W7Sg XP install: can't install GPU, ATK

Hi,

I installed XP on my (new) W7Sg, and succeeded in getting almost everything working using both the original Vista drivers, as well as XP drivers for the W7S. There are two ( major, essential) exceptions:

a) ATK0100. It seems to install, but StandBy, Hibernate, do not work. So I assume all the ACPI stuff is messed up (including fan control, CPU and GPU speed control). I tried both the W7Sg and the W7S ACPI, with the same results.

b) GPU. It is NOT listed under Display Devices in Device Manager, but under Non-Plug and Play devices, as VgaSave!! Drivers from NPnP devices cannot be updated from Device Manager, so I can't use the LaptopVideo2Go driver with the Have Disk method. I tried running the setup program of the driver, but (of course) it doesn't detect a compatible device (I did use the modded INF, which does support the 9300M G GPU of the W7Sg). I also tried the W7S driver with the same results.

I'm at a loss as to what to try next... I would appreciate suggestions, I'd hate having to go back to Vista for this thing.

One more thing, I installed the rest of the drivers (and made attempts at these ones) BEFORE patching XP with SP3, but AFTER installing the chipset drivers. Maybe I should have first installed the XP updates first, I don't know... If all else fails I'll try that too.

I also have stuff like TPM, modem, and the Turbo Memory maybe which is not installed but I expect that shouldn't cause this sort of problems.

Thanks!

PS: sorry for asking questions without contributing answers for other people, during this week. I'm back from abroad, but have very little time right now, I hope I'll be able to catch up in the weekend.

 

Maybe you need the hotfix as mentioned in the below website?
http://www.amdzone.com/index.php/news/windows/3928

Not sure on the GPU issue though...

 

About GPU
You may want yo try this way
1. DELETE this freak device from 'DEVICE MANAGER' list.
2. Restart computer and you will be prompted about 'new device has been found'
3.Take set up in your hands (full manual). What you need is display adaptor

It is good to log on under administrative account

 

Thanks to both.

emporium, the description of that fix is a bit unclear I'm not sure what exactly it addresses? Also I have SP3 installed, that seems to address SP2 installs...

Oldman, thanks, I already tried that, it only detects it again as VgaSave...

I did some more digging last night and I may have found out what I did wrong w.r.t. ACPI. There is also a tool called ATK Generic Functions (AGF) which I did not install first, because I did not recognize (was not there for older computers). I did remove all ACPI stuff and reinstall with AGF included, but it still didn't work -- but maybe if I do it on a clean install, it will. That remains to be seen.

I installed all the other stuff too, and I still don't know what to do about the GPU.

There is also a PCI-Express device with a question mark under "System Devices", so that makes me wonder, maybe that question mark makes the GPU undetectable... I don't have the computer with me, I'd make a screenshot, but looking at my V6J screenshot I think it may be the:

Mobile Intel(R) 955XM/ ...(chipset names here) Express PCI Express Root Port

I think tonight I will do a clean install, patch the Windows with SP3, install drivers afterwards, starting with chipset and the correct ATK, and watch carefully for the GPU in-between any driver installs...

 

Chipset is integral part of MBR and suppose to be in 'system devices'

PCI-express device is likely to be GPU.

 

Just to post back with the solution.

This was a known problem, a conflict between one of the PCI Express Root Ports and the GPU, when the system had 3GB or more of RAM (mine has 3). I had to disable PCI Express Root Port #2, and then the GPU was detected correctly. Also, I had to install the laptopvideo2go drivers using setup.exe, the Have Disk method did not work and resulted in 4-bit color, 640 resolution on my desktop.

The ATK problem was a result of the GPU not being installed: since the computer couldn't put the GPU to sleep, it couldn't stand by or hibernate properly.

So now XP is working correctly. All the drivers except the GPU are the W7S XP drivers from the ASUS FTP server.

 

Yeah, it is always simple when it is over..
For a suggestion... may be there was shortest way to take one memory chip out and run GPU installation trouble free

 

Yes, but I didn't want to open up a new computer and start messing with the internals, just to install Windows...

Plus, the screws are very small and my screwdriver didn't fit

And it wasn't simple, oh no... it took a couple of hours, I disabling all the root ports, then reenabling and restarting / testing after each one... plus the Have Disk method that didn't work...