My Laptop

I bought my laptop on the 3rd of April in 2014. During purchase, I requested an extra RAM stick, and told the salesperson I’d take care of the Windows setup myself.

The other upgrades were a 9mm hard disk caddy, and an SSD drive for booting Windows. The hard disk caddy now holds the original 750GB hard disk, now occupying the DVD drive slot. Windows 7 was installed in the SSD, an upgrade from Windows 8, IMHO.

The battery was replaced in October 2019, and was the SSD in 2021. I went for a larger capacity doubling 120GB to 240GB. The laptop cooling fan was also replaced despite it was still working. I just felt it was a bit too warm for my liking.

My laptop isn’t just my road warrior, it also substitutes my main PC. If I want to get things done and cut distractions, I’d swap out the PC for the lappy.

Product Name	14-n060tx
Product Number	F2D29PA
Microprocessor	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-4200U Processor 2 Cores, 4 Threads 1.6 GHz up to 2.60 GHz 3.0 MB L3 cache 15 W TDP
Microprocessor Chipset	Hewlett-Packard 2165 (U3E1) Intel HM76 Express Intel Lynx Point-LP PCH
Memory	8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3L (Upgraded from 4 GB, maximum 16 GB 2 Slots Slot 1 – 4GB DDR3-1600 Apacer Technology (78.B2GCZ.4000C) Slot 2 – 4 GB DDR3-1600 Samsung (M471B5173QH0-YK0)
Video Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4400 NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M (2 GB DDR3 dedicated)
Display	14″ diagonal HD (1366 x 768) BrightView LED-backlit
Hard Drives	240 GB SSD Kingston SA400S37240G 750 GB SATA drive Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 5400 rpm
Multimedia Drive	~~SuperMulti DVD burner~~. Replaced with a 9.5mm drive caddy.
Network Connectivity	Realtek Integrated 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector) Ralink RT3290LE 802.11 b/g/n 1×1 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Adapter Bluetooth is MediaTek?
Sound	Realtek High Definition Audio, buggy in Windows 10. DTS sound+ (not working) Dual speakers (right sound louder than the left one) Unable to install Realtek High Audio as the speaker will pop and crackle.
Keyboard	Full-size island-style
Pointing Device	Alps Pointing TouchPad with multi-touch gesture support Alps software is intalled so it’s possible to disable the trackpad if an external mouse is connected. My palms are always hitting the trackpad when I’m typing, and it steals the cursor.
External Ports	1 Realtek HP Multi-Format Memory Card Reader slot with push-push technology for SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards 2 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 1 USB 2.0 (which is not working for data transfer, can’t recall if it worked in Windows 7) 1 HDMI version 1.4 output supporting 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz 1 RJ-45 1 Headphone-out/microphone-in combo jack
Dimensions	34.7 x 23.9 x 2.25 cm
Weight	Starting at 2.03 kg
Power	65W AC power adapter4-cell 41 Whr (2.8 AH) Li-Ion Battery, replaced 2019, part number 728461-001, bought from Shopee.
Webcam	Front-facing HP TrueVision HD Webcam with integrated dual array digital microphone (f2.0, 720p, fixed focus, low light enhancement)

Isian masa lapang. pic.twitter.com/ViRVxUEXvG
— Adeeology (@AdeeologyTweets) May 7, 2021

Update

The slightly higher temperatures (50°C++ at idle) returned after two years (2023). Eventhough it is in specs, it’s discomforting and a bit too warm for my lap. I’m thinking to re-apply the thermal paste with a different brand. The previous fan may not be at fault even for the elevated temperatures. The battery is severely depleted now and gives no warning before shutting down despite showing a charge.

The left speaker is unusable now. I’ve also managed to damage the keyboard’s ribbon cable when re-applying the thermal paste. At least it’s a pretty white on black laptop now.

Memang ribbon cable dia rosak. Aku terkasar masa buka hari tu. Hmmm. Sopi, sopi la jawabnya. Speaker pun jahanam dah. Seal dia dah reput. https://t.co/G6sVSBYJU1 pic.twitter.com/jziU8sSOpP
— Adeeology (@AdeeologyTweets) November 11, 2023