HP Z400 User Manual

Solving audio problems
Table 6-6 Audio problems
Problem Cause Solution
Sound does not come out of the
speaker or headphones.
Software volume control is
turned down.
Double-click the Speaker icon on the taskbar and use the
volume slider to adjust the volume.
The external speakers are not
turned on.
Turn on the external speakers.
External speakers plugged into
the wrong audio jack.
See your sound card documentation for proper speaker
connection.
Digital CD audio is
not enabled.
Enable digital CD audio:
1. From the Control Panel, select System.
2. On the Hardware tab, select the Device Manager
button.
3. Right-click the CD/DVD device and select
Properties.
4. On the Properties tab, select Enable digital CD
audio for this CD-ROM device.
Headphones or devices
connected to the line-out
connector have muted the
internal speaker.
Turn on and use headphones or external speakers, if
connected, or disconnect headphones or external
speakers.
Volume is muted. 1. From the Control Panel, select Sound, Speech and
Audio Devices, and then select Sounds and
Audio Devices.
2. Deselect the Mute checkbox.
Computer is in Standby mode. Press the power button to resume from Standby mode.
Noise or no sound comes out of
the speakers or headphones.
1. If you are using digital speakers that have a stereo
jack and you want the system to autoswitch to digital,
use a stereo-to-mono adapter to engage the auto
sense feature, or use multimedia device properties
to switch the audio signal from analog to digital.
2. If the headphones have a mono jack, use the
multimedia device properties to switch the system to
analog out.
NOTE: If you set digital as the Output Mode, the
internal speaker and external analog speakers no
longer output audio until you switch back to an auto
sense or analog mode.
If you set analog as the Output Mode, external digital
speakers do not function until you change the output
mode back to an auto-sense or digital mode.
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HP Z400 Specifications

General

Bus type	QPI
Processor cache	4 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor model	W3503
System bus rate	4.8 GT/s
Processor socket	-
Processor frequency	2.4 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	45 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	Yes
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 W
Number of processors installed	1
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	800, 1066 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	25.6 GB/s
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	24 GB
Audio system	Realtek ALC262
Product type	Workstation
Motherboard chipset	Intel® X58 Express
Memory slots	6x DIMM
Internal memory	4 GB
Memory channels	Triple-channel
Memory clock speed	1066 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)	- GB
Graphics card	Quadro 600
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Graphics card family	NVIDIA
HDD speed	- RPM
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
HDD capacity	500 GB
HDD interface	SATA II
Storage media	HDD
Display included	No
USB 2.0 ports quantity	8
Parallel ports quantity	0
Chassis type	Minitower
Country of origin	China
Number of 5.25\" bays	3
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Professional
Operating system architecture	32-bit
Power supply	475 W
Processor ARK ID	40800
Processor package size	42.5 x 45 mm
Supported instruction sets	SSE4.2

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	455.3 mm
Width	167.9 mm
Height	450.2 mm
Weight	13500 g