Thanks for that Tony, very informative!

Also, for completeness, I managed to completely install the notebook. This was pretty hard since HP only supplied Vista drivers. But with a bit of puzzling, I managed to find every driver I needed.

This feels sooooooooo much better! smile
Thanks for your help all!
(BTW, this installation took a total of no less than 18 hours. This must be a personal record!)
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