HP ProBook 4525s - Notebook PC Manual

HP ProBook 4525s Notebook PC
Maintenance and Service Guide

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First Edition: May 2010
Document Part Number: 598083-001

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 ..................................................................................... 8
Top Components ...................................................................................................................... 8
TouchPad ................................................................................................................. 8
Lights ..................................................................................................................... 10
Buttons, switches, and speakers (select models only) .................................................... 11
Keys ...................................................................................................................... 12
Front components ................................................................................................................... 13
Right-side components ............................................................................................................ 13
Left-side components ............................................................................................................... 15
Bottom components ................................................................................................................ 16
Display ................................................................................................................................. 16
Wireless antennas .................................................................................................................. 18
Additional hardware components ............................................................................................ 19
3 Illustrated parts catalog .................................................................................................. 20
Service tag ............................................................................................................................ 20
Computer major components ................................................................................................... 21
Display assembly components ................................................................................................. 26
Plastics Kit ............................................................................................................................. 27
Cable Kits ............................................................................................................................. 28
Mass storage devices ............................................................................................................. 30
Miscellaneous parts ................................................................................................................ 31
Sequential part number listing .................................................................................................. 33
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
Switch cover and keyboard ...................................................................................... 46
Memory module ...................................................................................................... 50
Optical drive .......................................................................................................... 51
Power button board ................................................................................................. 53
Speakers ................................................................................................................ 55
Thermal shield ........................................................................................................ 56
WLAN module ........................................................................................................ 58
WWAN module ..................................................................................................... 59
Heat sink and fan .................................................................................................... 61
Processor ............................................................................................................... 65
Palm rest ................................................................................................................ 67
Hard drive ............................................................................................................. 69
Display assembly on computers with 15.6-in displays .................................................. 71
Top cover ............................................................................................................... 77
RTC battery ............................................................................................................ 80
Bluetooth module .................................................................................................... 82
Modem module ...................................................................................................... 83
Audio board ........................................................................................................... 85
System board ......................................................................................................... 87
USB connector assembly .......................................................................................... 90
RJ-11 connector assembly ........................................................................................ 91
Power connector assembly ....................................................................................... 93
5 Computer Setup .............................................................................................................. 95
