*HP dv7t Quad Edition (3XXX series) Owners Lounge*

Thanks trparky. Any info is good info.

 

Does this notebook have a sub-woofer on the bottom of it?

 

It sure does =D
but a a fairly small one

it adds a thump to everything. Not exactly desktop class but decent enough.

 

I've got a dv7t quad coming this week. It has two drive bays. Would it be possible to put an SSD in one of the drive bays? Is there any kind of configuration that needs to be done or anything to be aware of when doing this? I want to order an SSD and get to work by the time my computer arrives.

thanks

 

Yes, it is possible to put an SSD in one of the bays.
Although you are going to have to buy a hard drive caddy to secure it into the hard drive bay. I recommend a hardy drive caddy from NewModesUS.
I've personally bought one from them and it came really quick and was actually a quality product. The prices may seem to be high but remember it is a quality product and it costs less than the OEM one from HP, which costs $~60US.
By the way, there is no configuration required when you put the SSD in. It's pretty much like installing another HDD in your desktop.

 

thanks, computerstriker

 

Have had my dv7t for about a week now 8 gigs ram, i7 820 quad, 500 SSD (put this one in myself...SCREAMS fast), and that ugly fugly nvidia 320m.

Things I LOVE:
Graphic designer/photographer. CS5 (yeah, I already have CS5 ) programs load in less than 5 seconds.
Editing 1080p video from my canon 5dmk2 can be done in REAL TIME (LOVE THIS!)

Things I hate:
The nvidia 320m. Honestly, putting this card in the computer is like taking the transmission of a ford fiesta and putting it in a ferrari.
The fact that when I use the volume slider, it minimizes whatever screen Im in (cant lower/raise volume while in games or in full screen video)

So...does anyone have any idea how I can disable the minimizing effect when I use the volume slider?

 

Also, it seems Im running a little on the warm side? Just using Firefox at the moment and through Coretemp Im reading 70, 61, 64 and 62...

 

During sleep it runs around 90

Light use (web surfing, et. al.) about 120

Playing a video file 135

Running WinTV (Live HDTV via Windows Media Center) 145

Those are Fahrenheit numbers NOT Centigrade (I'm American!).

 

Im American as well...

but in Fahrenheit,

browsing the web Im getting 158, 145, 149 and 147 using "HP Recommended" for power options (if that even matters)...

so yeah, Im definitely running high.

 

Some more precise temps when firefox-browsing...

dv7t quad i7 820

8 gigs ram

nvidia 320m

500gig 7200rpm


Below is running HP Reccomended power settings, and just browsing with FF open.


Hardware Monitors
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hardware monitor ACPI
Temperature 0 69°C (156°F) [0xD5E] (TZ01)

Hardware monitor Intel Core i7
Power 0 54.21 W (Processor)
Temperature 0 63°C (145°F) [0x25] (Core #0)
Temperature 1 64°C (147°F) [0x24] (Core #1)
Temperature 2 63°C (145°F) [0x25] (Core #2)
Temperature 3 66°C (150°F) [0x22] (Core #3)

Hardware monitor NVIDIA GeForce GT 320M
Temperature 0 60°C (140°F) (GPU Core)

Hardware monitor Hitachi HTS725050A9A
Temperature 2 41°C (105°F) [0x29] (Air Flow)

Hardware monitor Battery 1
Voltage 0 16.75 Volts [0x416E] (Current Voltage)
Capacity 0 73440 mWh [0x11EE0] (Designed Capacity)
Capacity 1 70502 mWh [0x11366] (Full Charge Capacity)
Capacity 2 70502 mWh [0x11366] (Current Capacity)
Level 0 4 pc [0x5F] (Wear Level)
Level 1 100 pc [0x64] (Charge Level)

 

All of these temperatures makes me think that I'm so glad I got the HP Total Care pack that I got.

 

There is a way to remove the onscreen image of the volume bar while using the touch keys. doing this will prevent the screen from minimizing or pausing gameplay.

GO TO START TYPE: MSCONFIG

GO TO 'STARTUP'

SCROLL DOWN TO 'HP MediaSmart SmartMenu' make sure to remove the check mark hit apply then ok then restart computer and you should be good to go.

enjoy!!

 

Your laptop is doing some tasks in the background as updating windows or virus scanning, a restart after it finishes updating will decrease the temperature.

 

What else does that change?

Perhaps more than just the volume display on the screen?

R

 

HP just hired Annie Leibovitz for their new ad campaign. I am a little disappointed, so I wrote them an email on my DV7t-3000.

 

Funny, I interned for Leibovitz for three months. Im what some call an open-minded conservative, and I loved working with her. But that's beside the point--Im sure all of us would appreciate you NOT hijacking this thread.

