*HP EliteBook 2560p Owners Lounge*

[SimoxTav]

I'll be out of games for a couple of days due my complete ignorance
I heated the keyboard with the hairdryer while removing the intel sticker and i'm waiting for a replacement from HP

Meanwhile i can confirm that during ALL benchmarks now the highest temperature reached was 82°C. While i wait to receive the keyboard, i'll make the bench of video converter stress test to see what is the highest temp reached.

Simone

[User Retired 2]

RAID-0 is no go in F.22 2560P bios

FYI: I hinted that RAID-0 was possible in an earlier post. Well today I lined up two 160GB HDDs to test the theory. I set RAID in the BIOS, got the CTRL-I prompt and only got an option to do RAID-1 (mirroring). Mirroring was also the only option when using the Intel RST driver as shown in the screencaps below:



So no.. unfortunately while the QM67 chipset is RAID-0 capable, HP have decided to not allow the capability in the 2560P for now. Anyone wanting RAID-0 will need to ask HP for a bios update with this feature enabled. While asking for that, perhaps ask also for the Upgrade bay harddisk boot option to be visible as well (so don't need to use biosconfigutility like needed in the workaround). Having more WWAN cards than the two in the current whitelist would be good too.

[superman3486]

[quote/]Passmark comparison of i5/i7 dual-core versus i7-quad

Pretty big difference b/w a dual and quad in passmark results. You can see the i7-2860QM is two times faster than a i7-2620M. A quad is definitely the way to go to reduce video transcoding time.

CPU/Speed/cpumark

i5-2520M 2.5 3612
i5-2540M 2.6 3871
i7-2620M 2.7 3992
i7-2640M 2.8 4029
i7-2630QM 2.0 6360
i7-2670QM 2.2 6870
i7-2720QM 2.2 7002
i7-2760QM 2.4 7547
i7-2820QM 2.3 7589
i7-2860QM 2.5 7853

Another option that may or may not give even faster transcoding. Consider a NVidia GTX460/GTX560Ti DIY eGPU via the expresscard slot using Badaboom software to do CUDA GPU-accelerated video transcoding.

REF: Lee Whitney's Blog: Intel CPU vs. NVidia GPU: Video transcoding
NVidia GTX 560 Ti video transcoding (compared to Intel HD 3000) - Nvidia - Graphic-Displays

SimoxTa has the i7-quad and a GTX560Ti eGPU so maybe he can make a comparison b/w CPU and GPU based encoding times? Means you could also encode a video using the CPU and the eGPU at the same time.

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awesome, I just hope I can find reasonable priced 2630qm? am guessing ES chip would work?

also am looking on ebay for the 9.5mm drive replacement, could somebody point me to which one would work?

perhaps would this work?
http://tinyurl.com/ebay-HDD-caddy

[heng8866]

has anyone tried to install the IPS screen from X220 into 2560p?
for Dell E6220, I saw someone successfully finished this modification and the improvement is promising

[User Retired 2]

has anyone tried to install the IPS screen from X220 into 2560p?
for Dell E6220, I saw someone successfully finished this modification and the improvement is promising

Yeah, saw the relatively simple E6220 IPS mod at Latitude E6220 IPS screen replacement but do note the IPS panel is taller the the previous panel.

vnwhite looked at modding a X220 IPS panel into a 2560P here writing:

Still looking to do a LCD panel replacement - the 12.5" 16:9 screen, brightness and resolution is fine, however the contrast, viewing angles and black levels are poor. HWINFO says the display is a Samsung [Unknown Model: SEC4149]. I was hoping to use the X220 screen, but it appears to be physically incompatible... On the bright side, I think the screen is better than the Lenovo T420s, which I had bought and later returned.

I have a different AUO206C panel in mine, as identified in AIDA64, and find it's vivid, clear and brighter than previous 2530p panels I used. I have no complaints. The 2560P LCD cable part number is listed below in case you want to check for pin compatibility.

(9) Diplay cable (includes webcam cable and light sensor cable) 651368-001

Please keep us informed if you do try the mod. Other than the lower weight, it's the IPS panel is one of the big advantages of a X220 over a 2560P. If that panel was available to us then I personally would have no further interest in a X220 as the 2560P's i7-quad upgradability (and fingers crossed Ivy Bridge) and better looks more than makes up for the heavier weight

Now if only we can get HP to enable RAID-0 capability and add more WWAN cards in the bios . . .

