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HP EliteBook 8440p: How use the sim port

Tue, 14 Jan 2020 04:24:46 -0700

hello frnds my hp 8440p laptop sim slot not working, and that slot not viewing on the computer driver list

⟐ Answered January 14, 2020 at 4:24 MST

HP EliteBook 8440p: Why my laptop is getting hot?

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 23:04:09 -0700

My laptop is getting hoter how can i cool it down?

⟐ Commented July 30, 2025 at 23:04 MST

HP EliteBook 8440p: baterry shows 100%, yet when I unplug the power cord, it turns off

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:36:10 -0700

when i unplug the power cord, my computer turns off, even though the baterry shows 100%

⟐ Answer accepted June 08, 2026 at 7:36 MST

HP EliteBook 8440p: How do your remove the keyboard?

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 01:30:10 -0700

HP's video take apart instructions say nothing about how to remove the keyboard. It just shows it already out. I snapped off one esc key tring to pull it up and stopped there. HP was no help. I've removed a ton of keyboards from Macs and there are sliders at the top of them, and I assumed, most laptops. On the HP I slid the 4 locking sliders back but couldn't lift or pry the keyboard off. So, what's the secret?

⟐ Commented March 19, 2018 at 1:30 MST

HP EliteBook 8530w: Why my laptop batterie does not work?

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 17:43:25 -0700

Hello,I have an HP Elite book and The battery does not work as usual I need to keep the charger connected to the PC or it will turn off

⟐ Answered August 08, 2023 at 17:43 MST

HP EliteBook 8440p: How do I replace blown speaker?

Sun, 07 Feb 2016 11:54:44 -0700

My speakers on my hp elitebook 8440p have blown and im just curious on how to replace them.

⟐ Answer accepted February 07, 2016 at 11:54 MST

HP Elitebook 8460p: Computer doesn't turn on

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:39:57 -0700

My laptop was sitting in a shed for like half a year. That's when I think the CMOS died. Any ideas on how I can replace the cmos? I am quite certain of this because it turned on earlier, and said the cmos clock is invalid.

⟐ Commented March 11, 2024 at 9:39 MST

HP EliteBook 8560w: Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 AGN... Driver - Will not update

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:11:12 -0700

When I ran a driver update on my laptop I needed to update many drivers. All but 1 updated fine. The one driver that did not update was the Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 AGN... During the process a box popped up like I was supposed to type something in the box? It kept waiting for some type of prompt. Is this Intel Wireless LAN driver necessary to update on this model?

⟐ Commented January 28, 2021 at 11:11 MST

HP EliteBook 8440p: How can I fix my laptop that turns on but shows nothing on the screen?

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 03:43:25 -0700

So I decided to update to my HP 8440p elitebook and thought I could do it just like any other software, I had no idea.

I downloaded the installation from the official website and opened it and hit next next install like an idiot. The laptop turned off, I turned it on but nothing shows up on the monitor, just a black screen.

I did notice that the caps lock turns off and on which doesn't happen normally.

I've tried to hook up the laptop to an external monitor but still nothing just a black screen.

I would appreciate some help, thanks!

⟐ Answered August 14, 2025 at 3:43 MST

HP EliteBook 8560p: Laptop turns on, caps lock blinks, but the screen doesn't show.

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 10:14:41 -0700

I want a laptop, but I don't want to spend three-hundred dollars. So my family has this old HP EliteBook 8560p and I thought I would use it temporarily. I knew from the start that the HDD was broken. So I swapped out the original drive with a known-good one. I did a quick check through to make sure that all the cables were connected. Then I pressed the power button. The lights turn on, the HDD starts, the fans spin, the caps lock light starts blinking, the screen stays off, and that's all it does. I left it like that for five minutes and the screen stayed off with the fan going full speed. Any ideas?

⟐ Answered September 09, 2025 at 10:14 MST

HP Elitebook 8570w: HP laptop keyboard. Some keys not working as expected.

