*HP ENVY 14 & ENVY 14 Beats (1XXX series) Owners Lounge, Part III*

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Envy 14 slide show: HP ENVY 14

Envy 14 dimensions: 9.3 x 14 x 1.1 inches ; 14.5" Screen; 5.2 pounds

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F.A.Q.: By poster - Htwingnut

CPU - that's the toughest because it all depends on what you want to do with your PC but here's my summary:

i3 - dual core, multithreaded, integrated GPU, no Turbo Boost. Ok for basic desktop tasks like web browsing, flash, MS Office, and some gaming.
i5 - dual core, multithreaded, integrated GPU, Turbo Boost. i5-430 and 450 are similiar CPUs but the 450 is newer and has slightly faster clock speed. Performance between the two in general is probably less than 10%. i5-520m offers some additional instructions for hardware virtualization and AES encryption which just aid in processing more quickly with a few other benefits
i7 - quad core, multithreaded, no integrated GPU, Turbo Boost - Quad core is powerful, capable of processing eight threads simultaneously, clock speeds generally slower than an i5, but have advantage of processing more threads. No integrated GPU means less battery life because it will be using the dedicated GPU all the time. Most likely 50% less battery life.

Screen - 1366 x 768 brightview or 1600x900 Radiance. The radiance is top of class.

Note: Amazon is selling the HP ENVY 14-1010NR (WQ784UA#ABA) = 1366 x 768. Non-Radiance display.

Hard Drive / SSD - Hard Drives = cheap, effective storage while adding noise, vibration, and heat. SSD = expensive, fast storage, with no vibration or noise with minimal heat and power consumption. SSD speed is superior to HDDs in two respects; they write 3 to 5 times faster and have seek times that are hundreds of times faster then a HDD. Current gen SSD's have a long life, probably much longer than you'd ever keep your laptop unless you do constant large read/writes to it 24/7.

TYPE OF SSD USED IN THE ENVY 14:
160GB = Intel X-25M G2 (Trim supported)
256GB = Samsung MMDOE56G5MXP-0VB (Trim supported on some. HP shipping also firmware that doesn't support Trim.​

Memory = 4GB is sufficient for most. Two sticks is fine. You can get up to a negligible 5% performance benefit running dual channel, or two sticks of the same size and speed, as opposed to single stick. But a single stick gives the benefit of just popping in an additional RAM stick later. Otherwise, if you know you'll want 8GB later then maybe go with single 4GB.

Though, you are best to match RAM sticks as mix-match of RAM manufacturers can lead to problems.

So if you don't want to take that chance and you know you'll need more than 4GB, you may want to get it configured with 6GB or 8GB.

RAM SPECS:
1066mhz (if you have i3 or i5 CPU] or 1333 mhz (i7 CPU)​

A note about RAM usage: There are not many programs that will use up the sum of 4GB. Requiring more than 4GB is reserved for multitasking of powerful programs or for multitasking very many programs at once. Adobe suite products come to mind and well as some A/V production suite programs.

Battery - The slice battery is apparently the "6 cell" battery they offer for $200 at the moment. It basically form fits the entire bottom of the laptop and is thin and gives up to an extra 100% or perhaps more battery life. No need to swap batteries as it works "smartly" with the built in 8 cell battery (59whr, 12.6 oz). Do a search at images.google.com for "envy slice battery" to see what it looks like. The trade off is that the slice adds weight (1lbs 15oz) and depth (14" x 9" x .5").

Preliminary Battery Runtime Results: (without Slice battery installed) (As executed by Stefan HT) Suggested insertion: jfk33

- WLAN = ON
- Display brightness 60%
- standby at 10%: disabled

Result: 4:10 hours

See Battery Life Log thread for posters with runtimes of 4:40 and 7hours.
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Wifi - Important note (submitted by poster e14) - On the German preconfigured model 1010eg, the wifi card is Broadcom and not Intel as HP has advertised. The US version is Intel as specified (Centrino advanced N 6200).

FAN- The unit is set by default to run the fans at all times and at low speed at idle and during normal tasks. It can be disabled in BIOS. Though some users report that disabling it results in fans coming on every few seconds at medium.
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Comparative of Intel CPU options [i3-i5]: (Thanks to poster "Curse the sky")
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Comparative of Intel CPU options [i7 quad cores]:
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CPU THROTTLING ON BATTERY IN THE ENVY 14: - submitted by poster Aleckazee

The processor is able to run at full speed when on battery not like on the Envy 15 where it would be limited to 1.2GHz.

Proof: http://ift.tt/2auQ3pC scroll down and you will see it.

NOTE ABOUT i7 Processors: They do not allow for switchable graphics. Only dedicated. Therefore a unit outfitted with an i7 processor will consume more power and shorten battery life.

NOTE ABOUT i3-370M Processor: (Contributed by Bronsky and Protiod) Unlike the i5 and i7, the i3's thermal maximum is 90 DegC (unlike 105 for i5/i7). Real world use would not see temps reach that high. But during CPU stressing, it can.

