HP 8530p - EliteBook - Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz Manual

HP EliteBook 8530p Notebook PC
HP EliteBook 8530w Mobile Workstation
Maintenance and Service Guide

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Fourth Edition: April 2012
Document Part Number: 469429-004

Safety warning notice
WARNING! To reduce the possibility of heat-related injuries or of overheating the computer, do not
place the computer directly on your lap or obstruct the computer air vents. Use the computer only on
a hard, flat surface. Do not allow another hard surface, such as an adjoining optional printer, or a soft
surface, such as pillows or rugs or clothing, to block airflow. Also, do not allow the AC adapter to
contact the skin or a soft surface, such as pillows or rugs or clothing, during operation. The computer
and the AC adapter comply with the user-accessible surface temperature limits defined by the
International Standard for Safety of Information Technology Equipment (IEC 60950).
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Table of contents
1 Product description ........................................................................................................................................ 1
2 External component identification ................................................................................................................ 9
Display components ............................................................................................................................. 9
Top components ................................................................................................................................. 10
Pointing devices ................................................................................................................. 10
Buttons, switches, and fingerprint reader .......................................................................... 11
Keys ................................................................................................................................... 12
Lights ................................................................................................................................. 13
Front components .............................................................................................................................. 15
Left-side components ......................................................................................................................... 16
Rear components ............................................................................................................................... 17
Right-side components ....................................................................................................................... 17
Bottom components ........................................................................................................................... 18
3 Illustrated parts catalog ............................................................................................................................... 19
Service tag ......................................................................................................................................... 19
Computer major components ............................................................................................................. 20
Plastics Kit .......................................................................................................................................... 27
Cable Kit ............................................................................................................................................. 28
Mass storage devices ......................................................................................................................... 29
Miscellaneous parts ............................................................................................................................ 30
Sequential part number listing ............................................................................................................ 31
4 Removal and replacement procedures ....................................................................................................... 38
Preliminary replacement requirements ............................................................................................... 38
Tools required .................................................................................................................... 38
Service considerations ....................................................................................................... 38
Plastic parts ....................................................................................................... 38
Cables and connectors ..................................................................................... 39
Drive handling ................................................................................................... 39
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Grounding guidelines ......................................................................................................... 40
Electrostatic discharge damage ........................................................................ 40
Packaging and transporting guidelines ............................................. 41
Workstation guidelines ..................................................................... 41
Equipment guidelines ....................................................................... 42
Component replacement procedures ................................................................................................. 43
Service tag ......................................................................................................................... 43
Computer feet .................................................................................................................... 44
Battery ............................................................................................................................... 45
SIM .................................................................................................................................... 46
Optical drive ....................................................................................................................... 47
Display inverter .................................................................................................................. 49
Hard drive .......................................................................................................................... 51
