ENVY 17-32XX Intel Ivy Bridge (AMD 7850M)

Steering suuuuuuuucks, i'm ordering a wireless receiver for my Xbox controller. I just can't do driving games with a keyboard. First person RPG yes, driving no. lol

 

Part 2

 

Do you enjoy the game so far. And what's the rarest car you have found so far...

 

I love it so far, but then this is the first racing game i've ever played on PC. Rarest? I'm not sure, i'll have to look next time i go through my list of cars; that being said, i haven't yet unlocked any new parts of the city yet.

 

Part 3

 

Ok, i thought it was just me. Steering sucks big time on Most Wanted and that's with the Xbox 360 and Microsoft receiver. I also tried my Logitech Forcefeedback wireless, it was better but can't figure out how to do the burn outs, accelerate and brake at the same time, seems like the wheel only registers one button press at a time, you can't do 2 button press at the same timnot really enjoying Most Wanted not like The Run. The Run got me hooked to the point I finished the game!

 

For the people that installed Windows 8 on their envy. My track pad and keyboard do not work at all. I mean the keyboard will work but you have to press the key like 5 times. My track pad doesn't work at all and it's frustrating. I'm guessing it's driver related. Where would I go to get drivers to make it work. I tried for like an hour just pressing tab just to get in to control panel and updating with windows update but that didn't work...

 

Did you do an upgrade or clean install? Even if drivers weren't present from HP they should work in a basic format. At the very least for the keyboard anyway. There is no keyboard driver to update.

ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp59001-59500/sp59085.exe for clickpad.

 

Thank you so much. That fixed my issue with the Track pad and keyboard. I feel like an idiot right now not knowing that...

 

I have a question If i do my recovery disk can I do a clean install on my SSD with them. And whats a list of good software to have + I read a while back when you guys started receiving your laptops that there was program that optimizes the track pad to macbooks levels almost?

 

Looks like I have dust particles trapped behind the glass cover..this sucks.

Anyone else have this issue? Is it covered in the 2 year warranty?

 

I don't think I have that issue, though unless you cracked open the display lid, it should be covered under warranty.

Would you mind snapping a pic to show what it is, so the rest of us can keep a lookout for it?

 

damn
missed the ones sold by hp on amazon.

where else can i get the envy 17t (preferably non 3d) online from a reputable store?

 

If your touchpad goes crazy after updating to WIndows 8 then rollback or install new touchpad drivers from Synaptics/HP. It also effects the keyboard, it auto updated and those two stopped working properly.

 

you can search for ComputerUpgradeKing in ebay or .com they have the envy 17 3270nr non 3d for 977.00 is refurbished . Mine gets here friday I will make a video so people like you can see the conditions of the laptop.

 

I had my Display Assembly replaced because somehow i accidentally squished a small gnat/fly between the screen and the LCD panel. I did in-home repair which took 2.5 weeks because they first sent the wrong part (regular instead of 3D).

Which reminds me, i took plenty of picks of my Envy while it was torn apart disassembled. I'll post them later today for curious eyes to see.

 

I installed Windows 8. Looking good so far except for my screen brightness. When i toggle the screen brightness button (increase-F3/decrease-F2) i see the heads up display dial moving but the screen does not darken nor brighten..looks like it stays at 100% brightness. I need to lower my brightness specially when i'm editing photos. Any help? Thanks.

 

look in the main hp forum and there is a thread for the brightness problem with a fix

 

thanks! got it to work with the registry fix!

 

Yes, please post! I'll probably give them a call to get it fixed. It's 2-3 small very fine particles of dust. It's not a dead pixel though. They're annoying....

 

I also have something between my screen and glass. Looks like a little scratch on the inside, or maybe just a dust particle.

Picture

 

First 6....

*Side note, uploading these pics on the forum is a huge pain.

 

Next... six pics

 

Last ones...

Not sure what i did with the picture of the bug in my screen but i'm still looking for it... -_-

 

This should be useful to most of you:
Updating AMD+Intel Enduro drivers (Cat 12.11 and newer) + Brightness adjustment fix

 

Hey MacHater I followed your guide step by step and successfully updated both my Intel and AMD drivers. I installed the brightness fix just as your guide says but I still can't lower it. Any advice. I'm running Windows 8 pro...

