*HP dv6z AMD Llano (6XXX series) Owners Lounge*

[zars]

Hello@ all.

I'm using my DV6z now over a half year and running him @ 2.2Ghz, Musho's 770/880, catalyst 12.1.
I used lately more and more an external monitor, and sometimes after 2h+ of gaming my mouse cursor dissapears. The cursor appears at the external monitor, but not on my laptop screen.
I get him back:
- with a reboot
- turning mouse trail on, minimal length (still annoying -.-)
- unplug the external monitor (most games crashes)
My temperature is kinda normal @65°C and no high cpu/gpu usages get reached ~20-30%.

So i wanted to ask if someone have the same issue, or am i the only one, didnt read about this problem in this thread.

[baiii]

Hello@ all.

I'm using my DV6z now over a half year and running him @ 2.2Ghz, Musho's 770/880, catalyst 12.1.
I used lately more and more an external monitor, and sometimes after 2h+ of gaming my mouse cursor dissapears. The cursor appears at the external monitor, but not on my laptop screen.
I get him back:
- with a reboot
- turning mouse trail on, minimal length (still annoying -.-)
- unplug the external monitor (most games crashes)
My temperature is kinda normal @65°C and no high cpu/gpu usages get reached ~20-30%.

So i wanted to ask if someone have the same issue, or am i the only one, didnt read about this problem in this thread.

Not sure what you mean, Do you extend your desktop and use the external as main ?

[zars]

Yes, i extend my desktop and use the external monitor as secundary screen. The notebook screen is still the main screen, where i run the game.
The cursor diappears just on the notebook screen, but on the external he is still visible... confusing.

[calc_yolatuh]

prolurker: Ah sorry, I meant to respond earlier but the mydrivers link kinda made me forget. Two big questions, 1) How much does that build cost, because coupons make a huge difference and 2) How soon do you need a new system? As other respondent stated, these laptops fly pretty far. 7690M should be like 6750M or 6770M with faster memory. (I think 6770M equivalent) Power usage and overclocking potential on dGPU should be better than most of us with the 6750M. One BIG thing, if you want an overclocked BIOS you should contact Musho. Because a BIOS for overclocked 6750M is probably not a good idea.

I am constantly amazed by all the games that run so well. Even stuff like Assassin's Creed 2, Mafia 2 etc look and run great. Witcher 2 v2.1 patched, the game is great so far. Only possible complaint, sometimes the 5400RPM drive makes the game pause for a sec when sprinting into a new area. Bumping to 7200RPM with order, or adding SSD later will make open-world games better.

zars: You are running a game in windowed mode on your main screen? And switching to other tasks on external screen? Try doing it the other way, I bet it probably still happens. This is probably a driver issue with the game trying to hide/reskin the mouse every time it gains focus. I suppose if you play something like Eve Online you'll need internet to distract yourself from all the fun and excitement. :/ I have not played games like that and fullscreen games never caused this problem.

[Ursk]

Hey I picked up a refurbished DV6-6135dx awhile back when they were $530 on newegg. I'm pretty happy with it. The 3500m overclocks AND underclocks pretty well. A bit of tweaking with K10 stat and some stability testing, got P0 at 2.6 Ghz at 1.625v stable. It can do a bit better, I had 2.8 Ghz at 1.225v I think, but I'm actually running into video bottlenecks more than processor anyway.

I want to try overclocking the video, but from what I read this requires a flashed mobo and/or video card. I wanted to take camolil's unlocked BIOS for a spin... but I'm really paranoid about bricking this thing.

Are there any recovery means if I brick my mobo? I mean besides RMA or replacement.

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Also, FYI, Catalyst 12.2 is not friendly with this laptop. I see a few others have run into issues as well. 12.2 (according to the installer, in the CCC it reports itself as 12.3) atikmpag.sys will BSOD randomly for me. Upgraded from 12.1, in which I had minor artifacting in Firefox, and from that I used 11.11 which was perfectly stable IMO. Uninstalled via the normal windows installation menu, this brought up ATI installation manager, express uninstalled everything, reboot, install 12.1a, reboot... and it works great! 12.1a, no more BSOD, and no artifacting - yet.
edit: ha, nearly doubled my FPS in metro 2033 going from 12.2 to 12.1a. AMD. Yeah, avoid 12.2 like the plague.

