I got to sleep for a while, worked all night, just check the DC upgrade thread I posted a while ago, should find all the answers you need there![]()
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Please can someone tell me that is it also neccesary to cool the signed parts (picture attached)? If so what do you recommend as it seems they dont line up perfectly with the surface of the heatsink.Thanks!
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Since the heat sink covers the whole surface of the card, I don't see any harm using more foam tape if you can as it's compressible, as long as it doesn't interfere with GPU and memory heat sink contact.kaRRer likes this. -
I'm wondering if any 8730 owner with an Nvidia 3700M installed could do a VBIOS dump? It would help a great deal with an attempt to install the 3700M in the HP Dragon.
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Sadly, I'm selling my 8730w DC. It's in the marketplace if anyone is interested.
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1- maybe you should indicate where that 'marketplace' is considering how expensive shipping has become in the past few years...
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NBR's marketplace.
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DISABLING INTEL AMT
Would someone by chance have tools to disabled Intel's AMT from the 8730w (or 8740w)?
Sources about the issue:
https://mattermedia.com/blog/disabling-intel-amt/
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/29/intel_management_engine_can_be_disabled/
http://blog.ptsecurity.com/2017/08/disabling-intel-me.html
Looks like a simple BIOS switch exists, but I have no experience with BIOS modding whatsoever.
I know there is more than one way to disable it fully. From flashing the AMT chip on the motheboard to tweaking the BIOS.
I realize not all care about this, so please don't feel judged if you don't!
Moreover, does anyone here have whitelist-removed BIOS for 8730w/8740w? I want to use a different wifi module or usb but can't because of the whitelist.
If someone could make a BIOS version for either of these laptops that would have the wifi whitelist removed and Intel AMT fully disabled, it would definitely make these the best laptops of them all... I would even love to add financially for such work with 50$ or so (hey, it's big for me!). -
I want to take a couple 8730w's and equip them with T9900 processors as well as 1920*1200 WUXGA screens (or perhaps the Dreamcolor versions). My question is: Which parts do I need to exchange/ upgrade in the following case:
One of my 8730w's only has a T9600 with a 1680*1050 screen (HP product: FN034UT#ABA). Do I only need to replace the following parts in order to get the upgraded hardware running?
- Heat sink: Upgrade from 494012-001 to 494011-001
- Motherboard: Upgrade to 493980-001. Are there different versions of the the motherboard that would not be compatible? Do I understand correctly that the 493980-001 motherboard always includes the Nvidia Quadro FX 2700M graphics card?
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The 493890-001 motherboard I purchased for $20 last year when the power MOSFETs blew on my original one during a Google Earth session (Man, I hate poor coding!) was bare except for the PC card blank insert.
Do keep in mind that this combo is much more power hungry than the lower end model. That's what I liked about the laptop I gave my son last fall - It lasted much longer on battery than mine.
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@83bj60 Thanks for your input. Yes, the bigger heat sink is required with any processor including or above T9700. However, I am still unsure if there are is a different version of the motherboard besides# 493980-001. If so, what is the HP spare part#?
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Be aware that there are quite a lot of FAKE DC screen out there - they are advertised as DC screens but are actually questionable 'compatibles'. I would not take a chance with one, it's been tried before with disastrous result (blown motherboard).
For more part number info check the "HP EliteBook 8730w Mobile Workstation Maintenance and Service Guide", HP publication part number 485066-001.Last edited: Apr 30, 2018Vitosha likes this. -
Thank you again, 83bj60. I had seen this guide some years ago already but completely forgot about it.
Concerning the fake DC screens, I figure the best ones would be the used ones that include the original HP frame still. I actually did not see many 8730w dreamcolor displays for sale at all. Are you referring to ebay offers from China?
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Indeed - I always make sure to ask for pictures and part numbers. I've had a fake sent to me by an online store here in Canada and promptly returned it. There are simply no substitutes for these screens. The motherboard does NOT include the video card. To get authentic parts your best bet would be to get parted out components.
Good luck finding parts, especially DC related ones - because they've become EXTREMELY rare. I have a search going on and have seen nothing in ages, at least nothing at a reasonable price. Unless you consider more than $200 reasonable for a used DC screen (best deal in ages, other sellers are asking more than $1,000), cables and ambient light sensors are quite rare as well.
