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It happened to me when I upgraded from an intel 2100 wireless card to an intel 2200 wireless pci card in an eight month old Compaq X1000 laptop. Rolling back to an older bios "fixed" the problem.

More info here: http://www.x1000forums.com/index.php?showtopic=573 9

Today's lesson: Don't buy Compaq.

I'm one for one with my HP/Compaq experiences. At a past job, I had a series of Evos, first the N600c, then the N620c (or was it the 610?). The first batch of notebooks were pretty good, but once they upgraded us to the 620's a year later, all hell broke loose. We (meaning most of the 20-odd developers) all had USB issues with external drives, blue screens, lockups, etc. I personally had my RAM modules replaces 2 or 3 times, along with my system board in the same amount. Other minor problems existed and all Compaq would do under the corporate warranty agreement was throw replacement parts at the problem. It's finally good to see they are starting to acknowledge SOMETHING is wrong, though I have a feeling that it's more than the 3rd-party memory they're blaming it on.

Now, when I lost my job back in November, I searched around for a good, solid laptop and settled on the ZT3000, which I customized through HP's shopping site. I had a few problems with blue screens when I installed 3rd party RAM (and these problems were well "documented" and discussed on x1000formus. Swaping the memory around the 2 slots fixed the problem. Otherwise, this laptop has been the best machine I've ever owned. It's decently fast for compiling code in Visual Studio .NET, it has a gig of RAM, a WUXGA screen, a nice keyboard, it's thin, light and gets good battery life. I worked a contract for a few months where a set of office mates had these machines (one had the x1000) and they seemed to like the laptops as much as myself. I will freely admit that HP and Compaq have a bit of a reputation in the computer industry, but so far these machines seem to be pretty solid.

Anyhow, that's my story for the HP/Compaq quality debate!

Of course you can move the card.

How to upgrade your video card w/ pics

Hey HP even sells replacement parts (appropriately mislabeled as well).

hp partsurfer

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Subject: ATI Mobility(tm) Radeon(tm) 9200 graphics solution used in select HP notebooks.

Effected models:
Compaq Presario X1000 family
HP pavilion zt3000 family
HP compaq nx7000 family

Statement:
It has come to the attention of HP that there is some confusion regarding the graphics solution in certain HP notebooks that are sold with ATI MOBILITY(tm) RADEON(tm) 9200 graphics.

The effected notebooks, when advertised and sold with MOBILITY RADEON 9200 graphics do correctly include the graphics solution specified.

The particular brand applied to a graphics solution is based on several elements, including the silicon, video memory, electrical implementation on the system board including clock frequencies, the drivers, and the video graphics BIOS. The brand is determined by a number of factors and is not solely limited to the silicon or ASIC used.

In the case of the notebooks in question, HP and ATI designed a solution inclusive of all of the above elements that are branded and sold as MOBILITY RADEON 9200 graphics in the selected notebooks. This solution was created for supply flexibility, and it has been fully tested by HP and certified by ATI to ensure that performance consistency and parity of the MOBILITY RADEON 9200 brand are achieved with these models.

The ATI chip itself contains the MOBILITY RADEON 9000 family designator, which is only one factor in determining the graphics controller brand in a notebook computer.

We apologize for any inconvenience this confusion may have caused.

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Q&A

Q: Doesn't the MOBILITY RADEON 9200 graphics solution include AGP8X? Why isn't this enabled on the Presario X1000?

A: HP never advertised or made any claims the notebook or graphics controller supports AGP 8X. In the case of the Presario X1000, 8X AGP operating mode is not supported due to the feature not being present on the Intel(r) 855pm chipset which is used on the Compaq Presario X1000 notebook PC. Also, AGP 8X mode operation is not a requirement for the MOBILITY RADEON 9200 brand. More information on the Intel 855 Chipset family can be found at:
http://intel.com/design/chipsets/mobile/855_f am.ht m?iid=ipp_browse+chpsts_fe

Q: How does the graphics performance of HP's MOBILITY RADEON 9200 graphics solution compare with other ATI 9200-based graphics solutions?

A: The MOBILITY RADEON 9200 graphics solution provided on the Compaq Presario X1000 provides equivalent features and performance to other notebooks with MOBILITY RADEON 9200 graphics solutions.

Q: Is the practice of using a graphics ASIC physically marked or identified differently than the brand name for the graphics solution commonplace, or is this a unique case?

A: While not extremely common, this practice is not unusual or unique. The graphics ASIC or chip alone does not determine the final brand for the part.

Q: Why is the ATI graphics ASIC marked, "9000", if the solution is branded "9200"?

A: The "ATI MOBILITY(tm) RADEON(tm) 9200" brand comprises a complete graphics solution, including graphics ASIC, video bios, video driver, and system board implementation. The actual label on the chip doesn't in this case communicate specific features to customers.

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WW Escalations Engineering
HP Mobile Computing Global Business Unit