Compaq HP dx2400 User Manual

Table of contents
1 Installing and Customizing the Software
Installing the Operating System ........................................................................................................... 1
Installing or Upgrading Device Drivers ................................................................................................. 1
HP Backup and Recovery Manager ..................................................................................................... 2
2 Computer Setup (F10) Utility
Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ............................................................................................................. 3
Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities .................................................................................. 3
Computer Setup—Main ....................................................................................................... 4
Computer Setup—Advanced ............................................................................................... 5
Computer Setup—Power ..................................................................................................... 6
Computer Setup—Boot ........................................................................................................ 7
Computer Setup—Exit ......................................................................................................... 7
Recovering the Configuration Settings ................................................................................................. 8
3 Computer Diagnostic Features
HP Insight Diagnostics ......................................................................................................................... 9
Accessing HP Insight Diagnostics ....................................................................................... 9
Survey Tab ........................................................................................................................ 10
Test Tab ............................................................................................................................. 11
Status Tab ......................................................................................................................... 11
Log Tab .............................................................................................................................. 12
Help Tab ............................................................................................................................ 12
Saving and Printing Information in HP Insight Diagnostics ................................................ 13
Downloading the Latest Version of HP Insight Diagnostics ............................................... 13
Protecting the Software ...................................................................................................................... 13
HP Backup and Recovery Manager ................................................................................................... 14
4 Serial and Parallel ATA Drive Guidelines and Features
SATA Hard Drives .............................................................................................................................. 15
SATA Hard Drive Cables .................................................................................................................... 16
SATA Data Cable .............................................................................................................. 16
SATA Power Cable ............................................................................................................ 16
PATA Device Information ................................................................................................................... 17
ATA SMART Drives ............................................................................................................................ 17
Hard Drive Capacities ........................................................................................................................ 17
5 Identifying the Chassis, Routine Care, and Disassembly Preparation
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Compaq HP dx2400 Specifications

General

Category	Desktop
Processor Speed	Up to 3.0 GHz
Networking	Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Pentium Dual-Core
Chipset	Intel G31 Express
Memory	Up to 4 GB DDR2
Graphics	Intel GMA 3100
Hard Drive	Up to 500 GB SATA
Optical Drive	DVD-ROM
Operating System	Windows XP
Ports	USB 2.0