hp-compaq Presario V3000 series AMD & intel V2, Owners, Comments, Drivers, Support n Etc
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 May 21 2007, 05:39 PM
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Hi,
I am a newbie here. Just got my V3242 (with Vista) today and understood that before we do anything first, we must do a back-up disc. My question is : 1) How to do a back-up disc ? 2) Since it's has 120 GB disc, how to do a partition and how many partition is recommended. (ex :40-40-40 or 40-60-20). Thanks a lot. |
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May 22 2007, 10:16 AM
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Hi, I need to upgrade my 512MB to at least 1GB. Can someone recommend me a 512MB DDR2 667 MHz which has no any compatibility issue ? I not sure what brand of RAM that comes with my V3242. |
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May 22 2007, 11:45 AM
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I intend to upgrade the RAM from currently 512MB to another 1GB making it to total of 1.5GB ram. Will upgrading the RAM void the HP warrenty ?? |
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May 22 2007, 04:50 PM
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QUOTE(lAh0S @ May 22 2007, 02:28 PM) Not the share memory thingy. It;s alright to have 512MB & 1GB ram running together ? What i mean as how to upgrade the forceware firmware. It stated there "open the inf file", and i don't know what it is, and i don't know how to add the 2 lines thingy in. I'm using Crosair value ram, 1GB 2 sticks. No problem with that till now. (from last sunday  ) |
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May 23 2007, 02:10 PM
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I try to do an manual update for Vista from Microsoft website. This's actually for the iTunes program so that to avoid any iPod corrupted when we click on the "remove hardware safely". The problem is that there is 2 file for the update....one for Windows Vista x86 based version and another for Windows 64 bit version. Which one should I choose ?? |
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May 24 2007, 11:18 AM
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Do you guys recommend me to uninstall the Norton Antivirus that comes pre-installed in my V3242 ?? I think the Norton AV is really slowing down the Vista and also my internet connection speed. Thinking of getting rid of Norton and install AVG. |
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May 25 2007, 09:44 AM
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Do you guys recommend me to uninstall the Norton Antivirus that comes pre-installed in my V3242 ??
I think the Norton AV is really slowing down the Vista and also my internet connection speed. For Anti Virus, I prefer AVG...free & does not slow down the system. Added on May 25, 2007, 11:00 amIs there anyway to increase the battery life besides lowering down the screen brightness ?? When on WiFi mode, I intend to try to increase the battery life to 2.5 hour. Currently can last around 2 hours only. This post has been edited by raoul: May 25 2007, 11:00 AM |
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May 28 2007, 10:07 AM
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QUOTE(sokdotcom @ May 28 2007, 12:03 AM) install Windows XP with Service Pack 2, If using Vista running on AMD, how we do maximize our battery life to 2.5 hours ?install the Microsoft Dual Core hotfix, install the AMD Dual Core Turion 64 X2 CPU driver install the AMD Dual Core Optimizer optional: install AMD Power Monitor to easily switch between power options... set power option to minimal power management. should be fine... will try to update the main page with dual core drivers n links asap... Currently mine can last around 1.45 to max of 2 hour on WiFI. |
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May 28 2007, 02:32 PM
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QUOTE(sokdotcom @ May 28 2007, 01:12 PM) if you are using windows vista, you dont need to install any of the dual core drivers or anything. Vista supports dual core out of the box. I think the PowerSave mode is working, otherwise I would be able to get battery life up to 2 hours.Windows Vista Power Options in Control Panel has a PowerSaver plan. does that work? somewhere in the control panel also has settings for notebook, i think. Vista Power Saving tips http://techlogg.com/content/view/166/1/ Early version of Windows Vista has problem with power management too. heard that it drains more power than Windows XP. Will try to see if I can get 2.5 hours battery life when surfing on hotspot area with WiFi with the following adjustment : 1. Setting the hard disk to turn off in 5 mins instead of the default of 20 mins. 2. Setting the min & max CPU clock speed. 3. Screen brightness setting to lowest as possible. |
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May 28 2007, 03:26 PM
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QUOTE(pigduck @ May 28 2007, 02:48 PM) Hi everyone, For any new expensive product, all of us should be scared if send back to service centre I got a V3204TU model in January 2007 and it was working fine until recently when the sound started giving problems. When you tilted it in a certain way, there'd be no sound and if you adjusted the lcd, the sound comes back but later on, we discovered that if you rested your wrist on the right side of the laptop, the sound would go off and if you lifted your wrist up and put it back there, the sound would come back on. A bit strange. Sent it to the service centre and obviously, the sound had to work perfectly. Anyway, they've listed my problem as "intermittent sound issues". Hopefully they find out what's wrong. I'm scared of sending my computer to the service centre. Not sure if it's going to come back more spoilt or what.  But in your case, since it's not a software issue but hardware issue, you have no choice but to send back to them (maybe some parts or wiring lose inside your notebook). |
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May 29 2007, 11:47 AM
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Hi...do we need to install any ForceWare 84.66 on the AMD 64X2 running on Vista with 1.5G ram ??
I would like to play some games on my notebook. |
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Jun 7 2007, 10:15 AM
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Yep...I also have to face with Vista incompatibilty when comes to installing programs. I I have at least 5 bluescreen crashes on my V3242 since I bought 3 weeks ago but it's okay since I took the risk of unstalling those programs that still not 100% Vista certified compatible. So far, I still very happy with Vista cause I believe it will take a while before more programs will be Vista friendly. One piece of advice to all new buyer of Vista, your notebook must have at least 1G of RAM for Vista. You cannot budget or save on this otherwise your Vista will be damn slow. |
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Jun 14 2007, 03:32 PM
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Hi...need some help here.
Today when I on my notebook V3242, it goes into disk check mode. However during the disk checking process, it hang / freeze at 8%. I have no choice but to force shut-down and restart again & again but still disk check hang / freeze at 5% and sometimes 8% etc. If I exit the disk check, I still able to boot to Vista BUT the system is unstable as some of the device drivers seems missing and I not able to connect to my handphone as a modem. I have tried system restore but system restore failed. I think only way to solve this to do a full disk check when reboot but the disk check still hang / freeze. Any suggestion what to do next before I do a FULL system recovery ? |
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