HP XT905UT Manual

HP EliteBook 8540p Notebook PC
HP EliteBook 8540w Mobile Workstation
Maintenance and Service Guide

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Second Edition: April 2010
First Edition: January 2010
Document Part Number: 590180-002

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 .................................................................................................................................................. 9
Top components ................................................................................................................................. 10
Pointing devices ................................................................................................................. 10
Lights ................................................................................................................................. 11
Buttons, switches, and fingerprint reader .......................................................................... 13
Keys ................................................................................................................................... 15
Front components .............................................................................................................................. 16
Left-side components ......................................................................................................................... 17
Rear components ............................................................................................................................... 18
Right-side components ....................................................................................................................... 18
Bottom components ........................................................................................................................... 19
Wireless antennas (select models only) ............................................................................................. 20
3 Illustrated parts catalog ............................................................................................................................... 21
Service tag ......................................................................................................................................... 21
Computer major components ............................................................................................................. 22
Display components ........................................................................................................................... 28
Plastics Kit .......................................................................................................................................... 29
Cable Kit ............................................................................................................................................. 30
Mass storage devices ......................................................................................................................... 31
Miscellaneous parts ............................................................................................................................ 32
Sequential part number listing ............................................................................................................ 33
4 Removal and replacement procedures ....................................................................................................... 40
Preliminary replacement requirements ............................................................................................... 40
Tools required .................................................................................................................... 40
Service considerations ....................................................................................................... 40
Plastic parts ....................................................................................................... 40
Cables and connectors ..................................................................................... 41
Drive handling ................................................................................................... 41
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Grounding guidelines ......................................................................................................... 42
Electrostatic discharge damage ........................................................................ 42
Packaging and transporting guidelines ............................................. 43
Workstation guidelines ..................................................................... 43
Equipment guidelines ....................................................................... 44
Component replacement procedures ................................................................................................. 45
Service tag ......................................................................................................................... 45
Computer feet .................................................................................................................... 46
Battery ............................................................................................................................... 47
SIM .................................................................................................................................... 48
Optical drive ....................................................................................................................... 49
Upgrade bay ...................................................................................................................... 50
Ambient light sensor .......................................................................................................... 52
Hard drive .......................................................................................................................... 54
Bluetooth module ............................................................................................................... 57
RTC battery ....................................................................................................................... 58
Expansion memory modules ............................................................................................. 60
WWAN module .................................................................................................................. 62
Keyboard ........................................................................................................................... 65
Primary memory module .................................................................................................... 68
WLAN module .................................................................................................................... 69
Switch cover ...................................................................................................................... 71
