*HP dv8 Owners Lounge*

That's true. There will also be expresscard slot adapters for usb 3 so if you really need it you have that option.

 

You are not using a Windows driver... You are using the Nvidia driver 1.8644 provided by windows but except the name of the provider noting is different. This is exactly the same driver as HP provide from the factory.

The screen saver that you linked dosn't use Direct X. So you don't have the issue but if you use a screen saver with Direct X, you will get the bluescreen.

Try using the Dream Aquarium demo, you'll see.

If anyone has a driver with no black screens, no bluescreen with a Direct X screen saver or problems with HDMI and blueray whatever is it and wherever he comes from, i want it.

 

I downloaded Dream Aquarium. AWESOME I MIGHT SAY. It runs completely fine. No BLUESCREENS!!!!! I tested the screensaver and it runs very smoothly. I LOVE IT. Thanks for sharing that.

Have you tried what I did? Remove all the drivers by uninstalling Nvidia through the control panel then reboot then let windows install it. I am having no problems whatsoever.

 

Yes, realy a nice screen saver. Sometimes i run it just to keep it on my desk when i don't use my computer. I love it and instal it on all my computers.

Is it a fact that people with an aquarium at home have less hearts problems (i know, it is a strange fact but it's true...) What about a virtual aquarium? I don't know but i love to spend some time watching it.

 

So you can't even get it to run on your dv8t? Is that right? I clicked preview and could watch that thing forever lol. Damn those trial versions. The stupid box popped up in the middle of the screensaver telling me to purchase it.

I would love to have a real aquarium again but they are a lot of maintaining.

 

Yes i can run it but i can't let my computer goes on sleep mode for long time. I noticed that after 2 or 3 hours of sleep mode, the PC crash.

So yes i can use it, i can use it on screen saver, i can even use it on screen saver with the sleep mode but not for hours of sleep mode...

 

Thats untrue.
It can be overclocked, but we lack the tools to do it.
Laptops (see specialty laptop makes) include unlocked bios and you can overclock it. In not too long their will probably be a tool for over clocking the mi7.

 

Really? This is the first time I've heard that!! I have a heart condition and didn't even know that! *downloads dream aquarium* LOL

 

Hey, love to see all the new DV8 users here. Make sure you guys check out the DV User Group! Click on the link in my Sig. We got a really good community over there. Need more DV8 users there!

 

Yeah I registered over there a while back. Since that whole site is dedicated to the HDX & DV pavilions you would think it would have more users. I'll start popping in and out over there

 

I thought so Matt. I thought I saw you over there. If I am right, I recently answered you questions.

I really haven't been over there in a couple weeks. I know....It's a NO NO as an Admin!! But that is the nature of what's going on right now. I am in a feud w/ HP. We will see how that goes.

 

uh oh why are you in a feud with hp?

 

Is there someone here that also has a problem with the powerplug beiing lose? It looks like the powerplug is a bit to small, which causes it move within the socket. Because of this the outer layer of the plug (the ground) connects to the notebook housing sometimes which causes a noise on the headphones that I use. Does anyone have the same problem?

 

Why regret when u can get USB ones for $20 ?

 

Because internal > external

 

have you seen how much those envys cost??????? the ones that just ripped of the mac design, they are as much as a mac. they are a joke. I saw one for like $2000 at best buy yesterday. And if your sad about usb 3.0, dont be. Firewire is STILL faster, let alone light peak is right around the corner. and if you wanted usb3.0 for faster transfer rates with your external hd, then just go with ssd

 

and for those of you wondering about light peak

http://techresearch.intel.com/articles/None/1813.htm

 

It's about stress. An aquarium is stressless and i don't remember who brung the proof of this fact but it was experimented and documented. I can try to find the report on one of my medical reviews but you can believe me.

That's dosn't mean that you can smoke and have a crazy life if you have an aquarium at home. That just means that having an aquarium at home reduce heart problems.

 

i disagree, have you seen how powerful the base envy15 is?
its more powerful than my 9800gtx+ in my desktop, and only is $1200

 

Actually, I hear that a study was done years ago that found people with pets are less stressed and live longer in general.

 

Yep, and it would have been easier to get one in the laptop then to look for one. The ones that are out know seem to be awful, there does not seem to be any good tuners out there.

 

waiting for delivery..........was delayed so HP sent me a $50 coupon today. I wouldnt mind if it was delayed again since I wont need the laptop until I leave to move to Asia.

HP Pavilion dv8t Quad Edition customizable Notebook PC

* • Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
* • Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
* • $100 OFF! 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
* • FREE Upgrade to 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
* • 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M
* • 18.4" diagonal High Definition HP Ultra BrightView Infinity Display (1920x1080p)
* • Lightscribe Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer
* • Webcam + Fingerprint Reader with HP Imprint Finish (Espresso Black)
* • Intel Wireless-N Mini-card with Bluetooth
* • No TV Tuner w/remote control
* • HP Color Matching Keyboard
* • 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
* • Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
* • HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope



I don't plan on moving it much after I get it into my home in Shanghai, so the weight is only a for my initial travel from NY to China. Any recommendations on a bag for an 18+ screen?

 

Congrats on the new DV8t? Can I ask why you are leaving the US to go to Asia??????

 

Hauppage makes good tuners. If I needed a tuner, I think I would almost rather have a USB tuner. That way when I wanted to move my laptop, I could just unplug the usb connection which would probably be easier than unplugging the coax that is hooked to the antenna. Just my $0.02.

