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32-bit XP drivers for Lifebook LH530
I googled, no luck so far.... -- @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.37 ^ ^ 13:25:01 up 5 days 22:20 1 user load average: 0.00 0.01 0.05 不借貸! 不詐騙! 不援交! 不打交! 不打劫! 不自殺! 請考慮綜援 (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_...sub_addressesa |
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32-bit XP drivers for Lifebook LH530
Man-wai Chang wrote:
I googled, no luck so far.... You look at each item in the list, and find the equivalent driver for WinXP. Don't expect to find them sitting in a pile somewhere :-) It would take me the whole day to go through that list. Since you're sitting in front of the machine, you can use a copy of the old free version of Everest, get VEN and DEV info, and look for drivers using that info. But the list here, will give you some idea how many drivers you'll be needing. http://www.pc-ap.fujitsu.com/support...H530_W732.html This is the old Everest. See if it will run. Looking in Devices:PCI Devices will show info on a good many items. http://majorgeeks.com/download4181.html Your chipset is HM55. If you search on HM55 on this site, you can find an INFINST installer. This one is in ZIP format, making it easier to examine the individual files inside. http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Deta...55%22&lang=eng Graphics are going to be a problem. Initially, Windows will use a VESA driver, so you will be able to see the screen. But not at an acceptable resolution setting. The problem is, you can't just download a driver from Intel or ATI, and have it to work right. The Fujitsu version may be modified slightly (since they are driving an LCD panel without the benefit of DDC, rather than a regular monitor). If you were to connect an external monitor on the other hand, then a standard driver just might work. http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles...IMobility.aspx This is the driver for Intel graphics. There is no guarantee the screen will look right, after you install this. You may have to uninstall it again. Perhaps with this, you can run native resolution. http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Deta...55%22&lang=eng Your second GPU (graphics processor) is an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5430. http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles...easeNotes.aspx "NOTE! The following notebooks are not compatible with this release: Switchable Graphics enabled notebooks using Intel chipsets." So I think your biggest challenge with be graphics. Perhaps one of the laptop forum sites will have a pointer to a driver. Paul |
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32-bit XP drivers for Lifebook LH530
Paul nospam needed.com wrote:
If you search on HM55 on this site FWIW, and just in case anybody didn't already know... Sometimes you can find more good stuff by putting your search criteria here http://www.google.com/advanced_searc...0&cr=countryUS and adding the website in this field "Search within a site or domain" I am not saying that it will be useful in this case, but I have found that method very useful from time to time. Good luck and have fun. |
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32-bit XP drivers for Lifebook LH530
John Doe wrote:
Paul nospam needed.com wrote: If you search on HM55 on this site FWIW, and just in case anybody didn't already know... Sometimes you can find more good stuff by putting your search criteria here http://www.google.com/advanced_searc...0&cr=countryUS and adding the website in this field "Search within a site or domain" I am not saying that it will be useful in this case, but I have found that method very useful from time to time. Good luck and have fun. I stated it this way "If you search on HM55 on this site" because with the Intel web site you get a faster result using their search box, than using any menus. You're right, that using a search engine "Advanced Search" function, frequently reveals secrets. It's a good way to search sites that aren't revealing anything in a general search. I have a feeling it would take several days, to find all the drivers needed. With each passing day, it gets harder to reuse WinXP. Paul |
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32-bit XP drivers for Lifebook LH530
On 14/02/2011 15:44, Paul wrote:
Man-wai Chang wrote: I googled, no luck so far.... You look at each item in the list, and find the equivalent driver for Thanks -- @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.37 ^ ^ 00:10:01 up 1 day 10:20 0 users load average: 0.00 0.01 0.05 不借貸! 不詐騙! 不援交! 不打交! 不打劫! 不自殺! 請考慮綜援 (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_...sub_addressesa |
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32-bit XP drivers for Lifebook LH530
Paul nospam needed.com wrote:
You're right, that using a search engine "Advanced Search" function, frequently reveals secrets. Secrets, or stuff that should be easy to find, depending on the website. It's a good way to search sites that aren't revealing anything in a general search. I have a feeling it would take several days, to find all the drivers needed. With each passing day, it gets harder to reuse WinXP. Are you seeing retail hardware that is not compatible with Windows XP? -- Paul |
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32-bit XP drivers for Lifebook LH530
John Doe wrote:
Are you seeing retail hardware that is not compatible with Windows XP? It's not incompatibility, it is the difficulty of finding the drivers. Of tracking them down. Laptop graphics would be the worst. Desktop video is a little bit better, because it uses bog standard drivers. The laptop uses a custom driver, because of the detail of connecting the LCD panel over LVDS or similar, to the GPU. As far as I know, that isn't a Plug and Play interface, so someone hand codes the necessary details. I don't think the OS can probe a laptop LCD panel, and tell what it's got. (That is why, when some people replace a bad LCD panel in their laptop, the picture ends up with a funny aspect ratio. If you use the wrong panel, one with the wrong pixel dimensions, there is no automated way for the OS to know about it.) By including custom files in the driver package, that is how the driver knows what to do. The VESA code in the BIOS chip, at least should allow an image to appear when you first install WinXP. But if you want the graphics to work right (not be stuck at 640x480 forever), then the installed driver needs to know details. That particular laptop has two GPUs, so one of the drivers has to know how to switch modes or whatever. It's unclear how that works. It isn't like a regular desktop setup, as there the GPUs operate independently of one another. With switchable laptop graphics, the drivers have to be coordinated well enough, so that the right GPU is being used (like the ATI GPU, when you start a 3D game). Paul |
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