HP Z400

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  1. K

    Question Black screen after Secure Boot enabled and Legacy Boot disabled ?

    hello, Recently I changed some BIOS settings on my HP Z440 Workstation. I enabled Secure Boot and disabled Legacy Boot. But after doing that it beeped 5 times and shows a red light. After learning that this means a RAM issue I changed the slots, Now there is no beep or red light, everything...
  2. P

    Question HP Z400 - How to remove rear chassis fan and get round "513-Rear Chassis Fan Not Detected" error ?

    Hi - my first post here after months of tech support lurking! I'm trying to strip a HP Z400 down to just PSU, Motherboard, Hard Drive. I've sorted the errors caused by removing Firewire '913-Front 1394 Not Connected' and Audio '917-Front Audio Not Connected' through BIOS changes and USB...
  3. goldenretrieverfan

    Question Motherboards compatible with Z400 power supply

    Hello. I have a HP Z400 computer which I was given for free due to the motherboard being broken by my friend. Everything else still works in the computer. I know that the Z400 power supply has a non-standard power output to motherboards. Which motherboards work with a Z400 power supply other...
  4. Y

    Question HP Z400 Red Light PSU Issue

    I have a HP Z400 with the following specs: CPU: Intel Xeon X5550 2.67 GHz Motherboard: Hewlett-Peckard 0B4Ch RAM: 8 GB RAM DDR3 @ 533MHz (dual channel) GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti Windforce Gigabyte 2 GB VRAM Power Supply: Stock HP Z400 Power Supply 475W Now a little bit of background. A...
  5. R

    [SOLVED] Upgrading my pc suggestions

    Hello everyone, I have an old pc which has the following specifications: Case: HP z400 Case Motherboard: HP z400 Motherboard CPU: Intel Xeon w3680 GPU: Nvidia 1060 6GB VRAM RAM: 8GB Storage: 250 GB SSD and 2.5 TB HDD I wanted to upgrade my pc but I'm generally happy with my GPU, however I seem...
  6. R

    Question Back case fan running fast after replacing Intel Xeon W3520 with Intel Xeon 3670

    Hi, all So here's the backstory - I've had a HP Z400 Workstation for some years now, running on Intel Xeon 3670 CPU (in US). I recently moved to EU and bought the same HP Z400 workstation with an existing Intel Xeon 3520 CPU. Before moving, i gutted my old Z400 - taking with me the ATI...
  7. envyjack

    Question Why would a HP z400 not boot up without a gpu

    I have a HP z400 i use headless for hyperv server 2019 with some VMs on it. SInce i couldnt get the GPU (quadro K4000) to passthrough, i removed it for use in another build (we all know how easy it is to get a gpu now). Since i removed the gpu, the server wont boot up. The power button on the...
  8. Back2DFuture

    Question HP z400 psu problem

    I’ve a hp z400 workstation. I’ve been trying to make it into a budget gaming pc by picking up a seasonic 500w psu and a Radeon HD 7950 I was given for a low price by a friend. The psu I bought was new only opened but even after getting a 24 pin to 24 pin since it’s non proprietary PSU it still...
  9. C

    Question RX590 Sapphire on a Z400 ?

    Hello everyone. Thanks for taking a precious time helping me. I wanted to order a new RX590 Sapphire Nitro+ Limited Edition to make it work with my computer, but I've seen in some forums that I can't work on non-UEFI motherboard (which I suppose is my case). I don't have anywhere on the BIOS to...
  10. B

    [SOLVED] PC Upgrade Help

    Hi all, Need help on parts for upgrading my old Z400 workstation. Specs are: Motherboard: HP 0AE4h CPU: Intel Xeon W3580 GPU: GeForce GTX 960 PSU: DPS-475CB-1A (475W) RAM: 8 GB DDR3 HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB - 7,200rpm SDD: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB Was thinking of upgrading the CPU to a...
  11. G

    Question Cant get into BIOs, keyboard not working on a z400 prebuilt

    When i start the pc it boots up, but i have to press either f1 or f9 to continue or get into the bios, and the keyboard is not working, it is lighting up, but no responce. I have tried removing the CMOS battery, tried every usb port. Before removing the battery i could get directly into windows...
  12. S

    [SOLVED] Can my psu handle a hd 7870 with an adapter?\

    I bought a hp z400 and a hd 7850 gpu None have arrived, and I'm sure the hd 7850 would work well with the hp z400. Atleast thats what I thought, but the seller messaged saying that the title was mislabeled, and I'll be getting a hd 7870 (which is great for the price I paid, but might not be...
  13. Deihman

    [SOLVED] Z400 board not posting, keep trying or trash?

    Edit: After some looking around on the interwebs and the HP Quickspecs pages for the Z400 v2, I determined that the Z400 v2 can’t run single non-registered 4GB DIMMs and can’t run any 8GB DIMMs officially. Thanks for your help! Hi all, I’m trying to get an HP Z400 Rev 2 (6 DIMMs) motherboard to...
  14. C

    Question How do I mount cooler without backplate?

    I recently bought a Z400 board with it's cooler/fan, but without the backplate. I tried booting up and using the PC without mounting the cooler (just standing on the cpu with paste) (because I'm an idiot) and it runs not bad actually. Idle temp is 10-20+room temp, while load temp is 30-40+ room...
  15. jkelley9

    Problem with using wireless D-link AP and ethernet

    I have tried searching for my specific issue but everything I find when searching is related to converting a router to an AP. That's not my issue though :( My issue is that I have a DIR-825 dual band router in my upstairs bonus room and I have a D-link DAP-1522 access point downstairs. What I'm...