HP (Hewlett-Packard) VS832UT manual

Hardware Reference Guide HP Compaq 60 00 Pro Microto wer Business P C[...]

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About This B ook This guide provides basic informati on for upgrad ing this com puter model . WARNING! Text set off in this man ner indica tes that fail ure to fol low direction s could res ult in bodily harm or lo ss of life. CAUTION: Tex t set off in t his manner indicat es that f ailure to f ollow d irections c ould resu lt in dama ge to e quipm[...]

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Table of contents 1 Product Features Standard Co nfiguration Feat ures .............. ....... .......... ...... ........... ....... ......... ....... .......... ........... ... ...... .... 1 Front Pane l Compon ents ...... ......... ...... .......... ......... ...... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ... .......... ... 2[...]

Appendix B Battery Re placement Appendix C Exter nal Sec urity D evices Installing a Security Lock .. ................... ............ .................. .................. .............. ....................... .......... 46 Cable Lock .......... .............. ............... ......... .............. .......... .............. ............... ....[...]

1 Product Features Standard Confi guration Fe atures The HP Compaq Microtow er featur es may vary d epending o n the model. For a co mplete li sting of the hardwar e and so ftware ins talled in the co mputer, run the dia gnostic utility (in cluded on some comp uter models only). Instruc tions for using the utilit y are provided in th e Trouble shoo[...]

Front Panel Compo nents Drive co nfigurati on may vary by model. Table 1-1 Fr ont Panel Compo nents 1 5.25-inch Optical Drives 1 6 Opt ic al Dr ive Ej ect Bu tt on s 2 Optical Drive Activity Lights 7 3.5-inch Media C ard Reader (optional) 2 3 Hard Drive Activity Light 8 Dual-State Power Button 4 Microphone/Headphone Connector 9 Power On Light 5 USB[...]

Media Car d Reader Com ponen ts The m edia card reader i s an opt ional device available o n some m odels on ly. Refer to t he follow ing illus tration a nd tabl e to iden tify the media c ard rea der com ponents. Figure 1-2 Medi a Card R eader Com ponents Table 1-2 M edia Card Reade r Compo nents No. Slot Med ia 1 xD ● xD-Picture C ard (xD) 2 Mi[...]

Rear Pane l Components Table 1-3 Rear Pa nel Compon ents 1 Powe r Cord Connect or 6 Line-Out Connector fo r powered audio devices (green) 2 Line-In Audio Conn ector (blue) 7 P S/2 Keyboard Connector (purple) 3 PS/2 Mouse Connector (green) 8 VGA Monitor Connec tor 4 Serial Connector 9 DisplayPort Monitor Connector 5 RJ-45 Network Connector 10 Univer[...]

Keyboard Table 1-4 Keyb oard Compone nts 1 Function Keys Perform special f unctions depending on the software application being us ed. 2 Editing Keys Includes the following: Insert, Home, Page Up, Delete, End, and Page Down. 3 Status Lights Indicate the status of the computer and keyboard s ettings (Num Lock, Cap s Lock, and Scroll Lock). 4 Numeric[...]

Using th e Windows Logo Key Use the Wi ndows Logo ke y in com bination wi th other key s to perform certa in functions available in the Window s operati ng system. Ref er to the Key board on page 5 sectio n to identi fy the Windo ws Logo key. Table 1-5 Win dows Logo Key Functions The following Windows Logo Key functions are available in Microsoft W[...]

Serial Numb er Lo cation Each c omputer ha s a unique s erial numbe r and prod uct ID number that are loca ted on the top cov er of the comp uter. Keep th ese num bers avai lable for us e when contac ting cust omer serv ice for as sistanc e. Figure 1-3 Seria l Number and Produc t ID Loca tion ENWW Serial Numb er Loca tion 7[...]

2 Hardware Upgrades Serviceability Features The com puter incl udes featur es that make it ea sy to upgrad e and servic e. No tools ar e needed for mos t of th e install ation pr ocedure s descri bed in t his chapter. Warnings and Ca utions Before per forming upgrades be sure to car efully rea d all of the ap plicable instructi ons, cautio ns, and [...]

Remov ing the Comp uter Ac cess Pa nel 1. Remove/di sengage any security devi ces tha t prohibit op ening the comp uter. 2. Remove a ll remov able me dia, suc h as compac t discs o r USB fl ash drive s, from the compute r. 3. Turn of f the com puter pr operly thr ough the o perating system, then tu rn off any e xternal devices . 4. Disconne ct the [...]

