HP Vectra VL6 8 Manuale utente

HP Vectra VL

series 8

User’s Guide

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User’s Guide

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ii English

Who this Manual is For

This manual is for anyone who wants to:

•Set up the PC for the first time

•Troubleshoot problems on the PC

•Find out where to get more information and support.

Important Ergonomic Information

It is strongly recommended that you read the ergonomic information

before using your PC. For Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 95 users, click

the Start button then click Programs ➪HP Info ➪Working

Comfortably.

Important Safety Information

WARNING If you have any doubt that you can lift the PC or display safely, do not

try to move it without help.

For your safety, always connect the equipment to a grounded wall

outlet. Always use a power cord with a properly grounded plug, such

as the one provided with this equipment, or one in compliance with

your national regulations. This PC is disconnected from the power by

removing the power cord from the power outlet. This means the PC

must be located close to a power outlet that is easily accessible.

For your safety, never remove the PC’s cover without first removing

the power cord from the power outlet, and any connection to a

telecommunications network. Always replace the cover on the PC

before switching it on again.

To avoid electric shock, do not open the power supply.

This HP PC is a class 1 laser product. Do not attempt to make any

adjustment of the laser units.

Contents

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1 Setting Up and Using Your PC

Unpacking Your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Connecting the Mouse, Keyboard, Display and Printer . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Connecting to a Network (Some Models Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Connecting Multimedia Accessories

(Some Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Connecting the Power Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Your PC’s Hardware Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Using Your HP Enhanced Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Using Your HP Enhanced Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Starting and Stopping Your PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Starting the PC for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Initializing Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

After Your PC Has Restarted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Changing the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Starting Your PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Stopping Your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Additional Information and Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

On Your PC’s Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

On the HP Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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The Downloadable Documentation Kit (MIS Kit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

The Upgrade and Maintenance Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Downloading The Upgrade and Maintenance Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

2 How to Install Accessories In Your PC

Accessories You Can Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Removing and Replacing the Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Removing the Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Replacing the Cover after Installing Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Moving and Replacing the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Moving the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Replacing the Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Installing Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Installing Main Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Installing Mass Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Connecting Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Installing Accessory Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

PCI Slot Numbers Used in the PC’s Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Installing the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Configuring Accessory Boards with Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Configuring non-Plug and Play ISA Accessory Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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3 Troubleshooting Your PC

HP DiagTools Hardware Diagnostics Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

If Your PC Does Not Start Properly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

If Your PC Has a Hardware Problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Display Does Not Work Properly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

If Nothing is Displayed on the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Other Display Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

If Your Keyboard Does Not Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

If Your Mouse Does Not Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

HP Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Hewlett-Packard Support and Information Services . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

HP General Hardware Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

HP Software Product License Agreement and

Software Product Limited Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Physical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Power Consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Acoustic Noise Emission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Setting Up and Using Your PC

1 Setting Up and Using Your PC

Unpacking Your PC

2English

Unpacking Your PC

WARNING If you have any doubt that you can lift the PC or display safely, do not

try to move it without help.

1Unpack all the components.

2Place the PC on a sturdy desk near to easily accessible power outlets,

with enough space for the keyboard, mouse, and any other

accessories. You can either place the PC horizontally (flat on the

desk) or vertically (on its side), with the floppy drive at the top.

3Position the PC so that its rear connectors are easily accessible.

4Refer to the display’s manual for information about the display.

Operating System Your PC’s operating system is preloaded on your PC’s hard disk drive

and is set up when you start your PC for the first time.

Installation Tools No tools are required to set up your PC. However, if you plan to install a

disk drive, you may need a screwdriver. For further information about

installing accessories, refer to chapter 2, How to Install Accessories In

Your PC.

Computer

Typical Display

Mouse

Keyboard

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