HP DX7500 manual System Board, System Setup and Boot, Computer Setup Menu

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System Board

System Board Connectors and Jumpers (component location may vary)

CMOS+PW

CMOS/Password header

 

F_USB2

Media card reader connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1394+USB

Stacked 1394/Double USB

 

F_USB5

3rd USB header

 

connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN+USB

Stacked RJ-45/Double USB

 

F_USB6

4th USB header

 

connectors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIE_X1_1

PCIe X1,slot 1

 

CHASSIS_

Rear fan connector

 

 

 

 

FAN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIE_X1_2

PCIe X1, slot 2

 

F_AUDIO

Front audio connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIE_X1_3

PCIe X1, slot 3

 

SATA0

 

Primary SATA hard drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIE_X16

PCIe X16, slot

 

SATA1

 

1st SATA optical drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVI_VGA

Stacked DVI/VGA connector

 

SATA4

 

2nd SATA hard drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

Double stack audio connector

 

SATA5

 

2nd SATA optical drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATX_

Main power connector

 

F_1394

 

1394 header

POWER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATX_CPU

CPU power connector

 

DIMM 1

Memory socket 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F_PANEL

Front panel connector

 

DIMM 2

Memory socket 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKER

Internal speaker connector

 

DIMM 3

Memory socket 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU FAN

CPU/heatsink fan connector

 

DIMM 4

Memory socket 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLOPPY

Diskette drive connector

 

PROCES-

Processor socket

 

 

 

 

SOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F_USB1

1st USB header

 

SPDIF_I/O

Digital line-in/line-out audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

connectors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POST Audible Codes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beeps

 

Meaning

 

 

Recommended Action

 

 

 

 

 

1 short beep and 1 long beep

Bad memory or

 

 

Check that the memory modules have

followed by a three second

memory configura-

 

been installed correctly and that proper

pause

 

tion error.

 

 

modules are used.

 

 

 

 

 

2 short beeps and 1 long

No graphics card

 

 

For systems with a graphics card:

beep followed by a three

installed or graphics

 

1.

Reseat the graphics card. Power on

second pause

 

card initialization

 

 

 

 

 

 

the system.

 

 

failed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Replace the graphics card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Replace the system board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For systems with integrated graphics,

 

 

 

 

 

 

replace the system board.

 

 

 

 

 

3 short beeps and 1 long

CPU configuration

 

1.

Upgrade the BIOS to proper ver-

beep followed by a three

error or invalid CPU

 

 

sion.

 

second pause

 

detected before

 

 

2.

Change the processor.

 

 

graphics card initial-

 

 

 

ized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 short beep followed by a

No legacy floppy

 

 

1.

Check cable connections.

one second pause

drive or optical drive

 

2.

Run the Computer Setup utility and

 

 

found.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ensure the device port is enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 short beeps followed by a

No floppy diskette or

 

1.

Check the type of drive that you are

three second pause

CD found.

 

 

 

using and use the correct media

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

type.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Replace the diskette or CD with a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

new one.

 

 

 

 

3 short beeps followed by a

Flashing not ready

 

Upgrade the BIOS to proper version.

three second pause

(missing utility or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIOS image file,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

etc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 short beeps followed by a

Flashing operation

 

1.

Verify the correct ROM.

three second pause

has failed (checksum

 

2.

Flash the ROM if needed.

 

 

error, corrupted

 

 

3.

If an expansion board was recently

 

 

image, etc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

added, remove it to see if the prob-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lem remains.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Clear CMOS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

If the message disappears, there may

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

be a problem with the expansion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Replace the system board.

 

 

 

 

5 short beeps followed by a

BIOS recovery was

 

No action required.

three second pause

successful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Setup and Boot

Basic system information regarding system information, setup, power management, hardware, and passwords is maintained in the Setup Utility held in the system ROM. The Setup Utility is accessed by pressing the F10 key when prompted (on screen) to do so during the boot sequence. If the screen prompt opportunity is missed, a restart will be necessary. For more information about Setup Utilities refer to the Service Reference Guide..

