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    dell xps m1530 wireless not working on XP

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by la_black, Sep 16, 2008.

  1. la_black

    la_black Notebook Enthusiast

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    anyone help..

    yesterday I installed XP on my girlfriends xps. everything works fine except audio and wireless drivers...audio is fixed, but WIFI wont work in any circumstances

    driver simply wont work!

    in mine device managment I have question mark beside Network controler and when ever i tryed to install/update driver ..it wont accept. says that there is no driver for this device

    but before downloaded driver from intel side, from UDI pack..everything... help please
     
    la_black, Sep 16, 2008
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  2. millermagic

    millermagic Rockin the pinktop

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    It may sound like a stupid question - are you sure you're using the windows xp driver?
     
    millermagic, Sep 16, 2008
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  3. fiveo

    fiveo Notebook Consultant

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    Assuming you have already downloaded the correct XP driver, (I used the ones supplied by Udi in another thread here) go to device manager and tell it to update driver but don't let it do it automatically. Direct it to the folder with the drivers and then let it update, should do the trick.
     
    fiveo, Sep 16, 2008
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  4. 031247

    031247 Notebook Geek

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    sounds like your just updating through the device managers microsoft database try going to the dell website and download the XP drivers for M1530 all of them.
     
    031247, Sep 16, 2008
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  5. PpMoko

    PpMoko Newbie

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    I have the same problem and I need urgent help...
    I got my XPS m1530 just a few days ago, and I tried to install XP...

    Anyway, I had no troubles with any of the drivers, BUT, when I installed de WiFi driver, It just didn't worked...

    I have already tried a ton' of drivers, including a lot that some have suggested in the forum, but nothing...

    The specifications are:

    1 262-0062 XPS M1530, CORE 2 DUO T5750(2.0GHZ)
    1 310-9516 VISTA PREMIUM STICKER, XPS
    1 310-9764 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP,XPS-M1530
    1 311-7821 2GB, DDR2, 667 MHZ,2 DIMM, XPS M1530
    1 312-0638 56 WHR,6-CELL,LION,PRIM BATT,XPSM1530
    1 313-4783 HD AUDIO 2.0
    1 313-5820 8X DVD+/-RW SLOT DRV, XPSM1530
    1 313-6439 TUXEDO BLACK XPSM1530
    1 320-6082 256MB NVIDIA GEFORCE 8600M GT
    1 320-6696 15.4 BLACK WXGA, M1530 W/C
    1 341-5631 160GB HARD DRIVE,5.4K,XPSM1530
    1 410-1677 MCAFEE SEC SW 9.0,30-DAY,SPANISH,XPS
    1 420-5769 ISP SEARCH ASST PORTAL,DIM/INSP
    1 420-6436 VISTA,PC-RESTORE, DIM/INSP
    1 420-7467 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1,SP,DIM
    1 420-7590 MEDIA DIRECT 3.5,XPS M1530
    1 420-7622 DELL SUPPORT CENTER 2.0
    1 420-7715 CAMERA SOFTWARE XPS M1530
    1 420-8183 ROXIO CREATOR DE 10
    1 420-9100 DELL DOCK CONSUMER,INB/XNB
    1 420-9138 WIN VISTA SP1 HOME PREM 32,EMRP,SPN,INB
    1 430-2315 DELL BLUETOOTH TRAVEL MOUSE,INSP
    1 430-2566 INT 355 BLUETOOTH WRLESS
    1 430-2777 DELL WRLS1395,802.11G,INSP
    1 463-2282 THANKS FOR PURCHASING YOUR DELL
    1 916-2280 NBD OS, XPS1530,UNY,INIT LA
    1 916-2627 HW WRTY + SVC,XPS1530,UNY,INIT LA
    1 310-8319 INTEL DUAL CORE 2,MEROM,NBK
    1 420-8053 MS WORKS 9.0,SPANISH,INSP
    1 499-9998 INTERNATIONAL PROCESSING
    1 916-1247 NO WARRANTY YRS 2-3 (NBD) LA/BZ

    And it came, with the A09 revision of the BIOS...

    Well, since an image worth more than a thousand words...

    http://img90.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dibujodriver2dc7.png

    http://img412.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dibujodriver1ph5.png

    Those are the thing the device manager are sending, and the answer I get from the software...

    From Dell I haven't download anything 'cause they have drivers only for Vista, but I have from Intel...

    This are the links

    http://downloadcenter.intel.com/fil...+XP+Professional&lang=eng&strOSs=44&submit=Go!

    But, as I said, none of them worked for me

    Please if someone could help me here =( ...
     
    PpMoko, Sep 30, 2008
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  6. vinumsv

    vinumsv MobileFreak™

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    vinumsv, Sep 30, 2008
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  7. PpMoko

    PpMoko Newbie

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    Dude thanks so much...
    But I dont have access to the link :p...
    Please if you have any other link to that driver...
     
    PpMoko, Oct 1, 2008
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  8. PpMoko

    PpMoko Newbie

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    Well
    After the links didn't worked, I search here for the drivers, and I asume that I got them with in this links (they are same right???)...
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=3687001
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=254815
    Anyway, still didn't work for me, and this is the message I get:

    http://img505.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dibujodriverudi1ix8.png

    http://img49.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dibujodriverudi2kx0.png

    http://img360.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dibujodriverudi3fz6.png

    Please help!!!
     
    PpMoko, Oct 1, 2008
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  9. omo

    omo Notebook Enthusiast

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    If you can not get it to work with xp, go on ebay and buy any dell wireless pci minicard, then you are home and dry. What I did eventually was to change mine to one meant for inspiron 6400, and it worked well. Changing the minicard is a 1-minute job - check the service manual from dell. As for warranty, just keep the original card and put it in if you have to send the laptop to dell for any warranty repair- this will save u any hassle
     
    omo, Oct 8, 2008
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  10. omo

    omo Notebook Enthusiast

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    This driver worked for me. Its a Russian site. just type in the code and download it. I think those with a broadcaom wireless are the ones having problems getting xp driver.
    see Put in the http and www yourself as I am not allowed to post url yet
    .x-drivers.ru/catalog/drivers/wireless_networks/companies/broadcom/models/bcm94311mcg/7882.html
     
    omo, Oct 21, 2008
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