*HP dv5t (1XXX series) Owners Lounge*

The remote is standard, check the link under the image of the laptop in the main cutomization page on HP's website. it will list the standard ports/connections that ship with the laptop.

 

You saved me $20 thanks miner.. Well, I just cancelled my Costco order..

 

Here's the full benchmarks post I promised:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=286033
There are LOTS OF PICS.

 

Hey, your right, now one has addressed how long it takes to get to the east coast so you'll be happy to know mine just got there today (as irony would have it I'm on the west coast and dont get too the laptop for another 2 weeks) but here are my travel stats:

Ordered: Aug. 4th
Shipped: Aug. 11th
Recieved: Today Aug. 14th

I'm sorry i dont remember the exact expected build date but i know they shipped it 3-4 days earlier than expected, and transit time to the east coast doesn't seem that bad. (then again my laptop had almost no delays or missed cut offs.

Hope that helps.

Hey, the 400$ coupon is still in effect as far as I know so yes, I would cancel with Costco and upgrade to your hearts content (the coupon unfortunately only applies to orders more than $1,299 so the reduced price would come to $899 but for a ton of upgrades) Also you can buy a warranty with some of that cash. Hope it helps, and i would hurry, no idea when that coupon runs out so acting sooner rather than later would be a good idea

 

Since you don't game, it sounds like you're going to be using this for school/work maybe go with the dv4t 14.1" notebook? You can get a really good customization of that for ~900.

 

right now, to bump my order up to the 1300 to get the discount i have the T9400 chosen. will this cause a noticeable amount of more heat and lack of battery life? or should i go with the P8600 and lose that .13Ghz

 

Using $400 coupon it will save you about $250 over Costco same set up ... but with Costco ... you have 90 days Return Policy vs HP's 21 days ... and you get Costco Conceirge ... so after 90 days something hits teh fan they will be calling HP and bugging them on your behalf to get the thing fixed ... but then again ... if you deal directly with HP ... you may end up getting a free upgrade if they can't repair the lappy for you.

G!

 

Chaz is doing great with the P8400 - I'm sure the P8600 will do just
fine. It's a 25-watter, which will help in the battery life/cooling dept.

Rob

 

Question:

Does anyone else have a "problem" with the speaker mute button/light?
The light should be lit in white when the speakers/audio are on, and it should be orange when they are muted.

Before doing all the software updates the button worked just fine.
Now, after boot up and ready to go the light is orange.
The mute function still works as the lower right corner speaker icon shows "mute" when I press the HP button, but the touch panel icon stays lit in orange and won't go to white.

During boot up the light goes white then quickly orange, then white a couple of times and then goes to steady orange.

It seems like a software/firmware issue more than a mechanical function problem. Anyone else have this issue?

Also, the touch volume control is a bad idea as it doesn't work very well.
I've read other reviews indicating the same thing.
Sometimes the function works and most times it doesn't.
I do notice that the touch volume works better when watching a DVD or using HP's software where volume control is active.

Overall, it's a minor issue really. But, since HP decided to add these things and we pay for them, they should work properly.

 

for me importance goes:
1. snappiness / speed of operation when multitasking (i dont do a whole lot, but i want it lightning fast for the price im paying here)
2. HEAT
3. noise

i dont game (on my laptop) and i mostly have it on my lap. my biggest worry is that 2.4ghz wont be enough in a year or two and ill start to feel like im back on my 1.6ghz AMD Compaq living in quicksand

 

Yep mine does same thing. Wont go back to white ever..just stays amber whether its muted or not. Wireless works but sound doesn't. Sound volume slider is a joke, doesn't accurately work. Been meaning to add that to my review!

 

Hello everyone, this is my first post! I want to thank you all for the great info posted so far. First off, my config:

Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26 GHz)
15.4" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Infinity Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
FREE Upgrade to 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 1GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
160GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
[For BrightView Infinity] Webcam + Microphone
HP Color Matching Keyboard
Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100AGN and Bluetooth(TM)
No High speed 56K modem port
SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
No TV Tuner w/remote control
High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
OCZ 2x2(4GB) RAM (in hand)

This is my first laptop, and I have a few questions if you wouldn't mind.

