[Drivers] HP dv6-2XXX / dv7-3XXX / dv8 / HDX16 / HDX18 (INTEL)

I love the variety and quantity of cool extensions that are available for FF. I've got it very customized to my liking. Haven't found anything I like more although I did like Opera mini on my relatively dumb cell phone (back when I had internet access on my cell phone).

 

I did download and try it (Opera 10.6) out a bit. It seems quite fast on initial loading so their claim seems plausible. I prefer Firefox however as the speed of Opera on the same websites doesn't seem sufficiently faster to give up the standards support and my familiarity with Firefox for ease of use and configuration. That's my $.02 worth, Alan.

Regards,
- - Phil

 

Yep.... no one wants to leave What is comfortable unless there is good motivation.

I keep looking for an excuse as I'm always game for improvement and staying cutting edge as long as the cost to do so isn't too high.

So far I haven't switched......
But competition is good......

In a world where everything is changing, its nice to cling to things that are rock solid...... seems that doesn't stay the same forever either....

But I have a loyal spirit and I don't just leave something because something else has a flashy title..... I do need to see good reason....
I don't like bouncing back and forth.

In my line of work, routine is very important.... basically, I never change it unless its for the permanent forever... "until I see another opportunity to better the routine for the permanent".

Timing is everything..... sometimes we just aren't in the mood to take risks and dabble with new adventures, other times we are.

In life, I have always found change refreshing, invigorating, and I've never looked back....

But when it comes to software... not so!

Changing software is like changing your friends..... there is quite an emotional attachment to the software we use, hence the heated discussions.

 

Not only that performance wise, but Opera is also much lighter on system resources... So if you're the type of guy that's always trying to "minimize" or "maximize" his system usage, depending upon how you look at it, Opera would yield slightly lower consumption of system memory and processor allocation. But then again with a system like PMorgans, i doubt any of that should matter.

But then again I dont care what system im running, I'd -always- look for the lightest programs possible...

In regards to the faimiliarity issue with Firefox, I used firefox for as far back as I can remember, had all the fancy add-ons (which actually slow your browser down), and my bookmark tab was packed.. When I downloaded and installed Opera I was surprised how fast I became immediately accustomed to it and made the switch, because I am typically not like that. A program really has to "feel" right for me to actually switch from one to another. You guys know what I mean..

Unfortunately, several (I wouldnt go so far as to say "many") websites aren't Opera customized or cannot be viewed properly with Opera. Not that they can't be viewed with Opera so much as they can only be viewed with, obviously, the two main most popular browsers, IE & Firefox. As Opera (and other browsers) establish a wider and wider user base this issue with compatibility will soon vanish.

I use a Netbook also, and another thing I like about Opera is its instant-load times. Really nice when you're running a system that is bare-bones in the first place. In fact, they even have an Opera browser iPhone App, and it's light years--literally-- faster than Apple Safari stock browser. 3G OR WiFi, both its incredibly faster. Really amazing coding.

--geeze I should be an Opera salesman. lol First thing I'd do is CHANGE THE DARN NAME! LOL OPERA?? ?? =)

 

I agree, not sure what the story is behind the name "Opera".. but its a bit hoaky!

From time to time, seems everything has to start over and go to scratch and start new code to step up into the next level of performance.
I noticed that first with Antivirus software.

Making drivers to maneuver massive programs is certainly the challenge.

I want to try and steer this thread back on topic.

Its one of the most valuable threads I know for DV8T owners "and others"

Keeping drivers current "while sometimes risky" is a powerful tool I'm glad we have access to with computers.

Most other electronics you buy, when you bring it home from the store, you have what you have... no upgrading, no fixing bugs, no graduating to later generations of technology.

Being able to upgrade drivers affords us the advantage of not becoming obsolete quite so fast.

Browsers are no different, if Firefox or any other browser sleeps for too long, they get left in the dust and few will go back once they grow accustomed to a new format.

 

has anyone tried the 259.31 developer driver? the modded inf is up at laptopvideo2go dot com.

 

I dunno about that driver thing wishmaster, but check out what I did to my 16t here Dunno if you guys follow other areas of the forum but this one is quite interesting.. it does have it's drawbacks but over it's superb. Let me know what u think wingstrings.

 

It matters to me! After basic utility, sort of standard with Win 7, the primary measure of a computer is speed (performance) isn't it?! Once we get these suckers, we optimize everything we can and then we unload everything we can do without - all to make them run better and faster.

