Restoring and Upgrading an old HP EliteBook ( Plus Data recovery )

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Thank you for 13:59 of your time. In this video I do max Upgrades to HP EliteBook 8440 and backup data from a stuck HDD. The HDD trick will not work in all cases, chances are 50 / 50. Also I have done some upgrades that will boost this laptop and make better than before.
Upgrades:
CPU - i3 380M to i7 620M
RAM - 2GB to 8GB
HDD to 480GB SSD
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@MaliciousSRT 4 жыл бұрын

Got the i7 version of this laptop 5 years ago as a refurb for $300 and just put an SSD in it, as he says, great for basic tasks.

@tejaspadhye 3 жыл бұрын

I got the Latitude from the same era with i5 5 years ago for 250ish usd and it still works with an sshd, albeit it slows down alot with browsers these days. I didn't put ssd as I don't think it would be used at full potential as its sata 2 port only.

@MaliciousSRT 3 жыл бұрын

@@tejaspadhye Since replaced it with a new Acer Spin 5

@Smitty-op4ld 3 жыл бұрын

Basic tasks, I beg to differ, very powerful for it's class especially with i7 and SSD. 16 RAM DD3 and it's a powerful machine. The LORD JESUS CHRIST bless you!

@MaliciousSRT 3 жыл бұрын

@@Smitty-op4ld I tried to edit video on it and it was having no part of it! Lol

@Its_faheem Ай бұрын

i am using the same and i did the same but i only get it for like 50 or 70 bukes

@NonsensicalSpudz 4 жыл бұрын

I like your restorations, because you actually take it a part and basically clean everything. a lot channels just do some basic cleaning and all they've done is clean it rather than restore it

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 жыл бұрын

Thank youu :D

@Boba_Fett1980 4 жыл бұрын

Always love seeing old tech being revived. Nice video !

@hardikgjjr219 4 жыл бұрын

The reality is, the older laptop are more sturdy than today's! HP elitebook series are one of the best business class laptops of their time!

@sagecoder8767 4 жыл бұрын

I have this exact same laptop only the i5 version with integrated graphics glad to find an upgrade video

@ahmyashi43 3 жыл бұрын

man im inspired by this and ive cleaned my old dell inspiron 1440. Thanks andrew you teached me a lot of tips in cleaning laptops

@jaznamdasamodlican4389 4 жыл бұрын

Andrew you are my favorite youtber you taught me many things that I did not know, just keep going

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D

@rensss1 3 жыл бұрын

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew Can i put This in laptop a intel core 2670qm?

@pickle7904 4 жыл бұрын

Before i say anything it may sound like nothing coming from me but i really mean it. I hope you never change the way you do your videos or if you do its only minor. I love your b role and the way you sync it with your music. You are one of the tech youtubers who do restorations that i enjoy, your videos are calming and relaxing. I would love to do what you do one day and find inspiration from your channel. Please continue your videos like this its very enjoyable. I hope this made you smile and you can tell that i really mean it. And to anyone who happens to stumble across this comment, I hope you have a great day.

@sarepdoltheusualguy5681 4 жыл бұрын

Love this type of video, cant wait for more, keep it up andrew 🤗

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D

@rickykurniawann 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been through with this channel for a while now and still wondering where the damn cat is

@monikaboskovska9142 4 жыл бұрын

Ricky Kurniawan hahahahah here she is 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@games_mods 4 жыл бұрын

His bgirlfriend or wife

@monikaboskovska9142 4 жыл бұрын

Sr. Tamriel! Still girlfriend 😂😂😂

@ZFX94 4 жыл бұрын

@@monikaboskovska9142 hello miss cat😂😂😂

@monikaboskovska9142 4 жыл бұрын

Royalist -Z hahahaha Hi 😂

@MY5TCrimson 4 жыл бұрын

'This laptop is fine for basic use'. Uh. That little i7, 8GB RAM and an SSD will do better than most mid-range shite on the market today. :)

@gnuportexe4657 4 жыл бұрын

not really as it's the first iteration and a dual core from a decade ago

@MrSonic731 4 жыл бұрын

@@gnuportexe4657 got the i5 still fast sandy Bridge aged well for me ')

@gnuportexe4657 4 жыл бұрын

@@MrSonic731 yeah but that has twice the cores at a faster clock speed.