Fan ..................................................................................................................................... 73
Heat sink ............................................................................................................................ 75
Processor ........................................................................................................................... 77
Graphics card .................................................................................................................... 79
Display assembly ............................................................................................................... 81
Top cover ........................................................................................................................... 87
Modem module .................................................................................................................. 91
ExpressCard/audio assembly ............................................................................................ 92
Speaker assembly ............................................................................................................. 94
System board ..................................................................................................................... 96
RJ-11 connector cable ....................................................................................................... 98
USB/VGA board ............................................................................................................... 100
Power connector cable .................................................................................................... 102
5 Computer Setup .......................................................................................................................................... 104
Starting Computer Setup .................................................................................................................. 104
Using Computer Setup ..................................................................................................................... 104
Navigating and selecting in Computer Setup ................................................................... 104
Restoring factory settings in Computer Setup ................................................................. 105
Computer Setup menus ................................................................................................................... 106
File menu ......................................................................................................................... 106
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Security menu .................................................................................................................. 107
System Configuration menu ............................................................................................ 108
6 Specifications .............................................................................................................................................. 112
Computer specifications ................................................................................................................... 112
39.6-cm (15.6-in) HD display specifications ..................................................................................... 113
39.6-cm (15.6-in) HD+ display specifications ................................................................................... 114
39.6-cm (15.6-in) FHD display specifications ................................................................................... 115
Hard drive specifications .................................................................................................................. 116
DVD±RW and CD-RW SuperMulti DL Combo Drive specifications ................................................. 117
Blu-ray Disc ROM with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW DL Drive ................................................................ 118
Blu-ray Disc ROM Combo Drive ....................................................................................................... 119
DVD-ROM Drive specifications ........................................................................................................ 120
Specification information in Device Manager ................................................................................... 121
7 Backup and recovery .................................................................................................................................. 122
Windows 7 ........................................................................................................................................ 122
Backing up your information ............................................................................................ 122
Performing a recovery ..................................................................................................... 123
Using the Windows recovery tools .................................................................. 124
Using f11 ......................................................................................................... 124
Using a Windows 7 operating system DVD (purchased separately) ............... 125
Windows Vista .................................................................................................................................. 126
Backing up your information ............................................................................................ 126
Performing a recovery ..................................................................................................... 127
Using the Windows recovery tools .................................................................. 127
Using f11 ......................................................................................................... 128
Using a Windows Vista operating system DVD (purchased separately) ......... 128
Windows XP ..................................................................................................................................... 130
Backing up your information ............................................................................................ 130
Performing a recovery ..................................................................................................... 131
Recovering your information ........................................................................... 131
Recovering the operating system and programs ............................................ 131
8 Connector pin assignments ....................................................................................................................... 132
Audio-out (headphone) ..................................................................................................................... 132
Audio-in (microphone) ...................................................................................................................... 132
External monitor ............................................................................................................................... 133
