*HP EliteBook 2530p Owners Lounge*

[peli_kan]

The keyboard indeed has a bit of a high pitched clack on them, but they're reasonably quiet when compared to the trampolines found on consumer lines.

Is anyone running Windows 7? Mine seems to freak out while returning from standby and chooses to present a blank black screen, while all the LED indicators are on.

[pocket_geek]

I'm running Windows 7 on mine, but I don't use standby. I'll have to test it and see if I have the same issue.

Edit: I just tested sleep with my 2530p both on AC and Battery and didn't have any problem... I suspect maybe you have a driver that needs updating.

[peli_kan]

Poop. Just finished getting my Windows XP and Ubuntu partitions up to speed again, hooray more OS busywork.

I'll go over my drivers and see if that fixes it.

[sieungota]

hi everyone,
I just bought a 2530p laptop. But unfortunately it's not in english.
So I changed the keyboard. And reinstalled the os.
now the recovery function is not working although I still can see the recovery function.
So if anyone keep the recovery of the original hard disk, can you send me a copy.
My laptop's specs: CPU 1.86,RAM 2Gb,120G,AGN,WWLAN...
thank you

[aau]

I'm looking at buying a 2530p from the HP Biz Outlet. If I get a model with SSD and optical, can i replace the DVDRW with a 2.5" HD and boot from it? Also does it support hardware VT in the BIOS? TIA

[pocket_geek]

I'm looking at buying a 2530p from the HP Biz Outlet. If I get a model with SSD and optical, can i replace the DVDRW with a 2.5" HD and boot from it? Also does it support hardware VT in the BIOS? TIA

Yes and Yes

[aau]

I just purchased the SU9300 2530p from Circuit City (really TigerDirect). I know its the lowest end model, but $670 with no tax or shipping and $100 Bing cashback seemed like a decent deal, and my current Acer is going to die anytime now. I take my notebook around the world with me, and the Elitebook 2530p seems to have a good combo of portability and functionality. I also like that its brand new with a 3yr warranty and I can get a free upgrade of Win7 Pro. I have a spare 1gb module so I can immediately upgrade to 2gb. I do have some more questions:
Is there a solution for better video? DIY Vidock won't work for me since I plan to max out the RAM. If not, I could settle for DVI-out. Is DVI supported with a docking station like the HP USB one?

I want to put my 2.5" HD or an SSD in the optical drive bay. Is hot-swap between drive and DVD supported in Win7? Between HP and the newmodeus, is one better than the other? TIA

[User Retired 2]

Is hot-swap between drive and DVD supported in Win7?

Yes - use the hotswap! system tray app.

Between HP and the newmodeus, is one better than the other? TIA

Newmodeus informed me their caddy has the same faceplate/chassis, with some internal parts that are different. If unsure, there's a genuine one on ebay for US$67. See here.

[fakeplasticblah]

Hi! I am new to the forum. I was wondering if anyone has Linux installed in the 2530p. I tried a Fedora live usb and it wont boot. Tried openSUSE 11.2 usb but it failed to boot too. In general Whats the most compatible Linux distro for the 2530p (Out of the box)? I was leaning to openSUSE since the laptop is "SLED certified"

[pocket_geek]

I've had difficulty booting from any usb based linux distro on this laptop. If you install to the hardware just about any of them will work properly.