Re: [H] Another Reason HP sucks

2013-11-30 Thread Steve Tomporowski
First I have to correct myself. in HP systems, the MB is on the wrong side of the computer case, but it's not backwards. Right now I'm trying to run down the Win7 drivers to get this board working. HP does not provide them for this model, although there are models with the same MB that do

Re: [H] Another Reason HP sucks

2013-11-30 Thread Steve Tomporowski
Luckily, HP didn't alter the Dev id's, so I was able to trace each one down. Since I've recently had a tooth removed, I can definitively say that this was worse than pulling teeth. Found the RAID driver first, and Win7 installed. Then there was no network driver or video driver. A couple of

Re: [H] Another Reason HP sucks

2013-11-30 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 03:16 PM 29/11/2013, Steve Tomporowski wrote: Finally I get it to boot to DVD. Win7 loads, then stops, saying it can't access the DVD drive and needs a driver. Well, it's not on the Win7 DVD nor does the Win8 work. Nor does HP provide Win7 drivers for this particular model. This is

[H] Another Reason HP sucks

2013-11-29 Thread Steve Tomporowski
I imagine at this point that Bill Hewlett and David Packard are spinning in their graves. The company they founded on test equipment expertise has devolved into a marketing driven 3rd world assembly house. But you know all of that. My sister, who is legally blind, bought an HP (h8-1414)

Re: [H] Another Reason HP sucks

2013-11-29 Thread Joshua MacCraw
Sorry but what in all of that is HP vs. norm for all? Worst case you're looking at using a thumb drive to do the installation? On Nov 29, 2013 11:17 AM, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com wrote: I imagine at this point that Bill Hewlett and David Packard are spinning in their graves. The