try going into bios and see da amount of ram there

nvidia forceware?

you can actually get da drivers from hp website
search under [presario v3000 cto] then u can choose wad os
easier dat way and less headaches

try going into safe mode can arr?
if still cannot check weather u install da ram correctly or not
then if still cannot try 2 repair windows
THEN if still cannot put in the 512mb and backup all ur data and put da 2gb back and reformat

cheers..

BTW: did u like knock da laptop or dropped it when u changing da ram?

yeah might be..try to repair windows

you know how to repair?

ddr2 533-667..max is 2gb

erm no..

put in da cd and boot
when go in dun repair from there
press enter....press f8 for da license
then onli repair from the screen after da license

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm#RI

click on the skip to repair install link

the drivers are actually working, bur you have to force install it

1.open device manager
2.Right click on the conextant high definition.......bla bla bla
3.Click on update driver
4.Select no,not this time
5.Install from a list or specific device
6.Select don't search.I will choose the driver to install
7.Choose the audio devices option
8.Click on have disk
9.YOU ARE DONE

what do you mean by unreconised sound?

try corsair...tried tested and proven

The audio driver is actually one of the pci devices...1 is the audio..the other is the modem
both also must force install...just follow the link given by mindkiller

you are supposed to click on have disk and go to the location of the driver exe file and select it

hmmm.....
try to rollback driver then reinstall the driver again

Go to the quick launch application and find the dvd button thing then assign it to something example windows media player
Its just that when you uninstall the roxio it doesn't automatically reassign itself to another software


3205tu is a good laptop I've got frens using it so far no probs
Not to say anything bad but i think its just pure luck that you and ur friends got the 1 batch or a lousy batch or the laptops
Its just the same with acer..if you are lucky you get a good batch but if you are unlucky(which is what happens to most of acer's customers) then too bad..

just my 2cents of advice

wah shrek edition....sounds nice
might wanna ditch my old faithful for a compaq..mebe now's the time

yeah...perfect timing...now go check for the best specs

does anyone has a site that lists all the compaq v3000 series models specs?

thx

yaa.i checked the hp promo page....no promo about notebooks and price slash..

where that info come from btw?

yeah...ddr2...either kingston or corsair..corsair definately works, tried b4



Btw anyone got the pricing for this now model? >>Compaq Presario V3414AU

AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-56
. 1.80 GHz, 512 KB + 512 KB Level 2 cache

Genuine Windows Vista(tm) Home Premium

1024 MB

Supports up to 4GB DDR2 max system memory (Dual Channel Memory Support)

160 GB Hard Drive

Lightscribe Super Multi DVD Writer (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support

5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for xD, Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro

High speed 56K modem
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet LAN
802.11 a/b/g WLAN wireless networking
Bluetooth(R)
1 VGA, 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 IEEE-1394, Consumer IR, 1 RJ-11, 1 RJ -45, headphone, microphone jack, 2 Omni-directional microphones, AC adapter, S-video out

One ExpressCard/54 slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)

14.1" WXGA High Definition BrightView Widescreen
1280 x 800

NVIDIA(R) GeForce(tm) Go 6150
up to 287MB Total Available Graphics Memory

Altec Lansing(R) speakers

looks very nice...4gb max ram support

Try looking at the V3414...spec quite good and max ram supported is 4gb

Compaq Presario V3414AU

well..i am eying that too...my budget also aroun 3k...waiting for the price now...

worst come to worst...take the V3242...price slash now(refer to page 113)

Compaq Presario V3242

This post has been edited by ryder: Jun 10 2007, 11:06 AM