Bluetooth module ............................................................................................................... 54
RTC battery ....................................................................................................................... 55
Memory modules ............................................................................................................... 57
WWAN module .................................................................................................................. 59
Keyboard ........................................................................................................................... 61
Modem module .................................................................................................................. 64
WLAN module .................................................................................................................... 65
Switch cover ...................................................................................................................... 66
Display assembly ............................................................................................................... 69
Top cover ........................................................................................................................... 76
TouchPad .......................................................................................................................... 79
Fan ..................................................................................................................................... 81
Heat sink ............................................................................................................................ 83
Processor ........................................................................................................................... 86
Graphics card .................................................................................................................... 87
Speaker assembly ............................................................................................................. 89
System board ..................................................................................................................... 90
RJ-11 connector cable ....................................................................................................... 93
ExpressCard assembly ...................................................................................................... 94
USB/audio board ............................................................................................................... 96
5 Computer Setup ............................................................................................................................................ 98
Starting Computer Setup .................................................................................................................... 98
Using Computer Setup ....................................................................................................................... 99
Navigating and selecting in Computer Setup ..................................................................... 99
Restoring factory settings in Computer Setup ................................................................... 99
Computer Setup menus ................................................................................................................... 100
File menu ......................................................................................................................... 100
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Security menu .................................................................................................................. 100
Diagnostics menu ............................................................................................................ 102
System Configuration menu ............................................................................................ 103
6 Specifications .............................................................................................................................................. 106
Computer specifications ................................................................................................................... 106
15.4-in, WUXGA display specifications ............................................................................................ 107
15.4-in, WSXGA+ display specifications .......................................................................................... 108
15.4-in, WXGA display specifications ............................................................................................... 109
Hard drive specifications .................................................................................................................. 110
DVD±RW and CD-RW SuperMulti DL Combo Drive specifications ................................................. 111
Blu-ray Disc ROM Drive with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Double Layer ............................................... 112
DVD-ROM Drive specifications ........................................................................................................ 113
System DMA specifications .............................................................................................................. 114
System interrupt specifications ......................................................................................................... 115
System I/O address specifications ................................................................................................... 116
System memory map specifications ................................................................................................. 118
7 Screw listing ................................................................................................................................................ 119
Phillips PM2.0×5.0 captive screw ..................................................................................................... 120
Phillips PM2.5×11.0 captive screw ................................................................................................... 121
Phillips PM3.0×5.0 screw ................................................................................................................. 122
Torx T8M2.5×8.0 screw ................................................................................................................... 123
