HP Elitebook x360 1030 G2

Technical Specs

• Processor: Intel Core i5-7300U (Kaby Lake) 3M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz, 2C4T.
• Memory: 8GB DDR4-2133 soldered down
• Storage: 512G NVME SSD.
• Display: 1080p FHD Touchscreen

Recommended Accessories

• HP Rechargeable Active Pen G3 (6SG43AA)

Documentation, Drivers & Support

• Drivers & Support
• Maintenance and Service Guide

UEFI BIOS Upgrade

Download the updated firmware for the laptop from Drivers & Support, extract and place file on a USB stick, inside;

\EFI\HP\BIOS\New 

Operating System Support

Windows 11

• UEFI & Secure Boot Support
• TPM 2.0 Support
• Processor Unsupported (Intel 8th Gen minimum required, officially.)

Windows 11 can be installed, using a tweaked installer bypassing checks - Windows 11 does provide a fully functional OOBE, no issues.

Linux

The power key is easy to hit by accident. If you use a desktop environment or window manager (such as awesome or qtile) without built-in power manager, pressing the power key will shutdown the computer. To avoid this:

In        /etc/systemd/logind.conf
change:   HandlePowerKey=poweroff
to:       HandlePowerKey=suspend

Ex-Lease / Used Review

These units are affordable, depending on condition you’re looking at $200-400 USD, with Windows 10 going out of support in late 2025, these will leave the “supported” Windows scene, entering a life of potentially ewaste, if not still being useful as a system running Linux, giving it a second life.

Disabling the Fingerprint Reader, NFC reader and SmartCard slot, this laptop is still a fully functional powerful system. Still being an ex-lease system, it may need a new SSD and/or battery which can be purchased fairly cheaply and both can installed relatively easily by most users with a basic screwdriver kit.