HP Z230 User Manual

Problem Cause Possible Solution
2. Repeat this process until the faulty device is
identified. Remove the graphics card last. Replace
the faulty device.
3. If no faulty device is found, replace the system board.
OR
1. Press and hold the power button for
less than four
seconds. If the hard drive LED does not illuminate:
a. Verify that the computer is plugged into a
working AC outlet.
b. Verify that the power button harness is
connected to the inline front panel I/O device
assembly connector.
2. Verify that the power supply unit (PSU) cables are
connected to the system board.
3. Verify power supply unit PSU functionality (Tower
only):
a. Disconnect the AC power.
b. Unplug cables connected to the system board.
c. Reconnect AC power
●
If the PSU fan spins and the BIST LED
illuminates, the PSU is good; replace the
system board.
●
If the PSU fan does not spin or the LED
does not illuminate, replace the PSU.
Solving hard drive problems
Problem Cause Solution
Hard drive error Hard drive has bad sectors or
has failed.
Locate and block the usage of bad sectors. If necessary,
reformat the hard drive.
If the drive is detected by the UEFI, run F2 Diagnostics
Drive Test.
Disk transaction problem The directory structure is bad,
or there is a problem with a
file.
1. Open Windows Explorer and select a drive.
2. Right click on the drive and select Properties >
Tools.
3. Under Error-checking, select Check Now.
Troubleshooting scenarios and solutions 83

HP Z230 Specifications

General

Product type	Workstation
Motherboard chipset	Intel® C226
ECC	Yes
Memory slots	4x DIMM
Internal memory	4 GB
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	1 x 4 GB
Chassis type	Desktop
Product color	Black
Country of origin	China
Placement supported	Vertical
Number of 3.5\" bays	1
Water cooling system	No
HDD speed	7200 RPM
RAID levels	0, 1
HDD interface	SATA
Storage media	HDD
Optical drive type	DVD Super Multi
Total storage capacity	500 GB
PS/2 ports quantity	2
DisplayPorts quantity	3
Serial ports quantity	-
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	4
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
On-board graphics card ID	0x412
Discrete graphics card model	Not available
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Maximum on-board graphics card memory	1.74 GB
On-board graphics card base frequency	350 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX version	11.1
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1150 MHz
Power supply	240 W
Tcase	72.72 °C
Bus type	DMI2
Stepping	C0
Processor cache	6 MB
Processor model	i5-4570
System bus rate	5 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Processor codename	Haswell
Processor frequency	3.2 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	28 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	- MHz
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	3.6 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
PCI Express configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	1333, 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	25.6 GB/s
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Professional
Scalability	1S
Processor code	SR14E
Processor ARK ID	75043
Intel TSX-NI version	0.00
Processor package size	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Graphics & IMC lithography	22 nm
Supported instruction sets	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specification	PCG 2013D
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	384 mm
Width	337 mm
Height	100 mm
Weight	7200 g