*HP dv5t (1XXX series) Owners Lounge*

[Charles P. Jefferies]

Yes, I have noticed that. Pretty ridiculous.

The recovery dvd is also taking a long time for me. Did it sit at 100% for awhile on you guys or am I going to have to restart?

Chaz: I am aware of the guide and will be using it. However first I need to burn Vista to a DVD in order to do the install. Does the Dv5t come with an image of the Vista disk or am I out of luck and I'll have to go buy a disk?

The recovery discs took a long time . . . I don't remember if they sat at 100%. I would let it go for a little bit.

I was unable to find the Vista disc on the hard drive . . . so you will have to borrow a Vista disc from someone or download the files and burn them (instructions in the clean install guide). Alternatively you can buy one as you noted. I have a retail copy of Vista Business, so I just used that.

[Badious]

has anyone used a bluetooth mouse with a bluetooth enabled dv5t?

Didn't see if this was answered yet but yes I used a Logitech V740 with my dv5t paired up quickly and works well. I am going to be mainly using a VX nano though with the laptop, like the feel of it better.

[eclipse690]

I'm so excited! My DV5T just shipped today, that's 7 days earlier than HP's estimated ship date!

[Rusch]

Well I sent this to Chaz as a PM cause I didn't want to get lost in this big thread, but what the hell, ill just post it in here aswell. More the feedback the better I suppose.

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I am looking for a notebook for everyday need (email, music, internet etc etc) plus some gaming here and there.

I already know I am going to stick with the 2GB of RAM (will upgrade through newegg if I feel the need too) and I am going to get the 9600M GT GPU. I am also going to go with the WSXGA+ (Not with Infinity)

As far as a CPU goes, I saw that you said going to the T is not worth the extra cash, so should I go with the P8400 or P8600? Is the P86 worth the extra $50, or not at all?

As for everything else I am going to stick with the Free Upgrade for the Hard Drive and the WiFi. I am also going to go with the High Capacity Battery.

Now, one more set of questions. My girlfriend is also in the market for a new notebook. She is getting it mainly for school and every day use. No gaming needed at all, so I was thinking about the dv6700t for her. Was gonna go with the T5750 2.0Ghz CPU and 2GB RAM (would upgrade for her if she needed, doubt she ever would though).

As far as a GPU for her, is the Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 - For Core 2 Duo Processors good enough? She wont be doing any gaming at all, maybe a movie here and there, so I figured the X3100 would be good enough.

Networking, is the 802.11b/g WLAN all she would need, or is upgrading to one of the others a good choice?

Battery, High Capacity 6 Cell or the extra cash for the 12 Cell? She is going to have it for school, so maybe its worth going for the extra battery time?

And last but not least, warranty? Should we both fork out the cash for the 2 year accidental damage and spills, or is 1 year fine enough?

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Few more questions I forgot to ask in the PM I sent to ya Chaz.

As far as my girlfriends laptop goes, Vista 32-Bit or 64-Bit? I dont see her laptop being upgraded to 4GB as she wont really need it, so is 32 the way to go?

In general, should she go with the dv6700t or possibly a midrange dv5t for around the same price? She is looking to spend about $900 (including tax and warranty) so what would be the better buy for the money?

I appreciate any help and info I can get. We are looking to order these laptops this week, so I am just trying to narrow down what is best for us to get.

You guys rock.

[agentphish]

Question to Chaz/Any Mod who wants to answer...

I read through the FAQ and didn't see anything about posting links, but, if I made an ISO of my Vista OEM disk would it be "against the rules" to link to a download of it? It would not be hosted via bit torrent.

I am not talking about piracy because it still needs the user's legit key in order to install and function properly.

[eyun]

Rusch, I think you're making two pretty good choices for what you want out of the notebooks. For mostly regular use and some moderate gaming the specs on your dv5t should definitely work. As for which processor you should get, P8400 vs P8600, I'm not really sure but both are pretty fast. It depends on what kind of games you're going to be playing.

As for your girlfriend's notebook, 2.0ghz with 2gb should be plenty. And if she's never going to be playing any games, the integrated graphics is actually recommended. It'll run cooler, take less battery, and still be able to run movies and all your basic stuff. As for networking, it depends on what kind've networks you're going to be running on, but as for now 802.11b/g is good enough. This depends on whether or not you guys have access to an N network anywhere. The battery is your call, I'm sure someone here knows the battery lives of each. And for the extended warranty...um...I personally never get them, but a lot of other people do. I think it's preference except maybe if you notice that you/your girlfriend are a little accident prone...in which case you should go for it =P.

[Charles P. Jefferies]

Question to Chaz/Any Mod who wants to answer...

I read through the FAQ and didn't see anything about posting links, but, if I made an ISO of my Vista OEM disk would it be "against the rules" to link to a download of it? It would not be hosted via bit torrent.

I am not talking about piracy because it still needs the user's legit key in order to install and function properly.

It would be against our rules, at least, to post that (unless you can prove its legal). I remember Microsoft was killing sites that had Vista for download a while ago, and I doubt their policies have changed. The Clean Install thread details all the ways to get a disc.

[agentphish]

It would be against our rules, at least, to post that (unless you can prove its legal). I remember Microsoft was killing sites that had Vista for download a while ago, and I doubt their policies have changed. The Clean Install thread details all the ways to get a disc.

Cool. No worries, just wondering if I could make things easier for some folks who are probably still looking for a disk. The only way I could prove that it's a legit OEM copy would be to snap a pic of the disc w/ my forum name in it someplace.
But if it's against the rules, I wouldn't do it. Which is why I asked.

Thanks...

I'm still eagerly awaiting my dv5t...I haven't decided weather to keep it or not though since it's a freebie!

[Rusch]

Just wanted to know what would be the better Vista choice for my girlfriends notebook, 32 or 64 bit?

[substance12]

I can't believe there's no "search this thread" button. anyways, 2 comments/questions.

1) quick dock
I'm one of the people who have realized that the quickdock isn't compatible with the dv5t. when I called them up they said that it should have came with it's own AC adapter. so they mailed me a new one and it did not have an AC adapter. I actually don't think it is supposed to come with an AC adapter and as you all know, the dv5 AC adapter doesn't work with the quick dock.

what's my best recourse? call them up and ask for a newer model? (what model would that be?)

is there some sort of adapter that I can use to make the new AC adapter compatible with the dock? this is so odd because there is an adapter that makes the dock connect to the laptop.

2) The other issue I have is the remote is really not very responsive.