Do you have access to an unpublished parts source? These kind of components sometimes end up showing up as NOS surplus...Vitosha likes this. -
Ok, so it is the motherboard and graphic card that need to be replaced.
Concerning the dream color displays, I have also hardly found them on ebay each time I checked over the past few years. However, if they require additional parts (display cable & light sensor) on top of what is required for the regular WUXGA screens, I probably will not change them and just use regular WUXGA.
Interestingly, it also appears that there are different manufacturers of the WUXGA screen. My SF586UP#ABA has a "LG LP171WU3-TLB, whereas my NN268EA has a "Samsung 170CT02-002. However, the Samsung is a lot brighter. What is up with that? -
Heck even the DC screens are completely different one version from the next...
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That's great if the motherboard does not need to be replaced for a T9900! Only a new graphic card (perhaps $40 or so) and a new heat sink sounds pretty good of a deal if a cheap WUXGA can be found.
I really like the 8730w's. They are very stable and easy to maintain. But that is how it should be with a notebook that originally cost 2-3k just a few years ago. -
Hardware wise, what I don't like about the 8710, 30 and 40 is the really cheap trackpad (button covers come off within a year, surface gets worn out after 2) and the frankly unusable 'touchstyk' which doesn't come nearly as close to the responsiveness and ease of use of the the original Lenovo trackpoint. I would have gotten the flagship Lenovo machine at the time if it hadn't been for the DreamColor screen of the 8730w, which I ended up having to replace replace three times over 10 years ;-) And let's not forget my having to replace the motherboard on the 8730w once, the WiFi card and the hard drive... Compare that to my 12 year old Toshiba P205 consumer grade laptop on which I only had to replace the cheap plastic case and keyboard over its 12 years... Considering how hard my wife is with it (I've stopped counting the number of times she spilled coffee or wine on it ;-) , it's proven to be in fact more reliable than the 'military grade' 8730w ;-)Vitosha likes this. -
Hello guys, it's me again
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Is the 8730w (with 3700m) capable of using these monitors?:
1. 1920x1200 @75hz ?
2. 1920x1200 @60hz, but the display is 10bit (is the 3700m even capable of reproducing that?)
What connectors would I need? Are the the connections, like HDMI, in the 8730w good enough (not old enough) to support 10bit colors of these higher resolutions with higher frequencies??
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Here it seems to suggest everything since fx 580 in quadro line supports 10bit color displays? http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2426/related/1/session/L2F2LzEvdGltZS8xNTI5NTM5MDUzL3NpZC9mVUs3N2dsOUJfSXBuUkRDYXhSdkIyd1RsTG43RlQ3NHRwT2pYaTR0WHNKaVRWZVlDa2hTX1gzM05TYUdtb2lzX1YwdXZBNGpjamdXUnZoNE94ZTVsdTBuMVlXR3hZM1FMOEtQQyU3RVlPS0E1andxNW5HZUNPM3dZdyUyMSUyMQ==
If that's true, does it hold true to 8730w as well? Does the 8730w have the necessary external connectors to do that?
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Running screens directly? Too many limitations from the existing ports (VGA andHDMI)
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How do you know it's running at 10bit for you?
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In other words 10 bit is not possible with the 8730w unless you can find a Display Port adapter for it!
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Shouldn't it support HDMI connections as well?
Sorry, but I don't know how to check 10bit colors/30bit displays myself. Really curious.
I want to buy a 10bit display but it'd be really pointless for me if it wouldn't display 10bit colors using my 8730w.
Really need to know this! As far as I know, 3700m should support 10bit. I'm just not sure if the connection (HDMI, VGA or DVI) in 8730w or its dock would be enough for 10bit.
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The 8730w's Quick Specs say that it has HDMI 1.3 so it should support up to 2560x1600 @60Hz 10bit. In theory if you get active HDMI to DP, it would do. Maybe even passive would do. Can't tell really, the first sentence is by HP themselves, so you can base your guesses on it. Would be curious if the NEC test runs over HDMI, but then there aren't many 10bit monitors with HDMI 1.3, if any.
