Hp g71-340

I have an Hp G71-340 laptop and its coming up on a year on 6/29/11 and my computer is saying my battery needs to be replaced, is that covered under the warranty, and after doing a battery check there was no warranty id

HP doesn't keep records of individual keys attached to machines,afaik. What exactly happens during the Recovery? Any info and/or error messages,etc might be helpful.
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I have a G71-340 US Notebook. Speaker volume too low to hear turned up to full volume.

On my G71-340 US Notebook I have the volume turned up to max and yet the speakers are so low I can barley hear them. Is there a software update to fix this?

*************************TRY THIS BEFORE DRIVER RE-INSTALLATION ********************
(It's an easier first solution, and It increased my volume, whereas driver re-install did not)
From Delilah M. on Amazon.com and her review of the G71-340us, Thanks Delilah!
CLICK on the Windows START Button
In the search box TYPE "Manage Audio Devices"
in the results that appear, CLICK on "Manage Audio Devices"
in the window that appears CLICK on "Speakers and Headphones" - this will highlight the "Properties" button
CLICK on the "Properties" button
in the window that appears CLICK on the "Levels" tab at the top, make sure the "Speakers" and "PC Speakers" are at 100%
CLICK on the "Enhancements" tab at the top
CHECK the "Loudness Equalization" Box >>>>> THIS IS THE SETTING THAT WILL BOOST THE VOLUME <<<<<
CLICK on the "Apply" button
CLICK on the "OK" button, your settings will be applied and the box will close
in the remaining open window CLICK "OK" to close the box, and you should be ready to go.
Thanks again to Delilah M. for her solution.

Does the G71-340 US Notebook Have TWO Hard Drive Bays

My mother has the laptop mentioned in this subject line. She's got all kinds of issues going on with it. Runs slowly. Hangs. Shuts off randomly. I've run every virus scan and malware scan known to man and it's found nothing. It's either something that's on the hard drive that just isn't being detected and the only solution is to reformat the drive and reinstall everything from scratch or it's a hardware issue. I'm thinking of installing an SSD as the primary drive for speed improvement and reformatting the original drive that's in there right now and installing that as a secondary drive, *IF* this laptop has the ability to house 2 hard drives. Anyone know the answer to this 2nd hard drive bay question off the top of their head for this specific laptop? Thanks in advance.
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Unfortunately this is not one of the models with the extra hard disk bay. So the answer is no. Consider an external usb hard disk or a NAS.
Installing an SSD as a replacement for the original hard disk is the way to go. Use the largest that you can afford and run a factory image recovery from the recovery disk set.
Take a look at the Maintainence & Service guide.
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01713747.pdf
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Using a TV as display monitor

Hi, I'm new on the forum and look forward to learning the best way to use my new computer. I just bought a G71-340 laptop, and would like to use my HD tv as the display to watch Netflix movies.
The only port available for a computer connection on my tv is a 15 pin (D-Sub) cable. The laptop does not seem to have any compatible port to make a connection. If anyone has a suggestion for a work-around that would enable me to make a satisfactory connection between the two devices, I would appreciate any help.

Mirrored mode mirrors the display including resolution. Use extended mode not mirrored mode to set the external display resolution to the TV's native mode.

Graphics card upgrade for HP G71-340US

Hello, I have a HP G71-340US running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit with a Intel GMA4500MHD. I know that this graphic card has a very low performance rate, so is there any alternate graphics available for me to purchase to put it in this system. With the discrete card, I will be able to multitask without any gridlocks. Thank you very much.

I would think it is wise to purchase a new laptop. My parent owns a G71-340us and the model is pretty old. HP will charge a lot of money just to replace the motherboard. You could spend a little more money for a new laptop with better specification. Plus, count the time and money that they have to dismantle the system, take all the parts out, and reinsert it again. If you still want to look for the part, there is a link for parts in the HP website. http://partsurfer.hp.com/Search.aspx?type=PROD&SearchText=VM114UA

Satellite M70-340: Question about warranty if I buy in Russia and move to Australia

I'd like to buy notebook Satellite M70-340 here in Russia. Next month I'm going to move to Australia. What about the warranty in this case?
Will I have to pay if some trouble occurs?
How can I recognise a laptop which is officially sold (= i mean legally delivered and has a worldwide warranty)?
Thanx a lot for your answer!

