Posts by 55goldtop

I wonder if I can just choose choose a generic driver a generic driver in win 7 that will keep the notebook useable instead of disabling the adapter?  Can you choose a generic driver or does win 7 auto decide?  Thx!

I do have a smart card reader - the external card sounds interesting although not the extra monitor.  I never thought about a PCI slot  - I didn't realize the Pavilion could have one. Edit: The TurboBox-mini™ NA220A is a...

The video hardware is built onto the motherboard - is there a way to test another video card?   Quote: Originally Posted by matchbox2022  If you have another vcard laying around you could try it with...

Yes - this is what I imagine happening but couldn't figure out specifics!  I think you nailed it.  I wonder if I could run it differently with the adapter enabled and not have the issue.  thx for the...

I had some help trying the cleaning under the keyboard -so we did get a lot of residue.  I am just confused on how the notebook uses graphics hardware with the adapter disabled.  It seems to me on-board hardware gets used...

No difference with an external monitor!  If the motherboard has built in graphics hardware - why does disabling the video adapter keep the screen for going black.  Again, the screen goes black with no error or warning but you...

I have a recent HP Pavilion dv7 laptop. I spilled a drink on it unfortunately. If I use it for long the screen will go black but music etc in the background will keep playing. I found that by disabling the graphics adapter, the screen...