HP 260 G2

Cable management .............................................................................................................................................. 12
4 Removal and replacement procedures ........................................................................................................... 13
Preparation for disassembly ............................................................................................................................... 13
Access panel ......................................................................................................................................................... 14
Hard drive ............................................................................................................................................................. 15
Memory ................................................................................................................................................................ 17
DDR4-SDRAM SODIMMs .................................................................................................................... 17
Populating SODIMM sockets ............................................................................................................. 18
Replacing SODIMMs ........................................................................................................................... 19
WLAN module ...................................................................................................................................................... 21
Speaker ................................................................................................................................................................ 22
Fan ........................................................................................................................................................................ 24
RTC battery .......................................................................................................................................................... 25
Heat sink .............................................................................................................................................................. 27
Drive cage and drive cable ................................................................................................................................... 28
System board ....................................................................................................................................................... 30
System board callouts ....................................................................................................................... 33
Wireless antennas ................................................................................................................................................ 34
Installing an optional rear port cover .................................................................................................................. 38
5 Computer Setup (F10) Utility ........................................................................................................................ 39
Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ............................................................................................................................ 39
Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ................................................................................................ 40
Computer Setup—File ....................................................................................................................... 41
Computer Setup—Storage ................................................................................................................ 42
Computer Setup—Security ............................................................................................................... 43
Computer Setup—Power .................................................................................................................. 45
Computer Setup—Advanced ............................................................................................................. 45
Recovering the Conguration Settings ............................................................................................................... 46
6 Troubleshooting without diagnostics ............................................................................................................ 47
Safety and comfort .............................................................................................................................................. 47
Before you call for technical support .................................................................................................................. 47
Helpful hints ........................................................................................................................................................ 48
Solving general problems .................................................................................................................................... 49
Solving power problems ...................................................................................................................................... 53
Solving hard drive problems ................................................................................................................................ 54
Solving media card reader problems ................................................................................................................... 56
Solving display problems .................................................................................................................................... 57
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