Computer Setup ..................................................................................................................... 95
Starting Computer Setup .......................................................................................... 95
Using Computer Setup ............................................................................................. 95
Navigating and selecting in Computer Setup ............................................... 95
Restoring factory settings in Computer Setup ................................................ 96
Computer Setup menus ............................................................................................ 97
File menu ................................................................................................ 97
Security menu .......................................................................................... 99
System Configuration menu ..................................................................... 100
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6 Specifications ................................................................................................................ 105
Computer specifications ........................................................................................................ 105
15.6-in display specifications ................................................................................................ 107
Hard drive specifications ...................................................................................................... 108
DVD-ROM Drive specifications ............................................................................................... 109
DVD±RW Double-Layer Combo Drive specifications ................................................................. 110
Blu-ray Disc ROM Drive with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Double-Layer specifications ........................ 111
7 Backup and recovery .................................................................................................... 112
Backup and recovery in Windows 7 ....................................................................................... 112
Overview ............................................................................................................. 112
Backing up your information ................................................................................... 112
Performing a recovery ........................................................................................... 114
Using the Windows recovery tools .......................................................................... 114
Using f11 ............................................................................................................. 115
Using a Windows 7 operating system DVD (purchased separately) ............................. 115
Backup and recovery in Windows Vista .................................................................................. 116
Overview ............................................................................................................. 116
Backing up your information ................................................................................... 116
Performing a recovery ........................................................................................... 118
Using the Windows recovery tools .......................................................................... 118
Using f11 ............................................................................................................. 119
Using a Windows Vista operating system DVD (purchased separately) ........................ 119
Backup and recovery in Windows XP ..................................................................................... 121
Overview ............................................................................................................. 121
Backing up your information ................................................................................... 121
Performing a recovery ........................................................................................... 122
Recovering your information .................................................................... 122
Recovering the operating system and programs ......................................... 122
8 Connector pin assignments ........................................................................................... 124
Audio-in (microphone) .......................................................................................................... 124
Audio-out (headphone) ......................................................................................................... 124
External monitor ................................................................................................................... 125
HDMI ................................................................................................................................. 126
RJ-11 (modem) ..................................................................................................................... 127
RJ-45 (network) .................................................................................................................... 128
Universal Serial Bus .............................................................................................................. 128
9 Power cord set requirements ........................................................................................ 129
Requirements for all countries and regions ............................................................................... 129
Requirements for specific countries and regions ....................................................................... 130
