User's Manual

Table of contents
1 Locating HP resources ...........................................................................................................................................................1
Product information ..........................................................................................................................................................1
Support ..............................................................................................................................................................................1
Product documentation.....................................................................................................................................................2
Product diagnostics ...........................................................................................................................................................2
Product updates.................................................................................................................................................................3
2 Computer features .................................................................................................................................................................4
Front...................................................................................................................................................................................4
Rear....................................................................................................................................................................................4
Left.....................................................................................................................................................................................5
Product specications .......................................................................................................................................................6
3 Setting up the computer........................................................................................................................................................7
Ensuring proper ventilation...............................................................................................................................................7
Setup procedures...............................................................................................................................................................8
Adding monitors ................................................................................................................................................................8
Planning for additional monitors ..............................................................................................................................9
Finding supported graphics cards ...........................................................................................................................10
Matching graphics cards to monitor connectors.....................................................................................................10
Identifying monitor connection requirements........................................................................................................11
Connecting and conguring monitors .....................................................................................................................12
Using a third-party graphics conguration utility...................................................................................................12
Customizing the monitor (Windows).......................................................................................................................13
Installing optional components ......................................................................................................................................13
Security ............................................................................................................................................................................13
Product recycling .............................................................................................................................................................13
4 Backing up, restoring, and recovering.................................................................................................................................14
Backing up information and creating recovery media ....................................................................................................14
Using Windows tools for backing up .......................................................................................................................14
Using the HP Cloud Recovery Download Tool to create recovery media (select products only) ............................14
Restoring and recovering your system............................................................................................................................14
Creating a system restore .......................................................................................................................................15
Restoring and recovery methods ............................................................................................................................15
Recovering using HP Recovery media .....................................................................................................................15
Changing the computer boot order .........................................................................................................................15
Using HP Sure Recover (select products only).........................................................................................................16
5 Setting up Linux ...................................................................................................................................................................17
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