the HP dv6-6017tx, 6121tx, 6140tx and dv6-6165tx thread

vishu22

vishu22

Broken In
guyz i m going wid dis -> Seagate Solid State Hybrid Drive 9.5 mm thickness 1 TB Laptop Internal Hard Drive (ST1000LM014) - Seagate: Flipkart.com
dis wil best suit my needs as i m a heavy gamer :enforcer2: , ... it will cost around 9k ! now i wanna know dat ..will it work @ 6gb/s in my dv6 6121tx or @ 3gb/s (like my older hdd) , does any 1 hav bought dis , will it get fit perfectly in my lappy , plzz reply soon ..just wanna confirm it ! as i m ordering it in a day or 2 !!
 
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dsanandmca

Right off the assembly line
Guys,
Please let me know is it possible to change DV6 6165tx laptop keyboard (original keyboard) to backlit keyboard? If yes how?
 
pranav0091

pranav0091

I am not an Owl
marvelousprashant said:
1. The Win 7 drivers don't work. I have tried multiple versions. Only SP59407 drivers from HP work
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp59001-59500/sp59407.exe

These drivers are fully compatible with Windows 8 and 8.1. However you need a clean Windows 8/8.1 install to install. If you already are using Win 8/8.1 with partially working drivers, installing this driver might not solve issues. Clean install will work flawlessly though (tried and tested)

2. Dynamic or Fixed mode was not available in 6017tx. I manually switch gfx by Rt click on Desktop > Configure Switchable Graphics

3. SP59407 is unstable. However installing Catalyst 12.10 ( *www2.ati.com/Drivers/mobile/12-10_mobility_vista_win7_win8_64_dd_ccc_whql_net4.exe ) after installing sp59407 solves the bugs. On its own 59407 crashes frequently and might give BSOD while switching. The 59407 + Catalyst 12.10 reference driver combo is fairly stable.

BF3 keeps crashing after 15-20 minutes gameplay. I googled for error and found other gfx cards also facing same issue. I stopped playing so no idea if EA has released a bugfix for the game.


Installation instructions
1. Clean install Windows 8 / 8.1 ( do not use upgrade option while installing or install over existing Win 8 drivers)
2. Install SP59407 ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp59001-59500/sp59407.exe
3. Install 12.10 reference drivers *www2.ati.com/Drivers/mobile/12-10_mobility_vista_win7_win8_64_dd_ccc_whql_net4.exe


PS. all driver links are for 64-bit OS only
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Tried all of the above. Nothing helped.

I was able to atleast nstall the altest 9.12 beta mobility driver but the resolution remained defiantly at 1024x768 on my 1366x768 laptop monitor. Installed the Intel driver and boom - black screen with everything working except the display.

I have given up on getting the drivers to work properly- I dont even care anymore. Is there some way I can just get the native resolution enabled in the MS default display.inf ?

I dont even care what GPU is active as long as the resolution is proper - I have W7 to do all other work.

My laptop specs are in my signature - very similar to the 6017tx
 
swiftshashi

swiftshashi

Beta Geek ;-)
vishu22 said:
guyz i m going wid dis -> Seagate Solid State Hybrid Drive 9.5 mm thickness 1 TB Laptop Internal Hard Drive (ST1000LM014) - Seagate: Flipkart.com
dis wil best suit my needs as i m a heavy gamer :enforcer2: , ... it will cost around 9k ! now i wanna know dat ..will it work @ 6gb/s in my dv6 6121tx or @ 3gb/s (like my older hdd) , does any 1 hav bought dis , will it get fit perfectly in my lappy , plzz reply soon ..just wanna confirm it ! as i m ordering it in a day or 2 !!
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Avoid it...............It has many issues,I was about to get it bt was advised against it.
Buy a 250 GB samsung evo ssd and keep your laptops HDD in place of your optical disk using a caddy

Guys,Please help................

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/storage/179913-error-message-my-2-5yr-old-laptop-hdd-do-i-need-worry.html
 
j1n M@tt

j1n M@tt

Cyborg Agent
Hi,

I have a 6121tx with 4GB RAM same as when I purchased it. I want to upgrade my RAM to 8GB. Which RAM should I buy, any specific requirement that I should check when purchasing an additional 4GB stick to pair with the existing one?


And where should I buy it from? is it necessary that I should buy from an HP vendor itself or are they available online on ebay or flipkart?

Thanks.
 
aniket.cain

aniket.cain

Padawan
j1n M@tt said:
Hi,

I have a 6121tx with 4GB RAM same as when I purchased it. I want to upgrade my RAM to 8GB. Which RAM should I buy, any specific requirement that I should check when purchasing an additional 4GB stick to pair with the existing one?


And where should I buy it from? is it necessary that I should buy from an HP vendor itself or are they available online on ebay or flipkart?

