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 HP Pavillion DV6-6XXX series Owners Lounge V5, >9000 owners. Like a boss.

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post Feb 18 2012, 09:17 PM

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Acid, if I want to clean the vents of the laptop, by opening the bottom panel (the entire panel) via the screws, will warranty be voided?
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post Feb 19 2012, 03:00 AM

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QUOTE(Acid_RuleZz @ Feb 18 2012, 09:57 PM)
Don't leave any trace that u've opened it before. ph34r.gif

No warranty sticker what so ever but if u only want to clean the vents try with vacuum first?

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You managed to apply thermal paste without leaving any trace? rclxms.gif
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post Feb 20 2012, 08:51 PM

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QUOTE(cofin @ Feb 20 2012, 08:41 PM)
guys .....wanna ask

how many harddisk compartment for dv6-6c12TX ? Planning to buy it ....or either dv7

If only one then i put in SSD then i am sad sad.gif
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Dv7 has 2 hard disk slots, Dv6 only has one.
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post Feb 20 2012, 09:34 PM

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QUOTE(cofin @ Feb 20 2012, 09:25 PM)
Damn ....RM500 for extra HDD slots and 2" screen size.

How about ram slots ?

Is it hard to replace the HDD ?

Hard decision  hmm.gif
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AFAIK both models only have 2 RAM slots. Replacing HDD shouldn't be difficult as HP has made it relatively easy to open up the back and removing the HDD, RAM, optical drive. There are quite a number of forummers who have replaced SSD into their DV6 smile.gif
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post Mar 3 2012, 10:46 PM

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QUOTE(Acid_RuleZz @ Mar 3 2012, 01:29 PM)


Added on March 3, 2012, 1:33 pmanyone with 8GB fancy FancyCache? http://www.romexsoftware.com/en-us/fancy-cache/.
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post Mar 4 2012, 08:21 PM

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QUOTE(Tomiya Takato @ Mar 4 2012, 07:58 AM)
Haha, how much more "expensive" they can get compared to getting from somewhere else ? And yeah im planning to get the 3yr's walk in warranty aswell, with the default warranty in place and the added on warranty does it sums up to 4yr's ? Thanks  notworthy.gif
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No. The 3 years warranty is inclusive of the default warranty. So it is essentially an added 2 years warranty.
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post Mar 6 2012, 07:14 PM

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How do I overclock the laptop's GC? MSI Afterburner itself will work?
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post Mar 6 2012, 08:04 PM

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QUOTE(Acid_RuleZz @ Mar 6 2012, 07:28 PM)
Yes and switch to Fixed method.
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So I can't overclock without sacrificing dynamic switching feature? cry.gif
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post Mar 14 2012, 11:22 PM

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Kingston works perfectly fine (my additional 4gb RAM is a kingston). If I recall correctly, the one that came with the laptop is from hynix.
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post Mar 14 2012, 11:41 PM

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QUOTE(acapahmad @ Mar 14 2012, 11:40 PM)
I'm getting HP Pavilion dv6-6c19TX model. I'm wondering what's the suitable  cooler for it and the price range would be below 100.
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CoolerMaster Notepal U3 is the best choice under 100.
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post Mar 18 2012, 03:10 PM

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As far as I know, I have not seen a single overheating issue regarding the dv6 on this forum. The cooling is not the best in class of course (due to the slimmer design compared to similar specced models), but is definitely adequate. The laptop idles at around 45-50C, and usually goes up to 80-90s during intense gaming. Still a safe temperature range.

Overheating is only a problem when the temperature exceeds the maximum operation temperature, which is 100C for the Core i7
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post Mar 18 2012, 11:36 PM

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QUOTE(nothingz @ Mar 18 2012, 11:18 PM)
the manual switching graphic on 6114 by default is High Performance, can i set it to default Power Saving? means start up is Power Saving GPU
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If you switched to Fixed Switching in BIOS, definitely. Just open up Catalyst control centre and switch the GPU to power saving.
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post Mar 19 2012, 10:19 PM

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QUOTE(acapahmad @ Mar 19 2012, 10:14 PM)
alright thank you! so that means all the games are fixed graphic is it?
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Yes the AMD card will run all the time on fixed graphics if High Performance is selected.
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post Mar 19 2012, 10:22 PM

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QUOTE(acapahmad @ Mar 19 2012, 10:20 PM)
so it's better to set it that way? and do it affect the battery lifetime and the temperature of the laptop?
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Idle temperatures wont differ by much. AMD card idles (100MHz) around 40-50C only, nothing to worry about. Battery life should be shorter, though not by much, maybe 30 mins to an hour less on idle.

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post Mar 19 2012, 10:29 PM

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You can check out this link. But equalizers are all about personal preferences, keep that in mind as everyone has a different taste in how they want their music to sound smile.gif

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-PC-S...p/524739/page/3
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post Mar 22 2012, 01:10 AM

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QUOTE(storky20 @ Mar 21 2012, 09:35 AM)
Alright, disabled Pagefile and everything seems to be going SLIGHTLY more smoothly. I still run out of RAM though (very evident when Chrome is open even with 1 tab).

I've tried Opera ages ago. Didn't like the 'feel' of it haha.

EDIT: Sticking with Firefox for now. Less lag.
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Are you having 4 or 8GB ram? Not advisable to disable pagefile with 4GB as it runs out of memory pretty easily. I've had zero issues disabling pagefile on 8gb ram with chrome, firefox, itunes and a game running simultaneously, even with multiple tabs in chrome.
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post Mar 27 2012, 11:21 PM

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QUOTE(elco-ph @ Mar 23 2012, 12:36 PM)
When my DV6 was new, I really disliked how it sounded. Very thin, no bass, little midrange, and harsh.

I used an RTA (real-time analyzer) app on my iPhone4. I pointed the bottom of the iPhone (where the mic is) towards the laptop while it was playing "pink noise." Pink noise sounds like static between old TV stations and is a collection of all sound frequencies at the same level.

The RTA app showed a big boost in the high frequencies, which I toned down with the Beats EQ. When I got to something resembling "flat" on the RTA, everything started sounding good on my DV6. Vocals come out nicely. Cymbals no longer splash and crash. smile.gif

Hope this helps. smile.gif
Can you share your beats eq settings? I've been trying to use RTA to tweak, but just couldn't get it to go flat
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post Jul 11 2012, 01:06 AM

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QUOTE(AskarPerang @ Jul 10 2012, 01:41 PM)
My new keyboard skin:

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And does it have cut-outs at the LEDs on the caps lock, mute, and wifi buttons?

I have a similar keyboard skin to yours and it's in black, perfectly moulded for each key, but doesn't have holes for the LEDs..
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I don't face a single issue with leshcat 12.6 UP2 and it's been rock stable for a week. And I have to re-dl the entire UP2 package for patching UP3.

I guess I'll pass for now
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post Jul 16 2012, 09:20 PM

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QUOTE(botac_6 @ Jul 16 2012, 10:46 AM)
do provide steps for installing Leshcat 12.6... hehehe  brows.gif

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1. Download the package and extract it.
2. Turn off UAC in windows.
3. Install DSE if you haven't already.
4. Run YUC.
5. Let it reboot twice.
6. Install the leshcat drivers!

I stopped using driver sweeper after I used YUC since i encountered many problems after using both.


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QUOTE(nanamizuki @ Jul 16 2012, 06:31 PM)
my dv6 with black keyboard skin  thumbup.gif

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Are there cut outs for the LED lights of the wifi, mute and caps lock buttons?

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