HP XW8400

Table of contents
1 Product overview
Product features ................................................................................................................................... 2
Exploded view ...................................................................................................................... 2
Front panel components ..................................................................................................... 3
Rear panel components ...................................................................................................... 4
Serial number and COA label location ................................................................................. 5
Product specifications ......................................................................................................................... 6
Power supply and cooling .................................................................................................... 6
Power supply specifications ................................................................................ 7
Power consumption and cooling ........................................................................ 8
System fans and airflow ..................................................................................... 8
Resetting the power supply ................................................................................ 9
Power cord requirements .................................................................................... 9
Environmental specifications .............................................................................................. 9
PCI card slot power specification ....................................................................................... 10
Energy Star® ..................................................................................................................................... 11
Energy Star compliance ..................................................................................................... 11
Hyper-Threading Technology ............................................................................................................ 12
2 Installing or restoring the operating system
Installing the Operating System and Software ................................................................................... 14
Microsoft Windows XP Professional ................................................................................. 14
Installing or upgrading device drivers ................................................................ 14
Linux-preinstalled workstations .......................................................................................... 14
Starting up the Linux operating system ............................................................. 14
Restoring the Linux operating system ............................................................... 15
Downloading the latest HP driver CD contents ................................ 15
Installing the operating system with the HP driver CD contents ....... 15
Upgrading device drivers .................................................................................. 15
Linux-enabled workstations ............................................................................................... 16
Verifying hardware compatibility ....................................................................... 16
Installing the Linux operating system ................................................................ 16
HP software ....................................................................................................................... 16
Restoring the operating system .......................................................................................................... 17
Protecting the software ....................................................................................................................... 18
Ordering backup software .................................................................................................................. 19
3 System management
Computer Setup (F10) Utility .............................................................................................................. 22
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