While I'm not sold on Opera, I like it well enough so far to continue evaluate it and learn more about how it works, etc.

Besides that, it's not very big and seems to work fine for just searching and viewing. When I need more, I can always load FireFox 3.6 if other features are needed.

Like Alan, I don't dump one software easily to adopt another. Unlike Alan, tho', I stick with my BIOS and drivers as long as I have no problems (that are specifically addressed in a new version).

Regards,
- - Phil

 

First update in a while -- looks like you guys were having a fierce debate about browsers while waiting for the next update.

08/13/2010

• Updated Synaptics TouchPad driver to version 15.0.24.0.

Prior removal of older drivers is recommended before installing the newest version. Technical release notes are provided within the driver package.

 

Certainly some passionate opinions are being aired in the discussion.

Regards,
- - Phil

 

Wow!! cant wait to update my touchpad drivers!! lol

 

Hi! back from sunny Greece...

Found Validity Fingerprint Sensor Driver version 2.1.0.2B from HP. This driver is for Windows 7 x86/x64. Supported models dv6 and dv7 series.

html: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp49001-49500/sp49477.html
cva: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp49001-49500/sp49477.cva
Softpaq: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp49001-49500/sp49477.exe

 

Does that mean I shouldn't install it on my DV8?

If anyone installs it on a DV8 and finds it to work well, please post about it.

 

Hi.i hav a strange problem,with a fresh install my device manager shows:

my ethernet adapter = Realtek RTL8168D/8111D PCI -E Gigabit (microsoft driver)and also
my wifi adapter as= Intel Centrino Advanced- N 6200 AGN (works fine)

But as soon as iI update the driver of ethernet adapter manually to the latest from realtek the ethernet adapter disappears from the device manager,if i use the setup .exe for the realtek driver then a message pops up sayin,"The Realtek Network Controller was not found. If Deep Sleep Mode is enabled Please Plug the Cable".

Does that mean i hav no ethernet adapter it does appear on device manager initially or is it a driver issue.Actually i hav access to wifi freely so havent felt the need for a land line/network access to internet at present,but i need to know i'll be able to do so.What do u suggest i do?
i was thinking to post it in the *OFFICIAL: dv6t Quad Edition Owner's Lounge*, but feeling it seems a driver issue i posted here.
Should i post it in that thread to?
Please advice..
Thanks
My Config
HP DV6t-2300 ,Corei7 720QM, 4GB RAM, 320 GB HDD 7200RPM,
NVIDIA GT 320M, Insyde HP F.1C BIOS.
Everything else works.

 

Just plug an ethernet cable (doesn't have to be connected to anything) into the ethernet port on your machine and your ethernet adapter will wake up and be detected and you can update.

 

pae77,
thanks for the quick reply,much appreciated.
Just to make sure that would be to connect the cable to the R-45 port on the left side ports.
Will do that asap(got cables at work).

Is there any role for R-11 ports(modem ports) in todays time.

 

Yes, you have understood the procedure correctly.

I don't think there is much role for dial up modems now a days. I certainly haven't missed not having it.

 

This driver supports the following Validity fingerprint sensors: VFS201, all VFS300 family, VFS421, VFS451. I don't have fingerprint sensor, so I can't test if it improves sensor functionality.

 

@ pae77

Thanks for the comments my friend.

 

@ ornio, no problem, you're welcome.

@ Z3tor, My DV8 has the VFS301. I'm not sure whether that would be included in "all VFS300 family." So I guess I'll hold off on that one for now. But thanks again for posting so many great updates for all of us.

 

Yes, VFS301 is included in that package. I downloaded and extracted it and it has driver files for VFS201, VFS300, VFS301, VFS421 and VFS451. It should be safe to install. If you are not sure, wait till someone confirms it's ok. Cheers!

 

I'll cool my jets on that one....
AFAICT, it doesn't fix anything on my machine and my touchpad is working great! YMMV.

Regards,
- - Phil

 

One of the recent touchpad updates added "gestures" capability, which was a significant improvement, imo, that I make frequent use of.

 

Yup...That was earlier one and NOT this one. I guess if you didn't get it then, it would be included in this one (which seems to improve nothing).

Regards,
- - Phil

 

Personally, I don't see why ANYONE would ever want to use a touchpad over a mouse, I find them to be extremely annoying, not egronomic, and error-prone. I dont think I've ever used a laptop with a touchpad that works 100% of the time. I know there's a "learning curve" for all of them but for the most part it should be as completely natural as possible right off the bat, IMHO.