Phillips PM2.5×9.0 captive screw ..................................................................................................... 126
Black Torx 8M2.0×7.0 captive screw ............................................................................................... 127
Silver Torx 8M2.5×12.0 captive screw ............................................................................................. 128
Phillips PM2.5×5.0 screw ................................................................................................................. 129
Phillips PM2.5×3.0 screw ................................................................................................................. 131
Phillips PM2.0×3.0 broadhead screw ............................................................................................... 132
Black Phillips PM2.0×3.0 screw ....................................................................................................... 133
Black Phillips PM2.5×7.0 screw ....................................................................................................... 134
Black Phillips PM2.0×4.0 barrel screw ............................................................................................. 135
Silver HM2.5×6.0 hex screw locks ................................................................................................... 136
Black Phillips PM2.0×5.0 screw ....................................................................................................... 137
8 Backup and recovery .................................................................................................................................. 138
Backup and recovery in Windows Vista ........................................................................................... 138
Overview .......................................................................................................................... 138
Backing up your information ............................................................................................ 138
Performing a recovery ..................................................................................................... 139
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Using the Windows recovery tools .................................................................. 140
Using f11 ......................................................................................................... 140
Using a Windows Vista operating system DVD (purchased separately) ......... 141
Backup and Recovery in Windows XP ............................................................................................. 142
Backing up your information ............................................................................................ 142
When to back up ............................................................................................. 142
Backup suggestions ........................................................................................ 142
Backing up individual files or folders ............................................................... 143
Backing up all files and folders ........................................................................ 143
Creating recovery points ................................................................................. 143
Scheduling backups ........................................................................................ 144
Performing a recovery ..................................................................................................... 144
Initiating a recovery in Windows ...................................................................... 145
9 Connector pin assignments ....................................................................................................................... 146
Audio-out (headphone) ..................................................................................................................... 146
Audio-in (microphone) ...................................................................................................................... 146
External monitor ............................................................................................................................... 147
RJ-11 (modem) ................................................................................................................................ 148
RJ-45 (network) ................................................................................................................................ 148
Universal Serial Bus ......................................................................................................................... 149
10 Power cord set requirements .................................................................................................................. 150
Requirements for all countries and regions ...................................................................................... 150
Requirements for specific countries and regions ............................................................................. 151
11 Recycling ................................................................................................................................................... 152
Battery .............................................................................................................................................. 152
Display .............................................................................................................................................. 152
Index ................................................................................................................................................................. 158
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1 Product description
Category Description HP EliteBook
8530p
Notebook PC
HP EliteBook
8530w Mobile
Workstation
Product Name HP EliteBook 8530p Notebook PC √
HP EliteBook 8530w Mobile Workstation √
Processors Intel® Core™2 Extreme processors
QX9300, Quad Core 2.53-GHz processor 12-
MB L2 cache, 1066-MHz front side bus (FSB)
√
X9100, Dual-Core 3.06-GHz processor 6-MB
L2 cache, 1066-MHz FSB
√
Intel Core2 Quad processors
Q9100, 2.26-GHz processor 6-MB L2 cache,
1066-MHz FSB
√
Q9000, 2.00-GHz processor 6-MB L2 cache,
1066-MHz FSB
√
Intel Core2 Duo processors
T9900, 3.06-GHz processor 6-MB L2 cache,
1066-MHz FSB
√√
T9800, 2.93-GHz processor 6-MB L2 cache,
1066-MHz FSB
√√
T9600, 2.8-GHz processor 6-MB L2 cache,
1066-MHz FSB
√√
T9550, 2.66-GHz processor 6-MB L2 cache,
1066-MHz FSB
√√
T9400, 2.53-GHz processor 6-MB L2 cache,
1066-MHz FSB
√√
P9500, 2.53-GHz processor 3-MB L2 cache,
