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same thing.  Just upgraded to Centrino 2.0Ghz.  Hard drive stops working as soon as starts load Windows.
F10 button works at the beginning.  Access to BIOS ok, checking the hard drive and it can not access.
H Drive was working OK before the upgrade.

Hi All,

Can't help tinkering with my NX7000 - 6 years now is it?  Blimey!

Anyway, the easiest way to get native resolution in W7 is as follows:

1. Install W7;
2. Download the latest XP drivers from HP (at this time, for me it's sp30204.exe);
3. Run the .exe (which will fail - note the folder it installs in, again for me it's under C:\swsetup\SP30204)*;
4. Go to Device Manager;
5. Right-click and "update driver software" under "Display adapters";
6. "Browse my computer";
7. Point to the relevant folder;
8. Full 1680x1050 goodness and "Mobility Radeon 9200" correctly identified.

I haven't tried external displays - feel free to give it a go and report back.

Quite why this hasn't been spelled out before I don't know - such a simple task and it took me ages to figure out.  Deliberately cryptic or incomplete answers should mean an internet ban.  For a couple days maybe.

*UPDATE: the latest HP drivers don't seem to like hibernate, sleep or full screen flash (Youtube, 4OD, iPlayer).  I suggest downloading this driver pack from Asus ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/Pub/asus/nb/A4D/VGA_XP_2K_060102.zip, unzip it to somewhere sensible and go to point 4 above.  It's a newer driver (2006) which seems to have more recent Vista (and 7) compatibility - everything (other than Aero) seems to work.  Enjoy!

I was planning on installing W7 as well, but are you saying there aren't any display drivers that will work?  I have the 16x10 screen, and if were stuck at a lower resolution, it would totally kill any desire to run W7.

Quote from: broken-elevator on August 13, 2009, 03:09:52 AM
hi bill

thanx for you post. does aero work in windows 7 that you installed on nx7010 (mobilty radeon 9200)

Heh. No way. You need radeon 9600  or better.

FYI - the computer has already been claimed and is no longer available.

If anybody wants X1000 parts for free, let me know.  You will have to first send me $ for postage but I will give you the parts for free.  I was going to post on Ebay but the price I'd get is likely so low I'd rather give someone the parts - someone who loves and appreciates their x1000 as much as I did.

I took apart the system to try to fix the motherboard power connector problem that has been noted on this forum, but could not get it fixed (connector now smolders, so motherboard is not safe to use "as is").  However, I have the display (works great), keyboard, dvd re-writable drive (occasionally pops open on its own, but works), cpu is swapped from another compaq (it is a celeron M 1.3 ghz), ATI mobility radeon 9200 graphics.  It all works well except as noted with the motherboard and dvd drive. Case is in fair to good condition.

If you are interested, send me a private message.  If I have no takers by in the next few weeks, I will dispose of the machine.

hi bill

thanx for you post. does aero work in windows 7 that you installed on nx7010 (mobilty radeon 9200)

Just finished installing Windows 7 RC on the X1000 its running great.  I am using a 1.7Ghz CPU and 1 Gig of ram.  I had the problem with the video card like above, just manually install the built in ATI Radeon Mobility 9000 works great at 1280x800 32bit.  Also when you first install Windows 7 and plug it into your network it will do an update, after that update, go into the Device Manager and do a Scan for Hardware changes, it will automatically install all the missing drivers with on exception:

Intel(R) 82801DBM LPC Interface Controller - 24CC

Has anyone been able to find a Vista driver that will work for the above.  On Intel's web site the only chipset drivers I could find are for Windows XP lol.

I haven't used my X1000 in almost a year, but its such a wonderful piece of hardware, I am going to format it and install Windows 7 RC on it today, I'll keep you guys updated.

Hi,

I've managed to install the driver ok, and the internal laptop display works ok, but the external LCD is stuck at 1280x1024. Anyone else with the same problem and hopefully a fix?
I also cannot switch just to the external display, fn+f4 doesnt work, and if I try to do in display settings it says Cannot save settings (only if I set external LCD to be the main display)