HP zbook 15 G3 User Manual

Read-write error ........................................................................................................... 130
Slow performance ......................................................................................................... 130
Blue screen (BSOD) error .............................................................................................. 130
Noisy hard drive ............................................................................................................ 131
Mechanical ....................................................................................................................................... 132
Fan error message - 90B .............................................................................................. 132
Noise (sound) ................................................................................................................ 133
Fan runs constantly ...................................................................................................... 134
Thermal shutdown (hot) ............................................................................................... 135
Stuck power button ...................................................................................................... 135
Additional information ...................................................................................................................................... 136
Acronyms ......................................................................................................................................... 136
Blinking lights and boot error codes ............................................................................................... 137
Processor not executing code ...................................................................................... 137
BIOS recovery code unable to nd valid BIOS recovery image ..................................... 137
Memory module error ................................................................................................... 137
Graphics Controller Error (No Controller) ..................................................................... 138
Failure - System Board Error ........................................................................................ 138
Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) Error .......................................................... 138
Sure Start unable to nd valid BIOS Boot Block image ................................................ 138
Sure Start has identied a problem (Manual Recovery Policy Set) .............................. 139
POST Error Messages and User Actions .......................................................................................... 139
Routine Maintenance for Performance Improvement .................................................................... 141
Common Blue Screen Error Messages ............................................................................................ 141
Error message list ......................................................................................................... 141
Bug check symbolic names ........................................................................................... 141
Microsoft general troubleshooting of Windows bug check codes ............................... 142
Use Windows Debugging Tool ......................................................................................................... 142
Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) .................................................................. 143
Display Issue: Pixel Anomalies ........................................................................................................ 147
Cable management ......................................................................................................................... 148
Connector types .............................................................................................................................. 149
8 Computer Setup (BIOS), TPM, and HP Sure Start in Windows 7 ........................................................................ 151
Using Computer Setup ....................................................................................................................................... 151
Starting Computer Setup ................................................................................................................ 151
Navigating and selecting in Computer Setup ................................................................................. 151
Restoring factory settings in Computer Setup ............................................................................... 152
Updating the BIOS ........................................................................................................................... 152
Determining the BIOS version ...................................................................................... 152
Downloading a BIOS update ......................................................................................... 153
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HP zbook 15 G3 Specifications

General

Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Mobile workstation
Product color	Black
Cable lock slot	Yes
Country of origin	China
Bus type	DMI3
Stepping	R0
Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	6 MB
Processor cores	4
Processor model	i7-6700HQ
System bus rate	8 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor series	Intel Core i7-6700 Mobile series
Processor socket	BGA 1440
Processor threads	8
Processor codename	Skylake
Processor frequency	2.6 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Configurable TDP-down	35 W
Processor lithography	14 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	- MHz
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	3.5 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
PCI Express configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3L-SDRAM, LPDDR3-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	1866, 2133, 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	34.1 GB/s
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	64 GB
Motherboard chipset	Intel CM236
Pointing device	Touchpad
Recovery operating system	Windows 10 Pro
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Professional
Memory slots	4x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory clock speed	2133 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 4 GB
SSD capacity	The Solid State Drive's storage capacity in Gigabytes.
SSD interface	PCI Express
Storage media	SSD
Total storage capacity	256 GB
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Number of SSDs installed	1
Display diagonal	15.6 \
Native aspect ratio	16:9
On-board graphics card ID	0x191B
Discrete graphics card model	NVIDIA® Quadro® M2000M
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Discrete graphics card memory	4 GB
Discrete graphics memory type	GDDR5
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics
Maximum on-board graphics card memory	1.7 GB
On-board graphics card OpenGL version	4.4
On-board graphics card base frequency	350 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX version	12.0
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1050 MHz
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)	3
Battery capacity	90 Wh
Number of battery cells	9
AC adapter power	150 W
Number of built-in speakers	2
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth version	4.0
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
HDMI version	1.4
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Processor code	SR2FQ
Processor ARK ID	88967
Processor package size	42 x 28 mm
Supported instruction sets	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX 2.0
Intel Smart Response Technology version	1.00
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) version	0.00

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	264 mm
Width	386 mm
Height	26 mm
Weight	2590 g