And my screen is a ......... QDS !!!!

Finally, after exchanging my laptop patiently 4 times, yesterday I received my new laptop and it came with a QDS screen. I love it. It looks very nice.
No dead pixels either or anything so far. My DVD burner is a Sony so I'm assuming that's a good thing.
I'm still playing with it so hopefully I won't find anything bad. I think this is it. This is finally the laptop I get to keep.

Wooohhhhoooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Specifications:
HP Pavilion dv2000t customizable notebook PC
Genuine Windows XP Professional Edition
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor T7200 (2.00 GHz)
FREE Upgrade to 14.1" WXGA BrightView Widescreen!!
128MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7200
HP IMPRINT Finish + Microphone + Webcam
1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x512MB)
100 GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
FREE Upgrade - LightScribe DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer
Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network w/Bluetooth
HP Mobile Remote Control
HP Mobile Stereo Earbud Headphones

 

Does the new laptop make the annoying buzzing/whining sound when on battery power?

I also had to exchange my dv2000T 2 friggin times because of terrible screens, and my 3rd one finally has a good screen (LPL)....but now I have another problem that quite a few other dv2000/6000 owners have complained about: the annoying buzzing/whining noise when the laptop is being used on battery.

 

I got my Dv2000Z (LPL) a few days ago.. and umm.. i have that horrible battery noise when unplugged... what to do...? what to do?

 

Hey Superhuman, I'm happy to report that my laptop don't have that buzzing/whining noise. However, I went into my room (with no noise at all) and I put the laptop right next to my face/ear then I was able to hear a buzzing when I removed the power cord from the laptop but it's very very very very minimal. Like I said I had to go into a quite room and put the laptop in my ear to be able to hear it otherwise you wouldn't even notice it at all. I guess that buzzing it's always there but in your case, for some reason, it's loud. How loud it is?

 

It's LOUD. I can hear it over music/movies playing on the laptop. It makes the laptop unusable on battery.......which completely defeats the purpose of a laptop. I'm getting really frustrated with this crap already. All I wanted was an frggin laptop to use for school. Is that too much to ask? I've already taken my midterms and it's past the halfway mark of the semester and I still don't have a normal functioning laptop. This is ridiculous. Never buying HP again.

 

You can hear it over music? ****, that is loud. Sorry to hear that. I can feel your pain. I was like that for 3 months (4 exchanges). Hopefully this is it.

Good luck with the repair/exchange.

 

Whats better LPL or QDS. i had a bad luck, last night i was virus scaning and found a **** load of viruses. that ****ing avast! **** didnt work. now im using AVG. i hope it blocks the virus -,-

 

BTW when you ripp off the UPC off the box, can you still return it? or not

whats the best anti virus out there that is free

 

because i ripp it off to do the rebate

 

I don't think so... that's why they tell you to wait until after the 21 day return period has expired before mailing in rebate forms.

 

4 times..wow..dunno if my printer rebate will last that long

btw how much time does it take to get the refund

 

can you trace it to any spcific area on the notebook?

 

The noise is coming from the processor,

You can use this program:
http://cpu.rightmark.org/products/rmclock.shtml

Check the "Run HLT command when OS........"

Restart and the noise should dissapear or be very quiet

Good luck.

 

my dv6000z isnt loud at all but you'd think a bigger machine would be louder but its not.

 

Hey Shlem, you sure about that?. If that's true you are about to be a lot of people's God in here. A lot of people has been complaining about that issue.

Maybe somebody should create a new thread with this issue and solution in it.

 

There is only one drawback to running the HALT command. It will not allow the CPU to go into deeper C2/C3/C4 deep sleep states, so you might experience reduced battery life(dont really have an idea by how much) and increased power consumption.

 

It's coming from the keyboard/speakers area, just like all other people who have this issue have reported.

I already tried this. Doesn't work.

 

Well, it works for me,

about the battery it's true but i use AC power almost all the time

 

just want to know, did you took the free upgrade for the brightview one? or you just stick with the original one? i took the free upgrade and i got SEC. Darn it. Does anyone know what should i do to ask them to change my screen? (return it or what?) But then again, since i purchased it using a 15% off coupon, i have to pay more if i purchase another (the coupon expired already)


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are you sure the buzzing your hearing isnt the fan