Hi Airborne,
Try the Sound drivers for a Vostros 1500 model laptop. Here is a link:
http://support.dell.com/support/down...&fileid=235761
As far as the Video Chipset try this link:
http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_ca...ntegratedip-xp
Download and install the southbridge driver first, Reboot and install the display driver only.
Post back what you have in errors in the device manager.
Thanks,
Bill