HP ElitePad 900 Manual

HP ElitePad 900
Maintenance and Service Guide
IMPORTANT! This document is intended for
HP authorized service providers only.

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First Edition: February 2013
Document Part Number: 698484-002

Safety warning notice
WARNING! To reduce the possibility of heat-related injuries or of overheating the device, do not
place the device directly on your lap or obstruct the device air vents. Use the device 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 device 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 ..................................................................................... 4
Front ....................................................................................................................................... 4
Rear ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Top ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Bottom .................................................................................................................................... 7
3 Illustrated parts catalog .................................................................................................... 8
Service tag .............................................................................................................................. 8
Computer major components ..................................................................................................... 9
Adapter cables ...................................................................................................................... 11
Docking station and accessories .............................................................................................. 12
Miscellaneous parts ................................................................................................................ 13
Power components ................................................................................................................. 15
Sequential part number listing .................................................................................................. 16
4 Removal and replacement procedures ............................................................................ 20
Preliminary replacement requirements ....................................................................................... 20
Tools required ......................................................................................................... 20
Service considerations ............................................................................................. 20
Plastic parts ............................................................................................. 20
Cables and connectors ............................................................................. 20
Drive handling ......................................................................................... 21
Grounding guidelines .............................................................................................. 21
Electrostatic discharge damage .................................................................. 21
Packaging and transporting guidelines ........................................ 23
Component replacement procedures ........................................................................................ 25
Service tag ............................................................................................................. 25
Display assembly .................................................................................................... 26
WWAN module ..................................................................................................... 34
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GPS module ........................................................................................................... 36
Volume button board ............................................................................................... 38
WLAN module ........................................................................................................ 40
System board ......................................................................................................... 42
Microphones .......................................................................................................... 47
Webcams .............................................................................................................. 48
Communications cable ............................................................................................. 50
Power button board ................................................................................................. 51
WLAN ribbon cable ................................................................................................ 52
Battery ................................................................................................................... 54
WLAN antenna ...................................................................................................... 55
Docking connector cable .......................................................................................... 56
Speaker assembly ................................................................................................... 58
5 HP BIOS Settings ............................................................................................................ 59
Using HP BIOS Settings ........................................................................................................... 59
Starting HP BIOS Settings ......................................................................................... 59
View Information ...................................................................................... 59
BIOS Settings ........................................................................................... 60
Boot options ............................................................................. 60
Device configurations ................................................................ 60
BIOS password ......................................................................... 60
Updating the BIOS .................................................................................................. 61
Determining the BIOS version .................................................................... 61
6 Specifications ................................................................................................................. 62
Tablet specifications ............................................................................................................... 62
7 Backup and recovery ...................................................................................................... 63
Backing up your information .................................................................................................... 63
Performing a system recovery .................................................................................................. 64
Using f11 recovery tools .......................................................................................... 64
Changing the boot device order ............................................................................... 65
Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery ................................................... 65
Remove everything and reinstall Windows ................................................................. 66
8 Power cord set requirements .......................................................................................... 67
Requirements for all countries .................................................................................................. 67
Requirements for specific countries and regions ......................................................................... 68
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9 Recycling ........................................................................................................................ 69
Index ................................................................................................................................. 70
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1 Product description
Category Description
Product Name HP ElitePad 900
Processor Intel® Atom z2760 1.50-GHz processor (burst up to 1.80-GHz), 533-MHz front-side bus
(FSB), 512-KB L2 cache, soldered to system board
Graphics Intel universal memory architecture (UMA), shared with system memory
Panel 10.1-in., WXGA (1280×800), UWVA, 50% CG, 400-nit, active pen and MultiTouch
capacitive digitizer, chemically-strengthened glass with antismudge
Memory On-board 533-MHz, LPDDR2, 2048-MB memory (soldered to system board); system supports
a 2048-MB × 1 (8 pieces, 128 MB × 16 chips) configuration
Primary storage 64- or 32-GB embedded MultiMedia Card (eMMC), soldered to the system board
Optical drive No internal optical drive or USB-powered optical drive is supported
Audio and video 2 integrated stereo speakers, each 1.5 W
HD Audio
SRS Audio
One digital microphone
2 fixed integrated webcams (user-facing webcam: 1080p camera; rear-facing webcam 8-MP
camera with LED flash)
Ethernet No Ethernet support
Wireless Integrated wireless local area network (WLAN) options by way of wireless module
Integrated WLAN antennas
Support for the Qualcomm Atheros AR6004 802.11a/b/g/n 2×2 WiFi + AR3002 BT4.0
Combo Adapter
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Category Description
Wireless (continued) Integrated wireless wide area network (WWAN) options by way of wireless module
Integrated world-wide/5-band WWAN antennas
Secured by subscriber identity module (SIM)
Support for the following WWAN formats:
●HP hs3120 HSPA+ Mobile Broadband Module
●HP hs3121 HSPA+ Mobile Broadband Module
●HP hs3124 HSPA+ Mobile Broadband Module
Support for no WWAN option
Integrated near field communication (NFC) module and antennas
External media cards Flash Media slot (with push-push technology) supporting microHCSD cards up to 64-GB
Ports ●Audio-in (mono microphone)/audio-out (stereo headphone) combo jack
●HP ElitePad 900-proprietary docking connector
Sensors ●Accelerometer + eCompass
●Ambient light sensor
●Gyroscope
Docking HP ElitePad 900-proprietary dock with 4 standard 2.0 USB ports, VGA port, HDMI-out port,
audio in/out jacks, and HP Smart AC adapter connector (40-W HP Smart AC adapter and
power cord included)
Keyboard/pointing
devices
No integrated keyboard or TouchPad
Support for USB- or Bluetooth-connected external keyboard and mouse
Power requirements Support for an HP ElitePad 900-proprietary 10-W AC adapter (RC, V, 3-wire, wall-mount);
connector on AC Adapter connects to the tablet through the dock connector
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