*HP dv8 Owners Lounge*

So just to set the record straight, apparently I was entirely correct in my original statement to the effect that the DV8 is lacking a required "connector" to power the backlit keyboard, after all. There may be a space on the MB for the missing connector to go, but the connector itself is missing, which is what I originally said, but was incorrectly contradicted.

 

While I never picked up on the post that you say contradicted you, Peter, it has been abundantly clear for a couple of days (maybe much longer) that no connector is installed on the Dv8 to power the backlighting of a keyboard.

I went and searched it out and, if you referred to Doglaptop's reference to the Dv8 connector, it was probably a typo on his part - it didn't seem to me that Doglaptop was intentionally contradicting you since he was focused on finding powered locations on the mobo. If you read the thread he referred to, it is evident from his post there that he was testing onboard contacts since there was no connector on the mobo. Just trying to help clarify what may have just been a misunderstanding on your part.

FWIW, that's why I ordered the connectors Doglaptop referenced and tested so i can install them on the solder pad shown in the photos he posted.

Regards,
- - Phil

 

Sorry. I should have made this more clear. The computer does not have a connector there. I put one there. It still did not work. I was not contradicting your statement that there was no connector, i was saying that on mine (not necessarily someone else's) that even with a connector installed it did not function as intended.

@Phil. thank you for clearing that up. probably a typo on my end. I hope you have a really small soldering iron tip, because it's a bit tricky to get it soldered on. I used a 1mm tip and it worked without adding any solder (just using what was already on the contacts). Best of luck, i hope we have different motherboards because of the age difference.

 

Thanks.

I have had a very small iron for working with electronics for years now but I will use great caution to prevent overheating of the board when I attach the ribbon cable connector. If I have the connector 'tinned' I should be able to keep the mobo from being damaged by a modest heating to simply melt the solder on the mobo to push the connector into the solder on the board and not have to add any solder. Piece of cake!

Regards,
- - Phil

 

Thanks Phil. This will only be satisfying when it is over That said, had some wonderful comic relief today which may even hasten the completion. (Sorry folk, no more "private talk" on public threads after this.)

I'm a Coke Zero man, myself. Never did understand how they can get it to taste just like regular Coke using aspertame when Diet Coke with Splenda just tastes like Diet Coke! (Ok, also promise not to talk about soft drinks on the DV8 thread anymore

I can already tell you that the HP Elitebook 2740p is an excellent product - both as a convertible tablet PC and as a very powerful ultraportable notebook PC in its own right. I know the SSD will only improve upon its already superb performance (other than graphics), but I have now gotten everything on it humming along (they are letting me keep my existing unit until the replacement comes). For your research, look into the Lenovo Thinkpad X201t and the Fujitsu T-730. All three are excellent products with fairly comparable components and performance. The HP wins on appearance, hands down, while the Lenovo has that captivating Thinkpad keyboard and legendary build quality (though the HP is very, very well built; no comparison whatsoever to its consumer lines) and Fujitsu offering a few features not available in the other two (a 13.3" screen, a flexible bay, that can hold a DVD drive, or a second battery or a second HDD/SSD. Fujitsu has a very shaky reputation for quality - except with its tablet lines, which are "signature" products for this computer brand. To all: the convertible tablet format is "addictive" once you use it for a while; I won't go into detail here (see below), but as I think of DV8 owners as 1) being "leading edge" PC consumers and, 2) very much needing a truly portable notebook if the DV8 is the only notebook in their arsenal. Unfortunately, all three of the recommended convertible tablets run around $2,000 well configured (with HP, choose config. carefully and "schmooze" the sales rep and Order Processing dept, and you will pay as little as $1,400 with extra discounts), so it is painful to pay nearly twice as much as we paid for our DV8s for a 12", 1200 X800 screen PC with only Intel integrated graphics - especially when there are now so many wonderful choices of equally powerful, equally small or a bit larger non-tablet notebooks. That's where the "addiction" factor I brought up comes in...