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HDMI is backwards compatible, so no worries! You can connect a HDMI 999.999 to your HDMI 1.3 computer and it will work fine if the resolution/frequency/colors are not above 1.3.
It seems 10bit should be no problem! It would be really nice if you could test if 83bj60 could test if 10bit really works for him by connecting a 1.3+ HDMI cable straight from 8730w to his 10bit display and running some kind of a test.
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Maybe the fact we're going through the docking station makes a difference? Anyway that screen is the best I've ever had and works fantastic with pictures and printing as well, no aggravations printing anymore
The best thing is I got TWO of them, one at home and one at my mothers (I try to stay with her a couple of days every week, she's 92) and I got them both for a pittance from a software engineer who switched to 8K
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The NEC app would not run if you are 8bit or lower.
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Following up on nVidia, the company indicates here that [professional applications] "use OpenGL 10-bit per color buffers which require an NVIDIA Quadro GPU with DisplayPort connector. A small number of monitors support 10-bit per color with Quadro graphics cards over DVI. (bold characters mine)", of which the NEC PA301W would presumably be one.
In other words, the Quadro FX 2700m and 3700m are indeed 10 bit capable at least in OpenGL and over DisplayPort and, with some hardware, on DVI-D as well.
I believe your best bet in any case would be to acquire a docking station - I couldn't live without mine, that's for sure, but it's got VGA and Dual Link DVI only. The 8740w docking station, OTOH, although it has physical Dual Link DVI, is only Single Link internally (damn beancounters) and only works well through DisplayPort.
I'm disappointed you did
. I'd be like selling my old Toyota Landcruiser. I'd ever do that ;-) But indeed the 8740w works perfectly for that. It's just that pesky DC2 magenta color balance issue, and not being able to find a battery that the machine can boot off of. Thanks for the link, BTW
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Thank you both for discussing his!
I would also like to ask if you'd know - if I removed the dvdrw from my 8730w and replaced it with a HDD caddy - would it have SATA2 speeds? Or some kind of other interface and speed? Really curious as I'd like to use two SSDs on this machine. -
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I think it can on 8730w and can't (boot eSATA) on 8740w. The second is certain, the former - check your BIOS. If there's an eSATA boot option and/or there's eSATA in the boot priority list, then you are all set, just make sure to get that eSATA option all the way up, or keep pressing F9 while booting to get the boot menu up.
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Does anyone know if a RADEON HD7600A is 2.1 HE or not? I've been told it was but have a difficult time believing it.
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Ok then a different question...... does *anyone* have an FX 3700M working correctly with current Nvidia drivers?I get constant black screens *but* under Linux I have no problems so long as I use the Noveau (open source) drivers.....problem is they don't perform nearly as well (The card also works fine in Windows 10 until I install an Nvidia driver)
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I hope to have some free time during the holidays to test a few on my fx3700m equipped 8730w running Windows 7 and see what gives, as I'm increasingly facing issues with Flash (the most abominable software created) and basically every browser based video implementation (whereas there are no issues whatsoever with media player classic or any other non-browser based video player)
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OK I guess what I mean .....is there any version, old or new.......... of the official Nvidia drivers I can use and not get constant black screens
Edit: I installed Windows 7 and downloaded HP Nvidia driver from that era (259.53 I think) and still get a black screen whenever I open a browser ......... considering both the OS and the driver are from that era I have to conclude this is a hardware issue in spite of it running fine until the driver get's installed. To test my theory I'm going to bake the card and thoroughly clean (again) the machine.Last edited: Dec 13, 2018 -
ok turning off acceleration in the browser stabilizes it...... i'm ashamed it took me this long to figure out
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While I'm pretty close to having this one working right I'm curious .....Is there a list of mxm 2.1 HE cards anywhere? It couldn't have been a very long list.....
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The BIOS battery in one of my 8730w's gave up. Do I understand correctly that the CR2032's in this notebook are not rechargeable and just regular lithium batteries?
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What thermal paste would you recommend for a T9800/T9900 processor in this notebook? I know it is a very basic question but I am asking anyways as I am not experienced with this.
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