Table of contents
1 Hardware overview ........................................................................................................................................... 1
Small form factor workstation components .......................................................................................... 2
Front panel components ...................................................................................................... 3
Rear panel components ....................................................................................................... 4
Chassis components ........................................................................................................... 5
System board components .................................................................................................. 6
System board architecture ................................................................................................... 8
Workstation specifications ................................................................................................... 9
Tower workstation components .......................................................................................................... 10
Front panel components .................................................................................................... 11
Rear panel components ..................................................................................................... 12
Chassis components ......................................................................................................... 13
System board components ................................................................................................ 14
System board architecture ................................................................................................. 16
Workstation specifications ................................................................................................. 17
Environmental specifications .............................................................................................................. 18
Ensuring proper ventilation ................................................................................................................. 19
2 System management ...................................................................................................................................... 20
Power management and performance features ................................................................................. 20
ERP compliance mode ...................................................................................................... 20
Hyper-Threading Technology (HTT) .................................................................................. 21
SATA Power Management ................................................................................................ 21
Intel Turbo Boost Technology ............................................................................................ 21
HP Cool Tools (Windows 7 only) ....................................................................................... 21
Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) .............................................................................. 22
BIOS ROM ......................................................................................................................................... 22
Computer Setup (f10) Utility ............................................................................................................... 23
Using Computer Setup (f10) Utility .................................................................................... 23
Computer Setup (f10) Utility—File ..................................................................................... 25
Computer Setup (f10) Utility—Storage .............................................................................. 25
Computer Setup (f10) Utility—Security .............................................................................. 28
Computer Setup—Power ................................................................................................... 32
Computer Setup—Advanced ............................................................................................. 33
Desktop management ........................................................................................................................ 36
Initial computer configuration and deployment .................................................................. 37
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