*HP ENVY 14 (1XXX series) Owners Lounge, Part 1*

I double-checked in the BIOS and my fan is set to always on and I can't hear anything. If I put my ear up to the laptop I can barely hear the fan.

Edit: My bluetooth is off and nothing plugged into USB ports.

 

your fans THAT quiet? whoa

 

Would a Targus travel charge be compatible with the Envy 14? The charger tip is the correct fit, but is there a difference in charging voltage or anything that could cause it to be incompatible?

 

What's the max temp you guys have gotten your dual cores to? I'm running prime95 right now and have gotten them up to 58 C after 10 minutes...probably still gonna go up more though

 

1) yes and yes
2) no, dont need it, probably never will.

 

Okay, now when bluetooth is ON (attempting to prevent whine) but USB is in,

IT WHINES AGAIN!

What is this nonsence?

The worst part? I don't know if your computers are whining and you can't hear it and RMA'ing for a new one will do nothing or not.

 

what makes the whine?the circuit/capacitor/resistor on the mobo or the processor?if the processor, someone here upgrade it to i7 620 and you can do that too, probably ebay will sell those chips.

 

yea, that's why if I RMA it i'm probably gonna downgrade to the 450

 

You supposed to turn OFF the bluetooth, not ON

 

I don't know, I normally hear high frequency sounds just fine. I was doing some work with a signal generator a few weeks ago and I could hear sounds most others couldn't.

 

Have there been any unsolved driver issues with the clean installs?

 

I knew I should of stuck with the i3 :[

 

Do I RMA then go for the SAME deal?

Omg =_=

This is so uncool

 

I have the same problem with the noise it's coming from the cpu.
Sending my 520m back and replacing with 450m

 

I don't know if the 450 will fix anything. Honestly, I think some people can't hear the whine. I know its possible on other machines, such as the i-7's, I read online people have it.

 

I am 100% sure it's the cpu because I looked inside my envy and the buzz, whine noise was coming from the cpu. Sending my lemon back to hp

 

okay lvivkse and others convinced me to stay with an i3 and not pay an extra 50 for the 450m....i really don't want a high pitched whine. my power supply had it and i had to RMA it. new one had the same thing, but i think it's gone now.

160gb ssd w/ lojack and bcb gives me 1170 after tax; the extra 50 would put me over my 1200 budget anyway.

but i'm still worried about the clean install. for the two people who went down the list for the swsetup drivers and everything went fine, what are your configs and what method did you use to clean install? (download windows 7 disc legally, using abrbeta for geniune windows, flamenko or jpzsports's guides, online drivers, etc)
could you list your steps thoroughly?

and could we please keep track of driver-related fixes =o.

 

dude, after you do the clean install go to the drivers page on here, download them all, and install them

there's not really any science to it

 

Thanks to all who helped me get my envy 14 running smoothly. I have sucessfully installed a clean version of my own windows 7 ultimate and my own key. I let windows run the updates and I ran the software drivers that i have saved.

Couple things, What software do i install to get the volume indicator in the middle of the screen when u adjust the volume? Also I am thinking about putting quickweb on. Is that easy to un-install? if not, i'll leave it off. CHEERS to all and good luck to everybodies clean installs.

btw: i5 520m, 320gb toshiba hdd, 4gb ram. runs quiet. all i hear is the fans and bluetooth off.

 

Wait, what's wrong with your HP logo?

 

What is the command to get into BIOS?

Thanks

 

Press F10 to get into bios

 

I got base + i5-450 and did nothing special really. Just install windows as normal; of course, deleting all the trash partitions and created my own. Then went down the driver list in Swsetup from top to bottom in alphabetical order. note: I didn't use any driver listed on the website.

 

When I get to the color tab, the next screen doesnt look like the screenshots you posted, it just has brightness contrast and gamma.

 

That would be great to know!

 

The trick is finding one that doesn't completely kill your performance and usability. I get a free copy of Symantec Endpoint Protection that is a good all purpose, non intrusive, slim program. It's easy to config so it doesn't get in your way. Its cheaper than piece of crap norton and isn't as intrusive, because it is marketed toward businesses instead of consumers. Check to see if your employer or school provides it, because paying for subscriptions suck. Think of it like the dell vostros. It has all the good of the original consumer product without all the crap. Endpoint Security: Antivirus, Antispyware, Intrusion Prevention, Access Control, Network Protection | Symantec

edit: I looked up the pricing and although it is cheaper, you can only purchase it with multiple licences (min is 5 at $175 )
oh, and I had no problems with doing a fresh install. the only thing i don't have is the on screen volume meter, which reportedly boots you out of full screen software anyway.

