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HP EliteBook 8760w
Introduction
This is a template for a future compatibility guide to running Linux with the HP EliteBook 8760w laptop. If you have the HP EliteBook 8760w and are running Linux on it please consider editing this page or adding a comment below with your compatibility details. By contributing you will help other people running this laptop or trying to make a decision on whether to buy it or not.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the HP EliteBook 8760w specifications page.
| Name | HP EliteBook 8760w |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-2960XM (2.70 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache) Intel Core i7-2920XM (2.50 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache) Intel Core i7-2860QM (2.50 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache) Intel Core i7-2820QM (2.30 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache) Intel Core i7-2760QM (2.40 GHz, 6 MB L3 cache) Intel Core i7-2670QM (2.20 GHz, 6 MB L3 cache) Intel Core i7-2630QM (2.00 GHz, 6 MB L3 cache) Intel Core i7-2640M (2.80 GHz, 4 MB L3 cache) Intel Core i7-2620M (2.70 GHz, 4 MB L3 cache) Intel Core i5-2540M (2.60 GHz, 3 MB L3 cache) Intel Core i5-2520M (2.50 GHz, 3 MB L3 cache) |
| Screen | 17.3” 1600×900 Widescreen 17.3” 1920×1080 Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 32GB |
| HDD | Up to 750GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW Blu-ray Blu-ray-RW |
| Graphics | AMD FirePro M5950 NVIDIA Quadro 3000M NVIDIA Quadro 4000M NVIDIA Quadro 5010M |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Intel Centrino 802.11a/b/g/n Atheros 802.11a/b/g/n |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Not Tested | |
| Screen | Not Tested | |
| HDD | Not Tested | |
| Optical Drive | Not Tested | |
| Graphics Chip | Not Tested | |
| VGA Out | Not Tested | |
| DisplayPort | Not Tested | |
| Sound | Not Tested | |
| Bulti-in Microphone | Not Tested | |
| Headphone Jack | Not Tested | |
| Microphone Jack | Not Tested | |
| Ethernet | Not Tested | |
| Wireless | Not Tested | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| WWAN | Not Tested | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Not Tested | |
| ESATA | Not Tested | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Tested | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Not Tested | |
| Smart Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Docking Station | Not Tested | |
| Touch Pad | Not Tested | |
| Track Point | Not Tested | |
| Suspend/Resume | Not Tested |
Notes
Author: lovu
The Ubuntu 12.04 64bit live CD will boot, however the screen remains black. To solve this,
1. boot the live cd with options “acpi=off xforcevesa”
2. install Ubuntu
3. reboot to terminal
4. adjust the display driver in /etx/X11/xorg.conf from “vesa” back to “nvidia”
5. reboot
Ubuntu then will run well on the HP EliteBook 8760w.
Author: lovu
Unfortunately, WLAN/Wifi network connections will permanently freeze within seconds, minutes or hours. Remedies, that sometimes work, include rebooting, deactivating/reactivating the network or the Wifi. However, this problem seems not to be specific to this notebook as I have experienced the same Wifi freezes in Ubuntu/Linux 1104 and 1204 with both of my notebooks (Toshiba Qosmio, HP Elitebook) and with two more differing notebooks that I dont own (Acer). In all these circumstances Wifi/WLAN operated without freezes when driven by MS Windows (Win 7, Vista). “Freezing” means that the network manager will still say “connected” while network/internet accesses by Firefox, Thunderbird, Synaptic or even ping will fail and timeout.
Summary
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