I have a BIOS password on my HP Zbook 17 G2, which I do not know the password for. Any ideas? It will not let me boot into...

I recently purchased an Epson Ecotank L555 printer to replace an ageing Epson printer and a Canon printer that is...

This is a DAB only (i.e. non DAB+) radio from about 2007 or so. With most UK radio stations switching to DAB+ (DAB Plus), this radio doesn't understand the newer transmissions and therefore cannot receive the vast majority of DAB stations (which are either DAB+ or are switching to DAB+ by the end of the month). It's time to retire this thing. Give it a good sending off and instead get a DAB+ ready radio.

Good question, I have a HP 15-p and was going to do the same, the wireless on 2.4GHz is pretty woeful on these. So it seems like you can put in a Intel Dual-Band AC7260 + BT card, however this requires two antennae. Your laptop probably only has one. However, from what I've seen, there is a bit of dead space inside the laptop between the motherboard and the DVD drive. You can mount a second antenna there (making sure not to touch the antenna with anything else) which will allow the use of the dual band wireless card, and it doesn't mean ripping the entire display apart as well. Of course, you have to make sure the part number is that of a HP wireless card, not a generic one. I will be trying this out myself soon as I need to upgrade my 15-p189na.

If trying to recover the BIOS doesn't work then it's more than likely you have the classic "HP Motherboard Failure" that plagued these laptops, whereby the CPU or GPU would just completely die. Here's a video to someone else having the exact same issue (note that overheating caused this one, and HP DV's are well known for overheating). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onrd8Liu...

Hi, Are the printer lights flashing together or alternatively (one after the other)? Also are any other lights flashing? Usually, lights flashing means: 1) Paper light on or flashing: printer out of paper, paper jam 2) Ink light on or flashing: printer out of ink, ink tanks need refilling etc 3) Paper and ink lights flashing together (as well as other lights possibly flashing): scanner error, printer error - turn printer on/off, if it doesn't go away it may have to be repaired/serviced or replaced 4) Paper and ink lights flashing alternately (one after the other - also other lights may flash): parts inside your printer are at the end of their service life, can be fixed for about £/€/$10 with a self-service, see this similar question: My epson L220 printer : ink and paper red light blinking alternately Hope this helps

I didn’t see any issues with the SMART info, but if the hard drive is starting to cause reliability issues, I’d be replacing it (at least if it was my laptop). If the internal hard drive was also less than 1TB, I’d be replacing it - no point having a small hard drive when you can get a 250GB SSD for about £25 (or equivalent currency) online, or 500GB (SSD) for about £50. HP 15’s aren’t the easiest to do a hard drive replacement on, but once all of the screws have been removed (watch out for hidden screws behind the feet and rubbers, as well as hidden screws in the DVD drive area) and the two halves have been separated, it’s relatively easy for a hard drive swap. I bought a HP 15 P series laptop a while ago and in my opinion it’s time to get the 1.5TB HDD replaced with a 500GB SSD. Whilst I’m at it, I’ll replace my WLAN module (current one is 72Mbps max!) and bump up the RAM to 16GB (though apparently the motherboard needs to come out. Why make it so difficult to upgrade the RAM?!). Might as well also do...

If it’s not a paper jam then it’s an “unknown printer error” - which actually means waste ink pads are full and need replacing. There is software available that will reset the counters - though you’ll also have to deal with the ink pads to prevent ink from leaking in the future. Certainly does not need Epson Support as they will charge quite a lot for what is essentially just a counter reset!

Ink and paper lights blinking alternately means that your internal “waste ink pads” are full and need resetting/cleaning out. Check your Epson Status Monitor (on PC) for any error messages - if it says “service required” or “…end of service life” then it’s the waste pads. You’ll need to reset the internal counter using WIC Reset tool (a reset key can be had very cheaply). Then you’ll need to either: a) clean or replace the internal pads (usually just a case of removing one or two screws on the recent Epsons) b) extend a piece of tubing out of the printer and directing all waste ink to an external container, such as a bottle or tub.

STOP PRESS!!!

Please take note of Hugh Jeffrey’s findings here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s7NmMl_...

The software locks in this device are even worse than the ones found in the iPhone 12 series!

Replacement displays break automatic brightness

Replacement displays break Face ID

Replacement front cameras break the camera functionality

Plus all of the issues found in the iPhone 12 are still present

Revised repairability score: 0 (you’re lucky I’m not giving a minus)

I’ve since managed to repaste my HP OMEN and it is much cooler under all circumstances. What wasn’t helping was a build up of dust at the fan inlets!

Previously: Idle 40-50’C, gaming 95-100’C and thermal throttling

Now: idle 30-40’C, gaming 60-75’C and no thermal throttling

All of this is using “Comfort” mode under the OMEN Command Center, which intentionally ramps up the fan speed to keep the CPU and GPU cooler.