Thanks.
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Get this one:

Corsair DDR3 4 GB Laptop RAM (CMSO4GX3M1A1333C9) - Corsair: Flipkart.com
 
Prongs298

Prongs298

In the zone
i have been using my friends 2GB + my original 4GB. and i must say the 2GB was enough. But i need to buy one myself and am confused by 4gb or 8gb. rs2500 for 4gb seems a steal but i am tempted by 8gb as it will make it 12. do i really need that much?
 
pranav0091

pranav0091

I am not an Owl
What do you use on your laptop that needs that much RAM ?

My specific reason was that I use Virtual machines and the disk was getting thrashed quite noticeably due to lack of memory.
 
Prongs298

Prongs298

In the zone
with 4 gb firefox+lots of addons and km player+gom player. also stalker. was giving me hiccups. the fox and media players seem to have been solved by the extra 2 gb. but i have to think for the future as ram prices for this are only going to rise. so 4 or 8?
 
pranav0091

pranav0091

I am not an Owl
I use firefox heavily (80-90 tabs over 3-4 windows with a bunch os search, note taking and Tab management addons - each webpage can be somtimes as large as 5 MB of raw HTML code) a couple of VNC windows open, with outlook and I always see the RAM hover around the 80% range (4 GB RAM).


Coming to your question. It never hurts to have more RAM, except on your wallet. Sp if you have the cash, splurge, but if you dont, I think a total system RAM of 8 GB is more than sufficient for quite some time (unless you see yourself using some heavy softwares in the near horizon which you dont now)
 
Prongs298

Prongs298

In the zone
pranav0091 said:
I use firefox heavily (80-90 tabs over 3-4 windows with a bunch os search, note taking and Tab management addons - each webpage can be somtimes as large as 5 MB of raw HTML code) a couple of VNC windows open, with outlook and I always see the RAM hover around the 80% range (4 GB RAM).


Coming to your question. It never hurts to have more RAM, except on your wallet. Sp if you have the cash, splurge, but if you dont, I think a total system RAM of 8 GB is more than sufficient for quite some time (unless you see yourself using some heavy softwares in the near horizon which you dont now)
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ok. thats about right. mine sometimes goes to 99. but like yours stays at 80. now the next thing is - will it increase or decrease battery life? will it add to the heat much? this is all 4gb stick VS the 8gb stick.
 
pranav0091

pranav0091

I am not an Owl
Prongs298 said:
ok. thats about right. mine sometimes goes to 99. but like yours stays at 80. now the next thing is - will it increase or decrease battery life? will it add to the heat much? this is all 4gb stick VS the 8gb stick.
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Not very sure - but it does affect battery life, say some 2-4% worse maybe, at max. Heat should not be worry.
 
aniket.cain

aniket.cain

Padawan
I have been using 8GB since I got this laptop 2.5 years ago. I got the same RAM I recommended above for Rs. 1800 then.

I use Virtual Box to run Ubuntu (which too is housed on the SSD), and it doesn't feel like a virtual machine when you are in it. :p
 
dashing.sujay

dashing.sujay

Moving
Staff member
What do you people do in 90 tabs ?!
Last time when I didn't shutdown my laptop since a week, the tab count was around 50 (also my lifetime highest), which ultimately had to be abandoned due to obvious reasons. Otherwise normal usage is ~20 tabs. But 90 ?? :/
 
pranav0091

pranav0091

I am not an Owl
dashing.sujay said:
What do you people do in 90 tabs ?!
Last time when I didn't shutdown my laptop since a week, the tab count was around 50 (also my lifetime highest), which ultimately had to be abandoned due to obvious reasons. Otherwise normal usage is ~20 tabs. But 90 ?? :/
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Work. I shut down my laptop once in a week or fewer.
 
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vgr

Broken In
My laptop smells like something is burning when I play games these days! I'm not sure if it's the plastic or any of the parts inside!
It first happened last week when I was playing saints row 4.... I thought it there was something cooking in the house close to mine so I didn't bother much.... but then I took a whiff after playing and realized that it was coming from the laptop!@#!$#!#%!#$%!$%!
A few posts on other forums said using compressed air could help... I haven't been able to find it here in Kochi so yea any suggestions on how to fix this?? I really don't want to let go of this one...
 
powerhoney

powerhoney

Cyborg Agent
vgr said:
My laptop smells like something is burning when I play games these days! I'm not sure if it's the plastic or any of the parts inside!
It first happened last week when I was playing saints row 4.... I thought it there was something cooking in the house close to mine so I didn't bother much.... but then I took a whiff after playing and realized that it was coming from the laptop!@#!$#!#%!#$%!$%!
A few posts on other forums said using compressed air could help... I haven't been able to find it here in Kochi so yea any suggestions on how to fix this?? I really don't want to let go of this one...
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Replied in your other thread... Stop posting in more than one thread...
 
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