Tag Archives: Notebook

Windows 11 and trouble with HP consumer notebook

Posted on 2025-01-19 by guenni

[German]German blog reader Martin contacted me by e-mail this week because a new HP consumer notebook (HP 15s-fq0318ng) came across his desk. Windows 11 24H2 was pre-installed on this system. The experienced supporter can guess what's coming: Martin tried to … 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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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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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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Trouble with Lenovo BIOS update

Posted on 2022-07-22 by guenni

[German]Users of Lenovo ThinkPads probably run into problems (booting, screen, etc.) due to BIOS or driver updates pushed onto the devices by Lenovo software. I'll summarize this as a hint to service providers who are confronted with the problem by … Continue reading →

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UEFI firmware bug compromises over 70 Lenovo notebooks (July 2022)

Posted on 2022-07-14 by guenni

[German]Note for blog readers who use Lenovo (and IBM) notebooks. Security researchers from ESET have found serious vulnerabilities in the UEFI firmware of Lenovo notebooks that allow the operating system to be hijacked in the early boot phase. Lenovo has … Continue reading →

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Windows 11: BSODs in battery mode with Lenovo Thinkpad L590?

Posted on 2022-03-08 by guenni

[German]Does Windows 11 on Lenovo Thinkpad L950 models cause BlueScreens on battery power? I have a corresponding report from a reader and would like to post it again in the blog. Perhaps there are similar observations from other users. Advertising

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Dell BIOS update causes (boot) issues with notebooks and desktop systems (12.2021)

Posted on 2021-12-22 by guenni

[German]Any of you with more recent Dell notebooks or desktop systems? Then you might want to be a little cautious with recent BIOS (UEFI) updates and read this post beforehand. There is evidence that a BIOS update from Dell can … Continue reading →

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Lenovo firmware update re-enables H.264 on notebooks with NVidia graphics

Posted on 2021-08-15 by guenni

[German]Lenovo had disabled the GPU-supported H.264 encoding in Nvidia GeForce graphics units on its notebooks due to patent disputes. The suspected cause was a patent dispute with Nokia. Now, however, things are moving again. After a firmware update of the … Continue reading →

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The repairable notebook from Framework

Posted on 2021-06-20 by guenni

A notebook that can be repaired by the user when faults occur and doesn't have to be thrown away or sent to support and replaced at horrendous cost? The American startup Framework has set itself the goal of ending the … Continue reading →

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