New HP DV2500T/DV2700T Bios - F.2a - 04-2008

Fixes

# Fixes intermittent issue where the notebook hard drive (HDD) may not be detected correctly when booting into the operating system.
# Fixes issue where the LiveTV and Play/TV button of the PP remote controller does not work properly when the external CIR receiver is not plugged in.
# Fixes issue where the power button of the HP Remote Controller does not work when the notebook is running a Microsoft Windows Vista Operating System.



Enhancements

Turns the system FAN on at the lowest speed, when the notebook is powered on.

Link

 

Anybody tried it out?

 

anyone tried it on DV2500 with XP?

 

It came stock with my dv2700 CBO, and all I can say is it works fine Sorry, don't have any experience with any other HP to say if it improved anything...

 

i noticed it dropped my temperatures about 10 c while idling

 

Wow, this update is great. My temps are down 12 degrees C and fan noise is alot lower.

 

what about battery life? .. if the fans gonna be always on, the battery is gonna take a small hit

 

well, before the update, my fans were always on anyways, and at highest speeds at that. So I think i might actually see improvement in the batt life dept.

 

with new f2.a bios dv2700& dv2800 serieses now support windows xp.....

 

Is this for real? Now I can use my favorite programs on my dv2700t.

 

hello...im in serious trouble ....been through alot of post i dunt get one thing.
ive got dv2500t cto note book and upgraded my bios from f.2a to f.21. and have built in vista. problem is that i need xp as visual c++ doesnt work on vista ...please can any one help me in this regard .my project is been pending cause of this.
1. degarding bios to f.2a or f.13
OR 2. degarding vista to XP
thank u in advance

 

well apparently the F.2A bios allows to install XP

so install the F.2A BIOS again and see if you can install XP

Visual C++ should work on vista. Do youi have the latest updates?

 

thank you for quick reply.
as far visual c is concerned .no i got the basic one. do tell me if there is any service pack for it.
secondly ihave upgraded my ios to f.2A. now i start the Xp cd setup.exe but it doesnt allow me to select the install option and it doesnt detect my harddrives as well
thanks

 

download this driver pack http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6R56CI5E

then follow the XP guide starting from this heading

Im not sure if theres any service packs. Use your windows update and download the latest stuff

 

thank you, but does it valid for dv2500 cto ???

 

can someone host this file on like rapidshare or something, because i cant seem to download it off of hp's website. it goes straight to a blank ftp server page.

 

Doing it right now. Hang in there! My stupid internet connection is on the job.

 

thanks man... i guess everyone else is having that problem too

 

oh, if you got your 250gb hard drive installed by HP from the factory meaning you didnt upgrade it, what model and brand drive is it if you dont mind me asking. Im trying to get a 250gb drive from hp, but it doesnt list the brand nor the model number on their website.

 

Mine is a Fujitsu from what I know as I checked it once using NHC. Everybody says these Fujitsu HDs are flimsy but I haven't had any problems in the three months that I have had this Laptop.

And here is the link

http://rapidshare.com/files/111548767/sp38886.exe.html

The BIOS upgrade went great for me by the way.

 

Thanks, the upgrade worked great, seeing temperatures about 12-15 degrees cooler and no fan noise what so ever.

 

You are welcome.

 

Right click the download link and choose "Save link as" or similar

 

Yeah I thought of that while the upload was on. Anyways he has got what he wants.

 

Another s**t Bios from HP.
The fan spins always and never stops. A constant low noise and battery consuption.

@HP
We don't want a slowly spinning fan. We want the stupid fan shuting up (aka stop, not spinning) saving our heads (preventing headache once in library) and battery life.

Using Ubuntu Linux the fan spins only when necessary, why not the same in Xp?

Are HP engineers not able?



@all
Do not buy noisy DV2500/2700!!!

 

what?!? this is one of the best BIOS's that ever came out for the dv2000 series.

(eg only)Instead of the fans going from 0 to 5000rpm and sounding like a blow dryer they make it constantly run at 1000rpm or so and slowly accelerate to a higher speed when it needs too.

Less fan noise and cooler temps for me. Check this out:

 

Firstly flip why is your notebook so cold? Mine is still giving me temps in the mid 40s while idling! Plus I have never heard my Fan while idling. Only when the thing goes to about 60-65 C does the fan start to make its presence felt. Are you using a cooler or something?

Also I so desperately want to have a look at the HD temps as I think the HD is heating up. Isn't there any way?

 

Well its winter time here and im using a cooler..

But with the older BIOS my CPU idle was 39c and GPU idle was 52

I suggest buying a cooler

Did you install both intel chipset drivers? you should be able to see your HDD temps since we pretty much ahve the same notebook

 

I did buy a useless cooler. Just not helping me at all. Probably a degree or two drop here or there. I would buy a better model if I got one here in India. The only ones that I get are stupid ones made in China.

As for the drivers what two Intel Drivers are you talking about? Plus which Brand is your Hard Disk? I have a Fujitsu.

EDIT: I have one set of drivers installed titled 'Chipset' in the SWSetup folder. Which is the second one?

 

Mines a Western digital scorpio

Actually go to the fujitsu website and try updating the firmware of your HD

http://www.fujitsu.com/us/services/computing/storage/hdd/support/utilities.html

should be somewhere there under flash utility

 

Thanks Flipfire but it Doesn't make sense to me at all. I am using MHY2250BH. No drivers for this HD.

 

Did anyone try F.2A on dv2775ee?