Since HP is not selling off its PC notebook division, do you guys think if it's still wise to purchase HP laptops?

I was eyeing the dv6 all the while until this news came out T_T

I wonder if they will still honour the warranties..

Hey guys, how big is the difference between 1600x900 and 1366x768 pixels?

Been lurking around in this thread since v1, and finally going to purchase a new laptop.

But there's the N55SF(i5) to consider now, which has a weaker processor and a slightly slower graphics card. But has a better screen resolution.

Seems like there's not many hardware problems with this laptop right?

Argh still confused about which to get

Acid, add me into user list
Got it from Mobility Square Digital Mall for RM2999, 8gb RAM + 3 years warranty.

One question, which recovery do I run? HP recovery media or Windows Backup?

The HP recovery media got stuck at disc 2 of 3

Oh btw, mine is a 6114tx

EDIT: HP Recovery Media working now after resuming.

This post has been edited by keyzjh: Sep 16 2011, 07:52 PM

Yup, quite surprised too. 3 weeks ago it was RM3199 at the same place

What is the latest AMD driver for 6770M?

Do I still follow the guide on first page? Which says it's AMD High-Definition Graphics Driver 2011-05-06 , Version:8.830.6.2000, 300.06M ?

Oh, so for 6114, can only manual switch the cards in the BIOS?
I thought the BIOS enables manual switching in CCC

Ok, thanks acid!
Downloading Catalyst 11.8 now, since I can't find anything on AMD's page. It says my device unsupported.

Found your instructions a few pages back

I'll clean the drivers up first then.

Erm, on the official site for Dv6-6114, under graphics section, there is a separate intel HD driver.

Does this mean the intel driver is no longer bundled in the AMD one listed there? Or do I still need to download and install both?

Sorry for asking so many questions

I've already installed the 11.8 catalyst over the one that came with the laptop, without wiping anything.

Do you think I should use Driver sweeper, clean up everything step by step and reinstall?

Will see if theres any problems in the next few days.
Thanks for your assistance Acid

This post has been edited by keyzjh: Sep 17 2011, 12:23 AM

I've sent in my CarePack registration form on monday, but I just checked my warranty status, and it is still one year. Anyone knows how long before the details are updated?

After sending in the form, I received an e-mail for product registration. This has nothing to do with Care Pack right?

Uninstalled the default fingerprint driver, installed Validity Fingerprint Reader and SimplePass, but after restarting, it says the fingerprint reader is not recognized O_O Although it shows it's working properly in device manager

Done that, the DigitalPersona SimplePass just couldn't recognize the fingerprint reader, I restored the older version from official HP site.

But I encounter another problem, HP SimplePass no longer works during windows logon. It happened even before I started messing around with the drivers. Any clues to get it back working?

Help me acid sifu D:

Since I started updating the fingerprint drivers ( and failing), the windows boot time increased to almost 4 mins. And SimplePass still doesn't work for windows logon.

Any ideas?
Thanks!

I gave up on DigitalPersona's SimplePass. Installed latest version from HP site and all is good now. Boot time back to normal too I guess, I hope it's not AutoCAD causing the slow boot time.

Decided to reinstall my windows because I'm being OCD about the boot time. Restored to default factory settings, but didn't require the discs I created with Recovery Manager (why is this?)

Now not sure whether I want to update anything from HP support assistant or mess with fingerprint reader again
Read the windows 7 out-of-the-box guide from first page, it says remove HP support assistant?
Is it more advisable to use windows upate/download manually from HP site?

EDIT: Btw sifus, I don't need to reformat my hard disk before restoring to factory right?

This post has been edited by keyzjh: Oct 8 2011, 01:00 AM