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HP Compaq d330 ST -- which drivers ??
We have a used HP Compaq d330 ST with no warranty that appears to have
never been used. However, they wiped the hard drive clean and there is no software that came with it. It looks like it's in the same shape it was in when sold, no hardware added or removed. I put on Windows 2000 Pro. However, the sound, audio, video, and ethernet do not appear to be automatically recognized. I found the site with the drivers: http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/fi...e/64_5581.html However, under rules, the HP people could not tell me which drivers to download for some reason. And I do not know which of the 7 video drivers to try, etc. - http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8adrh/news.html (profile) --Tim923 My email is valid. |
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Your experience with Windows 2000 is typical of many Pentium 4 systems,
especially those with newer chipsets like the 865 chipset. The drivers for the 865 chipset were not written when Windows 2000 was packaged, so there is no way the operating system could recognize the chips without drivers coming from another source. Most name brand P4 systems today are shipped with a Windows XP CD and a CD of the additional drivers needed to make the system operate. They include the CDs if that is the policy of the name brand company, that is. The system uses the Intel 865 chipset, so you should download and install "Intel Chipset Support for Windows". Do this FIRST. Next, if the graphics subsystem is integrated onto the motherboard, download and install "Intel Graphics Driver for Windows 2000/XP". For audio, download the latest ADI SoundMax AC97 files. Finally, download and install the Intel Pro/100/1000 drivers. All of these are slightly repackaged downloads which can also be found on www.intel.com , and the motherboard is typical of Compaq business class computers in using lots and lots of Intel components. It may even be an Intel-designed board, manufactured by a contract manufacturer. HPaq's "rules" state very simply that they are selling the computer with Windows XP, so they won't even provide any info at all about use of other operating systems. Pretty dumb. If the computer is out of warranty, what difference does the operating system make? You're lucky they even talked to you without charging you $3 a minute or whatever. Does the computer also have a Windows XP Pro Certificate of Authentication sticker? ... Ben Myers On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 21:52:36 GMT, Tim923 wrote: We have a used HP Compaq d330 ST with no warranty that appears to have never been used. However, they wiped the hard drive clean and there is no software that came with it. It looks like it's in the same shape it was in when sold, no hardware added or removed. I put on Windows 2000 Pro. However, the sound, audio, video, and ethernet do not appear to be automatically recognized. I found the site with the drivers: http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/fi...e/64_5581.html However, under rules, the HP people could not tell me which drivers to download for some reason. And I do not know which of the 7 video drivers to try, etc. - http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8adrh/news.html (profile) --Tim923 My email is valid. |
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Finally, download and install the Intel Pro/100/1000 drivers. All of these are
slightly repackaged downloads which can also be found on www.intel.com , and the motherboard is typical of Compaq business class computers in using lots and lots of Intel components. It may even be an Intel-designed board, manufactured by a contract manufacturer. I got the video working. I went to intel.com and did a download search for "Intel Pro" which came up with 70 items. Is there an easy way to install all "Intel Pro/100/1000" drivers. The Windows sticker of auth. was removed for business reasons. - http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8adrh/news.html (profile) --Tim923 My email is valid. |
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Take the ones from the HPaq web site... Ben Myers
On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 00:07:55 GMT, Tim923 wrote: Finally, download and install the Intel Pro/100/1000 drivers. All of these are slightly repackaged downloads which can also be found on www.intel.com , and the motherboard is typical of Compaq business class computers in using lots and lots of Intel components. It may even be an Intel-designed board, manufactured by a contract manufacturer. I got the video working. I went to intel.com and did a download search for "Intel Pro" which came up with 70 items. Is there an easy way to install all "Intel Pro/100/1000" drivers. The Windows sticker of auth. was removed for business reasons. - http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8adrh/news.html (profile) --Tim923 My email is valid. |
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Take the ones from the HPaq web site... Ben Myers
OK. I installed those too. Is there anything I need to download to get the ethernet port working. I don't see any Local Area Connection objects in My Network Places properties? We have these two HP Compaq d330 ST's. We might leave 2000 on one and install XP on another, once we get the XP disk. - http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8adrh/news.html (profile) --Tim923 My email is valid. |