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10 Recycling .................................................................................................................... 131
Battery ................................................................................................................................ 131
Display ............................................................................................................................... 131
Index ............................................................................................................................... 137
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1 Product description
Category Description HP ProBook
4525s UMA
HP ProBook
4525s discrete
Product Name HP ProBook 4525s Notebook PC • •
Processors AMD™ processors
●Phenom II P920 1.6-GHz, 2MB L2 cache (25W) • •
●Phenom II P820 1.8-GHz, 1.5MB L2 cache
(25W)
••
●Turion II P520 2.3-GHz, 2MB L2 cache (25W) • •
●Athlon II P320 2.1-GHz, 1MB L2 cache (25W) • •
●V-Series V120 2.2-GHz, 512K L2 cache (25W) • •
Chipsets UMA—AMD RS880M •
Discrete—AMD RS880MD •
Southbridge — AMD SB820 • •
Graphics AMD Universal Memory Architecture (UMA) graphics
subsystem integrated with shared video memory
(dynamically allocated) (ATI Mobility Radeon HD
4250)
•
AMD Discrete Graphics ATI M93S3-LP with
Hypermemory support. 512MB DDR3, 800MHz (ATI
Mobility Radeon HD530v configurable via base unit)
•
Panels All display assemblies support privacy filter • •
15.6-in HD LED backlight panel:
●1366×768 AntiGlare
●1366×768 AntiGlare for webcam
●1366×768 BrightView
●1366×768 BrightView for webcam
••
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4525s discrete
15.6-in HD LED backlight panel (optional):
●1366×768 AntiGlare for webcam and WWAN
●1366×768 BrightView for webcam and
WWAN
•
Memory 2 customer-accessible/upgradable memory module
slots
••
Supports dual-channel memory • •
Supports up to 4 GB of system RAM • •
PC3-10600, 1333-MHz, DDR3 • •
Supports the following configurations in all countries
and regions:
●4096-MB total system memory (2048-MB × 2,
dual-channel)
●3072-MB total system memory (2048-MB +
1024-MB, dual-channel)
●2048-MB total system memory (2048-MB × 1)
●2048-MB total system memory (1024-MB × 2,
dual-channel)
●1024-MB total system memory (1024-MB × 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-rpm
●320-GB, 7200-rpm
●250-GB, 7200-rpm
••
HP 3D DriveGuard (not available on Linux) • •
Optical drives Fixed, no modular requirements • •
SATA 12.7-mm tray load • •
Supports option of no optical drive • •
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Category Description HP ProBook
4525s UMA
HP ProBook
4525s discrete
Supports the following drives:
●DVD-ROM Drive
●DVD±RW SuperMulti Double-Layer Combo Drive
with Lightscribe
●Blu-ray ROM DVD±RW SuperMulti DL Drive (not
available with UMA base unit and Windows XP)
••
Diskette drive Supports external USB diskette drive only • •
Audio/visual IDT 92HD80 • •
Integrated microphone • •
Stereo speakers (2) • •
Integrated 2MP camera with fixed focus (select
models only)
••
Modem High-speed 56K modem for all regions and countries
except APJ
••
High-speed 56K modem APJ only • •
Modem cable not included • •
Supports no modem option • •
Ethernet 10/100/1000 Ethernet network interface card (NIC) • •
S3/S4/S5 wake on LAN: AC only mode • •
Wireless Integrated WLAN options by way of MiniPCI card:
2 WLAN antennas built into display assembly • •
Supports option for no-WLAN • •
Support for the following WLAN formats:
●Broadcom 802.11b/g/n
●Broadcom 802.11b/g
●Atheros 802.11 b/g/n (1 x 1)
●Realtek 802.11 b/g/n (1 x 2)
••
Integrated personal area network (PAN) options by way of Bluetooth® module:
Support option for no-WPAN • •
Bluetooth 2.1 • •
Integrated WWAN options by way of HP Mobile Broadband Module:
Supports only HP certified WWAN options •
WWAN module UNDP Gobi2 including GPS with 2
antennas (not available with Linux or Celeron)
•
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4525s UMA
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4525s discrete
Dual WWAN antennas (world wide 5 band) • •
SIM module (user accessible behind battery) • •
External media cards One ExpressCard/34-mm • •
Media Card Reader supporting Memory Stick (MS),
Memory Stick Pro (MSP), Secure Digital (SD) Memory
Card, Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) Memory
Card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), and xD-Picture Card
formats
••
Ports Audio-in (stereo microphone) • •
Audio-out (stereo headphone) • •
RJ-11 (modem) • •
RJ-45 (Ethernet, includes link and activity lights) • •
USB 2.0 (3) • •
Combination eSATA/USB 2.0 (1) • •
VGA (Dsub 15-pin) supporting 1600 × 1200 external
resolution at 75-GHz (hot plug/unplug with auto-
detect)
••
Multi-pin AC power • •
HDMI • •
Keyboard/pointing
devices
15.6-in keyboard with integrated number pad and
Clickpad
••
Suports 2-way scroll with legend and gestures (taps
enabled as default)
••
Power requirements 65-W AC adapter with localized cable plug support
(3-wire plug with ground pin)
•
90-W AC adapter with localized cable plug support
(3-wire plug with ground pin)
•
6-cell, 47-Wh Li-ion battery • •
9-cell, 93-Wh Li-ion battery • •
Security Supports Kensington security lock • •
Fingerprint reader 15.6-in Integrated fingerprint reader • •
Supports no fingerprint reader option • •
Operating system Preinstalled with Microsoft Office: ••
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 with Office 2007
Ready (excludes Japan)
••
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 with Office 2007
Personal (Japan only)
••
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Category Description HP ProBook
4525s UMA
HP ProBook
4525s discrete
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 with Office 2007
Personal with PowerPoint (Japan only)
••
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 with Office 2007
Professional (Japan only)
••
Windows 7 Professional with Office 2007 Ready
(excludes Japan)
••
