The familiar service manual also helps, at least in part, with this latest “major” hardware upgrade: https://www.levnapc.cz/ProductsFiles/hp-elitebook-8540p-8540w-manual-en.pdf (archive.org). On page 80, there are some interesting things to say […]
RetroBook 8540p #5:
Upgrade – SSD
If the notebook still has a hard disk drive (HDD) installed, then this is by far the most performance-enhancing upgrade (provided that the RAM is not so small […]
RetroBook 8540p #4:
Upgrade – RAM
As with the previous processors, the documents from HP provide some assistance. The original service and maintenance manual for both models can also be found here:https://www.levnapc.cz/ProductsFiles/hp-elitebook-8540p-8540w-manual-en.pdf (archive.org) On […]
RetroBook 8540p #3:
Upgrade – CPU
To get an overview of the ordering options that were available at the time and are therefore guaranteed to be compatible, the documents from HP are helpful: The […]
CMR or SMR – A brief guide to hard drive technology
What is it and why is it important?All hard drive manufacturers were caught some time ago using SMR technology in hard drives without disclosing it. This caused quite […]
Lazarus with hardware access on the Raspberry Pi – rpi_hal
A blessing for anyone who writes programs in Object Pascal on and for the Raspberry Pi. The strongest argument for using a single-board computer is direct access to […]
Macintosh SE, or: Digital picture frame with history
A few years ago, I came across a Macintosh SE 1/40. After a quick inspection, it was clear that at least the motherboard was beyond repair due to […]
ASUS ROG Strix GTX 1080 und 1080 Ti – Liquid metal
After many years, Nvidia graphics cards from the Pascal era are still serving us well in our “main PCs.” This is partly because their performance has not been […]
Setup:
Küche-PC
This computer is installed in our kitchen in the drawer of a base cabinet. It is primarily used for recipes and playing media files. A 43″ 4K touchscreen […]