HP xw9400 User Manual

Table of contents
1 Product overview
Product features ................................................................................................................................... 2
Exploded view ...................................................................................................................... 2
Front panel components ..................................................................................................... 3
Rear panel components ...................................................................................................... 4
Serial number and COA label location ................................................................................. 5
Product specifications ......................................................................................................................... 6
Power supply and cooling .................................................................................................... 6
Power supply specifications ................................................................................ 7
Power consumption and cooling ........................................................................ 8
System fans and airflow ..................................................................................... 9
Resetting the power supply ................................................................................ 9
Power cord requirements .................................................................................... 9
Environmental specifications .............................................................................................. 9
PCI card slot power specification ....................................................................................... 10
Chipkill support ................................................................................................................................... 12
Energy Star® ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Energy Star compliance ..................................................................................................... 13
2 Installing or restoring the operating system
Installing the operating system and software ..................................................................................... 16
Microsoft Windows XP Professional ................................................................................. 16
Installing or upgrading device drivers ................................................................ 16
Linux-preinstalled workstations .......................................................................................... 16
Starting the Linux operating system .................................................................. 16
Upgrading device drivers .................................................................................. 16
Linux-enabled workstations ............................................................................................... 17
Verifying hardware compatibility ....................................................................... 17
Installing the Linux operating system ................................................................ 17
Red Hat Activation ............................................................................................ 17
HP software ........................................................................................................................................ 18
Restoring the operating system .......................................................................................................... 19
Restoring the Windows operating system ......................................................................... 19
The RestorePlus! process ................................................................................. 19
Creating a RestorePlus! CD ............................................................. 19
Restoring from RestorePlus! CDs .................................................... 19
Restoring from RestorePlus! on the Recovery Partition ................... 19
HP Backup and Recovery Manager restore points ........................................... 20
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HP xw9400 Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	xw9400
Category	Desktop
Language	English