GT725 with Quad core, the Advent 6555?

Its permanent issue with bios, make sure you don't pull battery out when switching off, (Or adapter) that can reset..things...

 

Ok thabks for the tip.

 

Not sure if it has already been asked before (Couldn't find it).

Has anyone upgraded there 6555 with a 7200 hard drive?

If so was can you comment on the following...

Speed comparrison to 5400
Heat
Battery life

 

No no no.

Your logic is so far off.

Go look at HDD tests of 7200 RPM drives on other notebooks........ Yes they are faster Yes they work Yes buy one if you like.
SSD is better.

 

I want to know how it runs in this laptop not others, i don't want to create more heat and less battery performace if making this upgrade.

Also SSD is good i know but still way too expensive for my liking.

 

I recently managed to kill my 6555 =( stuck it on ebay and it went for a pathetic £170! Ashame, great laptop sad to see it go.

 

What?? why, and why so cheap! what went wrong?

 

I have Advent 7555 and yesterday i bought Qx9200 130£ and 8gb ddr2 pc6400 90£ so it will be upgraded check up the temps of my 7555

HDD 7200 temp never more than 30C even when loaded 100%
CPU idle 30C to 40C when loaded 100% the temp never more than 60C
GPU idle 40C to 45C when loaded max 60C



own this laptop for the last two years replaced screen to 1900x1200 and once ram was replaced and hdd from 5400 to 7200

and i have made custom cooling so day like today when i switch cooling to max the CPU idle will stay at 25C and GPU at 35C HDD will go down to 20C

Nice isnt it ?


cheap ddr2 pc6400 on ebuyer they sale 8gb crucial about 94£
and qx9200 from ebay 130£
screen 1900x1200 80£ ebay

ahh and i added 1TB HDD bought of ebay hdd caddy replacement for cdrom 15£

internal hdd is 7200rpm 320gb and cdrom hdd 1tb 5400

 

Fail. SSD FTW

However the rest is cool, except the 4:3 screen

 

Nitro, How can you get 7.4 point for the quad? I'm using your settings and I just get 7.3. Also my VGA score is lower...

 

well you have got rubbish graphic card score only 6.8

 

Because he has got a 9800m GS

 

Because I ran the benchmark at higher clocls (around 3.2Ghz I think). The cpu is stable at higher clocks in many benchmarks, but for 24/7 2.8 feels more reliable and cooler.
My vga runs at GTS speeds through bios mod, dunno if it makes a difference though

Well 6.8 is not bad for a 2 years old 15.4" lappy

 

I never get it to 3.2GHz. Maybe 3.06 but then BSOD...

 

Anyone running this on Win 7 64-bit?

If so were you able to find all the drivers and where from?

 

well I have 7555 q9200es ram 8gb ati4850 win 7 x64 all drivers you can get from MSi website just type in search box gt725 ati drievers from ati web chipset driver from intel

anyone who own Advent 6555 7555 8555 did you know that if you replace the cpu to Q9200 you will be able to overclock the cpu from under windows with one click at the same moment change Bios CPU ratio to 12, 3.2Ghz and your CPUMark will score at 5300 ? LOL

there is something very special about advent 7555 or rather original Bios why? well it doesnt have turbo button like gt725 but the turbo work in someway with the bios and cuz of that if you use TS setting ratio to any and close TS. and restart Laptop CPU speed in Bios will change to 3.2Ghz ratio 12. and will stay like this up till you shut down laptop or you will reset bios.

no one would believe it would be possible to change Bios settings from under windows LOL

 

Thanks for the reply.

Just checked the Msi website but can only find 32-bit

 

many drivers on msi web says x32 but if you download it and unpack it you will see x32 and x64 what driver are you looking for ?

 

None in particular, just had a look on there for the 64-bit win 7 drivers for when i install in a couple of weeks. Just want to get everything ready for the change.

 

Now i need to know the best Hard drive to put in it (Not ssd though too expensive for me at the moment).

Looking for at least 320gb

 

Look at my sign. The best non SSD.

 

Seagate Momentus XT is best hard drive 500gb cost about 80$ to 100$

 

320GB WDScorpioBlack 7200RPM

I have read a lot of reviews about these being noisy. Is it true?

 

Just when it spins at max speed. Normally I don't hear it, because the loud fan of my notebook.

@andy.lowel: Momentus XT is a Hybrid drive, HDD-SSD

 

Would this be suitable in this 6555?

 

It works in any Notebook.

 

sure it will and its cheapest Hybrid Hdd buy it install windows on it go to Seagate website and update to the latest driver

 

Decided to go for the Scorpio Black 750gb. Will be installing Win 7 on it, just wondering what is the best option for partitioning it for use in this laptop?

 

One for the OS and the other for your stuff.

 

What sort of size should i use for win 7 os?

 

I think 50GB will be enough.

 

Thanks Kirrr.

Should i install all games to the d drive and not the c?

 

how much did you pay for your scorpio black 750gb ?

did you know that Momentus XT is faster than 10k RPM ?

if the price wasnt much different between XT and Scorpio you should go for XT

 

I paid £79.99 for the Scorpio and i did consider the XT but read too many bad reviews about problems with them which put me off. I did intend to go for the XT for the speed reasons you mention but decided to go the safer route.

 

the only problem with XT was bad driver it was fixed since. I use 7200 rpm 320gb not even sure which manufacturer. the next hdd i buy will be seagate XT

 

Just installed my new drive and installed win 7 on it. For some reason the osd is not showing. Anyone know how i get this to work?

 

Now youre asking for advice right ? LOL told you buy XT !!!

 

Maybe i should but i am happy with my wd scorpio so far

Also need to know which are the best stable video drivers?

 

stable video drivers for what ?
ATI drivers from AMD AMD Graphics Drivers & Software ? Download the latest drivers for your graphics products

nvidia drivers here Drivers - Download NVIDIA Drivers

 

Sorry i meant for the ati 4850 that came with the advent 6555

 

ati 4850 Win 7 x64

ATI Catalyst? Mobility Display Driver

 

Thanks for that link.

Which one do i download...

Catalyst software suite.
or
Catalyst control centre

 

LOL download Catalyst Software Suite 1.1MB and then just follow all steps

 

Ok thanks for all your help andy

No doubt i will be back for more tomorrow

 

Can anyone tell me if the esata port is just a standard port or if it is power over esata (esata-p)?

Anyone actually used this port?

 

Can anyone help me with this question?

 

Its a combined esata/usb 2 port, it does not provide power over the esata cable.

 

Ok thanks for that info. I read so many posts on different sites about identifying the port by it's shape indicating that it was esata-p. Glad you cleared it up for me.

 

Going back to my latest question about the esata port. Is there anyone out there that has an esatap drive that could try it in this port with esatap cable just to confirm? I am wanting to buy a hdd enclosure for my spare 2.5" drive and don't know whether to buy esata or not.

 

Has anyone managed to get the 7.1 sound to work using win7?