Contents Product Description Network Firmware ......................1–1 HP Compaq Thin Client vc4815 Series ................1–2 Serial Number Location ....................1–6 Connecting USB Equipment ...................1–6 Locating Additional Information ..................1–7 Spare Parts Lists vc4815 Series Spare Parts List ..................2–1 HP vc4815 Series Setup (F10) Utility Using HP vc4815 Series Setup (F10) Utility ..............3–1 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Diagnostic Front Panel LEDs and Audible Codes ............4–1...
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Contents Upload the Flash Image and system BIOS Upload the Flash image and BIOS ..................5–1 Thin Client vc4815 Specifications www.hp.com Service Reference Guide...
Product Description The HP Compaq Thin Client vc4815 Series are Redflag Linux-based terminals that connect over a network to a server where all processing and storage occurs. Because of the nature of the products, troubleshooting is significantly simpler than on a standard PC and previous thin clients.
Product Description H P C omp aq T h in C lien t v c 4 8 1 5 S eries Front view - vc4815 Power button Flash activity LED Power LED USB ports (2) Service Reference Guide www.hp.com...
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Product Description Product Description H P C omp aq T h in C lien t v c 4 8 1 5 S eries Rear View of the vc4815 PS/2 connectors (2) Power connector Serial connectors (4) Lock Slot Monitor connector Ethernet RJ-45 connector Universal Serial Bus (USB) Parallel connector...
Product Description Serial Number Location The serial number is displayed on the side of the unit. Connecting USB Equipment USB mouse devices and keyboards do not require special drivers and are considered to be plug and play peripherals. Certain USB devices such as printers and modems, however, may require special drivers.
Product Description L o c a t i n g A d d i t i o n a l I n f o r m a t i o n The following documentation is available to support these products: Quick Setup Hardware Reference Guide Redflag Linux User manual...
SPS-Base, vc4815 512F/512R Linux 458813-001 SPS-Base, vc4815 1GBF/512R Linux 458814-001 SPS-Base, vc4815 2GBF/512R Linux 458815-001 SPS-KYBD USB, Basic, Vista-PRC 435382-AA1 SPS-MOUSE,OPTICAL CARBONITE 390938-001 For a full list of supported and leveraged Hewlett-Packard and third party options, go to: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/thinclients/software.html Service Reference Guide www.hp.com...
HP vc4815 Series Setup (F10) Utility U s i n g H P v c 4 8 1 5 S e r i e s S e t u p ( F 1 0 ) U t i l i t y The Setup utility can be accessed only by turning the computer on or restarting the system.
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HP vc4815 Series Setup (F10) Utility 4. Use the arrow (up and down, or left and right) keys to select the appropriate heading, then press the key. To return to the Enter Setup Utility menu, press the key. 5. To apply and save changes, select Save Setting and Exit Setup. ✎...
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HP vc4815 Series Setup (F10) Utility v c 4 8 1 5 S e r i e s S e t u p U t i l i t y (Continued) H e a d i n g O p t i o n D e s c r i p t i o n Standard System Date...
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HP vc4815 Series Setup (F10) Utility v c 4 8 1 5 S e r i e s S e t u p U t i l i t y (Continued) H e a d i n g O p t i o n D e s c r i p t i o n Integrated USB Controller...
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HP vc4815 Series Setup (F10) Utility HP vc4815 Series Setup (F10) Utility Heading Option Description v c 4 8 1 5 S e r i e s S e t u p U t i l i t y (Continued) H e a d i n g O p t i o n D e s c r i p t i o n...
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting POST Diagnostic Front Panel LEDs and Audible Codes This section covers the front panel LED codes as well as the audible codes that may occur before or during POST that do not necessarily have an error code or text message associated with them.
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D i a g n o s t i c F r o n t P a n e l L E D s a n d A u d i b l e C o d e s Possibl Beeps Activity Recommended Action...
Reload Flash Image and BIOS System Requirements To create a recovery device for the purpose of reflashing or restoring the software image on the ROM, you will need the following: One or more HP Compaq vc4815 Series Thin Clients USB flash device 512MB Compatible USB flash devices (drive keys) are available from www.diskonkey.com.
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Reload image and system BIOS Hainan Image Reloading 1, Download the Image file *.gho from web. 2, Make a DOS Bootable USB flash drive(>=512M). Copy the image file and ghost.exe (ver11.0.1) to the USB flash drive. 3, Boot from the USB device. Run ghost.exe. System BIOS Update 1.
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Thin Client vc4815 Specifications S p e c i f i c a t i o n s - v c 4 8 1 5 S e r i e s I t e m D e s c r i p t i o n GV665PA#AB2 vc4815 Processor VIA C7 1GHz...
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Thin Client vc4815 Specifications S p e c i f i c a t i o n s - v c 4 8 1 5 S e r i e s I t e m D e s c r i p t i o n Memory Flash Memory 512 MB , 1GB, 2GB, Apacer ADMII series 44PIN 180 degree DOM...
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I/O ports and Four USB ports (two in front, two in rear), 4 serial, one parallel, one RJ-45, two PS/2 connectors Resident Operating Redflag Linux System Session Allocation HP PC Session Allocation Manager Software for the Consolidated Client Infrastructure, Managers/Session Citrix Desktop Broker for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Brokers Server OS...
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Dimensions H x W x D Without stand 235 x 60 x 195 mm (approximate) Weight (approximate) Without stand 1.9 kg Environmental Temperature range on 50° to 104° F (10° to 40° C) Temperature range off -22° to 140° F (-30° to 60° C) Humidity 20% to 80% condensing 10% to 95% non-condensing...