hp dx5150 has many problem with debian
jessie and wheezy fail to run on it
early stretch seems OK
i've just installed 9.7, hoping it perform better
but it's worse, X Window(which use ati video driver) is very slow
at first i think the problem is with firefox
later i remove 9.7 disk to another pc, which use intel video driver
the display problem is gone (though firefox has minor problem)
i've tried non-free amd driver(firmware?), it doesn't help
gui often becomes unresponsive, cpu seems doing something impossible, it's very slow
i'm seriously considering opensuse