 

guys

i understand the envy 17 3D doesnt support 3 external monitors as promised but how many external screens does it really support (apart from the in built LCD)

 

I updated the guide after having installed Windows 8 myself (it was originally only tested on Windows 7). Need to replace the "f940" entries in the reg file with "ffff" and apply that for brightness to work on Windows 8.

#EDIT: Here's a pre-modified reg file: http://www.sendspace.com/file/15up82

 

Thanks for that but were do you actually add that... I'm looking in regedit and it's confusing...

 

Double-click the reg file like an executable. Click "Yes". Then reboot.

 

Thank you so much... That's been bugging me all week... Now my battery life is gonna be happy...

 

You're welcome

Now we just need to yell at HP and Intel for providing bad default values in the GPU drivers. We shouldn't have to modify the registry to get basic driver functionality to work in the first place.

 

Wait wait wait, switchable graphics fix?... :O

 

No it was the brightness fix for Windows 8. My battery was suffering because it was on maximum brightness all the time... I always use the lowest brightness possible...

 

:'( man.....

 

yo i didnt have to uninstall everything i just tryed the file u linked to but it wasnt working but then windows decided it had to update and it restarted and now its working wierd. when i restarted before it didnt

 

MacHater, thanks for the guide, but I'm not getting it to work. Here's exactly what I did.

1. Uninstalled AMD Catalyst Install Manger. Went into device manager and uninstalled the intel graphics and the 7850m drivers.
2. Rebooted into safe mode. Ran Driver Sweeper and cleaned the AMD drivers. Were there any other drivers I should've cleaned?
3. Rebooted. Installed the Intel drivers you recommended. Ran the the reg fix. Rebooted.
4. Installed the AMD 12.11 beta6. Rebooted twice.

Still not working when I try to lower brightness

 

apply the fix thing he linked to. i already tried the other stuff before and it wasnt working till then

 

Worked! For some reason, the one I got from another thread was different. Same name, but didn't work.

 

yeah other didnt work eithrt for me

 

Hey guys, quick question! Does anyone know if the envy 17 3200 blu-ray drive is capable of playing 3d blu-ray through hdmi to a 3d capable hdtv?

 

I believe so yes, haven't tried it myself yet though.
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Great i'm really hoping you're right so I don't have to wind up buying a standalone 3d blu-ray player, thanks!

 

So has the volume leveling thing been resolved yet? Last I heard there were problems with the new drivers? Mine just started doing it... weird.

 

If You manage to install the drv that are in the page ya can be solved. I couldn't but ATM using HDMI output so don't have the issue.


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Well, my saga with HP support regarding the botched Eyefinity implementation has come to an end. HP flatly refused a full refund. At best they could offer a pro rated refund since it was past the 21 day return period.

They tried to look for a different product and offer a replacement, but there are literally no laptops in their current lineup (or any other manufacturer's lineup for that matter) that would support Eyefinity and still perform well as a thin and relatively light gaming laptop.

So I took a 4 year on-site warranty with accidental damage protection.

I will build a desktop for my Eyefinity needs next Spring/Summer when Haswell comes out. In the mean time, the Envy 17 will do almost everything I purchased it to do. I still enjoy the laptop immensely, I just wished it supported a major feature it was advertised to do and which 3 generations of Envy 17's had managed to do. It's a shame HP released a product without testing Eyefinity support. It's an even bigger shame they decided to discontinue the lineup and roll the Envy branding into the DV series. The DV series isn't even a comparable class of products.

RIP Envy 15/17's.

 

haha just wait for the new premium line and do what im planning to do. "accidentally" dropping my laptop in the pool and using the accidental warranty to get a replacement from the new line

 

is there a silicone keyboard skin protector for the envy 17t? those that closely fit the keys just like those for macbooks?

 

search it up on ebay. u can get the 3000 model one cause they the exact same. I bought one for my envy along with a matte screen protector and i like it.... it just makes my machine look alittle bit old

 

I would really like to hear that conversation when your telling HP that your laptop fell in a pool so give me a new one... hahaha