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    Looking for xp version of acer vga driver

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by doggyplop, Oct 12, 2010.

  1. doggyplop

    doggyplop Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,
    i banged xp on my acer 5741a, but have been stuffed by the lack of sound via hdmi, i think i need to install the xp version of a driver on acers site----

    intel vga driver 8.15.10.2025

    ive looked everywhere i can think of, but to no avail.

    has anyone got sound via hdmi on acer 5741 ?

    has anyone got an xp version of above driver ?
     
    doggyplop, Oct 12, 2010
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  2. michael_recycled

    michael_recycled Notebook Deity

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    Hi,

    make sure you have service pack 3 installed if you insist to run XP :D

    You need to know what VGA hardware you have. If there are no drivers on Intel Website then you are lost.

    Michael
     
    michael_recycled, Oct 12, 2010
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  3. doggyplop

    doggyplop Notebook Enthusiast

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    cheers,
    i did shove sp3 on it, but that just made the dreaded
    'high definition audio on audio bus' error appear even before i installed the realtek hd sound drivers ! (on sp2 that error only appears AFTER installation of realtek hd sound drivers, man i am having a hell of a job getting sound via hdmi, and failing)

    apart from device manager, whats the best way to determine the exact vga hardware i have ?
     
    doggyplop, Oct 12, 2010
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Your laptop will have a more specific model number (if your notebook can come with more than 1 type).

    It will look like:

    Acer 5741a-xxxxxxxxxxxx

    If you put that into google it will come up with the exact shipping config of your laptop.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Oct 13, 2010
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    doggyplop Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks for info,
    ive googled my nuts off and so far nowt, i will try again.

    just out of interest my model is---

    acer aspire 5741 - a - 353G25Mnsk

    cheers
     
    doggyplop, Oct 14, 2010
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    Aunt Google tells me, this has an i3 core CPU. With IGP: Intel HD graphics.

    Michael
     
    michael_recycled, Oct 15, 2010
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    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    TehSuigi, Oct 15, 2010
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    doggyplop Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks for the links, i think they may have solved my issue !

    and thanks tehsuigi for that last link, its brill.

    cheers
     
    doggyplop, Oct 16, 2010
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