1. Does it matter if I install my memory before or after I perform a cleanup/uninstall?

2. Why are there no sound cards offered with this machine? And why has no one mentioned any on this thread? Any recommendations?

3. I was looking for a stunning new game to break this bad boy in, but the top 3 games I found (Crysis, Bioshock, Mass Effect) all have this DRM crap it installs on your computer. And apparently you can't even play them without an internet connection (I was looking to play something on my breaks at work w/out net). How harmful/annoying can these DRM programs be? Anyone had problems with these games? Any other game recommendations would be great as well!

Sorry if I sound noobish, I am a long time console gamer and finally took the plunge into PC gaming and really don't want to screw up my shiny new machine! Thanks in advance for any responses!

 

Regarding folks who may be on the fence about the warranty for their new lappy....here is information directly from HP's website (in case anyone missed it)

"Protect your PC from damage caused by drops, spills, and electrical surges with our Accidental Damage Protection Extended Service Plan.
Greater peace of mind
With this plan, you'll get:

* Protection from damage caused by drops, spills, and electrical surges
* Convenient door-to-door PC pickup and return with roundtrip shipping included
* Expert 24 x 7 toll-free phone, real-time chat, and e-mail support
* Technical assistance with PC setup, troubleshooting, and attacking spyware and viruses

Plan requirements

* Plan must be purchased within one year of PC purchase date
* Plan must be registered and activated as instructed in HP Care Pack materials
* One plan per product
* Does not cover preexisting damage to applicable hardware
* Available only in the United States

Note: Extended coverage begins the day you buy your PC. You'll get the most coverage and value if you buy this plan when you purchase the PC (new or refurbished). For example, if you buy the two-year plan three months after you bought the laptop, you'll get coverage for the remaining nine months of your standard one-year warranty plus one additional year."

 

Just bought a DV5T using the NB6997 $400 off code. In addition to the code there is a site called fat wallet that claims to give you an additional 5% cash back if you order through thier site. You have to wait 90 days...A friend confirmed that it works as he has recieved his check. Here are my specs, I think its a great deal...

- HP Pavilion dv5t Entertainment Notebook
- Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
- Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.4 GHz)
- 15.4" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1680 x 1050)
- 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
- 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
- FREE Upgrade to 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
- Webcam Only
- HP Color Matching Keyboard
- FREE Upgrade to Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100AGN from 802.11b/g WLAN
- No High speed 56K modem port
- SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
- No TV Tuner w/remote control
- High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
- Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
- HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope
Total - $953.99 with NJ tax it was $1020.77....I should get an additional $48 back in 90 days from fat wallet assuming I dont return it.

 

I'm not having that white/orange problem with the volume on/off button. I'd suggest uninstalling it completely, running CCleaner, restarting and then installing it again. I used the drivers from the swsetup folder on the hard drive.

The touch slider is unreliable, I agree . . . right now mine is unresponsive. However when it is less humid, it works fine.

Nice config, and congrats on the machine.

1. I would boot the laptop with the memory it came with first to make sure it works fine. Then after you finished your install, shut down the laptop and install the new memory. It doesn't technically matter, though.

2. The integrated sound is pretty good . . . I suggest trying it before you buy a dedicated sound card. Getting a dedicated sound card isn't going to help your performance much anyway since the CPU does the audio processing.

Fatwallet is a good site, and yes many people get money back through that. That is definitely a great deal . . . I paid more than that and got less, but then again I ordered the day after it came out.

 

2 questions:
Does anyone know how long the $400 coupon will be available?

and

Why can't I find the search button on this forum?

 

No one knows because the coupon has a limit of 2700 uses and there is no way to find out how many people used the coupon. The search is at the very top of the page.

 

$400 coupon? Has anyone been able to get HP to price adjust based on this coupon? I called, and they told me I'd have to return the laptop and place a new order. Can anyone point me to the fine print for this coupon?

it's true I'm in california, but according to the FedEx tracking, the laptop went Shanghai > Anchorage > Indianapolis > Oakland.

Since mine had to go through Indiana, I would expect little difference between east/west coast. I am only an hour from the Oakland airport, so the actual trucking time might be longer/shorter depending on how close your city is to a fedex-used airport.

