HP B132L, B160L, B180L manual Preparing Your Workstation

Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration

Preparing Your Workstation

Preparing Your Workstation

This section describes how to prepare your workstation for changing its con- figuration. Use the following procedure to prepare your workstation:

1Shut down your workstation by typing the shutdown -hcommand as root user.

NOTE:When you press the power button, the workstation automatically shuts down the operating system before it powers off the system. However, this is not the recommended method for shutting down your system.

2When the workstation has completed shutting down, turn off the system unit, turn off the monitor, and any peripheral devices connected to the workstation.

3Unplug the power cord of the system unit, the monitor, and any peripheral devic- es from ac wall outlets.

4Unplug the power cord from the back of the system unit.

5Remove the floor stand from the system unit (if used), as shown in Figure 20.

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