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Start with the Device Manager under the System icon. Make sure that the Intel
Pro/100/1000 drivers are installed properly. If so, the Ethernet connection should show up in Network Places. If not, open up the chassis and look for the Intel Ethernet chip, 82559 or 825-something, and let me know what it is. I've found the Intel Ethernet drivers quirky to install, whether using Compaq's or Intel's download. The drivers need to match the chip, of course. .... Ben Myers On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 04:08:00 GMT, Tim923 wrote: Take the ones from the HPaq web site... Ben Myers OK. I installed those too. Is there anything I need to download to get the ethernet port working. I don't see any Local Area Connection objects in My Network Places properties? We have these two HP Compaq d330 ST's. We might leave 2000 on one and install XP on another, once we get the XP disk. - http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8adrh/news.html (profile) --Tim923 My email is valid. |
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On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 08:06:47 GMT, ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net
(Ben Myers) wrote: Start with the Device Manager under the System icon. Make sure that the Intel Pro/100/1000 drivers are installed properly. If so, the Ethernet connection should show up in Network Places. If not, open up the chassis and look for the Intel Ethernet chip, 82559 or 825-something, and let me know what it is. I've found the Intel Ethernet drivers quirky to install, whether using Compaq's or Intel's download. The drivers need to match the chip, of course. I went to Device Manager, and the ethernet port, a PCI port, and the USB port all had those yellow question and exclamation marks, although I was able to get a USB scanner working well. The intel square chip behind and under the floppy drive reads FW82801EB. The ethernet port is built into the board and reads foxconn. After the first driver didn't work for ethernet: "Intel PRO/100/1000 Drivers for All Operating Systems", I tried a second: "Intel PRO/100/1000 Drivers for Windows 2000", but still none. There wasn't much to the driver installation. I just had to click OK and finish. Any idea? - http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8adrh/news.html (profile) --Tim923 My email is valid. |
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Tim,
First, make absolutely sure that the motherboard chipset drivers for the Intel 82801 (part of the 845) chipset are installed. Without these installed and properly operational, you will only spin your wheels. Next, the Foxconn connector is not a chip. A surface-mounted chip is a chip. There should also be a second chip for the Ethernet, not too far from the Foxconn connector in most motherboard layouts. All the yellow exclamation points indicate that some of the basic mobo chipset stuff is not installed, and the other device drivers depend on the mobo chipset drivers to work at all. As I recall, the Intel Pro/100/1000 Ethernet drivers need to be installed manually in some versions of the driver download. In other words, you need to go to Device Manager, reinstall the driver and find the necessary INF file for the Windows 2000 drivers. But make sure the base motherboard drivers are fully installed and functional first... Ben Myers On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 15:08:16 GMT, Tim923 wrote: On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 08:06:47 GMT, ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers) wrote: Start with the Device Manager under the System icon. Make sure that the Intel Pro/100/1000 drivers are installed properly. If so, the Ethernet connection should show up in Network Places. If not, open up the chassis and look for the Intel Ethernet chip, 82559 or 825-something, and let me know what it is. I've found the Intel Ethernet drivers quirky to install, whether using Compaq's or Intel's download. The drivers need to match the chip, of course. I went to Device Manager, and the ethernet port, a PCI port, and the USB port all had those yellow question and exclamation marks, although I was able to get a USB scanner working well. The intel square chip behind and under the floppy drive reads FW82801EB. The ethernet port is built into the board and reads foxconn. After the first driver didn't work for ethernet: "Intel PRO/100/1000 Drivers for All Operating Systems", I tried a second: "Intel PRO/100/1000 Drivers for Windows 2000", but still none. There wasn't much to the driver installation. I just had to click OK and finish. Any idea? - http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8adrh/news.html (profile) --Tim923 My email is valid. |
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I called HP. Since I have the serial number from the setup menu, they
will ship me the restore disk that restores the computer to the original operating system (XP) and settings. - http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8adrh/news.html (profile) --Tim923 My email is valid. |
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Things are working well with the restore disks. They put XP Pro on
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