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    first thing you did when you recieved 8510p

    Discussion in 'HP' started by timdozen, Nov 22, 2007.

  1. timdozen

    timdozen Notebook Geek

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    hey guys, so i finall decided on a laptop, very obvious which one i chose. i chose the 8510p just incase you didnt read the thread :twitcy:. im excited and its suppose to come today and i was just wondering...

    what was the first thing you guys did when you recieved it, after opening the box i mean.

    what did u guys think of the looks/design/build

    mainly... what software, drivers, programs should i install on my 8510p to optimize the performance of this laptop.


    thanks guys
     
    timdozen, Nov 22, 2007
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  2. f4ding

    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    (1) Well, first you connect to the Internet.
    (2) Then you e-mail me, so that I can give you my address.
    (3) You get my address, and ship me the laptop.
    (4) I send an e-mail to thank you for the gift.
     
    f4ding, Nov 22, 2007
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  3. alex-s

    alex-s Newbie

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    The first thing I did was format the hard drive and do a clean install of windows.
     
    alex-s, Nov 22, 2007
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  4. Night

    Night Notebook Consultant

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    I just kind of messed around with Vista for the first night and popped an extra 1GB stick of ram. When I woke up the next morning I did a clean install of Vista and installed all of the software that I use. Also, disabled UAC...that feature is incredibly annoying.
     
    Night, Nov 22, 2007
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  5. Kain

    Kain Notebook Evangelist

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    What is UAC?
     
    Kain, Nov 23, 2007
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    gridtalker Notebook Virtuoso

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    reformat and install a clean OS
     
    gridtalker, Nov 23, 2007
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  7. viking396

    viking396 Notebook Geek

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    If you buy the docking station for it, use the D-Sub video connector and let us know if you get a BSOD after a few hours. We bought three 8510p's and all three BSOD if using D-Sub instead of DVI. Using DVI works fine so far however.

    We like the 8510, has good contrast, brightness and speed but they moved the speakers to the front of the unit and they sound pretty bad compared to say the nw8440.

    Good luck with yours!
     
    viking396, Nov 23, 2007
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    viking396 Notebook Geek

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    viking396, Nov 23, 2007
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  9. Ackeron

    Ackeron Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    QFT

    I also took a bunch of pictures :cool:
     
    Ackeron, Nov 23, 2007
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