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Re: HP t520 Upgrade Option and Life Cyle

January 26, 2020, 8:47 am
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I am currently typing this out on a t520 running on a 128 GB M2242 SSD and 8 GB of ram with an internal WIFI card upgrade running on PClinuxOS.  In laymans terms, I got this thing doing what HP said it wouldn't or couldn't.

 

I'm certain that the upgrade options were limited on the power supply that was supplied with the original purchase.  That being a 65 watt power supply.  You can easily find 90 watt power supplies for around $20-$40.   16 GB of hard drive space isn't much and with the stock power supply it is stated that it can support up to a 64 GB upgrade to the SSD.  With the added power from the aftermarket power supply you could go a bit further.   With the M2242 form factor, the highest capacity I have found is 512 GB.  I am assuming you are using this in a business environment so that is above and beyond what would be needed to run an enterprise level of Windows.  I went with the 128 GB and went cheap.  I just use thing thing for surfing the web, e-mail, YouTube, word processing, generic stuff.  I don't need much more than that.  It cost me about $40 for that. 

 

RAM is another thing.  4 GB is a little low in this day in age.  This is, again, where an aftermarket power supply comes into play.  The mother board only has a single slot for RAM and the highest capacity I have found for DDR3 doubles what is installed.  8 GB of RAM isn't much but you could run Windows 10 on it.  

 

The WIFI...  Yeah...  I had an old laptop sitting around that ceased to function.  I raided it for the card and antenna.  With a bit of super glue, the slot to retain the WIFI card isn't threaded for a screw, and a bit of creative wire routing.  I got it to work.  Again, the added wattage of the power supply is key in making this possible.

 

It's not all gum drops and rainbows.  The bottleneck of this build is at the CPU.  I'm certain that you aren't using this for gaming or photo/video processing.  For general things the CPU is adequate but a dual core 1.2 GHZ 64 bit processor is a little weak.  For certain programs you might notice a bit of time to load them up.  That is because of the CPU.  Once you have the program loaded you might experience a bit of lag with certain actions but it is acceptable.  

 

In short, with a computer I dug out of a dumpster at work, for around $80-$100 you could load the full version of Windows 10 and use that to the end of support.  However I dug this out of the garbage and am not going to blow my money on a Windows 10 license.

 

Hope this answered your question.

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Re: HP Z640 workstation won't turn on

January 26, 2020, 4:27 pm
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Download the HP technical and service manual for the Z440/Z640/Z840.... easy to find via google.  Look in there for "BIST" and power supply section.  BIST = Built In Self Test, for the power supply.

 

Used power supplies for these have come down in price quite a lot..... new via HP is wonderful if your company is paying for it.  Power supplies do rarely go bad with these symptoms, and used ones even more rarely are bad when they arrive (never for me, and never for anyone I know).  They are much easier to swap in than a motherboard.  I'd buy one as your next step to test with.

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Re: Is my HP Z420 Workstation compatible with Windows 10?

January 26, 2020, 6:43 pm
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Thank you. Yes I tend to agree it's more likely to be a video display problem. Yes it was a Win 7 to 10 upgrade, you're right. Just surprised me you didn't get the option to revert or keep the settings during install like you get when changing screen resolution.

 

For the time being I'm sticking with Win 7 Pro. I've purchased an annual subscription to BitDefender Internet Security so hopefully that will cover any future security issues there may be but certainly if I do try the upgrade back to Win 10, I'll bear in mind what you said.

 

Thanks, Nick

 

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Re: HP Z640 workstation won't turn on

January 26, 2020, 9:35 pm
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actually I have replaced the motherboard with a new motherboard but same happens thats the reason I have dought on the PSU

Is there any method to check the PSU ???

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Re: HP Z640 workstation won't turn on

January 27, 2020, 6:56 am
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HP t430 Thin Pro 7.1 SP 3.4 to SP 5 causes loss of network connectivity

January 27, 2020, 8:55 am
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T430 Support Post

 

 

Greetings everyone

I am currently having an issue with some of our HP t430 Thin Clients not getting all the DHCP Scope options after receiving a new image.