Hi
I dont know what you mean with officially sold and I hope you will buy notebook in PC store and not on the street. As far as I know every new notebook has one year international warranty but if you will stay longer you can buy warranty extension. It must be buying by authorized service partner in your country.
If you have troubles in Australia go to service partner and they will check if the unit is stolen or official soled. After that it can be repaired. As I said, contact Authorized Toshiba service partner in Russia and ask for warranty extension.
Addresses you can find under http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_gaspLocator.jsp?pf=true

Problems with outlook and address book contacts: my outlook contacts had around 3,000 entries. Outlook duplicated by itself and now outlook and address book have each over 340,000. What should I do?

Problems with outlook and address book contacts: my outlook contacts had around 3,000 entries. Outlook duplicated entries and have now 340,000. I reinstalled microsoft office and, thus, outlook, and reinstalled mac OS X system and applications. While I managed to delete outlook contacts so that I can re-sync with my blackberry, the contacts at Mac Address Book were not deleted and still have over 340,000 entries. I do not mind deleting all contacts since I have back up, but I have not been able to delete them. Also, when I go at Address Book and try to delete or merge duplicated entries, the system takes forever and never ends because of such large amount of entries. Worse, when I do so I run out of RAM memory.
My Macbook pro is just 2 months old.
What should I do? Is there a way to delete my Mac Address Book without having the problem above?
Many thanks
Regis

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For solving out troubles connected with corrupted or lost address book you may use address book recovery. It owns various features such as restoring wab files, it working under any Windows OS. The utility has modern and easy to use interface due to almost every experienced users.
If it is a windows problem it's not going to run on the OP's MacBook Pro

HP G71-340us With Several Power Issues

My wife's HP G71-340us developed a problem with the power "brick" that came with the computer. The part that plugs directly into the side of the notebook cracked open, exposing the wires inside the cord. The cord itself began to fail, only supplying power to the notebook on an intermittent basis.
Finally, after struggling with that power adapter for quite awhile, it had finally failed, completely, so I ordered a replacement. The replacement arrived today - uncovering a new layer of problems. Problems that I'm not sure how to troubleshoot.
The details:
AC cord plugged into the wall and connected to the power adapter "brick", the adapter then plugged into the side of the notebook: the light where the adapter plugs into the notebook comes on, solid blue. Great!
The "charging" light on the front of the notebook blinks - 1 short blink, 1 long blink.
The battery does not charge
When turning on the computer, it boots to Windows, only to lose power and turn off after a minute (or less).
To try to troubleshoot, I removed the battery and tried turning on the computer under AC power - it will not even turn on.
I then put the battery back into the computer - it boots to Windows, then loses power.
It is obvious to me that somehow, the computer is not getting the power it needs. But, what confuses me is that the light by the area the adapter plugs into the notebook turns on steady blue, giving me the impression that it is, indeed, getting power.
That is where I am at... and I am at a loss. If you need more information, or clarification, I'd be happy to give you what you need. If you have any ideas as to what is wrong, or how to continue, I'd be grateful to hear your recommendation!

Something cracked the power jack on the AC adapter open...it was not in the passive voice just "cracked". It takes some accident or event, When that happened and you kept using it you fried the motherboard. The pwer The laptop needs the motherboard replaced. I could try to sugarcoat, but that would not be honest. The power jack inside the laptop is not bad, it is the internal charging circuitry of the motherboard. So the light turns blue but nothing happens from there to the battery and to the motherboard itself.

Satellite M70-340: I cannot see the DVD schort cut menu after reinstallation

Hi,
I just recently bought Toshiba M70-340 2 weeks ago. Now I learn that there is better Toshiba comparing the my one.
My question is I cannot see on the screen the DVD schort cut menu. First time when I opened it it was on the rıght handside
of screen and my machine was Turkish Win XP Home edition. Than I reformat and change into English version of WinXP that comes with in Toshiba recovery CD. But I lost the screen menu for DVD I guess. Now ı don't know how to re-install that option.
Plus my machine is use the Intel Centrino 1.7 but I am not sure if this is a dual proccess. Secondly the ram is 512MB and I am trying to buy 2GB extened ram but seems still very very expensive (around $1100) Why is that 2GB ram so expensive?
I am using my laptop for software engineering as well as using Macromedia flash and Adobe Photoshop.
The both application and MS VS.NET 2005 as well as SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005 application are very slow and sometime it takes more than 30
min. to compile or open it.
I have my home PC P4 3.2G with 1GB ram and it's faster than my Toshibe laptop.
Please be patien with me, after a 5 years later I bought my second laptop and first one was notebook from another manufacture.
I search in the internet and I find the M70-340 with Turkish Q type keyboard was the best option and it cost me $1450.
All I need how to overcome my problem and I need someone from Toshiba to explained to me carefully.
Can someone read my post and answer my question and worries?
I thank you very much and I looking forward to receive some help.
Kind Regards,
NTMS2006