@sato4kaiba 4 жыл бұрын

@@gnuportexe4657 True but it has 2 physical cores and 4 logical cores. This i7 performs quite well. There are still laptops that have 2 physical cores and 2 logical cores and they do this to save power. I have this same chip for my HP and Dell. I am going to the i7-820QM to test that cpu next.

@aapkaash 4 жыл бұрын

@@gnuportexe4657 mine too i5 version and it's almost going to be a year now and it automatically shuts down while even browsing chrome ;(

@InkubusAE86 4 жыл бұрын

I had one of these with the i7-640LM as my main system a while back. Loved it until the fans decided to stop working properly. Overheated constantly, but was an absolute beast when it was running correctly. Only reason I updated to a proper PC was because I was starting to get into PC gaming. I'm sure this PC would have still been in use today by me if I didn't

@eshanausis7083 Жыл бұрын

Open it up and replace the fans, I think you can find a cheap replacement easily.

@rynwolfeh1904 4 жыл бұрын

That feeling when a laptop 10+ years old has a touch bar, Apple: This is a brand new feature completely designed and thought up of by us!

@KOSMOS1701A 4 жыл бұрын

yeah, i can relate to that one.

@pikaaxyt 3 жыл бұрын

It’s not Touch Bar. It’s Status LEDs

@iceho6460 3 жыл бұрын

@@pikaaxyt It's a touch bar. I had this laptop.

@0w3nn Жыл бұрын

@@pikaaxytit’s a touch bar indeed

@zayanafif2779 3 жыл бұрын

I am viewing this video using the same laptop and it runs smoothly. Great job bro 👌

@izznulismail510 4 жыл бұрын

Best laptop restoration channel on earth so far!

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D

@jacklourdreambonanza6883 4 жыл бұрын

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew nice restore

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 жыл бұрын

@@jacklourdreambonanza6883 Thank you :D

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 жыл бұрын

@@TiTiTiTiT Borat like :D

@jacklourdreambonanza6883 4 жыл бұрын

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew can i have this one plsss

@EhEhEhEINSTEIN 4 жыл бұрын

Good restoration, I had a 8440p for a few years but I got a 8440w for free since it had a dead mobo and went all out after selling the p. New quadro board $35 on ebay, 820qm was $26 on ebay, 500gb WD blue on Amazon for $58 and a ODD HDD caddy for $15 with a 1tb rotational I got free from work. Already had 8gb of ram, the 1600x900 display and centrino ultimate 6300 wifi card. 820 is A LOT of chip for that cooler but it manages. I just use it for KZfaq and email and stuff but I love it! Keep up the good work :)

@manasyeraphael7039 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos is very statifying. Great job dude

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 жыл бұрын

Thank youu :D

@dota2smurff679 4 жыл бұрын

After you cleaned the laptop screen i was able to clearly see dust on my laptop screen :)

@vishalpatelful 4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@anassrhandi7615 4 жыл бұрын

I bought this laptop 6 years ago, I recently bought a gaming laptop. I plan on building a setup next year where I'll use the old laptop as a permanent desktop after the same upgrades and connect my laptop for Game On

@Beto99PY 4 жыл бұрын

Great job! Keep doing it

@RakeshSharma-me7fj 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video once again!!

@Marko-ji2ej 2 жыл бұрын

You got a new sub. I am a fan HP!

@Vindix007 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Greetings from Brazil.

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D

@Ch.Hashim_15 4 жыл бұрын

Bro laptop expert love your all videos 🤓

@prabhatshukla1630 4 жыл бұрын

Your video are great very satisfying keep it up love from India ❤️

@Davier 4 жыл бұрын

Good video cat!

@maltomeal3 4 жыл бұрын

Love it. Keep it coming.

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 жыл бұрын

Thank youu :D

@podcastshorts657 3 жыл бұрын

Dude u swear I've never seen a screen that Clean before😂😂🤯

@thegloriousgoldeneagle 3 жыл бұрын

AMAZING VIDEO DUDE

@luizations 4 жыл бұрын

its the first time i saw a replaceable cpu in a laptop, very cool

@CarlosHernandez-kn4xk 4 жыл бұрын

Give it to lowspecgamer he'll be running battlefield 10 in no time.

