Windows XP on 5920

Has anyone tried to install winxp on 5920. Any problems with the drivers beyond the SATA on boot - video/audio?

 

Here's a collection of drivers that work on WinXP for this machine:
http://rapidshare.com/files/45436349/Acer_5920G_xp_drivers.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/45438096/Acer_5920G_xp_drivers.part2.rar

I embedded the sata driver to a Windows XP CD using a program called nlite and the CD boots & installs. And with these drivers everything except the Turbo Memory works (XP doesn't support it).

 

Cool, thanks. I ordered my acer yesterday, hopefully will get it on monday and test everything.

BTW, can you remember when creating the slipstreamed xp - it gives 10-15 drivers to chose from (some raid, some ach, some desktop, some mobile), which drivers did you pick and should it be text mode or PNP?

Thanks again

 

I selected all the ICH8* ones in text mode.

 

And here's the Modem and Touchpad drivers for 5920G:
http://rapidshare.com/files/46357942/Acer_5920G_XP_Modem_n_Touchpad.rar

I forgot to include them in the previous upload

 

Sorry for bumping this ancient thread but you should read this post: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=156238

I did find official 5920G XP drivers from Acer, so you don't have to go looking for ones from similar models/hardware.

 

by updating your bios to 3708( ftp://ftp.support.acer-euro.com/notebook/aspire_5920/vista/BIOS/) you can change the sata mode to ide in bios and xp will install with out a problem

+drivers work fine, thnks i have been looking fo 'em for a while

 

Hi guys

I have downloaded all the xp drivers for my 5920G from Acer's FTP site. GOt some minor problems. Which drivers are for which hardwares?
Which one is for the
SATA HDD
Touch Pad
Programmable Keys
Touch sensetive Keys
Web Cam
USB
I have read one post in this thread saying that I should not use the webcam drivers since its going to make problems (shutdown problems I think). If I will not use the webcam driver, does this mean I cant use my webcam in XP (it bad since I will be needing it for teleconferencing). Is there another driver for the webcam in XP?

Thanks guys

 

Is it possible to install xp via ide mode (in bios) then once installed, update the driver to a sata one or would this not work ?

If i had to be stuck in ide mode, what would be the drawbacks ?

 

guys.. one question. easy but for me confusing... .. well, i updated my BIOS to the latest edition. Installed Xp + all the drivers... but now i am going to buy Seagate momentus 7200 200Gb.. .. and now the stupid question, can i install with the new hd my XP? or have i to do some regulations first?

 

Synaptics: Touchpad
Programmable/Touch sensitive keys: Launch Manager
Web Cam: Orbicam Software (Be warned. Installing this causes shutdown/hibernation issues with Windows XP)
USB: Chipset

 

Thank you Incuris,

I was wondring if theres is a way we can set or confiugre the webcam driver so that it will work in xp without causing any shutdown problem. If we cant use the webcam driver, is there any other driver closest to this one but does not cause any problems? I wanted to use the webcam in xp

THank you very much for your advices

 

Install SuYin driver

 

is this work with no side effect to XP

please confirm

 

i have xp pro on my aspire 7110 with the low res oribicam which uses the bison bar drivers and software.
when i saw that in MSCONFIG startup tab.the software was checked to run a startup.and i to had some problems,but unchecking the startup box solved all the problems you are having.
now i can use my orbicam in what ever i want. MSN,movie maker and video conferencing.
if its running at startup and you go to use it you get an error message.i haven't seen that error message for ages and cam works better than i expected

 

I am using SUYin driver no problem encounter at all.

 

Guys I have downloaded nlite already and have downloaded all of the aspire 5920G Xp driver. But I dont know which file is the SATA driver I will be using to integrate into my xp installer using nlite.

 

Aspire Acer 5920G

I managed to install XP on my 5920G preinstalled with VISTA successfully. I downloaded all the xp drivers from www.acersupport.com.au . The system essessentiallyworks very well and smoothly except for the following hiccups:

When I check under Device Manager I noticed 3 devices under other devices wich exclaimation marks

The 3 are Base System Device
When I select the individual property under each of the highlighted Base System Device it shows
1 .PCI bus 10, device 9, function 3
2 PCI bus 10, device 9, function 2
3 PCI bus 10, device 9, function 4

All the function and short keys work except the following:
F5= I could not connect to an external projector.
I also noticed that the infra red does not work (although there is no exclaimation mark on the device driver). Finally I also notice the short cut CD buttons with blue lights do not work.

