Downloading The Latest Hp Driver Cd Contents; Installing The Operating System With The Hp Driver Cd Contents; Upgrading Device Drivers; Linux-Enabled Workstations - HP xw6400 Service And Technical Reference Manual

Linux does not support mixed drive types for a manufacturing preload. When restoring the operating
system, mixed drive types can be handled with the restoring media.

Downloading the latest HP driver CD contents

See http://www.hp.com
operating system. Select your driver CD under Software, and follow the directions under Release
Notes.

Installing the operating system with the HP driver CD contents

1. Boot your workstation from the Red Hat box set Binary CD 1.
2. Insert the Linux operating system CDs from the Red Hat box set as prompted.
3. Continue following the prompts until the operating system is successfully installed.
4. Configure the X server to start on reboot.
5. Reboot your workstation.
6. Follow the prompts to set up your system with the Red Hat First Boot utility.
7. When prompted in First Boot to add additional CDs, insert the HP Driver CD into the CD-ROM tray
of your workstation.
8. Click Install next to "Additional CDs." The HP Driver CD window opens.
9. Click Press to begin install.
When the install is done, you will have two options— Reboot now... on the left side and Press to
continue, reboot later... on the right side.
10. Click Reboot now...

Upgrading device drivers

To upgrade a Linux device driver, see http://www.hp.com/go/workstationsupport.

Linux-enabled workstations

Linux-enabled workstations are not preinstalled with Linux. They require the HP Installer Kit for Linux
and the purchase of a Red Hat box set. The Installer kit includes the HP CDs necessary to complete
the installation of all versions of the Red Hat box set that have been verified to work on HP workstation
hardware.

Verifying hardware compatibility

To determine which Linux versions have been verified to work on HP workstation hardware:
1. Go to http://www.hp.com/support/linux_hardware_matrix.
2. Select your HP workstation model.
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and select Software and Drive Downloads. Find your workstation and
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