HP EliteBook 8460p Installation

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Executive summary
Designed for both SMB/enterprise users and consumers, this white paper provides instructions for
preparing an Advanced Format hard drive for a Microsoft® Windows® installation on an HP
Business Notebook or Desktop PC.
Historically, hard disk drives (HDDs) have used 512-byte sectors; however, this sector size is now
limiting HDD capacity. To address this limitation, the industry is moving Advanced Format drives with
4096-byte (4-KB) sectors – eight times larger than current drive technology. With 4-KB sectors, less
space is wasted on the physical media, making the drive easier to manufacture and able to support
higher capacities.
First-generation Advanced Format drives retain backwards-compatibility by using external SATA
communications based on a 512-byte sector; however, these drives – also known as 512e
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drives –
operate internally at 4 KB. Thus, any PC with a SATA interface can use an Advanced Format drive;
however, depending on the operating system (OS) being installed, extra steps may be required to
optimize performance.
If an OS that is not Advanced Format-aware is being used, you may need to take steps to align
logical sectors (OS) with physical sectors (disk media). This white paper presents a range of scenarios
involving the use of Advanced Format drives and describes the actions you should take to optimize
the performance of your HP Business Notebook or Desktop PC.
In addition, this white paper presents a “Frequently asked questions” section and provides an
appendix with additional technical background.
What does the Advanced Format drive mean to you?
This section outlines a range of scenarios involving the use of Advanced Format drives and describes
actions that should be taken to optimize performance in each case. These actions typically depend on
the operating system (OS) being used.
When running an OS that is not Advanced Format-aware in conjunction with an Advanced Format
drive, your system may experience performance issues due to misalignment between logical sectors
(OS) and physical sectors (disk media). In this case, you can typically use the Paragon Partition
Alignment Tool to align the sectors, thus enhancing performance.
The following Windows platforms are Advanced Format-aware:
• Windows Vista® SP1 or later
• Windows 7
• Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) 3.0 or later
Tables 1 and 2 outline a number of scenarios involving the use of Advanced Format-aware drives and
recommends actions you should take to optimize the performance of your HP Business Notebook or
Desktop PC.
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Where “e” indicates that these drives emulate conventional drives, maintaining backwards-compatibility with current computers by operating
internally at 4 KB and externally at 512 bytes

HP EliteBook 8460p Specifications

General

Bus type	DMI
Stepping	J1
Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	3 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor model	i5-2410M
System bus rate	5 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor series	Intel Core i5-2400 Mobile Series
Processor socket	BGA 1023
Processor threads	4
Processor codename	Sandy Bridge
Processor frequency	2.3 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	32 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	- MHz
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Processor boost frequency	2.9 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
PCI Express configurations	1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	23
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Motherboard chipset	Intel® QM67 Express
HDD speed	7200 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Optical drive type	DVD-RW
Card reader integrated	Yes
Total storage capacity	320 GB
Compatible memory cards	MMC, SD
Number of HDDs installed	1
Display diagonal	14 \
Display resolution	1366 x 768 pixels
Native aspect ratio	16:9
Power supply type	AC/DC
Intel segment tagging	Enterprise
Operating temperature (T-T)	41 - 95 °F
Compliance industry standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	4 GB
Memory clock speed	1333 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Audio system	SRS Premium Sound
Pointing device	Touchpad
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Bluetooth version	2.1+EDR
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Professional
Charging port type	DC-in jack
USB 2.0 ports quantity	3
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantity	0
Cable lock slot type	Kensington
AC adapter power	65 W
Battery capacity	62 Wh
Number of battery cells	6
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Product color	Black, Silver
Country of origin	China
On-board graphics card ID	0x116
Discrete graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequency	650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1200 MHz
Processor ARK ID	52224
Processor package size	37.5x37.5 (rPGA988B); 31 x 24 (BGA1023) mm
Supported instruction sets	AVX
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	231 mm
Width	338 mm
Height	34 mm
Weight	2070 g