Hello
I dont want to disappoint you but please dont expect someone from Toshiba will write to you because this is user-to-user forum. I will try to write some comments because I have the same unit as you.
This DVD shortcut is really not understandable for me and I really dont know what you are writing about. If the DVD drive is recognized and installed properly it should be listed in device manager and also shown in Windows explorer. If you want to discus about it please describe exact status of DVD drive in device manager and Windows explorer.
You are right about memory. This notebook is delivered with 512 MB Ram. According the notebook specification it can handle max with 2GB of Ram and if you want to use max please use 2x1GB module. Compatible one is DDR2-400/533 1GB (PA3411U-1M1G).
2GB modules are the newest and everything new is very expensive. I dont know how much it can costs but definitely not around $1100. For this money you can buy the whole notebook.
The list of used software is impressive and I am not wondering if the notebook runs slow. Upgrade it to max Ram and it will be much faster. Please dont compare your desktop with this mobile unit.
Pick up info how much costs PA3411U-1M1G memory module and use two of them for max RAM. You will see that unit will run faster and I hope you will be satisfied with performance.
Have a nice day!

Satellite M70-340: screen went completely blue or black

Hi everyone,
I just bougth a Satellite M70-340 notebook and twice tonight the display went into a single color (once black, once blue) and though I still could hear the windows working (I could hear the Windows alert sounds and MSN message alerts), the screen went completely blue or black. I guess the error stems from a display driver problem so I downloaded the latest Intel driver found on this site. I am not sure if it will work.
My question is, did this happen to any of you? How did you fix it? And although I have an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile, could I install the ATI driver on this website? (I would prefer ATI driver since it is more up-to-date.)
Thanks all for your concern,
Best regards.

First of all thanks for the advice.
I downloaded the Intel driver found on the website but it turned out that, it is the version already installed in my notebook. So I don't think much has changed in my computer, now that I have installed the Intel driver again.
It has been only 3 days since I bought my notebook and I only installed a few softwares so I don't think it is in a condition much different from factory settings :( Therefore I am not sure if resetting my computer to factory setting would do.
Does anyone know if I could possibly use ATI display driver for my notebook? (It has Intel Media Accelerator Driver or something like that)
Thanks all for your concern,
best regards.

Why can I no longer log in to a site I have logged into 340 times before? Now I can only log in using Private Browse Window.

On my Window 7 Pro 32-bit system a website that I have logged in to over 340 times (according to my settings info) no longer allows me to log in unless I open a Private Browsing Session Window. When I use a Private Browsing Session I can log in right away & I have no problems.
I can log in to that site using my XP system with the same version of Firefox 27.1 without doing anything special. Does anyone have any ideas what I might check or do to resolve this? I realize it's not the end of the world since I figured out that this site works with a Private Browsing Session, but it IS an extra hassle. The system that's having this problem is my wife's computer, so that makes it extra important for this to be resolved.
Thank you in advance for any help I can get with this.'''bold text'''

Thank you both for your quick responses. I am now able to log in correctly. I did Ctl+Shift+r to reload the page from the server & deleted all of the cookies for that page. Now I am able to log in as before. I no longer have to open a Private Browsing Session Window.
My first thought yesterday when I was trying to fix this problem on my own, was to delete the cookies. Then I thought that if the cookies WERE corrupt I would not be able to log in even with a Private Browsing Session. I see now that I probably should have at least tried my idea.
I REALLY appreciate the help with this. My problem is fixed & I'm good to go!! THANK YOU!

Questions RE: Using System Recovery Discs on HP G71-358NR (Options?)

