[Drivers] HP dv3-2XXX, Compaq CQ35 / CQ36 (INTEL)

Another update to the HP Quick Launch Buttons now available. It's an important update, as it fixes several bugs that some users may be experiencing.

12/01/2009

• Updated HP Quick Launch Buttons to version 6.50.9.1.

 

I may have some insight, when I updated the Bios on my DV3T to F13 my mobile broadband (WLAN) stopped working. It would show up in the Wireless Assistant as on but disabled and it was grayed out so I couldn't change it. I tested this out several times. I reverted back to the previous bios and everything worked fine. I'm sure this is one of the reasons why. Don't know why they removed the Bios completely though because the F12A works fine for me. It wasn't until updated to F13 that I started having problems.

 

Some changes made to the original post. Thanks lovegl for the first two.

12/03/2009

• Updated HP Integrated Bluetooth Module driver to version 6.2.1.500.
• Updated links to the Validity Fingerprint Reader driver.
• Updated HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection to version 4.0.4.1.

 

New updates on the original post. My appreciation to those who brought these to my attention.

12/04/2009

• Updated LightScribe System Software to version 1.18.10.2 (thanks Undress).
• Updated NVIDIA graphics driver to version 195.62 (thanks jondm1 and lovegl).

For the NVIDIA graphics drivers, additional mirrors may exist for your region should you not reside in the US -- select the region closest to you for a better download experience.

 

is there a driver for power settings? i just upgraded to win7 and when i close the lid or put it to "sleep" it keeps powering on and off

 

Perhaps applying HP's System Default Settings will help with your power management issues. Try this and see if it fixes your problem.

Version: 1.0.0.8
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp45001-45500/sp45457.exe

For more information about this Softpaq, see ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp45001-45500/sp45457.cva.

 

go to control panel --- power options and chg your settings.

 

mivec or anyone...

do any of you still have the BIOS vF12A?

cld you upload it somewhere please? pretty pls

i forgot to save it on my pc thinking it will always be on HPs site....

 

Here ya go. F.12 A BIOS for the dv3t:

http://www.mediafire.com/?kcye5tjzhu1

 

Thank you so much dynamius.

 

thanks as always but it didn't work. When i tell it to sleep it goes to sleep but 2 seconds later it turns on with the screen off. I move the mouse and the screen comes on with the locked prompt to log in....???

i just figured it out. if i leave my usb mouse plugged in it will keep powering up and powering off. it's just a logitech mx580...i will check synaptics and mouse drivers.

 

Goto device manager, right click the usb mouse and goto the power management tab. Unselect allow this device to wake the computer from sleep.

 

it worked! thanks!!

 

hey guys i have a dv3t with win 7 64 bit would downgrading my bios affect me at all? which one should i upgrade to?im trying to fix 2 things first i lost my srs premium sound and i keep getting a stop 0x0000003b bluescreen any idea what to do for any of these?

 

Try to upgrade to F12A bios.

 

i dont think you can downgrade your bios, unless you tinker around with the bios setup files.

i have bios f12a installed with win7 ultimate x64, no problems with srs or blue screens. maybe you should re-install windows 7 from scratch if you keep getting bsods.

 

Actually im realizing i dont need to downgrade just upgrade. After spending useless hours with HP tech support all they kept saying was buy a recovery disk and do a fresh recovery which im avoiding since I have many install i dont want to lose here. I have Bios F.06 which i thought was up to date as per HP until i saw this thread. Ill try f12a ASAP in the morning. But yea my biggest issue right now is the SRS i lost and the IDT issues i keep having. Any other ideas will also be appreciated.

BTW to everyone on here helping THIS THREAD IS AMAZING MUCH BETTER THAN HP TECH SUPPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I completely forgot about that...good work!

On another note, there is a new IDT High Definition Audio driver out (version 6.10.6249) -- I will put this up on the original post soon but am too busy to do so at the moment.

ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp45501-46000/sp45926.exe

Apparently the release notes say that it adds a new equalizer in order to "improve the playback experience."

 

i tried these drivers. first off, i didn't notice any difference in the equalizer. but the big issue here was that it wouldnt let me save a custom setting on the equalizer. rolled back to .6242

 

Ok, so i flashed my bios with F12 and reinstalled my audio driver. I know have working speakers and a responsive quick launch bar, only one issue left.

I still can not find the options, enable, or equalizer for my SRS Premium Sound that came on the computer originally? Any more ideas?. I guessing its just an issue of finding the program and installing it again since i do not think it is bios related, yet teh downlaod is nowhere to be found.

