*HP dv5t (1XXX series) Owners Lounge*

This is up to your bank, not HP. You may be able to speed this up by contacting the bank and letting them know you canceled the order.

 

Greetings

Do a google search on this issue.

I'm somewhat sure that all Vista disks are the same. The only difference being the activation code #. It's this # that determines whether you run 32 bit or 64 bit. If that is the case you may only have to do a "repair" and replace the activation # to get to 64 bit.

Again, I'm sure there are geeks all over the net that have discussed this in detail.

I know this doesn't help you but perhaps it will encourage others to go 64 at the start.

good luck
JohnG

 

Just wanted to say that I've had my dv5t for about 3 weeks now and I absolutely love it. By far the best laptop I have ever owned and it has lived up to all of my expectations. Heat is not an issue unless gaming and not even close to the issues I had on my Dell E1705 and when I'm at my desk, my Pacific Breeze cooling fans make it a non issue.

I may invest in a cooling pad just to keep the airflow going when I actually use it on my lap, but it's more of a cautious/prudent move than a need.

 

I'm expecting that toy in coiple days. All I wanna say if I see any heat issues with this baby I will send it back righe away. I'm not using cooling pad's. They are not comfortable with my lap desk and regular wireless mouse at the side. Too much staff on my laps. Hopefully will be OK. I won't be gaming with this but it will ON for all day. I order:

- Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (32-bit)
- Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9600 (2.80GHz)
- 15.4" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1680 x 1050)
- 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
- 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
- 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
- Webcam Only
- HP Color Matching Keyboard
- Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100AGN and Bluetooth(TM)
- No Modem
- 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

 

As long as you are not gaming, heating shouldn't be an issue tomy. Might get warm if its on all day/ if you watch movies or do something graphic intensive. Btw why 4gb of ram with 32bit vista?

 

What do you mean by lap-desk?

IMO, the bottom vents aren't positioned very well for use "on a lap": AKA legs.

Your build has the 'hot' processor and GPU so it will have a fair bit of heat generated and that translates to warmish chassis temps. That will be NO problem for the HW but it will run warm while laying on your legs. The handrest also runs a bit warm on the DV5T. That's the nature of these pups: There's a lot of power lurking in there.

JohnG

 

I thought You guys are fimilar with lab desks. They are very convinient but having a cooler pad on is is kind of not fun thing.

Anyway, thanks for your responses. I will see what I'm going to do. If it will get warm I will return it and swap GPU Card to 9200 with the same CPU and RAM. Hopefully this system will run cool.

 

I checked yesterday after i called hp for getting some money back for the 500$ coupon instead of the 30% one and it looks like I already received the money back? I used paypal.

 

You wrote "lap desk" in your original post.

 

my bad..........sorry

 

Is the $500.00 coupon offer expired now?

 

Coupon has expired.

 

glad i did wait till 22nd to use it lol

 

Wow. That was quick. I got off the phone with HP around 2:30 to get my price adjustment using the 500 dollar coupon(I had a 30% off) and they refunded me the difference. Kudos to HP so far - I'm enjoying my laptop and the price adjustments is the cherry on top. If this thing will last 3-4 years I'll be a HP customer for life!

 

FWIW -I inquired about a 32bit to 64bit OS swap and a couple CSRs confirmed that it'd require a return on the laptop...oh well. I'll just hang on to 32bit for now, get the 4 GB ram while its cheap and wait for the next version of Windows 64bit

 

SUCK - was just about to finally pull the trigger and the coupon is dead...techbargains says expires the 21st and for some stupid reason I went with that...ah well.

 

So, additional to 500$ coupon you received 30% difference back??

How can I understand that. I used only 500% coupon. I still haven't received my HP yet. Is anyway I could get some money from them??

 

Don't worry, these coupons show up nearly every week. They do vary a bit so you'll have to decide if it's worth waiting for the BIG coupon or just go with the good coupon.

JohnG

 

I just bought the HP dv5t-1000

Intel Core 2 Duo T9400(2.53Ghz/6MB L2 Cache/1066mhz)
4GB DDR2 Memory
250GB 5400RPM Sata Hard Drive w/Protect Smart Hard Drive Protection
512MB Nvidia GeForce 9600m GT(dedicated)
Webcam + Fingerprint Reader
Intel WiFi Link 5100AGN w/BLUETOOTH
Supermulti 8xDVD+/-R/RW


It came with vista home home premium 64 bit

i would like to pu XP PRO on it.... when i try to install it gives me a blue screen... is there a driverpack i can include in the xp OS and are there drivers out there for xp

any links to dirver packs out there thanks for input

 

Have anybody had any luck seeing the battery time remaining in DV 5t. I only see the % remaining.

I use vista 64bit home premium. Is it something to do with the OS or is it common with all Hp laptops. My previous old hp laptop did show time remaining. Please direct me if i have to fix some settings or if I should be asking this question else where.

Other dv 5t owners, please respond how u handle this.

 

as far as i know, no dv4t dv5t or dv7t owner havebeen able to get the time remaining to show up. only percentage is shown

 

Hahah...I wish! I used the 30% originally on a 1473 purchase which came out to be 442 and change, then called them up and asked them to price adjust using 500 dollar coupon so I get another 57 dollars...so basically 500 dollars off

 

I think its software ... because on both of my Thinkpads I can switch between those options via their battery maximieser software not the OS battery display, but the HP seems to use the default Vista battery display...that is HP doesn't offer any third party battery gauge software

 

is there a way to get the quickplay media buttons to work with flash videos on the internet? probably not, but there's no harm in asking.

