The HP ProBook 5310m Owners' Club

1. It's normal. It just does a quick format.
2. Also normal. Take any advertised hard drive size and subtract 7.2% to get the actual size. This is because manufacturers see 1 GB as 1000 MB while in reality, your pc sees 1 GB as 1024 MB.
3. Not sure there. I'm just a fan of the 5310m. Don't have one. Yet...

 

1) This is pretty normal for a quick format. When you do a quick format, the data isn't actually removed, but all the space on the hard drive is made available to the computer. I know there was an option when installing xp to do a full format instead of a quick format, but you'll need to check if the windows 7 installer offers the same choice.

2) This is a common misunderstanding by many users. Just because the hard drive says it can hold a certain amount, not all of that space is actually usable when it is formatted in NTFS (windows format). 22GB does sound a little high, but I wouldn't be too concerned. How many hard drives do you see when you open my computer? The recovery partition may still be present.

3) I'm unfamiliar with this.

 

I only see 2 Hard Drives. The regular C: Drive where Windows is installed and the HP_Tools Drive. Unfortunately, the Windows 7 installer wouldn't give me the option to do a full format for the C: drive partition.

 

If you really want to do a full format (no reason to do it really) but you can go into recovery tools, run the command prompt and use Diskpart to do it.

As NiteWalker said, you lose 22gb from the conversion. 320GB = 320,000,000,000 MB. 320000000000/1024/1024/1024 = 298GB

 

I have had the 5310m for about 6 months now. Really nothing I can complain about other than the whole finger-print and smudge issues on the case. That said, it is driving me crazy... I am now looking at the new Dell 4310. Does anyone here have any thoughts on the comparison between the two?

 

does anybody know where i can download the windows 7 disc for the Probook 5310m?

i bought a new hard drive because my original hard drive had soda spilled into it and started clicking. on top of that, i lost all the discs so im having a hard time looking for it.
can anybody help?

 

Windows 7 ISO x86 and x64 Official Direct Download Links (Ultimate, Professional and Home Premium) My Digital Life

You will have to burn the ISO to a DVD (or use the USB flash drive install method), and may or may not have to do an automated phone activation (if you are using the original W7 COA that your system came with).

Since these are stock images, drivers, apps, etc will have to be downloaded from HP.

 

HP is now saying that the DisplayPort port supports audio. I think information gets rather slowly to their technical support site in India.

 

If you call HP support, they may be willing to send you another set of DVDs.

Some of the owners in this thread had video and audio successfully pass through DisplayPort to a TV or monitor. I have not had the same success using a DP > HDMI adapter. I am not sure why I have that problem; I think it's a driver issue.

 

I tried out the SIIG Converter and it works just as you describe. Time has gone by and now SIIG has done some product testing and they know it works, too.

 

The 5310M Challenge

Like more and more small business owners I purchased a 5310m Probook.

Reading through all of the reviews and many of the entries here gives us a lot of useful information, and some stuff we’ll probably not adopt. I am encouraging the HP 5310m experts here to look back and summarize for newbies.

Here is the challenge:
What are the 5-10 things a new 5310m owner/user should be told right away?

I appreciate what I anticipate to be spirited answers.

 

How is everybody keeping their system updated? Is there any utility which check and automatically updates all drivers specific for the 5310m?

Thanks

 

I am using the SoftPaq Download Manager (for Windows 7), which is available here:

HP ProBook 5310m Notebook PC- Download drivers and software - HP Business Support Center

I just invoke it manually every once in awhile...

 

Hey all,

Been looking at the 5310m as a replacement for my inspiron 1520.

Love the form factor (which is important to me!) and the newer processor (SP9300 I think). Gaming is really not a priority, nor is an optical drive. Battery life is a big factor as I dont want to be plugging this thing in every 2 hours of actual use.

My main concerns from browsing the forums are that the screen sucks, the unit is easily scratched, the fan is loud and the battery life is not all that hot.

Are these real issues for most users or the few that have these problems post here?