 

id just install the IDT High Definition Audio driver v6.10.6249.0

thats the only thing i installed and the icon to access my audio settings is always on the bottom right of my screen...


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note to myself:- updated everything to this point...

 

ok when i updated to the latest idt audio driver 10 mins ago without uninstalling the previous version, it updated ok...without any errors. however, the idt control panel seemed different ie. there was no setting for srs etc.

so what i did was go to control panel---uninstall programs
and removed the idt audio driver. once removed, windows will ask to restart so restart your notebook.

once windows comes on again it will automatically install generic drivers for the audio...let it finish. then install the idt driver and restart when completed.

got back the srs etc after that

 

Hi,

I don't know if anyone else has had the same problem as me with the BIOS. But in bios updates F.11, and F.12 my WWAN card is not found in HP Wireless Assistant. I researched it up, but it seems that eaither I am alone on this issue or nobody else has a DV3 with a WWAN card in it.

I played around with it today and it turns out that only in bios versions F.06, and F.07 does my WWAN card work. However, it took me forever to find these older bios versions so I thought I would get a collection of the F.06, F.07, F.11, and F.12 uploaded to the internet for those people who might have a problem similar to mine. It can be downloaded here.

http://wikisend.com/download/542692/HP DV3 BIOS ALL.zip

I cannot seem to upload to rapidshare to stay on permanently so if someone else could do that it might be helpful to other people.

If anyone has solved the problem with bios F.11, and F.12 working with a WWAN card please send me a message, but otherwise this is the only workaround I have found to this issue.

Mike

 

Quite a bit of stuff updated over the past couple weeks. It took a while to get everything straightened out but it got done. Below is a list of the most recent edits to the original post -- thanks to everyone who had helped out!

12/12/2009

• Updated IDT High Definition Audio Codec driver to version 6.10.6249.0 (thanks lovegl).

12/21/2009

• Updated HP MediaSmart MVP links (revision D, thanks lovegl).
• Updated HP Quick Launch Buttons to version 6.50.12.1 (thanks lovegl and amires).
• Updated Atheros Wireless LAN driver to version 8.0.0.238.

12/26/2009

• Updated Intel Chipset Device Software to version 9.1.1.1025 (thanks lovegl).

I also added simple instructions on how to run the Intel Chipset Device Software using the -overall parameter. Please see the Important Information section for details (really, it's now much easier ).

 

ok good news is that i did a clean install of my windows 7 64 bit on the computer and used all the drivers provided here to set it all back up and it working like a beauty

BUT... one minor problem, which is more of s nuisance then a problem, My FN+F6 key which is used to lock the computer doesnt work. All the other function key combos work fine tho... any ideas?

 

Have you configured a password for Windows logon?

 

yea i have my account set with a password and whenever i log out or shutdown its required to get back on, but the lock wont work using my HP assigned short cut.

I tried making a desktop lock short cut and setting its hotkey to f6 and then hiding the file. it works for a while an then the short cut quits working also.

 

im on win7 x64 with bios f12 and HP Quick Launch Buttons v6.50.9.1

just tried it and fn+f6 locks my notebook but it unlocks it by just clicking the icon since i havent set a pwd for my account...

 

same exact setup as me fugger except i have quicklaunch version...6.50.12.1

im about to just give up and let this one go but any other ideas would be nice...

 

Update got the lock button to work!, turns out somehow somesort of service got disabled that shouldnt have been via services.msc... re-enabled it and its all fine now!! DV3 is running at 100%

 

Guys,
I'm a new user of CQ35 with Win 7 ultimate.
Could you help me how to find my current BIOS version ?

 

Just type system information into a windows search. You will get one result called the same thing "System information". Open that and it will list a bunch of your computers specs including current bios and version.

 

Thanks for the quick response, mate.
What's the benefit using newest version of BIOS ? I find my current BIOS is old version.

 

Only if you're experiencing any problems should you really bother with updating the BIOS. If everything's working just as they should, then you won't even need to worry about it.

However, you'll notice a couple of improvements right off the bat if you're moving up from version F.06 such as the fan will no longer spin at maximum speed for the first second or two when you first power on your machine. Another is the updated hp logo to the blue circle logo, but that's purely aesthetic.

 

I installed windows 7 ultimate 64 bit on my dv3t. Everything s working except my webcam. I think i installed some wrong firmware version or driver. After that i unistalled it and tried the one posted here and also on hp s website. But the camera still goes undetected. Can anyone with the same config as mine, post a link of their working driver. Also anyone who knows the make of the dv3t camera. I shall really appreciate it.

 

Can anyone post up a link for the HP Webcam driver only file. Or tell me which version are they using on their Windows 7 x64.

