Re: Need advice on Windows 7 Licencing on Z420 please!
You're very welcome. I was just going to report to you that I was successful making a USB installation flash drive with that ISO file with Rufus, but only by selecting the MBR partition scheme. When I...
View ArticleRe: Need advice on Windows 7 Licencing on Z420 please!
yes most generic HP win 7 disks will install and activate on a z420 i've done so on several z820 systems as the offical HP win 7 downgrade disk for these workstaions was a generic win 7 pro install...
View ArticleRe: Need advice on Windows 7 Licencing on Z420 please!
That worked a treat Paul.Many thanks. Brilliantly quick install and I don't think I've ever seen drivers install so fast. Used SP68644.exe.I am au-fait with Rufus but thanks for link. My version was...
View ArticleRe: Can an HP OEM Quadro RTX 3000 M13729-001 be installed in a Z240 SFF?
i own a z240 in both tower and sff moodels and have swapped out the stock xeon cpu for intels low power "S" series and reconfigured the SFF system to only use two sticks of ram no optical drive and a...
View ArticleRe: update tpm 1.2 to 2.0
@Bisnell, Welcome to our HP Community forum! In order to assist you, it would be imperative to know what PC you are referring to. Here is an HP link with PCs which are eligible for the TPM firmware 1.2...
View ArticleRe: Can an HP OEM Quadro RTX 3000 M13729-001 be installed in a Z240 SFF?
Hi @Hyacinto Welcome to the HP Support Community! We're here to help you get back up and running. Thank you for providing the exact HP spare number and connector details. The card may fit the PCIe...
View ArticleRe: Anyone used "Fan Control" (Freeware) on HP hardware?
The question about FanControl was not that I wanted to silence the fans. It was the opposite: Finding and lowering the temperature threshold at which the fans would rev up thereby adding an extra...
View ArticleRe: HP Image Assistant changes Downloads permissions when SMBIOS model...
Hi @mjolley,Thank you for the update and for taking the time to test the command-line workflow. I appreciate the detailed information, including the HPIA version (5.3.7), product number (BM8Z2UP#ABA),...
View ArticleRe: Impossible to install HP Support Solutions Framework 13.0.1.131
Hi @danieljh, Welcome to the HP Support Community! I understand that you have HP Support Solutions Framework 12.9.24.3 installed, but you cannot uninstall it because Windows reports that it is being...
View ArticleRe: Need advice on Windows 7 Licencing on Z420 please!
You're very welcome. If you have W11 installed in UEFI mode, which most of us do that have a PC with a UEFI BIOS, you can use the free Rufus utility to make a bootable USB W7 installation flash drive...
View ArticleRe: Need advice on Windows 7 Licencing on Z420 please!
Thanks Paul.Greatly appreciated.Yes. I think a dry run is in order before buying a disc. It would be nice to have the proper disc to hand.I'll give it a shot. That PartSurfer is a GREAT resource....
View ArticleRe: Need advice on Windows 7 Licencing on Z420 please!
Hi: The W7 product key is not installed in the BIOS but there should be a W8.1 Pro product key in the BIOS, or a W7 'marker.' If you purchase a generic HP W7 Pro installation disk or HP Z420-specific...
View ArticleNeed advice on Windows 7 Licencing on Z420 please!
Evening,I'm in a bit of a rut that I cannot get out of.I have Win 11 Pro 25H2 currently installed on one drive but need to install the original Windows 7 that came with the HP Z420.I do not have the...
View ArticleRe: Anyone used "Fan Control" (Freeware) on HP hardware?
Hi @Ulf_K Welcome to the HP Support Community. Thank you for posting your query.I understand the concern about using third-party utilities such as FanControl to adjust the system fan behavior....
View ArticleRe: t660 thin client resetting resolution and layout on reboot
Hi @Octopus42 Welcome to the HP Support Community. Thank you for posting your query. I understand your concern regarding the display resolution and monitor layout settings not being retained after...
View ArticleCan an HP OEM Quadro RTX 3000 M13729-001 be installed in a Z240 SFF?
Hi,I have an HP Z240 SFF Workstation with:Intel Xeon E3-1245 v516 GB RAMOriginal 240 W HP SFF power supplyCurrently an NVIDIA Quadro P620PCIe x16 slot availableI am considering an HP OEM NVIDIA Quadro...
View ArticleImpossible to install HP Support Solutions Framework 13.0.1.131
HI,Unable to install HP Support Solutions Framework - 13.0.1.131.Had an old version 12.9.24.3 running but its impossible to deinstall: "getting message that it is being used by HP Support Assistant".
View ArticleRe: Help with bios
I recently came across the Rice Purity Test and found it an interesting way to reflect on different life experiences. The 100-question format is straightforward, and you simply answer the questions...
View ArticleRe: HP Image Assistant changes Downloads permissions when SMBIOS model...
Hello, Thank you for your response! This occurs with a fresh installation of HP Image Assistant 5.3.7. The full product number is BM8Z2UP#ABA, and the current BIOS version is 1.02.35. Our typical...
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