"found new hardware nightmare" - Page 2

msweet · 11-03-2009, 04:19 PM

Might as well send you the other 2 devices too here they are

**BCCOMP** · 11-03-2009, 08:06 PM

HI,
This motherboard was designed for Win98, ME, 2000 and server 2003 so this might be a tough one (no xp drivers). The chipset is a Intel Solano i815E, the mother board is a Intel Easton D815EEA.

The chipset I gave you does contain the XP driver, but it may have to be installled manually. See if you can install it by using these directions:

Quote:

* INSTALLATION
************************************************************
Some Intel(R) chipset platforms already are supported by
Windows* XP so it may not be necessary to use the INF
files provided by this software to update Windows* XP.

The following steps describe the installation process of
the Windows* XP INF files. You may need to repeat these
steps to update all Intel(R) chipset devices not supported
by Windows* XP.

1. Copy the contents of the
<INF Extract Directory>\XXXX\WinXP
directory to the root directory of the floppy disk
(A:\).

NOTE: XXXX is the directory name for the chipset
of interest. Refer to Section 8 for more details.

2. Close all programs currently running on the system.
3. Click on Start.
4. Select Settings.
5. Select the Control Panel.
6. Double-click on the System icon.
7. Click on the Hardware tab.
8. Click on the Device Manager button.
9. Select "Devices by connection" under the View menu.
10. Click on MPS Uniprocessor PC -OR- MPS
Multiprocessor PC.
NOTE: Only one of the above items will be
displayed for a given system.
11. Click on PCI bus.
12. Right-click on the line containing the description
PCI standard host CPU bridge
-or-
PCI standard ISA bridge
-or-
PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
-or-
PCI System Management Bus
-or-
Standard Dual PCI IDE Controller
-or-
Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller
(This line will be selected.)
13. Select Properties from the pull-down menu.
14. Click on the Driver tab.
15. Click on the Update Driver button.
16. Windows* XP will launch the Upgrade Device Driver
Wizard. Select Next.
17. Ensure that the following choice is selected:
Search for a suitable driver for my device
(recommended)
18. Insert the floppy containing the Windows* XP INF
files into the floppy drive.
19. Select Next.
20. Windows* XP will list locations from where the
updated driver file can be found. Ensure that the
following choice is selected: Floppy disk drives
21. Select Next.
22. Windows* XP should report that a driver has been
found: (The detected device name will be displayed.)
Select Next.
23. Select Finish.
24. Reboot the system when prompted to do so.

I can not say for sure if this will work. XP was not desighned for this board. The issue here is the ACPI/PNP drivers. This board is not ACPI compliant, so we may have to try a modified reinstall of XP:

http://www.theeldergeek.com/clean_in...windows_xp.htm

Read the beginning, but pay special attention to The Role of the F5 Key and Shutdown Problems

Bill

msweet · 11-04-2009, 06:42 AM

Thanks Bill, will give this a try as soon as I get where the PC is.

**BCCOMP** · 11-04-2009, 07:03 AM

Keep me posted.
Bill

msweet · 11-13-2009, 10:51 AM

Sorry I was gone over the long weekend out of state and haven't got caught up on my work this week. I haven't been able to find the "<INF Extract Directory>\XXXX\WinXP
directory" that your talking about...?? Found section 8 it was talking about but still am confused could you help?

**BCCOMP** · 11-14-2009, 01:38 AM

Lets try this first.
Update the BIOS for this board:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Deta...d=385&lang=eng

Then try to install the driver posted previously and see if the SM Bus error is gone from the Device Manager.

If that fails try Microsoft Updates under "Custom" Install
Once MS Updates gets done scanning your computer look to the left to see what "Hardware" updates are available.

Thanks,
Bill

11-04-2009, 06:42 AM	#23 (permalink)
msweet Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 18 OS: Win xp	Re: "found new hardware nightmare" Thanks Bill, will give this a try as soon as I get where the PC is.

11-04-2009, 07:03 AM	#24 (permalink)
BCCOMP Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 7,096 OS: Win XP SP3 / Windows 7 Beta / Open Suse My System	Re: "found new hardware nightmare" Keep me posted. Bill __________________ PC Wizard \| Everest \| Power supply info \| Memtest86+ PC Running Slow Speedfan

11-13-2009, 10:51 AM	#25 (permalink)
msweet Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 18 OS: Win xp	Re: "found new hardware nightmare" Sorry I was gone over the long weekend out of state and haven't got caught up on my work this week. I haven't been able to find the "<INF Extract Directory>\XXXX\WinXP directory" that your talking about...?? Found section 8 it was talking about but still am confused could you help?

11-14-2009, 01:38 AM	#26 (permalink)
BCCOMP Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 7,096 OS: Win XP SP3 / Windows 7 Beta / Open Suse My System	Re: "found new hardware nightmare" Lets try this first. Update the BIOS for this board: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Deta...d=385&lang=eng Then try to install the driver posted previously and see if the SM Bus error is gone from the Device Manager. If that fails try Microsoft Updates under "Custom" Install Once MS Updates gets done scanning your computer look to the left to see what "Hardware" updates are available. Thanks, Bill __________________ PC Wizard \| Everest \| Power supply info \| Memtest86+ PC Running Slow Speedfan