(ok, so 3 in a row off-topic for a DV8 thread, but this last one should be of interest to many on this thread, any who are looking into capturing the power of the DV8 in an ultraportable, and combine tablet capability as well. So, ask away if you are intrigued, but I would also direct anyone with great interest to the TabletPCReview.com forum: Tablet PC Forums, Discussion and Support - Powered by vBulletin )

 

Happy for you! Glad there's something good happening there.

I drink Coke Zero when I can't find Pepsi-One. I'll bet you never tried Pepsi-One since it's so hard to find (and never advertised by PepsiCo)!

Glad you got the old one sorted out pretty well. I look forward to hearing about your new one when it arrives.

PM or email me the detailed specs on the new one as that one, at this point, Jeff, is the one I would be interested in.

Regards,
- - Phil

P.S. you may want to edit your sig to add a "t" to " table PC" ...

 

Newbie question. So I'm sure a few people here have run into HDCP compliance problems with the IDT sound drivers. I know the 'fix' is to disable the SPDIF. But what about those of us who want to play HDCP encoded material over our HDMI cable without using our laptop's as the speakers? I've seen modded IDT audio drivers on the net for other brands of laptops that trick the system into thinking it's HDCP compliant. Since HP/IDT will probably never release a HDCP compliant audio driver (I'd heard HDCP isn't in the SPDIF spec so it will never happen) is there anyone out there with driver modding experience that would be willing to work with me on making the current DV8 IDT audio driver 'HDCP compliant'? I have a good bit of IT experience (15 years) but haven't modded a driver before so I'm really just looking for a push in the right direction. Preferably from someone who's had experience doing this or similar mods before.

Thanks!

 

For those interested in Hirens Boot CD, some people have put together a new "restored" edition which restores the majority of the removed apps.

Hiren's BootCD 11.0 Restored Edition

Restored Dos Apps

Acronis Disk Director
Acronis True Image
Active Partition Recovery
Active Password Changer
Active Uneraser
BootMagic
DiyDataRecovery Diskpatch
Drive Image 2002
Easy Recovery
HDD Regenerator
LapLink 5.0
Lost & Found 1.06
MpxPlay
Norton Disk Doctor/Editor 2002
Norton Ghost
NTFS Dos Pro
Ontrack Disk Manager
Paragon Mount Everything
Paragon Partition Manager
Partition Commander 2004
Partition Magic
Partition Table Doctor 3.5
PC Doctor 2004
PC-Check
PC-Config 9.33
Prosoft Media Tools
Registry Reanimator
The Troubleshooter 2002
Winternals Disk Commander 2001

Restored MiniXP Apps

Active Undelete
Defragger
DefragNT 1.9
EASEUS Partition Master
ERD Computer Management
ERD Explorer
GetDataBack for FAT/NTFS
Norton Ghost/Ghost Explorer
Winsock 2 Fix for Windows 95/98/Me

For those who may be interested, I would think that links to it could be found by Googling for the bolded text above.

 

Interesting, Peter. I was not aware that anyone was offering such a "restored' edition. As an avid fan of the Hiren's BootCD, I had manually "restored" only Ghost 11.5 from my Hiren's 10.6 to the ISO for the Hiren's 11.0 using IsoBuster. It's nice to know that someone is out there collecting all the items on 10.6 dropped from 11.0 and recombining them so it is easier for everyone.

Regards,
- - Phil

 

Sounds good Phil. I haven't even ordered my parts yet, so it sounds like you've got a pretty good head start. But I'll try to help out in any way I can!

 

Thanks for the info Peter. Good find...

 

I had ordered mine before my post about the backlit keyboard. Should receive parts in the next few days. Will ley you know if i encounter any problems.

Yesterday, I played around briefly with a 15" Mac ProBook that had a backlit keyboard and found its lighted keyboard a delight to use in a dimly lighted room. I'm sure that the goal of a backlit Dv8 is definitely worth the pursuit. I'm stoked on this and "chomping at the bit" to get started. Wow!