Why computer designers haven't implemented sort of a mouseball type configuration is beyond me. You know, similar to that of a Blackberry's, but bigger. That to me would be much more precise & practical.

It's like one computer company came out with the "touchpad" and now they all are stuck in this "touchpad" way of thinking, as soon as IBM's "red-dot thingy in-the-middle-of-your-keyboard" didn't catch on.

Someone needs to revolutionalize the touchpad!

There, theres my mini-rant I've been wanting to get off my chest for a long time now about the infamous Touchpad.

 

Then please feel free to disregard it. No one is insisting you install it.

 

There's a little button above the touchpad that allows you to deactivate the touchpad. I keep mine turned off unless/until I need it.

 

Yes, the God of Touchpads is insisting us all to install it. I strongly suggest you listen to the God of Touchpads, for he is a brutal god.

And Re: little button above touchpad:

wow is that what that's for?? I always thought that was the self-destruct button HP builds into all their laptops just in case their customers aren't happy with their purchase! thanks man!

 

Acer have Broadcom WLAN driver 5.100.249.2 and ENE CIR driver 2.7.4.3 available. I'm not 100% sure theese work with HP laptops, but if someone's willing to try, here's the links. No release notes available.

ENE CIR driver 2.7.4.3 Win7 x86/x64

Broadcom WLAN driver 5.100.249.2 Win7 x86/x64

 

I'm not so sure if the Broadcom wireless LAN driver works, someone with a Broadcom card will need to try and confirm. From the package, there doesn't seem to be anything that will prevent the driver from installing properly.

I have to say the same for the ENE CIR Receiver driver, but I can luckily test this and see if it works.

 

What about this Validity Fingerprint Sensor Driver version 2.1.0.2B...

 

ENE CIR driver 2.7.4.3 works for me.

Anyone know how to re-map the hp remote control buttons? I would like to change the Media Center button to open media player of my choice.

 

Me too. That would be cool.

One thing I've found is that once I have my preferred music player playing, the HP controls work to control it, which is nice.

 

You have to edit the Buttonx.xml (x is for Number 1-7).

The *.xml's are located in "C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP MediaSmart\buttons" (I have a x64 Win7)

Button2.xml is for the MediaPlayer.

I edited the Code to:

HTML:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Button name="Music">
  <Action>%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe
    <Param>/ms</Param><Param>/maximize</Param></Action>
  <BitmapPath>
    <Normal>..\res\MusicStation-icon.png</Normal>
    <Hover>..\res\MusicStation-over.png</Hover>
    <Click>..\res\MusicStation-press.png</Click>
  </BitmapPath>
</Button>
 

So the Mediplayer Button open the Windows MediaPlayer

Edit:

In the Language Folder's in: "C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP MediaSmart\buttons" you can rename the Button's

 

Whoa!! Thanks so much Command-HDX I tought I had to edit registry or use some macro recording program to do this. This is too easy now

---edit

Actually this won't affect directly to remote control buttons. But what a cool way this is to edit MediaSmart SmartMenu items. Just copy (or edit the existing xml) any of the .xml files and rename to something. Now edit that xml file's program path and icons (MediaSmart\res -folder) to add any program to SmartMenu.

 

Sorry,

yes with the edited *.xml's you can only change the Buttons in the SmartMenu...not the Hardware-Buttons (Play/Pause, Stop...) directly.

 

Hi,

I just wanted to thank you for providing all these updates for my HP HDX 16-1040 US Lap Top.

You have helped me repair five different things so far today 4 were updated drivers.

And one was a new version for my ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protector Driver
I had a big old conflict that happened on my last update for Windows Vista.

You Rock!

Thanks So Much !!

I put this web site in my Favorites Folder!

Thanks Again


Safety 56 ( Alias Steve )

 

Is there any way of getting the dv6's Validity fingerprint sensor to work with Windows 7's biometric framework (WBF)? Digitalpersona has been iffy for me and I'm trying to find a way around it.

 

I looked at it and it's exactly the same as the one already posted up.

I'll post the new ENE CIR Receiver driver and update the IDT HD Audio link shortly.

Update: I looked at the Broadcom Wireless LAN driver files and the one you posted has universal support for all the adapters, compared to the ones that HP provided. So I will post these up too. Thanks for finding them!

 

Relax, Peter, no one can "insist" any of us into doing something that's doesn't offer any benefit to us.

