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Need help installing drivers
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:41 pm
by 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
Re: Need help installing drivers
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 4:08 pm
by 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.
Re: Need help installing drivers
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 4:10 pm
by 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.
Re: Need help installing drivers
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 4:52 pm
by 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
Re: Need help installing drivers
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:00 pm
by 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
Re: Need help installing drivers
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 2:54 pm
by skier
i got him to get everest and he's online now