Maintenance and Service Guide
Table Of Contents
- Product description
- Components
- Illustrated parts catalog
- Removal and replacement procedures preliminary requirements
- Removal and replacement procedures for Customer Self-Repair parts
- Removal and replacement procedures for authorized service provider parts
- Interpreting system validation diagnostic front panel LEDs and audible codes
- Troubleshooting guide
- Resources
- General troubleshooting steps
- Identify the issue
- Analyze the issue
- Resolve the issue
- Verify solution
- Helpful Hints
- Common issues and possible solutions
- Additional information
- Acronyms
- Blinking lights and boot error codes
- Processor not executing code
- BIOS recovery code unable to find valid BIOS recovery image
- Memory module error
- Graphics Controller Error (No Controller)
- Failure - System Board Error
- Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) Error
- Sure Start unable to find valid BIOS Boot Block image
- Sure Start has identified a problem (Manual Recovery Policy Set)
- POST error messages and user actions
- Routine maintenance for performance improvement
- Common blue screen error messages
- Use Windows Debugging Tool
- Display issue: pixel anomalies
- Cable management
- Connector types
- Computer Setup (BIOS), TPM, and HP Sure Start
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Specifications
- Power cord set requirements
- Statement of memory volatility
- Recycling
- Index
Read-write error
Table 8-48 Issues, possible causes, and xes
Items Procedures
Symptoms
● Post error message (i.e., error
code 301)
● Hang when working on data, les,
documents
Possible causes
Loose connection, faulty hardware.
Troubleshooting steps
1. Perform a hard reset (8. Hard reset on page 89).
2. Reset BIOS to default (9. Soft reset (Default Settings) on page 90).
3. Verify drive connection and ex cable. Reseat connection (10. Reseat cables and
connections on page 90).
4. Use the HP Hardware Diagnostics tool to test. If failed, record failure code and have the
hard drive replaced.
5. If no error with HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) tool, try to repair the hard drive and
its les in Windows (using command “CHKDSK /f /r /x”). Use HP Restore to
reinstall the operating system, if needed.
6. Test with a veried working hard drive. If it is not recognized, the system board is
faulty.
Note If there is a hard drive POST error message, see POST error messages and user actions
on page 138.
Slow performance
Table
8-49 Issues, possible causes, and xes
Items Procedures
Symptoms
Slow performance even when
performing small read/write
operations
Possible causes
Operating system les, hard drive is full.
Troubleshooting steps
1. Transfer data from the hard drive to create more space. Microsoft recommends at least
200 MB to sync system les.
2. Perform disk defragmentation to consolidate fragmented data on the hard drive so it
will work more eciently.
NOTE: Do not defrag an SSD.
Tips & tricks For optimal system performance, you need to place your operating system and all of your
most commonly used applications and les in the fastest hard drive (solid-state drive) and
fastest areas on the drive (primary partition of 200 GB max).
See Routine maintenance for performance improvement on page 140).
Blue screen (BSOD) error
Faulty hard drive may cause blue screen error. Perform the drive tests using the HP Diagnostics Tool to make
sure the drive is functional. If all of the tests pass, see Common blue screen error messages on page 140 for
detailed troubleshooting steps.
Common issues and possible solutions 129