The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    New DV7 owner. Video driver question...

    Discussion in 'HP' started by IVILyric, Aug 17, 2010.

  1. IVILyric

    IVILyric Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    18
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I have just bought an HP DV7-4070us laptop. I'm currently in the process of updating the drivers and I noticed that the video drivers on the HP website are older than the one available on the ATI website (the laptop has an ATI Mobility HD 5650). Can I use the drivers from the ATI website or are the HP drivers specifically made for the laptop?

    Also as a side note there doesn't seem to be alot of talk of the version of the DV7 i bought. Did I make a bad choice? It looks like i got it for a good price ($849 after $50 mail in rebate from Fry's) but now I'm wondering if there's a reason the price was so low.

    Thanks in advance.
     
    IVILyric, Aug 17, 2010
    #1
  2. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    441
    Messages:
    3,667
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    dv7-4070us specifications

    Yes, you can use the latest ATI drivers on these laptops. I'm using Catalyst 10.7 on my dv7-4065dx.

    Nothing wrong with these notebooks AFAIK. I have a dv7-4065dx, AMD triple core version with integrated ATI graphics and Blu-ray. Very nice machine, was only $750.
     
    brianstretch, Aug 18, 2010
    #2
  3. Falco152

    Falco152 Notebook Demon

    Reputations:
    442
    Messages:
    1,882
    Likes Received:
    75
    Trophy Points:
    66
    As long it does not contain the switchable graphics solution in it, otherwise using the ATI latest drivers is highly not recommended.
     
    Falco152, Aug 18, 2010
    #3
  4. bchreng

    bchreng Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    14
    Messages:
    492
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I bought my DV7 from Staples and have Catalyst 10.7s installed with no major issues at all.
     
    bchreng, Aug 18, 2010
    #4
  5. IVILyric

    IVILyric Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    18
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Thanks for the replies. Sorry but the above quote confused me. My laptop does have the switchable graphics. Are you saying not to use the latest ATI drivers? If so why not? Are they not compatible with laptops with switchable graphics?
     
    IVILyric, Aug 18, 2010
    #5
  6. Falco152

    Falco152 Notebook Demon

    Reputations:
    442
    Messages:
    1,882
    Likes Received:
    75
    Trophy Points:
    66
    It just simply not supported nor stable on the switchable i5 series. There is a fine print on the ATI driver for a reason.
     
    Falco152, Aug 18, 2010
    #6
  7. Bullit

    Bullit Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    122
    Messages:
    864
    Likes Received:
    9
    Trophy Points:
    31
    I think that is an excellent buy for the price, HD5650 is a good graphic card.
    Concerning drivers, try the last Catalyst, if some problem appears just erase them with Driversweeper and install the HP ones.
     
    Bullit, Aug 19, 2010
    #7