HP T5720 - Compaq Thin Client Operating and maintenance manual

Hardware Reference Guide
HP Compaq t5720/t5725 Thin Client
Document Part Number: 405356-002
July 2006
This book provides basic hardware information for this series of thin
clients.

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Hardware Reference Guide
HP Compaq t5720/t5725 Thin Client
Second Edition (July 2006)
Document Part Number: 405356-002

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Contents
1 Product features
Standard features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Front panel components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Rear panel components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
System board components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Using the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Windows Logo Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
Additional function keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
Special mouse functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
Serial number location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
2 Hardware upgrades
General hardware installation sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Removing and replacing the chassis cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Installing thin client options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Flash memory upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
SODIMM upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
PCI Expansion Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
Internal battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10
MultiBay hard drive and diskette drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10
A Specifications
B Security provisions
Securing the thin client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–1

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C Mounting the thin client
HP Quick Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–1
Supported mounting options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–5
Non-supported mounting option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–8
D Electrostatic discharge
Preventing electrostatic damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D–1
Grounding methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D–2
E Thin client operation
Routine thin client care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E–1
Supported orientations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E–2
Non-supported orientations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E–4
F Shipping information
Shipping preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F–1
Important service repair information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F–2
Index

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Product features
Standard features
HP Compaq t5720/t5725 thin clients are terminals that connect to a
Microsoft server with Citrix MetaFrame software running atop the
server operating system.
HP has partnered with Altiris to manage HP Compaq thin clients.
Altiris Deployment Solution is a leading-edge tool to help with quick
deployment and for on-going management of the thin clients in your
organization. Each HP Compaq thin client is recognized by the Altiris
Deployment Solution as a supported device. As a result, you need not
track license compliancy for each device. For additional information
about the Altiris Deployment Solution tool, refer to the Altiris
Deployment Solution insert that shipped with the thin client and the
Deployment Solution User Guide that is available at:
www.altiris.com/documentation.
The next sections describe the features of the t5720/t5725. For a
complete list of the hardware and software installed on a specific
model, visit
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/thinclients/index.html.
The t5720/t5725 includes the following features:
■no moving parts.
■no hard drives or diskette drives (optional MultiBay hard drive
and diskette drive available).
■15-minute setup time.
■while software support is limited to 90 days from date of
purchase, free periodic firmware upgrades during the product's
warranty period help to protect your IT investment.
■central deployment and management using the Altiris
Deployment Solution.

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Product features
Front panel components
Front panel components
1Power button 3Flash activity LED
2Power LED 4USB ports (2)
* For more information, refer to the model-specific QuickSpecs at
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/QuickSpecs_A
rchives/QuickSpecs_Archives.html.

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Product features
Rear panel components
Rear panel components
1Cable lock slots 6Universal Serial Bus (USB)
connectors (4)
2Ethernet RJ-45 connector 7Line-in audio connector
(microphone)
3Line-out audio (headphone)
connector
8Monitor connector
4PS/2 connectors (2) 9Serial connector
5Parallel connector :Power connector
* For more information, refer to the model-specific QuickSpecs at
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/QuickSpecs_A
rchives/QuickSpecs_Archives.html.

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Product features
System board components
System board components
1PCI riser slot 4SODIMM memory
2PCI riser card (optional) 5Flash memory
3Speaker connector
* For more information, refer to the model-specific QuickSpecs at
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/QuickSpecs_
Archives/QuickSpecs_Archives.html.

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Product features
Using the keyboard
Keyboard features
Enhanced keyboard components
1Caps Lock key Activates/deactivates the Caps Lock
feature.
2Scroll Lock key Activates/deactivates the Scroll Lock
feature.
3Num Lock key Activates/deactivates the Num Lock
feature.
4Ctrl key Use in combination with another key; its
function depends on the application
software you are using.
5Windows Logo
Key
1
Opens the Start menu in Microsoft
Windows. Use in combination with other
keys to perform other functions. For more
information, see “Windows Logo Key”
on page 6.
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Available in select geographic regions.

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Product features
Windows Logo Key
Use the Windows Logo Key in combination with other keys to
perform certain functions available in Windows operating systems.
6Alt key Use in combination with another key; its
function depends on the application
software you are using.
7Application key
1
Opens (like the right mouse button)
pop-up menus in a Microsoft Office
application. May perform other functions
in other software applications.
8Editing keys Includes the following: Insert, Home,
Page Up, Delete, End, and Page Down.
Hold down Ctrl and Alt while pressing
Delete to restart the thin client.
1
Available in select geographic regions.
Enhanced keyboard components (Continued)
Windows Logo Key + Tab Switch between open items.
Windows Logo Key + eOpen My Computer.
Windows Logo Key + fSearch for a file or folder.
Windows Logo Key + Ctrl + fSearch for computers.
Windows Logo Key + mMinimize all windows.
Windows Logo Key + Shift + mUndo minimize all.
Windows Logo Key + Break Display the System Properties
dialog box.
Windows Logo Key + rOpen the Run dialog box.