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HP/Compaq nx7400 EN354UT#ABA
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1 49606 03-16-2007
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100% of reviewers $1,170.00 10.0
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Description: HP Laptop, comes standard with:
Core 2 Duo Processor (T5600, 2x1.833GHz, 2MB L2), 1GB (2x512 SODIMM) Hynix DDR2-667 SDRAM (4GB Max), 120GB 5400RPM SATA HDD, DVD+/-RW SuperMulti with DL, Intel GMA950 graphics (integrated, up to 256MB shared), Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection, Broadcom 10/100 Ethernet, 15.4" TFT WSXGA+ (1680x1050 resolution, 32-bit color), PremierSound Audio ADI1981HD CODEC, Bluetooth 2.0.
Keywords: nx7400, core 2 duo, centrino duo
/sbin/lspci output: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 01)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller AHCI (rev 01)
02:06.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments Unknown device 8039
02:06.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments Unknown device 803a
02:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02)
10:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02)


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Old 03-16-2007, 04:01 AM   #1
dmravaet
 
Registered: Nov 2005
Distribution: Debian, Ubuntu, DSL
Posts: 15

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Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid? (in USD): $1,170.00 | Rating: 10

Kernel (uname -r): 2.6.16-11-generic
Distribution: Ubuntu Edgy Eft (6.10)



I'm not the first to cover this model for Ubuntu, but I'm the first to do an HCL entry for it on LQ.

Everything worked out of the box for me, but not everything worked perfectly. The three big things that (I feel) need fixing immediately after installation are: resolution of the "bad state" problem, fixing the processor's maximum speed (initially set to 1.333GHz), and the resolution (1280x1024 -> 1680x1050). Once those are taken care of, everything else is a snap.

There are fixes for these problems that have been documented already by Ubuntu's Laptop Testing Team for a different configuration (nx7400 EY305ET#AK on Dapper Drake). I am confirming that these fixes work perfectly for my configuration (EN354UT#ABA on Edgy), and can probably be slightly tweaked to work on similar configurations of the nx7400 (those without Broadcom wireless adapters) in Dapper/Edgy and possibly Feisty as well.

Side note: haven't encountered HP's customer service, haven't had a need to, so no rating on that category. Overall and price-wise, though, very good (10/10)
 




  



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