HP Z240 Tower User Manual

Transferring files and settings ......................................................................................................... 19
Backing up, restoring, and recovering Windows 7 .............................................................................................. 20
Backing up your information ............................................................................................................ 20
System Restore ................................................................................................................................. 21
System Recovery ............................................................................................................................... 21
System Recovery from a recovery partition image ....................................................... 22
Using HP Recovery Disc operating system discs ............................................................ 22
5 Setting up, backing up, restoring, and recovering Windows 10 ........................................................................ 24
Activating and customizing the software ........................................................................................................... 24
Initial Windows Operating System setup .......................................................................................... 24
Customizing the monitor display ...................................................................................................... 24
Turning off the computer .................................................................................................................................... 24
Finding more information ................................................................................................................................... 25
If you encounter issues ....................................................................................................................................... 25
Performing basic troubleshooting .................................................................................................... 25
Visual inspection: No boot, no power, no video ............................................................. 25
Blink or beep codes: Interpreting POST diagnostic front panel LEDs and
audible codes .................................................................................................................. 26
HP Support Assistant ...................................................................................................... 26
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics ................................................................................ 26
How to access and run HP PC Hardware Diagnostics .................................. 27
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics to a USB device ....................... 27
Before you call for technical support ............................................................................. 28
Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 10 ................................................... 29
Creating recovery media and backups ......................................................... 29
Using Windows tools .................................................................................... 30
Restore and recovery ................................................................................... 31
6 Setting up and restoring Linux ...................................................................................................................... 34
Linux-ready systems ........................................................................................................................................... 34
HP Linux driver discs ............................................................................................................................................ 34
Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ....................................................................................................... 35
HP driver disc ..................................................................................................................................... 35
Installing with the HP Red Hat Linux driver disc ............................................................................... 35
Setting up SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) ............................................................................................. 35
Installing SLED with the HP driver disc ............................................................................................. 36
Setting up Ubuntu ................................................................................................................................................ 36
Setting up preloaded Ubuntu ............................................................................................................ 36
Using the HP driver disc .................................................................................................................... 36
Restoring Ubuntu (preloaded systems only) .................................................................................... 37
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HP Z240 Tower Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel C236
Memory Slots	4 DIMM slots
Processor Options	Intel Core i7, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i3, Intel Xeon E3-1200 v5, Intel Pentium, Intel Celeron
Memory	Up to 64 GB DDR4-2133
Storage Options	HDD, SSD, M.2 SSD
Graphics	Integrated Intel HD Graphics, NVIDIA Quadro, AMD FirePro
Expansion Slots	1 PCIe x16, 1 PCIe x4, 1 PCIe x1, 1 PCI
Front Ports	2 USB 3.0, 2 USB 2.0, 1 Headphone, 1 Microphone
Rear Ports	4 USB 3.0, 2 USB 2.0, 1 Audio Line-In, 1 Audio Line-Out, 1 Microphone, 1 RJ-45
Networking	Integrated Intel I219-LM PCIe GbE Controller
Power Supply	400W 92% efficient, wide-ranging, active PFC
Operating System	Windows 10 Pro, Windows 7 Professional, FreeDOS