*HP ENVY 14 & Envy 14 Beats (1XXX series) Owners Lounge, Part Deux*

same here. anybody know the answer

 

i would just make them just in case, what if your hard drive fails or gets wiped somehow? i mean, it takes a while, but most of the time you can just let it sit and come back in an hour and put in the next disc

 

Bah 7? ...ugh...what is the burn time? Half an hour per disk? What a pain...why did they remove the option to buy pre-made discs...

 

If you think its worth the risk not to. IF not that, then image your HDD into and external HDD

 

So, I just ordered my new HP Envy 14. But I didn't have them preinstall windows 7 pro as I already have a copy. Does windows anytime upgrade work?

Also, how bit is the restore partition?

 

It seems like right now its about 30-40 mins a disc. This is THE slowest I have ever burned a DVD. Theres no reason it should be going this slow..

 

If that's in response to the link, it's about HP purposely "undervolting" the 5650 in the Envy for some reason or another...

 

Depends. If it is MSDN or OEM, the upgrade won' work. It HAS to be Retail.

 

Student retail.

 

Don't worry your good

 

Yeah, picked it up when it was 50 bucks at launch. I'm going to just tell MS that my laptop crashing and I'm moving to new hard drive.

 

Better Battery life and also lower temps.

 

Is there an undervolt guide?

 

Does it change performance?

 

Hello, I searched and found a post a few months ago and it seemed the answer was no, but has anyone swapped a blu-ray drive into the Envy 14?

 

Where can I find the HP software that lets the webcam shoot at higher resolutions (HD?)? How about a link to where it's at? Thanks.

 

Could someone else post their temps after doing something graphics intensive? I checked my fan and it's spinning, no dust to be seen, so now I'm wondering if maybe I just panicked. I'm using the newest graphics drivers btw, including the hotfix.

 

playing wow in windowed mode puts me at 54 and 52 degrees for cpu, .95 V and 53 degrees on gpu. My max for those are 71/67 cpu, 61 for gpu

 

yeah, does anyone know?

 

Wow, that's a lot lower than mine.

Maybe it's my voltage? No idea how it got to 1V in the first place but it's def running too hot right now.

 

first post theres a link to hp envy webcam problems. in there u can find a link to dl the hp drivers

 

I just realized that I can't switch to the Intel GPU. Something's fishy

 

Sorry I couldn't find one for just the beats theme...but you might find it here...'
This is a mix of all HP wallpaper.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-compaq/309237-hp-compaq-desktop-wallpapers.html

 

HP MediaSmart > Use Webcam > Settings icon (top right of webcam window, not effects window) > Capture Resolution

 

Did you download the ATI Catalyst package from ATI or from HP? Many people have reported that the most current ATI drivers on ATI's site don't work with switchable graphics and that only the older ATI drivers on the HP site will allow you to switch. I had the same problem after installing the newest drivers and had to completely uninstall those and then install the older drivers from HP.

 

It could be that you unlpugged your laptop when it was asleep. Restart and see if it works.

 

I had no problems installing the 11.1 drivers dated from 1/26 . I can still switch GPU like a champ.
I didnt use the auto download software, I got the 65 mb whole package download.

 

Are the brightness keys still broke? (last version they worked was 9.8)

 

Aaargh - I did the exact same thing but wasn't able to switch. Now I may have to try it again.

My brightness controls worked fine with 11.1 - I just couldn't switch graphics.

 

Do you mean the download Individual Download > Catalyst Control Center?

That just gives you the updated center doesn't it? And not the new drivers?

Edit; I love that every post I make goes on a new page.... >_<

 

I downloaded and installed this

I didnt uninstall anything beforehand, it just updated the drivers...

 

New Envy is here!!! Specs in sig.

 

If you go to look at the driver version, I am guessing it doesn't say 11.1, right? (you only updated the catalyst control center)

 

Hey guys, I need some serious help on this one. I received my new envy in the 'mail a few days ago but I've noticed it won't switch to power saving gpu.

Can anyone give me a detailed "how to" on getting this to work? Do I need to installl newer drivers? THANKS!!

 

So, I'm finally receiving mine tonight... I bought from Amazon around a month ago, a friend who lives in the US is bringing it to me . Too bad I didn't get Radiance (sad thing is: I could afford it), but hell, I'm dying to get the darn thing already!!.

I'm thinking of taking high quality (read: DSLR) pics comparing it to my older DV5 screen and a 2008 MBP15 from a guy on my office. The BV should be inferior to the latter, but I think it's an interesting comparison. We'll see how it goes!

The wait is over, finally!

 

How do I get the screen brightness OSD's back? I uninstalled a bunch of the HP software. Lost the volume OSD, but I installed the 3VDX program that is linked in the first post.

 

does anyone know how to change windows theme back to default? i accidentally choose the HP theme 1st time it boots up, and now I can't change back under "personalize"

 

There should be some kind of Stardock Window Blinds program. Just open that up and set "Windows Default."

 

Thank you!!

 

Nope, can't switch no matter what I do. I'm stuck with the Radeon and it's at 1V.

 

Are you able to overclock more than before?

The i7 Envy has a higher-voltage 5650, and it's able to get 550/800 stable, easily.

 

No, it's actually pretty rubbish. I can get 500/800 but it crashes if I go higher. But OCing isn't my concern right now, it's the high temps. It lags whenever there's a lot of stuff on the screen these days.

 

Does anybody know how I would get photoshop and the other adobe programs back once I do a clean install??

 

im so so so clumsy and stupid... im upgrading my RAM and lost a coule of screws... the container where i put the screws fell. now im missing 2. it bothers the hell out of me. where can i find a screw like that? i cant find it anymre... =(

 

HP Parts Store. There is a screw kit designed for the base enclosure/chassis. HP Part Number: 608383-001.

 

According to HP envy support (which I waited 35min on hold for) Photoshop and Premiere don't ship with envys.

10 min of arguing. Ohhh they do come with envy's but it's only the trial versions. He was 100% positive (and 100% wrong).

When you find out how, let me know.

The concensus is to backup your Swsetup folder and reinstall the both programs from there. Problem is that the serial is not located any where and you need it to fully activate. I tried to activate mine online before I performed my fresh install and it didn't help at all. It's still asking me for serials

 

I'll give Kira a call on Monday, she might be able to explain how to do so. I was hoping they would ship it with a copy, but of course not.

 

Anyway to adjust the sound on this laptop? This beats audio sounds like some cheap speakers. How can we tweak this?

 

See page 1 for a sound tweak. I believe JJB came up with it.

 

Then maybe HWMonitor is misreporting the voltages.

If people really wanted, I could upload the original HP DVD backup disks (ordered extra with my laptop), I think it has the Adobe stuff on it...

Edit: OK, found the installer files. Downloading the WAIK so I can use ImageX to extract them.