Replacin g the Compu ter Access Panel 1. Slide the lip on the front end of th e acces s panel under the lip on t he fro nt of the c hassis ( 1) then press t he back end of the access panel o nto the unit (2). Figu re 2- 2 Rep lacing the C omputer Access Panel 2. Ensure that the panel is completel y closed (1) a nd tighten the two th umbscrews tha t[...]

Removi ng the Fron t Bezel 1. Remove/di sengage any security devi ces tha t prohibit op ening the comp uter. 2. Remove a ll remov able me dia, suc h as compac t discs o r USB fl ash drive s, from the compute r. 3. Turn of f the com puter pr operly thr ough the o perating system, then tu rn off any e xternal devices . 4. Disconne ct the po wer cord [...]

Removing Bezel Blanks On some mod els, there ar e bezel blanks covering the 3. 5-inch an d 5.25-inc h external driv e bays that need to be re moved be fore ins talling a drive. To remov e a beze l bla nk: 1. Remove the acc ess panel and front be zel. 2. To remove a bezel blank, p ush the t wo ret aining tabs that hold the bezel bl ank in place tow [...]

Inst alling Addi tional Memo ry The com puter comes with dou ble data r ate 3 sy nchronous dynamic r andom a ccess me mory (DDR3 - SDRAM) dual i nline mem ory mo dules (DIM Ms). DIMMs The memo ry socket s on the system boa rd can be popula ted with up to four in dustry-s tandard DIMMs. These memory socket s are populate d with at least one preins t[...]

Populating DIMM Sockets There are four DIMM socket s on the syst em board, with two soc kets per ch annel. The socke ts are labeled DIMM1, DIMM2, DIM M3, and D IMM4. S ockets DI MM1 and DIM M2 operat e in mem ory channe l A. Sock ets DI MM3 and D IMM4 o perate i n memory channel B. Figure 2-7 DIMM So cket Loc ations Table 2-1 D IMM Socket Locati on[...]

will have more mem ory than the other, t he larger amount sh ould be assigned to Chan nel A. For example, if yo u are pop ulating th e socke ts with o ne 1-GB DI MM, an d three 5 12-MB D IMMs, Channel A s hould be popu lated wit h the 1-GB DIMM and one 512-MB DIMM, and Channe l B should be populat ed with the two 512-MB DIMMs. Wi th this config ura[...]

6. Open both latche s of the me mory module s ocket (1), and inse rt the me mory module into the socket (2). Figu re 2- 8 Install ing a DIMM NOTE: A memo ry modu le can b e instal led in o nly one way. M atch the no tch on the module with the tab on the memory socket. A DIMM must occ upy the black D IMM1 s ocket. Populate t he DIMM sockets in the f[...]

Removing o r Insta lling an Expansi on Card The co mputer has one PCI exp ansion sl ot, two PC I Express x 1 expansi on slots, an d one PCI Expres s x16 ex pansi on sl ot. Figure 2-9 Expans ion Sl ot Locati ons Table 2-2 Expa nsion Slot Locations Item Description 1 PCI expansion slot 2 PCI Express x 16 expansion slot 3 PCI Express x1 expansion slot[...]

7. Release t he sl ot cover r etention l atch that secu res the PCI sl ot cove rs by l ifting the gree n tab on the lat ch and rota ting the l atch to th e open po sition. Figu re 2- 10 O pening the Expansion Slot Re tainer 8. Before installin g an expansion card, remo ve the expan sion slot c over or the ex isting exp ansion card. NOTE: Before rem[...]

b. If you ar e remov ing a s tandard P CI card or PCI Exp ress x1 card, hol d the ca rd at each end , and car efully roc k it back and forth until th e connec tors pull free from the soc ket. Pull the expansi on card straight up from th e socket the n away from the i nside of t he chassis to release it from the chas sis frame . Be sure not to scrap[...]

9. Store the remo ved card in anti-stati c packagi ng. 10. If you are not installing a new exp ansion car d, install an exp ansion slo t cover to close the op en slot. CAUTION: After remo ving a n expansi on card, you m ust repla ce it with a n ew card or expansio n slot cover for proper co oling of internal co mponent s during ope ration. 11. To i[...]

