HP dx7400 System Board, System Setup and Boot, Computer Setup Menu, System Hardware Interrupts

Models: dx7400

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System Board

System Board Connectors and Jumpers (position of some untitled components may vary in location)

JCOM2

Second serial port connector

P24

Front I/O USB connector

 

 

 

 

J20

PCI slot

P61

First SATA connector

 

 

 

 

J31

PCI Express Slot 1

P62

Second SATA connector

 

 

 

 

J32

PCI Express Slot 2

P63

Third SATA connector

 

 

 

 

J41

x16 PCI Express slot for graphics

P64

Fourth SATA connector

 

 

 

 

P1

Power supply connector (24-pin)

P150

Media card reader

 

 

 

 

P3

Power supply connector (4-pin)

SW50

Clear CMOS switch

 

 

 

 

P5

Power switch/LED connector

XBT1

Battery

 

 

 

 

P6

Speaker connector

DIMM A1

Memory slot

 

 

 

 

P8

Heatsink fan

DIMM A2

Memory slot

 

 

 

 

P9

Chassis fan

DIMM B1

Memory slot

 

 

 

 

P10

Floppy drive connector

DIMM B2

Memory slot

 

 

 

 

P23

Front audio connector

XU1

Primary processor socket

 

 

 

 

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.

Computer Setup Menu

Heading

Option / Description

 

 

 

 

System

Lists the following main system specifications:

Information

Product Name

Memory Size

 

 

SKU Number

Integrated MAC

 

Processor Type

UUID

 

Processor Speed

System Serial #

 

System ROM

Asset Tracking Number

 

Cache Size

 

 

 

 

 

 

Main

Date

Allows you to set system date.

 

(mm/dd/yyyy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time (

Allows you to set system time.

 

hh/mm/ss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA Port 1,

Allows you to run HDD self-tests, auto detect HDD size and

 

2, 3, and 4

head, set extended IDE drive details, set access mode, and

 

 

 

view information about the device(s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Onboard FDC

Disable/enable

 

 

 

Controller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drive A

Allows you to set to None or 1.4M, 3.5 in.

 

 

 

 

Halt On

Allows you to set POST error behavior to: all errors, no

 

 

 

errors, all but keyboard, all but diskette, or all but diskette/

 

 

 

keyboard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

POST Delay

Allows you to set POST delay to 0, 5, 10, 15, or 30 seconds

 

 

 

Advanced

Execute Dis-

Disable/enable hardware DEP function.

 

able Bit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAX DVMT

Specify size of DVMT/system memory to allocate for video

 

Allocation

memory. Settings: 64MB, 128MB, 224 MB.

 

 

 

 

Init Display

Allows you to set primary display device to PCI slot, OnChip

 

First

VGA, or PCIEx.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Onboard HD

Disable/enable

 

 

 

Audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OnChip USB

Disable/enable

 

 

 

Controller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB Legacy

Disable/enable (USB keyboard, mouse, and flash media).

 

Support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Onboard LAN

Disable/enable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Onboard LAN

Disable/enable

 

 

 

Boot ROM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Onboard

Allows you to select: Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/

 

Serial Port 1

IRQ4, or 2E8/IRQ3.

 

 

 

or 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Onboard Par-

Allows you to select: Disabled, 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, or

 

allel Port

3BC/IRQ7.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Setup Menu (Continued)

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Option / Description

 

 

 

Advanced

Parallel Port

Allows you to select: SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP + EPP, or Normal.

(continued)

Mode

 

 

 

 

 

After AC

Allows you to select power loss behavior to On, Off, or Last

 

Power Loss

state.

 

 

 

 

Wake on PCI

Disable/enable

 

Device from

 

 

S5

 

 

 

 

 

RTC Alarm

Disable/enable

 

Resume

 

 

 

 

 

Date (of

If RTC Alarm is enabled, allows you to select day of month to

 

Month)

resumption (0 = every day).

 

 

 

 

Resume Time

If RTC Alarm enabled, allows you to select time to resume.