HP Has these for 20% right now, which seems like a pretty good deal.

Are there other good 13" notebooks that have awesome form factors and specs that are good as well? That are comparable in price to the 5310m?

Thanks!

 

Thanks Bud. That did the trick!

 

Hallo,

New 5310m Owner here. I just bought this notebook and found it is really powerful.. One problem that I have is connecting to wireless, i am always fail to connect to wireless. Is this common or there are specific settings on wifi link adapter that I need to adjust? FYI, i am using Win 7 Pro. thanks before..

 

I purchased the 13" Flak Jacket from Higher Ground in black.
Higher Ground

It looks sharp and the HP 5310m fits nicely within the sleeve's partially-zippered perimeter.
The thinness of the 5310m does give a little play between the top - bottom faces of the sleeve. Overall on first day of use it feels like it will stylishly do its job of protecting the laptop.

 

I have no problems with wifi at all. I have my 5310m +/- 1 year.

 

If I am thinking about getting a new 5310m, is it recommended to get the 6 cell battery? Is the extra life worth the bump on the bottom?

Also, anyone compared this to the Acer 8371? Looks like the tradeoff is cpu for battery life. I dont know anything about the build quality of either, although both have matte screens (which I like!) and similar dimensions.

 

• Update BIOS
• Apply keyboard blank space fix
• Install Mr Jefferies' colour profile
• Replace palm rest vibrator (the hard drive)
• Install Ubuntu alongside Win 7 and personalised boot image (see my howtos)
• Optional: relax; finger prints and dust are a fact of life.

 

I have updated the BIOS and installed the updated softpaq. I still cant connect to the wireless at my university, which I could do easily with my previous laptop. Someone has has idea about his or any suggestion for the setting? thanks before

 

So my 5310M is on the way. Woooot!

Got it for under $700- HP has a 20% discount- $775 with tax and shipping.

Even though I haven't received it yet, I was thinking about that glossy trackpad. Has anyone put a protective film on it that is matte? Like for an iPhone for example? If I cant stand the glossy pad I might give that a shot...

 

^^^^
It's been done. See this post.

 

I generally don't bother with driver updates unless I experience a problem with the existing ones. I have not updated my drivers since I bought it in October '09.

I am going to be taking my 5310m on its first airplane flight on Monday, I'm going to L.A. for the E3 Expo. I plan to put its battery life to good use.

 

Awesome! Dunno if the glossy trackpad will bug or not but great to see there is a solution!

 

wow, been a while. I was wondering if you guys knew of a docking station? The only thing I can find on HP's site is some HP Essential USB 2.0 Port Replicator (AQ731UT). But I dunno if this is what I need as I need something with a DVI port.

Also, does anyone have a strange problem with their screen brightness setting changing when they plug in the power adapter? I have the power settings set at default (Win 7) which is something like 40% brightness on battery and 100% when plugged in. But everytime I go to plug in the power it changes in the 100% to 40%.

It used to not do this, but for some reason I can't get it to stay now. Thanks!

 

Just out of curiosity, has anyone tried to play 2D games on the 5310m? Like Braid, Machinarium or World of Goo? These shouldn't rely on the GPU much (if at all) but Im not sure. Sure would be nice if they were playable!

 

Hello everyone again. Like I always say this forum is the best!

So this past weekend was ruined when I tripped and partially stepped on my 5310m. It was ever so slightly that my toe grazed the side of it, but it was enough to hear that horrible little crack. I powered my machine back on and there was a crack on the right hand side of the lcd. I spend the next hour reading through the forum to see if this had happened to anyone else. I saw that someone uploaded the manual for taking apart the screen, I am just way to hesitant to scratch any part of my laptop.

