Scuter forgive me if you've mentioned this before already but what program(s) are you using to examine files/programs in your BIOS RAM etc? I am no longer on a mac mind you, I have a windows machine here (if that matters)
Scuter forgive me if you've mentioned this before already but what program(s) are you using to examine files/programs in your BIOS RAM etc? I am no longer on a mac mind you, I have a windows machine here (if that matters)
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HP Pavillion DV6500 Intel Pentium DUAL CPU T2330 1.6ghz 2g ram 32bit
And if I had any idea where you've explained what programs to use I would search/browse but I do not, so I am asking.
HP Pavillion DV6500 Intel Pentium DUAL CPU T2330 1.6ghz 2g ram 32bit
And if I had any idea where you've explained what programs to use I would search/browse but I do not, so I am asking.
HP is an OEM like DELL. Go to www.hp.com and enter in your specs and you'll be taken to the page for your model with all the specific drivers and utilities.
I see a variety of drivers and some "support" software, what am I looking for? I see this for example
Driver - Chipset (2)
Intel Chipset Installation Utility for ICH8 for Microsoft Windows Vista ►
2007-09-11 , Version:8.3.1.1009, 1.81M (Previous versions available)
This package contains the Intel Chipset Installation Utility for the supported notebook models and operating systems. The Intel Chipset Installation Utility installs the .INF files on the target ...
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Intel Chipset Installation Utility for ICH8 ►
2007-04-20 , Version:8.2.0.1014, 1.76M
This package contains the Intel Chipset Installation Utility for the listed notebook models and operating systems. The Intel Chipset Installation Utility installs the .INF files on the target ...
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Utility - Tools (2)
HP Help and Support for Microsoft Windows Vista ►
2008-11-06 , Version:2.1.2.0 A, 10.57M (Previous versions available)
This package provides HP Help and Support for the supported notebook models running a supported Microsoft Windows Vista Operating System. HP Help and Support provides assistance, learning information, ...
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HP Active Support Library ►
2008-05-02 , Version:3.01.4.1 A, 12.65M (Previous versions available)
This package provides the HP Active Support Library for the supported notebook models and operating systems. The HP Active Support Library is a collection of tools that enables customers to discover, ...
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There are some programs I've seen you post screenshots of that show all mannor of hidden files and programs and such, I was curious about those. If you have the time, of course.
This is for the E6500 Notebook Series (Vista 64x).
For good apps that alert you to the extent of the dirty shit rumbling under the abstraction layer of your OS, Windows SysInternals (bought by Microsoft) is pretty good.
The best ones are Autoruns, and I'm guessing because these weren't released but they're going to be pretty important, Handle, Portmon, PsKill. Those last 3 weren't available until after I stopped being able to even get an OS booted up long enough to consider investigating.
This guy's got really fucking good utilities but I haven't used them all because the problem with good utilities and my machines was that I could not BEAT them. But with good utilities I sure did kill their corruption a lot, i.e. Windows Cannot Repair This System.
To check the firmware, the only test I know of is the Intel Linux Firmware test included in the OpenSuSe or Novell distributions.
If you're using Vista or 7, it's all going to be about your Hidden NPnP & Networking devices. Watch out for the ghosted ones, I forgot the code for the system variable you have to adjust for them to show (no, they won't show when you click Show Hidden) - there are many levels of insulting defence-in-depth to Windows.
One of the best System Information Tools is SIW. There's a 15 day trial download and a Home version which is the old version I think, for free.
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