If you’ve read my article on what drivers are needed for the HP EliteBook 8440p you understand that I like to keep my computer clean and keep the installed stuff at the minimum. Well, I got my hands on a Sony VAIO VGN-Z51WG/B or VGN-Z51WG_B if you used the command wmic csproduct get name. You might remember my post on the older VGN-Z21WN/B which was awful. The VGN-Z51WG/B model is a little bit better with a description on most downloads [...]
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If you’ve read my article on what drivers are needed for the HP EliteBook 8440p you understand that I like to keep my computer clean and keep the installed stuff at the minimum. Well, I got my hands on a Sony VAIO VGN-Z21WN/B or VGN-Z21WN_B if you used the command wmic csproduct get name. This Sony VAIO model has to be the worst when it comes to supporting us techies when it comes to drivers. Just look at their download [...]
I have a HP EliteBook 8440p (VQ668EA#AK8, i7-620M-processor 2,66 GHz 4 MB L3-cache, 4 GB RAM, un2420 Mobile Brodband module and 160 GB SSD disk) for the lab. As always, I formatted the drive and re-installed the OS. Then I needed some drivers, so I was looking at hp.com for drivers and software for the 8440p – 77 items (!). No way I’m installing all that crap. What do I really need of all this stuff? How much does it [...]
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