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post #1 of 15
1/5/06 at 5:45pm
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Hello guys,

I just owned this compaq V2405US about 2 weeks now, and since the time I bought in which originally came with

Mobile AMD Sempron 3000+ with Powenow Tech at 1.8GHz, 128KB L2 cache, up to 1600MHz system bus)
54g 802.11b/g wireless LAN w/ 125HSM speedbosster support
24x DVD/CDRW
14" brightview wide screen
40GB 4200rpm
256MB PC2700 333Mhz Memory

and in this 2 weeks I have upgraded

+1GB extra pc2700 333MHz from newegg sothat my total memory now is 1280MB now...
and changed my original HD with new 40GB 7200rpm

now.. I have read some thread in some other forum that I might need a RAM disk setup for my lappy sothat my computer will be faster that already now.. (in which I amazed the speeds in fact after I did these all upgrades..)

Now that I never heard any kinda of RAM disk setup in my life, since I'm a noob guys in this.. so please be easy with me.. and this is my 1st post too in this forum.. and really really need your advice from you guys which I believe are experts on this...

please gimme some advice about what should be my next upgrade for my lappy if of course still in my budget range..

thank you guys...

also there are something that I wanna add about the battery, my original battery that I have rite now onl last about 2-3 hours max, and I am wondering if HP release battery for this particular laptop but can last longer, if so could you guys suggest me the best place and please quote me about the price too... thanks..
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post #2 of 15
1/5/06 at 5:56pm
There is a 12 Cell battery for your laptop which should get you around 7 hours of battery life, but it is huge and it is heavy, it sticks out from under the laptop.
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/sh...ct_code=PB995A

Of course that is really expensive and you could probably save a lot by getting it on eBay.

I wouldn't suggest using RamDrives as I really don't think they are worth it since the data is lost when your computer turns off. Also since you have 1.2gb of ram that doesn't leave much space for a RamDrive where anything useful could be installed.

Other upgrades you could try include a Turion series CPU, and a DVDRW drive, both of which are pretty expensive though.
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post #3 of 15
1/5/06 at 6:08pm
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Originally Posted by funnyperson1
There is a 12 Cell battery for your laptop which should get you around 7 hours of battery life, but it is huge and it is heavy, it sticks out from under the laptop.
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/sh...ct_code=PB995A

Of course that is really expensive and you could probably save a lot by getting it on eBay.

I wouldn't suggest using RamDrives as I really don't think they are worth it since the data is lost when your computer turns off. Also since you have 1.2gb of ram that doesn't leave much space for a RamDrive where anything useful could be installed.

Other upgrades you could try include a Turion series CPU, and a DVDRW drive, both of which are pretty expensive though.


first, allow me to thank you thank you thank you.. opss did I cut and pasted too much? :P for the reply and fast too... I really personally happy with this forum as first time user... really appreciated...

as for CPU upgrade I probably found that too much technical for me, :P and for DVDrw i dont think that I would prolly need it cuz I already have 3 desktops equipted with DVDRW in my apt. :P

And about the battery, thank you for telling me there is really a better battery with longer life time, but it seems in ebay going around $140 shipped for that kind, can any1 suggest any other source that may supply lower price than this.. :P but talkin about the cheapest.. can any owner of this laptop suggest me their cheapest accesories that they can get to equipt it with this lappy.. maybe some car charger for this laptop is this possible , what about retractable charger or anythin smaller than original charger, or do you guys usually carry the original charger along with you? please let me know any accesories that could make this lappy more convinient and ofcourse.. as return.. I say thank you thank you thank you..

I will just want to add some other owner of this kind of lappy, I'd really like to hear any other opinions review from other owner of this kinda of lappy. for me, I really amazed with this lappy that only for $430 after rebate when I bought it in staples about 3 weeks ago now, and especially after I did the upgrades too... in flies pretty fast for $430 lappy, at least to me..

the color of black for this lappy matchin with my new ipod video 60gb and M600 Eten pocket PC gsm cellphone and this is makes my toys matchin to each other in blacks this is why I am so happy with this laptop in which my opinion about this laptop is not too big too as most other regular laptop or low end base laptop.

thanks... any personal opinion from any1 else will be appreciated.. thank you friends...

edited :
as for addition, I am also wondering that what have you guys been choose for a case for this lappy of yours guys, and will all my equipments above, I would prolly not too big of a lappy beg but good size or pockets sothat I could use them for my gadgets... any1 please tell me what do u use for case beg for this lappy and how much do you pay and where... thank you..