13. Connect exte rnal ca bles to th e instal led card, i f needed. Connect i nternal cab les to the syst em board, i f neede d. 14. Replace the acce ss panel. 15. Reconnect th e power cor d and tur n on the computer . 16. Lock any s ecurity d evices that were disengag ed whe n the acc ess pa nel was remove d. 17. Reconfigure the comp uter, if neces[...]

Installin g and R emoving Driv es When ins talling add itional dr ives, follo w these guidel ines: ● The primar y Ser ial ATA (SA TA) har d drive must be connected to th e dark blue pr imary SA TA connector on t he syste m board labe led SATA 0. ● Connect a SATA opti cal drive to the wh ite SA TA connec tor on th e system board l abeled SATA1. [...]

CAUTION: To preve nt loss of work and damag e to the computer or drive: If yo u are ins erting or removin g a drive, shut down the op eratin g system p roperly, tur n off the c omputer, and unplug the pow er cord. Do not rem ove a drive while the co mputer is on or in standby mode. Before handl ing a dr ive, en sure tha t you ar e disch arged of st[...]

System Board Drive Connection s Refer to the fo llowing illustrat ion and table to i dentify th e syst em bo ard dri ve connec tors. Figure 2-18 Sy st em B oar d Dr ive Conn ec tion s Table 2-4 System Board D rive Connecti ons No. System Board Connector System Board Label Color 1 SATA0 SATA0 dark blue 2 SATA1 SATA1 white 3 SATA2 SATA2 light blue 4 [...]

Removing an External 5.25- inch o r 3.5-inch Drive CAUTION: All re movab le media shoul d be taken out of a drive befor e removing the drive from the comput er. 1. Remove/di sengage any security devi ces tha t prohibit op ening the comp uter. 2. Remove a ll remov able me dia, suc h as compac t discs o r USB fl ash drive s, from the compute r. 3. Tu[...]

b. If you are remov ing a media card rea der, disco nnect the USB cable fr om the system bo ard. If the media card re ader has a 1394 port, disconne ct the 1394 cable fro m the PCI card. Figure 2-20 Disconnec ting the M edia C ard Reade r USB C able Figure 2-21 Disconnec ting the M edia C ard Reade r 1394 C able 26 Chapter 2 Hardw are Upgrade s ENW[...]

7. A latch drive b racket with releas e tabs s ecures the driv es in th e drive ba y. Lift the rel ease tab on the latch drive bracket (1) for the dri ve you want to re move, then sli de the dr ive fro m its dr ive bay (2). Figure 2-22 Removin g the External Drives 8. Remove th e four gu ide scr ews (tw o on each side) from the old dri ve. You w il[...]

Installing an External 5.25-inch or 3.5-inch D rive NOT E: The system doe s not suppo rt Parall el ATA (PAT A) optica l drives. 1. Remove /disengag e any securi ty device s that pro hibit ope ning the comp uter. 2. Remove al l re movable med ia, s uch as com pact dis cs or USB flash d rives, fro m the c omputer. 3. Turn off the comp uter pro perly [...]

8. Slide the dri ve into the drive bay, making sure to align the guide screws with the guide slots , until the driv e snaps i nto plac e. Figure 2-24 Slid ing the E xternal Drives in to the Drive Cage 9. Connect th e power and dat a cables to the driv e as in dicated i n the fo llowing illustr ations. a. If you ar e insta lling an op tical dri ve, [...]

b. If you are installi ng a media card re ader, connect the USB cable to the syste m board. If the media ca rd read er has a 1394 port, co nnect the 1394 cabl e to the PCI ca rd. Figure 2-26 Connecting th e Media Card Read er USB Cabl e Figure 2-27 Connecting th e Media Card Read er 1394 Cable 10. If installing a new drive , conne ct the opposi te [...]

12. Reconnect th e power cor d and an y extern al devic es, then turn on the com puter. 13. Lock any s ecurity d evices that were disengag ed whe n the acc ess pa nel was remove d. ENWW Install ing and Removing Drives 31[...]

Removing an Internal 3.5-inch Hard Drive NOT E: Before you remov e the old hard drive, be sure to back up the da ta fro m the old hard drive so that you can tra nsfer the data to t he new hard dr ive. 1. Remove /disengag e any securi ty device s that pro hibit ope ning the comp uter. 2. Remove al l re movable med ia, s uch as com pact dis cs or USB[...]

