*HP HDX DRAGON Owners Lounge, Part 1*

[brentatent12]

Stable? I dunno. It doesn't crash, but they act kind strangely too. Like if I put my finger down and start sliding it downward to scroll many times it starts going up first. They're ok..

I didn't realize that there were multi-touch drivers for the Dragon, however, I have an eeePC 1000HE with multi-touch (not a Synaptics touchpad), and I have noticed a similar issue. It seems that when scrolling, it sporadically goes in the reverse direction you're trying to scroll in, among other anomalies. This leads me to believe it is a problem/constraint of current multi-touch technology in general, and not the drivers or touchpad itself. More specifically, I've noticed that when I use two finger scrolling, my two fingers naturally rest one over the other (i.e. my fingers are at more of a diagonal then vertical as shown in the touchpad options). This seems to have a negative impact on the multi-touch accuracy. Also, it seems that some multi-touch enabled devices require two fingers to spaced apart a little bit, as apposed to directly next to one another. I don't have a solution for the problem per say, but perhaps this information will prove helpful none-the-less.

Best,
Brent

[dv7t]

synaptics 11.0.7 on my 64 bit system works perfectly. it's dated march 2008.

i have noticed an issue with prior version of firewall. i would seriously check to make sure your firewall is the most up to date AND check to make sure that you did not block any of several instances of the synaptics touchpad, that the firewall (if just installed or upgraded) would alert you to.

if it's not that, then i have had in the past apparent browser issues where this happened.

to those of you affected...not sure what causes it..but trust me...when i did the following (you don't have to restart)...it worked.

if in your browser it is not scrolling at all, make sure in fact your browser is active/targeted, as opposed to some other app, and hit the spacebar. trust me. not sure what it is...but when you hit the spacebar, it "breaks" the scrolling freeze. thank me if it works.

[Dominick_7]

I didn't realize that there were multi-touch drivers for the Dragon, however, I have an eeePC 1000HE with multi-touch (not a Synaptics touchpad), and I have noticed a similar issue. It seems that when scrolling, it sporadically goes in the reverse direction you're trying to scroll in, among other anomalies. This leads me to believe it is a problem/constraint of current multi-touch technology in general, and not the drivers or touchpad itself. More specifically, I've noticed that when I use two finger scrolling, my two fingers naturally rest one over the other (i.e. my fingers are at more of a diagonal then vertical as shown in the touchpad options). This seems to have a negative impact on the multi-touch accuracy. Also, it seems that some multi-touch enabled devices require two fingers to spaced apart a little bit, as apposed to directly next to one another. I don't have a solution for the problem per say, but perhaps this information will prove helpful none-the-less.

Best,
Brent

I didn't see a problem with the installation or other issues so I was kinda expecting someone else to report something, hopefully, so thanks for letting me know it wasn't just me or my configuration, set up, or what not. It's a very annoying issue and don't think I'm going to use it again whenever I reformat unless it gets resolved. Scrolling up and down on the right side where it continues on as you hold it down, and the feature where you lock on icons, are basically the only things I really need and use.

[2.0™]

Anyone personally compare an SLC with an MLC SSD? How about does anyone have the Patriot Torqx M28 128GB? I'd like to go by 2.0's advice about the OCR Vertex (who really should be called n.n since his help exists in all frameworks), but sites like Maximumpc advise otherwise.

thanks

SLC's are the best but unnecessary for the majority users. MLC are well suited for most and will last a very long time if used with common sense. If you do a lot of large file writes, then you will reduce the write lifetime of an MLC. But for the average user, an MLC should last 5-8 years. For users who are conscientious of the size and frequency of writes, they will outlast the usefulness of the computer they are used in.

As for the OCZ vertex and their other models, you might want to read around a bit more. They still rank far above most other SSDs. Plus they have the best support of all the manufacturers. They also worked closest with Indilinx and Sandforce. Most of the information we have about these SSDs and their respective controllers comes from OCZ's work on them. When people buy the other brands, then end up going to OCZ's support forum website for tips, info, work-arounds, etc.

At the end of the day though, you can always get what is cheapest (Vertex, Falcon, Torx).

[ManImCool]

Same was said about 8GB of RAM. It is mainly a marketing thing to make you want a new laptop. I see the link has already been given to you so you should be good. I have been using the driver with great success so far.

