This page is a (brief) summary of information on HP thin clients. It's come either from thin clients I've seen or from the web. It's not guaranteed to be 100% accurate. If you find any errors please let me know.
HP thin clients proliferate under the umbrella name of the T5000 series and are occasionally sold as " ...a T5000". A glance at the labelling section below might explain this. You do need to check the small print to see what you've got. If you arrived here to find details on a T5000 1G you need to move on to here.
On the support page of the HP website there is a long list of HP thin clients. There appear to be 25 models in the T5000 series, some under the 'HP Compaq' name, some under the 'HP' name.
HP Compaq: t5125, t5135, t5300, t5500, t5510, t5515, t5520, t5525, t5530, t5700, t5710, t5720, t5725, t5730, t5730w, t5735
HP: t5145, t532, t5540, t5545, t5630, t5630w, t5740, t5740e, t5745
I have not attempted to fathom out HP's naming scheme, but the only obvious point is that if the model number ends in a 5 then it is running Linux. The table below provides some basic data on the models that often appear on ebay and can sell for not-a-lot. (Other than the T5530 - which came with a 4GB CF card, CF-IDE adaptor and cable, and the T5730, the ones I've bought have been less than £10, usually in the range 99p-£5 plus p&p).
| Model | product | Case style | Processor | Speed | Memory | USB | PS/2 | OS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash | RAM | ||||||||||
| T5125 | 1 | VIA Eden | 400MHz | 32MB | 128MB | 4 x USB2.0 | 1 | Linux 2.4 | |||
| T5300 | DC643A | 1 | Transmeta Crusoe TM5600 | 533MHz | 32MB | DOM | 64MB | fixed | 4 x USB1.1 | none | CE.NET V4.2 |
| T5520 | 1 | VIA Eden | 800MHz | 64MB | DOM | 128MB | fixed | 4 x USB2.0 | 1 | Windows CE5.0 | |
| T5530 | 436673-001 | 2 | VIA C7 | 800MHz | 64MB | DOM | 128MB | fixed | 8 x USB2.0 | 2 | Windows CE 6.0 |
| T5700 | DC640A | 1 | Transmeta Crusoe TM5800 | 1GHz | 192MB | DOM | 256MB | SODIMM | 4 x USB1.1 | none | XPe SP1 |
| DC639A | 1 | Transmeta Crusoe TM5800 | 1GHz | 256MB | DOM | 256MB | SODIMM | 4 x USB1.1 | none | XPe SP1 | |
| DS435A | 1 | Transmeta Crusoe TM5800 | 733MHz | 192MB | DOM | 256MB | SODIMM | 4 x USB1.1 | none | XPe SP1 | |
| T5720 | 2 | AMD Geode NX 1500 | 1GHz | 1GB | 512MB | 6 x USB2.0 | 2 | Windows XPe SP2 | |||
| T5725 | 2 | AMD Geode NX 1500 | 1GHz | 512MB | 256MB | 6 x USB2.0 | 2 | Debian Linux 3.1 | |||
| T5730 | 3 | AMD Semperon 2100+ | 1GHz | 1GB | DOM | 1GB | SODIMM | 6 x USB2.0 | 2 | Windows XPe SP3 | |
As far as I'm aware the flash in all models is a DiskOnModule (DOM) plugged in to a 44-pin IDE interface. This means it is easy to fit alternative storage - either larger DOMs, Compact Flash cards or even a disk drive.
It's a different case with the RAM. In some cases it is soldered to the motherboard so you're stuck with what ever is there. In other cases it is a SODIMM and so can be swapped for a larger sized SODIMM should you wish to do this.
So far I've come across the three basic styles shown in the photo. From right to left I'll designate these 1,2 and 3.
1 is the old T5000 series.
2 is the later(?) model.
3 is the latest(?) model.
The labelling of the T5000 series has changed over the years. Here are some examples:
This is label from the first thin client I got hold of - it is also the one with earliest manufacturing date.
It identifies itself as a T5000 1G with a part number of 336448-001.
HP must have subsequently revamped their numbering scheme as this hardware is identical to the T5700.
(See next label).
About a year later we have the T5700. The details on the labels have now changed. We now have:
Model : hp compaq t5000
SUBASSY : t5700
Product : DC639A
With the 5530 (3 years on from the above) we have:
Model: HSTNC-002L-TC
SUBASSY : t5530
Product : 436673-001
With the 5730 (1 year on from the above) we have:
Model: HSTNC-003-TC
SUBASSY : t5730
Product : 463335-001
Any comments? email me. Last update July 2010