1700 Vostro with XP - Page 6

Magoo2006 · 12-13-2007, 06:28 AM

Hi, unfortunately I am unable to find any audio drivers that work with my Vostro, back to square one! I have tried downloading the ones that were for the 1500, but no luck, the PC says they are not the right ones. Dell do not seem to have the drivers for this model in XP format! Anyone know of any others I could try?

3 of 7 · 12-13-2007, 09:42 AM

I'd try the ones for the inspiron with the intel chip and see if it'll take.

Magoo2006 · 12-13-2007, 09:48 AM

Ok, I'm going onto the Dell site now to see if I can get them.

Magoo2006 · 12-13-2007, 09:53 AM

Naa, there are no drivers on this one when the XP version is chosen!

3 of 7 · 12-13-2007, 09:57 AM

Weird, Mine has the Sigmatel HD audio card, what one does yours have?
This is the driver I used
http://support.dell.com/support/topi...up&file=211297

flex22 · 12-13-2007, 11:08 AM

try these people it's a little work but i think they have a scaner to see what's on you computer thats needs new or updated drives. i would only take the one you need if all the rest are working. drivers

Magoo2006 · 12-13-2007, 11:48 AM

No luck with this one either I'm afraid! Keeps saying that the system does not support the driver I am trying to instal! I'm sure it's the same audio too, Shame, nealry got all the drivers all except the blasted audio!

3 of 7 · 12-13-2007, 12:04 PM

Try going into the device manager and updating the driver from there and point it to the folder where you extracted it too

Magoo2006 · 12-13-2007, 01:33 PM

Unfortunately that's the problem, I can't find any audio devices in the device manager! I also have remembered that when the Dell Engineer came out the other week he replaced the memory, hard drive and motherboard, so perhaps it's not a standard Vostro motherboard!

Magoo2006 · 12-13-2007, 02:33 PM

That's a further issue too, when I go into device manager in other devices there is a thing called base system device, think there's about four of the buggers, but I don't know what these are and they are crying out for drivers!!

3 of 7 · 12-13-2007, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Magoo2006

That's a further issue too, when I go into device manager in other devices there is a thing called base system device, think there's about four of the buggers, but I don't know what these are and they are crying out for drivers!!

That would be the Rico memory card reader

Magoo2006 · 12-13-2007, 05:37 PM

Aah, got the drivers for sound and the Ricco thing too. Got a couple of others too, something about the audio on the modem and sm bus or something like that. Searched that in Google and it came up with the Intel chip drivers are missing, but they say if the modem is not being used then these two devices can me disabled! I am virtually finished with the XP drivers now and the system is running a little slow, but faster than Vista. I think there is still a hardware issue and Dell are exchanging this PC next week. I am going to be good though and put all the original stuff back on before they come. I have at least had the experience of using this faulty PC as a test bed for when my exchange system comes, I am definately going to put XP on that machine. A BIG "THANK YOU" TO ALL YOU GUYS WHO HELPED, IT IS MUCH APPRECIATED. Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a prosperous new year: All the very best.

3 of 7 · 12-15-2007, 11:42 AM

I got XP installed on my wife's Gateway yesterday... First install with SP3 slipstreamed and it all went well..
I got the drivers from a guy on another forum and they all worked well with exception of the modem ( I just disabled it, I haven't used a modem in years anyways)

Magoo2006 · 12-15-2007, 11:45 AM

Thanks for that. I just got my exchange PC from Dell yesterday and my faulty system is going back on Monday. I am going to give this one a couple of weeks to ensure all the hardware etc is ok, then XP is going on this one too. Just fed up with Vista, as nothing works with it yet and I don't think it's as good as XP, but that's my opinion!

*SRTDodge05* · 12-15-2007, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 3 of 7

I got XP installed on my wife's Gateway yesterday... First install with SP3 slipstreamed and it all went well..
I got the drivers from a guy on another forum and they all worked well with exception of the modem ( I just disabled it, I haven't used a modem in years anyways)

SP3 isnt out yet, why waste time with the beta? In order to install the sp3 final you'll have to uninstall the beta first.

