Category Archives: devices

Review of HP Probooks 445 G7 and 455 G7 bricked with BIOS update

Posted on 2024-08-27 by guenni

[German]Hewlett Packard (HP) has released a broken BIOS version 01.17.00 that turns notebooks of the HP Probook 445 G7 and 455 G7 models from 2020 into expensive paperweights. An affected reader has subsequently contacted us again and described some advice … Continue reading →

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QNAP: Released QTS 5.2 with Security Center

Posted on 2024-08-22 by guenni

[German]Vendor QNAP has released its QTS 5.2 operating system for NAS drives on August 21, 2024. One new feature is the Security Center, which actively monitors file activity and is designed to ward off threats from encrypting ransomware. The improved … Continue reading →

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Follow-up: Failure of the 2.4 GHz WLAN on the FRITZ!Box 7590 after approx. 5 years – repair options

Posted on 2024-07-21 by guenni

[German]Today I'd like to add a follow-up article on the failure of the 2.4 GHz WLAN on the FRITZ!Box 7590. A reader pointed out to me that this happens after about five years. According to research, a component (voltage converter) … Continue reading →

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FRITZ!Box 7590 router: The 2.4 GHz WLAN is dying after 5 years

Posted on 2024-07-20 by guenni

[German]Initially, a German blog reader contacted me and reported that his FRITZ!Box 7590 router from the manufacturer AVM suddenly had a defective 2.4 GHz WLAN. After doing some research, it turned out that many owners are confronted with similar behavior. … Continue reading →

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Lenovo L15 Gen 3: Warning about BlackScreen after BIOS update to v1.30

Posted on 2024-07-10 by guenni

[German]Next warning about BIOS updates for Lenovo Thinkpad L15 – the Gen 3 models are also affected by a problem in BIOS version 1.30. A reader recently informed me that a Lenovo L15 Gen 3 (Intel) notebook broke after a … Continue reading →

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Windows 11 24H2 may break some SMB NAS connections

Posted on 2024-06-20 by guenni

[German]There are still a few days to go before Windows 11 24H2 is generally rolled out. However, the Windows Insider release preview builds show where there may be problems. One problem area is the SMB service or protocol, to which … Continue reading →

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BIOS-Update 01.17.00 bricks HP Probooks 445 G7 and 455 G7

Posted on 2024-06-11 by guenni

[German]Warning of an extremely unpleasant thing. Hewlett Packard (HP) has released a broken BIOS version that turns notebooks of the HP Probook 445 G7 455 G7 models from 2020 into expensive paperweights. You should not install the BIOS update 01.17.00 … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: AMD does not deliver new chipset drivers for new Ryzen CPUs

Posted on 2024-06-08 by guenni

[German]The end of support for Windows 10 in October 2025 is already casting its shadow. New AMD processors and chipsets for desktop systems and mobile devices were recently presented at Computex 2024. It was noticed that some of the AMD … Continue reading →

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Warning about Lenovo L15 Gen1 (AMD) BIOS 1.33

Posted on 2024-05-26 by guenni

[German]I'm posting a warning here in the blog that I received from a reader. It concerns at least the Lenovo L15 Gen1 (AMD) systems. The manufacturer seems to be delivering a faulty BIOS version 1.33, which is causing trouble. The … Continue reading →

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Asus ZenBook: Updates fails with error 0x801901f4

Posted on 2024-05-21 by guenni

[German]Users with notebooks from the Asus ZenBook series (but perhaps also other models) are faced with the problem of not being able to install Windows updates because they fail with the error code 0x801901f4. However, there is a solution to … Continue reading →

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