I bought my HP G71-358NR Notebook in Dec 2009. It has Windows 7 Home Premium x32/x64 ). I am on my second hard drive (had to replace in Feb 2012), and I do have the HP System Recovery DVDs (there are 2 of them), and the HP Driver Recovery CD (1 disc).
Short version (my actual question) - obviously I did a "clean re-install" the first time, since it was a brand-new hard disk, so everything on the Recovery Discs was used, and I don't remember exactly what happened during the install. But is there a way to do a "short version" - re-installing JUST the Windows OS (or "repairing" just that) - so that I don't have to also re-install everything already on my laptop (which all seems to be working fine - the only thing is I can't do the Windows/MS security updates, or any of their updates at all - but everything else seems to be working as normal - I did get my HP Support Assistant back, which runs and always tells me there are no problems to report). I don't remember if the Recovery discs ask you if you want to "ire-nstall or repair only the OS" or "do an entire, clean re-install" or not.
Here's the long version - as to what happened - in case anyone cares to read it - because it may give some insight, and since it involves 3 original HP software programs being "Uninstalled" - even though the HP Support Asst. is now back and seemingly running, maybe my problem stems from one of the other 2, and there IS something simpler I can do to fix this - I will tell you what I found that is "now wrong" in my laptop, how it got that way, and what I've already tried, obviously to no avail):
About 2 months ago my niece's boyfriend decided to "help me out" and make my computer faster, by looking at things - he looked at my programs, and for some of them he would ask me what it was and/or if I used them at all. He did not bother to ask me about the HP ones (which, up to this point, I had not removed because I did actually like them and find them useful - I had no idea he wouldn't ask me about them first, before arbitrarily uninstalling them). I wasn't exactly sure what he deleted at first (as I was busy chatting with my niece and sister). Right before he "cleaned things up," he also installed a new keyboard and screen. I dropped my laptop on cement a few weeks prior, and the screen broke (it was "blank" when I turned the laptop on, and completely unuseable). Also, I had gotten water in a few of the keys approx. 1-1/2 yrs ago, so a few keys didn't work right, so for any "major" writing, I used a wireless keyboard - so I figured that since I had to replace the screen I may as well also buy the keyboard to replace at the same time.
Everything worked fine after he replaced the screen and keyboard - I used my laptop for a few hours afterword, then turned it off. Before it turned off, it installed 28 updates (there were so many because I had not used my laptop for about 2-3 weeks, from the time my screen broke until I got it replaced). The next day it was working fine, but suddenly I was getting the message that I needed to Activate my Windows 7 Home Premium (that I may be using a "pirated" version, etc.). In trying to figure out what happened, I noticed that he "Uninstalled" 3 HP programs/software. The reason I know exactly which ones is because I decided to just do a "System Restore" to the time right before he messed around with things. At some point in my "looking around" in my laptop, I noticed that the BIOS wasn't right - I don't know a whole lot about it, so I rarely go in there, but I did notice one thing - that a lot of information was "missing" - info I KNOW should have SOMETHING there. When I ran the restore from the function key (F10?) I think it worked the first time - I believe that may be how I got my HP Support Assistant back - but when I tried it again a week or two later, it kept running the same 2 things (the "hard disk scan" and something else, I can't remember off-hand) over and over and over - each time saying that there were no problems.
The 3 he "Uninstalled" each had a "Restore Point" (I'm not sure if he put them there, of if HP automatically does it, as a "precaution"). The 3 are: 1) HP Setup, 2) HP Update and 3) HP Quick Launch Buttons. I tried using the System Restore several times - each time, it went through all the motions, but at the last step, when it "restarts" the laptop, it restarts and I get the message that "the System Restore was NOT successful," etc. And it tells you to try turning off your antivirus, etc. I did whatever it says to do, and it kept being "unsuccessful." I tried (again, several times) putting in my Product Key - which I KNOW for a fact is correct - but MS won't accept it. I cannot make out about 3-4 digits/characters of the COA - it's on the bottom of my laptop and they are "worn" to the point that I'm not sure exactly what they are (just those 3-4 ones, the rest I can read). I now know that there is a difference between the OEM-SLP and the COA-SLP keys (which I DO have a copy of the OEM-SLP key, from running a Belarc Advisor shortly after receiving my new laptop - mistakenly thinking that that was the only "Product Key" I ever needed - I was not aware of the COA-SLP, or the importance of saving it somewhere, until just recently, after all this happened). I don't really want to "change the Product Key" to the COA-SLP one, anyway, because during my research, I found one website that said:
“COA SLP: This is the Product key that you see on the sticker on the side or bottom of your computer. It is a valid product key, BUT SHOULD ONLY BE USED IN LIMITED SITUATIONS (such as if the OEM SLP key stops self-activating for whatever reason). The key must be activated by Phone. (Note: All manufacturers that use the OEM SLP system are required by contract to include a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) sticker, that has a COA SLP key, on the computer.”
(Note, other than those 3-4 digits/characters of the COA-SLP key, I can read everything else - Model #, Serial #, etc. - nothing else seems to have rubbed-off)I have been troubleshooting (researching and), ever since this happened approx 2 months ago. I have run the MS Genuine Advantage Tool (have the printout), ran the "scannow" (whose results said, “Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.” - ? Go figure), and even one solution that said to "Rebuild the license store" - which again did absolutely nothing. I have tried every "fix" except reinstalling via my Recovery Discs. At some point I became suspicious that my problem, was, in fact, due to him uninstalling any or all of those 3 HP programs. Then I found an answer to just about my same exact problem on an MS Windows troubleshooting page - they said:
“the HP OEM OS requires information in the HP motherboard to cause the OS to activate”
then it also listed WHY - it gave a couple examples from what the person's "Microsoft Genuine Advantage Diagnostic Tool" printout says - and those examples/results are EXACTLY what my printout says.
So I'm concerned that one of those HP programs contained information crucial - that communicates with BIOS/Motherboard, and tells them that my Windows 7 Home Premium x64 not only exists on this laptop, but is also LEGAL. If that's correct, is there a way to remedy it (and putting back those programs/software) via the HP website, without having to do a clean re-install and lose everything? Again - don't forget, the System Restore won't work, either (which I assume has something to do with the BIOS info being gone?)

