HP ProBook 445 G8 User Manual

Table of contents
1 Product description ....................................................................................................................................... 1
2 Components .................................................................................................................................................. 6
Right ....................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Left ......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Display .................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Keyboard area ...................................................................................................................................................... 10
Touchpad ........................................................................................................................................... 10
Touchpad settings ........................................................................................................... 10
Adjusting touchpad settings ........................................................................ 10
Turning on the touchpad .............................................................................. 10
Touchpad components .................................................................................................... 10
Lights ................................................................................................................................................. 11
Button, speakers, and ngerprint reader ......................................................................................... 12
Special keys ....................................................................................................................................... 13
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Rear ...................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Labels ................................................................................................................................................................... 15
3 Illustrated parts catalog .............................................................................................................................. 18
Computer major components .............................................................................................................................. 18
Display assembly subcomponents ...................................................................................................................... 20
Cable Kit ............................................................................................................................................................... 22
Miscellaneous parts ............................................................................................................................................. 22
4 Removal and replacement procedures preliminary requirements .................................................................... 24
Tools required ...................................................................................................................................................... 24
Service considerations ......................................................................................................................................... 24
Plastic parts ....................................................................................................................................... 24
Cables and connectors ...................................................................................................................... 24
Drive handling ................................................................................................................................... 24
Electrostatic discharge information .................................................................................................................... 25
Generating static electricity .............................................................................................................. 25
Preventing electrostatic damage to equipment ............................................................................... 26
Personal grounding methods and equipment .................................................................................. 26
Grounding the work area ................................................................................................................... 27
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HP ProBook 445 G8 Specifications

General

Weight	Starting at 1.38 kg
Battery	3-cell, 45 Wh Li-ion
RAM	Up to 32 GB DDR4-3200 SDRAM
Storage	Up to 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics
Operating System	Windows 10 Pro
Ports	1 x headphone/microphone combo
Wireless	Realtek RTL8822CE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2x2) Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5
Security	HP Sure Click; HP Sure Sense
Display	14-inch diagonal, FHD (1920 x 1080), IPS, anti-glare, 250 nits