Contents

Preface

1 Hardware Setup

Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1 xw4100/xw4200 Front Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2 xw6200 Front Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3 xw8200 Front Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4 xw4100 Rear Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5 xw4200 Rear Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6 xw6200 Rear Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7 xw8200 Rear Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8 Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9

Customizing the Easy Access buttons . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10 Using the Windows® Logo Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11 Special Mouse Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12 Serial Number and COA Label Location. . . . . . . . . . . . 1–13

2 Software Setup

Installing and Customizing the Operating System and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1

Windows–preinstalled Workstations. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1Linux–preinstalled Workstations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5Linux–enabled Workstations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7Hyper-Threading Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8 Turning off the Workstation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–9

Getting Started Guide

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