Mike Schmitz
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A few months ago, I was fooling around with my sister's HP Pavilion 6630 computer. After upgrading the BIOS, I tried to update the audio drivers using the files I found on HP's website. Unfortunately, this had the effect of completely mucking up the sound. Sounds come out, but there is a bit of a "hiccuping" effect. i.e. sounds come out later than they should. I tried to restore the original drivers, which were working fine, but using the recovery disk didn't help, and the "hiccup" is still there.
Before I go on the home page for the Pavilion 6630 computer is here:
http://www.hp.com/cposupport/prodhom...lion19151.html
The use and maintenance page is here:
http://www.hp.com/cgi-bin/cposupport...=111&t=use&p=D
And the Specs, such as they are, can be found here:
http://www.hp.com/cgi-bin/cposupport...Tfile=bph05258
Now, I was never impressed with this computer in the first place, but I'm still thinking of trying to "fix" it up. Should I try to replace the switching power supply? The current one seems to be only 135w or so. Should I disable the on-board sound and put in a Sound Blaster Live or Audigy? Can I replace the CD-ROM drive with a DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive (do they make these any more? I can't find any on pricewatch.com)? I think that I can take out the modem and put in a good 3com (I messed with the driver for the modem too, and it wasn't that good to begin with). And also, would it be a good idea to put in a USB 2 card?
Are any of these upgrades possible/feasable, or should I give up and spring for a new computer for my sister? (heck! I'm a total amateur at building computers, but I could probably build her a better one...)
Mike Schmitz,
Englewood, Colorado
Before I go on the home page for the Pavilion 6630 computer is here:
http://www.hp.com/cposupport/prodhom...lion19151.html
The use and maintenance page is here:
http://www.hp.com/cgi-bin/cposupport...=111&t=use&p=D
And the Specs, such as they are, can be found here:
http://www.hp.com/cgi-bin/cposupport...Tfile=bph05258
Now, I was never impressed with this computer in the first place, but I'm still thinking of trying to "fix" it up. Should I try to replace the switching power supply? The current one seems to be only 135w or so. Should I disable the on-board sound and put in a Sound Blaster Live or Audigy? Can I replace the CD-ROM drive with a DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive (do they make these any more? I can't find any on pricewatch.com)? I think that I can take out the modem and put in a good 3com (I messed with the driver for the modem too, and it wasn't that good to begin with). And also, would it be a good idea to put in a USB 2 card?
Are any of these upgrades possible/feasable, or should I give up and spring for a new computer for my sister? (heck! I'm a total amateur at building computers, but I could probably build her a better one...)
Mike Schmitz,
Englewood, Colorado