATA2 light blu[...]

Removing an External 5.25-inch Drive CAUTION: All re movab le media sh ould be take n out of a drive before removing the drive fro m the comput er. To remov e a 5.25-i nch exte rnal drive: 1. Remove /disengag e any secu rity de vice s that pro hibit ope ning the comp uter. 2. Remove al l re movab le media, such as com pact dis cs or USB flas h driv[...]

8. If remov ing an opti cal d rive, di sconnec t the po wer cabl e (1) an d data cable (2) fro m the r ear of the optical driv e. Figure 2-21 Disc onnecting the P ower and Data Ca bles 9. Rotate the driv e cage ba ck d own to its norm al po sition. CAUTION: Be caref ul not to pinch any cables or wires when rotati ng the drive cag e down. Figure 2-2[...]

10. Press down on the green dr ive ret ainer button l ocated on th e left s ide of t he drive to dise ngage the drive from the d rive ca ge (1 ). Whil e press ing the d rive r etainer b utton, s lide the dri ve back until it stops, then lift it up a nd out of the drive cage (2) . Figu re 2- 23 Remov ing th e 5.25-in ch Driv e NOT E: To replac e the[...]

8. Install f our M 3 metric guide s crews in the lower ho les o n each s ide of th e dri ve. HP ha s pr ovided four extra M3 metric gui de screws on t he front of the chass is, under the fro nt bezel. The M3 metr ic guide sc rews ar e black . Refer to In stalling and Re movi ng Driv es on pa ge 27 for an illustr ation of the extr a M3 m etric g uid[...]

10. Rotate the dri ve cage to its uprigh t position. Figu re 2- 26 Rotating the Drive C age Up 11. Connect the SATA data cable to the whi te system boar d connecto r label ed SATA1. 12. Route the d ata ca ble thro ugh the cabl e guid es. CAUTION: There ar e two cable g uides that kee p the data c able from being pinch ed by the drive cage whe n ra [...]

14. Rotate the dr ive cage back down to its n ormal position . CAUTION: Be caref ul not to pinch any cables or wires when rotati ng the drive cag e down. Figure 2-28 Rotating the Drive Cage Do wn 15. Replace the acce ss panel. 16. If the compute r was o n a st and, repl ace the s tand. 17. Reconnect th e power c ord and turn on the co mputer . 18. [...]

2. Disconne ct the drive cabl es from the r ear of the driv e, or, if y ou are removi ng a med ia card r eader, disconne ct the USB and 1394 c ables from the s ystem b oard as indic ated in the fo llowin g illustr ations . NOTE: On some mod els, the med ia card read er does not in clude a 1394 port or cable. Figu re 2- 29 Disc onnecting the Me dia [...]

3. Press down on the gree n drive retain er butt on located on the l eft side of the dri ve to dise ngage t he drive from the d rive c age (1). Whil e pre ssing th e drive retainer button, slide the d rive ba ck unti l it stops, the n lift it up and out of the dr ive ca ge (2). Figure 2-31 Remov ing a 3.5 -inch D rive (Med ia Card Reader Shown) NOT[...]

3. Position the guide scre ws on the dri ve into the J-s lots in the drive bay. Then sl ide the driv e toward the front of the compu ter un til it locks into p lace. Figu re 2- 32 Instal ling a Drive into t he 3.5-in ch Dr ive Bay (Me dia Card Reader Show n) 4. Connect t he app ropr iate dri ve cabl es: a. If installi ng a second hard drive, conne [...]

Removing and Replacing th e Primary 3.5-inch Internal SATA Hard Drive NOT E: The syst em does not su pport Pa rall el ATA (PAT A) hard dr ives. Before you rem ove the ol d hard drive , be sure to back u p the data from the ol d hard d rive so that y ou can tr ansfer th e data to the new hard drive. The pr einst alled 3.5- inch h ard driv e is loc a[...]