@aquanos 4 жыл бұрын

a goood idea not gon lie, gave a like 👌

@nahthataintspicy6115 4 жыл бұрын

Ur name really caught me

@sersoft_corp 4 жыл бұрын

Last year I put together an 8440p that ran GTA V at 60fps (720p at 0.5x render scale)

@decmark11 4 жыл бұрын

Sergiy Botsman how’d you manage that

@sersoft_corp 4 жыл бұрын

@@decmark11 I put an i7 720qm in it and used no-shadows mod, also the Quadro GPU can actually OC pretty well.

@danielferlive 3 жыл бұрын

Wow congratulation for the amazing jobs.

@arnobhalder3028 3 жыл бұрын

I use high specs pc for gaming, streaming,editing and i use HP Elitebook 8460p for basic work.These Laptops are great

@karamokokevinfofana2341 4 жыл бұрын

good i have the same laptop and i think that your video make me happy i go to do the same upgrades thanks you so much

@philippeazevedomusic 4 жыл бұрын

Andrew, while you are testing games, connect the charger. Gaming using the battery decrease the performance A LOT. And, obviously, we wont see the real performance of this notebook. Put in the high performance mode and connect the charger! Thank you, i love your work!!!

@HrushikeshJoshi 3 жыл бұрын

My brothers company donated same model laptops with i5. That was some o greatest machines from HP

@okkrom 4 жыл бұрын

Wow hp managed to design a laptop that does not need a complete disassemble to reach the cpu! Impressive!

@zoranilijic8406 3 жыл бұрын

My first laptop (not pc but laptop) was Elitebook 8530w Still one of my favourites

@polaris700efitwin 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video..

@jazibhussain8675 4 жыл бұрын

Great work dude

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D

@vivianthom4801 4 жыл бұрын

I have the exact model. It is still running well.

@BDZM69 4 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel and your content is really good, can't wait for new content 🤔👍👍

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D

@mkdbalkan2006 4 жыл бұрын

Great video!!

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D

@TeamUnpro 4 жыл бұрын

Incredibly surprising that it's capable of 4K from a browser. With proper HW/Accel from something like, say VLC or PotPlayer, especially KODI, you can expect it but straight from the browser? Not bad at all. Video playback from browsers usually takes a gargantuan hit in performance compared to a proper video player, so for a laptop this old to run it in 4K... Impressive

@anirbandutta5252 4 жыл бұрын

how do you find the supported processor upgrades for a laptop?

@riadLegouizi 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, you are a genius

@jerryx2000 4 жыл бұрын

Man the amount of effort & dedication you put in your work is respectable. BTW have you ever watched a video on a retina and non retina macbook side by side. Is there a hugh difference..

@sofianebenali6095 4 жыл бұрын

best youtuber 2020

@warriorsage591 3 жыл бұрын

this thing is built like a tank!

@arnabsadhukhan 4 жыл бұрын

your videos are best and unique. have a question:- which i5 processor can i upgrade to dell vostro 2520 came with i3 3110m?

@rudysatriana 3 жыл бұрын

Hi thanks for the video. Where did you buy processor and RAM?, Any link suggestion?, Thank and appreciate

@howtobebasic2122 4 жыл бұрын

you love so many laptops

@ExploreWithShubh 3 жыл бұрын

I love when he clean the display

@cora9239 3 жыл бұрын

I had this model of laptop and I disassembled and assembled it like 20 times xD

@Unknown-zc1bq Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your video, hello from 🇩🇿

@Yakigami 4 жыл бұрын

FINALLY. A video for about I7-620m and a 8gb of ram. I am planning to upgrade my Dell Inspiron N4010 (actually I am currently using it right now while typing this comment) with the same.. really the same specs. But I doubt for upgrading it because it may not worth it. but after watching this video. it gave me an answer if I should spent almost a 200$ for upgrades in this laptop or not. I am actually a High school student and does not have a solid income (my parents don't even give me monthly allowance or give me money for school. they only give me money if they forget/don't have time to cook lunch in the morning) so that is why I am very considerate in my expenses. Thank you for making this video!