Both our comments apply to different folks with different objectives. I'm very conservative and don't install new stuff that offers no improvement or fix for a real issue. If a previous version offered new features, that was relevant for that update but this update doesn't help anyone who previously installed that older one.

Explaining such conservatism doesn't seem to justify attracting your derision. How many times do we read here of folks installing new drivers and needing help when it doesn't go well?! I feel advising caution to avoid such risks when a driver offers no manifest improvement of fixes is prudent.

Regards,
- - Phil

 

PMorgan, what is this NovaBench program u guys r using to establish your comp's benches? May I suggest you try a more universally-accepted, standardized test via Futuremark 3dmark06 or Vantage.. That will give MUCH more data on other comps u may use for comparisons.. perhaps u alreayd know about it, perhaps not.... anyways its Futuremark

 

Do you mean IDT HD Audio 6224.7 from Intel that is dated newer than 6289.0? but it's based on a year old driver...

Btw here's a direct link to Realtek LAN driver 7.023 at Intel
Confirm Download

 

No, I just linked to a newer Softpaq on HP's FTP server for the same IDT audio driver, version 6289.0. Hopefully the new package will fix installation issues for some users who were using the older revision. (Bonus benefit in the new package: Windows XP drivers now included!)

All the updates from Acer that you've posted are now up! It's been about 10 months since I last updated the ENE CIR Receiver driver on the first post. I'm also currently looking into a couple other drivers that I found at Acer.

08/18/2010

• Updated Broadcom Wireless LAN driver to version 5.100.249.2 (thanks Z3tor).
• Updated ENE CIR Receiver driver to version 2.7.4.3 (thanks Z3tor).
• Updated IDT High Definition Audio Codec version 6.10.6289.0 driver links.

 

Actually, yes. Several of us have used 3D Mark06 to gauge performance that may be more relevant to gaming users. I don't remember my last score on it but I recall something like 6600.

Changed to NovaBench as it is more evenly balanced between all performance elements of my DV8 and runs its benchmark routine rather quickly. My results with it show the Dv8 to be a really good performer on a wide range of tasks more like what I use it for. I do image and video graphics editing as well as general internet browsing and find the DV8 does well at all of what I use it for. I also like its avatar for use in my sig.

Regards,
- - Phil

 

This Turbo Boost Technology is still confusing me... My i7 laptop supports Turbo Boost Technology, but I can't update the driver? Why is that? Is it because only Intel integrated graphics is supported? I have Nvidia GT230 (integrated?). What's graphics got to do with Turbo Boost anyway? I thought it's dealing with cpu speed.

 

Couple of updates from HP

HP MediaSmart Music Software 4.1.4215 (Windows 7 x86/x64)

html: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp49501-50000/sp49570.html
cva: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp49501-50000/sp49570.cva
softpaq: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp49501-50000/sp49570.exe


---edit -- LSI Modem driver removed

 

MediaSmart Music Software 4.1.4215 installed fine and new features seems to be working ok. That ring-of-fire is hot!

Someone test that LSI Modem driver. I can't because I have no modem. It's for desktops, but should be fine with notebooks too.

 

I don't think the LSI modem driver update will work. I'm looking at the INF files and they are not for LSI HDA (High Definition Audio) modems, which are the ones built into the notebooks.

I'll post the MediaSmart Music Software update shortly.

 

Oops Removed LSI Modem link from earlier post.

 

08/20/2010

• Updated MediaSmart Music to version 4.1.4215 (4.1 C1) (thanks Z3tor).

(Post moved from the dv6-3xxx, dv7-4xxx Select Edition driver thread)

So this explanation is going to get complicated (and I may be wrong about all of this ). The Turbo Boost Technology and the Intel Management Engine Interface drivers are not posted in this thread because they just simply won't work on original dv6-2xxx, dv7-3xxx, and dv8-1xxx notebooks. I personally could not get them to work on my notebook either. In addition, HP had pulled these drivers off most of their support pages for these notebooks. After doing some research, I think one or both of the following may be true:

1. HP and/or Intel and/or Quanta had disabled the need to install these drivers. Could it be an indirect result of these features not being fully implemented or enabled?
2. Hardware erratum currently exists with this revision/stepping of the Intel PM55 chipset that may be interfering with proper operation of these features. The spec update for the PM55 which details errata and stepping information is located at http://www.intel.com/Assets/PDF/specupdate/322170.pdf.

Again, take what I just posted with some skepticism because I'm still not completely sure why these drivers don't work. However, it certainly does make one think...