Recap: ordered 9/4 @ 11pm (PT), depart Shanghai 8/11, depart Anchorage 8/12, depart indianapolis 8/13, depart oakland 8/13, arrive 8/13 @10am.

 

Yeah, I was able to do it even after I told that no it couldn't happen (I posted a relatively long post on page 110:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=277341&page=110
saying what i did, and giving a few pointers on what to do to get it that money).

The only thing is your notebook has to have cost 1,299$ (before rebates/coupons) in order to qualify - although another poster was able to get 100$ back even though they didnt qualify for the coupon.

Hope that helps

TF

 

No way to search specific forums?

 

Just type the name of the forum with your keywords. Like this: "HP, Compaq and Voodoo PC *KEYWORDS GO HERE*"

 

Well, I ordered from HP after cancelling my order with Costco. I found myself trying to put upgrades on to get up to the $1299 (for the 400 off) that I definitely didn't need.. the only thing I'm having second thoughts about is that I chose the higher screen res.. but I see a lot of you are. I just don't want everything to look itty bitty. I chose the 2.4 processor and 4 gigs of RAM, but now that I'm looking through some older posts..someone had said if you don't do intense gaming, etc. you'll never notice it? ugh I got more upgrades for the same price about I paid at Costco..but I did lose that extra year of warranty. I hope the upgrades were worth it is all. for $28 more I :
lost one year of warranty, but upgraded
8400 to 8600
better screen res
better batt
went from 2gb to 4
chose bluetooth (only to get up to 1299)

If you guys think this was dumb of me..plz let me know. I do think I can still cancel my order..
note: I am just an ordinary user.. though I love technology so don't want just the basics

 

BAh!

FedEx came to bring my notebook today but they came while I was sleeping! 8:40am, I had my alarm set for 9.

Slip says I can go pick it up tonight after 8pm, so I am deff going to do that. Just wish I had gotten it this morning. I got out of work early today also.

 

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May I ask if anyone has thought about whether this "registered and activated as intructed in the HP care pack materials" has any impact on HOW one "registers and activates" this, meaning BEFORE or AFTER the re-install of clean Vista install?

my concern is that the clean Vista reinstall may wipe out certain items that they "check" while you're registering.

thx. i'm planning on doing the clean reinstall asap when i get it.

 

Any chance this can be fixed with a future patch/update by HP?

BTW, does HP have any sort of site similar to Dell's IdeaStorm where users can submit ideas, etc?

 

I think the screen upgrade is one of the best to get. After using it I don't think i could ever go back to a lower resolution.

 

Hey can anyone help me here?

Everytime I try to restart Windows after doing this clean install an error message comes up.

Its name reads CL RC Engine3 Dummy Winidow (not Window): QPService.exe - Application Error


The exception unknown software exception (0xc0000005) occured in the application at location 0x22770c9c.

Click on Ok to terminate program



And when I restart Windows I get this error:

Microsoft Windows

HID DATA has stopped working

A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available.



So any ideas?

 

ptchrs you made my day (and so did HP for that matter) .. before you posted that I called HP to cancel my order and then reorder (cold feet on the res!) and she offered me an $80 refund to keep this config! LOL I told her sure.. and then I read your post.
I do wear contacts/glasses, so my eyes are sharp. I guess if it was too tiny no one would like the higher res right?
So my new total for laptop is $903.99 -80.00.. wow $823.99 *feeling a little happier*
Again guys.. I'm cheap.

Ash

 

Coupon update

After reading Terry's posts, I called HP again. I was pretty nice but did ask to speak to a manager after the first rep politely told me he couldn't help. The manager offered me $150 credit which I accepted.

As mentioned, the NB6997 coupon can't be combined with the $100 instant rebate, and also can't be combined with my $50 external monitor instant rebate. So I'm still $100 short of the full $400, but my laptop wasn't $1299 before rebates. I could have returned this one and ordered a more fully loaded one for about the same final price, but I wasn't that excited about sending back my 2-hour old (running time) laptop and then waiting for a new one! (ok, basically free bluray would have been nice, but I don't actually own any bluray yet, and now I won't feel compelled to buy any. Yet.)

On another note, it looks like some of the HP-added extras don't show up in the control panel's uninstall list, so is there an easy way to track down and delete these apps?

