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- Has anyone done a sucsefull windows 7 install on the DV1000
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- Has anyone done a sucsefull windows 7 install on the DV1000
by futureryo
5 replies / Originally posted by Karolis / Latest reply from rmarler / Topic is open
My oldie dv1000 has turned 5 this summer and it's still alive and kickin'!
I've bumped up the RAM to 2GB since I've got it and now I'm running Linux Mint 7 instead of XP.
I absolutely love it and I am not planning to replace it till it dies.
I've bumped up the RAM to 2GB since I've got it and now I'm running Linux Mint 7 instead of XP.
I absolutely love it and I am not planning to replace it till it dies.
Posted 7 months ago
Doubling the RAM should boost the performance. And regarding your WiFi problem, I suggest taking the card out and then putting it back in again -- maybe it's just dodgy connection.
I recently took my laptop apart completely (http://twitpic.com/dwspj) to change CMOS battery. I have also cleaned the dust and after reassembling, it really started working much better.
However, I think my HDD is starting to fail. S.M.A.R.T. shows 300+ instances of the same error and if I start a torrent program together with backup program (both work HDD quite hard) it gets so slooow.
Anyway, I think if I replace HDD, and they are cheap nowadays, I'll manage to push at least another year from my oldie dv1000 :)
I recently took my laptop apart completely (http://twitpic.com/dwspj) to change CMOS battery. I have also cleaned the dust and after reassembling, it really started working much better.
However, I think my HDD is starting to fail. S.M.A.R.T. shows 300+ instances of the same error and if I start a torrent program together with backup program (both work HDD quite hard) it gets so slooow.
Anyway, I think if I replace HDD, and they are cheap nowadays, I'll manage to push at least another year from my oldie dv1000 :)
Posted 6 months ago
Have the dv1331se with increase to 2GB RAM still running XP. Ran 7 beta for a couple weeks but went back. Its tough little laptop but its not ready for Win 7. I'll be retiring mine when Win 7 officially hits shelves.
Posted 7 months ago
Interesting, because I ran Vista on my laptop when it only had 1 GB of RAM and it worked just fine. Windows 7 is supposed to be less resource intensive than Vista, so it should work in theory.
I think you should definitely try at least Windows 7 RC.
I think you should definitely try at least Windows 7 RC.
Posted 7 months ago
Bought one for myself and one for my daughter 5 years ago. I had to replace her hard drive and had to reload the OS a couple times on hers also but mine is solid... hmmm user experience might actually be related to the user.
Posted 5 months ago
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