I decided to come to my last resort and to see if anyone had some insight to my problem. I have inquired to HP where they wanted an $85 evaluation fee (Where I exclaimed to the rep that I knew was exactly what was wrong) and then was almost knocked over by the $580 price tag to replace the LCD. I wanted to know if this has happened to anyone 5310m, and in addition any laptop at all and what you did. I talked to the computer engineer at my work and he said that I have pretty much 3 options. 1- try and do it myself, 2- pay someone through the nose or 3- make a nice new desktop PC.

If anyone has any insight I am open to anything. In addition, has anyone dared to open their 5310?

Thanks for the help!

 

Sux! Sorry to hear about your troubles. HP charges a fortune for replacement parts, IMHO, so I'm not surprised that the replacement screen part is so much. HP's part store wants $553 for either the antiglare or brightview screen. If you can find the same screen from a 3rd-party seller, like laptopscreen.com, then you stand to save some significant $$$.

HP provides a decent service manual here that will take you through replacing the screen step by step, but I understand that everyone has a different comfort level when it comes to laptop surgery. If you do decide to go for it, here's a couple of suggestions...

- Snap some pictures as you take it apart. You may want to refer to them as you put it back together.
- organize the screws as you take them out. Usually I draw squares on a piece of paper - as I remove a part I put the screws in a square and label the square according to the part they are from.

I'm sure others can add some good tips. Whatever you decide to do....Good Luck!

 

Hello.

I have a very big problem. I cant install the necessary graphic driver for my business notebook...so I cant give a lecture.

I always contact the producer HP, but they didnt implicate the new driver since two weeks I prompt them.

I downloaded the new driver ( Win7Vista_15174)....but installations go awry.

Nag screen said: Use the driver for the right operation system from your producer.

I tried to install via many browsers but it doesn’t work.

Please help me...the old driver doesn’t detect any of KVM switches like Aten or presentation-camera ELMO L-1ex.

So that I saw blackscreen or limites solution 640x480 non pnp device.

My notebook:
HP Probook 5310m WD792EA
Windows 7 32bit Professional
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD
Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family with DisplayPort
My version 8.15.10.1892 available/needed 8.15.10.2119

HP Homepage

Sincerely
Mr.B.K.

Many many thanks for any help !!!!

 

Hi,

I've been using Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic) and recently upgraded to 10.04 (Lucid) on my Probook 5310m.

Overall, things are going well, but there are still some annoyances. One of them is a real blocker for me: from time to time, when it wakes up from a suspend, the backlight of the screen does not switch on. So, basically the screen is black, but I can distinct some very light contrasts (window borders) that tell me the display is actually working, but the backlight (LED I supposed) seems dead. When this occurs, nothing can turn the display on again but a (hard) reboot: backlight level keys (F7-F8) have no effect, suspend again then waking it up does not light up the screen, the external display-port does not work anymore either (only when this problem occurs),...

Rebooting the machine is not what I want since all my programs are still running (particularly unappropriate at a customer's place). Also, I cannot reproduce the problem. But I noticed that the last time it occured, the xserver-xorg-core package had been upgraded (something might be wrong in the postinst script).

Have you ever had this problem?
Did you find a solution or workaround?
Are you using some specific X driver or configuration?

Note: I had also this problem with Karmic (and hoped it will be solved in Lucid, that's actually the only reason I upgraded to Lucid).

Thank you.

 

After more than 10 hour problem dispatch...many chats with many kvm supports, dispaylport, intel, hp case, hp chat and so on.

I founde the solution for the problem.

FOR EVERY ONE...how to get the new graphic driver 8.15.10.2119 from 21.04.2010....to give lectures and use KVM Switches
DO THIS, no other way:

• deinstall graphik driver
• restart notebook
• deintall driver second time
• now make no restart
• push install driver and use destination pc hard disk to Win7Vista_15174 (unpacked driver package from intel itself)

YOUR WELCOME

 

I'll try that, Mr. B.K., I have not updated the graphics driver on my notebook since I got it. It might allow me to connect to an HDTV with my DP > HDMI adapter and actually get sound to pass through.

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I unintentionally figured out the 5310m is more durable than it looks the other day.