 

I got the 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT partly to help me get to $1299 for the $400 and partly because I heard that my favorite game, Tiger Woods 2008, won't run on the integrated X4500.

Can anyone confirm that the game wouldn't run on the X4500? I am becoming jittery about the heat issues a little bit.

Thanks.

 

cant confirm, but i can confirm you'll be playing some very nice quality golf

 

Woo! Got my dv5t.

Posting here on it right now!

I am gonna go play around with this bad boy for a little bit, ill be back with some impressions later/

 

Cool (or hot if the heat issues are for real ) !!

Let us know how it is, especially around heat.

Thanks!

 

If one were to call and cancel an order, what is the appropriate number to call? Not saying I am going to do this, but I just want to have it handy.

Thanks!

 

Agreed . . . I could not go back to a 1280x800 screen after using 1680x1050.

I'm thinking you didn't install all the drivers/software necessary for the system to be fully functional . . . I suggest reinstalling the Intel chipset drivers to start with (or install them if they aren't already installed).

 

(888) 999-4747

Chaz.. good to hear.. thx guys

 

I have Tiger Woods 2008 and I think that the X4500 probably would run it at least at low settings but I'm sure the 9600 will be able to run it fully on high settings so you should not be too disappointed. Good luck and happy computing!

 

Absolute BS. They will say anything to try to get you off the phone, including shortchanging you. Read my post, third one down on this page, from Tuesday night:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=277341&page=108

 

I picked up this laptop with the outstanding $400 offer, so I'm eagerly awaiting it in the mail. Like many others, I'm most concerned about the heating issue as it relates to hardware failure -- comfort and being able to use it on my lap is less of a problem, but I don't want melted silicon. Although, the first post says it is mostly solved with a small lift or cooling device. If that's all it takes, then I'll be perfectly satisfied with the unit given the outstanding price point of ~$975 with the promotional offer. If it melts in front of my eyes, then I'll be pretty frowny. That said, I'm not too interested in Crysis and likely won't be running any games of that intensity.

- HP Pavilion dv5t Entertainment Notebook
- Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
- Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.4 GHz)
- 15.4" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1680 x 1050)
- FREE Upgrade to 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 1GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
- 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
- FREE Upgrade to 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
- Webcam Only
- HP Color Matching Keyboard
- FREE Upgrade to Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100AGN from 802.11b/g WLAN
- No High speed 56K modem port
- SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
- No TV Tuner w/remote control
- High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
- Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
- HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

 

Thier not that bad, they just have a rules that thier supposed to follow, to be honest if your decent and explain that it'll cost em more to send you a new one for cheaper and just wade through the red tape your fine. but at least you got your coupon. money is money (look at apple, price cut after launching the original iPhone, and only after HUGE uproar did they give some rebate) HP is quite alright in this department.

How's you Dv5t?

 

gah does the resolution really matter?
i got the 1280x800 infinity screen
im mostly gonna be using it for schoolwork browsing gaming and on occassion movies

 

Chaz (or anyone), would you use the dv5t on your lap ever, under any circumstances?

If not, how about with a stand that sits on your lap that you place the laptop on? Any you recommend?

 

does the 400 coupon work for accessories?

ie., if i cant get my order over 1299, can i tack on accessories to get the price up? or is it on the laptop price only

 

I think accessories may be included if it is in the same order, but I am not too comfortable with that. I don't believe the warranty is included.

Best way is to just add what you what to get the price to $1299 and start going through the checkout process, add the coupon and see if it works.

 

sounds like the only way to find out

i just have to make up another 100 to get to the goal price, but dont want to add useless things like a tv tuner or w/e, but a new bag or cooling mat might be handy

 

Can someone direct me to the proper gpu driver to have installed?

please and thank you.

 

Can someone tell me the best program to moniter the temps of the cpu and gpu, and the website to download it at.

Thanks!!!

 

I found this thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=81852

I can't vouch for the tool(s).

But, I am looking forward to your analysis.

 

I tried accessories, warranty.. none worked. When I got to the cart it put the accessories and warranty as separate items (the total of all added up to 1299, but the separate computer didn't).. wouldn't work.. I wished it had I could've gotten a great warranty!

Ash

 

****, woulda been good to buy the docking adapter and then just sell it on ebay to make some of the sum back...