I've been using them now for a few days with perfect results, no strange bugs or issues at all like what Dom was describing.

Now on to a different topic, I FINALLY got SRS audio sandbox working. I know, I shouldve had it installed a long time ago! My question is, to those of you running SRS sandbox, what settings do you use? I know the SRS sandbox control panel has a LOT of different settings that I am unfamiliar with, so I'd appreciate some input/basic settings to start from.

Keep in mind I'd *ideally* like 3 different optimized settings that I can easily switch between.
1 being for music with no headphones,
1 for music WITH headphones (The new Bose QuietComfort 15s, so they will really be able to hear the adjustments and differences in quality)
1 more general setting for playing games/watching movies, sometimes headphones sometimes without.

Any suggestions? 2.0, I know you swear by this software so I know you can enlighten me

[2.0™]

I've been using them now for a few days with perfect results, no strange bugs or issues at all like what Dom was describing.

Now on to a different topic, I FINALLY got SRS audio sandbox working. I know, I shouldve had it installed a long time ago! My question is, to those of you running SRS sandbox, what settings do you use? I know the SRS sandbox control panel has a LOT of different settings that I am unfamiliar with, so I'd appreciate some input/basic settings to start from.

Keep in mind I'd *ideally* like 3 different optimized settings that I can easily switch between.
1 being for music with no headphones,
1 for music WITH headphones (The new Bose QuietComfort 15s, so they will really be able to hear the adjustments and differences in quality)
1 more general setting for playing games/watching movies, sometimes headphones sometimes without.

Any suggestions? 2.0, I know you swear by this software so I know you can enlighten me

Purely preferential. You have to play around with it. I use one setting for everything. Mostly because I only use the internal speakers. What works for games, works for movies and music.

As a benchmark to base your adjustments, my settings are:
3D space and level - max
true bass ~ 92%
speaker size 150 mhz
focus level ~92%
definition level ~20%
Limiter ~2%

If there is anything you want to do first is to set the limiter to 0, then adjust the other sliders.

The audo driver you use will affect performance also. 5607 will cause skips. 5511 from Microsoft update works the best.

[Digitalwindow]

As for the OCZ vertex and their other models, you might want to read around a bit more. They still rank far above most other SSDs. Plus they have the best support of all the manufacturers. They also worked closest with Indilinx and Sandforce. Most of the information we have about these SSDs and their respective controllers comes from OCZ's work on them. When people buy the other brands, then end up going to OCZ's support forum website for tips, info, work-arounds, etc.

At the end of the day though, you can always get what is cheapest (Vertex, Falcon, Torx).

Really appreciate that, thanks. I also found your hdd setup post, and agree since >120gb SSDs are still 'fidgety' (and not 1TB to go RAID 0 ).

[cutthroat_jake]

Purely preferential. You have to play around with it. I use one setting for everything. Mostly because I only use the internal speakers. What works for games, works for movies and music.

As a benchmark to base your adjustments, my settings are:
3D space and level - max
true bass ~ 92%
speaker size 150 mhz
focus level ~92%
definition level ~20%
Limiter ~2%

If there is anything you want to do first is to set the limiter to 0, then adjust the other sliders.

The audo driver you use will affect performance also. 5607 will cause skips. 5511 from Microsoft update works the best.

I know I'm late to the party, but I finally installed Sandbox today following 2.0's instructions on page 597 (Win7 64bit).
I have a question. Should the graphic equalizer in the Sandbox Control Panel GUI just be showing sound coming from just L&R or should I be seeing 5.1?

TIA

CJ

EDIT: Never mind. Just me being a dufus. I was using a stereo mp3 file to test the sound. Once I played an HD source all the equaliser was working.
Thanks for the settings 2.0 though. Out of the box I thought that the TruSurroundXT sound was the best, then I got messing with the settings on WOW®HD and it got sooo much sweeter.

[cridgit001]

Read my second paragraph, then it should work ! (Only answer to Question 1.)

So, if I read your paragraph correctly, it simply won't play Blurays in Win7?

[dv7t]

powerdvd is WONDERFUL software for blu rays you guys yes you have to buy it (maybe you can find it on torrents) but it's worth it.