Re: Updated bios

I'm actually running the x86 version of Mac osx on it with 256 mb of ram,
works faster than xp ever did :)

I needed to tweak various settings to change resolution but I can live
without that if need be


<ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
news:43861ae5.19681397@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> You won't ever get any help tweaking from HP. The best thing which can be
> done
> to tweak a computer these days is a memory upgrade, especially if you have
> suffered along with the minimalist 128MB as delivered with the system.
> Kick the
> system up to 512MB or more, clean up the junk files (especially temp
> files),
> defrag, and you'll see more of an improvement than you would ever hope for
> from
> overclocking and other tweaks to push the hardware limits... Ben Myers
>
> On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 19:26:34 -0000, "WillG" <epwg11@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>I've tried the generic one from FIC, the mb is a VC31 but it doesn't work,
>>the updater just sits there :(
>>
>>Its a solid enough machine but it needs to be pushed a bit more, its ripe
>>for tweaking :)
>><ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
>>news:4385ed15.7951715@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> If a BIOS update is not available on the HP web site, it's not
>>> available.
>>> Officially. The motherboard in the 7934 was made for HP by FIC, so
>>> there
>>> is a
>>> possibility that the generic FIC BIOS update for a very similar model of
>>> board
>>> will work. However, this approach is EXTREMELY risky, and I cannot
>>> recommend it
>>> unless you are prepared to replace the board should it become useless
>>> through a
>>> bad flash update operation.
>>>
>>> Original BIOS is useless, because? Can't overclock? Can't tweak memory
>>> settings? Won't recognize a larger hard drive? What you get with a
>>> name-brand
>>> computer is a BIOS that is as foolproof as possible, to minimize the
>>> chance of
>>> people screwing up their systems by choosing settings that do not work.
>>> HP,
>>> IBM/Lenovo, Gateway, Dell, Intel (motherboard manufacturer) all follow
>>> this
>>> approach... Ben Myers
>>>
>>> On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 15:49:45 -0000, "Will" <willg669@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>does anyone know where I can obtain an updated bios for a HP Pavilion
>>>>7934
>>>>Uk model?
>>>>
>>>>The original one is next to useless.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>


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