Downgrading to XP - drivers needed

metice · 05-08-2008, 12:21 AM

I have a HP Pavilion a6485l Desktop PC and can't find all of the drivers for installing XP. Device manager shows Ethernet controller, PCI simple communications controller and SM bus controller are not installed. I thought the ethernet controller was NVIDIA but the drivers won't install. I read somewhere that the SM bus needs to be installed first before it can recognise the ethernet controller. Any idea where I can obtain these? (only Vista drivers are on the HP site). Thanks.

**BCCOMP** · 05-11-2008, 05:48 AM

Hi Metice,
Welcome to TSF.
Have you tried this driver:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_163.75.html
This should get most of your problems solved.
Please be sure to do a full Microsoft Update
Please post back with any other errors in the device manager.
Hope this helps,
Bill

loraandbush · 05-12-2008, 04:23 AM

Just try in google with driver name you will definitely get all the drivers

kerman · 05-12-2008, 03:16 PM

They way i did it i looked up the spec of your moddle of computers in the shop and google the drivers in them pcs .. and fin the one tht suits your aspects

**BCCOMP** · 05-13-2008, 08:31 PM

Hi metice,
I think i was rushing and gave you the graphics driver in my first post.
This is the Chipset driver:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/nforce_...nxp_16.08.html
The graphics driver here:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_163.75.html
Let us know how it goes.
Thanks,
Bill

05-08-2008, 12:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
metice Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Downgrading to XP - drivers needed I have a HP Pavilion a6485l Desktop PC and can't find all of the drivers for installing XP. Device manager shows Ethernet controller, PCI simple communications controller and SM bus controller are not installed. I thought the ethernet controller was NVIDIA but the drivers won't install. I read somewhere that the SM bus needs to be installed first before it can recognise the ethernet controller. Any idea where I can obtain these? (only Vista drivers are on the HP site). Thanks.

05-11-2008, 05:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
BCCOMP MENTOR HARDWARE TEAM Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 1,735 OS: Win98/XP/SUSE My System	Re: Downgrading to XP - drivers needed Hi Metice, Welcome to TSF. Have you tried this driver: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_163.75.html This should get most of your problems solved. Please be sure to do a full Microsoft Update Please post back with any other errors in the device manager. Hope this helps, Bill __________________ PC Wizard \| Everest \| Power supply info \| Memtest86+ \| Power supply calculator \| Speedfan Last edited by BCCOMP : 05-11-2008 at 05:49 AM.

05-12-2008, 04:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
loraandbush Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 12 OS: WIN 98 ,XP	Re: Downgrading to XP - drivers needed Just try in google with driver name you will definitely get all the drivers

05-12-2008, 03:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
kerman Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 5 OS: Vista sp1	Re: Downgrading to XP - drivers needed They way i did it i looked up the spec of your moddle of computers in the shop and google the drivers in them pcs .. and fin the one tht suits your aspects

05-13-2008, 08:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
BCCOMP MENTOR HARDWARE TEAM Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 1,735 OS: Win98/XP/SUSE My System	Re: Downgrading to XP - drivers needed Hi metice, I think i was rushing and gave you the graphics driver in my first post. This is the Chipset driver: http://www.nvidia.com/object/nforce_...nxp_16.08.html The graphics driver here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_163.75.html Let us know how it goes. Thanks, Bill __________________ PC Wizard \| Everest \| Power supply info \| Memtest86+ \| Power supply calculator \| Speedfan