RJ-11 (modem) ................................................................................................................................ 134
RJ-45 (network) ................................................................................................................................ 134
Universal Serial Bus ......................................................................................................................... 135
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9 Power cord set requirements .................................................................................................................... 136
Requirements for all countries and regions ...................................................................................... 136
Requirements for specific countries and regions ............................................................................. 137
10 Recycling ................................................................................................................................................... 138
Battery .............................................................................................................................................. 138
Display .............................................................................................................................................. 138
Index ................................................................................................................................................................. 144
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1 Product description
Category Description HP EliteBook
8540p
Notebook PC
HP EliteBook
8540w Mobile
Workstation
Product Name HP EliteBook 8540p Notebook PC √
HP EliteBook 8540w Mobile Workstation √
Processors Intel® Core™i7 processors, Quad Core
820QM, 1.73-GHz (Turbo up to 3.06)
processor 8-MB L3 cache, 8 threads
√√
720QM, 1.66-GHz (Turbo up to 2.80)
processor 6-MB L3 cache, 8 threads
√√
Intel Core i7 processor, Dual Core
620M, 2.66-GHz (Turbo up to 3.33) processor
4-MB L3 cache, 4 threads
√√
Intel Core i5 processors, Dual Core
540M, 2.53-GHz (Turbo up to 3.06) processor
3-MB L3 cache, 4 threads
√√
520M, 2.40-GHz (Turbo up to 2.93) processor
3-MB L3 cache, 4 threads
√√
Chipset Intel P55 Mobile Express √√
Graphics NVIDIA N10P-NS 1GB DDR3 - NVIDIA NVS
5100
√
NVIDIA N10P-GLM 1GB DDR3 - NVIDIA
Quadro FX 880M
√
NVIDIA N10P-GLM4 1GB GDDR5 - NVIDIA
Quadro FX 1800M
√
ATI FirePro M5800 √
Panel All display assemblies include 3 wireless local
area network (WLAN) antennas and 2 wireless
wide area network (WWAN) antennas
√√
39.6-cm (15.6-in) HD √√
39.6-cm (15.6-in) HD with webcam √√
39.6-cm (15.6-in) HD+ √√
39.6-cm (15.6-in) HD+ with webcam √√
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8540p
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8540w Mobile
Workstation
39.6-cm (15.6-in) FHD √√
39.6-cm (15.6-in) FHD with webcam √√
39.6-cm (15.6-in) FHD DreamColor √
39.6-cm (15.6-in) FHD DreamColor with
webcam
√
Support privacy filter √√
Memory Four customer-accessible/upgradeable
memory module slots supporting up to 16 GB
of RAM in models that use quad-core
processors
√√
Two customer-accessible/upgradeable memory
module slots supporting up to 8 GB of RAM in
models that use dual-core processors
√√
Supports dual-channel memory √√
PC3-10600, 1333-MHz, DDR3 √√
Supports the following configurations:
●16684 (4096 × 4)
●12288 (4096 × 2) + (2048 × 2)
●8192 (2048 × 4)
●8192 (4096 × 2)
●4096 (2048 × 2)
●4096 (4096 × 1)
●2048 (2048 × 1)
√√
Hard drives Supports 9.5-mm, 6.35-cm (2.50-in) SATA hard
drives
√√
Customer-accessible √√
Supports the following drives:
●500-GB, 7200
●320-GB, 7200-rpm
●250-GB, 7200
√√
Supports the following solid-state drives:
●256-GB
●160-GB
√√
HP Mobile Data Protection System 3D √√
RAID 0/1 Support √√
Upgrade bay Fixed (removal of 1 screw required) √√
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8540p
Notebook PC
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8540w Mobile
Workstation
Customer-accessible √√
Serial ATA √√
12.7-mm tray load √√
Supports “No Drive” option
Supports the following 12.7-mm SATA optical
drives:
●DVD±RW and CD-RW Super Multi DL
Combo Drive with LightScribe
●Blu-ray Disc ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-
R/RW DL Drive
●Blu-ray R/RE DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL
Drive
●DVD-ROM Drive
Supports the following 9.5-mm SATA hard
drive:
●500-GB, 7200-rpm
√√
Diskette drive Supports external USB diskette drive only √√
Microphone Integrated dual-array microphone √√
Audio HD audio √√
Stereo speakers √√
Webcam Integrated 2-megapixel webcam with macro
lens
√√
Modem 56K V.92 MDC data/fax modem √√
Modem cable not included √√
Supports “No Modem” option √√
Ethernet Intel 82577LM GbE LAN 10/100/1000 network
interface card (NIC) with iAMT
√√
S3/S4/S5 wake on LAN √√
NIC power down technology √√
Ethernet cable not included √√
Wireless Integrated WLAN options by way of wireless module:
Three WLAN antennas built into display
assembly
√√
Supports “no WLAN” option √√
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8540w Mobile
Workstation
Supports the following WLAN formats:
●Intel Wi-Fi Link 6300, 802.11a/g/n, 3 × 3
●Intel Wi-Fi Link 6200, 802.11a/b/g/n, 2 × 2
●Intel Wi-Fi Link 6100, 802.11a/b/g
(Ukraine and Russia only)
●Broadcom 4322, 802.11a/b/g/n, 2 × 2
√√
Integrated WWAN options by way of wireless module:
Two WWAN antennas built into display
assembly
√√
GPS support √√
Subscriber identity module (SIM) security
(customer-accessible in battery bay)
√√
Supports “no WWAN” option √√
Supports the following WWAN modules:
●Qualcomm
●Ericsson
√√
Integrated personal area network (PAN) options by way of Bluetooth® module:
Supports “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) √√
DisplayPort √√
RJ-11 (modem) √√
RJ-45 (Ethernet, includes link and activity
lights)
√√
USB 3.0 (2) √√
USB 2.0 (3) √√
eSATA √√
VGA (Dsub 15-pin) supporting 1600 × 1200
external resolution at 75-GHz (hot plug with
auto-detect)
√√
1394a √√
3-pin AC power √√
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8540p
Notebook PC
HP EliteBook
8540w Mobile
Workstation
Docking connector √√
Docking HP Docking Station √√
HP Advanced Docking Station √√
Keyboard/pointing devices Full-size keyboard with durable key cap
coating
√√
Dual point (pointing stick and TouchPad) with 3
pointing stick buttons and 3 TouchPad buttons
and scroll zone
√√
Spill-resistant design, DuraKey coating √√
Touch-sensitive volume up/down and mute
buttons
√√
Five touch-sensitive launch buttons
(QuickLook/Software Setup, QuickWeb/
Browser Launch, WLAN on/off, Touchpad on/
off, Calculator launch)
√√
Power requirements AC adapter with localized cable plug support
(3-wire plug with ground pin, supports 3-pin DC
connector):
●150-W
●120-W
●90-W
√√
8-cell, 2.55-Ah (73-Wh) Li-ion battery √√
Supports 8-cell Extended Life Battery √√
Supports 12-cell Ultra Capacity Battery √√
HP Fast Charge Technology √√
Security Integrated fingerprint reader √√
Integrated smart card reader √√