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 01:09:17 -0700

HP 8470w. Keyboard key "k" not responding. SHIFT keys producing "z" and "q", respectively. After problem arose, BIOS has been updated, but did not solve the problem. External USB keyboard works.

⟐ Answer edited February 28, 2023 at 1:09 MST

HP EliteBook 8560w: Certain keys on keyboard not working F6 4 7 = a s d [ k l ;

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 07:55:07 -0700

Suddenly certain keys on the keyboard have stopped working: F6 4 7 = a s d [ k l and ;

(I have hooked up a Bluetooth keyboard to type this)

I have:

Turned off, removed battery, held power switch down for > 1 minute - then rebooted - no change

Gone into NetBios using F10, done a keyboard test - it fails

I have uninstalled and reinstalled the keyboard druivers - no effect.

If possible, can somebody at least confirm if this is a motherboard or software problem. I already replaced the keyboard without success.

⟐ Answer accepted June 11, 2020 at 7:55 MST

HP EliteBook 8530w: Why is my laptop overheating?

Thu, 31 Dec 2015 00:02:55 -0700

My laptop Hp Elitebook 8530w, is overheating and shuting down. what can i do?

⟐ Answered December 31, 2015 at 0:02 MST

HP EliteBook 8560p: Why Is My CPU Clock Speed Very Low When Plugged In?

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 06:54:47 -0700

Hello,

I have been using an HP EliteBook 8560p for a while now. It performs tasks very well when on battery power, but when plugged in, it becomes unresponsive and unusable. It was hard to get the task manager screenshot, but I managed.

For some reason, the CPU is at 0.11 GHz when plugged in, but it goes to around 1 GHz (an average speed on the desktop with all apps closed) when on battery power. Can anyone explain and help me solve the significant slowdown of the CPU when plugged in? Thanks.

Here is a picture @oldturkey03,

I decided to check the motherboard's make and model from Windows, and the make is Hewlett-Packard with the model number 1618.

⟐ Answer accepted July 05, 2026 at 6:54 MST

HP Elitebook 8460p: Can I upgrade the ram for HP Elitebook 8460p 16GB?

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 12:52:51 -0700

I have a HP Elitebook 8460p i7 2nd gen laptop with 8GB Ram (4x2), can i upgrade to 16GB DDR3L Ram (8x2)??

i’m confused with ddr3 vs ddr3L!

please see the image for reference.

⟐ Commented July 18, 2024 at 12:52 MST

HP EliteBook 8440p: Lid stuck shut and wont open so cant use

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:55:05 -0700

My HP 840 P elitebook won't open oh, that is stuck shut. I use it almost every day and today for some reason it will not open. I do have it facing me the correct way to open. Lol. ( Read online sugestion ) Somehow a latch must have been engaged to lock shut.

⟐ Answered August 17, 2023 at 7:55 MST

HP EliteBook 8440p: I cant access my BIOS.

Mon, 13 Apr 2020 07:21:04 -0700

I recently bought a laptop in an auction and i realize that my BIOS has a password. is't possible to access my BIOS?

⟐ Commented April 13, 2020 at 7:21 MST

HP EliteBook 8440p: Why my laptop is too slow?

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 22:02:04 -0700

It turns out that my laptop goes very slow to give any kind of use, whether play, use microsof office, even when nothing is being done with the computer.

what do i have to do to solve the problem?

⟐ Answer edited January 16, 2022 at 22:02 MST

HP EliteBook 8530w: change keyboard from French?

Thu, 08 Jan 2015 21:23:33 -0700

Laptop has French keyboard, can I change to US English keyboard?

⟐ Answer accepted January 08, 2015 at 21:23 MST

HP EliteBook 8560w: Boot Device Not Found

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 08:20:39 -0700

This laptop was not originally mine as it was handed down to me. The laptop has always worked fine and even would set up just fine however I was stupid and played around with it when I wanted to try to factory restart the laptop. Now whenever it turns on, it just says boot device not found, please install an operating system on your hard disk. If anyone can, please help figure this out because I really don't want to have to spend almost $1000 on a new laptop.

⟐ Answered July 05, 2025 at 8:20 MST