HP EliteBook 8570p Technical White Paper

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Care and Maintenance Measures
Preparing Advanced Format HDDs for Microsoft Windows installations
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 drives –
operate internally at 4 KB. Thus, any business notebook with a SATA interface can use an Advanced
Format drive. Depending on the installed OS, 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). For information about using Advanced Format
drives to optimize the performance of your HP Business Notebook, refer to the following URL:
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02691731/c02691731.pdf
.
Hard Drive Mounting Bracket
Be sure the hard drive is secured in the mounting bracket correctly. For more information, refer to the
Maintenance and Service guide for your computer.
HP CMI – Client Management Interface
HP has integrated SMART health monitoring into our management console portfolio. This support is
included in all editions of HP Client Automation and HP Client Manager 7.0 from Symantec. More
information can be found at the following URL:
www.hp.com/go/clientautomation
Additional HP Recommendations for Optimizing Performance on
Products with Older Operating Systems
 It is important to have the latest BIOS, firmware, and driver enhancements for your computer.
Check www.hp.com for the latest releases.
 Install and maintain a virus protection program to prevent failures due to viruses.
 Whenever possible, adjust the power management settings (power schemes) in the Control Panel to
permit the hard drive to turn off when it is unused for an extended period of time. For example,
adjust the power management settings if you work with applications that execute primarily from
electronic memory (such as word processors) that do not have to access the hard drive very often.
 Perform the Defrag operation periodically to optimize the reading and writing of data to the hard
drive. During this process, data is moved to contiguous space. As a result, movement of the hard
drive reading/writing heads is decreased. Please refer to the following Microsoft Knowledge Base
articles for information on how to defragment your hard drive:

HP EliteBook 8570p Specifications

General

Bus type	DMI
Stepping	L1
Tjunction	105 °C
Processor cache	3 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor model	i5-3230M
System bus rate	5 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor series	Intel Core i5-3200 Mobile series
Processor socket	BGA 1023
Processor threads	4
Processor codename	Ivy Bridge
Processor frequency	2.6 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	22 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	- MHz
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	3.2 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
PCI Express configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	26
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Motherboard chipset	Intel® QM77 Express
Internal memory	4 GB
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	- GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Storage media	HDD
Optical drive type	DVD Super Multi
Card reader integrated	Yes
Total storage capacity	500 GB
Number of HDDs installed	1
Display diagonal	15.6 \
Display resolution	1366 x 768 pixels
Native aspect ratio	16:9
On-board graphics card ID	0x166
Discrete graphics card model	Not available
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequency	650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1100 MHz
LightScribe	-
Intel segment tagging	Enterprise
Audio system	SRS PS PRO
WWAN	Not installed
Data network	Not supported
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Bluetooth version	4.0
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Charging port type	DC-in jack
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	0
Pointing device	Touchpad
Operating system installed	Windows 8 Pro
Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Laptop
Product color	Silver
Country of origin	China
Processor code	SR0WX
Processor ARK ID	72056
Processor package size	31 x 24 (BGA1023) mm
Supported instruction sets	AVX
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00
Battery capacity	62 Wh
Battery life (max)	8.25 h
Number of battery cells	6
AC adapter power	65 W
AC adapter frequency	50 - 60 Hz
AC adapter input voltage	100 - 240 V
Sustainability certificates	EPEAT Gold, ENERGY STAR

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	251 mm
Width	374 mm
Height	34 mm
Weight	2610 g