*HP ENVY 15 (3XXX series) Owners Lounge*

[Roth220]

designwise, they are basically same performance, envy has better cooling system, better audio, maybe better screen, at the cost of it being thicker. the main problem is qc issues... which hopefully r decreasing cause i havent been seeing complaints

then if u can over look those components, its working with osx with like 7 hrs max battery life or win7 with like 5.5 hrs max battery life

yeah i have been seeing some issues but it looks like people are able to fix them...i was afriad of the QC issues so thats more than likely why i haven't pulled the trigger on it yet..battery life is good either way for me...as my current laptop only goes for an 1hour and a half tops..

[win32asmguy]

Well I am now a proud new owner of an Envy 15 after returning my 8560w. Overall, I like it. The performance is just as good as the Elitebook was, even with a slower processor. I like the cooling layout on the Envy more than the Elitebook as the keyboard and palmrest does not get nearly as hot. I really like the screen. It is just as good as my LG IPS226V-PN desktop LCD. Reds seem to be just fine, even though it is supposed to be one of the ones that is affected. Maybe being a refurbished model they replaced it with the updated panel that is coming in the newer Envy 15's. The price was really good, $835 including tax for the specs in my sig except for the HDD (it came with a 500GB 7200RPM HDD instead of the SSD which I installed myself).

[amith007]

Hi guys.. I also bought the new hp envy 15.. and amazed by the looks and the HD screen.. but am facing a small problem.. the battery cover is not locked properly.. the lock is not touching at the end and the cover will come off if a slight force is applied.. it looks like something is jammed inside the lock.. can i fix it by unscrewing the back and check??? i bought the lap from US and am in India.. so there is no warranty..

[joecool68]

My Envy 15 just came yesterday; I love it. I have a question though, how do you enable fixed graphics? As in forcing the AMD Radeon GPU to always be active? I can't seem to find the setting in BIOS.

When did you place your order for your Envy?

[Slaughterhouse]

Ok a few questions:

How do I make the ATI GPU turned on at all times? Or just how do I go back between the dedicated vs integrated graphics? It seems like it does this automatically.

Next, how do I update drivers on an ATI GPU? I'm only familiar with Nvidia GPUs and that was great cause there are so many drivers always coming out.

And lastly, the track pad is driving me nuts. When I type, my palm hits the trackpad occasionally and the cursor bounces all over the place. How do I disable trackpad while typing??

[PaKii94]

Ok a few questions:

How do I make the ATI GPU turned on at all times? Or just how do I go back between the dedicated vs integrated graphics? It seems like it does this automatically.RIght now u cant, due to enduro. It's auto switching. the only thing ihave found is that u can force the powersaving gpu by going into the power settings.

Next, how do I update drivers on an ATI GPU? I'm only familiar with Nvidia GPUs and that was great cause there are so many drivers always coming out.
There are no drivers yet from amd that support it since it is still techinically new. the first one will be 12.7. You can install 12.7beta which does offer a bit of a performance boost. When you do, make sure ur updated with the hp ones and then install the 12.7beta while on a/c power on high performance

And lastly, the track pad is driving me nuts. When I type, my palm hits the trackpad occasionally and the cursor bounces all over the place. How do I disable trackpad while typing??press the orb and type in clickpad. its gonna be the first result. tweak the settings to ur liking. The feature you want ot look into is palm detection

answers in ur quote!

[Slaughterhouse]

Thank you!

Except one problem. The clickpad settings do not have any kind of disable touchpad feature, I have searched up and down for this.

[amith007]

Hi guys.. I also bought the new hp envy 15.. and amazed by the looks and the HD screen.. but am facing a small problem.. the battery cover is not locked properly.. the lock is not touching at the end and the cover will come off if a slight force is applied.. it looks like something is jammed inside the lock.. can i fix it by unscrewing the back and check??? i bought the lap from US and am in India.. so there is no warranty..

Any help guys??? have anyone came across this kind of issue??? Also i am little confused abut the DVD drvice.. first i thought they closed that area with some kind of paper.. then iserted the DVD and it worked fine.. but ejecting the disk is kind of difficult.. its getting stuck and going back at times..

[PaKii94]

Any help guys??? have anyone came across this kind of issue??? Also i am little confused abut the DVD drvice.. first i thought they closed that area with some kind of paper.. then iserted the DVD and it worked fine.. but ejecting the disk is kind of difficult.. its getting stuck and going back at times..

idk about that issue man but for the dvd issue, u got the dreaded eject problem haha. there is felt in the opning to stop dust from getting in. if its too thick or if its not alligned properly it would cause the disk to be stuck. a temp solution is use a fork and make some room for the cd. long term ur gonna have to cut some of it off with a knife to allow space

[PaKii94]

Thank you!

Except one problem. The clickpad settings do not have any kind of disable touchpad feature, I have searched up and down for this.

its callled smartsense in our settings lol. a little rep would be nice