Windows 7 Professional with Office 2007 Personal
(Japan only)
••
Windows 7 Professional with Office 2007 Personal
with PowerPoint (Japan only)
••
Windows 7 Professional with Office 2007
Professional (Japan only)
••
Windows 7 Professional with Office 2007
Professional with PowerPoint (Japan only)
••
Windows Vista Home Basic 32 with Office 2007
Ready
••
Windows Vista Home Basic 32 with Office 2007
Personal (Japan only)
••
Windows Vista Home Basic 32 with Office 2007
Professional (Japan only)
••
Windows Vista Business 32 with Office 2007 Ready
(excludes Japan)
••
Windows Vista Business 32 with Office 2007
Personal (Japan only)
••
Windows Vista Business 32 with Office 2007
Personal (Japan only)
••
Windows Vista Business 32 with Office Personal with
PowerPoint (Japan only)
••
Windows Vista Business 32 with Office Professional
(Japan only)
••
Windows 7 Starter with Office 2007 ready (excludes
Japan)
••
Windows 7 Starter 32 with Office 2007 ready –
EDGI
••
Windows 7 Home Basic 32 with Office 2007 ready
(excludes Japan)
••
Windows 7 Home Basic with Office 2007 ready –
EDGI
••
Windows 7 Home Premium with Office 2007 ready –
EDGI
••
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4525s UMA
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4525s discrete
Windows 7 Professional 32 with Office 2007 ready –
EDGI
••
Windows 7 Professional 32 with XP Pro images with
Office 2007 ready (excludes Japan)
••
Windows 7 Professional 32 with XP Pro images with
Office 2007 ready – EDGI
••
Windows 7 Professional 32 with XP Pro images with
Office 2007 Personal (Japan only)
••
Windows 7 Professional 32 with XP Pro images with
Office 2007 Personal with PowerPoint (Japan only)
••
Preinstalled:
Windows 7 Professional 32 with MS Basics (Japan
only)
••
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 with MS Basics (Japan
only)
••
Windows Vista Home Basic 32 with MS Basics (Japan
only)
••
Windows Vista Business 32 with MS Basics (Japan
only)
••
Windows 7 Professional 32 (with XP Professional
images) with MS Basics (Japan only)
••
FreeDOS • •
RedFlag Linux (People's Republic of China only) • •
SuSE Linux • •
Restore media:
Windows 7 Starter • •
Windows 7 Home Basic 32 • •
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 • •
Windows 7 Professional 32 • •
Windows 7 Professional 64 • •
DRDVD Windows 7 – Home Premium/Pro • •
DRDVD Windows 7 – Starter/Home Basic • •
Windows Vista Home Basic 32 • •
Windows Vista Home Premium • •
Windows Vista Business 32 • •
Windows XP Professional • •
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Category Description HP ProBook
4525s UMA
HP ProBook
4525s discrete
SuSE Linux • •
Red Flag Linux (People's Republic of China only) • •
DRDVD Windows Vista • •
DRDVD Windows XP Pro • •
Certified: Microsoft® WHQL • •
Web-only Support: ••
Windows 7 Professional 64 versions • •
Serviceability End-user replaceable parts:
AC adapter • •
Battery (system) • •
Hard drive • •
Memory module • •
Optical drive • •
WLAN module • •
WWAN module • •
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2 External component identification
NOTE: Depending on the operating system installed on your comouter, some components may
function differently than described. Some functionality may not be supported by the operating system
installed on your computer.
Top Components
TouchPad
Component Description
(1) TouchPad off indicator light To turn the TouchPad zone on and off, quickly double-tap the
TouchPad off indicator.
NOTE: When the TouchPad zone is active, the light is off.
(2) TouchPad zone* Moves the pointer and selects or activates items on the screen.
(3) Left TouchPad button Functions like the left button on an external mouse.
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Component Description
(4) Right TouchPad button Functions like the right button on an external mouse.
*This table describes factory settings.
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Lights
NOTE: Your computer may look slightly different from the illustration in this section.
Component Description
(1) TouchPad off indicator ●Amber: The TouchPad is off.
●Off: The TouchPad is on.
(2) Caps lock light On: Caps lock is on.
(3) HP QuickLook light Blinking: QuickLook is being opened or closed.
(4) HP QuickWeb light Blinking: QuickWeb browser is being opened or closed.
(5) Power light ●On: The computer is on.
●Blinking: The computer is in the Sleep state.
●Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation.
(5) Wireless light ●White: An integrated wireless device, such as a wireless
local area network (WLAN) device and/or a Bluetooth®
device, is on.
●Amber: All wireless devices are off.
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Buttons, switches, and speakers (select models only)
NOTE: Your computer may look slightly different from the illustration in this section.
Component Description
(1) Speakers (2) Produce sound.
(2) Internal display switch Turns off the display if the display is closed while the power is on.
(3) 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, press the button
briefly to exit Sleep.
●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.
(4) Fingerprint reader (select models only) Allows a fingerprint logon to Windows, instead of a password
logon.
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Keys
Component Description
(1) esc key Displays system information when pressed in combination with the
fn key.
(2) fn key Executes frequently used system functions when pressed in
combination with a function key, the num lk key, or the esc key.
(3) Windows logo key Displays the Windows Start menu.
(4) Windows applications key Displays a shortcut menu for items beneath the pointer.
(5) Integrated numeric keypad keys Can be used like the keys on an external numeric keypad.
(6) Function keys Execute frequently used system functions when pressed in
combination with the fn key.
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