Computer Setup Menu

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Option / Description

 

 

 

 

Main

System Time

Allows you to set system time.

 

 

 

 

System Date

Allows you to set system date.

 

 

 

 

Language

Allows you to select the language.

 

 

 

 

Floppy Diskette A

Allows you to set to Disabled, 1.44 MB 3.5”, Not

 

 

Installed.

 

 

 

 

1st Drive

Allow you to: view capacity, transfer mode. Also allows

 

2nd Drive

you to run HDD self-test for selected channel: SMART

 

3rd Drive*

status check, SMART short self test, SMART extended

 

4th Drive*

self test.

 

5th Drive

*3rd and 4th Drive not used.

 

6th Drive

 

 

 

 

System Information

Allows you to view installed memory, memory banks 1-

 

 

4, BIOS revision, core version, model number, product

 

 

number, asset tag (press Enter to change).

 

 

 

Advanced

CPU Type

View only.

 

 

 

 

CPU Speed

View only.

 

 

 

 

Cache RAM

View only.

 

 

 

 

Primary Video

Allows you to select boot display device when more

 

Adapter

than 2 video options are offered by system: Integrated

 

 

(Onboard), PCI, PCI-Ex16, PCI-Ex1.

 

 

 

 

Onboard Video Mem-

1 MB, 8 MB.

 

ory Size

 

 

 

 

 

PS/2 Mouse

Disable/enable/auto detect

 

 

 

 

USB Ports

Disable/enable all USB ports.

 

 

 

 

Onboard LAN

Disable/enable onboard LAN controller.

 

 

 

 

Onboard LAN Boot

Disable/enable the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip.

 

ROM

 

 

 

 

 

SATA1 Controller

Disable/enable the SATA1 controller

 

 

 

 

SATA1 Controller

If SATA1 controller enabled, allows you to set the mode

 

Mode

to IDE, AHCI, or RAID.

 

 

 

 

Onboard Audio

Auto/disable/enable.

 

 

 

 

Internal Speaker

Disable/enable.

 

 

 

 

Supervisor Password

Allows you to view the supervisor password.

 

 

 

 

User Password

Allows you to view the user password.

 

 

 

 

Onboard 1394

Disable/enable all 1394 ports.

 

 

 

 

Change Supervisor

Allows you to change the supervisor password.

 

Password

 

 

 

 

Power

After AC Power Fail-

Allows you to select system restart behavior after power

 

ure

loss: Stay off, Power on, Auto.

 

 

 

 

XD

Disable/enable XD bit.

 

 

 

 

Virtualization Tech-

Disable/enable.

 

nology

 

 

 

 

Boot

Boot-time Diagnostic

Disable/enable POST diagnostic messages display.

 

Screen

 

 

 

 

 

1st Boot Device, 2nd

Allows you to specify which device groups will boot

 

Boot Device, 3rd

first, second, third, and fourth or to disable any

 

Boot Device, 4th Boot

of the four: Floppy group, CD-ROM group, Hard drive

 

Device

group, Network boot group. MS-DOS drive lettering

 

 

assignments maybe apply after a non-MS-DOS operat-

 

 

ing system has started.

 

 

 

 

Floppy Group Boot

Specifies boot device priority within removable devices.

 

Priority

 

 

 

 

 

CD-ROM Boot Prior-

Specifies boot device priority within CD/DVD drives.

 

ity

 

 

 

 

 

Hard Drive Boot Pri-

Specifies boot device priority within hard drives.

 

ority

 

 

 

 

 

Network Group Boot

Specifies boot device priority within bootable network

 

Priority

devices.

 

 

 

Exit

Exit Saving Changes

Press Enter to exit saving changes.

 

 

 

 

Exit Discarding

Press Enter to exit discarding changes.

 

Changes

 

 

 

 

 

Load Setup Defaults

Press Enter to load setup defaults.

 

 

 

 

Discard Changes

Press Enter to discard changes.

 

 

 

 

Save Changes

Press Enter to save changes.

 

 

 

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