*HP dm3 (1XXX series) Owners Lounge*

[Phil]

Yeah most laptops in this class have screen flex. The Macbook Pro is one of the only exceptions.

The screen flex isn't a problem though.

[XDViPeR]

Alright, things are looking sweet guys, my DM3 should be here by 3PM with FedEX tomorrow. I can not wait, the sellelr shipped it out with overnight shipping to compensate for the waiting. Can't wait, it's 3.33AM right, I can't sleep, I am wayy OVER excited for it.

[XDViPeR]

Wow, I just got the laptop just now, turned it on about 20 minutes and am now typing on it right now. The keyboard is perfect reminds me oif the macbook I had when they first came out and it feels perfect. The keys are right clicky feeling and the right drop to them. it feels perfect, the screen looks small and feels small but thats probably cause I'm coming from a 15.4in screen on this. And plus I remember when I had my macbook it had the same size screen so I got used to it pretty quick.

The bloatnware that hp installs on their computer is just insane. as I'm typing this right the cpu usage is about 89% and its doi ng a couple of background taskes, i did enable the hp update thing through te welcome screen by hp.

I also got the external dvd rw drive with my package, I've ordered on ebay so I had no idea this would be coming with a external drive, not that I need it but its good to have anyway.

Anyhow, those are my first 20min impressions of the laptop, we'll see more over the weekend and hopefully it turns out to be a good purchase.

Specs as follows, hp dm3-1047NR, 1.3ghz intel, 4gb ram, intergated intel hd graphics, etc.

[NiteWalker]

I highly suggest doing a clean install of windows 7. None of the hp gunk is necessary. Do a clean install, let windows update run a few times to bring things up to speed and then get any necessary drivers from HP's website.

Don't forget a case for it. I use and highly recommend the zeroshock III. The 13.3" fits perfectly.

[XDViPeR]

I won't be taking this thing out the house quite often, if I do, my northface bookbag should be enough,I'll be sensitive with it. I am going to do a clean install later tonight.

Question, is there an app which whill tell me how the battery is doing? for example, how much current it can hold now and how long it takes to charge. thanks

[NFM]

So I've been trying to hook up my Dm3 (1020ed) (W7) to a Samsung Full HD TV.
I got a HDMI cable, plugged it in of course , but I can't get it to work properly.
It only shows my desktop on the TV when I select "duplicate" from the "screen resolution" menu. And then it doesn't even show my desktop full screen on the tv. I tried playing some 720p file from there but it looked really crappy.
Could any1 help me out or points me towards a decent guide..
I tried googling but I'm not even sure what key words to google for .

[XDViPeR]

Alright, I've reinstalled Windows 7 on the notebook, but I can't seem to get the volume buttons and or the brightness buttons to work, they work when I press mute, it mutes the volume but I want the meter to come out on the screen showing me the volume status. I've installed the HP QUICK LAUNCH BUTTONS from the drivers site and nothing yet.

[chasemyaccord]

Alright, I've reinstalled Windows 7 on the notebook, but I can't seem to get the volume buttons and or the brightness buttons to work, they work when I press mute, it mutes the volume but I want the meter to come out on the screen showing me the volume status. I've installed the HP QUICK LAUNCH BUTTONS from the drivers site and nothing yet.

Drivers are here.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...058376&lang=en

I ended up installing 4 of the drivers/utilities to get it working. SmartMenu, MVP, and Webcam were from the multimedia section, and the other one was the QuickLaunch you already installed. Try the SmartMenu, then MVP and see if it works. My volume indicator came back after installing these programs. You can do a google search and find a couple threads regarding this.

I highly suggest doing a clean install of windows 7. None of the hp gunk is necessary. Do a clean install, let windows update run a few times to bring things up to speed and then get any necessary drivers from HP's website.

Don't forget a case for it. I use and highly recommend the zeroshock III. The 13.3" fits perfectly.

Hey, I did a clean install using the ISO from DigitalRiver (I think that was the website). Anyway, the clean OS won't accept my product key! I keep getting that invalid product key popup, and I'm guessing I'll lose the ability to use my OS in the next couple days (it's been almost a month I think since I've reformatted). I'm pretty sure I installed the right version (Win7 64bit Home Premium). Where did you guys get your image from? I know a couple of people here used the key from a 1044nr, but I have a 1040us. I wouldn't imagine so, but would that make a difference?

[NiteWalker]

I used the same image you did and got the same invalid key message. Just activate by phone. It's completely automated (you read numbers to the system, they read you a confirmation code back) and only takes a few minutes. I've done it twice so far; once on my original dm3t and once on the replacement.

[XDViPeR]

+1 to NiteWalkers post, I did a clean format today, 1 hour after I got the laptop and did the activation over the phone and it works just as fine.

It's so much faster without HP's junk installed. Now I am thinking about adding an SSD drive on this but thats a lot of money and less space but the speed is amazing, been watching videos on youtube with SSD drives and they are quick!