1066-MHz FSB
√√
P8800, 2.66-GHz processor 3-MB L2 cache,
1066-MHz FSB
√√
P8700, 2.53-GHz processor 3-MB L2 cache,
1066-MHz FSB
√√
P8600, 2.4-GHz processor 3-MB L2 cache,
1066-MHz FSB
√√
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Category Description HP EliteBook
8530p
Notebook PC
HP EliteBook
8530w Mobile
Workstation
P8400, 2.26-GHz processor 3-MB L2 cache,
1066-MHz FSB
√√
Chipset Intel PM45 Express Chipset with iAMT 4.0
support
√√
Southbridge Intel ICH9M-enhanced √√
Graphics ATI M86M ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
graphics card with 256 MB of graphics
subsystem memory (supports Hypermemory)
√
ATI M86M ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 graphics
card with 256 MB of graphics subsystem
memory (supports Hypermemory)
√
nVidia NB9P-GLM2 graphics card with 512 MB
of graphics subsystem memory (supports
Quadro FX 770M)
√
HDMI 1.3 compliance √√
OpenGL driver support √
Panel All display assemblies include 3 wireless local
area network (WLAN) antennas
√√
15.4-in WUXGA AntiGlare with webcam √√
15.4-in WSXGA+ AntiGlare with webcam √√
15.4-in WXGA AntiGlare with webcam √√
15.4-in WUXGA AntiGlare with 2 wireless wide
area network (WWAN) antennas
√√
15.4-in WSXGA+ AntiGlare with 2 WWAN
antennas
√√
15.4-in WXGA AntiGlare with 2 WWAN
antennas
√√
15.4-in WUXGA AntiGlare √√
15.4-in WSXGA+ AntiGlare √√
15.4-in WXGA AntiGlare √√
15.4-in WUXGA AntiGlare for computers with
Extreme and Quad CPUs
√
15.4-in WSXGA+ AntiGlare for computers with
Extreme and Quad CPUs
√
15.4-in WXGA AntiGlare for computers with
Extreme and Quad CPUs
√
15.4-in WUXGA AntiGlare with webcam for
computers with Extreme and Quad CPUs
√
15.4-in WXGA AntiGlare with webcam for
computers with Extreme and Quad CPUs
√
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Category Description HP EliteBook
8530p
Notebook PC
HP EliteBook
8530w Mobile
Workstation
15.4-in WXGA AntiGlare with webcam for
computers with Extreme and Quad CPUs
√
Support privacy filter √√
Memory Two customer-accessible/upgradable memory
module slots
√√
Supports dual-channel memory √√
Supports up to 8 GB of system RAM √√
PC2-6400, 800-MHz, DDR2 √√
Supports the following configurations:
●8192 (4096 × 2, dual-channel) (select
models)
●6144 (4906 + 2048)
●5120 (4096 + 1024)
●4096 (2048 × 2, dual-channel)
●4096 (4096 x1)
●3072 (2048 + 1024)
●2048 (1024 × 2, dual-channel)
●2048 (2048 × 1)
●1024 (1024 × 1)
√√
Hard drives Supports 9.5-mm, 6.35-cm (2.50-in) hard
drives
√√
Customer-accessible √√
Serial ATA √√
Supports the following drives:
●500-GB, 7200- and 5400-rpm
●320-GB, 7200-rpm
●250-GB, 7200- and 5400-rpm
●160-GB, 7200- and 5400-rpm
●120-GB, 5400-rpm
√√
Supports the following solid-state drives:
●128-GB
●80-GB
√√
HP 3D DriveGuard √√
RAID 0/1 Support √√
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8530p
Notebook PC
HP EliteBook
8530w Mobile
Workstation
Upgrade bay Fixed (removal of 1 screw required) √√
Customer-accessible √√
Serial ATA √√
12.7-mm tray load √√
Supports the following drives:
●DVD±RW and CD-RW Super Multi DL
Combo Drive with LightScribe
●Blu-ray Disc ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-
R/RW DL Drive
●DVD-ROM Drive
√√
Diskette drive Supports external USB diskette drive only √√
Supports boot from external USB diskette drive √√
Microphone Integrated dual-array microphone √√
Audio HD audio - ADI 1984A √√
Webcam Integrated 2.1-megpixel webcam with business
card reader support
√√
Modem 56K V.92 1.5-in data/fax modem with digital
line guard
√√
HD audio interface √√
Ethernet Intel 10/100/1000 network interface card (NIC)
with iAMT
√√
S4/S5 wake on LAN: DC - no √√
S4/S5 wake on LAN: AC - yes √√
NIC power down technology √√
Wireless Integrated WLAN options by way of wireless module:
Three WLAN antennas built into display
assembly
√√
Support for no WLAN option √√
Support for the following WLAN formats:
●Intel 802.11a/b/g/n
●Intel 802.11a/b/g
●Intel 802.11a/b/g/n with iAMT 4.0 support
●Intel 802.11a/b/g with iAMT support
√√
Integrated WWAN options by way of wireless module:
Two WWAN 5-band antennas built into display
assembly
√√
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Category Description HP EliteBook
8530p
Notebook PC
HP EliteBook
8530w Mobile
Workstation
Subscriber identity module (SIM) security
(customer-accessible in battery bay)
√√
Support for the following WWAN formats:
●Evolution-data optimized (EVDO)
●High-speed downlink packet access
(HSDPA)
√√
Integrated personal area network (PAN) options by way of Bluetooth® module:
Support for no PAN option √√
Broadcom Bluetooth √√
External media card One ExpressCard/54 slot √√
Integrated Media Card Reader with SD, MMC,
MS, MSpro, xD, Memory Stick Duo support
√√
Ports Audio-in (stereo microphone) √√
Audio-out (stereo headphone) √√
HDMI √√
RJ-11 (modem) √√
RJ-45 (Ethernet, includes link and activity
lights)
√√
USB 2.0 (4) √√
eSATA/USB 2.0 combo (1) √√
VGA (Dsub 15-pin) supporting 1600 × 1200
external resolution at 75-GHz (hot plug with
auto-detect)
√√
1394a √√
3-pin AC power √√
Docking HP Docking Station √√
HP Advanced Docking Station √√
Keyboard/pointing devices 12.3-in keyboard with durable key cap coating √√
Dual point (pointing stick and TouchPad) with 3
pointing stick buttons and 3 TouchPad buttons
and vertical scrolling (taps enabled as default)
√√
Windows Vista® Hardware Start Button √√
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Category Description HP EliteBook
8530p
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8530w Mobile
Workstation
Power requirements AC adapter with localized cable plug support
(3-wire plug with ground pin, supports 3-pin DC
connector):
●180-W
●150-W
●120-W
√√
8-cell, 2.55-Ah (73-Wh) Li-ion battery √√
Support for 8-cell Extended Life Battery √√
Support for 12-cell Ultra Capacity Battery √√
Security Integrated fingerprint reader √√
Integrated smart card reader √√
Security cable slot √√
Trusted platform module (TPM) V.1.2 √√
Full volume encryption √√
Preboot authentication (password, smart card,
biometric)
√√
Operating system Preinstalled:
Windows 7 Professional 32 √√
Windows Vista Business 64 (select regions) √
Windows Vista Business 64 with WWAN
(select regions)
√
Windows Vista Business 32 (select regions) √√
Windows Vista Business 32 with WWAN
(select regions)
√√
Windows Vista Home Basic 32 (select regions) √√
Windows Vista Home Basic 32 with WWAN
(select regions)
√√
Windows Vista Business with XP Professional
image (select regions)
√√
Windows Vista Business with XP Professional
image with WWAN (select regions)
√√
FreeDOS √√
FreeDOS with WWAN √√
Preinstalled with Microsoft® Office:
Windows 7 Professional 32 with Microsoft®
Office 2007 Personal with Powerpoint
√√
