HP Kayak XW U3-W3 User manual

HP Kayak XW U3 & W3 PC Workstation—
Setting Up and Using Your
HP PC Workstation
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HP Kayak XW U3 & W3 PC Workstation — Setting Up and Using Your HP PC Workstation
Connecting the Mouse, Keyboard, Display and Printer
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Connecting the Mouse, Keyboard, Display and Printer
Connect the mouse, keyboard, display and printer to the back of the
PC workstation. The connectors are shaped to go in one way only.
Tighten the display cable attachment screws.
Connect the printer cable to the back of the computer and tighten the
attachment screws. Use the connector labeled:
•Parallel (25-pin parallel connector) for a parallel device.
•Serial A (9-pin serial connector) for a serial device.
•Serial B (9-pin serial connector) for a second serial device.
NOTE The Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors can be used for USB
accessories. Most USB accessories are automatically configured as soon
as they are physically attached to the PC Workstation. USB accessories
are not supported by all operating systems.
Mouse
Connector
Keyboard
Connector
2 USB Connectors
(see note below)
Serial B
Port
Serial A
Port
Parallel
Connector
Monitor
Connector
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HP Kayak XW U3 & W3 PC Workstation — Setting Up and Using Your HP PC Workstation
Connecting to a Network
Connecting to a Network
Your PC Workstation has a 10BT/100TX LAN interface adapter.
The LAN adapter supports both 10 Mbit/s and 100 Mbit/s operations
and automatically detects which network type is being used.
1Connect the RJ-45 plug on your network cable to the LAN connector
on the LAN Adapter. Push the plug into the connector until the plug
clicks into place.
2Attach the other end of the LAN cable to a hub (or into a wall socket
that is connected to a hub).
Let your Network Administrator know that you are connecting
your PC Workstation to the network.
Refer to the online Network Administrator’s Guide (preloaded
onto your PC Workstation) for further instructions on setting up
your PC Workstation for a LAN connection.
The board shown here is
a combined SCSI/LAN
board.
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Connecting Audio Accessories
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Connecting Audio Accessories
Your PC Workstation has a Headphone Out jack and a Microphone In
jack on the Audio Front Panel. A LINE IN jack, LINE OUT jack, MIC IN
jack, and MIDI/Joystick connector are located on the rear panel.
WARNING To avoid discomfort from unexpected noise, always turn down the
volume before connecting headphones or speakers.
Listening to loud sounds for prolonged periods may permanently
damage your hearing.
Before putting on headphones, place them around your neck and turn
down the volume. When you put on the headphones, slowly increase
the volume until you find a comfortable listening level, then leave the
volume control in that position.
Dual MIDI/Joystick
connector
LINE IN jack
LINE OUT
jack
Audio Front Panel
MIC IN
jack
NOTE
The internal speaker and LINE
OUT jack on the rear panel of your
PC Workstation are deactivated
when you use the Headphones
jack on the Audio Front Panel.
The internal speaker is
deactivated when you use the
LINE OUT jack.
External speakers you connect
should have a built-in power
supply.
The audio accessories shown
here (microphone, speakers, and
audio system) are not supplied
with your PC Workstation.
Volume can be controlled through
the HP enhanced keyboard, or the
software volume control.
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HP Kayak XW U3 & W3 PC Workstation — Setting Up and Using Your HP PC Workstation
Connecting an External SCSI Accessory
Connecting an External SCSI Accessory
Your PC Workstation is equipped with an UltraWide 16-bit SCSI
connector for external SCSI devices.
When an external SCSI device is connected, the UltraWide 16-bit SCSI
controller automatically switches to non-Ultra mode (maximum
capacity of 20 MBs per second).
An external SCSI device is connected as follows:
1You should assign an unused SCSI address to the accessory. SCSI
addresses range from 0 to 15 for wide 16-bit SCSI. The SCSI
address 0 is reserved for the first SCSI hard disk drive and SCSI
address 7 is reserved for SCSI controller (the default for narrow and
wide SCSI devices).
Refer to the manual provided with the SCSI accessory for
instructions on selecting a SCSI address.
NOTE You don’t need to set a SCSI address for Plug and Play SCSI devices
(SCSI devices which support the SCAM protocol).
2Make sure the SCSI accessory is terminated correctly—either
internally or by a terminating resistor (refer to the manual provided
with the SCSI accessory).