If your BIOS is missing critical info which id's it as an HP machine, such as model,serial,etc it usually requires service from HP to correct it. I will try a contact I have to see if he can help. He stays quite busy so it may take a few days before I know anything.
The fact that your Windows is requiring activation would cause the failure of Windows updates, etc since MS thinks you re running pirated software. The info in BIOS is what defines whether or not you are legally running OEM Windows. This is when the COA license would help, since it would replace the OEM key used to install at the factory -which "appears" to be running illegally now if pertinent info is missing in BIOS.
I have seen it suggested that sometimes you can make out all of the numbers by focusing a bright flashlight on the COA label
Removing the HP software you mentioned should not have any affect on BIOS info. However you can install/reinstall most software/drivers from your Support page:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?os=4063&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&sw_lang=&product=4080...
OR-by using Recovery Manager-Reinstalling Drivers/Software>> Windows 7
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I have a mid 2010 macbook pro 15" and recently it started crashing so I took it to my local Apple store to have it looked into and they told me its a graphics card issue requiring the replacement of the logic board at a cost to me of $340.

I took my laptop to my local Apple store to have the problem diagnosed and they told me the problem lies in the grpahics card which will require the replacement of the entire logic board at a cost to me of $340.
after that I did some research on the topic and found that this was a massive problem on this model of macbook pro and Apple never issued a recall to fix the issue, are there any class action suits in this category currently underway? if so how can I join?