 

You are correct. I'll keep my rare posts to DV7t only. Sorry everyone.

 

nothing that i have noticed. everything else seems to be working the same.
and if doing what i mentioned previouslydoes cause any issues, then you could always put the check mark back in place.
so no harm no foul.

 

Hi Guys,

When my dv7t is sleeping, it sometimes wakes up in a weird mode. I will have the cover closed, but I see the HP insignia light on.

I try to get the system respond, but it does not. I have to do a hard shut down by holding the power button down.

I checked in the BIOS and I don't see anything there about waking up on a LAN signal, etc.

I have other PCs on the network, but I assigned an IP address to make sure that there would be no conflicts. The router is occasionally turned off and then on again.

Why would my laptop wake up from sleep?

Thanks,
R

 

i have a problem too fellers!

the laptop will crash randomly when i'm playing flash videos in firefox on full screen. out of the blue. the screen will go blank, the speakers will loop the last millisecond of sound, and nothing will respond except the mousepad on/off button. only option is a hard shutdown using the button.

i have reinstalled flash and firefox... this doesn't happen in vlc or wmp either.

 

it might be your video card's software. do a search for your video card and check if others are having the same problem with that card as well.
good luck

 

same videocard as everyone else on here, which is why i was asking. thanks

 

after upgrading BIOS from F04 to F13, max CPU temperature in intel burn test jumps to 96C from 82C. room temperature is 22.7C, DV7 is sitting at hard wood surface. anybody gets same result?

 

A good update! After completing the following tutorial, my temps have been dramatically lower--down nearly 10°C in all regions!

www DOT askvg DOT com/master-tutorial-to-make-your-windows-7-super-fast/

(remove the DOT above)

The following results are with Photoshop, Lightroom, 4 instances of Firefox and iTunes all open:


Hardware Monitors
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hardware monitor ACPI
Temperature 0 52°C was 69(125°F) [0xCB4] (TZ01)

Hardware monitor Intel Core i7
Power 0 20.28 W (Processor)
Temperature 0 53°C was 63(127°F) [0x2F] (Core #0)
Temperature 1 49°C was 64(120°F) [0x33] (Core #1)
Temperature 2 52°C was 63(125°F) [0x30] (Core #2)
Temperature 3 50°C was 66(122°F) [0x32] (Core #3)

Hardware monitor NVIDIA GeForce GT 320M
Temperature 0 49°C was 60(120°F) (GPU Core)

Hardware monitor Hitachi HTS725050A9A
Temperature 2 37°C was 41(98°F) [0x25] (Air Flow)

Hardware monitor Battery 1
Voltage 0 16.67 Volts [0x411D] (Current Voltage)
Capacity 0 73440 mWh [0x11EE0] (Designed Capacity)
Capacity 1 70042 mWh [0x1119A] (Full Charge Capacity)
Capacity 2 70042 mWh [0x1119A] (Current Capacity)
Level 0 5 pc [0x5F] (Wear Level)
Level 1 100 pc [0x64] (Charge Level)

 

I just received my new notebook. I have two words for the performance of this system with the i7... Stupid Fast! This thing is so freakin' fast it's stupid.

I've got file transfers going on in the background (over the eSATA link), music playing, Google Chrome open, and several different background applications open and this thing isn't even showing any signs of slowing down. It's like the system is telling me "Bring It". On my old Core 2 Duo notebook I'd have the system already slowing down but the i7 isn't even showing signs of slowing down.

 

have you tried intel burn test ( http://downloads.guru3d.com/IntelBurnTest-v1.6-download-2047.html ) with 32 threads and see what's the max temps for CPU/GPU? ( http://www.cpuid.com/hwmonitor.php )

 

im running the intel burn test right now with 5 threads...

in laymens terms, explain to me the point and benefit of running this?

 

this will stress your system (if setting 32 threads and maximum/very high stress level) and test its stability and thermal efficiency. if you get BSOD or throttled, it might not be a good sign.

 

Do the temps in my last post seem to be on the safe side? My specs are as follows:

HP DV7t i7-820 | Nvidia GeForce GT 320M | DDR3-1333 8GB | Win7/64 Ult

 

those temps seem to be idle status rather than full load or stress tests. it's ok for those temps in idle status. if you could show CPU/GPU highest temps in stress tests, it would be more informative.

 

Alright Im running the intel burn test right now at 15 threads, i'll post the results as soon as its complete.

