G50v - Xp Hdmi

Hello everyone,

I have a Asus G50V-X (newegg version, not the crappy low res bb version). Anywho I reciently installed XP according to the guide found here:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=282100

My problem is the HDMI Installer seems to crash out before it completes its installation. I've downloaded it a couple times and it always behaves the same. It shows the nvidia logo, then a screen with a loading bar as it "prepares to install" but thats as far as it gets. It doesnt hang, it just disappears. I end up with no audio and some unknown things in the device manager.

Any ideas to get the HDMI installed? I love this laptop, EXPECIALLY with XP installed , but I need to get hdmi working.


-DallanC

 

Did you try the NVIDIA beta drivers, (labeled B on that guide) since it includes the HDMI driver? I am running that version on XP on my G50V and have no problems.

 

Hi and welcome to the forums!

I've uploaded the driver necessary for HDMI to properly work in XP. Let us know if this works

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ORTEU4RO

 

Ok that driver did fully run and install so thank you! I Still cant get any audio and I have a unknown PCI ... I think I mucked something up trying to solve the HDMI issue. I'm going to wipe the drive and start over, using this HDMI Driver...thanks for the help, I'll let you know how it goes.


-DallanC

 

if you havent reinstalled yet, can you post the device/vendor ID for the unknown device?

 

To get audio going through your HDMI port, you have to enable digital audio output in your realtek audio manager.

 

if youre running xp (NOT xp pro 64, since its server '03 kernel based), dont forget to install UAA ( http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/SO...AA-Bus-Driver-for-High-Definition-Audio.shtml). needed to install realtek sound.

if the display doesn't automatically switch to HDMI, try using the Fn + F8 hotkey.

 

Ok I wiped the drive and started over... even with the hdmi driver posted above, I have zero audio under XP. A quick look at the device manager shows the unknown "Other Devices" that the original xp install guide had, but more alarmingly, I still have a PCI Device error under the System Devices tab.

Heck I might as well post pictures, easier than explaining.



I'm not sure how to identify what this hardware is... it pretty much has to be audio, due to the fact I dont have working audio. Trying to tweak speaker settings shows no audio available.

Also the UUA link above is dead. You guys help me solve these driver issues and I'll host all the drivers used by the G50v on my site for free so they dont disappear over time.

Ideas?


-DallanC

 

PS: I am running XP Pro 32 bit.

 

Edit: Ok I googled up info on the pci device and it does seem to be the UUA. I found a link to a driver and am slowly downloading. will try it in an hour or so once the DL is finished.


-DallanC

 

the other device should be sound after you install UAA and the audio drivers.

 

OK!

I have the drivers all installed and audio working on the laptop! Oddly alot of this didnt seem to get cleared up till I upgraded to SP3.

Couple questions. HDMI output to my television works (atm only at an odd resolution /shrug) but I have no sound to the TV. David mentioned above that you need to enable it in the Realtek manager. I dont see where this is. On the Audio I/O tab there is a pulldown where you can set Dolby Digital, Digital PCM etc etc... neither of these seem to send out audio via HDMI port. Am I in the right place or is there something else I need to set?


-DallanC

 

bump... how do you enable sound over the HDMI?


-DallanC

 

windows sound panel, there should be something with HDMI. remember to switch it back to realtek after.