[Drivers] HP ENVY 15-3XXX / ENVY 17-3XXX (INTEL)

[ilvhse]

Hey everyone, been lurking a while but I must say that I'm quite impressed with the community here and with the Envy 15-3040nr in its entirety.



OP, thanks for posting the updated drivers and such. I've a question about the BIOS as I've looked around and haven't found any discussions so could you explain why it was removed? Should I revert back to F.07? While I'm mentioning the BIOS, I'd like to find out if there are any advanced features that can be accessed or even a way to modify the BIOS to access them.



I had issue with the latest IDT Audio drivers as well - particularly 6.10.6393.0 which would allow me to playback audio through the headphones, but not the speakers.
I've not had issue with 6.10.6388.0 though - so far so great!

I also understand that the ATI drivers can be installed ontop of the HP drivers which is cool if we want to stay up to date and while I've ATI driver version 8.882.2.3000 installed I haven't been able to get them updated the latest 12.4 drivers.



Edit: Anyone looking to install ATI 12.4 drivers can get the installation package here: http://www2.ati.com/DRIVERS/mobile/1..._64_dd_ccc.exe
I installed the HP driver package (sp54916) and then installed 12.4 afterwards and everything works well now.

Cheers


Edit #2: Did some speed tests on 12.4 and I have to say that it was painfully slow. I deleted the device driver from device manager, installed the HP drivers and rebooted before installing 12.3 and performance looks to have stabilized. Both drivers indicated the card as being a 6700 and the clocks haven't changed from the stock 600/800

If anyone is interested, here's the link to 12.3 from ATIs website: http://www2.ati.com/DRIVERS/mobile/1..._64_dd_ccc.exe

great post thanks for the 12-3 drivers link

[justinkw1]

04/28/2012

• Removed IDT High Definition Audio driver, version 6.10.6393.0.

Some users (including myself) have been experiencing issues with 6.10.6393.0, so I'm taking that off for now. I had to uninstall this driver in Safe Mode, and install 6.10.6388.0 once I restarted.

04/29/2012

• Added AMD Radeon HD Graphics, Catalyst Mobility 12.4 reference drivers - version 8.961 (AMD) / 7.12.0.7706 (HDMI Audio).
• Updated HP Quick Launch Software, version 2.7.2 (2.70 A2).

OP, thanks for posting the updated drivers and such. I've a question about the BIOS as I've looked around and haven't found any discussions so could you explain why it was removed? Should I revert back to F.07? While I'm mentioning the BIOS, I'd like to find out if there are any advanced features that can be accessed or even a way to modify the BIOS to access them.

I do not currently know the reason as to why HP had removed F.08. If you are not having any issues with F.08, you should continue to use it.

Also, it's currently difficult (if not impossible) to modify the HP notebook BIOS so that you can gain access to the more advanced features. For now, you will probably have to resort to what the current BIOS options provide.

[jpmtech]

First of all thanks for the very helpful information on this forum posting.

I just installed the 12.4 Catalyst drivers over the top of the HP certified drivers. Install completed with warnings but didn't tell me what the warning was for in logs. Restarted and Catalyst UI will not load.

I'll try using driver sweeper and stripping both back of the system and reinstall again.

Anyone else having issues opening UI after 12.4 install?

[Lancealot]

04/28/2012

• Removed IDT High Definition Audio driver, version 6.10.6393.0.

Some users (including myself) have been experiencing issues with 6.10.6393.0, so I'm taking that off for now. I had to uninstall this driver in Safe Mode, and install 6.10.6388.0 once I restarted.

04/29/2012

• Added AMD Radeon HD Graphics, Catalyst Mobility 12.4 reference drivers - version 8.961 (AMD) / 7.12.0.7706 (HDMI Audio).
• Updated HP Quick Launch Software, version 2.7.2 (2.70 A2).

I do not currently know the reason as to why HP had removed F.08. If you are not having any issues with F.08, you should continue to use it.

Also, it's currently difficult (if not impossible) to modify the HP notebook BIOS so that you can gain access to the more advanced features. For now, you will probably have to resort to what the current BIOS options provide.

Thanks. I'm not aware of any issues with F.08 and things have generally been pretty solid. I'd heard of bios-mods.com but there isn't any activity there with regards to the 3000 series. This is fine for me as I'm not too interested in breaking any ground with regards to using a modified bios let alone bricking my machine. I have heard that other models of the Envy line have an advanced bios mode that can be accessed by using the key combo (F10 + A) but this hasn't worked for me. If anyone can shed some light on any of these aspects of the bios that would be awesome.

First of all thanks for the very helpful information on this forum posting.

I just installed the 12.4 Catalyst drivers over the top of the HP certified drivers. Install completed with warnings but didn't tell me what the warning was for in logs. Restarted and Catalyst UI will not load.

