Chipset

[User12_21]

Hello. Why we are not supposed to know chipset for laptops? Why it is hidden from us when laptops? Or, if I'm wrong, what is chipset on my laptop?

Thank you in advance

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

I don't know why HP quit listing the chipset model in the service manuals.

They haven't included that info for quite some time now.

What you can do is to run the free utility that I zipped up and attached below and it should tell you the model of your notebook's Intel chipset.

[User12_21]

Hello Paul and thank you for your quick response. Unfortunately, I am not running Windows, nor I'm planning too. That's why I bought this one with free DOS.

I'm using Linux.

So, the tools I'm left with and I'm aware of are dmidecode and lspci

dmidecode | less gives as output:

Spoiler

Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 15 bytes
Base Board Information
Manufacturer: HP
Product Name: 8A1A
Version: 33.19
Serial Number: xxxxxx (hidden by me)
Asset Tag: Base Board Asset Tag
Features:
Board is a hosting board
Board is replaceable
Location In Chassis: Base Board Chassis Location
Chassis Handle: 0x0003
Type: Motherboard
Contained Object Handles: 0

and lspci - v gives as output:

Spoiler

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Device 4637 (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 8a1a
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Memory at <ignored> (32-bit, non-prefetchable)

So, if you don't have any other idea, then I'm probably left with someone else with the same laptop giving me that info, right?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Based on the general specs for the model series below...

OMEN 17.3 inch Gaming Laptop PC 17-ck1000 series specifications | HP® Customer Support

I found this Intel document which shows the chipset to be an Intel® 600 series chipset for the 12th gen mobile processors.

Chipset and System-on-a-Chip (SoC) Reference for Intel® NUC...

[User12_21]

Thank you once again for your time Paul. And for the hint as well. Sincerely appreciate it.

That is exactly what I got while cross-referencing info here , about 12th generation of Intel CPU's (Section Features-CPU-I/O ) with https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/series/218830/intel-600-series-mobile-chipsets....

But the crucial info for me is, if my chipset is HM670 or WM690 since the first one doesn't feature Intel vPro® Eligibility, while the latter one does.

😞

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

There aren't any HP consumer class notebook or desktop PC's that I know of that support Intel's vPro technology.

Never have been, never will be.

vPro is reserved for the higher end business class notebook, desktop and workstation PC's.

Intel vPro® Platform Is Built for Business

Intel® Evo™ vPro® Laptops from HP | HP® Official Site