@Yakigami 4 жыл бұрын

But while messing around in some of your videos. I came across for that one asus laptop that you used i5-2450m. And after doing some poking in internet I've found that i5 is much better than i7. I am now wondering if i5 would fit in my dell n4010? Because they had an same socket as the pga etc etc. It would be really great if someone conduct a test if it would fit

@BrunoSantos-lq1ry 4 жыл бұрын

In first Congrats for the awesome work performed. I have one of this using I5 M520 , I am using W10 but my bluetooth driver is not working, do you have the bluetooth driver link for W10?

@MicroWizard Жыл бұрын

i have that laptop :) im so happy with that :)

@sato4kaiba 4 жыл бұрын

I was expecting you to do a bench mark after the upgrade. I was also expecting to see the system as the i7-620M is 2.66GHz and burst (turbo) around 3.33GHz

@abbasch302 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew. Nice working. I always enjoy your videos. I have HP 1000 core i3 2nd gen product number c8c94pa. Its running on 256 SSD. If possible can you tell me what else can be upgrade? Can I use core i5 or core i7 processor on that? Thanks in advance.

@alialsultan3243 4 жыл бұрын

You are an organized person

@thecoinwebreborn3537 3 жыл бұрын

i love your videos

@Magalo206 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I wanted to find out where can I get that component cable that can connect between the hard drive and the laptop computer?

@saltygoat 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the info. I have a Elitebook 8440p i5 chip, It is running Windows 7. and want to reset to factory settings. I tried tapping f11 as some suggested however that doesn't work. I would appreciate any advice, thank you.

@mdfarhanahmad9084 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome work man well I say that is perfection ...Kudos to you ..one question try gta5 I will be sure that you will achieve 35 to 40 FPS just try and upload a video

@MrAreril 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, can u suggest me the best (maximum) and right cpu to upgrade for HP Compaq CQ42-188TX?

@benhail3624 2 жыл бұрын

Question for you Andrew: I just found one of these old treasures recently and realized after using it a while what a great computer it is for the price. But I would really like something thinner that still has great specs and upgradeability while still costing less than $300 or so on ebay like these do. Would you be able to recommend anything?

@plexnbrown760 4 жыл бұрын

I picked up two hp ProBook 4545s on eBay this week for cheap. Guess I caught the bug after watching our friend in Europe.

@cristophermaximo4229 4 жыл бұрын

Hello sir. I just want to ask something about my laptop. It's an acer aspire 5750. I want to know if i can upgrade the cpu to core i7? Currently it has core i5 and do you jave an idea How much ram can it take? Standard RAM is 2GB dd3

@Napert 4 жыл бұрын

What if the old disk is clicking constantly and freezing everything that tries to get any info from it? (Disk management software, device manager, hell, even bios and prevent the computer from booting)

@Matrixpandagamer 2 жыл бұрын

I remember my old elementary school had tons of these laptops in the library. Lol

@bhoot1702 3 жыл бұрын

The hardisk clicking sounds like something else 🙂

@muhammadhabibiekamran2007 3 жыл бұрын

andrew i have a question, do you sell the laptops that you fix and or upgrade?

@classify4782 4 жыл бұрын

hey andrew i have a question when i turn on my pc it shows the power is on but the hard disk and the fan dont work, do u have a solution?

@iosafnc 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice

@guronganita 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I have hp pavilion dv6 laptop. Can you please tell how can I upgrade to do video editing etc. It's having problems like over heating, black screen while booting. I think I need to apply thermal paste over cpu. May be fan problem. It's very slow. My laptop's back case come off easily. It has no screws to remove ram stick and hdd.

@piratax89 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Andreas I would like to ask if is possible to change the gpu in this ten years old notebooks. I know that is very hard and not easy to find compatible gpu. In my notebook I have gt 425m nvidia gpu and i7 740m. Thanks

@yasasjaliya7867 4 жыл бұрын

I watched your all laptop restoration videos, there is a one question that crossed my mind. what are you doing to all those laptop?

@ticcingtimebomb877 4 жыл бұрын

So I’m trying to start doing this as a hobby but idk what brand and line of laptops I should start with, any tips?

