Compaq dc7800 - Convertible Minitower PC Installation guide

Brand: Compaq

Model: dc7800 - Convertible Minitower PC

Type: Installation guide

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Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 on

Selected HP Business Desktop PCs

Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 2

System Requirements and Prerequisites ................................................................................................... 2

System Requirements ........................................................................................................................ 2

System Prerequisites ......................................................................................................................... 2

Drivers and Deliverables ................................................................................................................... 3

Installing the Operating System and System Hardware ............................................................................. 3

For More Information ........................................................................................................................... 5

Introduction

This white paper provides instructions for installing Windows 2000 Professional on HP desktop PCs

listed in the System Requirements and Prerequisites section. The level of support for Windows 2000

on applicable products is LIMITED SUPPORT – see definitions that follow:

Pre-Installed - Operating system offered pre-installed. Drivers fully

Microsoft WHQL certified. Full support at product announcement. All

drivers available on WEB within 30 days of announcement.

Certified - Operating System not offered pre-

installed. Hardware submitted to vendor for testing

and certification. All drivers are OS dependent, not

supplied by HP. Certification posted to vendor site.

Supported - Operating System not offered pre-installed. Full HP

testing. All HPVAs available (OS Dependant). All drivers available

(Web/CD) within 30 days. NOTE: New technologies may not be

supported on older operating systems.

DIB – Operating System provided on CD with system

- ready to install

Limited Support - Operating System not offered pre-installed.

Compatible hardware drivers available for major subsystems (if not

provided by OS) within 30 days (NIC, audio, video). RomPAQ

updates as needed. Functional test on representative configurations.

Does not include delivery and support of HPVAs, 3rd party user

application (i.e., DVD player). NOTE: New technologies may not be

supported on older operating systems. (For example: USB and IR

under Windows NT; dual core CPUs under Windows 2000)

Delivered - FreeDOS delivered installed on system.

Not all devices and subsystems supported by OS.

Test & Document - OS is loaded and tested with "will it run"

criteria. No Driver development. Problems are documented in

EA/SA as appropriate. No Integration testing. No HP support

System Requirements and Prerequisites

System Requirements

Information regarding minimum hardware requirements for installing Windows 2000 Professional is

available at

www.microsoft.com.

System Prerequisites

You will need the following items:

• HP Compaq dc7800

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional CD, Certificate of Authenticity, and documentation

• Appropriate Service Pack (Service Pack 4 for Windows 2000)

• Proper OS License for each PC

Important:

You must have a Microsoft OS license for each system on which you install

Windows 2000 Professional. The Windows XP Professional license allows

you to use either Windows XP Professional or Windows 2000 Professional.

The Windows 2000 license is applicable to Windows 2000 only.

• Drivers and deliverables listed in Table 1 (below). These can be downloaded from the HP website

www.hp.com and burned onto a CD-R or CD-RW.

Drivers and Deliverables

Drivers required from www.microsoft.com:

• DirectX Installer - To find the latest version, go to Microsoft.com and search for “directx redist”.

Drivers required from

www.hp.com:

• The latest ROM available

• The drivers and deliverables listed in Table 1.

Important:

Not all devices have drivers available for Windows 2000 Professional. In

these cases, drivers for Windows XP Professional will need to be used. The

steps in the “Install Windows 2000” section must be followed precisely in

order to install these drivers.

Table 1 Minimum versions of necessary drivers and enhancements

Software Component HP Compaq dc 7800

ADI High-Definition (HD) Audio Driver 5.10.1.5460 Rev A

(SoftPaq SP36626)

Infineon Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 Driver 1.90.00.0 Rev B

(SoftPaq SP37651)

Intel Active Client Manager HECI Device

3.0.30.1086 Rev B

(SoftPaq SP37019)

Intel AMT LMS_SOL for AMT 3.0

5.4.0.1065 Rev B

(SoftPaq SP37050)

Intel Chipset Support for Windows

8.3.1013 Rev A

(SoftPaq SP36714)

Intel Graphics Driver for Microsoft Windows 2000/XP 6.14.11.6230 Reav A

(SoftPaq SP36604)

Intel PRO/1000 NIC Drivers 9.8.20.0 Rev A

(SoftPaq SP36743)

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Universal Audio Architecture Update

(Q888111)

1.00 Rev A

(SoftPaq SP30628)

Installing the Operating System and System Hardware

Important:

Back up all user data prior to installing Microsoft Windows 2000.

1. Boot to a Windows 2000 Professional CD, and follow the on-screen instructions for

installation. Install Service Pack 4 if necessary.

Important:

Service Pack 4 must be installed for driver installs to be successful

2. Run the latest DirectX Installer redistribution package from www.Microsoft.com. Follow the

directions to expand the files to the hard drive. Run DXSetup.exe from this location, and allow

the system to reboot.

3. Run the SoftPaq for the Intel PRO/1000 NIC and allow it to extract the files to the hard drive.

4. Open Device Manager, and expand Other devices.

5. Double-click on the entry for the Ethernet Controller.

6. Click the Reinstall Driver button.

7. Click Next.

8. Click Next.

9. Select only Specify a location then click Next.

10. Browse to the NIC driver location for Win32. For example,

C:\swsetup\SP36743\PRO1000\Win32.

11. Select el000325 (*inf) then click Open.

12. Click OK.

13. Click Next.

14. Click Finish.

For the remaining drivers on Table 1, run the associated SoftPaq and follow the on-screen directions

to complete the installation.

Important:

If you have an Internet connection, go to

www.microsoft.com/windowsupdate and install the critical patches.

This will require a reboot.

For More Information

To learn more about business desktops, contact your local HP sales representative, or visit our Web

site at

www.hp.com.

herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and

services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such

products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an

additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or

omissions contained herein.

Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

480102-001, 12/14/2007

Compaq dc7800 - Convertible Minitower PC Installation guide

Compaq dc7800 - Convertible Minitower PC Installation guide

Compaq dc7800 - Convertible Minitower PC Installation guide

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