Security cable slot √√
Trusted platform module (TPM) V.1.2 √√
Preboot authentication (password, smart card) √√
Operating system Preinstalled:
Windows 7 Professional 64 √√
Windows 7 Professional 32 √√
Windows 7 Professional with XPP images √√
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 √√
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 √√
Windows Vista Business 32 √√
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8540w Mobile
Workstation
Windows Vista Home Basic √√
FreeDOS √√
Preinstalled with Microsoft® Office:
Windows 7 Professional 32 with Microsoft®
Office 2007 Personal with Powerpoint
√√
Windows 7 Professional 32 with Microsoft
Office 2007 Personal
√√
Windows 7 Professional 32 with Microsoft
Office 2007 Professional
√√
Windows 7 Professional 32 with Microsoft
Office 2007 Ready
√√
Windows 7 Home Basic with Microsoft Office
Ready
√√
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 with Microsoft
Office Ready
√√
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 with Microsoft
Office Personal with Powerpoint
√√
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 with Microsoft
Office Personal
√√
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 with Microsoft
Office Professional
√√
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 with Microsoft
Office Ready
√√
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 with Microsoft
Office Personal with Powerpoint
√√
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 with Microsoft
Office Personal
√√
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 with Microsoft
Office Professional
√√
Windows 7 Professional 64 with Microsoft
Office Ready
√√
Windows 7 Professional 64 with Microsoft
Office Personal with Powerpoint
√√
Windows 7 Professional 64 with Microsoft
Office Personal
√√
Windows 7 Professional with XPP images with
Microsoft Office Ready
√√
Windows 7 Professional with XPP images with
Microsoft Office Personal with Powerpoint
√√
Windows 7 Professional with XPP images with
Microsoft Office Personal
√√
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Category Description HP EliteBook
8540p
Notebook PC
HP EliteBook
8540w Mobile
Workstation
Windows 7 Professional with XPP images with
Microsoft Office Professional
√√
Windows Vista Business 32 with Microsoft
Office 2007 Ready
√
Windows Vista Business 32 with Microsoft
Office 2007 Personal with Powerpoint
√
Windows Vista Business 32 with Microsoft
Office 2007 Personal
√√
Windows Vista Business 32 with Microsoft
2007 Professional
√√
Windows Vista Home Basic with Microsoft
Office 2007 Ready
√√
Windows Vista Home Basic with Microsoft
Office 2007 Personal with Powerpoint
√√
Windows Vista Home Basic with Microsoft
Office 2007 Personal
√√
Windows Vista Home Basic with Microsoft
Office 2007 Professional
√√
Restore Media:
Windows 7 Professional 64 √√
Windows 7 Professional 32 √√
Windows 7 Home Basic 32 √√
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 √√
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 √√
Windows Vista Business 32 √√
Windows Vista Home Basic √√
Windows XP Professional √√
DRDVD XP Pro √√
DRDVD Windows 7 √√
DRDVD Windows 7 with WinDVD √√
DRDVD Windows Vista √√
Office Ready restore DVD √√
Web-only support:
Windows XP Professional 64 √
Windows Vista 32/64 Enterprise √√
Certified:
Novell™: SuSE Linux™ Enterprise Desktop √√
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Category Description HP EliteBook
8540p
Notebook PC
HP EliteBook
8540w Mobile
Workstation
Serviceability End-user replaceable parts:
AC adapter √√
Battery (system) √√
Hard drive √√
Keyboard √√
Memory module √√
Optical drive √√
Mini-PCI components (WLAN, WWAN, SIM) √√
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2 External component identification
Display
Component Description
(1) Internal display switch Turns off the display if the display is closed while the power is on.
(2) Internal microphones (2) Record sound.
(3) Webcam light On: The webcam is in use.
(4) Webcam Records audio and video and captures still photographs.
(5) Keyboard light Illuminates the keyboard in low-light conditions when pressed.
(6) Ambient light sensor Automatically adjusts the display brightness based on the lighting
conditions in your environment.
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Top components
Pointing devices
Component Description
(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.
*This table describes factory settings. To view or change pointing device preferences, select Start >Control Panel >
Hardware and Sound >Mouse.
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Lights
NOTE: Lights indicated by callouts 5 – 7 and 10 – 13 are always lit when the computer is powered
on. The light does not imply the function is active.
NOTE: If you press the lights indicated by callouts 5, 6, 11, 12, and 13, the light blinks for a few
seconds and turns back on.
Component Description
(1) Wireless lights (2)
†
●Blue: 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.
(2) Power lights (2)* Wireless lights (2)†
●On: The computer is on.
●Blinking: The computer is in the Sleep state.
●Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation.
(3) Battery light ●Amber: A battery is charging.
●Turquoise: A battery is close to full charge capacity.
●Blinking amber: A battery that is the only available power
source has reached a low battery level. When the battery
reaches a critical battery level, the battery light begins
blinking rapidly.
●Off: If the computer is plugged into an external power
source, the light turns off when all batteries in the computer
are fully charged. If the computer is not plugged into an
external power source, the light stays off until the battery
reaches a low battery level.
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Component Description
(4) Drive light ●Blinking turquoise: The hard drive or optical drive is being
accessed.
●Amber: HP 3D DriveGuard has temporarily parked the hard
drive.
(5) QuickLook light ●On: The computer is on.
●Off: The computer is off or in the Sleep or Hibernation state.
(6) HP QuickWeb light ●On: The computer is on.
(7) TouchPad light ●Blue: TouchPad is on.
●Amber: TouchPad is off.
(8) Caps lock light On: Caps lock is on.
(9) Num lock light On: Num lock is on.
(10) Volume mute light ●Blue: Computer sound is on.
●Amber: Computer sound is off.
(11) Volume down light Blinking: The volume scroll zone is being used to decrease
speaker volume.
(12) Volume up light Blinking: The volume scroll zone is being used to increase
speaker volume.
(13) Calculator light ●On: The Windows calculator application is on.
●Blinking: The Windows calculator is in use.
*The two power lights display the same information. The light on the power button is visible only when the computer is open.
The power light on the front of the computer is visible whether the computer is open or closed.
†
The two wireless lights display the same information. The light on the wireless button is visible only when the computer is
open. The wireless light on the front of the computer is visible whether the computer is open or closed.
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