HP EliteBook 8560w

This page describes how to run coreboot on the HP EliteBook 8560w.

Required proprietary blobs

• Intel Firmware Descriptor, ME and GbE firmware

• EC: please read HP Laptops with KBC1126 Embedded Controller

Flashing instructions

When running vendor firmware, external flashing is needed.

HP EliteBook 8560w has an 8MiB SOIC-8 flash chip on the bottom of the mainboard. You just need to remove the service cover, and use an SOIC-8 clip to read and flash the chip.

Type	Value
Socketed flash	no
Model	MX25L6406E
Size	8 MiB
Package	SOIC-8
Write protection	no
Dual BIOS feature	no
In circuit flashing	yes
Internal flashing	yes

Working

• i7-2720QM, 8G+8G

• Arch Linux boot from SeaBIOS payload

• EHCI debug: the port is beside the eSATA port

• SATA

• eSATA

• USB2 and USB3

• keyboard

• Gigabit Ethernet

• WLAN

• WWAN

• VGA and DisplayPort

• audio

• EC ACPI

• Using me_cleaner

• dock: PS/2 keyboard, USB, DisplayPort

• TPM

• S3 suspend/resume

Technology

Northbridge	Intel Sandy Bridge-specific documentation
Southbridge	bd82x6x
CPU	model_206ax
Super I/O	SMSC LPC47n217
EC	SMSC KBC1126
Coprocessor	Intel Management Engine