HP Z800 Owners Manual

Solving diskette problems  ............................................................................................... 176
Solving hard drive problems ............................................................................................ 177
Solving display problems ................................................................................................. 179
Solving audio problems ................................................................................................... 181...

Appendix B  System board designators
Appendix C  Routine Care
General cleaning safety precautions  ...............................................................................................  227
Cleaning the workstation case .........................................................................................................  227
Cleaning the keyboard  ....................................................................................................................  227
Cleaning the monitor...

1 Workstation overview
This chapter presents an overview of workstation hardware components. It includes these topics:
Topics
Description on page 1
Specifications on page 7
Features on page 13
Description
The following sections describe workstation system board architecture and components, and includes
these topics:
Topics
System board architecture on page 1
Workstation components on page 3
System board architecture
The following figure shows the system board block diagram.
Figure 1-1  System board block...

NOTE:The x1, x4, x8, and x16 designators describe the number of electrical PCIe lanes routed to an
expansion slot. For example, x16(8) means that the expansion slot is mechanically a x16 length
connector, with eight PCIe lanes connected.
Processor technology
This workstation uses the Intel® 5520 chipset to support the latest Quad Core Intel® Xeon™ processor
5500 Series, including processors up to 130W. These processors incorporate an integrated 3-channel
memory controller, microarchitecture improvements,...

Workstation components
This section describes workstation components, including front and , and includes these topics:
Topics
Chassis components on page 4
Front panel components on page 5
Rear panel components on page 6
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Chassis components
The following image shows a typical workstation configuration. Drive configurations can vary.
Figure 1-2  Workstation components
Table 1-1  Workstation component descriptions
ItemDescriptionItemDescription
1Airflow guide11Memory module (DIMM)
2Side access panel12Processor (CPU)
3Side access panel key lock13System board
4Memory fans14Expansion card support
5Rear system fans15PCIe/graphics card
6Power supply16PCI card
7Speaker17Hard disk drive
8Optical drive18Expansion card guide/system...

Front panel components
The following illustration shows the front panel components of a typical workstation configuration. Drive
configurations can vary.
Figure 1-3  Front panel
Table 1-2  Front panel components*
ItemSymbolDescriptionItemSymbolDescription
1 5.25-inch drive bays (3)6Headphone connector
2 optical disk drive eject button7Microphone connector
3Workstation power button/power on light8IEEE-1394a connector
4Hard drive activity light9 Optical disk drive activity light
5USB 2.0 connectors (3) 10...

Rear panel components
The following illustration shows the rear panel of a typical workstation configuration. Drive configurations
can vary.
Figure 1-4  Rear panel
NOTE:The rear panel connectors are labeled with industry-standard icons and colors to assist in
connecting peripheral devices.
Table 1-3  Rear panel components
ItemSymbolDescriptionItemSymbolDescription
1 Power cord connector8Audio line-out connector
(green)
2PS2/mouse connector (green)9Microphone connector (pink)
3IEEE-1394 connector10USB...

Specifications
This section provides workstation chassis, power supply, and environmental specifications, and includes
these topics:
Topics
Physical characteristics on page 7
Environmental specifications on page 8
Power supply description on page 9
Ensuring proper ventilation on page 13
Physical characteristics
The following table lists the typical workstation physical characteristics.
Weight
Minimum configuration
Typical configuration
Maximum configuration
19.5 kg (43 lb)
21 kg (46 lb)
29 kg (64 lb)...

Environmental specifications
The following table lists the environmental specifications of HP Workstations.
Table 1-4  HP Workstation environmental specifications
Temperature
Operating: 5 to 35°C (40 to 95°F)
Non-operating: -40 to 60°C (-40 to 140°F)
NOTE:Derate by one degree C (1.8 degrees F) for every 305m (1,000 ft.) altitude over 1,524m
(5,000 ft.).
HumidityOperating: 8 to 85% Relative Humidity (RH), non-condensing
Non-operating: 8 to 90% Relative Humidity, non-condensing
AltitudeOperating: 0 to...