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title: HP EliteBook 2170p
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**[PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE INSTALLING](../../news/safety.md),
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OR YOU MIGHT BRICK YOUR MACHINE: [SAFETY PRECAUTIONS](../../news/safety.md)**
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<div class="specs">
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<center>
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<img tabindex=1 alt="HP EliteBook 2170p" class="p" src="https://av.libreboot.org/hp2170p/hp2170p.jpg" /><span class="f"><img src="https://av.libreboot.org/hp2170p/hp2170p.jpg" /></span>
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</center>
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| ***Specifications*** | |
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| **Manufacturer** | HP |
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| **Name** | EliteBook 2170p |
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| **Variants** | EliteBook 2170p |
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| **Released** | 2012 |
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| **Chipset** | Intel QM77 |
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| **CPU** | Intel Ivy Bridge ULV |
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| **Graphics** | Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
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| **Display** | 1366x768 11.6" TFT |
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| **Memory** | Two slots, max 8GB/slot (2x16GB), DDR3/sodimm |
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| **Architecture** | x86_64 |
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| **EC** | SMSC KBC1126, proprietary (in main boot flash) |
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| **Original boot firmware** | HP UEFI firmware |
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| **Intel ME/AMD PSP** | Present. Can be disabled with me_cleaner. |
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| **Flash chip** | SOIC-8 16MiB (128Mbit), in a socket |
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```
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W+: Works without blobs;
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N: Doesn't work;
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W*: Works with blobs;
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U: Untested;
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P+: Partially works;
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P*: Partially works with blobs
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```
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| ***Features*** | |
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|---------------------------------------------------|----|
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| **Internal flashing with original boot firmware** | N |
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| **Display (if Intel GPU)** | W+ |
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| **Audio** | W+ |
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| **RAM Init** | W+ |
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| **External output** | W+ |
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| **Display brightness** | W+ |
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| ***Payloads supported*** | |
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|---------------------------|-----------|
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| **GRUB** | Works |
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| **SeaBIOS** | Works |
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| **SeaBIOS with GRUB** | Works |
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</div>
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Introduction
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============
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This is a portable, 11.6" Ivy Bridge platform from HP. More information is
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available on the [coreboot
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documentation](https://doc.coreboot.org/mainboard/hp/2170p.html) - that page
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said (on 16 August 2023) that GRUB hangs due to the `at_keyboard` module, but
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this is no longer true; it's
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[fixed](https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grub.git/commit/?id=830456a6e3b6ac92d10f9261177722a308652a1a)
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in the latest GRUB revisions, and Libreboot's version of GRUB contains this fix.
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**Unavailable in Libreboot 20230625 or earlier. You must [compile from
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source](../build/), or use at least Libreboot 20231021.**
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Build ROM image from source
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The build target, when building from source, is thus:
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./build roms hp2170p_16mb
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Installation
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============
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Insert binary files
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If you're using a release ROM, please ensure that you've inserted extra firmware
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required refer to the [guide](../install/ivy_has_common.md) for that. (failure
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to adhere to this advice will result in a bricked machine)
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Set MAC address
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This platform uses an Intel Flash Descriptor, and defines an Intel GbE NVM
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region. As such, release/build ROMs will contain the same MAC address. To
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change the MAC address, please read [nvmutil documentation](../install/nvmutil.md).
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Flash a ROM image (software)
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If you're already running Libreboot, and you don't have flash protection
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turned on, [internal flashing](../install/) is possible.
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Flash a ROM image (hardware)
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**REMOVE all power sources like battery, charger and so on, before doing this.
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This is to prevent short circuiting and power surges while flashing; although
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the flash is socketed, hot-swapping is generally a bad practise and must be
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avoided.**
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Otherwise, external flashing is simple, but *quite different* from most
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laptops! The flash is a SOIC8 IC like you'd expect, but it's *in a socket*.
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Remove those two screws and cover on the underside, and then the flash is in
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this socket which you can open:
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<img tabindex=1 class="l" src="https://av.libreboot.org/hp2170p/hp2170p_cover.jpg" /><span class="f"><img src="https://av.libreboot.org/hp2170p/hp2170p_cover.jpg" /></span>
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<img tabindex=1 class="l" src="https://av.libreboot.org/hp2170p/hp2170p_socket.jpg" /><span class="f"><img src="https://av.libreboot.org/hp2170p/hp2170p_socket.jpg" /></span>
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For general information, please refer to [25xx NOR flash
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instructions](../install/spi.md) - that page refers to use of socketed flash.
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For this board, you can use a Raspberry Pi or similar flasher if you wish, wired
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to a spring socket adapter (SOP to DIP adapter) in a breadboard. In my case, I
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opted for use of a 3.3v-modded CH341A device.
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<img tabindex=1 class="l" style="clear:left;" src="https://av.libreboot.org/hp2170p/ch341a_socket_soic8.jpg" /><span class="f"><img src="https://av.libreboot.org/hp2170p/ch341a_socket_soic8.jpg" /></span>
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Here, the flash is inserted into the SOP to DIP adapter, which is then put into
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the ZIF socket on the CH341a device. This is the black version which has 5V
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logic levels, but it can (read: MUST) be modified for correct 3.3v logic levels.
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The [main 25xx flashing guide](../install/spi.md) documents this; some other
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models may already be 3.3v, or have switchable logic levels like on some newer
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revisions of CH341A. Please ensure that you run it at the correct voltage.
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