as addition for other owner of this kinda of lappy, I have 1 more technical software question, when I upgraded my HD to 7200rpm one, I formated the new HD and install a new windows XP Pro instead of the original XP home that came with the lappy originally, and also I have installed the driver n support CD Iguess, and make all the hardware acknowledged by the OS, but now if I hit the power button after its on for some time, (first when I bought it did hibernates if I hit the power button as soon as I'm done using the lappy) but now If I do that it will not gimme hibernates but giving me to auto shut down my computer completely, in which my opinion will take more time than just get it hibernates because to have it complete shut down will most likely take longer time, second is that since it takes longer time, it will also eats my battery life more than just have it hibernates perhaps? since it faster to get it hibernates (at least thats what I feel before)

and now what should I do sothat if I push the power button it should do like it was originally... do the hibernating thing... and is my theory rite? have it hibernate will use lesser power battery life than have it complete shut down? shout out.. correct me please..

thanks guys.,..
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post #4 of 15
1/5/06 at 8:06pm
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and where is exactly the sleep button in the lappy :P
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post #5 of 15
1/5/06 at 9:22pm
I don't quite have your laptop but I do have a V2000 which is the same thing but the Intel version. Both of our laptops use the same battery which goes on ebay anywhere from $65-$170. Follow this link and sort it by price so that you can see the cheapest buy it now price. Now I don't know how long of a battery life you're expecting but if you're only getting 2-3 hours now, only expect 4-6 hours with that battery. Your current battery is a 6 cell battery and the one linked is a 12 cell, so basically it has twice the amount of power. You might want to try undervolting your processor according to the guide in the "Guide" section to get more batter life. I've undervolted my Pentium M and I plan on buying the extra battery.

To get your laptop to hibernate when you hit the power button...

1. Go to control panel>power options.
2. Click on the hibernate tab. Make sure the "enable hibernate" box is checked.
3. Click the advanced tab. Under the "when I press the power button" drop down box, select hibernate.


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Originally Posted by EliteLaptop
and where is exactly the sleep button in the lappy :P
Function + F5 = Sleep button
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post #6 of 15
1/5/06 at 11:42pm
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Originally Posted by JDizzle
I don't quite have your laptop but I do have a V2000 which is the same thing but the Intel version. Both of our laptops use the same battery which goes on ebay anywhere from $65-$170. Follow this link and sort it by price so that you can see the cheapest buy it now price. Now I don't know how long of a battery life you're expecting but if you're only getting 2-3 hours now, only expect 4-6 hours with that battery. Your current battery is a 6 cell battery and the one linked is a 12 cell, so basically it has twice the amount of power. You might want to try undervolting your processor according to the guide in the "Guide" section to get more batter life. I've undervolted my Pentium M and I plan on buying the extra battery.

To get your laptop to hibernate when you hit the power button...

1. Go to control panel>power options.
2. Click on the hibernate tab. Make sure the "enable hibernate" box is checked.
3. Click the advanced tab. Under the "when I press the power button" drop down box, select hibernate.




Function + F5 = Sleep button
thanks for response.. could you kinda tell me how to undervolting please.. and to which "guide" section are you refering to? thanks
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post #7 of 15
1/6/06 at 12:03am
This Guide
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post #8 of 15
1/6/06 at 8:39am
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what is the normal temprature of this V2000 Compaq laptop model

both in idle and loading status of your lappy could any1 share with me on this.. since I'm really noob on this and would like to know what softwares are you guys using to monitoring your cpu and HD temprature for your V2405US lappy.. thanks..

I use this software call mobmeter where I gues made by some japanese programmer or so..

sayin that from my lappy

Frequency = 1.80
Temperature = 59.0c ( I guess this is my CPU temp? )
Charge Rate = 0.00w (have no idea what this is, can any1 gimme a clue please...)
HDD #0 = 52.0c (waow this is very high compare to other lappie's temp which I have just read among the threads and forum when they post their temp from their laptop, this why I really need to you guys that own the same model as mine, and post your temp for your lappy please.. ) thank you

now what makes me think about what have made my HD temp so hi is that prolly because I'm using 7200rpm HD in which I have read some posts about it where 40GB 7200rpm will most likely produce more heats than 5400 and 4200rpm ones? but is it really this hi?

please help.. got a little worry for my new lappy baby here

thanks
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post #9 of 15
1/6/06 at 11:58pm
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I would also like to ask more questions about battery, I am sorry guys I might have alot of questions, I am trying to be polite in this forum too, if I really seems to ask to often please do tell me or PM me op. thanks.

