HP Z840 Workstation Series User Guide

4 Setting up, backing up, restoring, and recovering Windows 7 .......................................................................... 20
Setting up the Windows 7 operating system ...................................................................................................... 20
Installing or upgrading device drivers .............................................................................................. 20
Transferring files and settings ......................................................................................................... 21
Backing up, restoring, and recovering Windows 7 .............................................................................................. 21
Backing up your information ............................................................................................................ 22
System Restore ................................................................................................................................. 22
System Recovery ............................................................................................................................... 23
System Recovery from a recovery partition image ....................................................... 23
Using HP Recovery Disc operating system discs ............................................................ 23
5 Setting up, backing up, restoring, and recovering Windows 8 .......................................................................... 25
Supplementary information ................................................................................................................................ 25
Setting up the Windows 8 operating system ...................................................................................................... 25
Downloading Windows 8 updates ....................................................................................................................... 26
Backing up, restoring, and recovering Windows 8 .............................................................................................. 26
Backing up your information ............................................................................................................ 26
Creating recovery media and backups .............................................................................................. 28
Restoring and recovering using Windows 8 tools ............................................................................ 28
Using Windows 8 Refresh ............................................................................................... 29
Using Windows 8 Reset ................................................................................................... 30
Recovery using the Windows 8 recovery USB flash drive .............................................. 31
Recovery using Windows 8 restore media ..................................................................... 32
6 Setting up, backing up, restoring, and recovering Windows 10 ........................................................................ 33
Activating and customizing the software ........................................................................................................... 33
Initial Windows operating system setup .......................................................................................... 33
Customizing the monitor display ...................................................................................................... 33
Turning off the workstation ................................................................................................................................ 33
Finding more information ................................................................................................................................... 34
If you encounter issues ....................................................................................................................................... 34
Performing basic troubleshooting .................................................................................................... 34
Visual inspection: No boot, no power, no video ............................................................. 34
Blink or beep codes: Interpreting POST diagnostic front panel LEDs and
audible codes .................................................................................................................. 35
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics ................................................................................ 35
How to access and run HP PC Hardware Diagnostics .................................. 35
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics to a USB device ....................... 36
Before you call for technical support ............................................................................. 36
Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 10 ................................................... 37
Creating recovery media and backups ......................................................... 38
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HP Z840 Workstation Series Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel C612
Memory Slots	16 DIMM slots
Processor	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3/v4 series
Storage	Supports SATA, SAS, and SSD
Graphics	NVIDIA Quadro and AMD FirePro options
Expansion Slots	7 PCIe slots
Power Supply	1125W 90% efficient
Operating System	Windows 10 Pro 64, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
Ports	USB 3.0, USB 2.0