Warning: Do not touch MSCONFIG processor settings! If you touch the #of processor settings in MSCONFIG/boot/advanced options you will get false # of Core/Thread readings in CPU-Z. It will also lock your processor at one core and it will run at max speed.​

Discussion of SSDs: by poster "Curse the Sky"

Slice Battery Info:

Touch Pad Information: Submitted by poster e14

Coupon codes:

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Special student phone in price adjustment for Win7 Pro heads up contributed by ChemE

GUIDES, DRIVERS, SOFTWARE: HP Laptop out of the box GUIDE​ ​ ​ Link suggested by DrPterodactyl Drivers Thread and Discussion: by poster justinkw1 SSD Setup and tweaks RECOMMENDED FREE SYSTEM SOFTWARE LIST: BatteryBar - Perhaps the most accurate battery runtime estimator: Osiris Development - BatteryBar, the most accurate battery meter for Windows CPU-Z - processor information and status: CPUID - System & hardware benchmark, monitoring, reporting HWMonitor - system temperature monitor: CPUID - System & hardware benchmark, monitoring, reporting GPU-Z - GPU temperature and status monitor: GPU-Z Video card GPU Information Utility SIW - System information for Windows: SIW | Download Karen's Time Sync - Synchronize computer's clock to one of the many ultra-precise time servers available on the Internet: Karen's Time Sync DPC Latency Checker - tool that analyzes the capabilities of a computer system to handle real-time Audio and video streams properly: DPC Latency Checker Microsoft Security Essentials (anti-virus, malware and spyware protection) : http://ift.tt/qScn5L Luxand Blink - Facial recognition and login software: - (submitted by poster ggrayson): Luxand - Blink! - Login to Your PC by Simply Looking at It! Synaptics Scrybe - Gesture workflows. (submitted by poster nrq007) Learn - SYNAPTICS | Scrybe FOR SSD/HDD BENCHMARKING AND DETAILED INFO: AS SSD Benchmark - Alex Intelligent Software - Downloads: AS SSD Benchmark ATTO benchmark - Download ATTO Disk Benchmark v2.34 | techPowerUp HD TUNE - HD Tune website Crystal Disk Info (drive life, Trim support, SMART, etc) - CrystalDiskInfo - Software - Crystal Dew World *POST CLEAN INSTALL - * Missing that volume OSD? Well it's part of MediaSmart. Don't want to use MEDIASMART just for a buggy Volume OSD? Then download 3RVX - thanks to JJB 3RVX: Skinnable Beautiful Volume Indicator For Windows 7 With Envy Skin: 3rvx25 and envy skin.zip or 3rvx25_and_envy_skin.zip To uninstall the original on screen volume display, uninstall HP mediasmart smartmenu or Quickplay software. Can't get the Realtek Ethernet driver to install? Plug in ethernet cable that's connected to a network or computer. Try to install, let it fail(it will), then put the computer to sleep. Then wake it and it will finish installing correctly. Solution discovered by poster MagusDraco. Like the HP Stardock? Meh. Here's one better: ROCKETDOCK - About RocketDock - RocketDock.com Wifi Light stays blue? In SWSetup folder - find and install HPQL, reboot. Forgot to backup swsetup folder? Here's the HPQL uploaded by Magusdraco: HPQL.zip Mute light not changing color? Install IDT High Definition Audio driver. See Justin's driver thread or HP driver downloads for it. Trouble updating BIOS? - discovered by shoalinX -Download .7z file (http://ift.tt/2aRYm24). This has a modified Config file. 1.Download the bios sp file 2.extract the sp file to a folder(normally goes to C:\SWSetup\SP49999\) 3.extract the winflash file using 7zip. 4. open the config file labeled "platform.ini" 4a. find [ForceFlash] and All=0. change All=1. save and close 5. run InsydeFlash HP tools partition is NOT required. Updating ATI Video Driver? You need to install HP's ATI graphics drivers first, then you can install ATI latest over it. This is because the HP driver has what is necessary for switchable graphics. See this driver install guide by poster HTwingnut: http://ift.tt/2auP3ln Forgot to save Original Wallpaper? You can download it here (uploaded by poster Tornbaccus): Envy 14 Wallpapers.rar Want the original theme back? - Thanks to poster nrq007 Stardock MyColors Notebook Desktop Themes HP Envy 15-1050nr Notebook PC - HP Customer Care (United States - English) ​ RECOMMENDED COMMERCIAL SYSTEM SOFTWARE LIST: LINUX on the ENVY 14 Windows 7 system recovery ISO Guide to replace optical drive with HDD. By poster gertch http://ift.tt/2aRXTx3 ​

And lastly...
SANITY CHECK - posted by ciaol611
From: xkcd: Online Package Tracking

NEED TO RETURN YOUR HP NOTEBOOK? You've got 21 days from day of delivery* to do so.

*Day of delivery means day it's delivered to your address.​

From HP's Website: (Thanks to poster Butr0sButr0s)

To process a return or exchange

We only accept returns for orders placed with the HP Home & Home Office Store by phone or online. We can not accept returns or exchanges for the HP Parts Store, the HP Small & Medium Business Store, repairs, or any other online store or retail outlet.

Returns requests can be initiated by phone, or for many products by online chat.
Step 1: Request a return material authorization number (RMA)
* Call 1-888-650-1544 or use online chat (details below).
* An RMA is required for all returns and exchanges.

Step 2: Print your Return Label
* You will promptly receive an email notification from FedEx that your HP Home & Home Office pre-paid return shipping label is available.
* Follow the enclosed link to FedEx and print the label as soon as possible. This label will expire 5 days after issuance.

Step 3: Prepare your package for return.
* Replace the product in its original packaging, making sure to include all items originally in the box
* Remove, mark-out, or cover any original shipping labels and affix the new label
* Write in bold letters on the package: "RMA [your return material authorization number]". For example: RMA R123456789
* Take the package to any FedEx package drop-off location within 5 calendar days of the RMA issuance.​

Simple as that.

NEED TO CONTACT HP? The "Consumer Resolution Line" 888-227-8451

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TEAM ENVY USER BARS: - by poster Tornbachus

Right click them for the URL, then paste the URL into your sig surrounded by image tags.
BE sure to read forum rules about sigs for you don't get in trouble.

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Link to Original Owner's lounge: http://ift.tt/2aRYej1

Link to Owners Lounge Part Deux: http://ift.tt/2aRYuim

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*HP ENVY 14 & ENVY 14 Beats (1XXX series) Owners Lounge, Part III*