Motorcharge
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Well, XP did find most of them on it's own and you could likely get the graphics and sound drivers from whoever made the components. I didn't install drivers for my usb, touchpad, ect and they all work just fine.
Laptop dies on XP install
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Motorcharge
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I have no idea, but I suppose it's possible. Have you tried looking up the component manufacturer sites?
wolfeking
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I guess that I can try looking them up.
Its boradcom netlink gigabit ethernet
Atheros AR5B97 wireless
and of coarse the GT540m drivers, I know I can get that from nvidia, but I need the broadcom or Atheros before I can get them.
Well, I shall return if I need more help, or to give kudos depending on the result.
Its boradcom netlink gigabit ethernet
Atheros AR5B97 wireless
and of coarse the GT540m drivers, I know I can get that from nvidia, but I need the broadcom or Atheros before I can get them.
Well, I shall return if I need more help, or to give kudos depending on the result.
S.T.A.R.S.
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Just one thing.
If your XP installation failed every time and now all of a sudden it worked,it can be that the processor setting called CPU OVERCLOCK IN MHZ for MIN and MAX value in your BIOS is adjusted wrong.It can be that the number is set to MAX and that causes the system to either block or crash instantly.So be sure you write the MIN number and save the BIOS settings.Minimum and maximum numbers will be written in the CPU OVERCLOCK IN MHZ section so write the EXACT minimum number you see and save the BIOS settings.
NOTE: Sometimes when the number is set to MAX instead to MIN,you CAN install XP or any other Microsoft operating systems,but in 99% cases it will fail.So if this is the case with you,you were damn lucky you were able to install it,IF of course the number is set to MAX or almost to the MAX.
As for the IDE and SATA HDD drivers,I hardly doubt that's the reason since he was now able to install XP without problems.
By the way...did you completely format your entire hard disk drive before installing ANYTHING on it?
Because sometimes the OS installation also can fail if all the clusters and sectors inside of them are not completely 100% formatted and converted to all zeros.
Cheers mate!
If your XP installation failed every time and now all of a sudden it worked,it can be that the processor setting called CPU OVERCLOCK IN MHZ for MIN and MAX value in your BIOS is adjusted wrong.It can be that the number is set to MAX and that causes the system to either block or crash instantly.So be sure you write the MIN number and save the BIOS settings.Minimum and maximum numbers will be written in the CPU OVERCLOCK IN MHZ section so write the EXACT minimum number you see and save the BIOS settings.
NOTE: Sometimes when the number is set to MAX instead to MIN,you CAN install XP or any other Microsoft operating systems,but in 99% cases it will fail.So if this is the case with you,you were damn lucky you were able to install it,IF of course the number is set to MAX or almost to the MAX.
As for the IDE and SATA HDD drivers,I hardly doubt that's the reason since he was now able to install XP without problems.
By the way...did you completely format your entire hard disk drive before installing ANYTHING on it?
Because sometimes the OS installation also can fail if all the clusters and sectors inside of them are not completely 100% formatted and converted to all zeros.
Cheers mate!
Motorcharge
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I couldnt get that far the first few times then I just deleted the partitions the first attempt that I could without formatting. Second attempt I did the quick format. Third attempt I did the full. Still wasn't working, installed Ubuntu and formatted with that and it installed fine. The last successfull attempt I just figured I'd give it one more shot before making a new dvd with f6 drivers. Quick reformatted and it installed fine.