Mastodawn

Jun 6, 2025

@cesarpose @mrmasterkeyboard depends on the model and #hp has something more sinister:

In many #ProBook|s they literally do a "soft" #VendorLock re #RAM, so if the stick's ain't hp-branded (as per SPD-EEPROM) the #UEFI will brick #UnattendedBoot, #UnattendedReboot & #PXEboot by popping up an error message every boot that needs to be dismissed by hitting F1 on the internal keyboard (!!!) and can't be dismissed permanently.

I literally had this with a client in the past and it's the reason a #refurbisher I know didn't offer RAM-#Upgrades for HP machines at all…

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Kevin Karhan

Aug 28, 2024

@derpy @fuchsiii ich hab #hp #ProBook|s seit 2019 auf der "don't buy lost" weil die seit spätestens 2019 per #UEFI ne #RAM-#Whitelist haben und bei nicht hp-branded SODIMMs jedes mal ne Warnung ausspucken die per F1-Taste am Gerät (!!!) bestätigt wersen muss, was #PXE & #UnattendedReboot bricked.

Wenn ich was bräuchte und kaufen müsste wär's nen @frameworkcomputer weil's mit großem Abstand die besten Neugeräte aufm.Markt sind.die.verkauft werden...