 

Details

-HP t430 Thin Clients running Thin Pro 7.1

-HP Device Manager 4.7 SP11

 

History

The Thin Clients were purchased with Thin Pro 7.0. I quickly upgrade to 7.1.  I did all the customization took an image and deployed it to the 250 Thin Clients that we purchased.

 

Upgrade to Thin Pro 7.1 SP 3.4 modified any settings that were needed, captured a new image and deployed to the 250 original and 150 new Thin Clients without issue.

 

Upgrade to Thin Pro 7.1 SP5, installed updated version of Horizon view, Firefox and Free RDP. Made some setting changes and captured a new image. Deployed the image to about 20 “test” Thin Clients without an issue. When I started deploying to the masses I started having an issue where one here one there would not connect back to the HPDM server after it got the new image. After some investigation I found that they were getting a DHCP IP address and Subnet mask but were not getting any of the other DHCP Scope Options.

Checking the System Logs I see a lot of errors similar to this: “Error: Can’t retrieve that type for key root/DHCP/….

JAMO_7777777_0-1580144106833.png

 

Has any body run across this, and if so did you find a solution?

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HP RP5 Retail System 5810

January 27, 2020, 11:51 am
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Is the HP RP5 Retail System 5810 available with the Windows 10 IoT operating system? I purchased HP RP5810s last year and they came with POSReady7, what is my option to get to Win 10 Iot on these units ?

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Feature Byte

January 27, 2020, 1:07 pm
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Had to replace the motherboard in a Z4 and now keeps complaining about the feature byte code. i tried entering the one on the bottom of the case but i keep getting CRC errors.

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Hp all in one power button not working

January 27, 2020, 2:22 pm
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The power cable lights up at back but when you press the on button under rhe screen it turns rhe power off? Any ideas 

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Re: Feature Byte

January 27, 2020, 11:14 pm
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CRC == Cyclic Redundancy Check

 

When you have a string of bytes, a CRC is calculated, and is appended to those bytes.

If you write those bytes (plus the CRC) to a disk-drive, and then, later, read back those bytes (plus the CRC),

a new CRC is calculated, from the string of bytes, and is compared to the "old" CRC.

 

If the "new" CRC does not match the "old" CRC, the writing/reading process is corrupt, e.g., "I/O error".

 

In your case, some of those bytes you copied from PartSurfer are the CRC for the rest of the bytes.

This implies that you have incorrectly copied those bytes.

 

 

You can sometimes find it by using the Serial number at Partsufer:

http://pro-psurf-web-glb.austin.hp.com/Search.aspx

 

or by copying featurebyte from Service Media Library bios simulator .

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Re: How to fix "1801-Microcode Update Error" in HP Compaq dc67600 Convertible Minitower

January 28, 2020, 12:38 am
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processor Model: Intel (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 3.00 GHZ

Processor Speed: 3000/800 MHZ

Stepping: F65

Cache Size: (L1/L2)

System Bios 786D1v0.103

Classic Serial Number: CZC6193S9V

Asset tracking: CZC6193S9V

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Re: How to fix "1801-Microcode Update Error" in HP Compaq dc67600 Convertible Minitower

January 28, 2020, 12:42 am
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processor Model: Intel (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 3.00 GHZ

Processor Speed: 3000/800 MHZ

Stepping: F65

Cache Size: (L1/L2)

System Bios 786D1v0.1.03

Classic Serial Number: CZC6193S9V

Asset tracking: CZC6193S9V

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Re: How to fix "1801-Microcode Update Error" in HP Compaq dc67600 Convertible Minitower

January 28, 2020, 5:58 am
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That processor should be supported, so here is how you update the microcode to get rid of that error...

 

I have zipped up and attached below, 3 files.

 

Get a blank USB flash drive.

 

Plug the drive into your PC and run sp27608 which will format the drive so that it is bootable.

 

Once that is done, copy the file contents of the DOS System Files folder to the flash drive.  Just the files, not the folder.

 

Then copy the file contents of sp33313 to the flash drive.  Just the files, not the folder.