7. Release t he drive by pulli ng the rele ase tab awa y from the dri ve (1) a nd slidin g the driv e out of the bay (2). Figure 2-29 Removi ng a Hard Drive 8. Remove th e four gu ide scr ews (tw o on each side) from the old dri ve. You w ill n eed these screws to i nsta ll a ne w dr ive. ENWW Install ing and Removing Drives 33[...]

Installing an In ternal 3.5-inch Hard Drive NOT E: The system doe s not suppor t Para llel ATA (PATA) har d drives. 1. Remove /disengag e any securi ty device s that pro hibit ope ning the comp uter. 2. Remove al l re movable med ia, s uch as com pact dis cs or USB flash d rives, fro m the c omputer. 3. Turn off the comp uter pro perly t hrough the[...]

7. Slide the dri ve into the drive bay, making sure to align the guide screws with the guide slots , until the driv e snaps in to pla ce. The bott om bay is for th e primar y hard drive. Th e upper bay is for an optional se condar y hard driv e. Figure 2-31 Sliding a Har d Drive int o the D rive Bay 8. Connect the power cable (1) and dat a cable (2[...]

12. Reconnect the power cord and any extern al devices, then tur n on the compute r. 13. Lock any s ecurity d evices that wer e disen gaged when the a ccess pa nel w as remo ved. Removing and Replacing a Removable 3.5-inch SATA Hard Drive Some m odels ar e equipp ed with a Removabl e SATA Ha rd Driv e Enclosur e in th e 5.25-i nch ext ernal drive b[...]

3. Remove th e adhesi ve st rip that secures the ther mal sen sor to th e top of the har d drive ( 1) and move the therm al sensor away fro m the carrier (2). Figure 2-34 Removin g the Th ermal S ensor 4. Remove th e four scr ews from t he bottom of the hard drive carrier. Figure 2-35 Removin g the Security Screws ENWW Install ing and Removing Driv[...]

5. Slide the hard drive back to dis connect it from the ca rrier then lift it up and out of the carri er. Figu re 2- 36 Rem oving the Ha rd Drive 6. Place th e new h ard drive in th e carrier th en sl ide the ha rd driv e back so that i t sea ts in the SATA connector on the carr ier's circuit bo ard. Be su re the conn ector on the har d drive [...]

7. Replace the four s crews in the bo ttom of the carrier to hold t he driv e securely i n pla ce. Figure 2-38 Repla cing the Secur ity Scr ews 8. Place th e thermal sensor on top of the hard drive i n a posi tion that do es not cov er the lab el (1) a nd attach the thermal sens or to the top of the ha rd drive with the adhe sive strip (2). Figure [...]

9. Slide the c over on the car rier (1) and replace the screw on the rear of the carrier to se cure the cover in p lac e (2). Figu re 2- 40 Rep lacing t he Carri er Cove r 10. Slide the ha rd dr ive ca rrier into the e nclosur e on the c omput er and l ock it w ith th e key provided . NOTE: The carr ier mu st be loc ked for power to be suppl ied to[...]

A Specifications Table A-1 Speci fications Desktop Dimensions Height Width Depth 14.85 in 6.95 in 16.85 in 37.72 cm 17.65 cm 42.80 cm Approxi mate Weight 23.5 lb 10.66 kg Tem pera ture R ang e Operating Nonoperating 50° to 95°F -22° to 140°F 10° to 35°C -30° to 60°C Relati ve Humidi ty (nonc onden sing) Operating Nonoperating (38.7°C max w[...]

Power Output 320W 320W Rated Input Current (maximum ) 1 STD PS EPA 87/89/85% @ 20/50/100% load PS 5.5A @ 115 V AC 5.5A @ 115 V AC 2.75A @ 230 V AC 2.75A @ 230 V AC 1 This system utilizes an active power f actor corrected power supply. This allows the sy stem to pass the CE mark requirements for use in the countries of the European Union. The active[...]

B Battery Replacement The ba ttery tha t comes with the c omputer provide s power to the re al-time clock. When r eplacin g the battery , use a batter y equival ent to the batte ry origi nally ins talled in th e comput er. The compute r comes with a 3-volt lithium c oin cell bat tery. WARNING! The compu ter conta ins an i nternal lithiu m mangane s[...]

