Setting Up, Backing Up, Restoring, And Recovering Windows 7; Setting Up The Windows 7 Operating System; Installing Or Upgrading Device Drivers - HP Z820 Workstation Series User Manual

4 Setting up, backing up, restoring, and
recovering Windows 7
This chapter provides setup and update information for the Windows 7 operating system. It includes
these topics:

Setting up the Windows 7 operating system

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operating system is successfully installed. Adding hardware might cause errors and prevent the
operating system from installing correctly.
NOTE: After you set up the operating system, be sure that the latest BIOS, drivers, and software
updates are installed on the workstation. See
Setting up the Windows 7 operating system
CAUTION:
complete. Turning off the workstation during installation can damage the installation and operation of
the software.
For complete installation and configuration instructions, go to
windows7/help. Additional information is available in the Windows 7 online Help after you successfully
install the operating system.

Installing or upgrading device drivers

You must install the appropriate device drivers before you install hardware devices. Follow the
installation instructions that came with each device. For optimum performance, your operating system
must have the most recent updates, patches, and service packs. See
qualified drivers. For additional driver and software update information, see
on page 47.
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Do not add optional hardware or third-party devices to the HP workstation until the
After installation has started, do
Updating the workstation on page
not
turn off the workstation until the process is
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Updating the workstation