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@thuggie .. I thought HP laptops came with this nifty pre installed app called HP update...at least mine did.... it scans for any drivers that need updating, & downloads/installs them from the hp server...alternatively you could manually get them from the hp website...
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Posted: 2006-08-25 13:10:00
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@mrao
I think it's all done off the HP website, there is an automatic product identifier and upgrade advisor on their support pages. I've never managed to get it to work properly though so you'll have to tell me the secret
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Posted: 2006-08-25 13:17:28
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Apologies Cycovision for writing your 'name' wrongly
@Cycovision,
For me,Installing drivers are big deal and am afraid that i might mess up things.i will leave them to the service guys.
@mrao,
Thanks for pointing out the mistake
Yes,my laptop too has "HP support"...they have a nice looking Active chat but the problem is that its only from 9am to 6pm...I hoped to talk to them but after filling up all those forms,i didnt get much time...Heres the conversation
""[Friday, August 25, 2006 5:49 PM] -- Automatically generated message:
Your support request has been received by HP and has been queued. We are working on your problem and will contact you within one business hour (Monday-Friday , between 9am and 5pm local time ).
[Friday, August 25, 2006 5:50 PM] -- Automatically generated message:
For reference, your Case ID is xxxxxxxxxxxx
[Friday, August 25, 2006 5:50 PM] -- Automatically generated message:
The HP Support technician, S S has been assigned to your case.
[Friday, August 25, 2006 5:50 PM] -- ME says:
anyone there to help me ?
[Friday, August 25, 2006 5:50 PM] -- ME says:
anyone there in active chat??
[Friday, August 25, 2006 5:50 PM] -- S S says:
Hello ME,
Thank you for contacting the New HP and for your interest in our Instant Support program. I see you have a question.
I'm going to take a few moments to review the information from your computer and will message you back, right here, very soon. Please add this page to your Favorites in case you get disconnected or close your browser so you may come back to this conversation.
[Friday, August 25, 2006 6:00 PM] -- S S says:
Our support is available from 4:00AM to 8:30PM SGP Time, Monday to Friday. I will place this request in a special holding queue. If you still require assistance, please reply to this message and either I or another qualified agent will continue to assist you. Thank you for using HP Instant Support.
""""
Got no replys after this message.
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Posted: 2006-08-25 15:06:16
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That sounds sooo familiar!
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Posted: 2006-08-25 15:18:00
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looking for some advice on laptops. got two in mind that suit my budget and needs. one has a pentium m 735a, the other a sempron 64 3200+.
now i know very little about processors in laptops so ive no idea which will perform the best given the rest of the specs are almost identical.
any help greatfully recieved
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Posted: 2006-08-28 22:46:49
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There's not alot in it to be honest. The strengths and weaknesses of both chips kind of cancel each other out if you know what I mean, meaning that they're both going to perform pretty much the same.
I guess that since the sempron is a true 64 bit processor, it might be an idea to go with that simply in case you wish to upgrade to Vista in the future. It's possible that with a 64 bit capable OS running, the sempron might outperform the Intel but even then I think the differences won't be astonishing.
However, I must admit that I'm guessing here. I haven't come across any reviews that test both of those chips head-to-head, although I have built desktop machines using sempron 3200s and they were more than fast enough for general use i.e. surfing, office stuff, video playback etc.
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Posted: 2006-08-29 10:20:50
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cheers cycovision, ive always used amd myself when build a pc so i get a bit lost with the intel stuff.
the sempron a touch cheaper so might as well save my pennies for some thing else like a bag to put it in
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Posted: 2006-08-29 16:45:57
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Hey mate,need some help here.My pc is not playing any audio.ive checked my drivers,uninstalled them re-installed em but still no luck.when i open volume control,it says'no active mixer devices available,to install mixer devices,go to CP,and use add new hardware'.But all drivers that used to be there are listed.
Apparently all this happened after i did a sys restore some days ago.Although all my other hardwares working perfect,audio is dead.
And one thing else,if i reconnect my speakers and mic,Soundmax does recognize them,but after i set them up its again the same story.
Any suggestions??
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Posted: 2006-08-29 17:06:11
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Very strange! Starting with the obvious, have you gone to Device manager and checked that the audio device is not disabled? I'm just thinking that even if the drivers are in ok, it won't work if the device is disabled in windows?
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Posted: 2006-08-29 17:16:23
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While waiting for ur reply i un-installed and re-installed the drivs yet again.No luck.
Yes,i checked their properties all listed under sound,video and game controllers are enabled.
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Posted: 2006-08-29 17:28:25
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