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    new laptop help

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by di$TOrTed, Jun 2, 2008.

  1. di$TOrTed

    di$TOrTed Newbie

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    Ok, first of all, i hope i put this in the right place.

    Ok, I just got a new laptop for graduation. It is an HP Pavilion dv9000.

    17'' screen, 4GB RAM, intel core 2 duo 1.83ghz and a 512mb geforce 8600

    here is the problem, whenever I use the little touch bars at the top of the keyboard to adjust the volume, the grey HP quickplay-style volume box comes up and i get unbelievable lag. Is this a common bug in HP computers? This laptop runs amazing however it can't handle when i adjust the volume........ i looked around and couldnt find an option to disable the volume box from popping up. because sometimes it doesnt come up and the volume adjusts just fine. But for example, I was playing counter strike 1.6, and tried to adjust the volume and sat there and listened to the same sound over and over for like a minute while the screen was totally still. Then when the volume box went away i got the lost connection thing etc.

    does anybody know how to fix this? the only option I could find was one to change what sound was played when i adjusted the volume...... no way to disable the big grey volume bar/box/image thing from popping up.

    sorry if that was confusing

    thanks
     
    di$TOrTed, Jun 2, 2008
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  2. sirmetman

    sirmetman Notebook Virtuoso

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    I think you might be out of luck. Unless you can make the volume control work without HP's drivers, you are probably stuck with that "feature".
     
    sirmetman, Jun 2, 2008
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  3. BlackLight

    BlackLight Notebook Consultant

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    try updating the drivers to see what happens
     
    BlackLight, Jun 2, 2008
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  4. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    you might even check and see if there is an updated BIOS file newer than that currently installed in your machine??

    just a thought,
    bigO
     
    bigozone, Jun 2, 2008
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  5. nu_D

    nu_D Notebook Deity

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    Start. In the search field type in msconfig. Launch it.

    Go to the Startup tab.

    Untick HP Quicktouch OnScreen Display.

    Click apply and restart.

    That will remove it from coming up.

    As far as the lag, you will get it no matter what if you don't disable it...

    In the future, if you have HP specific questions, ask it in the HP section. You will probably get more/better responses there. :)
     
    nu_D, Jun 2, 2008
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  6. di$TOrTed

    di$TOrTed Newbie

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    Perfect :)

    thank you
     
    di$TOrTed, Jun 2, 2008
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