12-13-2007, 06:28 AM	#76
Magoo2006 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 29	Re: 1700 Vostro with XP Hi, unfortunately I am unable to find any audio drivers that work with my Vostro, back to square one! I have tried downloading the ones that were for the 1500, but no luck, the PC says they are not the right ones. Dell do not seem to have the drivers for this model in XP format! Anyone know of any others I could try?
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12-13-2007, 09:42 AM	#77
3 of 7 You can run..... Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,660	Re: 1700 Vostro with XP I'd try the ones for the inspiron with the intel chip and see if it'll take.
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12-13-2007, 09:48 AM	#78
Magoo2006 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 29	Re: 1700 Vostro with XP Ok, I'm going onto the Dell site now to see if I can get them.
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12-13-2007, 09:53 AM	#79
Magoo2006 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 29	Re: 1700 Vostro with XP Naa, there are no drivers on this one when the XP version is chosen!
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12-13-2007, 09:57 AM	#80
3 of 7 You can run..... Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,660	Re: 1700 Vostro with XP Weird, Mine has the Sigmatel HD audio card, what one does yours have? This is the driver I used http://support.dell.com/support/topi...up&file=211297
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flex22 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,139	Re: 1700 Vostro with XP try these people it's a little work but i think they have a scaner to see what's on you computer thats needs new or updated drives. i would only take the one you need if all the rest are working. drivers __________________ Motherboard ASUS P4P800 Deluxe 1016 Bios Processor 2.8 E Prescott Memory 2x512 xms corsair PC3200 samsung 80GB wd120JB l o/s XP PRO l X-Dreamer-case PC2 P4 1.8 o/s Win2K l 2x512 PC2700 l
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12-13-2007, 11:48 AM	#82
Magoo2006 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 29	Re: 1700 Vostro with XP No luck with this one either I'm afraid! Keeps saying that the system does not support the driver I am trying to instal! I'm sure it's the same audio too, Shame, nealry got all the drivers all except the blasted audio!
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12-13-2007, 12:04 PM	#83
3 of 7 You can run..... Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,660	Re: 1700 Vostro with XP Try going into the device manager and updating the driver from there and point it to the folder where you extracted it too
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12-13-2007, 01:33 PM	#84
Magoo2006 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 29	Re: 1700 Vostro with XP Unfortunately that's the problem, I can't find any audio devices in the device manager! I also have remembered that when the Dell Engineer came out the other week he replaced the memory, hard drive and motherboard, so perhaps it's not a standard Vostro motherboard!
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12-13-2007, 02:33 PM	#85
Magoo2006 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 29	Re: 1700 Vostro with XP That's a further issue too, when I go into device manager in other devices there is a thing called base system device, think there's about four of the buggers, but I don't know what these are and they are crying out for drivers!!
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12-13-2007, 05:37 PM	#87
Magoo2006 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 29	Re: 1700 Vostro with XP Aah, got the drivers for sound and the Ricco thing too. Got a couple of others too, something about the audio on the modem and sm bus or something like that. Searched that in Google and it came up with the Intel chip drivers are missing, but they say if the modem is not being used then these two devices can me disabled! I am virtually finished with the XP drivers now and the system is running a little slow, but faster than Vista. I think there is still a hardware issue and Dell are exchanging this PC next week. I am going to be good though and put all the original stuff back on before they come. I have at least had the experience of using this faulty PC as a test bed for when my exchange system comes, I am definately going to put XP on that machine. A BIG "THANK YOU" TO ALL YOU GUYS WHO HELPED, IT IS MUCH APPRECIATED. Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a prosperous new year: All the very best.
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12-15-2007, 11:42 AM	#88
3 of 7 You can run..... Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,660	Re: 1700 Vostro with XP I got XP installed on my wife's Gateway yesterday... First install with SP3 slipstreamed and it all went well.. I got the drivers from a guy on another forum and they all worked well with exception of the modem ( I just disabled it, I haven't used a modem in years anyways)
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12-15-2007, 11:45 AM	#89
Magoo2006 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 29	Re: 1700 Vostro with XP Thanks for that. I just got my exchange PC from Dell yesterday and my faulty system is going back on Monday. I am going to give this one a couple of weeks to ensure all the hardware etc is ok, then XP is going on this one too. Just fed up with Vista, as nothing works with it yet and I don't think it's as good as XP, but that's my opinion!
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