 

(hh:mm:ss)

 

 

 

 

Boot

Device Boot

Allows you to restrict a device from booting the unit. May

 

Disabling

disable: none, USB, Internal ODD, Internal FDD, or

 

 

USB+ODD+FDD

 

 

 

 

F9 Boot Menu

Disable/enable

 

 

 

 

F10 Setup

Disable/enable

 

Prompting

 

 

 

 

 

F11 Recovery

Disable/enable

 

Prompting

 

 

 

 

 

F12 Boot

Disable/enable

 

from LAN

 

 

Prompting

 

 

 

 

 

Removable

Allows you to specify the order of attached removable

 

Device Boot

devices. The first drive in the order has priority and is recog-

 

Seq.

nized as drive A.

 

 

 

 

Hard Disk

Allows you to specify the order of attached hard drive devices

 

Boot Priority

(USB HDD, USB2 Drive Key, or USB flash media). The first

 

 

attached drive in the order has priority and is recognized as

 

 

drive C.

 

 

 

 

Optical Drive

Allows you to specify the order in which attached optical

 

Boot Seq.

drives (including USB ODD) are checked for a bootable oper-

 

 

ating system image.

 

 

 

 

Network Boot

Allows you to specify the order in which network devices

 

Seq.

(including UP NIC cards) are checked for a bootable operat-

 

 

ing system image.

 

 

 

 

First, Second,

Allows you to specify which devices will boot in which

 

Third, and

sequence or to disable any of the four: removable, hard disk,

 

Fourth Boot

CDROM, network, or disabled.

 

Device

 

 

 

 

 

Set Supervisor

Allows you to establish a password to enter Computer Setup

 

Password

 

 

 

 

 

Set User Pass-

Allows you to establish a password to enter the computer

 

word

(must have Supervisor password established)

 

 

 

 

Security

Allows you to set security option to Setup or System so that

 

Option

the password is required each time the system boots or only

 

 

when entering Computer Setup.

 

 

 

 

BIOS Write

Enable to prevent BIOS from being updated.

 

Protection

 

 

 

 

PC Health

System Fan

Disable/enable

 

Fail Check

 

 

 

 

 

Smart Fan

Disable/enable

 

Function

 

 

 

 

 

Current CPU

View only

 

Temperature

 

 

 

 

 

Current Sys-

View only

 

tem Temp

 

 

 

 

 

Current CPU

View only

 

Fan Speed

 

 

 

 

 

Current Sys-

View only

 

tem Fan

 

 

Speed

 

 

 

 

 

Vcore

View only

 

 

 

 

12V

View only

 

 

 

 

5V

View only

 

 

 

 

VBAT (V)

View only

 

 

 

 

5VSB (V)

View only

 

 

 

Exit

Save & Exit

Allows you to save current settings and exit Computer Setup.

 

Setup

 

 

 

 

 

Exit Without

Allows you to exit Computer Setup without saving changes.

 

Saving

 

 

 

 

 

Load Opti-

Allows you to reset Computer Setup to factory defaults.

 

mized defaults

 

 

 

 

System Hardware Interrupts

IRQ

System Function

IRQ

System Function

 

 

 

 

0

Timer Interrupt

8

Real-Time Clock

 

 

 

 

1

Keyboard

9

Unused

 

 

 

 

2

Interrupt Controller Cascade

10

Unused, available for PCI

 

 

 

 

3

Serial Port (COM B)

11

Unused, available for PCI

 

 

 

 

4

Serial Port (COM A)

12

Mouse

 

 

 

 

5

Unused, available for PCI

13

Coprocessor

 

 

 

 

6

Diskette Drive

14

Primary ATA (IDE) Controller

 

 

 

 

7

Parallel Port (LPT 1)

15

Secondary ATA (IDE) Controller

 

 

 

 

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HP dx7400 manual System Board, System Setup and Boot, Computer Setup Menu, System Hardware Interrupts, System Function

dx7400 specifications

The HP dx7400 is a desktop computer designed primarily for business environments, providing a balance of performance, reliability, and scalability. Launched in the late 2000s, the dx7400 is tailored to meet the demanding needs of office tasks and professional applications while also being an economical option for enterprises.

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