Regards,
- - Phil

 

Welcome to the Forum....don't mean to be ignoring your question but I must admit that one is over my head!
There are few who get pretty deep in monitor calibration etc but not sure about sound..... hopefully someone can chime in to help you.

 

I must admit I've never heard of this issue until you posted it. I play blu-ray movies over my hdmi connection with spdif enabled all of the time. So you're getting an HDCP error? Are you using Quickplay to play the movies? Seems this machine is very picky about that as I could never get it to work without using Quickplay, hence my question about using it.

As far as modding the driver to work, it sounds doable. I would have to see one of the modded IDT Audio drivers first to see what has been altered, but that can be tricky as well without comparison to the original driver. It may be blatantly obvious too, not sure without seeing it. But as far as getting the driver modded, yes I can do that. I just need to know what needs to be added/subtracted from it I guess. PM me or post up one of these modded drivers you found as well as your IDT audio driver and I'll see what I can do...

 

I don't fully understand the audio issue but if any of the options contained within the below screenshot would be helpful, you can access them by installing Shark's Win 7 Codecs and opening the audio tab of the "settings application" that installs with those codecs.

 

This is really foreign to me. I just plugged my HDTV into my HDMI port and both the video and audio worked fine. I shall follow your progress on this with interest to find out if I'm missing out on something or just to learn about how sound drivers are edited to expand their utility and application. I wish I could offer some help to Wilpilfersome as it sounds like a contradiction between standards and functionality is occurring. Good luck with this.

Regards,
- - Phil

 

Wasn't there already an actual "team" who tried to put the backlit kb on the dv8 and they couldn't. there was a whole forum about trying to do so wasn't there?

goodluck - doubt it works though

 

I backlight mine by turning on the kitchen light behind me!... LOL!

 

Yes and some reported success on that forum - Doglaptop posted a link here to it last week. Doglaptop also reported on his own method of doing successfully.

You're so encouraging ... such a ray of sunshine!

I presume from your 'dim view,' that you haven't read about it nor tried to do it .....

I've ordered all the parts last week and received them about an hour ago. I'll take my Dv8 apart tomorrow and hope to report on my SUCCESS by week's end.

Regards,
- - Phil

 

Ha-ha!

My current backlighting is provided by a battery-powered clip-on reading tri-LED light that I bought after a hearty recommendation by Peter (PAE77). But yours is definitely funnier, Alan!

Regards,
- - Phil

 

I'm having a new issue with my HP dv8t. The Intel Turbo Boost Technology Drive is not working. I have version 1.0.0.1030. The error message reads "This device cannot start (Code 10)"

I have been unable to locate a driver download on either HP's or Intel's websites. Several other HP owners are reporting this problem on the internet but no resolution is being offered or reported.

HP's Troubleshoot process was not able to correct the problem. I have run malware and antivirus full scans to verify that I do not have a virus.
I'd appreciate any suggestions you might offer.

 

Answered your question here where you dual/cross posted it: http://forum.notebookreview.com/6628220-post1569.html

The resolution is to uninstall any turbo boost technology driver you have erroneously installed on your machine. It doesn't work because you don't have any hardware installed that supports or needs it.

You can, however, install an Intel Turbo Boost Technology Monitor gadget that provides a gauge that will show you graphically when Turbo Boost is working on your machine. It's kind of cool. Available from Intel's site.

 

Thanks for the quick response. I did come across the Monitor in the course of my problem solving and have downloaded it. As you indicate, the boost appears to be working fine.

I don't believe that I independently installed this driver on my machine. I have removed it as you suggested. When I reboot the system automatically tries to reinstall it but is unsuccessful in doing so for some unknown reason.

Its comforting to know that the driver is not really necessary.

Perhaps you can assist me on another new issue as well. My HP Media Player will no longer play DVD's. The error message reads Format is Not Supported regardless of whether its a Blu Ray or Standard. When I attempted to uninstall the HP Media Smart DVD program it indicates Error Reading Setup Initialization File.

I uploaded the latest version anyway but it has not corrected the problem.

