HP EliteBook 850 G4 User Manual

Noisy hard drive
IMPORTANT: An SSD has no moving parts, so it does not make loud or clicking noise.
Depending on type and rotational speed, some hard drives will make more noise then others.
Not all noises are related to the fan or hard drive.
Symptoms
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Loud noise from hard drive
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Clicking noise from hard drive
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Still boots to operating system
and operates normally
Possible causes
BIOS, hard drive rmware, driver, faulty drive, power supply (AC adapter).
Troubleshooting steps
1. Update BIOS and hard drive rmware.
2. Examine AC adapter to be sure that it is not faulty or overloaded. Disconnect all
peripherals (USB storages, dock, etc.).
3. Remove hard drive to isolate the noise.
4. Test the hard drive on a veried working computer if the noise continues. If the hard
drive makes the same noise or clicking sounds, the sounds are either normal sounds
for the hard drive or a fault with the hard drive.
5. Verify original hard drive connection and ex cable. Reseat hard drive and connection.
6. Run HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI). If failed, record failure code and have the hard
drive replaced.
7. If no error with HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI), perform disk defragmentation
(some hard drives make a clicking noise when highly fragmented).
Tips & tricks For optimal system performance, place your operating system and all of your most
commonly used applications and les on the fastest hard drive or solid-state drive and on
the fastest areas on the drive (primary partition of 200 GB max).
See Improving System Performance. Also, see Routine Maintenance for Performance
Improvement on page 147).
Common issues and possible solutions 137

HP EliteBook 850 G4 Specifications

General

Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Laptop
Product color	Silver
Country of origin	China
Bus type	OPI
Stepping	H0
Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	3 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor model	i5-7200U
System bus rate	4 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor socket	BGA 1356
Processor threads	4
Processor codename	Kaby Lake
Configurable TDP-up	25 W
Processor frequency	2.5 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Configurable TDP-down	7.5 W
Processor lithography	14 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	3.1 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
PCI Express configurations	1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 W
Configurable TDP-up frequency	2.7 GHz
Configurable TDP-down frequency	0.8 GHz
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	12
Numeric keypad	Yes
Pointing device	Touchpad
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory clock speed	2133 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	1 x 8 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	0x5916
Discrete graphics card model	Not available
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics 620
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card OpenGL version	4.4
On-board graphics card base frequency	300 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX version	12.0
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1000 MHz
Battery capacity	51 Wh
Battery life (max)	14.7 h
Number of battery cells	3
AC adapter power	45 W
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth version	4.2
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Charging port type	DC-in jack
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Processor code	SR2ZU
Processor ARK ID	95443
Processor package size	42 x 24 mm
Supported instruction sets	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) version	0.00
Intel segment tagging	Home Office, Small Business
HP segment	Business
HP Management tools	HP Driver Packs, HP SoftPaq Download Manager (SDM), HP System Software Manager (SSM), HP BIOS Config Utility (BCU), HP Client Catalog, HP Management Integration Kit, HP Device Access Manager, HP BIOSphere, HP Sure Start, HP Client Security
HP Software provided	HP ePrint Driver+JetAdvantage, HP Hotkey Support, HP Noise Cancellation, HP Workwise, HP Velocity
Harmonized System (HS) code	84713000

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	257.7 mm
Width	383.6 mm
Height	19.4 mm
Weight	1840 g