Anyone using a CQ45-107AU?
If yes, could you run a benchmark on the eSata port and post the results here?

ATI Function Driver for CQ Series.

http://tc.versiontracker.com/product/redir...090/sp37773.exe

hey i needed some help with intallation of windows xp as i cant find the drivers for it. pls help the compaq website also has ya i think not put ne drivers for the same. also im getting battery back up of 1 hr 15 min max i think some thing is wrong i had got a cq 50 but i had to replace it due to display problems and as cq 50 was out if stock i had to get this one in xchange ..... compaq cq 60 101 au
comes without the os also .i cant put linux on it pls somebody who has done it on cq 50 would know the problem it shows bout some ACPI OFF
really don know wat to do

You might find it easier to use BIOS version F.11c but not sure if it would void your warranty

I changed my WD 250GB HD in my CQ45-107TX to ST 320GB so I thought I might as well show the performance differences in case someone is interested. Using VHP 32bit and Intel iaStor.sys driver 8.5, not the MS AHCI driver 1.0. Temperatures were measured using an external sensor.

The Segate ran up to 9.5C above ambient from running HDTune 7 to 8 times.


The Western Digital ran up to just 11.8C above ambient running HDTune 7 to 8 times.


Note, the HD internal sensors read about 3 to 4 degrees higher than the external sensor I used. So not much difference in the temps and you probably wouldn't notice much difference in performance most of the time.

I was hoping to get the ST 7200.3 320GB but it cost over three times the price of the 5400.5

This post has been edited by Zibel: Oct 24 2008, 01:29 AM

bought mine at MVM, they got stock when i was there. saw at low yat today... they're selling the CQ20 213TU....and the spec show 2.0Ghz processor.

overall i'm satisfied with my CQ20 and have all the driver installed..... currently installed with Vista Ultimate 32bit

Hey guys, anyone know if there is a higher capacity battery pack for CQ-45, please let me know...

IIANM, the CQ20-213TU has a T5800 CPU. This should be a less powerful CPU than the P8400 in the earlier CQ20s. It consumes more power as well. To make up for this, I think they added a larger hard disk. Price is the same though.

Anywhere still have CQ20 with the P8400? Is this type of CQ20 already sold out on the market?

maybe u can try check it at MVM, the place i bought my CQ20

ya, clasic problem,
anyway, did you remove the red ads sticker on the left palm rest area?

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Added on October 25, 2008, 8:14 pm3 years old asus 6-cell batt can last even longer
cq45 batt lasts about 2h 30min only, using office application and moderate power settings. hp offers 4-cell batt har?

This post has been edited by sueway: Oct 25 2008, 08:14 PM

It was stated behind 45 something, should be 6 cells! my battery last less than 2 hours using hp recommended settings.

drivers download from HP website is soooo slow...

Try pm john_jay2 from Aone Plus Lowyat. I bought my CQ20-125TU from him but that was quite some time ago, around 1 and a half months back. Not sure if he still has stock.

or you can visit and post in his thread here: http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=436243&hl=

EDIT: Wow joe_mamak you are right. They downgraded the processor and give 250GB hard disk space instead. Thank god I bought my CQ20-125TU early shortly after launch. I'd take a better processor over a bigger hard disk any day. I don't think you can get the CQ20-125TU already seeing as they sort of replaced it with the 213TU unless some stores are still having some old stocks. They have even replaced the 125TU and the 126TU on the website with 213TU and 214TU.

Btw if you are still looking at this model I suggest you go for others. I mean even with the energy saving P8400 processor the most you can get is 2 and 1/2 hours +/- max on low brightness settings and on max brightness is around 1 and 1/2 hours max. I'd dread to know how long this 4 cell battery can last on a power hungry processor unless you don't mind using the power adapter most of the time.

In addition to that the last time I checked OEM batteries weren't available so the battery can't be upgraded. Not sure whether this might probably be a sign that this option might be available any time soon though.

This post has been edited by sigheart: Oct 26 2008, 08:24 AM

i believe the short battery life is due to the 2.20Ah if the battery.. pretty low if compared to others

Thanks for your suggestion.

Yeah, I think I should forget about the CQ20 on account of the small battery capacity. I like the weight though and the looks. But I have to be practical.

i saw in hp canada they sell 12-cell battery for cq model... huhu..

hi guys! recently i bought a cq60(don't think its out in market yet, employee purchase) that came with freedos. i wanted to install xp professional on it. when i pop in the disc and selected to boot from disc, the screen went blank for like 5 minutes then BSOD.

0xF78DE524,0xC0000034,0x0000000, 0x0000000

^ this came out.

Help? strange thing is when i pop in vista home basic installation dvd the setup immediately started.

Am i stuck with vista? but i seriously prefer xp pro though.

If you really like this model maybe you can give it a wait for awhile. By doing this it might actually be a sign that more powerful OEM batteries might be available soon for upgrade. I for one will be keeping my eyes peeled for this option hehe.

did you mean boot menu is gone? according to article, default vista boot manager should be able to detect xp
but u may try EasyBCD after home basic installation http://www.download.com/EasyBCD/3000-2094_...cdlPid=10780572

normally when u boot from a winxp disc u will at least go to the blue setup screen right? in my case, after the "press any key to boot from cd", the screen went blank for 5 mins then bsod.

but when i tried installin vista everything was fine..

the laptop came with freedos initially. nth inside.