I was working in my loft and I had my 5310m open on a chair playing music. As I was taking stuff out of the closet, a pair of skis fell out and landed right on top of the 5310m; the skis fell from about ceiling level horizontally onto the 5310m. It now has a couple small gouges in the plastic at the top of the lid from the ski's edges. Ouchie . . . but the good news is it works perfectly and nothing else happened. No bent plastic, etc. When it happened I thought the hinge might have broken since the skis slammed on the lid when it was open but apparently not.

 

I've opened mine up before pretty much all the way to the point of removing the lid/screen assembly. I didn't disassemble the screen itself though.

Dgris' link doesn't seem to work so I'll point to the service manual again.

It really isn't too bad. The hardest part is taking the keyboard off because it's held in place with plastic hindge/tabs. You will also need a size 8 Torx screwdriver. You can buy individual Torx screw bits (the kind that go into a universal screwdriver handle, which can also be bought for something like 10 bucks) for 2 bucks at a hardware store.

Personally I would just buy the replacement screen myself (if you can find one) and do the install myself. I did a quick search and can't seem to find the matte antiglare version from 3rd party stores =(

If you decide to open it up let us know and I'll post up some tips.

 

I want to thank everyone who posted in this thread. Just finished reading all 94 pages, and have a folder on my desktop with the con-tact paper templates and various fixes i found throughout the thread.

I plan on ordering the $899 (anti-glare screen) model for college along-side a 80GB Intel X-25 SSD.

 

how bad is the glossy trackpad and keyboard side? I've been looking around for a thin-and-light without the crappy wedge design but also with power and a replaceable battery. There are some good deals on refurbed 5310s on the HP Outlet right now.

I'm just wondering if the glossiness of the trackpad ruins the otherwise excellent slim design and industrial looks. I'd hate for it to look "cheap" like some of the ASUS laptops (which are otherwise great).

I don't have the time or capacity to do the skin replacement that somebody here did. My dream laptop would be the Adamo, but its low capacity SSD and nionreplaceable battery kill it for me. Speed isn't too much of an issue, since my current machine is 4 years old.

 

It's not at all that bad, I believe. As long as your finger tip is dry, the track pad is quite easy to use. The friction is slightly higher than on the brushed aluminium plate surrounding it, but I think I've seen a benefit to the increased friction: with this particular laptop I never "overshoot" my target with the cursor, as I do with matte track pads.

Nothing to remark on with regards to the keyboard cover though. Since the keys are so dull, the glossy background helps them stand out very well. Very easy to clean too - just go to standby and wipe your keyboard down with the microfibre cloth hard enough to depress the keys.

My biggest annoyance with the hardware is that the WiFi/Quickweb/Quicklook buttons are so stiff!

 

Glad it helped. I know this thread helped me out a lot as well.

 

I also don't think the trackpad is bad. As "Too much rope" said, as long as your fingertip isn't moist (moisture increases friction) there shouldn't be much of a problem sliding around.

The "very" first time you use the pad it might be a lil stuttery, but once your oils rub off on it it actually gets pretty smooth. Sounds a little gross but it's true.

And it definitely doesn't look cheap in my opinion. And I haven't gotten a negative comment about it either.

 

I'd have to agree with too_much_rope and TurboChan- the trackpad is actually quite good, and the notebook looks anything but cheap. Actually, I think it looks and feels downright sexy. HP did a great job on the aesthetics and tactility with the 5310m. While it does not feel tank-like compared with the Elitebooks, it is much slimmer and chic, while still conveying a sense of confidence with respect to build quality.

The one thing I am not crazy about is the hinge design. It is by no means bad, but it cannot compare to the monolithic design of the Thinkpads, (newer) Latitudes, or Elitebooks. Still, I have no reason to think that the hinge would be an issue in the long-term- and I can understand why HP would not go with a solid brick of metal for the hinge (would look out of place in a slim system).

And yes, there are some pretty exceptional deals in the HP business outlet- the refurbished models I have worked on basically looked new. I would challenge anyone to tell the difference between an HP factory refurb and a brand-new system.

