*HP HDX 9000 DRAGON Owners Lounge, Part 2*

[DRAGONe]

Anyone know if these are right please, the first one matches the service manual number, the second doesnt but looks to be the same thx.

I cannot more strenuously caution you against purchasing a refurb unit (there are relatively few successful implementation stories); looks can be extremely deceiving - inquire of seller, if part number ON item is not exact HP pursue plague principles (avoid like).

Before you replace consider repair - attempt baking procedures, if you as yet have not, that have worked for many.

[Dominick_7]

eBay X9000 dragon auction

Wow.. Need money now lol..

[Musclecario]

Thats some huge notebook there.
I have been owning a HDX16 for a couple of years.
Nice notebook.
Now I see there these kinda new notebook and Envy's.
Whats bugging me, are the GPU.
Still an old 8x/9x series Geforce.

[kindheart]

Anyone know if these are right please, the first one matches the service manual number, the second doesnt but looks to be the same thx.

HP 454311-001 HDX 512MB GeForce 8800M GTS MXM-III GPU | eBay UK

? New HP HDX9000 8800M GTS 512MB Video Card 452321-001 | eBay UK

For 20 more pounds, you can get the better/faster 8800M GTX with 50% extra shader cores (96 instead of 64 in the GTS); it operates at exactly the same clock frequencies as the GTS model:
Nvidia 8800m gtx 512mb mxm | eBay UK

[Jasp]

I didn't think the gtx worked in the hdx?

[S_K_I]

Well looks like the 8800m in me hdx is toast, just get a funky light display upon turning it on lol, its a 9250ea any suggestions? notice their are some on ebay for 100 ish quid but refurbished .

Jasp, do me a favor and put off buying a replacement, and go back to the first page where 2.0 links my baking resurrection, all the details are there. I had the same gpu failure issue a couple months back, but I was able to resurrect it by literally baking it in the oven. The best part is, it runs cooler after, go figure. Anyways I'm sure you have a thousand questions, so after you read my post:

*HP HDX 9000 DRAGON Owners Lounge, Part 2*

and get back to me when you're ready.

[onvi]

Hi,

I have the same problem of audio not work for internal speaker but only for headphones...anyone had resolve the isuue.....?

Many tanks

[Dominick_7]

Hi,

I have the same problem of audio not work for internal speaker but only for headphones...anyone had resolve the isuue.....?

Many tanks

I believe it may be the driver. Try the following from 2..0, though some of it may only apply to Vista. I can verify that for Windows 7 using 5607 is fantastic, and has no pops or crackles that it did have in Vista with/without SRS Audio Sandbox. I figure you should skip the parts about bass since your problem doesn't have anything to do with that as far as you have stated:



You'll have to start from scratch to isolate the problem.

Uninstall using this method:

1. Control panel/device manager.

2. Go to Sound Video and Game controllers. Expand the tree.

3. Right click the IDT high definition codec. Choose uninstall BUT makes sure you check the "Delete the driver software for this device" box. Do this for all audio drivers listed there if you have more than one.

4. Collapse the Sound Video and Game controllers tree. Now right click that collapsed tree and choose scan for hardware changes. It will load the Vista default Microsoft driver. When it's done doing that it will pop up a message from that taskbar. In that tree will be Microsoft's "high definition audio codec" driver.

5. reboot.

6. After reboot, make sure it is still there and didn't reload back the IDT driver.

7. Now install the 5607. You'll have to reboot when it's done. before you do, make sure the speaker icon in the taskbar has sound waves graphic eminating from it. If it's a red "X'. You'll have to delete the driver as per step 3 moving onto step 4 again, then step 5.

After reboot, test for bass with the following MP3s:

http://sinan.ussakli.net/basstest/si...ample10sec.mp3
http://sinan.ussakli.net/basstest/5-100.mp3

In this last test, if you hear nothing, then subwoofer is not working;
http://sinan.ussakli.net/basstest/TH...ery%20Loud.mp3

One of the problems with installing the 5929 and higher is that they don't uninstall completely if you use programs and features to uninstall the driver's softwar. They leave a vestige of themselves in registery and elsewhere that when you reinstall 5607 or 5511 afterwards, it's not a clean install and you lose bass.

[Dominick_7]

BTW not only does my UJ 120 work again after opening it, blowing the dust/debris away, and reseating the drive, but my burner works again too! Cleaning the DVD lens TWICE probably helped as well.

[Jasp]

Jasp, do me a favor and put off buying a replacement, and go back to the first page where 2.0 links my baking resurrection, all the details are there. I had the same gpu failure issue a couple months back, but I was able to resurrect it by literally baking it in the oven. The best part is, it runs cooler after, go figure. Anyways I'm sure you have a thousand questions, so after you read my post:

*HP HDX 9000 DRAGON Owners Lounge, Part 2*

and get back to me when you're ready.

Got a bit of free time on Wednesday so sounds like a plan for then, really not looking forward to pulling it apart though lol.

*Edit* Anyone know if the GPU to heatsink is a pad or paste? so i know which to buy.