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 жыл бұрын

You can start with windows based laptops, older models, because newer models and Macs are little bit complicated for beginners

@kentorquillas1054 4 жыл бұрын

Is it advisable to upgrade my gaming performance by using EGPU? I have ROG g750jx has gtx 770m , intel i7-4700hq 2.40 Ghz

@johnnyklingborg8960 4 жыл бұрын

How do you know which processors that are supported? I have laptop with the i3 380m and are not sure what processor to upgrade to..

@Chillwavesonly 2 жыл бұрын

hello nice video, did u upgrade from a i7 second gen to third gen i7? if so how did it work ? did u do anything with the bios ? i have a hp 8460p , it has a second gen i5, i need to update to something stronger , but can i put third gen i7 on this laptop ? i wanted to this because intel hd 4000 is so much better than intel hd 3000 , thank you and have a good day

@BrandensOutdoorChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Upgrading one of these now

@sneekcreeper689 4 жыл бұрын

I use this laptop every day I have 4gb ram i5 fun

@bingofuel3545 2 жыл бұрын

I have this laptop. What is the maximum ram up grade i can do for this model and where do i go for it?

@mustaphaessahihi1762 4 жыл бұрын

Can I use eGPU with this laptop I have the same one without the fingerprint it has i5 2 core 4 threads?

@mufeedco 4 жыл бұрын

The old hard drive is just making nice music :).

@epychan922 4 жыл бұрын

really good video

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D

@kingraiderr 4 жыл бұрын

Do u recommend getting the Eeko ssd? Im thinking if buying one for my laptop

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 жыл бұрын

Ekoo is good SSD but all depends from the laptop, if you have new laptop with newer generation of i5 or i7 than i will recommend Samsung evo, if you have m.2 port than samsung evo or evo pro m.2 type, because newer laptops have ultra fast controllers and samsung is fitting perfectly well. For older models Ekoo is good, also Netac or Kingston

@cityofdreams573 4 жыл бұрын

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew what about a core i3 Lenovo G50-80? What kind of SSD would go in that? ( Sorry, i'm not tech savvy)

@user-uq3um5nq7d 3 жыл бұрын

7:48 What is that silver slot thing near the battery slot?

@TheGugafodao 4 жыл бұрын

I did the same with my STI1422 a brazilian variation of ECS R42 Laptop , i7 640m , 8GB Ram Dual , also i bought a new cover *a variation with a fingerprint sensor , added Bluetooth with Centrino 6235 and Added 3G Card , and of course i have switched from a HDD to a SSD and kept the old HDD on CD/Driver slot using a Caddy Adapter...

@anassrhandi7615 4 жыл бұрын

God I have the same model. I recently bought a new laptop and I thought of uprading the old one to turn it into a usable desktop. Mine has a first gen i5 which will do I guess for basic tasks, guess I will install an ssd and upgrade the ram. Thanks Andrew

@dfdfkmsdlkfsd1832 4 жыл бұрын

How did you get Windows 10 running on that i have the 8540p and had many issues after i upgraded to 10

@adighio 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! I have in my Dell N5010 the same CPU (i3 380M) and I plan to upgrade it. After I saw your video, I want to ask you if I have to use only the first generation of CPUs? I know I have rPGA989 socket.

@rasyidmuhammad5053 2 жыл бұрын

yeap

@rizkifathi8421 4 жыл бұрын

Please make a content like this again and make videos about turning laptop to all in one desktop

@mdfarhanahmad9084 4 жыл бұрын

You know the common difference between Jerry rig everything and Andrew is the Jerry break things with polite and Andrew restore that with polite ...

@themuhammad1 3 жыл бұрын

damn

@pouncerminned863 3 жыл бұрын

At 6:32 there is a black film covering the cpu. Mine is all wrinkled when i removed the cpu as I am going to upgrade to i7. Do I need that film? or can I go without it?

@michaelmaiolo8880 4 жыл бұрын

I bought a msata SSD to put in and an optical drive... I have the 90* adapter, but the msata ssd doesnt fit in the adapter, the adapter does fit on the mother board... what is the adapter I need for the ssd?