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
Components ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
Front .................................................................................................................................................... 4
Left ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Rear ...................................................................................................................................................... 6
Product specications ........................................................................................................................................... 8
3 Setting up the computer ................................................................................................................................ 9
Ensuring proper ventilation ................................................................................................................................... 9
Setup procedures ................................................................................................................................................. 10
Adding monitors .................................................................................................................................................. 11
Planning for additional monitors ...................................................................................................... 11
Finding supported graphics cards ..................................................................................................... 12
Matching graphics cards to monitor connectors .............................................................................. 13
Identifying monitor connection requirements ................................................................................. 13
Connecting and conguring monitors .............................................................................................. 14
Using a third-party graphics conguration utility ............................................................................ 14
Customizing the monitor display (Windows) .................................................................................... 15
Installing optional components .......................................................................................................................... 15
Security ................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Product recycling ................................................................................................................................................. 15
4 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ........................................................................................................... 16
Using Windows tools ........................................................................................................................................... 16
Creating HP Recovery media (select products only) ........................................................................................... 16
Using HP Recovery Manager to create recovery media .................................................................... 17
Before you begin ............................................................................................................. 17
Creating the recovery media ........................................................................................... 17
Using the HP Cloud Recovery Download Tool to create recovery media .......................................... 18
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