HP Z420

Table of contents
1 Locating HP resources ....................................................................................................... 1
Product information .................................................................................................................. 2
Support ................................................................................................................................... 3
Product documentation ............................................................................................................. 4
Product diagnostics .................................................................................................................. 4
Product updates ....................................................................................................................... 5
2 Workstation features ........................................................................................................ 6
HP Z420 Workstation components ............................................................................................. 6
HP Z420 Workstation front panel ............................................................................... 6
HP Z420 Workstation rear panel ................................................................................ 7
HP Z620 Workstation components ............................................................................................. 8
HP Z620 Workstation front panel ............................................................................... 8
HP Z620 Workstation rear panel ................................................................................ 9
HP Z820 Workstation components ........................................................................................... 10
HP Z820 Workstation front panel ............................................................................. 10
HP Z820 Workstation rear panel .............................................................................. 11
Product specifications ............................................................................................................. 12
Workstation weights and dimensions ......................................................................... 12
Environmental specifications ..................................................................................... 13
3 Setting up the workstation ............................................................................................. 14
Ensuring proper ventilation ...................................................................................................... 14
Setup procedures ................................................................................................................... 16
Adding monitors .................................................................................................................... 17
Planning for additional monitors ................................................................................ 17
Finding supported graphics cards ............................................................................. 19
Matching graphics cards to monitor connectors .......................................................... 19
Identifying monitor connection requirements ............................................................... 20
Connecting and configuring monitors ........................................................................ 21
Using a third-party graphics configuration utility .......................................................... 22
Customizing the monitor display (Microsoft Windows) ................................................. 22
Converting to desktop configuration (Z420 only) ....................................................................... 23
Installing optional components ................................................................................................. 25
Security ................................................................................................................................ 25
Product recycling ................................................................................................................... 25
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