8. Rotate t he powe r suppl y to its upri ght po sitio n. The hard drive is locat ed b eneath t he powe r supply . Figu re 2- 34 Raisi ng the P ower Sup ply 9. Disconne ct the pow er c able (1) a nd data cable ( 2) from the back of th e hard d rive. Figu re 2- 35 Disconnecting the Har d Drive Power Cabl e and Data Cable 40 Chapter 2 Hardw are Upgr [...]

10. Press down on the gre en relea se latch next to the har d drive (1) . While holdi ng the latch do wn, slide the drive f orwar d until i t stop s, the n lift the drive u p and out of the bay ( 2). Figure 2-36 Remov ing the Ha rd Drive 11. To install a ha rd driv e, yo u must transfe r the silver and blue is olation moun ting gu ide s crews from [...]

12. Align the gui de sc rews wi th the slo ts on t he cha ssis driv e cag e, press the ha rd driv e down in to the bay, then slide it ba ck u ntil it stops a nd lo cks in pl ace. Figu re 2- 38 Installing the Hard Dr ive 13. Connect the power and data ca bles to the back of the har d drive. NOTE: When replac ing the primar y hard driv e, be sure to [...]

Removing and Replacing a Removable 3.5-inch SATA Hard Dr ive Some m odels ar e equ ipped with a Removabl e SATA Ha rd Dr ive Enc losure in t he 5.25-i nch external drive bay. The har d drive is hous ed in a ca rrie r that can b e quick ly an d easily rem oved fr om the drive bay. To remove and re place a drive in the carri er: NOT E: Before y ou re[...]

4. Remove the fo ur screws from th e bottom o f the h ard drive carri er. Figu re 2- 41 Removin g the Security Screws 5. Slide the hard drive back to dis conne ct it from the carr ier then lift it up and out of the carrier . Figu re 2- 42 Remov ing the Ha rd Drive 44 Chapter 2 Hardw are Upgr ades ENWW[...]

6. Place th e new hard dri ve in th e carr ier then slide the har d drive back s o that it s eats in the SATA connecto r on the carrier's c ircuit b oard. Be s ure the con nector on th e hard d rive is pre ssed all t he way into the conne ctor on the carrier's ci rcuit boar d. Figure 2-43 Replac ing t he Hard D rive 7. Replace the four s [...]

8. Place the therm al sens or on top of the hard drive i n a posit ion tha t does n ot cov er the lab el (1) an d attach the thermal sensor to the top of the ha rd drive with the ad hesive strip (2). Figu re 2- 45 Replac ing t he Ther mal Sen sor 9. Slide the c over on the c arrier (1) and replace the screw on the r ear of the car rier to se cure t[...]

A Specifications Table A-1 Speci fications Desktop Dimensions ( in the deskt op position) Height Width Depth 3.95 in 13.3 in 14.9 in 10.0 cm 33.8 cm 37.8 cm Approxi mate Weight 19 lb 8.6 kg Weight S upported (maximum distributed load in desktop position) 77 lb 35 kg Tem pera tur e R ange Operating Nonoperating 50° to 95°F -22° to 140°F 10° to [...]

Rated Line Frequency 50-60 Hz 50-60 Hz Power Output 240W 240W Rated Input Current (maximum ) 1 STD PS EPA 87/89/85% @ 20/50/100% load PS 4A @ 100 VAC 4A @ 100 VAC 2A @ 230 VAC 2A @ 230 VAC 1 This system utilizes an active power f actor corrected power supply. Th is allows the system to pass the CE mark require ments for use in the countries of the [...]

B Battery Replacement The ba ttery tha t com es with t he com puter provide s pow er to the real- time clock. When replac ing t he battery , use a ba ttery equi valent to the batte ry origi nally ins talled in the comput er. The com puter co mes with a 3-volt lithium coin cel l battery. WARNING! The compu ter conta ins a n inte rnal lithium mangane[...]

NOTE: On some computer mo dels, i t may be neces sary to r emove an internal com ponent to gai n access to the battery. 8. Depending on the ty pe of battery hold er on the system board, comple te the follo wing inst ructio ns to replace the batter y. Type 1 a. Lift the b attery out o f its hol der. Figure B-1 Removing a Coin Cell Batter y (Ty pe 1)[...]

b. Insert the new battery and po sition th e clip b ack into place. Figure B-3 Removing a Coin Ce ll Battery (Type 3) NOTE: After t he batte ry has been replaced , use the follow ing s teps to c ompl ete this procedu re. 9. Replace the ac cess pane l. 10. If the compute r was o n a st and, repl ace the s tand. 11. Plug in the compu ter and tu rn on[...]