NOTE: On some computer model s, it may be necessary to remove an internal com ponent to gain access to the battery. 7. Depending on the ty pe of battery hold er on the system boar d, complete the following ins tructio ns to replace the batter y. Type 1 a. Lift the b attery out o f its holder. Figure B-1 Removing a Coin Cell Ba ttery (T ype 1) b. Sl[...]

b. Insert the new bat tery and position the cli p back into place. Figure B-3 Removing a Coin Cell Battery (Type 3) NOTE: After t he battery has be en replac ed, use the follow ing steps to com plete thi s procedu re. 8. Replace the co mputer acc ess panel. 9. Plug in the compu ter an d turn on power to the com puter. 10. Reset the date and time, y[...]

C Ext ernal S ecuri ty Devi ces NOT E: For informatio n on data s ecurity features , refer to the Compu ter Setup (F 10) Utili ty Guid e , the Desktop Mana gement G uide , and the HP Pro tectTool s Securit y Manager G uide ( some m odels) at http://www. hp.com . Inst alli ng a Secur ity L ock The s ecurity lo cks displayed below and on the follo wi[...]

Padlock Figure C-2 Insta lling a Padlock HP Business PC Security Lock 1. Fasten the se curity cab le by looping it ar ound a statio nary ob ject. Figure C-3 Securing the Cable to a Fixed Obj ect ENWW I nstal lin g a Securi ty Loc k 47[...]

2. Thread the ke yboard and mou se cables th rough the lock. Figu re C-4 Threa ding t he Keybo ard and M ouse Ca bles 3. Screw the loc k to the chassis using the s crew provide d. Figu re C-5 Attaching the Lock to the Chass is 48 Appendix C External Securit y Devices ENWW[...]

4. Insert the plug end of the securi ty cable into the lock ( 1) and p ush the b utton in ( 2) to en gage the lock. Use the ke y provided to disengage the lo ck. Figure C-6 Engagi ng the Loc k Front Bezel Security The fr ont beze l can be locked in plac e by ins talling a secur ity screw pr ovided b y HP. T o insta ll the securi ty screw : 1. Remov[...]

6. Remove th e security screw fr om the in side of the fro nt bezel. Figu re C-7 Retrievin g the Fron t Bezel Se curity Screw 7. Replace the fro nt bezel. 8. Install the s crew through th e interior of the front of the chas sis into the fro nt bezel. T he screw hole is locate d toward the middl e of the r ight edg e of the c hassis be tween th e ha[...]

D Electrostatic Discharge A dis charge o f static electri city fr om a fing er or ot her cond uctor may damage system boards or other stat ic-sensit ive device s. This type of damage may reduce the li fe expectan cy of the devi ce. Preventing Electros tatic Damage To preven t electrostati c damage, obs erve the foll owing precaut ions: ● Avoid ha[...]

E Computer Operating Guidelines, Routine Care and Shipping Preparation Computer Operating Gu idelines and Rout ine Care Follow these gu idelines to proper ly set u p and car e for th e computer and mon itor: ● Keep the compu ter away from e xcessive mo isture, direct s unlight, a nd extrem es of hea t and col d. ● Operate the compu ter on a stu[...]

Optical Drive P recautio ns Be sure to obs erve the follo wing guideli nes while ope rating or cleaning the opt ical driv e. Operation ● Do not mo ve the drive dur ing oper ation. T his may c ause it to malfunc tion d uring rea ding. ● Avoid ex posing the drive to sud den cha nges in tem peratur e, as conde nsation ma y form ins ide the unit. I[...]

Index A access panel locking an d unlocki ng 46 remo ving 9 repla cing 1 0 audio co nnectors 2, 4 B battery rep lacement 43 C comp uter opera ting guidel ines 52 conne cting drive cables 2 2 D DIMMs. See memory drives connecti ng cables 22 inst alli ng 22 location s 21 E electro static disc harge, pr eventing damage 51 expansi on card inst alli ng [...]

expansio n slot cove r 18 front bezel 11 hard drive 32 media car d reader 25 optical driv e 25 PCI car d 19 PCI Ex pres s card 19 S securit y cable lock 46 front bezel 49 HP Busi ness PC Security Lock 4 7 padlo ck 47 serial connecto r 4 serial n umber l ocation 7 shippin g prepar ation 53 specif icat ions com puter 41 memory 13 system board drive c[...]