 

So I finally found someone who supply's both the Matte and Glossy finish screens. I have contacted HP multiple times asking what the exact model number of my screen is and they haven't been able to tell me. Every 3rd party LCD retailer has told me the only way to find out which screen I have is to open up the computer and read off the bar-code. I found a computer store who will professionally disassemble and install the LCD screen for $60 and I don't have to worry about scratching the machine.

My question is, does anyone know the exact way to determine which screen I have (Matte vs Gloss) without taking apart the screen? I believe I have the matte screen since by common sense my screen looks matte, however the bezel around the LCD is glossy.

Any insight would help in order to determine what screen I have by solely looking at the screen.

 

^^^Forget about the bezel surrounding the screen. If the screen itself has a matte finish, then it is indeed matte.

However, if the vendor says both matte and glossy screens are compatible with your 5310m, then either one should fit and you can choose between them.

 

The 5310m is offered with both anti-glare/matte and glossy/"Brightview" screens - both should be compatible but again it depends on the exact screen model.

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For those of us looking to upgrade to 4GB of RAM, the prices for 4GB SO-DIMMs have dropped:
Newegg.com - 4GB, DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500), Laptop Memory, Memory, Computer Hardware
Only $100 - $120 now! Tempting, though I have found that I don't really need to upgrade yet. My RAM usage rarely goes over 1GB.

 

Is there anything on the roadmap for the 5310m getting an update to accept more than 4GB RAM, or similar notebook with more RAM capacity? I'm somewhat of a power user and often hit 6GB with just browsers and graphics programs.

 

The Toshiba Portege R700 might interest you. It is not quite as nice as the 5310m but more powerful; see my impressions here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/toshiba/493524-portege-r700-thin-light-13-3-a-38.html#post6452619

 

Let me add another vote of thanks to all the contributors to this thread. I just got my 5310m and love it so far. I had been using a 12.1" Compaq nc2400 and planned to upgrade to the newer version of the same, the EliteBook 2530p. But then I saw this thread and got a great deal on the 5310m in the HP Outlet.

I miss the pointing stick, but the touchpad is great. I haven't made the switch to Windows 7 yet, and may eventually drop in an SSD. Right now I am just enjoying the tremendous speed upgrade from my beloved but quite ancient notebook (with its 4200 rpm 1.8" HDD). Looking forward to the discussion in this thread!

 

As others have said just ignore the bezel. If you have the gloss screen it will be pretty obvious; there's like a glass slab over it that causes a lot of reflections.

If you're still using XP definitely switch to 7. It's pretty enjoyable to use.

On another note, does anyone have experience with this USB Docking station?

 

USB Docking station sucks!

Reasons:
price...to expansive
only one revision from 2008...equal if FQ834ET/FQ834AA...power adaptor croons
picture transmission via displaylink technologie...and that isnt in realtime
but the resolution is better given than the driver support from intel
and all ports maybe limited to one usb port speed...480mbits and less
no charge of notebook


@other person
Try to find monitor model with siw.exe ...after downloading...no install required
or better Everest Ultimate Edition


my anti glare monitor from 2006:

