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<blockquote data-quote="jeremy33662" data-source="post: 197922" data-attributes="member: 19532"><p><strong>HP Envy 17 3002ea Switchable Graphics Windows 8</strong></p><p></p><p>Hi there, everyone.</p><p>I am new to this forum but I have been an avid follower for some time. You all seem to be very knowledgeable so I thought it time I signed up and got involved.</p><p></p><p>I would like to ask a question to you all and see what you think:</p><p>As the subject line suggests, I have an HP Envy 17 3002ea laptop currently running Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit.</p><p>This machine also has the switchable graphics that we have all been discussing:</p><p>1) INTEL HD GRAPHICS FAMILY running driver "8.882.2.4000" released on 28/11/2011.</p><p>2) AMD RADEON HD 7690M XT running driver "8.882.2.4000" released on 28/11/2011.</p><p></p><p>As it stands, this all worked perfectly and switches automatically on battery power etc.</p><p></p><p>I had installed Windows 8 on this machine a few weeks ago and found that the switchable graphics didn't work. (I assumed this wouldn't as HP hadn't yet released drivers for it but I tried anyway).</p><p>I rolled back to an image backup I did and all was fine!</p><p></p><p>Then a few weeks ago, HP released drivers that would supposedly work for my configuration:</p><p><a href="http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-114680-1&cc=uk&dlc=en&lc=en&os=4132&product=5180948&sw_lang=">AMD High-Definition (HD) Graphics Driver - HP ENVY 17-3002ea Notebook PC | HP® Support</a></p><p>It mentions on this site that you should update the BIOS to F.08 before this so I did.</p><p>I reinstalled Windows 8. Sadly I still had the issue of switchable graphics not being available and my system only recognising 1 graphics card. I played around with it and eventually got to the "Booting to a black screen" issue.</p><p></p><p>I rolled back to my image backup again, and all is ok..</p><p></p><p>THEN!</p><p>I came across this post: </p><p><a href="http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Display-and-Video-e-g-Windows-8/HP-Envy-17-3002ea-Update-to-Bios-f-08-breaks-Intel-HD/td-p/2398427">HP Envy 17 3002ea Update to Bios f.08 breaks Intel HD Graphi... - HP Support Forum - 2398427</a> </p><p>It mentions that the BIOS update screws with the INTEL drivers so I was tempted to roll back the BIOS and then try again, BUT THEN...I see that, as of TODAY, HP America have released BIOS F.09!! </p><p><a href="http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=br&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=5145668&swItem=ob-115597-1&prodNameId=5181008&swEnvOID=4132&swLang=13&taskId=135&mode=3">HP ENVY 17-3000 Notebook PC series - HP Notebook System BIOS Update - HP Business Support Center</a> </p><p>Now my questions are: </p><p></p><p>1) Has anyone managed to get Windows 8 Switchable Graphics working on the HP Envy 17 3002ea? If so, how? </p><p></p><p>2) Has anyone tested this F.09 BIOS? ( I doubt it so soon). There is no mention of it fixing any issues with regard to graphics drivers in the enhancements section.. :/</p><p>I am SO tempted to test it myself but really don't have the time now to reimage AGAIN and then roll back AGAIN should it fail.</p><p></p><p>Sorry for the incredibly long post!!</p><p>Really hope you guys have some wise words for me! Would very much appreciate it.</p><p>(Of course, I am hoping you don't say "Test it yourself and report back")</p><p></p><p>Hope to speak to you soon,</p><p>Jeremy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeremy33662, post: 197922, member: 19532"] [b]HP Envy 17 3002ea Switchable Graphics Windows 8[/b] Hi there, everyone. I am new to this forum but I have been an avid follower for some time. You all seem to be very knowledgeable so I thought it time I signed up and got involved. I would like to ask a question to you all and see what you think: As the subject line suggests, I have an HP Envy 17 3002ea laptop currently running Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit. This machine also has the switchable graphics that we have all been discussing: 1) INTEL HD GRAPHICS FAMILY running driver "8.882.2.4000" released on 28/11/2011. 2) AMD RADEON HD 7690M XT running driver "8.882.2.4000" released on 28/11/2011. As it stands, this all worked perfectly and switches automatically on battery power etc. I had installed Windows 8 on this machine a few weeks ago and found that the switchable graphics didn't work. (I assumed this wouldn't as HP hadn't yet released drivers for it but I tried anyway). I rolled back to an image backup I did and all was fine! Then a few weeks ago, HP released drivers that would supposedly work for my configuration: [url=http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-114680-1&cc=uk&dlc=en&lc=en&os=4132&product=5180948&sw_lang=]AMD High-Definition (HD) Graphics Driver - HP ENVY 17-3002ea Notebook PC | HP® Support[/url] It mentions on this site that you should update the BIOS to F.08 before this so I did. I reinstalled Windows 8. Sadly I still had the issue of switchable graphics not being available and my system only recognising 1 graphics card. I played around with it and eventually got to the "Booting to a black screen" issue. I rolled back to my image backup again, and all is ok.. THEN! I came across this post: [url=http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Display-and-Video-e-g-Windows-8/HP-Envy-17-3002ea-Update-to-Bios-f-08-breaks-Intel-HD/td-p/2398427]HP Envy 17 3002ea Update to Bios f.08 breaks Intel HD Graphi... - HP Support Forum - 2398427[/url] It mentions that the BIOS update screws with the INTEL drivers so I was tempted to roll back the BIOS and then try again, BUT THEN...I see that, as of TODAY, HP America have released BIOS F.09!! [url=http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=br&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=5145668&swItem=ob-115597-1&prodNameId=5181008&swEnvOID=4132&swLang=13&taskId=135&mode=3]HP ENVY 17-3000 Notebook PC series - HP Notebook System BIOS Update - HP Business Support Center[/url] Now my questions are: 1) Has anyone managed to get Windows 8 Switchable Graphics working on the HP Envy 17 3002ea? If so, how? 2) Has anyone tested this F.09 BIOS? ( I doubt it so soon). There is no mention of it fixing any issues with regard to graphics drivers in the enhancements section.. :/ I am SO tempted to test it myself but really don't have the time now to reimage AGAIN and then roll back AGAIN should it fail. Sorry for the incredibly long post!! Really hope you guys have some wise words for me! Would very much appreciate it. (Of course, I am hoping you don't say "Test it yourself and report back") Hope to speak to you soon, Jeremy [/QUOTE]
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