Right now my Compaq V2000 laptop has two memory slots with 256 MB each for a total of 512 MB.
Can I just replace one slot with one 1 GB so I end up with a 1GB and a 256 MB? r would it be better to have both slots occupied by the same memory capacity?
two specific questions:
1) When my wife bought me this laptop back in 2005, it did not come with internal wireless, therefore no antennas behind the display. I see that the parts are on eBay for relatively cheap, so has anyone added Antennas behind their display? Or should I just get the antennas that stay in the base?
2) I just ordered a processor off eBay for $15 to upgrade from my Celeron M 1.4 GHz to Pentium M 1.6 GHz. I found the HP manual on how to replace the CPU, but I was wondering if there were any steps I could cut out? It has me removing the keyboard, key switch cover, and a lot of other things that don't seem necessary. Has anyone done this type of upgrade?
My LCD is like this when it's opened less than 90 degrees.
My LCD is like this when it's opened greater than 90 degrees.
I'm forced to use this computer in awkward position since i can't open the lid greater than 90 degrees
I have a Presario V2000.
After not using for about 1 week I turned it on so I could clean it from viruses.
Got the battery alert and then it shutdown meanwhile I was pluging the cord in (Targus AC cord with
blue light).
When I connected the AC to the power (not connected yet to the laptop) it "turned on" and still today
shows a blue light. But once I plug it to the laptop the blue light disappears after 3-5 seconds!
Not at the beginning nor the end of this process the laptop will turn on if I press the power button
for 'x' seconds. If I plug the cord, the computer doesn't show any "power light" and then the blue
light from the Targus AC fades off.................
I have a compaq presario V2000 and am having screen problems. The problem is that the screen is not lighting up when switched on.
I have tried two different new inverters to no avail. With the new inverters, when the computer has been turned on the screen will be fine for 10/20 seconds then go off.
I dont think it is the backlight as when pressing the small lid switch the screen lights up but then soon goes back off. All the wired connections seem to be fine.
I format my laptop and installed Windows XP Pro. But I coudnt find drivers for Audio. Where to Find the Sound drivers.
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I have an old Presario v2000 with a failing hd. I bought a new hd and imaged the old drive to a usb drive with the intention of imaging it back to the new hd but i cannot get the usb drive to boot. I really want to preserve the data and software ....
View 6 Replies View RelatedSomehow my Synaptics Touchpad on my Compaq V2000 (Model 2402) got zapped today and will not power on at all. This is different than the usual driver problem that makes you think it is turned off. I was tightening up a screw that is close to the pad itself while it was running and the notebook suddenly just turned off. Everything is fine but the touchpad will not power on. It was getting pretty useless regardless. I have been using a regular usb mouse most of the time for almost a year now but still need the touchpad for the obvious. ANyone here replace their pad? I haven't found one used or new yet.
View 3 Replies View Relatedmy DV9000 and asked about my gpu that kept going out. Someone told me to download Hwmonitor and i did. But I wanted to know if these were too hot or at a good temperature.
Hardware monitor
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ACPI hardware monitor
Temperature sensor 055°C (130°F) [0xCD2] (THRM)
Dump hardware monitor
Hardware monitor
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AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-52 hardware monitor
Temperature sensor 051°C (123°F) [0x64] (Core #0)
Temperature sensor 156°C (132°F) [0x69] (Core #1)
Dump hardware monitor
Hardware monitor
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Hitachi HTS542525K9SA00 hardware monitor
Temperature sensor 043°C (109°F) [0x2B] (HDD)
Dump hardware monitor
Hardware monitor
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ST9100824AS hardware monitor
Temperature sensor 052°C (125°F) [0x34] (HDD)
Dump hardware monitor
I am buying a new laptop and would like input on 32 bit or 64 bit os.
I am looking at buying the HP Pavilion dv4t, and can specify 32 bit or 64 bit os. I will use Vista Home Premium. I can upgrade RAM to 4 GB from 3 GB for $50.
Usage:
Internet
Digital photos (download, manipulate for personal use using Adobe Photoshop Elements)
Microsoft Office (currently using Office Enterprise 2007)
Track family spending (Excel, Quicken)
Taxes (Turbotax)
Peripherals:
Epson 5-in-1, wireless
Recently I've started to hear some odd sounds coming from my DV2. I've been hearing pops, clicks, clacks, something that sounds something is constantly being turned on and off, and a very faint sound that sounds almost like a fan, but is coming from more near the middle or right side of the laptop than where the fan is.
Just wondering how bad these sounds are, or if they're natural laptop sounds that for some reason I just never heard.
I have found a "fix" for my laptop's fans not going fast when needed (Putting in Stand-by/Sleep Mode and Waking it up), But is it normal to be having these temps at regular usage?
View 10 Replies View RelatedI just ordered one and it should be here soon. I'm not using this laptop as a gaming machine because I have Xbox360 already doing the job for me. With that being said, I still don't want a crappy laptop that isn't stable (As far as graphics). I'm going to be using it for basically word processing, viewing movies, music editing, light video editing, and web browsing of course. I just need to know if it's a good machine, if anyone with the laptop care to let me know their experience, that was would be dope. If it's not any good I could just send it back for an exchange or get my money back. I paid around 625.00, that was with my student discount, but it came up to 700.00 before that.
