Verifying hardware compatibility ....................................................................... 19
Installing the Linux operating system ................................................................ 19
HP software ........................................................................................................................................ 20
Restoring the Microsoft® Windows Vista™ operating system ........................................................... 20
The HP Backup and Restore (HPBR) process .................................................................. 20
Creating system recovery DVDs or CDs ........................................................... 20
Restoring from HPBR DVDs or CDs ................................................................. 20
Restoring directly from the recovery partition .................................................... 20
Reclaiming hard disk space from the recovery partition .................................................... 21
Ordering backup software .................................................................................................. 21
Restoring the Microsoft Windows XP operating system ..................................................................... 21
The RestorePlus! process ................................................................................................. 21
Creating a RestorePlus! CD .............................................................................. 22
Restoring from RestorePlus! CDs ..................................................................... 22
Restoring from RestorePlus! on the Recovery Partition .................................... 22
HP Backup and Recovery Manager restore points ............................................................................ 22
Restoring from the HP Backup and Recovery Manager restore point CD or DVDs .......... 23
Restoring from the HP Backup and Recovery Manager restore point on the Recovery
Partition .............................................................................................................................. 23
Protecting the software ....................................................................................................................... 23
Ordering backup software .................................................................................................................. 23
3 System management
Computer Setup (F10) Utility .............................................................................................................. 25
BIOS ROM ......................................................................................................................... 26
Using the Computer Setup (F10) Utility ............................................................................ 26
Computer Setup (F10) Utility menu .................................................................................. 27
Desktop management ........................................................................................................................ 35
Initial configuration and deployment .................................................................................. 35
Remote system installation ................................................................................................ 35
Updating and managing software ..................................................................................... 36
HP Client Manager Software ............................................................................. 36
Altiris Client Management Solutions ................................................................. 36
System Software Manager ................................................................................ 37
Proactive Change Notification ........................................................................... 37
Subscriber’s Choice .......................................................................................... 37
ROM flash .......................................................................................................................... 37
Remote ROM Flash .......................................................................................... 38
HPQFlash .......................................................................................................... 38
FailSafe Boot Block ROM ................................................................................. 38
Replicating the setup ......................................................................................... 39
Copying to a single workstation ........................................................ 39
Copying to multiple workstations ...................................................... 40
Dual-State Power Button ................................................................................... 41
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