C Ext ernal S ecuri ty Devi ces NOT E: For informatio n on data security fea tures, refer to the Compu ter Setup (F 10) Uti lity Gu ide , th e Desktop Mana gement Guide , and the HP Protec tTools Se curit y Manage r Guid e (some model s) at http://www. hp.com . Inst alli ng a Secur ity L ock The s ecurity locks displ ayed below and on the follo win[...]

Padlock Figure C-2 Insta lling a Padlo ck HP Business PC Security Lock 1. Fasten the se curit y cable by loopi ng it around a sta tio nary objec t. Figure C-3 Securing the Cable to a Fi xed Object ENWW I nstal lin g a Securi ty Loc k 53[...]

2. Thread the ke yboar d and mouse cables thro ugh the loc k. Figu re C -4 T hreadin g the Keybo ard an d Mouse Cable s 3. Screw the loc k to the chassis usi ng the screw prov ided. Figu re C -5 Attaching the Loc k to the Chassis 54 Appendix C External Secur ity Devices ENWW[...]

4. Insert the plug end of the secu rity cable into the lock (1) an d push the button in ( 2) to en gage th e lock. Use the ke y provided to disengag e the lock . Figure C-6 Engagi ng the Lock Front Bezel Security The fr ont beze l can be lo cked in plac e by ins tallin g a sec urity s crew prov ided b y HP. T o in stall th e securi ty screw : 1. Re[...]

7. Remove one of the five s ilver 6-32 s tandar d screws l ocated on the front of the chassis behind the bezel. Figu re C -7 R etrieving t he Front B ezel Se curity Screw 8. Replace the fro nt bezel. 9. Install th e secur ity sc rew next to the middl e front b ezel relea se tab to se cure the front bezel in pl ace. Figu re C -8 I nst alling th e Fr[...]

D Electrostatic Discharge A dis charge o f stati c elect rici ty from a fing er or ot her c onductor may damage s ystem boards or o ther stat ic-sens itive devi ces. T his type of damage may reduce the li fe expectan cy of the devi ce. Preventing Electr ostatic Dama ge To preven t electros tatic damage , observe the followi ng precaut ions: ● Avo[...]

E Computer Operating Guidelines, Routine Care and Shipping Preparation Computer Operating Gu idelines and Rout ine Care Follow these gu ideli nes to pr operly set up a nd car e for th e compute r an d mon itor: ● Keep the compu ter aw ay fro m exces sive mo isture, direct s unligh t, and extremes of hea t and col d. ● Operate the co mputer on a[...]

Optical Drive P recau tions Be sure to obs erve the follo wing guid elines while opera ting or c leaning the opt ical dr ive. Operation ● Do not mo ve the drive durin g operati on. This may c ause it to malf unctio n during rea ding. ● Avoid ex posing the driv e to sudden change s in tem peratur e, as co ndensatio n may for m inside the unit. I[...]

Index A access panel locking an d unlocki ng 52 audio co nnector s 2, 4 B battery rep lacement 49 C comp uter specifi cati ons 47 comp uter acces s panel remo ving 9 repla cin g 10 comp uter opera ting gui deline s 58 conne cting dri ve cables 2 7 D DIMMs. See memory drives connecti ng cables 27 inst alli ng 27 location s 26 E electro static di sch[...]

removin g battery 49 bez el bl ank s 12 compu ter acc ess pa nel 9 expansio n card 20 expansio n slot c over 21 front bezel 11 hard drive 39 media car d reader 35 optical driv e 30 PCI car d 22 PCI Ex pres s card 23 S securit y cable lock 52 front bezel 55 HP Busi ness P C Secur ity Lock 5 3 padlo ck 53 serial conne ctor 4 serial n umber l ocation [...]