Make sure the SCSI
accessory is terminated
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Connecting an External SCSI Accessory
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3Connect the SCSI accessory to your PC Workstation’s external 16-
bit SCSI connector with a shielded SCSI cable.
4Refer to the manual provided with the SCSI accessory to learn how
to install any software that may be necessary to use it.
NOTE The total length of the external SCSI cables should not exceed 3 meters
(approximately 10 feet).
Contact your dealer to order shielded HP SCSI cables to connect
external SCSI accessories.
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HP Kayak XW U3 & W3 PC Workstation — Setting Up and Using Your HP PC Workstation
Your PC Workstation’s Hardware Control Panel
Your PC Workstation’s Hardware Control Panel
The hardware control panel is located on the front of your
PC Workstation.
PC Lock Button With HP Lock installed, you can use this button to prevent
unauthorized access of your PC Workstation during your absence.
Your applications will remain active. You unlock the PC Workstation by
entering a password.
HP MaxiLife and it’s
Liquid Crystal Display
(LCD)
HP MaxiLife and it’s LCD helps you diagnose problems with your PC
Workstation and provides system information you may need to obtain
support. Press one of the LCD control buttons to display the menu. Use
to scroll through the menu items and to select the item
required.
Network Activity Light This light glows/flickers when your PC Workstation is accessing
the network.
Hard Disk Activity
Light
This light glows/flickers when your hard disk drive is being accessed.
Power On/Off Button
and LED
Reset Button
PC Lock Button
and LED
Network Activity Light
Hard Disk Activity Light LCD Control Buttons
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Using Your HP Enhanced Keyboard
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Using Your HP Enhanced Keyboard
The HP enhanced keyboard includes soft keys you can use to:
•Display and configure the actions assigned to keys.
•Perform one-touch shortcuts to start applications, open files, or
open sites on the WWW.
•Launch the Internet browser supplied with your system.
•Lock or suspend your PC Workstation.
•Access HP TopTools and customer information.
•Mute or adjust the volume of the audio system.
Menu key
Lock/Suspend key
Internet key
HP TopTools
Shortcut key HP Customer
Information
Volume
control
keys
Shortcut keys
Mute key
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HP Kayak XW U3 & W3 PC Workstation — Setting Up and Using Your HP PC Workstation
Using Your HP Enhanced Keyboard
Menu Key Pressing the Menu soft key displays the soft key section of the HP
enhanced keyboard on your screen. Click any of the keys on the
screen to display the action assigned to an individual key or to change
or assign an action to a key. Shortcut keys are provided specifically for
user-defined actions.
Shortcut Keys The Shortcut soft keys can be used to start an application, open a
document, or open a site on the Internet. Actions can be assigned to
the Shortcut keys by pressing the Menu key and clicking the key you
want to configure in the keyboard displayed on your screen.
Internet Key This soft key is used to start the Netscape™Communicator 4.0
browser configured on the PC Workstation (default setting). The
Microsoft® Internet Explorer is also available.
Lock/Suspend Key The action of the Lock/Suspend key is configured by pressing the
Menu Key, and then clicking on Configure, the Extended Keys tab
and the onscreen Lock button. With HP Lock installed, the actions you
can specify for the Lock/Suspend key are:
•Launch screen saver
•Lock the front panel
HP TopTools Pressing this soft key opens HP TopTools. This application helps you
manage and reduce overall ownership costs and provides advanced
PC management tools that can, for example, be used for remote BIOS
updates and security management.
NOTE Before using HP TopTools for the first time, you must install it as
follows: From the Start menu, select Programs, then HP DMI, then
Setup. The HP TopTools application is installed automatically.
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Using Your HP Enhanced Keyboard
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The System Health window of the HP TopTools hardware monitoring
facility provides information on:
•Fan Control in the HP UltraFlow cooling system
•System Temperature for PC Workstation components
•ECC Error Notification (only when ECC DIMMs are installed)
•Voltage Monitoring for components
HP Customer
Information
This soft key accesses HP Customer Information, which includes:
•Information on product features
•The preloaded software on the system
•Details on how to configure the HP enhanced keyboard
•Information on how to configure the WWW browser
•Detailed HP support information
•Links to the HP PC and PC Workstation website
Mute and Volume
Keys
Pressing the Mute key mutes the audio, or restores the audio if it has
been muted. The Volume keys can be used to control the volume level.
For more information on controlling audio on your system, see the
Using Sound guide preloaded onto your PC Workstation.
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