Monitore
PnP-Monitor (Standard)
Device ID DISPLAY\AUO112C\4&1C20FE2&3&UID67568640
Status 0x0180200a Started
Problem 0x00000000 (0)
Service monitor
Capabilities 0x000000e0
Config Flags 0x00000000
Class Monitor
Manufacturer (Standardmonitortypen)
Hardware IDs MONITOR\AUO112C
Compatible IDs *PNP09FF
Class GUID {4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
Bus number 0x00000000
Enumerator name DISPLAY
Description PnP-Monitor (Standard)
Driver {4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\0005
Physical Object Name \Device\000000c2
Bustype GUID {30203437-2044-4143-2043-362033422045}
Legacy bus type 0x0000000f
Install State 0x00000000
Security 01 00 04 90 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 00 02 00 60 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 00 00 10 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 05 12 00 00 00 00 00 18 00 00 00 00 10 01 02 00 00 00 00 00 05 20 00 00 00 20 02 00 00 01 00 18 00 00 00 00 10 01 02 00 00 00 00 00 05 20 00 00 00 2B 02 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 00 00 10 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 05 04 00 00 00
Security (SDS form) D (A;;GA;;;SY)(A;;GA;;;BA)(D;;GA;;;RD)(A;;GA;;;IU)
Device Address 0x00000400
Device Configuration File monitor.inf
MaxResolution 1600,1200
DPMS 1
InfPath monitor.inf
InfSection PnPMonitor.Install
ProviderName Microsoft
DriverDateData 00 80 8C A3 C5 94 C6 01
DriverDate 6-21-2006
DriverVersion 6.1.7600.16385
MatchingDeviceId *pnp09ff
DriverDesc PnP-Monitor (Standard)
Class Monitor
ClassDesc Monitore
IconPath %systemroot%\system32\setupapi.dll,-35
Installer32 Montr_CI.dll,MonitorClassInstaller

 

I have also a question...

Does somebody know how to set Windows 7 for BEST ENERGIE SAVE ???
1. Set Display light on low/middle
2. Aero design on windows 7 basic (how to change)
3. clean up start menue (how to do-not with msconfig)
4. forbid downloading updates only when accu operation (how to do)
....WHAT ELSE...????
SOME INTERNET MANUALS???
NO?...CAN WE MAKE ONE?!

 

Admittedly I had high expectations when I purchased this machine, but as a premium business-class product I felt they were justified.

After using the machine for a few months I can honestly say that I am very disappointed with the performance and overall design.

While the machine does look fantastic when you take it out the box, you soon discover a multitude of issues:

1) As others have mentioned, this machine is a dust and smudge magnet. I have never used a laptop that is as prone to smudging as this machine.
2) The single RAM expansion slot is severely limiting, especially on a business class machine.
3) The internal Broadcomm wifi chip is low powered and often drops connections. I understand that some versions of the 5310m have an Intel chip and these may be better.
4) For a machine with a dual-core processor I find that general usage is very sluggish and non-responsive. I compare this to a far lower speced Dell machine that I had previously which runs the same applications in a far more responsive manner, despite having a processor that is half the speed of the 5310m and having half the memory of the 5310m.
5) The machine feels very delicate and has a great deal of flex especially in the upper lid. This may be a trade-off due to the overall thinness of the machine but it feels delicate, a trait that I find unacceptable for a machine designed with portability in mind.
6) The keyboard has some issues, most noticeably the space bar does not respond often when pressed on the right hand side.
7) Display on an external screen is difficult due to the inclusion of the Display Port. Presently there are very few monitors and projectors that support Display Port natively. You can buy an adaptor, but again this is an extra item to carry which is not ideal for a portable machine.
8) The speakers are not at the far left and right ends of the chassis as you would expect. This means that sounds appear to be over to the left instead of in the centre of the machine. This is very off-putting.
9) The lack of a backlit keyboard makes working on planes and other darkened environments challenging. Again this seems to be a major over site for a business class machine.

One the positive side the machine really does look good so I guess it comes down to a personal choice. If you prefer to have a model on your arm then this machine may do the trick, but if you are looking for a partner who will help you through your work day you probably want to consider some other machine.

Once you get over the good looks of the machine, I have found that the day-to-day issues make this machine one of the least enjoyable laptops that I have used. I stress that this view is geared primarily around business environments, but given that HP sells this machine as a business class machine, I feel the views above are justified.

My advice is to make sure that you try one of these machines in person before making a decision to buy. I think that you will find that over weeks and months the faults of the machine add up to make for a less than ideal computing experience.

PS: I posted this review on the HP website but for some or other reason it did not appear. Does anyone else find it strange that all the reviews on the HP site are 4 or 5 stars only?