[Drivers] HP ENVY 15-1XXX (INTEL)

[InvisibleJim]

Did anyone ever manage to source a driver setup which allows this laptop to use OPENGL with the 4830HD? It's a damned embarrassment to HP the issues with this laptop out of the box, I'm not surprised they are leaving the hardware game.

[pstils]

Totally agree. This is a cry for help! Please, anyone with the HD 4830 who's managed to install the newest drivers, please help!!!

[abat119]

I found an update for the Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 driver version 2.1.25.0 (from Intel's website):

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Deta...H67BL&lang=eng

Also here is the latest firmware for the Host Controller - This fixed a lot of speed issues I've been having with some external hard drives:

http://www.station-drivers.com/page/nec.htm

1) Download the "Firmware Version 3.0.2.8.0.8 & 4.0.1.5.0.2" file.

2) [After extraction] DO NOT run the "uPD720200_uPD720200A_FW_Updater.exe" program!!! Instead run (as administrator) the "upd720200.cmd" file directly from the "uPD720200_uPD720200A_FW_Updater" directory.

2a) Make sure which controller model you have (upd720200 OR upd720200a) and run the appropriate .cmd (I have the upd720200)

3) Wait until it finishes and then restart computer for changes to take effect.

[justinkw1]

Thanks abat119 - I added the updated driver to the first post.

09/24/2011

• Updated Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 Host Controller driver to version 2.1.25.0.

[SebbesApa]

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Also here is the latest firmware for the Host Controller - This fixed a lot of speed issues I've been having with some external hard drives:

SONY/NEC/RENESAS Drivers & Firmwares

1) Download the "Firmware Version 3.0.2.8.0.8 & 4.0.1.5.0.2" file.

2) [After extraction] DO NOT run the "uPD720200_uPD720200A_FW_Updater.exe" program!!! Instead run (as administrator) the "upd720200.cmd" file directly from the "uPD720200_uPD720200A_FW_Updater" directory.

2a) Make sure which controller model you have (upd720200 OR upd720200a) and run the appropriate .cmd (I have the upd720200)

3) Wait until it finishes and then restart computer for changes to take effect.

That seems a bit risky, does it not? How can you find out what controller you've got?

[abat119]

That seems a bit risky, does it not? How can you find out what controller you've got?

I used AIDA64 (a system info program) to determine my controller.

My advice is that if you don't have any problems then don't update the firmware. I did because I had few new USB 3.0 devices that weren't working properly (randomly disconnecting and slow speeds) - This firmware update fixed those issues.

[InvisibleJim]

Did anyone ever manage to source a driver setup which allows this laptop to use OPENGL with the 4830HD? It's a damned embarrassment to HP the issues with this laptop out of the box, I'm not surprised they are leaving the hardware game.

Totally agree. This is a cry for help! Please, anyone with the HD 4830 who's managed to install the newest drivers, please help!!!

Come on, no replies to this? Surely someone can at least say if an opengl compatible driver set just doesn't exist?

[justinkw1]

Come on, no replies to this? Surely someone can at least say if an opengl compatible driver set just doesn't exist?

I don't recall anyone who has had complete success with using the drivers that AMD supplied -- they ran into more trouble than not. This only applies to first-run 4830 models, those with the 5730/5830 are fine.

I think the HP-supplied drivers have been the only packages to have worked on the 4830, to this very day. They should have OpenGL support...even if they are extremely outdated.

[brt02]

I can't get these ATI drivers to work with the HD4830. I'm pretty sure the only thing stopping these reference drivers working is in the inf files, but tinkering with them have got me nowhere. Haven't tried 10.9 yet but i am not hopeful... It's a shame cos this is a great laptop otherwise.

[justinkw1]

A couple Intel updates:

10/06/2011

• Updated Intel Chipset Device Software to version 9.2.3.1022.
• Updated Intel WiFi Link Driver (and software) to version 14.2.0.10.

The updated Intel Chipset Device Software package does not include new drivers for this notebook, so no need to apply if you have already done it before with a previous release.