 

That's really strange that the OS keeps trying to reinstall the driver. Usually that only happens if there is some device installed that requires the driver. I don't see any such driver on my DV8, however. I must admit to being a bit confused by this.

I'm sorry but I don't have an answer for you on the DVD problem. I wonder though if the two issues are somehow related? Anyway, hopefully someone else will jump in and offer a solution for the DVD issue. . .

It sounds like the Media Smart DVD installation has become corrupted in some way. I hesitate to suggest any further steps because I am not sure of the best way to handle it. If I was trying to fix this on my own machine, I would probably try other means of uninstalling it but I am not sure exactly how. If you can get it uninstalled, then you could install the latest version. I don't think the latest version will install without being able to first uninstall the older version.

If you have system restore enabled, you might consider trying to restore your system to a time before any of these issues had occurred. It's a long shot but it might work.

Another possibility is using system recovery to basically reload the OS and system to the way it was when it first arrived, but this would be an involved process that would require backing up your data and reinstalling all your programs and then updating everything which usually involves a lot of time and effort.

If you had any of your own system backups or clones that you could use to restore your system to an earlier time, that would be a better way to attempt to fix these problems. That's one reason I make regular backups of my entire installation. Being able to quickly restore one's entire system to an earlier time when everything was working well without losing data or installed programs is frequently very useful and it usually provides an easy way of solving these kinds of problems. Sorry I can't be more helpful.

 

Thanks again for the detailed reply Peter. I'm wondering if both problems are at all related to the fact that I have BIOS F.06 on my system. HP Technical Support is suggesting that I update it to the latest version to rectify the Turbo Boost issue. I've hesitated to do a BIOS update given the occasional risk that I might create a much bigger problem if the update does not go smoothly.

Ray

 

Well that is a risk, but I think under the circumstances that it is a risk worth taking. I've updated my bios each time an update came out, except there was one bad one that I skipped (think it was F15 or around there). Although others may have different views, I think it's always best to run with the latest Bios.

There's a good chance the turbo boost issue would be resolved with a bios update. Turbo boost does interact in some way with the bios. In fact in some Bios' (not HP's afaik) Turbo Boost can be enabled or disabled in the bios. So I suspect your turbo boost issues may be resolved with a bios update, and if you are going to update, I would select the latest version, available on the latest drivers thread of this site.

 

Well I bought the WNDR3700, the AV was not available in a local store... I like local stores when I can so its easy if I need to return...

But anyway... are what do you mean again about the 600 speed?....
This would be twice as fast not matching protocols for everything else because nothing else is running that fast is it?

Sorry to be so ignorant.. at first glance it appears a firmware update could double the speed... but that would nbe double work on the processor too and I don't see how thats possible unless maybe the double streaming was disabled to allow for more juice to the remaining stream left.....

Anyway.. I will try to update the firmware before I do all my customizations so It won't have to be redone for a while.

 

If I do a BIOS update, is it recommended that I go directly from F.06 to the latest version or do I need to install one or more of the interim BIOS updates before I install the latest version?

 

Good question... usually bios updates are written with the assumption that a recent version is already installed.

So if you update too many versions at once, you risk a glitch that was not factored in the "debugging" process.

However, updating so many versions increases room for error by sheer frequency of updates.

Its going to be a judgement call on your behalf.

If it were me, I think I would err on the side of doing one update and go for the gusto from F.06 to current.

The safest thing would be to get tech support online and get them to back you in a a decision as to how to do it either way... that way if you toast it, they will be more likely to support you.

 

It's only happening when I try to use Directv2pc, and yes it's a HDCP error that points to the sound card. It works fine if you disable SPDIF, but that won't work when I'm trying to play it over the HDMI cable to my TV (unless I want to use the DV8 speakers...which I don't).

Here's the modded driver I found. http://forum.notebookreview.com/gat...-modded-idt-audio-driver-gateway-6860-fx.html

I'm currently using the lastest (july) rev of the IDT driver from the HP website (I have a DV8-1000).

