HP 280 G3

Access panel ......................................................................................................................................................... 16
Expansion card ..................................................................................................................................................... 17
Front bezel ........................................................................................................................................................... 21
Power button board ............................................................................................................................................. 22
Drives ................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Optical drive ....................................................................................................................................... 23
Hard drive .......................................................................................................................................... 25
WLAN module ...................................................................................................................................................... 26
Solid-state drive module ..................................................................................................................................... 27
Memory ................................................................................................................................................................ 28
DIMMs ................................................................................................................................................ 28
DDR4-SDRAM DIMMs ......................................................................................................................... 28
Populating DIMM sockets .................................................................................................................. 28
Removing and installing DIMMs ........................................................................................................ 29
RTC battery .......................................................................................................................................................... 31
Fan duct ................................................................................................................................................................ 32
Fan sink ................................................................................................................................................................ 33
Processor ............................................................................................................................................................. 34
Power supply ....................................................................................................................................................... 35
System board ....................................................................................................................................................... 37
System board callouts ....................................................................................................................... 38
Antenna cable ...................................................................................................................................................... 39
5 Computer Setup (F10) Utility ........................................................................................................................ 40
Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ............................................................................................................................ 40
Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ................................................................................................ 41
Computer Setup—File ....................................................................................................................... 42
Computer Setup—Storage ................................................................................................................ 43
Computer Setup—Security ............................................................................................................... 44
Computer Setup—Power .................................................................................................................. 46
Computer Setup—Advanced ............................................................................................................. 46
Recovering the Conguration Settings ............................................................................................................... 47
6 Troubleshooting without diagnostics ............................................................................................................ 48
Safety and comfort .............................................................................................................................................. 48
Before you call for technical support .................................................................................................................. 48
Helpful hints ........................................................................................................................................................ 49
Solving general problems .................................................................................................................................... 50
Solving power problems ...................................................................................................................................... 54
Solving hard drive problems ................................................................................................................................ 55
Solving media card reader problems ................................................................................................................... 57
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