HP zbook 15 G3 User Manual

AC adapter issue
Solution
Symptoms
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No sign of power
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No boot
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No rear power light
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No front power light
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Battery does not charge when AC
adapter is connected
Possible causes
AC adapter and others (i.e., external power source)
Troubleshooting steps
Quick check
1. Verify external power source (2. Examine the environment on page 80).
2. Remove all external devices, including docking station.
3. Perform a hard reset for the computer (8. Hard reset on page 89).
4. Disconnect and reassemble the power cord and adapter in case the adapter
experienced short circuit, over current, over temperature events.
5. Use a veried working adapter. If the computer operates normally, there is a
problem with the original adapter.
6. Verify that the AC adapter works on a veried working computer. If the computer
operates normally, there is no problem with the adapter. See HP Smart Adapter
warning message on page 112 for further information.
Verify AC adapter
1. Remove working battery.
2. Verify that AC adapter is compatible with product. Verify that part number is for
this computer if possible.
3. Inspect AC adapter and power cord for physical damage, bent middle ID pin.
4. Plug in AC adapter and power the computer without battery.
5. Inspect the power port on computer side for any damage, dust, debris.
6. Check power light (7. Status lights, blinking light codes, troubleshooting lights,
and POST error messages on page 86). Rear power light indicates that external
power to the computer is good.
7. If there is still no rear power light or no boot, replace the AC adapter.
Tips and tricks The HP Smart AC adapter has a special pin in the middle, called the ID pin, for power
rating and throttling purpose. If this pin is broken, the rear power light will be on but
the power button and front power lights will blink continuously and the computer will
not turn on. Third party AC adapter will not work on the computer.
Use the AC adapter that came with the computer for better performance.
See HP Notebook PCs - Testing and Using the AC Power Adapter
Battery not recognized, not charging
Symptoms
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No battery status light
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Blinking amber (critically low
battery level)
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No boot without AC adapter
Possible causes
Defective AC adapter and/or battery.
NOTE: Before proceeding, verify that the computer can boot to BIOS or Windows with a
good AC adapter.
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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