Posts by cecrowder

I used to own a zd8060us model. Good laptop. Make sure to keep it cool though or the video controller will burn out. 1) The WD Momentus 7200rpm drive at Best Buy is good. 2) The internal video controller is soldered to the motherboard...

Thanks for the quick reply. I should have thought of looking up the card. Getting old I guess.

Atheros AR9285 802.11 B/G

I am looking for a wireless N card for my new laptop. Any recommendations?

This sounds as if the memory sticks are not in the slots properly. I would recommend reseating the memory. You can access them from the bottom under the cover near the front in the middle that has a ram stick icon on it. Good luck!

Here's a suggestion: got to HP's website and get the service manual.

The manufacturer says 2gb because there were no 2gb sticks at the time. My zd8000 and dv9000 are "Officially" 2gb max units but will actually support 4gb. The rest depends on your OS as XP doesn't fully support 4gb. It uses...

I know that the max supported Intel CPU for the dv9000t is the T7200. However, I was wondering if anyone has installed a faster CPU in this model laptop. If so, which model CPU?

Can you please suggest a site for purchase? I have looked at several including ebay and pricewatch without finding the drive.

I haven't found any burners for notebooks yet. However, I am going to look at the one listed by (nfo)nos in his reply. I beleive that the dv9000t should be able to handle the Blu-Ray drive since one of the options available for it was...