As I posted earlier in this thread, it could very well be a BIOS issue but I don't like to advise people to mess with BIOS as you can mess your computer up if you do something wrong:
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From what I’ve found certain runs of the ATI Xpress 200m chips came with Video Firmwares that are somewhat “bugged” and do not allow for proper OpenGL performance. These chips offload most of the Vertex and T&L operations to the CPU and brings it (no matter its speed) to its knees. For the record, my chip identifier is “0×5955″, with a BIOS version of VER008.025l.004.0000.
I did not note the BIOS identifer on this floor model I tested, but did look around HP’s website for some other information relevant to this issue…
Many of the newer Compaq and HP Laptop models have a revised BIOS downloadable. This BIOS lists in its fixes that it “Resolves a Video Firmware Issue”. Unfortunately, my model of laptop is not supported by this download. The link to it is this: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&os=228&pr oduct=1818493&lang=en&softwareitem=ob-39058-1
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Originally Posted by bp_
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