[zars]

zars: You are running a game in windowed mode on your main screen? And switching to other tasks on external screen? Try doing it the other way, I bet it probably still happens. This is probably a driver issue with the game trying to hide/reskin the mouse every time it gains focus. I suppose if you play something like Eve Online you'll need internet to distract yourself from all the fun and excitement. :/ I have not played games like that and fullscreen games never caused this problem.

Thanks, but i tried to run the game in full screen and windowed mode, and it happens while i'm gaming (just on notebookscreen). I play LoL (league of legends), and the cursor disappears from 1second to another, without tabing between screens... -.- thats really annoying for a game like this one.
Well this issue isnt appearing constantly, but therefore its more suprisingly

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Are there any recovery means if I brick my mobo? I mean besides RMA or replacement.
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You can OC your gpu through a bios update from Musho, or per software using afterburner.

HTWingNut wrote a great guide for all tweaking issues. Just read and succeed =)

The Definitive DV6z Llano Overclock and Optimization Guide

[baiii]

Hey I picked up a refurbished DV6-6135dx awhile back when they were $530 on newegg. I'm pretty happy with it. The 3500m overclocks AND underclocks pretty well. A bit of tweaking with K10 stat and some stability testing, got P0 at 2.6 Ghz at 1.625v stable. It can do a bit better, I had 2.8 Ghz at 1.225v I think, but I'm actually running into video bottlenecks more than processor anyway.

I want to try overclocking the video, but from what I read this requires a flashed mobo and/or video card. I wanted to take camolil's unlocked BIOS for a spin... but I'm really paranoid about bricking this thing.

Are there any recovery means if I brick my mobo? I mean besides RMA or replacement.

***
Also, FYI, Catalyst 12.2 is not friendly with this laptop. I see a few others have run into issues as well. 12.2 (according to the installer, in the CCC it reports itself as 12.3) atikmpag.sys will BSOD randomly for me. Upgraded from 12.1, in which I had minor artifacting in Firefox, and from that I used 11.11 which was perfectly stable IMO. Uninstalled via the normal windows installation menu, this brought up ATI installation manager, express uninstalled everything, reboot, install 12.1a, reboot... and it works great! 12.1a, no more BSOD, and no artifacting - yet.
edit: ha, nearly doubled my FPS in metro 2033 going from 12.2 to 12.1a. AMD. Yeah, avoid 12.2 like the plague.

You can OC just using software check HT sig.

[Swat1820]

Hey guys, I recently did the Manual Switchable graphics trick, but I am encountering some major bugs, and I am wondering if this is affecting everyone or just me:

Quick Background: I am running 12.1a preview Catalyst drivers, with Musho Bios.

Once I have Select the Switchable Graphics Method : Based on Power Source, a few bugs occur:

1) I cannot properly restart my computer. After "Shutting Down" the screen goes black but the computer does not turn off. Have to hold power button to shut down completely.

2) When using the High Performance GPU, I cannot change brightness with the function buttons. However once I have switched to Power Saving GPU, the function buttons work.

3) When using High Performance GPU, the P-State never falls below state 4, even in power saver. However if you switch to power saving GPU, all p-states can be accessed.

4) Relating to 1). After restarting , the "based on power source" graphics mode is set, and the GPU is STUCK on "High Performance GPU" and refuses to toggle to the Power Saving GPU, until I toggle graphics switching modes. However during this stuck state the system does restart.

Does anyone else have these problems?

I encountered those problems as well.
1) That occurs randomly sometimes it does not happen for a week then it will happen a few time as day.

2)I can only use brightness options too with igpu. If you go to power options you can manually drag the slider to adjust brightness with dgpu. Its a bit annoying but I always use the igpu on batter and thus have no real need to change brightness when plugged in and in high performance.

3) i dont have this problem i use k10stat

4) I noticed that this occurs when I have a game or other 3d intense application running as soon as I close out of it I can switch again.

Hope that helps

[HTWingNut]

As other respondent stated, these laptops fly pretty far. 7690M should be like 6750M or 6770M with faster memory. (I think 6770M equivalent)

7690m is 6750m
7690m XT is 6770m

Stupid I know, but that's what they decided to do.

[baiii]

Any 1 jump(possible suicide) on 12.4 beta?