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HP Pavilion dm1z
- Thread starter HaX
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They sell a Restore DVD (2 DVDs) that has all those goodies for 19 bucks plus shipping. DVD 1 I believe is the OS with bloatware. DVD 2 is drivers with apps.
Or before you do a clean install. go to HPs website and download all the drivers or least the wifi/ethernet drivers so you can go online and grab the rest
YeuEmMaiMai
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I thought MS stated that with Vista forward, OS DVD was OS only and no crap?
hmmm... Perhaps the OS DVD is only OS? DVD 1 is System Recovery DVD. DVD 2 is Application and Driver Recovery DVD. so guess you may be right on that one. get a nice clean install without the bloatware or perhaps pick and choose which bloatware you like (assuming it even lets you). I personally like the HP Support Assist.
I just bought it, I'm going to use an HP Infolab rebate and get $100 back too.
novadaemon
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Just letting everyone know. I've been able to add in a Qualcomm Gobi2000 GPS/3g card to my built-to-order model. It was detected just fine. HP drivers and HP connection manager see it.
One thing I noticed is that this model does not like sandforce SSD's... SF SSD's would BSOD after wake-up from sleep. My slower kingston SSD actually feels much faster, and doesnt BSOD. After adding in an SSD, fresh installing and upping the memory a bit my DM1Z will easily hit over 3200 in PC-mark vantage.
I bet that a C300 in Sata II mode would push the score even higher.
One thing I noticed is that this model does not like sandforce SSD's... SF SSD's would BSOD after wake-up from sleep. My slower kingston SSD actually feels much faster, and doesnt BSOD. After adding in an SSD, fresh installing and upping the memory a bit my DM1Z will easily hit over 3200 in PC-mark vantage.
I bet that a C300 in Sata II mode would push the score even higher.
Does anyone know a way to get the DM1z to work with a non-HP approved WLAN card? I bought an Intel 6300 mini PCI-e Wi-Fi card that I plan on putting into the laptop later this year (after I am done using it in my desktop), but when I tried to install it for a test run, the laptop gave an error and wouldn't boot.
novadaemon
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AFAIK there's no way at this point in time. The bios files needs to match a checksum or have a signature of some sort and if it doesn't match the flasher it's going to error out. This has been tried. A bios with the restrictions removed has apparently been made but there's no way to flash/test it. You need a whitelisted card.
MachoSasquatcho
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I picked one of these up to compliment my beefy desktop and I've got to say I'm really impressed with it. It packs quite a punch for being so tiny. The speakers this thing comes with was a welcome surprise as well. Well worth the $400 I spent on it.
wwischerath
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If anyone is interested in over/under clocking or under volting their fusion E350 laptop, try this
http://liliputing.com/2011/08/make-your-amd-fusion-laptop-quieter-or-faster-with-brazostweaker.html
I got my DM1z to 1.844Ghz! You can under volt by changing the VID or change the clock speed. To OC lower the divider (mine is 1.75 instead of 2) OR raise it to slow down the CPU.
http://liliputing.com/2011/08/make-your-amd-fusion-laptop-quieter-or-faster-with-brazostweaker.html
I got my DM1z to 1.844Ghz! You can under volt by changing the VID or change the clock speed. To OC lower the divider (mine is 1.75 instead of 2) OR raise it to slow down the CPU.
wwischerath
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Followup. After OCing to 1.8Ghz I ran PCMark07 and compared the results.
Total scores [email protected] [email protected]
The individual scores were so close as to make no difference. Some a little faster, some a little slower.
Probably was hitting some thermal throttling while OC'd.
I returned to stock speeds. Was fun to play with it.
Total scores [email protected] [email protected]
The individual scores were so close as to make no difference. Some a little faster, some a little slower.
Probably was hitting some thermal throttling while OC'd.
I returned to stock speeds. Was fun to play with it.
I just ordered a Crucial M4 128GB SSD (going to put my 64GB in the laptop) and 8GB of ram to upgrade my DM1z in time for the Win 8 consumer preview. Anyone else upgrade their's? I've had mine, since launch and just wanted to help make it feel new again to hold of buying an ultrabook.