I also have a mid-2010 Macbook Pro 15". Also, I had paid $100 for Apple Developer account and I can't even use Xcode or Unity3D to work on my game because the moment I write a line of code, my computer crashes. Scratch that, I used to have an Apple Developer account (I let it expire a couple of weeks ago). It hasn't been of much use since my Macbook Pro crashes 15 times a day.\
A month after buying a mid-2010 Macbook Pro 15" directly from Apple, it began to crash. At first, I assumed it was my fault as I had been messing around with Bootcamp and doing other heavy stuff, but I quickly learned it would randomly decide to shutdown regardless of the task at hand. I was very busy at the time. I was a fledgling teacher in France, and I hardly had any time, or money, to put toward a 84 euro train ticket to Paris. Also, OS X updates were around the corner (Lion, Mountain Lion), so I held out, hoping the issue would be resolved with the updates.
During my investigation of the issue, I did find the TS4088 article. It recommended I install some updates, and then it described a problem that seemed similar to my own, but the order in which the problems occured, as described in the TS4088 article, did not follow the same pattern that my computer had been experiencing–there was no gray or black screen after the restart warning message when my mac crashed. The first time I found TS4088 on Apple's Support page (at a time when their product recalls were easier to locate before they redesigned their website), it was a couple of months after I had bought the computer. I reasoned that my Macbook Pro must not be suffering from the same issues as I had never seen the video freeze or go black before seeing a restart message. The restart warning message is the last thing I saw, no loss of video or black(or gray) screen afterwards. My computer would simply start to boot up again.
About two years after buying the computer, and suffering from about 3 GPU panics a day, I searched for the TS4088 article again, wondering if I had misread it, and that maybe the issues described in the article were the same issues I was experiencing. This time I could not find the TS4088 article on Apple's Website. I searched over and over again, but it was nowhere to be found. I assumed that issue had been resolved and the article removed. Now after three years of using a faulty, unreliable computer, I was feeling like a schmuck. I searched again on Apple's website to find the TS4088 article, or any new ones that outlined my very apparent GPU issues, but I had no luck. I circled Apple's website over and over and could not find that article. It was only through a link other frustrated mid-2010 Macbook Pro owners had posted on some other website that I found the link to TS4088, also learning that the forum's users were experiencing my same problems.
Based on the language Apple used to describe the problem, I did not reason that I was suffering the same issue. Here's what happens when my computer crashes:
     • The computer seems to shut down. The display turns off, the fans stop spinning
     • The message "Your computer was restarted because of a problem . . . Press any key to restart" is displayed.
     • I press any key, the computer restarts, I wait for next crash to interrupt my work
Excerpt from TS4088
"Symptoms
Apple has determined that a small number of MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) computers may intermittently freeze or stop displaying video on the built-in display or on an external display connected to the MacBook Pro. In this situation, you may also see a restart warning message before the video is lost or the display turns black or gray."
My computer never displays a restart message before the video is lost or display turns black. My Macbook Pro mid 2010 loses the picture on the display, and less than a second after that is the restart warning displayed. The video would never freeze or stop playing, rather the whole computer just dumped all of its processes and displayed a warning message asking me to press any key to restart.
My issues with this problem are the following:
•The problems described in TS4088 do not accurately reflect what users are experiencing. TS4088 is misleading in this respect.
•The article TS4088 was not easy to find on Apple's website. It seemed to have moved to an obscure, impossible-to-find location that could only be found thanks to the great number of other Mac users who are experiencing the same problem.
This issue hasn't been managed dutifully. I'm annoyed to have sunk money into a developer account. I'm annoyed that I sunk money into an expensive product that does not work. I'm annoyed that the description of the issue afflicting mid 2010 Macbook Pros was inaccurately and misleadingly described and that links to the TS4088 article disappeared from Apple's website when I could have truly benefitted from them. I am especially annoyed that my life in graphic design, web development, and iOS development has stagnated for several months as my computer crashes some 15 times a day. I am, however, pleased with the speed at which a Mac can boot up.

Can I change out the processor in a HP G71

I've been told that the current processor, a Intel Celeron CPU 900 @ 2.2GHz 2.19GHz, can NOT be taken out... as it's one that has been soldered in. Is this True ?? I would REALLY like to upgrade to a Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz processor if it's possible.
ANY help would be Greatly Appreciated !!
Thanks,
Jeff

Did some inquiring and your only going to get a couple of frames per second at best upgrading with any CPU. Don't spend the money on the one you were going to upgrade to, it's very expensive and it won't really make any difference.
The video card is key to gaming and the one in your G71 isn't up to the task.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01860425&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&cc=us&dlc=en...
Intel graphic cards were never meant for gaming.
Gaming laptops are quite expensive and only the most costly have upgradable video cards, they start at around 1200 to 1500 dollars. I tell people to go for a desk top if they can, it's way more practical and a new desk top can be easily upgraded including the video card.
Go to Intel and run their automated driver application and see if you have some improvement. Make sure you do a manual Windows restore point before installing a new video driver, or any driver for that matter.
http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect

Two External Monitors - HP laptop G71 343US

Good afternoon,
I have the aforementioned hp laptop G71 343US. I work from home and I use a single external monitor almost everyday connected via the VGA port. I happen to come across another external monitor and was looking on amazon at some parts, and on youtube for videos, etc.
Bottom line question, can I hook up two different external monitors AND use my laptop screen? can this be done in such a manner than the desktop is extended and not duplicated?
I assumed that the VGA splitter i saw on amazon would create a duplicate display on both externals, but i saw videos proclaiming that a usb to VGA adapter could be used to create the desired effect. further investigation revealed that this is a "displayport" to VGA adapter.... i don't even know if i have a 'displayport.'
anyway i'm a little confused and couldn't find a concrete answer to my question. so i came here
thanks for your input!

Hi,
I've got a setup in front of me now using one of my old laptops (nearly 5 yrs old), 2 full HD monitors and one USB dock
The following image show my laptop screen (#1) has my Yahoo (Yahoo7 in my country) homepage, left screen (#2) is a Photoshop session and right screen (#3) has my normal desktop background which is my grandson.
In short: you can, I don't have HP device to test but using a Lenovo DisplayLink with 2 DVI ports from work.
Regards.
BH
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