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DIARY: November 4, 2010 08:24 PM Thursday; Rod Welch

C17 planning setup and configure HP Pavilion Elite HPE 490t

1...Summary/Objective
2...Work Plan Configure C17


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C17 Planning Configure HP Pavilion Elite HPE 490t Windows XP Dual Bo                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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1603 -    ..
1604 - Summary/Objective                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
1605 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
160501 - Follow up ref SDS 24 0000. ref SDS 23 0000.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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160509 -  ..
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1608 - Background                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
1609 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
160901 - Background is reported on 101019 0846. ref SDS 16 M75I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
160903 -  ..
160904 - On 101021 0900 received letter from Kristin confirming order and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
160905 - listing product specification details of the order, ref SDS 20 PQ9R,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
160907 -  ..
160908 - On 101026 1102 letter to HP requests assist facilitting communication                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
160909 - with Technical Support Department on configuring c17, when it arrives                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
160910 - in another few days. ref SDS 21 756N                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
160912 -  ..
160913 - On 101104 1049 letter to HP again requests help communicating with                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
160914 - Technical Support on configuring c17. ref SDS 25 WV5O                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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160917 -  ..
1610 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1611 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1612 - Progress                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1613 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
161301 - Work Plan Configure C17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
161302 - 
161303 - Follow up ref SDS 9 4SKV.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
161304 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
161305 -    1.  Windows XP Pro with SP2 Configure c17, applying guidance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
161306 -        configuring c16, reported on 090710 1719. ref SDS 7 SH4K                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
161307 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
161308 -            [On 101105 1141 received c17 delivered by Fed Ex from HP.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
161309 -            ref SDS 27 N93H                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
161311 -             ..
161312 -            [On 101106 1329 delivered c17 to Ryan at Fry's for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
161313 -            configuration. ref SDS 28 NX9O                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
161315 -         ..
161316 -        WXP Pro SP2 is in installed on c15, configured on 050913,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
161317 -        ref SDS 2 VW7G  Since c15 is going out of service, would like                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
161318 -        to use the product key for c15 to configure c17...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
161322 -         ..
161323 -        May have a problem using product key for XP on c15, because the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
161324 -        record configuring c16 on 090710, reports that this key was                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
161325 -        rejected, and so had to use product key on c14. ref SDS 7 6M9J                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
161327 -         ..
161328 -        Product key for c14 is reported in the record on 041118.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
161329 -        ref SDS 1 S757                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
161333 -         ..
161334 -        Since this product key was assigned to c16 when Fry's installed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
161335 -        XP on 090715 2146, ref SDS 9 UP6J, and citing the record on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
161336 -        090710 1719, ref SDS 7 6M9J, we cannot assign the same product                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
161337 -        key to 2 separate computers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
161338 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
161339 -            [...in another record today on 101104 2223 puchased WXP Pro                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
161340 -            with SP3 to get a second product key. ref SDS 26 8A6K                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
161342 -         ..
161343 -    2.  Consider prior procedure installing Windows XP first with only                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
161344 -        1 drive installed initially, so the second drive will be                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
161345 -        entirely drive L, reported on 090710. 090710 1719, ref SDS 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
161346 -        M39G  Ryan may have mentioned previously, that W7 64-bit works                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
161347 -        better on a single physical drive.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
161349 -         ..
161350 -    3.  BIOS modify boot from CD ROM drive, as done on c16, reported on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
161351 -        090705 1545. ref SDS 6 O23J                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
161353 -         ..
161354 -        Checked BIOS and it seems to be set to read CD ROM drive first                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
161355 -        then hard drive.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
161357 -         ..
161358 -    4.  Identification and access                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
161359 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
161360 -        Computer Name........................ c17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
161361 -        User Name............................ Rod Welch                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
161362 -        Password............................. poims                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
161363 -        Work Group........................... RW                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
161365 -         ..
161366 -    5.  Partition drives using experience...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
161367 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
161368 -        a.  C14 configure on 041118............. ref SDS 1 FO6X                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
161369 -        b.  C15 configure on 050913............. ref SDS 3 KB7M                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
161370 -        c.  C16 configure on 090710............. ref SDS 7 R54P                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
161371 -        d.  C16 case study on 090715............ ref SDS 8 PX6N                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
161373 -         ..
161374 -        Drive capacity...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
161375 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
161376 -                  c: ................. 350 GB                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
161377 -                  d: .................  30 GB                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
161378 -                  e: .................  30 GB                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
161379 -                  f: ................. 100 GB                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
161380 -                  g: ................. 140 GB                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
161381 -                  h: ................. 100 GB                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
161382 -                  i: ................. 100 GB   WXP Pro 32-but SP2 or 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
161383 -                  j: ................. 150 GB   W7 32-bit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
161384 -                  k.......................... CD Rom Drive                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
161385 -                  l.................. 1000 GB   W7 64-bit Format 512 Clusters                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
161387 -          ..
161388 -         Typical procedure is place Windows XP setup cd in the port and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
161389 -         power up the computer.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
161391 -          ..
161392 -         The computer reads the cd port and launches Windows XP setup,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
161393 -         reported on 041118 2124. ref SDS 1 0H6N                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
161395 -          ..
161396 -         To install Windows XP on a computer with a Sata disk,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
161397 -         requires software drivers. and they must be available in a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
161398 -         separate exteral CD ROM drive during initial setup/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
161400 -         ..
161401 -    6.  XP Pro SP3 install I: drive.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
161402 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
161403 -        Need software device drivers from HP.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
161405 -         ..
161406 -        Use prodcut key for c15, per above,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
161407 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
161408 -            [...in another record today on 101104 puchased WXP Pro with                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
161409 -            SP3. 101104 2223, ref SDS 26 8A6K                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
161411 -         ..
161412 -    7.  Windows 7 32-bit OS install on J: drive, so there is transition                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
161413 -        support for original SDS, as done on c16, reported                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
161414 -        on 091204.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
161416 -         ..
161417 -        On c16, Ryan had to install Windows XP 32-bit Pro on j: drive,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
161418 -        and then install Vista 32-bit to upgrade xp code on j:  He was                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
161419 -        then able to upgrade Vista to Windows 7 32-bit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
161421 -         ..
161422 -    8.  Windows 7 64-bit on L: drive requires installing Windows XP                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
161423 -        64-bit on L: drive and then upgrading to Windows 7 64-bit.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
161424 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
161425 -            [On 101105 1141 received c17 delivered by Fed Ex from HP.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
161426 -            ref SDS 27 N93H                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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