Has anyone loaded XP before? If you have can you advise on what is wrong and how can I resolve the problem?

 

Guys, I have successfully installed XP Pro SP1 i my Aspire 5920G laptop but unfortunately my laptop hangs up each time I try to access my webcam (using either bison or suyin drivers). What should I do so that my webcam works in xp

 

Titus, to get your TV out to work, you don't use Fn+F5, you run nvidia display properties and run the wizard to enable the 2nd display. You should have the TV on and connected before you boot.

I have the 3 PCI device drivers not right too.

 

Hi!

I have an 5920 aspire, and want xp on it. I download the driver pack for 5920G, but of course, some drivert are different. Have somebody a pack specially for 5920?

 

Have a look at this thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=156238]Acer XP Drivers (for Vista-only Models?) which has links to the drivers.(There is a rapidshare folder with all the drivers stored in one place.)

 

Hey, I took a look at the link you provided but the post was deleted.
My system is the aspire 5920-6313, i changed the hard drive to a 7200rpm one and was successful in installing XP by embedding the windows vista sata drivers from http://us.acer.com with Nlite.
I also was sucessful in installing all the drivers (video, card reader, wlan, network card, video camera), however I cannot get sound.
I have tried all the links i have found and even gave it a try with vista drvers. It installs the drivers but when i go to Control Panel>Sound... it says there is no device.
I have also tried a fix that i found on google that had an embedded Microsoft UAA Driver to no avail.

Does anyone have a solution for this?
By the way its a CLEAN install of XP, vista is on another hard drive all together.

 

good move using a new HDD....

the easy way to make sound work when downgrading to XP is to install the soundcard drivers first (before chipset or anything....)

i've seen a post on here somewhere dealing with your exact issue,, i'll try to locate it and post back...

 

OK Bigozone you are teh uber leetness lol
I have sound on my laptop and all is well.

Anyway, here are a few things I feel I was doing wrong....
1. I was installing WIndows SP3 (dont know if this was one of the MAIN reasons, so to make sure, I used SP2 Instead)
2. I wasn't transferring the drivers from a cd, i was using a USB Hard Drive which would install drivers when i would plug it in, making the sound drivers NOT the FIRST thing that installed.

Other than that, like i've been reading on a few forums, DON'T PANIC IF YOU DON'T GET SOUND IMMEDIATELY!!
There is something about the OS taking a while for it to actually recognize the sound card. (maybe 3 minutes at most)

Oh and one last note, if you don't really need the modem (which i don't) by all means just disable it since it uses the same UAA drivers as the sound card, it might conflict, i CANNOT confirm this, so I did it just as a safety precaution.

Thanks again for the help. lets keep this alive for others to read!

 

i can give you info on getting the modem working if you need it...

i had to install one driver,,, then update it with a different driver....

i have verified it works... don't think i'll ever use it,,, but it's good to have..

 

hey guys, m new to this site, but sorted out most of mah issues from here...well ive got a 5920g acer laptop as well...and have successfully fual booted to XP as well (XP Pro SP2)....i have downloaded all the drivers and aso installed em, i have got the sound, grpahics etc good and working however ive got a problem with my WLAN (WiFi), i installed the driver and it even comes up on the connection area (control panel, connection) but it is disable, when i enable it by right clicking it n enabling it, its written Enabling, then connection fail...dont know why this comes up....have even installed fresh XP again as well but still the same thing, and also when i uninstlal the driver form device manager, it sort of freezes.....dont know whts wrong, can get on the internet on mah XP...plz any1 help...plz....

 

what type of wifi network adapter does your laptop have??

if it's an Atheros,, there are some new drivers that might help
this link has all kinds of drivers

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=238807

 

purchased Acer 5920 today and installing windows xp with SP2 on it.

Everything is fine with it while installing, except on thing.

When i am installing suyin webcam drivers on it, it installs it but when i install suyin application i.e. Acer Crystal Eye Webcam application, it creates problem with the fuctionality of windows.

After installing that application, my machine is getting struck at the screen "shutting down your computer" and nothing happens. I need to turn my machine off manually.

But when i removed that application "acer crystal eye" laptop was okay again.

Tried this several times after re-installing windows but problem is same every time.

Please reply me back with any clue in installing that application.

Regards,
Yogesh Munjal
Sanyo Inc.
email: [email protected]