got Mini-note 2133 today...It blows

[zasosa]

this web http://visitsignagi.com is complete flash and is killing my eee-pc clocked at 900 mhz !! please try it on 2133 . Also please test what is the maximal resolution for the Vga output.

[cjhudson101]

If you are having issues installing XP from a usb CD-Rom drive make sure your disk is SP2. I tried installing XP on my mini-note with a "Version 2002" retail XP disc and it would not work. I received the ACPI errors and tried the F7 option when choosing raid controller drivers. Neither way worked. I then went to my help desk guys and asked for an XP PRO SP2 disc and voila, it works.

Just wanted to add some input since some of you helped me out with the sound driver issues.

Thanks guys!

--Chris

[bsumpter]

Since I'm doing this again from scratch, I'm going to document the process this time around.

1) Plug in USB DVD / CD drive, insert WinXP disk.
2) Boot computer, hitting F9 at bootup to choose boot volume.
3) Choose your DVD / CD drive to boot from, then hit any key to boot from CD.
4) During XP setup, blow away all existing paritions (leave the small 400mb if you ever plan on reinstalling Suse Linux - I did not).
5) Format as NTFS - I used the "Quick" option as it takes forever the other way.
6) Install XP as normal from here forward.
7) Once installed, grab the Broadcom Ethernet driver and install it via CD or SD card:
http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethe...me_desktop.php
8) Once you have a working NIC, connect to the internet, activate your copy of XP, and go to the "Windows Update".
9) From Windows Update, choose "Custom" and install all of the hardware drivers it offers.
10) Reboot.
11) At this point, everything should be working except sound and HP Quicklaunch button support.
12) Download the KB888111 patch and install for the first part of the sound fix:
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/...howtopic=47079
13) Download the Vista sound drivers for the Mini-Note from the HP website:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...tem=ob-59522-1
14) Run the install for the file above. It will unzip to a folder of your choosing, try to run, and then bomb because you don't have Vista.
15) Go to Device Manager, double click on the "?" for sound device, choose Update Driver, and point it at the Vista driver folder unzipped by the above application.
16) At this point, you should have sound when finished.
17) Install the HP QuickLaunch button drivers (it's under "Official Site 1"):
http://notebook.free-driver-download...s-2000-XP.html
18) Ignore the popups for new hardware during this install - they will go away on their own.
19) Hit the "Start" button, click "Run", then type "msconfig".
20) Once inside msconfig, click the "Startup" tab on the right, and turn OFF "smax4pnp".
21) Reboot.

Check Device Manager after this, and everything should look perfect. You now have a working copy of Windows XP a full month before the official drivers are released!

Enjoy!

[DellFanBoy]

Thanks. I'm going to go ahead an order one. Is it powerful enough to run dreamweaver? I'd like to do web design on the go using this. Let me know.

[tbor]

Originally Posted by cjhudson101

If you are having issues installing XP from a usb CD-Rom drive make sure your disk is SP2. I tried installing XP on my mini-note with a "Version 2002" retail XP disc and it would not work. I received the ACPI errors and tried the F7 option when choosing raid controller drivers. Neither way worked. I then went to my help desk guys and asked for an XP PRO SP2 disc and voila, it works.

Just wanted to add some input since some of you helped me out with the sound driver issues.

Thanks guys!

--Chris

You rule, thanks!!!! That's definitely the problem then since my disc is the original version (pre-SP1 even).

[tbor]

Originally Posted by bsumpter

Since I'm doing this again from scratch, I'm going to document the process this time around.

1) Plug in USB DVD / CD drive, insert WinXP disk.
2) Boot computer, hitting F9 at bootup to choose boot volume.
3) Choose your DVD / CD drive to boot from, then hit any key to boot from CD.
4) During XP setup, blow away all existing paritions (leave the small 400mb if you ever plan on reinstalling Suse Linux - I did not).
5) Format as NTFS - I used the "Quick" option as it takes forever the other way.
6) Install XP as normal from here forward.
7) Once installed, grab the Broadcom Ethernet driver and install it via CD or SD card:
http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethe...me_desktop.php
8) Once you have a working NIC, connect to the internet, activate your copy of XP, and go to the "Windows Update".
9) From Windows Update, choose "Custom" and install all of the hardware drivers it offers.
10) Reboot.
11) At this point, everything should be working except sound and HP Quicklaunch button support.
12) Download the KB888111 patch and install for the first part of the sound fix:
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/...howtopic=47079
13) Download the Vista sound drivers for the Mini-Note from the HP website:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...tem=ob-59522-1
14) Run the install for the file above. It will unzip to a folder of your choosing, try to run, and then bomb because you don't have Vista.
15) Go to Device Manager, double click on the "?" for sound device, choose Update Driver, and point it at the Vista driver folder unzipped by the above application.
16) At this point, you should have sound when finished.
17) Install the HP QuickLaunch button drivers (it's under "Official Site 1"):
http://notebook.free-driver-download...s-2000-XP.html
18) Ignore the popups for new hardware during this install - they will go away on their own.
19) Hit the "Start" button, click "Run", then type "msconfig".
20) Once inside msconfig, click the "Startup" tab on the right, and turn OFF "smax4pnp".
21) Reboot.

Check Device Manager after this, and everything should look perfect. You now have a working copy of Windows XP a full month before the official drivers are released!

Enjoy!

That is incredibly nice of you to document this. By far the best early adopters I've ever encountered

[mhthomas]

I used a USB wireless adapter on step #7. Wondering how you did it, though.

Here are HDTune results on Crucial 32G SSD inside the HP2133 ::
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...mas5/ct32g.jpg

Here are 3DMark05 results (LOL)
185
http://service.futuremark.com/result...&resultType=12

@DellFanBoy

The graphics are 1280x768 and I have not noticed the small screen at all - vs 800x480. It feels almost like I'm on my regular laptop.

I measured the power plug with a digital caliper and it seems to be 7.40mm OD X 5.1mm ID with a center pin providing (+) rated 18.5v (mine measures 19.9v on meter with no load from 120v AC).

[tbor]

Originally Posted by DellFanBoy

Thanks. I'm going to go ahead an order one. Is it powerful enough to run dreamweaver? I'd like to do web design on the go using this. Let me know.

I think I would want to use a larger screen for web design. I do this at work on a 20" widescreen with an 18" secondary and it still feels small. I like to have Eclipse up on one window and the web page on the other.

[DellFanBoy]

Hi,

Thanks for the replies. I just wanted to know if it had enough power to run it smoothly. Is anyone running dreamweaver?

[jujube]

Any comments on battery life? TIA!