The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    1330 x64 Vista Ultimate Drivers

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by thefunks67, Jun 18, 2008.

  1. thefunks67

    thefunks67 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    124
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Ok guys, I got all the drivers installed except for the Ethernet Controller. I can't seem to find the correct x64 driver for Vista.

    Anyone?

    -Funk
     
    thefunks67, Jun 18, 2008
    #1
  2. ChevyNovaLN

    ChevyNovaLN Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    72
    Messages:
    226
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Do you have wireless? If so, connect to the internet using your wireless connection and then go into the Control Panel and open up Windows Update. It will detect the NIC drivers for you from Microsoft's Windows Update. Its an optional install, just make sure to check the box next to it and let it go....
     
    ChevyNovaLN, Jun 18, 2008
    #2
  3. thefunks67

    thefunks67 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    124
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Yep, the wireless is up and running.

    I am in the middle of the SP1 install and will give the Windows Update a try when it finishes.

    Thanks!

    -Funk
     
    thefunks67, Jun 18, 2008
    #3
  4. ChevyNovaLN

    ChevyNovaLN Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    72
    Messages:
    226
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    No problem. I have the M1530 but i think I read somewhere that both the M1330 and the M1530 have the Marvel Yukon Ethernet card and thats what I had to do to get my driver loaded for it. Dunno what Dell was thinking going with a way WAY off-brand NIC instead of Intel, Broadcom, etc... but if it works. good enough, i'm wireless 99% of the time.
     
    ChevyNovaLN, Jun 18, 2008
    #4
  5. Shakey_Jake33

    Shakey_Jake33 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    14
    Messages:
    272
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    The m1330 has a Broadcom Netlink Fast Ethernet, but yeah it does install via Windows Update.
     
    Shakey_Jake33, Jun 19, 2008
    #5
  6. thefunks67

    thefunks67 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    124
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I did get my hands on the driver and it installed fine. Like Shakey_Jake said, it is indeed a Broadcom NIC.

    -Funk
     
    thefunks67, Jun 19, 2008
    #6
  7. Samuel613

    Samuel613 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    35
    Messages:
    548
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    It is Broadcom. The driver actually says Gigabit, but once it's installed you see that it is a Broadcom Fast (not GIG-E) Ethernet card, but certainly not a Marvell/Yukon anything.
     
    Samuel613, Jun 20, 2008
    #7