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

 

I appreciate your input. The latest feedback that I've received from HP Technical Support is to do a full backup and then perform a computer system recovery using their provided link. On the internet, I found info that suggests there's two different versions of HP system recovery: destructive and non-destructive. Tech support gave no guidance at this point as to which to use. Given the fact that my dv8 is showing signs of corrupted drivers, I see little choice but to take their course of action.

 

The only thing HP tech support seems to be able recommend is a total restore...... thats "not" what i"m talking about!

Their techs are not techs who actually troubleshoot but rather council you to wipe everything back to OEM status..... this is how they get around hiring real techs and dealing with all the idiosyncrasies of every-bodies systems.


anyway... don't get me started!... LOL!

Simply go to start and type "system".. at the top fourth down you will see "system restore".
Once you click that chose the bottom choice to "choose a different restore point"... there you will see all the choices you have... go back to the one before the point where you installed that intel driver.

It will reboot you system and that should simply take you back in time to that point without destroying any of your personal info "after" that point.

This method is far less invasive and actually more reliable to get your system back in the saddle without undoing hours and hours worth of configurations you have already done.
Plus its quick.... less than 5 min.

BTW.... none of what I just said of what HP said has anything to do with your firmware update!......

Firmware superceeds all of this and writes info to the actual physical chip that runs your motherboard.

Wiping your system, doing a system restore etc will not affect your bios status as far as what version of firmware its running.

 

After doing the system recovery recommended by HP (if you end up going that route), it still would be a good idea to update the bios. I doubt the recovery process will include updating the bios although since I hadn't heard of there being a recovery process through an online link, I suppose, it is possible. I was thinking before that probably system recovery was going to end up being required, but I did suggest trying system restore (if you have it enabled, first).

If they (HP) are telling you to back up, it seems likely it's a destructive recovery process that they have in mind, although it's always a good idea to back up when doing stuff like that.

After you finally get this problem straightened out, it would be a good idea to get in the habit of making your own system backups using one of several third party programs like, for example, Acronis True Image Home or even possibly the Backup and Restore utility provided in Win 7, although I prefer the former option. Then in the future, if something like this happens again, you can restore your own backup which would include your programs, settings and most or all of your data (depending on how your organize your partitions). It saves a lot of work, in situations like this.

 

Thanks for the additional recommendation. Actually, I've already tried two different restore points and both failed to complete successfully. I guess I could try one more time -- its a lot simpler than HP's solution.

 

I was just saying that the firmware on the 3700 model restricts the speed to 300Mbps and 2 spatial streams. The 37AV firmware removes this limitation. Since they are the same exact router I was trying to say I would flash the 37AV firmware onto the 3700 as it is capable of 'theoretical' 600Mbps and 4 concurrent spatial streams. I hope that clarifies it somewhat. Here is some good reading on the subject:

IEEE 802.11n-2009 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


What is a "Stream" anyway? (how 802.11n works)

Wireless Networking — What is Multiple-Input/Multiple-Output (MIMO)?

 

So I had to google the Directtv2pc. I didn't know what you were talking about. I thought you were trying to play a blu-ray disc over hdmi. So am I correct in assuming that you are streaming something from your direct tv hd box to your dv8 and then trying to play it over hdmi back to an hdtv? Is the error you receive from the directtv app?

I'll have a look at it. I need to download the driver from HP as well for comparison and to see if I can 'add-in' the workaround for HDCP compliance...

 

Here is the modified package. I changed things around and added a registry entry that will allow any audio to pass over hdmi regardless of the circumstances. You need to double check that you have Hdmi (Audio Enabled) checked in Nvidia Control Panel after installation.

I'm going to upload 2 files. 1 is the modified sp4895 package from HP (The IDT Driver package from July) and one is the original.

*** I have changed the file extension on both packages to .rar to conserve space and make it easier to download. They are still self-extracting .exe After downloading the modified file or the original, simply change the file extension to .exe and install as if you got it from HP***

MODIFIED SP48945
Wikisend: free file sharing service


ORIGINAL SP48945
Wikisend: free file sharing service

It loaded fine on my machine, I have hdmi audio enabled in Nvidia CP and can pass audio over hdmi successfully with the modified package. I can't exactly test what you're trying to do, but it will pass audio for anything I try. I can make changes if you run into any issues, but so far I'm running just fine. Good luck, I hope it works out for you!