 

Alright, here is the results from the stress test with just 15 threads:
Stress Level: Standard (1024 MB)
Testing started on 4/13/2010 5:47:37 PM
Time (s) Speed (GFlops) Result
[17:48:27] 42.667 20.9502 3.313965e-002
[17:49:17] 43.168 20.7071 3.313965e-002
[17:50:10] 46.697 19.1423 3.313965e-002
[17:51:02] 45.924 19.4642 3.313965e-002
[17:51:56] 47.027 19.0079 3.313965e-002
[17:52:48] 45.679 19.5689 3.313965e-002
[17:53:40] 45.461 19.6628 3.313965e-002
[17:54:31] 45.047 19.8432 3.313965e-002
[17:55:23] 45.130 19.8071 3.313965e-002
[17:56:15] 45.807 19.5142 3.313965e-002
[17:57:07] 45.821 19.5082 3.313965e-002
[17:58:01] 46.818 19.0926 3.313965e-002
[17:58:55] 47.279 18.9064 3.313965e-002
[17:59:48] 46.071 19.4024 3.313965e-002
[18:00:40] 44.999 19.8645 3.313965e-002
Testing ended on 4/13/2010 6:00:40 PM
Test Result: Success.

not sure if you can make sence of all that, but the average temperature on the cpu's didnt reach above 80...

 

how is max CPU temperature with HWMONITOR: http://www.cpuid.com/hwmonitor.php

average temperature is not important. only highest temperature matters.

 

Alright I ran the test again. Max temp at 15 threads was 80c down the board for CPU's, 71c for the GPU, and 36c for the HDs

 

can you run 32 threads with maximum stress level? what's your BIOS version? i haven't seen any i7-720 runs cooler than 82C with max stress level settings.

 

I dont think I even need to. Ive been playing Battlefield Bad Company 2 at high resolution at 1600x900 and its flaaaawless!

 

the stress level for this game might not be comparable with intel's burn test...

 

Hey guys,
Anyone have a single hard drive dv7t? And if so, does it have a slot for a second hard drive? Or do I need to get a dual hard drive dv7t for that extra slot?
Thanks.

 

help please!

 

Have you installed the latest drivers for your GPU from HP, which is version 188.17?

As well, since you report that you have issues with youtube videos I would say to install the latest version of flash. Try Adobe Flash 10.1 Beta, which helps with hardware acceleration.

 

I have read through alot of this thread and noone seemed to mention anything about the battery life on the dv7t quad? The laptop I have now is a Toshiba and I have to say it has horrible battery life, however, after reading other discussions, it said this will happen if you live the laptop plugged in all the time. However, I purchased my dv7t about a week ago and it is expected to ship out this Monday, so I want to get all the information on it as I can before I open it so I know what to look for. Would you guys say that the dv7t has a good battery life? And would you give me any advice on how to make sure it lasts a long time (Like should I not keep it plugged in all the time)? I customized it to about $1500 and after all my rebates I still spent about $1200 the dv7t quad, so I want to make sure that I can get maximum life out of it!

 

I've found the battery life quite acceptable for as powerful of a machine as i have. If Im on Power Saver mode, I can get a good 2.5 hours if Im just doing basic stuff like browsing. I was able to play Modern Warfare 2 on battery on Performance mode for about an hour, too!

I also purchased a second battery, so I have realistically probably close to 6 hours of battery time!

 

Right now I'm getting 43, 40, 39, and 37. GPU is at 39 (230 card). Nice and cool.

 

i got similar numbers in idle but CPU max temp will jump to 96C with intel burn test with BIOS F.13.

 

after using the dv7t for a couple of days i started running into this problem that some of u are having while watching flash videos online, my screen would go blank and i would hear a buzzing sound and the only way to get out of this was to reboot by holding down the power batten or removing the battery, after this happening 4 or 5 times called HP but they were no help,the system came with Adobe Flash player 10 but after upgrading to the 10.1.51.95 (from labs.adobe.com) i stopped having this problem, which leads me to conclude that there is a problem with some of the versions of flash player, let me know if this helps...

 

I searched the thread but couldn't find this info...

I am looking to get a second power adapter for my dv7t quad. I thought I read that HP makes a 90 watt travel model that works fine with this model?

Any other options as well or places to get one cheap?

-MM13

 

Did you get refund from seller? i'm gonna buying one from ebay too, what was your seller ID? I do not want to make same mistake buying for that seller.

Thanks,

 

I will be ordering HP dv7t i7 from Ebay soon, it's been while since last time getting new pc. What should I use to run benchmark test on CPU and memory??

I like to run benchmark test for few days and make sure CPU and Memory are working before reimage with fresh Window 7 & new drivers.


Thanks,

 

alright so I've run into a bit of a snag. The Brightness Fn (Fn+f7/f8) seems to have stopped functioning. The rest of the Fn's are all working, but it looks like when I try to change the brightness either manually with the slider or through the Fn button, its not doing diddly. Anyone have similiar issues?