View 10 Replies View RelatedI downgraded my computer from vista to xp but I am unable to find the correct graphic driver or the chipset. my model number is Dv2500 series dv2000
View 7 Replies View RelatedOne thing that many people have noticed HP doing is "strangling" its mainstream laptops. For example: the drop of the 9600M GT in the dv5t right before discontinuing it, and no longer offering it on the special edition.
Many forum members also have said that HP seems to be steering people to the more expensive HDX series for gaming.
This consensus has been re-enforced by HP itself. You will notice in their online store that the category once called "Versatile Performance" is now "Everyday Computing." This is pretty transparent...
I've seen lots of posts about laptops that won't start but none with the exact same problem as me. When I press the power button it lights up and it sounds like it's going to turn on but nothing happens. There's nothing on the screen. It sounds like it used to if you closed the lid while it was on.
View 8 Replies View Relatedhp dv5t - about 8 months old
P8600
3gb ram
512mb 9600 GT
240gb 7200rpm
win xp pro sp3
this picture is WITH a small undervolt and WITH antec cooling fan
ignore that min, probably a glitch
atm the only real "load" i have running is firefox, digsby (IM client), and itunes. only real cpu usage (through task manager) is firefox. when i exit everything and have nothing running, it use to idle at around 70C but after undervolt i can get it to around 60C
anyway to connect my PS2 to my laptop display. Basically just using my display as a TV...
I have a dv5-1011ea
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Spec says it has AMD Athlon x2 Dual core Processor QL62. Is this a decent processor compared to the Intel Pentium Dual core?
View 10 Replies View Relatedif your laptop is freezing, u can still move the mouse (using touchpad) but u cant click on anything, it's a complete freeze except for the mouse, alt ctrl delete will not work eitherb. most of the time i get this when i sign in to msn, sometimes i sign in without freezing sometimes it freezes right when i sign in, at that exact moment, sometimes it freezes when i use firefox, it neer freezed before when i worked on a non internet related application
View 6 Replies View RelatedI just wanted to ask that can I use my laptop when it is charging i.e. connected to AC mains? Some people say that doing so reduces the battery life. Whenever u have to use it on main line, remove the battery and then use. But its too cumbersome 4 me coz most of the times, I use it at home where ac line is available.
View 10 Replies View RelatedI have an hp laptop and was wondering what I could do to optimize its performance such as uninstalling some programs. Here is a list of programs my laptop has right now.
Acrobat.com
Adobe AIR
Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX
Adobe Flash Player 10 Plugin
Adobe Reader 9.2 MUI
Agere Systems HDA Modem
Alps Touch Pad Driver
Apple Application Support
Apple Mobile Device Support
Apple Software Update
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i have the DV6-2044CA and i was wondering how could i find out if i have a TV tuner or not, other than searching up specs online
View 7 Replies View Relatedabove my keyboard, right above the F5 to F7 keys, there are touch-sensitive buttons that let you change the current song, stop song, pause/play and stuff. it works with windows media player any time, but with itunes it only works when itunes is the window that's opened at the time, is there any way to make it so it works with itunes any time? i use itunes more than media player and i'd rather it work with itunes instead
View 8 Replies View RelatedI did a bit of a school boy error and put a copy of Vista on a laptop that I already had installed on my desktop.
Anyway to cut a long story short I want to get XP back on my HP Compaq 6710b, but I get the following message during install
Windows XP Home Edition set up did not find any hard disk drives installed on your computer.
Make sure any hard disk drives are powered on and properly conncted to your computer and that any disk related hardware configaration is correct.
This may involve running a manufacturer supplied diagnostic on set up.
Set Up cannot continue F3 to exit
The other day I was shutting down my laptop and it paused as normal to install the latest Windows updates. Later that evening I went to power it on and nothing happened. I immediately check the power brick and it's power light was on. Then I swithched to batter and stll nothing would come on. It's as if no power is gettng to the laptop.
I remember a similar thing happened when my hard drive connector failed, so I swapped them out, but changing that had no effect.
what I'm failed to check or what could be wrong before I have to pack it up and send it back to HP?
always loose signal at home and sometimes Id just let my laptop stay off for a while and then it would catch the signal again. yesterday I had problems with conecting to the network. then I checked my ip address on the laptop and it was all zeros... today I tried to check it again, typed in ipconfig command to see the address but there's a message comes out which says that Media is disconnected... I tried to press this wifi button on the laptop but it wont light on. now the wireless network option isn't even in the Network connections folder... I tried to disable/enable it from BIOS but couldnt find it there... my laptop is Compaq Presario R3000
View 3 Replies View RelatedI just got a new HP HDX 16t laptop and it has tons of bloatware. Now i dont want to do a reinstall but if someone can just tell me (or point me to a thread) as to which softwares are useless, and which i should keep, that would be really useful!
View 3 Replies View RelatedI have this 52" lcd tv and am toying with the thought of using it as a monitor
with my laptop. Has anyone tried this setup, and if you did, does it funtion well.
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i got hp pavilion dv2690ee
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.090302-1506)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP Pavilion dv2500 Notebook PC
BIOS: Ver 1.00PARTTBL8
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7700 @ 2.40GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Page File: 1132MB used, 3199MB available
Windows Dir: C:Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
my video card is geforce 8400m gs