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    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Malikite009, Nov 28, 2006.

  1. Malikite009

    Malikite009 Notebook Guru

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    Well here's my problem... i have a core 2 duo t5500 1.66 processor in my hp. In the beginning I wanted something close to the caliber of my laptop i have now in at least a 1.8 but unfortunately i could only get it in a 1.6 processor. I like my laptop dont get me wrong but i feel as tho it's a little weak compared to a sony vaio i had with a 1.8 processor with only 1 gig. My laptop has 2gigs of memory and whenever i play music on the windows media player, i get this interuption (music stutering) when i switch to a full screen application (like the video display on media player). Now i have no idea if thats a problem with my laptop or the lack power from the laptop. I guess my real question is, if i up grade to a 2.0 or even a 1.8, will i continue to have the same problem? Because by all means, id rather upgrade and get better performance than stay stuck with a 1.6. but if theres a way to solve this matter with just a couple of configurations than i would wait till later down the road and upgrade. thanks in advance :)
     
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  2. NetBrakr

    NetBrakr Notebook Deity

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    I believed this isnt a hardware problem rather then a software problem. I am running much older Celeron. I tested, I didnt hear any interruption when I am playing music when I switch to a full screen application. How many processes do you have running on the background?

    JC
     
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    derelict1987 Notebook Consultant

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    Whenever I switch to a video display or a game or something similar I also get this music stutter. This shows the perils of integrated sound. I have the 1.8 and the same thing happens to me and I assume the 2.33 people dont have it much if any better since it is related to the integrated sound.
     
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    mr_bots Notebook Evangelist

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    Maybe HP didn't configure it to run properly on both cores (search the threads to find how to do this, I believe it's a sticky). Its probably not your processor as what you're describing shouldn't cause both cores to run at 100% and stutter. Also, check and make sure you have the newest drivers for sound card, video card, etc.
     
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  5. Malikite009

    Malikite009 Notebook Guru

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    how would i go about configuring the sound or video... Or the cores for even that matter... id like to know how i can play around with the cores for maximum performance.
     
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