I would really like to know whether the life of the battery will decrease sooner or gone bad sooner if I plug the AC most of the time.. which will cause the battery blew up or will not take any charge anymore, is this kinda of theory correct?
so is it true that the best maintanance for battery is that unplug the AC as soon as it gets 100% and plug it back on when the reminder of low battery is beeping...

thanks again..
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post #10 of 15
1/7/06 at 6:52pm
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bump up...

would some1 be kindly enough to answer my question please... been waiting every minutes by refreshing this forum for a while now...
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post #11 of 15
1/7/06 at 7:10pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by funnyperson1
There is a 12 Cell battery for your laptop which should get you around 7 hours of battery life, but it is huge and it is heavy, it sticks out from under the laptop.
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/sh...ct_code=PB995A

Of course that is really expensive and you could probably save a lot by getting it on eBay.

I wouldn't suggest using RamDrives as I really don't think they are worth it since the data is lost when your computer turns off. Also since you have 1.2gb of ram that doesn't leave much space for a RamDrive where anything useful could be installed.

Other upgrades you could try include a Turion series CPU, and a DVDRW drive, both of which are pretty expensive though.

for cpu upgrade I have one more question, what is the most fastest processor that I can put in this lappy V2405US of mine, really appreciated if you could tell me the most fastest compatible AMD processor type and model and maybe rough price if you dont mind..

thanks...
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post #12 of 15
1/8/06 at 1:40am
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Originally Posted by EliteLaptop
for cpu upgrade I have one more question, what is the most fastest processor that I can put in this lappy V2405US of mine, really appreciated if you could tell me the most fastest compatible AMD processor type and model and maybe rough price if you dont mind..

thanks...
For best combination of battery life and performance the fastest chip you can get is the Turion MT or ML 37.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103521

For best possible performance, the fastest chip you can get is the A64 4000+ Mobile chip.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819104257

Also I don't think you are asking too many questions, but expect to wait some time for responses, there aren't that many people on these forums and the number of people with your specific laptop model is even less.
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post #13 of 15
1/8/06 at 5:15am
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Originally Posted by funnyperson1
For best combination of battery life and performance the fastest chip you can get is the Turion MT or ML 37.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103521

For best possible performance, the fastest chip you can get is the A64 4000+ Mobile chip.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819104257

Also I don't think you are asking too many questions, but expect to wait some time for responses, there aren't that many people on these forums and the number of people with your specific laptop model is even less.

could you tell me how is it actually make a difference between my AMD Sempron 3000+ with Powenow technology (1.8GHz 128kb L2 Cache, up tp 1600Mhz)

compare to AMD Athlon 64 3000+

which one is faster?

thanks people..
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post #14 of 15
1/8/06 at 1:52pm
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Originally Posted by EliteLaptop
could you tell me how is it actually make a difference between my AMD Sempron 3000+ with Powenow technology (1.8GHz 128kb L2 Cache, up tp 1600Mhz)

compare to AMD Athlon 64 3000+

which one is faster?

thanks people..

and also if I change to all the cpus such as AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 3200+, or 3400+ or maybe even 4000+ I dont need to change my mainboard correct? all I need just unplug the old one and change it with the new one, and all the system would be compatible to it.. am I correct?

also will it be effecting to HD or data if we upgrade our processor? is all the data in my HD going to be erased when I upgrading it?

thanks...
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post #15 of 15
1/9/06 at 4:42am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by funnyperson1
For best combination of battery life and performance the fastest chip you can get is the Turion MT or ML 37.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103521

For best possible performance, the fastest chip you can get is the A64 4000+ Mobile chip.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819104257

Also I don't think you are asking too many questions, but expect to wait some time for responses, there aren't that many people on these forums and the number of people with your specific laptop model is even less.

do you think this processor would compatible with my V2405US lappy? how much faster would it make a difference if I change what I have rite now with this processor..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103443

I also have read the descriptions that heatsink and fan isnt included in this sell, I was just wondering if I would have to buy them on top of this processor. or maybe I can use the original that I"m using rite now with my sempron 3000+???

please be advise since I really need help in this.. pleasee... please..

as always... thank you in advance...
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