[heng8866]

Yeah, saw the relatively simple E6220 IPS mod at Latitude E6220 IPS screen replacement but do note the IPS panel is taller the the previous panel.

vnwhite looked at modding a X220 IPS panel into a 2560P here writing:

I have a different AUO206C panel in mine, as identified in AIDA64, and find it's vivid, clear and brighter than previous 2530p panels I used. I have no complaints. The 2560P LCD cable part number is listed below in case you want to check for pin compatibility.



Please keep us informed if you do try the mod. Other than the lower weight, it's the IPS panel is one of the big advantages of a X220 over a 2560P. If that panel was available to us then I personally would have no further interest in a X220 as the 2560P's i7-quad upgradability (and fingers crossed Ivy Bridge) and better looks more than makes up for the heavier weight

Now if only we can get HP to enable RAID-0 capability and add more WWAN cards in the bios . . .

i think it is true that this ips panel is thicker that you have to break something to make it fit. I really wish we can have some nice TN panels, since this IPS is very far away from its 15.6 and 17.3 siblings in terms of performance.
The only confirmed information on gamut for all 12.5 panels is B125XW01 V.0 has only 45% and I think that should be what 2560p has got.
I will buy one TN panel from LG to see if it can perform better.

[melonstrings]

Hi all,

I've had my 2560p for a while now and have regularly visited this thread as an interested reader - but I've just started tinkering with it!

So far it has:

• 240GB Corsair Force 3 SSD
• 16GB RAM

I have on order:

• Atheros / Bigfoot Killer WIFI N1103 (Info obtained from this thread)
• HP QC431AA HS2340 HSPA+ WWAN card (Info obtained from this thread)
• HP Folio 13" Backlit keyboard (Idea obtained from this thread)

and I'm watching on eBay (haven't decided which yet)

• i7 2820QM
• i7 2720QM

Finally I'm keeping my eye on the IPS Panel conversation; I'd love one of those in this thing.

Thanks to you all for assembling all this information in one place. I'll let you know how the keyboard swap goes (if at all!) once it arrives as I haven't seen that anyone's actually attempted it yet (or have I missed a post?).

Overall though I'm really happy with this machine and can't wait until it's completed.

Cheers,
Melon.

[User Retired 2]

.. I've just started tinkering with it!

So far it has:

• 240GB Corsair Force 3 SSD
• 16GB RAM

I have on order:

• Atheros / Bigfoot Killer WIFI N1103 (Info obtained from this thread)
• HP QC431AA HS2340 HSPA+ WWAN card (Info obtained from this thread)
• HP Folio 13" Backlit keyboard (Idea obtained from this thread)

and I'm watching on eBay (haven't decided which yet)

• i7 2820QM
• i7 2720QM

Finally I'm keeping my eye on the IPS Panel conversation; I'd love one of those in this thing.

Wow! I'll be keeping tabs on your upgrade progress to see how the i7-quad, IPS and Folio 13 keyboard trial fit goes. The Folio 13 keyboard retrofit was just throwing an idea out there. Glad you caught it and may perhaps pioneer the way to backlit keys on a 2560P

Worth noting also that a Dell E6220 users managed to fit a X220 IPS panel with some minor mods at Latitude E6220 IPS screen replacement . Means there is a good chance it can be made to fit a 2560P as well.

Now if we can convince HP to give us a RAID-0 capable bios then consider: i7-quad + RAID-0 SATA-III SSDs = max performance in smallest package. Add IPS to complete the package.

[SimoxTav]

Having the feedback on the backlit keyboard would be awesome (even if i've already spent the cash for my keyboard replacement )

[User Retired 2]

Having the feedback on the backlit keyboard would be awesome (even if i've already spent the cash for my keyboard replacement )

Took my 2560P keyboard to a store and measured it up against a Folio 13. The width and length are exactlyt he same. The only discrepancy is the Folio 13 has a narrow angle on the corners. Means then there it wouldn't have clean corners when fitted in a 2560P. Though I'm sure that wouldn't be difficult to correct with some black rubber or even cardboard blacked out to match the keyboard.

HP should really consider making the 2560P keyboard backlit and fitting that to the Folio 13. It really made it look quite a bit better, plus would mean they'd be like the only non-Lenovo ultrabooks with a touchstick.

So yeah, looking forward to seeing melonstrings Folio 13 backlit keyboard retrofit to a 2560P. I wonder if the keyboard layers could be separated so a hybrid keyboard created with a 2560P base/chassis + Folio 13 backlit keys could be created? Would have a big hole where the touchstick is though . . .