It's not listed on HP's website (well half of drivers listed on the page for this laptop didn't work anyways). Can anyone provide a driver that will work? Also, the mic is not working either -- my guess is that the mic is built-in with the webcam, so witout webcam driver, the mic is not working either.
Much appreciated.
Edit: and yes, I removed the recovery partition by accident which has made my life much harder.
Have you installed the correct chipset driver? If you haven't installed the correct chipset driver, or haven't installed one at all, that could be the problem. You'll need the exact model number of the laptop. The easiest way is to go here and click Detect Your Product. More detailed instructions here. Then go to the link Moab provided and download the appropriate chipset driver for the laptop:
h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/pfinder?cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&tool=&query=dv6500#N29
If that doesn't work, is the system under warranty? If so, you can ask their technical support:
h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/contacthp
If it isn't under warranty, you could try on HP's forums. Someone there might be able to help:
h30434.www3.hp.com/psg/
As a last resort: I can't vouch for the reliability or efficacy of any of the driver sites, but many of them provide software to scan the system for drivers:
These links may also prove to be useful:
h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01114052&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en#N957 h10010.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=it&dlc=it&cc=it&docname=c01237075
