*HP HDX 9000 DRAGON Owners Lounge, Part 2*

[gunnergoz]

My hdx9494nr has stopped booting up from hd. I get a repair message asking me to load the hd driver. Does anyone know which driver I use? I have a toshiba 320 gb hd model hdd2ho1. Thanks!

[hovercraftdriver]

How do I "Disabled power mizer via registry"? 2222?

There are many sites telling how to do this, and I have used several in the past. These are the directions I used this time:

1.Open up Regedit and go to \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ Control\Video\********\0000\
The #'s will be random numbers. There will be a few of them, pick the one string that the 0000 "folder" has the longest list of items.

Mine was: (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Video\{C920BE60-F7C3-4382-B198-E220238A64BB}\0000

2. Create the 4 Powermizer keys in the 0000 key(these will all be DWORD):
PerfLevelSrc
PowerMizerEnable
PowermizerLevel
PowermizerLevelAC

3. Change the values (double click on them) to:
PerfLevelSrc 3322 (I changed to 2222 to completely disable PowerMizer)
PowerMizerEnable 0
PowermizerLevel 1
PowermizerLevelAC 1

4. Reboot and Powermizer will be disabled



Alternately, Ricki linked to a powermizer switch program a few pages back....I have never used this.

[Bearcub033]

got windows 7 running only way i got it working was a upgrade and it works 100%

[cutthroat_jake]

There are many sites telling how to do this, and I have used several in the past. These are the directions I used this time:

1.Open up Regedit and go to \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ Control\Video\********\0000\
The #'s will be random numbers. There will be a few of them, pick the one string that the 0000 "folder" has the longest list of items.

Mine was: (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Video\{C920BE60-F7C3-4382-B198-E220238A64BB}\0000

2. Create the 4 Powermizer keys in the 0000 key(these will all be DWORD):
PerfLevelSrc
PowerMizerEnable
PowermizerLevel
PowermizerLevelAC

3. Change the values (double click on them) to:
PerfLevelSrc 3322 (I changed to 2222 to completely disable PowerMizer)
PowerMizerEnable 0
PowermizerLevel 1
PowermizerLevelAC 1

4. Reboot and Powermizer will be disabled



Alternately, Ricki linked to a powermizer switch program a few pages back....I have never used this.

Thanks HC. This should be on the front page as an alternative to RB's program.

CJ

[cutthroat_jake]

How do I "Disabled power mizer via registry"? 2222?

There's a link to PowerMizer Manager on the front page.

CJ

[eugene2878]

Looking to replace a 20" screen. Can someone tell if WUXGA screen would look better. I know these are made by different manufacturer, not Philips LG. Would it have any disadvantages comparing to WSXGA+?

[DRAGONe]

My hdx9494nr has stopped booting up from hd. I get a repair message asking me to load the hd driver. Does anyone know which driver I use? I have a toshiba 320 gb hd model hdd2ho1. Thanks!

GG, think it's possible there is something amiss in your situation - do you have another drive you can use?

[DRAGONe]

Looking to replace a 20" screen. Can someone tell if WUXGA screen would look better. I know these are made by different manufacturer, not Philips LG. Would it have any disadvantages comparing to WSXGA+?

OMG! How do you feel about the edges of the video missing? 1080P on your big screen looks awesome. Slightly higher power consumption, greater chance of pixel failure/backlight problem, potential for supplier issues (pixel policy, warranty, etc.).

Regardless of downsides the pros outweigh the cons.

[no-tech]

Looking to replace a 20" screen. Can someone tell if WUXGA screen would look better. I know these are made by different manufacturer, not Philips LG. Would it have any disadvantages comparing to WSXGA+?

LAPTOP LCD SCREEN FOR HP 446563-7B1 20 WUXGA | eBay


This one cheaper, ended but he may still have some.
eBay Italia - Aste online e shopping a prezzo fisso

Didn't test it though..

[Digitalwindow]

WUXGA is hands down best screen! 1680x1050 is not a standard multiple of the VGA, so the gpu should actually need to work more in order to compensate for the odd calculations. This may have changed or become insignificant, but it is what I was taught before GPU cards became the best option to integrated.