*HP ENVY 17 & 17 3D (3XXX series) Owners Lounge*

[adamdoom89]

Can someone answer me this. What side is the Intel CPU on and what side is the AMD GPU on. I never use the AMD card, so why is it the fan on the right side of the the laptop always on. It's very loud and getting annoying...

[Smurf56]

GPU fan: left side (keyboard). Turns off when not using the discrete graphics.
CPU fan: right side (num pad).

Some ppl here say that they do not hear the fan. I posted a temperature screenshot (few weeks ago), but noone with "no fan activity" replied to that.

[Spins hag]

Is anyone having issues with the screen flickering and then it goes dead? I think I'm up to date with my ENVY 173D on the bios side.

It does it randomly. It has gone black with MS Internet Explorer and MS Zune software. I wonder if it is the auto graphic switching. This is a 3 month old laptop and I would believe that HP is making total garbage if this is a hardware issue as I had to already send it back once for a burnt out key and a flaky touchpad. I still think the touchpad is wonky...

Any similar experiences? Thanks!

[dzier217]

Can someone answer me this. What side is the Intel CPU on and what side is the AMD GPU on. I never use the AMD card, so why is it the fan on the right side of the the laptop always on. It's very loud and getting annoying...

Hearing the fan on either my 17 3D or 17 is rare. When it has been loud, it is for a few minutes only. What are you doing, or what had you been doing, when the fan gets loud? For me the few times are when I was doing a gazillion things at once and had way too many apps and open windows running concurrently. The computer itself is still very fast even when bogged down like that, so I have been very impressed that nothing I have done pushed the machine to a point where I can notice a slow down.

[adamdoom89]

I just like browsing the web, watching tv shows online. I also do some Photoshop stuff. My temps are always around 45C or below. I also make sure nothing is blocking the air vents on the back. I just want to make sure that it's the normal sound you'll hear from the fan...

[Smurf56]

It definetly is the normal sound, I think...unfortunately. Even when idling the CPU fan runs at slowest rpm. At 45° and lower.

[dzier217]

I have 2 HP envys, a 17 3D and a 17, and at times they are side by side, and the noise is generally extremely low 99% of the time.

The Envy 17 is no longer available on HP website (configure one, and when you go to put it in cart, it says not available). The 3D is still available. I guess they are running out of the older hardware and gearing up for the
32XX. I wonder what additional hardware they are waiting for if they already have the ivy brirdge processors, or if they are just trying to get rid of as much inventory as they can before putting it out there.

[alexandruene]

Just got my envy 17 3d 3 weeks ago, it s an amaizing laptop...the only thing is that i ve tried doing a flash drive recovery media but didn t work...got on error and now i can t do it again because it says that i ve don it allready...Has anyone managed to do the flash drive recovery media??? And i was amaized that u can t get the battery out...i use it mostly at home were i don t need the battery..Great laptop...

[bhallg2k]

Just venting, because I'm now returning my second Envy 17 3070NR in as many weeks.

The first one suffered from switchable graphics that had a mind of its own. I managed to get it sorted out, but I screwed up a lot of stuff in the process. So, off it went.

The second one had a jammed "Beats Audio" button right out of the box. I possibly could have overlooked that since I still had access to its functionality, which I disabled anyway. I just couldn't get the idea out of my head that a $1,500 laptop should operate flawlessly, especially when brand-new.

However, that problem was rendered moot when the laptop evidently decided that being operative isn't all it's cracked up to be. Only once did pressing the power button do anything more than elicit an amber wink from the wireless button on the keyboard.

Because a member of my household is a project manager at HP and has relayed many stories of their idiosyncratic corporate incompetence, I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I'm just frustrated.

[AU4U]

Ya.....6 1/2 weeks Im without a notebook and I still haven't received a replacement 3090NR 3D......and they are in stock!