Need help installing drivers

[Zuol]

Ok... first off i dont know much about computers so please bear with me as i try to explain this.
I recently bought a inspiron 350s and it came with windows vista
Everything was working fine until i decided to change from windows vista to windows xp.
I guess i was being a complete fool and didnt take into account of the ethernet drivers.
Windows xp works fine but i couldnt get an internet connection. The connection wouldnt even show up.
So i checked the Device Manager and the following had a yellow ? with an ! over it and they were all under Other Devices

Ethernet Controller
Ethernet Controller
PCI Device
PCI Simple Communications Controller
SM BUS Controller
Video Controller (VGA Compatible)

I checked the Dell website and found this
http://support.dell.com/support/downloa ... &TabIndex=
I guess i need to download these drivers but it doesnt say the name or anything about the driver so i cant search for them.
I dont know if that website will help or not but thats all i found.
Please help

[ratNukit]

Hey there,

I assume you mean that you bought a 530s and not the 350s, as I couldn't find that one.
From the Link you posted download

Network - Realtek Driver

You'll need those for you internet connection.
The Other Drivers will depend on the specifications of your 530s.
If you can list those here we'll know which of the other drivers you'll need.

[Zuol]

yea, sorry about the typo. =P
Ok... Do you think that will fix my internet problem because if so that i can just download the rest of them from device manager.

[skier]

yes you need to download(hunt online for) the drivers for your ethernet since you don't have a motherboard driver disk like when you build a PC yourself, for the other drivers you need, once your online the 'windows update' will get those for you, be they older than you could get by finding it online(like graphics card drivers)

and dont forget to plug your VGA cord into your video card, not integrated VGA port off the motherboard once you get your card,and go into the BIOS to set video settings off integrated and to dedicated, oh, and disable C1E/power stepping while you're at it as those setting throttle your CPU when not being fully utilized

[Major_A]

We need more info... get a program that tells us what components are installed.
However, install this http://majorgeeks.com/Intel_Chipset_Sof ... d1667.html for your chipset drivers.

Download Everest (http://www.lavalys.com/products.php?ps= ... en&page=48) open it up and go to Computer->System Summary. Tell us what it says in there by going to Report->Report Wizard->System Summary Only. Copy and paste the hardware values here for us to look at. Do not copy and paste the debug info or your XP serial number.

Example:

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Motherboard:  
   CPU Type   TripleCore AMD Phenom X3 8450, 2100 MHz (10.5 x 200)  
   Motherboard Name   Foxconn M61PMV Series (2 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 2 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)  
   Motherboard Chipset   nVIDIA nForce 6100-430, AMD K10  
   System Memory   1792 MB (DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM)  
   DIMM1: Micron 8HTF12864AY-800E1   1 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM (6-6-6-18 @ 400 MHz) (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz)  
   DIMM2: Micron 8HTF12864AY-800E1   1 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM (6-6-6-18 @ 400 MHz) (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz)  
   BIOS Type   Award (02/23/09)  
   
  Display:  
   Video Adapter   NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 (512 MB)  
   3D Accelerator   nVIDIA nForce 6100-430  
   Monitor   SAMSUNG 713N [NoDB] (H9NY639318)  
   
  Multimedia:  
   Audio Adapter   VIA VT1708B @ nVIDIA nForce 6100-430 (MCP61P) - High Definition Audio Controller  
   
  Storage:  
   IDE Controller   NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller  
   IDE Controller   NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller  
   IDE Controller   Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller  
   Disk Drive   Generic USB CF Reader USB Device  
   Disk Drive   Generic USB MS Reader USB Device  
   Disk Drive   Generic USB SD Reader USB Device  
   Disk Drive   Generic USB SM Reader USB Device  
   Disk Drive   WDC WD16 00JS-22MHB0 SCSI Disk Device (149 GB)  
   Optical Drive   LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S (DVD+R9:8x, DVD-R9:4x, DVD+RW:16x/8x, DVD-RW:16x/6x, DVD-ROM:16x, CD:48x/24x/48x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)  
   SMART Hard Disks Status   OK  
   
  Partitions:  
   C: (NTFS)   149.0 GB (132.9 GB free)  
   Total Size   149.0 GB (132.9 GB free)  
   
  Input:  
   Keyboard   Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard  
   Mouse   HID-compliant mouse  
   
  Network:  
   Primary IP Address   192.168.11.2  
   Primary MAC Address   00-14-A5-0F-E6-B6  
   Network Adapter   Ralink MIMO Wireless LAN Card (192.168.11.2)  
   
  Peripherals:  
   Printer   Microsoft XPS Document Writer  
   Infrared Controller   Infrared Port  
   USB1 Controller   nVIDIA nForce 6100-430 (MCP61P) - OHCI USB 1.1 Controller  
   USB2 Controller   nVIDIA nForce 6100-430 (MCP61P) - EHCI USB 2.0 Controller  
   USB Device   Logitech USB Click! Optical Mouse  
   USB Device   USB Mass Storage Device

[skier]

i got him to get everest and he's online now