 

Restart the PC and boot it from the USB flash drive.

 

It should arrive at a command prompt.

 

At the command prompt type Flashbin.exe and press the enter key.

 

Follow the onscreen instructions to update the microcode.

 

 

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Re: unable to boot from cloned disk

January 28, 2020, 7:05 am
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Still not sure what the reason was, but it seems to be related to Windows 7. At least I did not have trouble to boot from a cloned disk on another Z640 with Windows 10.

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Noisy z420 again

January 28, 2020, 12:25 pm
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So I bought this z420 (E5-2660, 64 GB RAM, 5x 4TB disks) for a FreeNAS in my home, but it is way noisy. I know about the bios adjustment, but it's already at the lowest.

 

I've disconnected fan by fan, and the CPU and memory fans are really quiet, no problem there.  The problems are the back chassis fan and the psu fan.   If I unmount the chassis fan it is actually quiet also, so I think it is that plastic contraption HP has put it inside, that works as a resonance chamber so I 'm thinking I will buy a slightly larger, maybe Noctua, fan that fit to be screwed directly onto the back chassic, and then drop the plastic stuff.  My memory sticks all have built-in cooler plates anyway (not original HP memory). 

 

Then there's the psu. Same idea, get a Noctua and replace the internal fan. Problem is, I can't seem to open it.  I have opened endless psu's before, but even though I have removed all screws, it still is one solid block. Anyone who can give me a hint how to get it apart?  Not just out of the box, but open the psu itself.

 

 

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Re: Noisy z420 again

January 28, 2020, 3:10 pm
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First off.... the rear 92x92x25 mm case fan has 4 standard spacing holes in the case for regular case fan screws, but HP never put screws in.  We put the 4 screws in place, and it stops the resonance and buzzing that happens if things are not as secure as they could be.  Note below where the missing screws should go:

Missing Z420 fan screws.jpg

 

There are two power supplies... a 400W and a 600W version, and we have found the 600W version to actually be a bit more quiet.  Probably significantly better build quality, and we upgrade any 400W power supply to the 600W version in this workstation.  eBay is your friend at about $45.00 including shipping here in the US.  It is easy to tell them apart:

400W Z420 Power Supply.jpg

 

600W Z420 Power Supply.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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cpu compatible?

January 28, 2020, 9:04 pm
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I have elitedesk 800 g4 dm 35w
Can a 65W CPU be installed?

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Re: cpu compatible?

January 28, 2020, 9:40 pm
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I take it the "DM" means Desktop Mini.  

 

Get the latest QuickSpecs from HP for that family of 4 different form factor computers.  Here is an example, version 35, from the end of October last year:

 

https://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/getpdf.aspx/c06040430.pdf

 

Go to the bottom of page 10 and the left column is your DM box.  Go through the entire list and get the PassMark scores for what HP has approved to install in that box.  HP generally does not support upgrading a processor to another version, so you're on your own there.  Then, upgrade your BIOS to the latest, before you install what you chose.  This is mainly a workstation forum; I bet the processor upgrade process is harder on those smaller boxes... more like a laptop size/access.  YouTube may help....

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Re: HP Z640 workstation won't turn on

January 29, 2020, 2:56 am
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is there any engineer of HP only 

engineer can solve my problem

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t520 BIOS upgrade nightmare

January 29, 2020, 4:31 am
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We have a number of older t520 thin clients running ThinPro. They fully support ThinPro 7.1, which I'm upgrading them too, but many are on very old BIOS levels (1.03/1.04). As part of this upgrade, I'd like to bring the BIOS's up to date to 1.12, but I'm pulling my hair out because these old BIOS's don't support tool-less BIOS updates, and every other method I've tried to update the BIOS fails.

I need a foolproof, simple way of upgrading the BIOS on these thin clients. If there's one, I'm very interested to know it. I do use HPDM to manage the thin clients, and could use that I believe, but if I go to the HP Download Center, and look for t520 BIOS, it isn't even listed (most other HP TC's are), so I can't create a template either.

Is there an intermediate BIOS upgrade step I'm missing, or is this actually impossible?

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