[RateBuddha]

Can someone help me, I recently bought a Compaq SR2170NX. It came with Windows Vista was installed, I wanted to use Windows XP. So i reformated i couldnt connect to the internet, So looked for Xp drives. The HP website only has Drivers for Vista, I couldnt find any drivers for XP. When i looked in Device Manager there were a few driver Problems.

In Device Manager the driver Problems are labled

-PCI Device
-PCI Simple communications controler
-SM Bus controler
-Video controler (VGA compatable)

Would someone Please help me with these Problems?

 

[elf]

We would need to know the specs of your computer to help you find drivers.

Video controller (VGA compatible) - could litteraly be hundreds of different cards. Not to mention the # of possible PCI Devices. Post back with some of the specs (video card, sound card, network card) that should be in the documentation from when you purchased the computer.

 

[RateBuddha]

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00835809&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3340210

Here you go man ... every thing you need to know ...

 

[jennayasdaddy]

Did you leave the Modem connected to your Computer when your formatted? or did you unplug everything except the basics?

 

[RateBuddha]

i had only the basics pluged in ... i just removed the 56k modem. and i am down to 2 errors.

They are
- PCI Device
- SM Bus controller

 

[RateBuddha]

OK i am down to one more driver ... The SM Bus Controller driver. i can not find what Intel Chip set i need to down load.

 

[elf]

http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/xp/integrated-xp.html

That should work.

 

[RateBuddha]

OMG i got all the DRIVERS WORKING !!!!! ... BUT it is still not allowing me to access the internet... it keeps saying limited or no connectivity. I think XP assigned drivers to it that does not belong to the intagraded Lan.

 

[loophole77]

Did you get the internet to work? I'm doing the same thing you did (installing xp on my Compaq SR2170NX). I still need drivers for the following two devices and can't connect to the internet (network card says limited or no connectivity)

-PCI Device
-PCI Simple communications controler

Did you get yours working? Where did you get all the drivers? Thanks.

 

[elf]

Try the network drivers available from THIS PAGE