 

Never installed a driver. I'm just using the driver that Windows 7 assigned to it. The driver installed is dated 2006-06-21.

Which program are you trying to use with it?

 

Is your driver version 6.1.7600.16385 ?

I have tried both HP media smart Webcam 2.2.161(lmade for Vista x64) and 3.0 (made for Win7 x64). Without installing it my device manager does not recognize it. It was working fine earlier, but stopped working. Re-installed win 7 but no luck

 

The first update to the thread in 2010 -- new Ethernet/LAN drivers.

01/04/2010

• Updated Realtek PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Family Controller driver to version 7.011 for Windows 7.

 

Yep. The driver version for my webcam is 6.1.7600.16385

It sounds strange. When did it stop working/being detected? As in, when was the last time it was working? Before a certain program or driver installation?

Also, it could be that there may be another video device such as a TV tuner you may be using that Windows automatically sets as the default video device in place of the HP webcam. That'll also cause applications to not see the webcam.

Could you go into Device Manager and see how many devices are listed under Imaging devices? Also might want to check the Sound, Game, and Video Game Controllers section for possible devices.

 

It was working before i started updating my various drivers from

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=374714

.. I re-installed my windows but it showed as unknown device.

After installing HP media webcam, it showed up under imaging device as HP Webcam. I think i installed some firmware upgrade for webcam which has probably done something.

 

Hi,
I have a problem with cq35-109tu, When i install windows7 (with no any driver installed) the brightness lcd setting (FN+F7/F8) is working.
But when i install a display driver from HP site, that combination button stop working. I try install QLB driver but nothing happen.
Someone tell me to update bios to F.11C version (my current version is F.06).

can anyone share me the link where to download winflash F.11C version for my cq35?

 

Can I use that for my cq 35-109tu?

 

I've experienced the same problem using the display driver from HP's website. I'm assuming you have the Intel GMA 4500MHD. All you have to do is uninstall that one and install the one listed on the first page of this thread, or download the driver from Intel directly. The driver posted on HP's site seems to have compatibility issues.

 

Yep. You can use that for your CQ35. Here's the information of it:

TITLE:
WinFlash for HP Notebook System BIOS - Microsoft Windows Vista-Based

VERSION:
F.12 REV: A

DESCRIPTION:
This package contains the WinFlash Utility and a system BIOS image for the
supported notebook/laptop models and operating systems. The WinFlash Utility is
used to locally flash the system BIOS (ROM) on notebooks/laptops operating in a
Microsoft Windows Operating System environment.

PURPOSE:
Recommended

SoftPaq NUMBER:
sp45493

SUPERSEDES:
sp43563

EFFECTIVE DATE:
September 29, 2009

CATEGORY:
BIOS

SSM SUPPORTED:
YES

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Notebooks

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
Compaq Presario CQ35 Notebook PCSeries
HP Pavilion dv3 Notebook PC Series

OPERATING SYSTEM(S):
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Starter 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64 Edition

LANGUAGE(S):
Global

ENHANCEMENTS:
- Updates the Intel Memory Reference Code to version 2.9.
- Updates the Computrace OPROM to support the next generation of Microsoft
Windows Operating Systems.
FIXES:
- Fixes an issue where a PCI-E Express card may not work in DOS mode.
- Fixes an intermittent issue where the system stops responding (hangs) in DOS
edit mode when a USB mouse is attached and a driver is loaded.
- Fixes an intermittent issue where the system stops responding (hangs) when
running the Futuremark 3DMark Software.
- Fixes an intermittent issue where the system may not boot from a USB CD-ROM
drive.

PREREQUISITES:
None

HOW TO USE:
1. Download the file by clicking the "Download" or "Obtain Software" button and
saving the file to a folder on your hard drive (make a note of the folder where
the downloaded file is saved).
2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.

Copyright (c) 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

 

Good news for all you guys here... HP has released a new BIOS, version F.13 A. Now up on the original post, it is basically a re-release of F.12 A -- with an additional fix pertaining to WWAN cards not working when running Windows Vista.

Please read the Important Information section for the BIOS on the original post before you begin flashing. Enjoy!

01/07/2010

• Updated BIOS to version F.13 A.

 

thanks. just updated to bios F.13A without any problems...

 

Hopefully F.13 A will not be pulled off of the HP FTP server.

Other updates:

01/09/2010

• Updated Synaptics TouchPad driver to version 14.0.13.1.
• Updated MediaSmart Webcam links.

 

There is an unknown device on my Device Manager. " The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)" I've tried to update driver by online but my windows 7 unable to find the driver automatically. Can any body help me for this problem ?

 

have you installed the HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection?