HP Visualize b1000 - Workstation User manual

HP VISUALIZE B1000/C3000 Owner’s Guide
HP VISUALIZE Computers
Printed in USA February 1999
Manufacturing Part Number: HP Part No. A4985-90013
Edition E0299

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© Copyright 1999 Hewlett-Packard Company
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HEWLETT-PACKARD WARRANTY STATEMENT
HP PRODUCT DURATION OF WARRANTY
HP VISUALIZE B1000/C3000 Computers 1 Year
1. HP warrants HP hardware, accessories and supplies against defects
in materials and workmanship for the period specified above. If HP
receives notice of such defects during the warranty period, HP will, at
its option, either repair or replace products which prove to be
defective. Replacement products may be either new or like-new.
2. HP warrants that HP software will not fail to execute its
programming instructions, for the period specified above, due to
defects in material and workmanship when properly installed and
used. If HP receives notice of such defects during the warranty
period, HP will replace software media which does not execute its
programming instructions due to such defects.

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3. HP does not warrant that the operation of HP products will be
uninterrupted or error free. If HP is unable, within a reasonable time,
to repair or replace any product to a condition as warranted, the
customer will be entitled to a refund of the purchase price upon
prompt return of the product.
4. HP products may contain remanufactured parts equivalent to new in
performance or may have been subject to incidental use.
5. The warranty period begins on the date of delivery or on the date of
installation if installed by HP. If customer schedules installation or
causes installation by HP to be delayed more than 30 days after
delivery, warranty begins on the 31st day from delivery.
6. Warranty does not apply to defects resulting from (a) improper or
inadequate maintenance or calibration, (b) software, interfacing,
parts or supplies not supplied by HP, (c) unauthorized modification or
misuse, (d) operation outside of the published environmental
specifications for the product, or (e) improper site preparation or
maintenance.
7. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LOCAL LAW, THE ABOVE
WARRANTIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND NO OTHER WARRANTY
OR CONDITION, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, IS
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AND HP SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
8. HP will be liable for damage to tangible property per incident up to
the greater of $300,000 or the actual amount paid for the product that
is the subject of the claim, and for damages for bodily injury or death,
to the extent that all such damages are determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction to have been directly caused by a defective HP
product.
9. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LOCAL LAW, THE REMEDIES IN
THIS WARRANTY STATEMENT ARE CUSTOMER’S SOLE AND
EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES. EXCEPT AS INDICATED ABOVE, IN
NO EVENT WILL HP OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR LOSS
OF DATA OR FOR DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING LOST PROFIT OR DATA), OR
OTHER DAMAGE, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR
OTHERWISE.

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FOR CONSUMER TRANSACTIONS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW
ZEALAND: THE WARRANTY TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS
STATEMENT, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT LAWFULLY
PERMITTED, DO NOT EXCLUDE, RESTRICT OR MODIFY AND
ARE IN ADDITION TO THE MANDATORY STATUTORY RIGHTS
APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OF THIS PRODUCT TO YOU.
RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the
U.S. government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subdivision (c)
(1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software Clause in
DFARS 252.227.7013. Hewlett-Packard Co., 3000 Hanover St., Palo Alto,
CA 94304.

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1. System Overview
Product Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
System Unit Front Panel and Removable Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
System LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
System Power Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Removable Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
System Unit Rear Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Audio Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
USB Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
HP Parallel I/O Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
802.3 Network Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
RS-232C Serial Input/Output Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
SCSI Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Power Cord Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Security Loop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Locking Your System Unit’s Left-Side Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Monitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Operating System Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Information You Need to Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
LAN Station ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
IP Address and Subnetwork Mask Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Powering Up Your System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Getting Required Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Turning on the Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

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2. Using Your CD Drive
CD Media Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Caring for CDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Operating the CD Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
CD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Loading and Unloading a CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Locating Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Mounting and Unmounting a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Mounting a CD Using SAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Unmounting a CD Using SAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Verifying the CD Drive Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Configuring the CD Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Audio Control for the CD Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Installing the xmcd Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Using the xmcd Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
3. Using Your 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk Drive
Operating the Floppy Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Floppy Disk Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Using the Floppy Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Using Device Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Formatting a New Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Transferring Data To and From a Floppy Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Listing the Files on a Floppy Diskette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Verifying the Floppy Drive Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Additional Floppy Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Configuring the Floppy Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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For More Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
4. SCSI Connections
SCSI Bus Differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
SCSI Restrictions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Terminators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Number of Devices Per SCSI Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Considerations for Selecting SCSI Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
SCSI Bus Length Constraints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Ultra Narrow Single-Ended SCSI Bus Length. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Ultra2 Wide Low-Voltage Differential SCSI Bus Length. . . . . . . . . . .89
Assigning SCSI Device IDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Assigning Ultra Narrow Single-Ended SCSI Device IDs. . . . . . . . . . .91
Assigning Ultra2 Wide Low-Voltage Differential SCSI Device IDs . .92
Connecting to the SCSI Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
System SCSI Port Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
5. Changing Your Computer Hardware Configuration
System Unit Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Opening the System Unit Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Closing the System Unit Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Left Side Panel of the System Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Opening the Left Side Panel of the System Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Closing the Left Side Panel of the System Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
System Unit Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Propping Up the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
I/O Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

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Removing I/O Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Installing I/O Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
System Unit Fans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Removing the Fan from the Hard Disk Drive Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Replacing the Hard Disk Drive Fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Removable Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Installing a CD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Removing a CD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Installing a Floppy Disk Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Removing a Floppy Disk Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Hard Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Installing a Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Removing a Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Configuring a Hard Disk Drive as a File System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Installing Additional Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Removing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Changing Your Monitor Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Setting the Monitor Type at Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Setting the Monitor Type from the Boot Console Interface . . . . . . . 159
Setting the Monitor Type Using SAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Troubleshooting Monitor Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
6. The Boot Console Interface
Boot Console Interface Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Accessing the Boot Console Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Booting Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Searching for Bootable Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

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Resetting Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Displaying and Setting Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
Displaying and Setting the Monitor Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
The Monitor Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
Displaying the Current Monitor Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Setting the Monitor Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
Setting the Monitor Type with SAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
Setting the Monitor Type at Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Troubleshooting Monitor Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Changing the Console to an External Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Displaying the Current Memory Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Memory Information Sample. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Displaying the Status of the System I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Setting the Auto Boot and Auto Search Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Displaying and Setting the Security Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Displaying and Setting the Fastboot Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Displaying the LAN Station Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Displaying System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
7. Solving Problems
Common Problems and Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Dealing with a Boot Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
Memory Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
LCD Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
LCD Fan Failures and Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Troubleshooting Monitor Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

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Running System Verification Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
A. Safety and Regulatory Statements
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Emissions Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
For FCC B Applications:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
EMI Class A RRL (Korea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
VCCI Class B ITE (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
EMI Class A (Taiwan). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Special Video Configuration Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Third Party Emissions Regulations Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Special Regulatory and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Laser Safety Statement (U.S.A. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Warnings and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
WARNING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
WARNUNG: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
AVERTISSEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
WARNING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
WARNUNG: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
ADVERTISSEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Glossary