I'll try using driver sweeper and stripping both back of the system and reinstall again.

Anyone else having issues opening UI after 12.4 install?

I had performance issues both in Furmark and with games running 12.4 so I didn't do any further testing. I reverted to 12.3 and haven't had problems.
Please post any successes or failures with regards to the ATI drivers.

Cheers

[jpmtech]

I had performance issues both in Furmark and with games running 12.4 so I didn't do any further testing. I reverted to 12.3 and haven't had problems.
Please post any successes or failures with regards to the ATI drivers.

Cheers

Do you have a link to 12.3 drivers that work for the 7690XT?

Many thanks.

[Lancealot]

Do you have a link to 12.3 drivers that work for the 7690XT?

Many thanks.

I've tested on the 15-3040nr and this should do the trick: http://www2.ati.com/DRIVERS/mobile/1..._64_dd_ccc.exe
This worked for me: install a fresh instance of the HP video driver, reboot, and install the ATI driver.
Again if you test both 12.3 and 12.4, let us know if you have any issues or see any differences.
Thanks

[jpmtech]

The catalyst UI won't open after installing 12.4. Install completes successfully but no dice on UI.

Uninstalled 12.4, drivesweeper for cleaning, msi cleanup and checked GAC for any leftover assembly files.

Then installed HP provided drivers again, then 12.3. Same issue. No Catalyst UI will appear. Install completes but no UI.

Uninstalled again and cleaned the system. Also now uninstalled .NET 4 and reinstalled. Applied patches. Reinstalled HP provided drivers. Now UI doesn't show up for their version as well.

As best as I can tell there is something wrong with the relationship between .NET libraries and repeated Catalyst UI installs. There's plenty of information online about removing two specific GAC but I'm not seeing those.

No windows events are being recorded given the drivers are actually loading. Just the UI won't ever open.

Next step. Restoring OS to original factory spec and trying to load 12.4 directly after HP provided drivers. Unless ya'll have any other ideas....

[ilvhse]

12.3 seems to be great for me . sticking with that for now

[Lancealot]

The catalyst UI won't open after installing 12.4. Install completes successfully but no dice on UI.

Uninstalled 12.4, drivesweeper for cleaning, msi cleanup and checked GAC for any leftover assembly files.

Then installed HP provided drivers again, then 12.3. Same issue. No Catalyst UI will appear. Install completes but no UI.

Uninstalled again and cleaned the system. Also now uninstalled .NET 4 and reinstalled. Applied patches. Reinstalled HP provided drivers. Now UI doesn't show up for their version as well.

As best as I can tell there is something wrong with the relationship between .NET libraries and repeated Catalyst UI installs. There's plenty of information online about removing two specific GAC but I'm not seeing those.

No windows events are being recorded given the drivers are actually loading. Just the UI won't ever open.

Next step. Restoring OS to original factory spec and trying to load 12.4 directly after HP provided drivers. Unless ya'll have any other ideas....

When you say the UI doesn't show up, you're referring to the Catalyst Control Center? Let us know what happens when you try to launch this executable: C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\CCC.exe
Are there any messages that appear in the Windows Application Event logs during or after installation or even when launching the 'CCC.exe' ?

[jpmtech]

When you say the UI doesn't show up, you're referring to the Catalyst Control Center? Let us know what happens when you try to launch this executable: C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\CCC.exe
Are there any messages that appear in the Windows Application Event logs during or after installation or even when launching the 'CCC.exe' ?

Unfortunately there were no warnings or errors in any of the events, both application and system were checked.

Running CCC manually didn't yield any results. Simply got a spinning cursor for 5 seconds and nothing further.

I went ahead and did a rebuild on the unit. Rebuilt in the following order with 12.4 drivers. Made a backup using acronis before installing any ATI drivers as a precaution. All is well now. Needed to get the system back up and running. Initial tests with 12.4 are good. I'll post tomorrow after having a bit more time with it.

Install order:
- Windows 7 Enterprise
- Windows 7 SP1
- USB 3.0
- Intel Chipset
- Intel Rapid Storage
- Atheros LAN
- Intel Wireless
- HP Quicklaunch
- HP Proximity Sensor
- HP 3D Drive Guard
- Broadcom Bluetooth
- IDT Audio
- Windows Updates
- Realtek Card Reader
- Synaptics Touchpad
- Windows Updates (Including .NET 3.5 patch and 4.0)
- Intel Smart Connect
- Acronis True Home Image 2011
- Backup created prior to AMD driver install
- Disabled Superfetch and Disk Defrag
- AMD Mobility Drivers - HP (Express Setup)
* Reboot
- AMD Mobility Drivers - 12.4
* Reboot