*HP ProBook 4430s & 4530s Owners Lounge!*

[Shemmy]

Are there any HD caddies for the 4430/4530?

[TahoeSun]

Looking for some feedback please.

Any owners have any negative experiences with the Atheros WiFi card included in the 4430s XU012UT or 13UT models?

The specs show it only runs at 2.4 GHz frequency up to 150Mbps. I run a mixed WiFi Lan with 5GHz on all other laptops and 300Mbps.

Will the Atheros card take a visible hit in throughput?

I really like this unit for its specs and price point. Lot's of value in it for a basic computing user (Office, email ,web surf, general work tasks).

I'm nearing a final decision and the 4430s is still my leading choice.

Any thoughts/feedback is greatly appreciated.

[VA1]

How is the battery life on it for regular use (wifi light browsing music etc)? I have heard people say only 2 hours while others say 5 hours.

[sumzy]

I just got my HP Probook 4430s with Windows 7. It was all good for me until I connected an external monitor to the VGA out. It seemed like there was an issue with the resolution as the letters and images were little burred. I changed everything that I can imagine and nothing worked out for me.

I set the resolution to monitor maximum and set the refresh rate to 60, which is what it supports. It was a Viewsonic monitor and performed well with other laptops and desktops.

My friend who recomendded this laptop to me is having no issues. Both inbuilt and external monitor pictures are crystal clear, even after connecting to my monitor.

Is there anyone who has gone through this issue and got it fixed. I am really fed up trying everything possible under the sun to make things all right as this issue is killing my eye.

[VA1]

I just got my HP Probook 4430s with Windows 7. It was all good for me until I connected an external monitor to the VGA out. It seemed like there was an issue with the resolution as the letters and images were little burred. I changed everything that I can imagine and nothing worked out for me.

I set the resolution to monitor maximum and set the refresh rate to 60, which is what it supports. It was a Viewsonic monitor and performed well with other laptops and desktops.

My friend who recomendded this laptop to me is having no issues. Both inbuilt and external monitor pictures are crystal clear, even after connecting to my monitor.

Is there anyone who has gone through this issue and got it fixed. I am really fed up trying everything possible under the sun to make things all right as this issue is killing my eye.

My suggestion would be to try another laptop/computer and connect it via vga to see if it is in fact your probook. If that does not work then it might be a faulty cable; buy a new one. Haha and if that doesn't work then try an hdmi if the monitor supports it. If all else fails then send it to HP assuming it is still under the standard manu warranty.

[greenguy]

Have any of you ordered the HP restore discs?

They're supposed to be free for the first 90 days after your warranty start date.

My 4530 came with win7 home premium, but they let me have win7 professional restore discs free. Will receive them soon.

They said no activation needed since all hp's are preactivated.


Has anyone tried restoring with these discs? Do they work without error ?


If anyone wants to get a free upgrade, just call hp business tech support, and tell them you can't make a restore disc with the built-in software, and they'll send any discs you want within the first 90 days.

Oh, let us know how that goes! I would love to have Professional or something else on here!

[sumzy]

My suggestion would be to try another laptop/computer and connect it via vga to see if it is in fact your probook. If that does not work then it might be a faulty cable; buy a new one. Haha and if that doesn't work then try an hdmi if the monitor supports it. If all else fails then send it to HP assuming it is still under the standard manu warranty.

Well, I tried all these options except the HDMI as I couldn't find any HDMI supported devices.

It's still under the standard HP warranty and I am gonna call in.

I was wondering whether anyone in the forum was in a similar situation as me.

[xvvvz]

Just to make sure, you did look up the actual resolution of the external monitor and after plugging it into the laptop you did change the resolution of the laptop to that exact resolution setting, right?

[xvvvz]

>>I would love to have Professional or something else on here!<<

I believe that most Windows 7 install disks contain the files for all versions of Win7 and that Win 7 only unlocks what you are entitled to based on the key code you enter. Unless you are getting a new key code, my guess is that you will not be able to get access to an upgraded version.

[xvvvz]

In case anyone gets confused with the latest updates from HP, Renesas is a company that merged with NEC so their USB 3.0 controller is appropriate.

The new Quickweb version appears to have fixed the time clock issue discussed earlier in this thread.