 

That makes me wonder just how corrupted your system really is..... I would go back even farther like you suggested.

If that doesn't work... .a complete restore with the disks may actually be your best solution to remove the corruption.

 

The error he is seeing is a direcTV error...I have seen it also, but I have just disabled the digital audio, because I just use it to stream my DVR to my laptop.

 

Yeah that's what I was wondering. If you're just trying to stream and watch on local machine and DirecTV app is blocking digital audio from that point, I can't see how you could get it to pass audio streaming from dvr to laptop and then to tv over hdmi. So that modified IDT audio driver I posted isn't really going to help since it's the direcTV app blocking it. The modified driver just allows the cpu to force audio over hdmi. I can't prevent the software from blocking it though (legally) if their intentions are to prevent it...

 

I tried another system restore going back even further in time but it has not corrected all of my problems. It does appear my system is corrupted. Here is a list of my current issues:

1) I was unable to uninstall the HP Media Smart DVD using the Uninstall a Program feature as it reports "Error reading setup initialization file"; 2)DVD drive is not allowing me to play DVD's -- the computer does not seem to recognize Drive E ever since I used Revo uninstaller in their Safe option setting to remove HP Media Smart DVD software from my system as I was instructed to do by HP Tech Support; 3) HP Automatic Updates recently attempted to install the latest HP Support Assistant Update, Nvidia Driver update and Codec update to my system today and both failed (this latter issue may be related to the fact that my system is still at BIOS F.06)

 

I wouldn't update the BIOS from F.06 - I run the same BIOS version and haven't seen any reason for updating it and my DVDs and BDs play fine. I also have no driver or software issues. Besides, there are significant risks of failure in a BIOS update and I wouldn't even considerate it unless I was CERTAIN that the risk was justified by ironclad evidence from the BIOS author that your problem with DVD and BD is going to be corrected by a newer BIOS.

My advice?
Have you run Chkdsk/F? Have you run sfc/scannow? Scanned your Registry with a Registry cleaner? All of these are KNOWN to fix problems that cause symptoms like you reported. I haven't seen reports of BIOS updates addressing it.

Like PAE77, I, too, perform a weekly backup - in my case, I use Ghost on my Hiren's BootCD (free download) to perform a 20 minute weekly clone of my system's drives. Much safer and satisfying than updating a BIOS and ending up with a "brick' to send back to HP!

I've been out of town for two days helping a friend with a PC (success fortunately!) or I'd have replied sooner on your problem.

If what I suggested doesn't work, you may have to follow the backup and perform a system restoration as HP said.

Regards,
- - Phil

 

DITTOES! DITTOES!

You are totally on the right track here, Alan. HP Support seems only to know how to advise you to start over from the recovery disks which should always be the LAST thing that anyone should do!!!

If AlohaRay does not succeed with my suggestions to run Chkdsk/F, etc., in my previous Post immediately below, your suggestion is definitely the NEXT step!

Updating your BIOS without absolute certainty of it addressing your specific issue is the RISKIEST thing you can do with your DV8 and certainly should be the absolutely LAST resort after making that determination!

Regards,
- - Phil

 

I hope the following post isn't too OT. It will probably only be of interest to those who use the Everest Ultimate program but since I know there's at least one or two of you (besides me) out there who use the program and who follow this thread, I thought I would mention FYI that approximately every two weeks or so, the company makes available the latest updated "beta" version of the program. In fact, ime, these so called "beta" versions have always been just as stable as the official "stable" version and the updated versions usually incorporate some fairly significant updates, enhancements and fixes, as, for example, the most recent beta version's changelog (which, btw, is not cumulative) illustrates:

EVEREST Ultimate Edition v5.50.2239 (.ZIP)
26-Aug-2010

* Identification of AMD Sempron X2 1xx (aka Regor-512)
* Identification of Mobile Intel Celeron SU23xx (aka Penryn-1M)
* Intel Processor Number detection for Mobile Pentium P6000
* Identification of DDR3-2900, DDR3-3000, DDR3-3100, DDR3-3200 memory modules
* GPU information for nVIDIA GeForce 315 (GT218)
* GPU information for new nVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 (NV18)
* GPU fan speed measurement via ForceWare
* SPD memory information for Asus Eee PC 1201NL
* Improved Apple SMC sensor support (fan labels)
* Motherboard specific sensor info for Asus M2N68-AM Series
* Motherboard specific sensor info for Asus P3V4X
* Motherboard specific sensor info for ECS H55H-M
* Improved motherboard specific sensor info for ASRock boards
* Fixed: Disk Benchmark / disk write tests under Windows 7
* Fixed: physical drive -- logical drive association
* Fixed: Intel Processor Number detection for Atom D425, D525
* Fixed: CPU clock measurement on Nehalem+ (perf.counters anomalies)
* Fixed: fan RPM measurement on W83667HG, W83677HG sensor chips
* Fixed: motherboard specific sensor info for Asus M2N68, M2N68 SE
* Fixed: motherboard specific sensor info for ECS H55H-I
* Fixed: tray icon hint
* Removed: CPU temperature measurement workaround on Asus P6T, P6X58D, Rampage II, Rampage III, Sabertooth X58 Series

The updated versions are available for download from the company's site:

EVEREST Ultimate Edition v5.50.2239 (.ZIP) | Lavalys.com

So I have gotten in the habit of always applying these updates as they become available to my existing Everest installation and have never encountered any issues or problems.

The way I have always applied the updates to my existing installation of Everest Ultimate is to use Winrar to extract the updated version directly to the Everest program's installation directory with Winrar's "extract and update files" and "overwrite w/o prompt" modes checked. If you have the Everest program running in the background, you have to first exit the program before applying the update in this manner. Anyone with a licensed version installed can use this method to apply these updates right over the existing installation and no reboot is even required.

 

The onscreen volume control on my DV8T no longer shows...the treble/bass still does. How do I fix this?

 

Copied the following from Windstrings (credit goes to him). Hopefully, you can figure out how to get the onscreen Vol controls back from the following:

How to get the OSD back for the Volume and Bass/Treble!!! This also turns on the functionality of the Bass/Treble Sliders as they were disabled during one of HP's Updates. Thanks to Axel Foley for all the help!!

Note.. stuff in red is Windstrings addin. (Note: red color and links didn't copy over and got lost, but the latest versions of the drivers/programs recommended to be installed should be able to be found on the first post of the following thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=404164
• Go into Control Panel and uninstall HP MEDIASMART SmartMenu
• Also, in Control Panel uninstall HP Quick Launch Buttons.
• Go to C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard and delete HP MediaSmart Folder ~~NOTE: These folders may have been deleted during the Uninstall Process.~~
• Go to C:\Prgram Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard and delete HP Quick Launch Buttons Folder ~~NOTE: The Program Files (x86) is for 64 bit users. You may need to find the HP Quick Launch Buttons Folder in a different location~~
• Reboot Computer.
• If you have “HP Tone Control Utility v2.00 A 2009-09-28” installed, uninstall that too.
• Reboot Computer.
• Download HP MEDIA SMART MENU Version 2.10. (I recommend using latest available version).
• Download HP Quick Launch Button Version 6.50.8.1. (I recommend using latest available version.)
• Install HP Quick Launch Buttons Version 6.50.16.1 (I recommend using latest available version.)
• Reboot Computer.
• Install HP MEDIA SMART MENU Version 2.10 (I recommend using latest available version).

(Probably also a good idea to install the latest available or current version of the HP Tone Control utility as well.)
• Reboot Computer.
• All Done - Sliders should now work.

 

I wish you the best!

Regards,
- - Phil

 

Thanks for the news about the update, Peter. I shall apply it asap.

Regards,
- - Phil

 

Humm.. Most interesting Mr. Scott!