 

alright alright i'll do it and stop being scared chicken-poop. lol.

kk i'll do that when the time comes, thanks!

 

To everyone who is complaining or wondering about the CPU whine, this happens on a lot of other laptops. The T510 was said to have the same whine on some laptops, and it definitely is the CPU. Not all laptops have it, mine certainly doesn't, but it has to do with Intel and not HP. I can't remember the reason why, but there was an explanation and it did happen on both the i5 and the i7 (of course the T510 can't be configured with an i3)

 

Thank You for the info I'm sending my envy 520m lemon to hp
To hp QC: You suck

 

So i3 is the only one that doesn't whine and 450m does? Arhhh.. this sucks.

 

cjwhite, does the 450 do it??

 

Some people got lucky with the 450m

 

im playing HON on this envy 14, everything high. looks awesome1

 

Well, its luck then?

What are safer cpus and what are more dangerous cpus?

Also, some one with an Envy 14 please tell me how they sleep their comp or what happens when they wake it up.

 

Don't know if this was already posted, but from the avsforum:

CPU whine/humming on a laptop - AVS Forum

I saw a couple posts here about the whining going away when running more intensive applications. Can anyone test this and confirm?

 

BTW what temps are you guys getting for your cpu idle and max?
Idle right now mine is sub 20 C for the most part, which seems very good. I ran Prime95 for a half hour and the max temps were 62/63 which also seems quite good. Ambient temp is 72 F.

 

Whatever, a little CPU whine won't stop me from getting an i5-450M or i5-520M. I don't think I'll even notice it unless it's really loud.

 

This is no good if you are using battery(faster battery drain)

 

So far only 520m were reported with high pitched audible whine.
I think one 450m was reported to have a normal whine that could only be heard with your ear right on keyboard right side where the cpu is (and yet he don't have confirmation this was not a hard drive noise...).
So far there was 0 i7 or i3 reported with abnormally high whine in C4 state.
Note there's always a whine in C4 (where voltage regulation is needed) state of intel cpus, but it's supposed not to be heard unless your ear is right on the cpu. Some cpus have a kind of defect that causes the whine to be 10 time stronger than it should.
USB or bluetooth modulate the whine because they cause the motherboard/processor to regulate voltage some more or less.

 

my i5 450 whines slightly, but you can barely hear it even in a silent room. And its only sometimes on idle, not all the time.

 

520m
Ambient temp 75F
Internet browsing only
cpuid
core #0 41C
core #2 36C
My temps are way too high

 

Can you tell me what core teps you are getting on idle or internet browsing
Thank's

 

For the guy that says a i7 620LM works in his, is that CPU even supported on the E14's socket?

On Intel's site it says "Sockets Supported":
i5 450m = PGA988
i7 620LM = BGA1288

 

Someone put an i7-620LM in their Envy 14? Can you link to the post? I have read (almost) every page in this thread since it was started, and I must have missed this.

Where the hell did he even get an i7-620LM from? That would be my ideal configuration.

 

Does anyone have experience yet with ordering the slice via the parts store? I placed my order Thursday and got 1-2 days shipping, it's midnight on Monday and it hasn't even been charged to my card with no confirmation email or anything? The sales lady told me it was going to be ARRIVING Monday. I go out of town for 2 weeks on Weds...

 

Yup. I see cheap priced ES versions on ebay. Search for his post by typing in "620lm".

 

my web browsing temps...45 core 1, 43 core 2, gpu 46. my room temp is 70

 

I've been unable to find a single i7-620LM on eBay (or anywhere, for that matter).

 

Whoops I see a 640LM, wouldn't that be even better?

 

Guys...

tl:dr BGA1288 = soldered PGA988 the two sockets other than that are the exact same.

The only big issue is to get your hand on a LM processor since they are soldered in existing notebooks and only engineer samples on ebay ? right ?

Btw I don't think 640LM are worth the price difference, it's only 0.133 ghz faster in both turbo and normal.