HP Workstation c3650 HP Workstation c-class - Owner's Guide and Warranty State - Page 44

turning on the power

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NOTE system overview powering up your system turning on the power 1. Turn on the monitor and any external peripherals (for example, printers) connected to the workstation. 2. Turn on the workstation. The workstation will run a series of self-tests. 3. After two or three minutes, a series of messages are displayed as various hardware and software subsystems are activated. Unless something is wrong with your system, you are not asked to respond to these messages. 4. A series of windows appears requesting the information you gathered in the previous section, such as your host name, IP address, and time zone. Enter the information as it is requested. You should enter the host name when requested; otherwise, you will get an error message when you log in. If you do not have other pieces of information, press Enter to use the default value. You can provide missing information later by logging into a terminal emulator window as superuser and executing this command: /sbin/set_parms 5. You are now asked if you want to set a root password. Specify the root password now. The root password is the password used for the superuser account. The superuser is a special user who has permission to perform all system administration tasks. The user name for the superuser is root. 6. When you have finished answering all of the questions, the workstation completes its start-up sequence and displays the CDE login screen. 44 Chapter 1

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44
Chapter 1
system overview
powering up your system
turning on the power
1.
Turn on the monitor and any external peripherals (for example,
printers) connected to the workstation.
2.
Turn
on
the
workstation.
The
workstation
will
run
a
series
of
self-tests.
3.
After two or three minutes, a series of messages are displayed as
various hardware and software subsystems are activated. Unless
something is wrong with your system, you are not asked to respond to
these messages.
4.
A series of windows appears requesting the information you gathered
in the previous section, such as your host name, IP address, and time
zone. Enter the information as it is requested.
NOTE
You should enter the host name when requested; otherwise, you will get
an error message when you log in.
If you do not have other pieces of information, press
Enter
to use the
default value. You can provide missing information later by logging into
a terminal emulator window as superuser and executing this command:
/sbin/set_parms
5.
You are now asked if you want to set a
root
password. Specify the
root
password now. The
root
password is the password used for the
superuser
account.
The
superuser
is
a
special
user
who
has
permission to perform all system administration tasks. The user
name for the superuser is
root
.
6.
When
you
have
finished
answering
all
of
the
questions,
the
workstation completes its start-up sequence and displays the CDE
login screen.