 

Yeah that's true, this laptop in general is a pain to move around. Do they pick up good signals from the provided antenna indoors?

 

From the reviews i saw on the hdx 18 they pick up channels really well.

 

wish someone out there would make an official review on the dv8t

 

want to do some travels..........going to teach english to get by. I will stay in Asia until I get bored of it I guess. Plan to have NO plan

 

oh your a teacher that's what I am going for. Currently in my 2nd year going for elementary ed

 

Does anyone know the difference between the DV8 1000 and the DV8 1100? I just ordered an 1100.

dv8t quad edition
• Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
• Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-820QM Processor (1.73GHz, 8MB L2 Cache,1333MHz FSB)w/Turbo Boost up to 3.06 GHz
• $100 OFF! 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 1TB 7200RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (500GB x 2) with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M
• 18.4" diagonal High Definition HP Ultra BrightView Infinity Display (1920x1080p)
• Lightscribe Blu-ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
• Webcam + Fingerprint Reader with HP Imprint Finish (Espresso Black)
• Intel Wireless-N Card with Bluetooth
• HP Integrated HDTV Hybrid Tuner
• HP Color Matching Keyboard
• HP Long Life Notebook Battery with support for Extended Lifecycles
• Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
• FREE Upgrade to Computrace LoJack for Laptops, Four Years from LoJack for Laptops, One Year
• HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

 

The 1100 is the one with the Solid State drive

 

Looks we got new BIOS once again for the DV8t.

 

Hi. has anyone ever tried installing a HP HDX18T backlit* keyboard onto the HP DV8?. or how can i make the dv8 backlit? example http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/4012/img0495r.jpg

 

where do you find these updates matt?

 

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/s...exp/hhoslp/psg/notebooks/ENVY/ENVY15be_series

highest model is almost $500 dollars more then mine, smaller screen, smaller cpu. the base starts at 1700, put in the specs of the dv8t and im pretty sure your in the 2400 range. To me this is no different then what mac is doing "well the computer LOOKS pretty..."

 

^ precisely. it's for the people that want macs but dont want to switch to mac os. LOL

 

Version F.15 E: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-79166-1&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&os=4063&product=4121367

Couldn't find any information on what this version fixes or adds.

 

be careful when updating your bios. My computer was working 100% with no issues what-so-ever. I downloaded the new bios. ran it. now my computer is a brick and being sent back to hp

 

Look at this Envy deal:
http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/193558?r1=1

Maybe a DV8T coupon soon?

 

You downloaded F.15 E?

 

I updated my BIOS to F.15 E without any 'bricking' issues. Obviously I haven't checked everything possible; but it appears to be working as good 'as before' the update.

RT

 

Hi everyone. Long time lurker, first time poster. I bought my DV8 at Christmas time and love it. I’m an OLD AS/400 RPG programmer and want to learn some PC programming for a change, so I looked for the laptop with the biggest screen.

I take digital pictures and had my first problem with the laptop. Whenever I put my SD card from the camera into the reader I get the Black screen of death. It happens to all SD cards I try. I’ve downloaded and installed the JMicron Card Reader Driver from HP’s site but the Black screen of death keeps occurring. Does anyone here have any suggestions on what I could do to fix it?

Greg

 

I got an email from the team over at LogicBuy; they are going to email me personally when big coupon like the one that some of the members in this forum received on Cyber Monday. They can't tell me exactly when, but one will be forthcoming.

 

I just reflashed with the F.15 BIOS without troubles. The problem I seem to be having is that the fan does not run at all. Before flashing with F.12 it seemed to work fine but ever since, no fan at all(except for 100% fan after F.12). What could be causing this? I have changed the Bios settings by resetting to defaults, changing fan always on to disabled and back to enabled and none seem to enable the fan. Using speedfan I am seeing temps above 50 degrees C at idle! Just now when reflashing to F.15 the fans spun up which means they aren't malfunctioning, just not told to run. Anyone have any ideas? I really don't want to send it in and seeing as today is the last day I may be too late.

EDIT: To avoid confusion, the F.15 made no change to the functioning of my fan. I had that problem before and after flashing with F.15.

 

Probably tomorrow, since today is the last day we can return Christmas orders. I've been hoping for a good DV8T coupon to trade up from the DV7T I ordered.

 

Do you guys think that the guys at HP changed the parts and materials for the dv8t-1100,except for the SSDs. Because they couldn't have could added an SSD into the chassis and made a new revision of the product, that is just pointless. I think that they changed some parts of the dv8t-1100. What do you guys think?

 

I did that and they told me the same then put a $450 coupon off. So hopefully they'll do the same of $500

So in the last bios the fan was set to run all the time now its set to be off. are these guys thinking when creating these bios? The fan needs to run in order to cool the system. Any other issues so far?

 

keep us posted

 

I think my fan problem is more in depth than just the Bios, not sure why though. What are normal temps at idle? So far I have hibernated 4 times and upon resuming I don't have the crazy bass and treble controls. I didn't seem to have a graphics problem so cant be of help there.

 

I have enjoyed my DV8 for about 6 weeks with no major issues. I love the screen and tend to watch a lot of Hulu. One issue I'm trying to figure out is that if I am watching something in full screen and then try to change the volume the full screen reduces back to small screen. Anyone found a way to fix this? Overall I am very happy with my purchase and still think this is the best deal around on a large laptop.