Windows 7 Professional 32 with Microsoft
Office 2007 Personal
√√
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Category Description HP EliteBook
8530p
Notebook PC
HP EliteBook
8530w Mobile
Workstation
Windows 7 Professional 32 with Microsoft
Office 2007 Professional
√√
Windows 7 Professional 32 with Microsoft
Office 2007 Ready
√√
Windows Vista Ultimate 32 with Office 2007
Ready (select regions)
√√
Windows Vista Ultimate 32 with Office 2007
Ready with WWAN (select regions)
√√
Windows Vista Business 64 with Office 2007
Ready
√
Windows Vista Business 64 with Office 2007
Ready with WWAN
√
Windows Vista Business 32 with Office 2007
Ready
√√
Windows Vista Business 32 with Office 2007
Ready with WWAN
√√
Windows Vista Home Basic 32 with Office
2007 Ready
√√
Windows Vista Home Basic 32 with Office
2007 Ready with WWAN
√√
Windows Vista Business with XP Professional
with Office 2007 Ready
√√
Windows Vista Business with XP Professional
with Office 2007 Ready with WWAN
√√
Windows Vista Business 32 with Office 2007
Professional (Japan only)
√
Windows Vista Business 32 with Office 2007
Professional with WWAN (Japan only)
√
Windows Vista Business 32 with Office 2007
Personal (Japan only)
√
Windows Vista Business 32 with Office 2007
Personal with WWAN (Japan only)
√
Windows Vista Business 32 with Office 2007
Personal with PowerPoint (Japan only)
√
Windows Vista Business 32 with Office 2007
Personal with PowerPoint with WWAN (Japan
only)
√
Windows Vista Business with XP Professional
with Office 2007 Professional (Japan only)
√√
Windows Vista Business with XP Professional
with Office 2007 Professional with WWAN
(Japan only)
√√
Windows Vista Business with XP Professional
with Office 2007 Personal (Japan only)
√√
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Category Description HP EliteBook
8530p
Notebook PC
HP EliteBook
8530w Mobile
Workstation
Windows Vista Business with XP Professional
with Office 2007 Personal with WWAN (Japan
only)
√√
Windows Vista Business with XP Professional
with Office 2007 Personal with PowerPoint
(Japan only)
√√
Windows Vista Business with XP Professional
with Office 2007 Personal with PowerPoint with
WWAN (Japan only)
√√
Restore Media:
Windows 7 Professional 32 √√
Windows Vista Ultimate 32 √√
Windows Vista Business 32/64 √√
Windows Vista Home Basic 32 √√
Windows XP Professional √√
DRDVD Windows 7 √√
DRDVD Windows XP Professional √√
DRDVD Windows Vista √√
Office Ready restore DVD √√
Supported:
Windows XP 64 (Service Pack 2) √
Certified:
Novell: SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop √√
Serviceability End-user replaceable parts:
AC adapter √√
Battery (system) √√
Hard drive √√
Keyboard √√
Memory module √√
Optical drive √√
WLAN module √√
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2 External component identification
Display components
Item Component Function
(1) WWAN antennas (2) (select models only)* Send and receive wireless signals to communicate with
WWANs.
(2) WLAN antennas (3) (select models only)* Send and receive wireless signals to communicate with
WLANs.
*The antennas are not visible from the outside of the computer. For optimal transmission, keep the areas immediately
around the antennas free from obstructions.
To see wireless regulatory notices, refer to the section of the Regulatory, Safety and Environmental
Notices that applies to your country or region. These notices are located in Help and Support.
Display components 9

Top components
Pointing devices
Item Component Function
(1) Pointing stick Moves the pointer and selects or activates items on the
screen.
(2) Center pointing stick button Functions like the center button on an external mouse.
(3) Right pointing stick button Functions like the right button on an external mouse.
(4) TouchPad scroll zone Scrolls up or down.
(5) Right TouchPad button Functions like the right button on an external mouse.
(6) Center TouchPad button Functions like the center button on an external mouse.
(7) Left TouchPad button Functions like the left button on an external mouse.
(8) TouchPad Moves the pointer and selects or activates items on the
screen.
(9) Left pointing stick button Functions like the left button on an external mouse.
NOTE: This table describes factory settings. View or change pointing device preferences as follows:
●In Windows Vista, select Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Mouse.
●In Windows XP, select Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware > Mouse.
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Buttons, switches, and fingerprint reader
Item Component Function
(1) Power button ●When the computer is off, press the button to turn
on the computer.
●When the computer is on, press the button to shut
down the computer.
●When the computer is in the Sleep state (Windows
Vista) or in Standby (Windows XP), press the button
briefly to exit the Sleep state or Standby.
●When the computer is in Hibernation, press the
button briefly to exit Hibernation.
If the computer has stopped responding and Windows®
shutdown procedures are ineffective, press and hold the
power button for at least 5 seconds to turn off the
computer.
To learn more about power settings, follow these steps:
●In Windows Vista, select Start > Control Panel >
System and Maintenance > Power Options.
●In Windows XP, select Start > Control Panel >
System and Maintenance > Power Options.
(2) Info button Launches Info Center, which enables you to open various
software solutions.
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Item Component Function
(3) Wireless button Turns the wireless feature on or off, but does not
establish a wireless connection.
NOTE: A wireless network must be set up in order to
establish a wireless connection.
(4) Internal display switch Turns off the display if the display is closed while the
power is on.
(5) Presentation button Starts the presentation feature.
(6) Volume mute button Mutes and restores speaker sound.
(7) Volume scroll zone Adjusts speaker volume. Slide your finger to the left to
decrease volume and to the right to increase volume.
You can also press the left side of the volume scroll zone
to decrease volume, or press the right side of the volume
scroll zone to increase volume.
(8) HP Fingerprint Sensor (finger print reader) Allows a fingerprint logon to Windows, instead of a
password logon.
Keys
NOTE: Your computer may look slightly different from the illustration in this section.
Item Component Function
(1) esc key Displays system information when pressed in
combination with the fn key.
(2) Pointing stick Moves the pointer and selects or activates items on the
screen.
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