 

Lol tomy. What the guy meant is, he bought his computer while using the 30% coupon, which was like a month ago. However with that he only saved like as an example 480 bucks, for example 30% on 1500 = 480. So he asked them to switch the coupon with new one, so he saved another 20 dollars. Hope that helps you out in understanding what he meant. Basically he told them to use 500 coupon instead of 30% as using 500 saved a bit more.

As for the guy who posted about 21st, it was 21st, but it was limited to like first 2700 or so people. I saw that, so decided to buy on the 16th because I figured lot of people would be using it, so I think it expired early due to that many people using it. Remember this coupon wasn't just for dv5t and dv7t, but also couple other comps.

 

Coupon is not expired. I ordered my DV5T earlier today, i had to call it in. on my invoice it says the coupon code is 916, rather than the 915 i told the rep i had.

Phenomenal deal i think $1100 out the door T9400, 9600 gt, 4gb ram.....WOW

cant wait to get it, i hope i like it. i really picky with heat/noise

 

Hmm...yea, I remember there were a couple times this summer where the coupon stopped working for a brief time and then started to work later that day. Couldn't hurt to try

 

has anyone been able to figure out how to turn off the logo light on the lid? i can probably put some electrical tape on it looks better without it and i might get an extra 3 minutes of battery life with it off.

 

It uses the backlight from your display. There is no way to turn it off.

 

Tape or spray paint

 

good news:
my replacement came in today and since the order was made when they had the free ugprade to 3gb of ram i got that as well

bad news:
i checked my order status and it seems my refund went wrong or somethin
it says i got refunded $977 and the laptop was like $1,371
anyway i called HP last night to tell them that my card was only supposed to be charged $394 then id get $294 back so i would end up payin $100 for the upgrade(thats what the csr said when i 1st called to get my replacement)
anyway i hope this gets sorted out without any trouble ><

 

Did you use a coupon?

 

yeah the $400 off one
csr said that i would pay the difference of the new res and fingerprint reader(took that off) so $100 overall

o yeah and the csr i talked to last night said id get some official document or w/e regarding this in an email

 

I'm still curious about anyone really getting these price adjustments. Who has actually gotten them?

 

Make sure to check your credit/paypal/debit card that you got the money back. The CSR sometimes don't do it...

 

Hey everybody- first post. Regarding JonB question about SDHC cards: I've got a SanDisk 4GB Ultra II card I'm using for ReadyBoost; works great, no problems. Got my Dv5t Thursday AM- ordered last Monday, TWO DAYS to travel all the way from Shanghai!

HP Pavilion dv5t Entertainment Notebook
- Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (32-bit)
- Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P7350 (2.0GHz)
- 15.4" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
- FREE Upgrade to 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 1GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
- 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS
- FREE Upgrade to 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
- Webcam Only
- HP Color Matching Keyboard
- 802.11b/g WLAN
- No Modem
- SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
- No TV Tuner w/remote control
- 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
- Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
- HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

all for $699+tax (used $200 stackable coupon). i originally had a dv5z w/zm-80 and ATI 3450 but it ran way too hot.

 

then wouldn't the light dim as you dim the backlight of the screen?

 

How can it take 2 and a half weeks to build a laptop? Do they put one part in it each day? Ridiculous waiting time on this.

 

It takes a week to get built, and 3-5 days to come, same as any other company when it comes to customized comps.

 

I ordered it on the 16th and they said it'd be BUILT by oct 2nd and 5-7 days shipping on top of that.

 

That is weird, because I ordered mine on the same day, and it says it'll be shipped on the 23rd. Maybe its something else you got in there?

 

what do you expect? do u actually think that your computer is the only one to be made? tjey have tons of computers to make in one day...

 

How big a difference do you think there is between the different processor options for the DV5t? I ordered one with a P7350. Assuming the games I'm planning on playing are along the lines of Neverwinter Nights 2, Oblivion, and Diablo III (whenever that comes out) think I'll notice any really difference between the 2.0GHz option and the faster ones?

Edit: How could I have forgotten SC2? Even if you're not into the genre, the Blizzard reputation almost compels you to give it a look...

 

Shouldn't really notice anything for those games. BTW that is pretty funny, because those are all the games I am planning on playing on my laptop! That and probably WOTLK, btw you forgot sc2!

 

if i were to want to play medium sized (700-900 mb) avi movie files (possibly ripped lol) or high quality, blue ray movies (also ripped probably) with my laptop, does the graphics card play a major role? for example, would there be a big diff between nvidia geforce 9200 v 9600? would there be a lot of lag and not as good quality when im playing ripped blue ray or regular movies? what if im getting a high resolution screen? would i need to have the better graphics card to make use of my good screen? lastly, what about jus online movies like youtube, or even google maps or something lol. any help?

 

How to explain a CPU t difference between CPUID and RightMark?

 

Is it normal that my speaker grill isn't aligned on the left side? It's not by much... Are they all like this?

 

Do a search. Lot's of posts on this subject.

JohnG

 

if i were to want to play medium sized (700-900 mb) avi movie files (possibly ripped lol) or high quality, blue ray movies (also ripped probably) with my laptop, does the graphics card play a major role? for example, would there be a big diff between nvidia geforce 9200 v 9600? would there be a lot of lag and not as good quality when im playing ripped blue ray or regular movies? what if im getting a high resolution screen? would i need to have the better graphics card to make use of my good screen? lastly, what about jus online movies like youtube, or even google maps or something lol. any help?

 

Thanks, now I know a new feature of this great forum (didn't know you could search in a thread).

So this is somewhat common... What are the chances of me getting a perfect speaker grill alignment on these (debating between exchanging it or keeping it)?