HP Kayak XA-s Series 02 User manual

HP Kayak XA-s
PC Workstation
User’s Guide
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User’s Guide
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Who This Manual Is For
This manual is for anyone who wants to:
•Set up the PC Workstation for the first time.
•Configure the PC Workstation.
•Add accessories to the PC Workstation.
•Troubleshoot problems on the PC Workstation.
•Find out where to get more information and support.
Important Safety Information
WARNING If you have any doubt that you can lift the PC Workstation or display
safely, do not try to move it without help.
For your safety, always connect the equipment to a grounded wall
outlet. Always use a power cord with a properly grounded plug, such as
the one provided with this equipment, or one in compliance with your
national regulations. This PC Workstation is disconnected from the
power by removing the power cord from the power outlet. This means
thePCWorkstationmustbelocatedclosetoapoweroutletthatiseasily
accessible.
For your safety, never remove the PC Workstation’s cover without first
removing the power cord from the power outlet, and any connection to
a telecommunications network. Always replace the cover on the
PC Workstation before switching it on again.
To avoid electric shock, do not open the power supply. There are no
user-serviceable parts inside.
This HP PC Workstation is a class 1 laser product. Do not attempt to
make any adjustment to the laser units.
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Important Ergonomic Information
It is strongly recommended that you read the ergonomic information
before using your PC Workstation. If you are using Windows NT 4.0,
open the Start menu in the task bar and select Help. Then double-click
the help topic “Working in Comfort”.
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Contents
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1 Setting Up and Using Your PC Workstation
Unpacking Your PC Workstation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Connecting the Mouse, Keyboard, Display and Printer . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Connecting to a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Connecting Audio Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connecting an External SCSI Accessory
(Selected Models Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connecting the Power Cords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Your PC Workstation’s Hardware Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Starting and Stopping Your PC Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Starting Your PC Workstation for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Initializing Your Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Creating Back-up Diskettes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Starting Your PC Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Stopping Your PC Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using Your HP Enhanced Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using Your HP Enhanced Mouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Setting Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting an Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting a User Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Additional Information and Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Recycling an Old HP PC Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2 How to Install Accessories Inside Your PC Workstation
Supported HP Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Removing and Replacing the Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Removing the Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Replacing the Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Moving the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Installing Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Main Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Installing Mass Storage Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Connecting Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Installing a Hard Disk Drive in an Internal Shelf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Installing a Hard Disk Drive in a Front-Access Shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Completing the Installation of a Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Installing a Drive in a Front-Access Shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Completing the Installation of a Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Installing Accessory Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Installing the Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Installing a Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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3 Troubleshooting Your PC Workstation
Solving Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
HP Summary Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
HP Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
If Your PC Workstation Does Not Start Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Display is Blank and There Are No Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
If you are Unable to Change any Values in Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
If a POST Error Message is Displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
If You Cannot Turn Off Your PC Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
If Your PC Workstation Has a Hardware Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Display Does Not Work Properly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
If Your Keyboard Does Not Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
If Your Mouse Does Not Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
If Your Printer Does Not Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
If the Flexible Disk Drive Does Not Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
If the Hard Disk Drive Does not Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
If the CD-ROM Drive Has a Problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
The CD-ROM Drive Does not Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
No Sound from the CD-ROM Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
The CD-ROM Drive is Idle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
The CD-ROM Drive Does not Open. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
If an Accessory Board Does not Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
If Your PC Workstation Has a Software Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
If You Have Forgotten Your Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
If You Can’t Start the Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
If the Date and Time Are Incorrect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
If Your Application Software Does Not Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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If You Have a Network Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
If Your PC Workstation Has an Audio Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Using HP MaxiLife to Diagnose Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Other Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
HP Hardware Diagnostics Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
4 Technical Information
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Power Consumption Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Maximum Loads Available for Accessory Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
IRQs, DMAs, and I/O Addresses Used by Your PC Workstation . . . . . . . 81
Audio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Video Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
SCSI Features (On selected models only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Network Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
The PC Workstation’s Rear Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
System Connectors and Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
System Board Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Internal Audio Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
System Board Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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