So you have sound now? Can you post your IDT audio control panel?

Sorry to hear that. Anyway free gifts depend on reseller. I got mine at 2099 without any free gifts. 1GB is definately not enough for Vista. At least 2GB. DDR2 800 RAM is even better. This laptop is not optimised for XP. Some keyboard function keys and hardware will not work although I'm not sure.

Most probably this laptop will continue to sell till early next year. Depends on stock. One of the hottest model HP ever produce for budget segment. The price is even attractive and I'm sure it affects other makers such as Acer and Dell in this segment. Now only the latest Nvidia 9400M can beat this laptop.

Why not try HP Online?

That only works for Intel system. AMD need exactly same size and same speed for dual channel. Btw, peformance difference between single and dual is around 10%. If you have cash, I recommend you to upgrade to DDR2 800 RAM. System will be snappier than the bundled DDR2 667.

nope, not that. I dont see you have IDT drivers installed. btw, the control panel can be accesed from taskbar icon or control panel. its an IDT control panel, not windows.

try lowering resolution to 800x600 or 1024x600. even the requirements are low, i think a mid range gpu like geforce 8600 ati hd 2600 above is required.

what resolution you are using?

I dont have to set anything after installing drivers. Everything works fine. I dont use my laptop much. I will post later when I use it.

its ok to loose that 32*1280 pixels


Did you use the latest Catalyst modded with driver heaven?


Wat settings do u use? COD5 almost same like COD4. Dont expect a low end laptop to handle this game. AMD Fusion and Overdrive only for checking temp, CPU, memory and bus speed. Cant overclock though.

Im not sure someone is free enough to take pics for you but for the meantime u can refer to CQ40 series SERVICE MANUAL.

Its not only for 125AX for whole CQ40 but the descriptions and pics are same.

Seagate Momentus 5400.4 250GB. Battery depends on usage. I think max out at 2hrs. 3hrs is almost impossible unless u get the 56WHr 6cell or 12cell. The included one is 47Whr.

Please use the latest version of Everest or download AMD Overdrive. Link provided in first post

Max is 3068MB in 32bit. If you dont have any apps compatibility prob, I suggest u to switch to 64bit since the 1GB is wasted.

wow 8 hrs. 99C is a bit high IMHO. The max i hit is 89C. NB coolers wont work because the bottom is fully covered. I suggest u to elevate the back part so that hot air can blow out with out obstructions. Temp wont change much though.

Try using extension plug or cable? system will be snappier with 800mhz. I have benchmarked before and latency drop around 10ns. In real world hardly noticable though.

HP Zen Wallpaper

HP Wallpapers

sounds like extreme cooling. u can remove the thin cloth covering the holes instead of the whole cover.

Nice. Mind posting the URL for those Compaq wallpapers?

even they give u 800mhz RAM, the bundled stick is 667mhz so system will run at 667. u can request for 2GB DDR2 800 stick, remove the bundled 1GB DDR2 667 stick and then add another 2GB ddr2 800 if you want dual channel.

I have to admit the cooling design for this model is poor especially for a laptop with dedicated GPU. The Turion is already hot and with Radeon GPU, the heat is max. The is no proper ventilation for air intake. Only blow out. Normal laptop cooler which blows air under the casing doesnt work well with this model because of no ventilation holes at the bottom unless you open up all the covers.

In terms of free memory under 32bit OS, no difference cos max RAM usable in 32bit mode is exactly 3GB. In terms of responsiveness, expect the system to be a bit snappier although in real life it will be hard to notice because the slowest component is HDD, not RAM.

Performance wise, wont be much boost. Maybe 5%. There are some bug fixes which are useful if you play latest games. Catalyst 8.12 will include Stream but that supports HD 4xxx series for video encoding. It is advisable to install the latest driver. You need to use driverheaven.net Mobility Modder though.

I have posted some benchmarks on DDR2 667 and 800 on the first post. Although capacity is different, i dont think that matters. Everest might be synthetic benchmark but the numbers show clearly 800 is faster. The optimum speed for 780G DDR2 platform is DDR2 800. Since DDR2 667 and 800 both runs at CL5 default, at same latency, 800 will be a bit faster. If you have extra spare cash to spend, get two sticks of 2GB or just add another 1 or 2GB of DDR2 667. As for dual channel, switching to stick with higher speed is always faster than getting dual channel. That means getting a single 2GB DDR2 800 will be faster than two 1GB DDR2 667 sticks and of course save some power which translates to longer battery life. Hope this helps to clear out confusion.

You sound a bit rude there

I dont want to start a war on dual channel and RAM speed but you can check out the testing I have done and posted in the first thread. This thread is about CQ40-125AX and not other AMD or Intel systems. I have personally tried all those RAM config in posted in that table and benchmarked 3 times and took the best scores. U can see that a single 2GB DDR2 800 is faster than 2 sticks of 1GB DDR2 667. Of course two sticks of 1GB DDR 667 is faster than single stick of DDR 667 and two sticks of DDR2 800 is faster than a single DDR2 800.

AMD and Intel NB/MCH behaves differently. Intel doesnt have integrated memory controller so dual channel is important where else AMD doesnt rely on dual channel bandwith much. Of course you can't compare by using mathematically. I suggest you do some research before quoting others. I'm not saying that your facts are wrong but please do more research before saying others are wrong. And if you don't trust my benchmark results, you can always get this model, and try all all the RAM config

CQ40 DDR2 667 vs DDR2 800

Btw RAM used are ;
1GB sticks : Mushkin Value DDR2 667 1GB CL5
2GB sticks : Transcend Value DDR2 800 CL5

Both are JEDEC standard which runs at default speed at CL5. I dont think DDR2 800 CL6 exists and DDR2 667 CL4 is not JEDEC standard so even if you can get it will be expensive(Kingston HyperX line).

And another thing, latency is higher on lower speed RAM. Higher speed = lower latency = faster. Please check your facts before posting

This post has been edited by shady: Nov 29 2008, 12:22 PM

well that is fine for for me. if you have this model and able too test out different RAM config, I'm happy to compare my results with others. im not defensive, just voicing out my opinions because I have tested them. i notice that you are selling CPU and RAM. as a seller of course i want to sell two sticks of ram rather than one stick even the single stick is faster. no offence in this

btw, just to prove that single/dual channel doesnt differ much, pls refer to this link.

Tom's Hardware



Anyway the slowest component in this system is still the HDD and upgrading to a 7200rpm is better than getting DDR2 800 RAM.

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Added on November 29, 2008, 1:16 pmJust checked out at HP Online Store. Indeed you are correct, extra 100mhz and 70GB space. Price remains the same. The original power brick for 125AX is also 90W. A bit heavy

So future buyers out there i suggest you to wait for 133/134AX !

This post has been edited by shady: Nov 29 2008, 01:16 PM