Installing Windows XP on Dell Inspiron 1520

Updated (22/09/2007) - Tested Working

Installing Windows XP on Dell Inspiron 1520

Before you install XP, you must first configure a setting in BIOS else XP CD will not detect your hardisk

In BIOS:
Onboard Devices -> Flash Cache Module -> Set Off
Onboard Devices -> SATA Operation -> Set ATA

Ok, you can now proceed with installing XP

Dell Inspiron 1520 XP Drivers (Complete)
*Best to install in sequence

For more updates, check out Dell Inspiron 1520 Drivers & Downloads official page
http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...=WLH&hidlang=en

R153997 Mobile Chipset (06-26-2007)
-The Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility installs Windows* INF files to the target system. These files outline to the operating system how to configure the Intel® chipset components in order to ensure that the following features function properly: - Core PCI and ISAPNP Services - PCIe Support - IDE/ATA33/ATA66/ATA100 Storage Support - SATA Storage Support - USB Support - Identification of Intel® Chipset Components in the Device Manager
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...7&fileid=205326
*Must install this first

R141246 R5C833 (06-26-2007)
-Ricoh Memory Card Drivers for Vista 32-Bit and XP/2K
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...7&fileid=188377

R160738 GeForce 8400M/8600M (09-03-2007)
-nVidia 101.38 WHQL Windows XP-32bits Driver for G86/G84
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...6&fileid=215217

R158235 STAC 92XX C-Major HD Audio (09-13-2007)
-Sigmatel STAC92XX C-Major HD Audio Driver
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...3&fileid=211297

R149798 440x 10-100 Integrated Controller (06-26-2007)
-Broadcom 4401/B0 Ethernet Drivers
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...5&fileid=198980

R147115 D330,HDA,MDC,v.92,modem (09-20-2007)
-Conexant D330 HDA MDC WinXP/Win2K Modem Driver V.7.59.00.50
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...0&fileid=195675

R164255 Intel® PRO-Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (08-14-2007)
-Installer package for driver version 11.1.1.22 and Intel PROSet/Wireless utility version 11.1.1.7 supporting Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN Mini Card and Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection Mini Card on Windows XP and Windows 2000 operating systems.
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...5&fileid=220545

R161378 Wireless 355 Bluetooth Module (Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR) (08-08-2007)
-Dell Wireless Bluetooth 355 driver release for Windows XP32 bit OS
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...5&fileid=216131

R160323 Laptop Integrated Webcam (09-03-2007)
-This combo driver packages supports both 0.3M CCD and 2M CCD of cameras.
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...7&fileid=214676
*If this doesn't work, you might want to try the driver from Windows Update

R155586 Touchpad-Pointing Stick (06-26-2007)
-Combined 32-Bit Touchpad Driver for XP/2K and Vista
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...7&fileid=207655

1520_A03 Inspiron 1520 System BIOS (08-20-2007)
-Dell Inspiron 1520 FlashBIOS
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...1&fileid=221269

 

Here, leave AHCI enabled in BIOS and just load these drivers during installation:

http://support.dell.com/support/dow...1&impid=-1&formatcnt=1&libid=41&fileid=205611

 

Can I do this after XP installation? I do not wish to format and reinstall again

 

I would like to know the answer to this as well.

What does disabling the SATA feature do anyways? Will it slow down my Dell in any way?

 

Technically, no...but you can do what you wish and give it a try

 

Actually you can. See this post: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=164159
It worked for me exactly the same way on an Inspiron 1520.

 

DoubleBlack.. your ram is not 667GHz... it's 667MHz.

 

is setting ahci on will do any good? already have xp installed and running good for several days.

 

Technically read/write speeds will be faster, but realistically you probably won't notice much of a difference unless you are running benchmarks, or doing drive read/write intensive operations.

 

thanx man, i guess, i'll postpone it then

 

How do I check if the R153997 Mobile Chipset (06-26-2007) component is installed properly on my Win Xp? And what happens if I do not install the mobil chipset first?

I installed windows xp just now and I tried to install the mobile chipset driver first, but after what seemed like a successful installation, it said "unknown error occured, setup will not exit." I went through with installing the rest of the drivers anyway and everything seems to be working fine. I then tried to instal the mobile chipset driver again just for kicks and it seemed like it installed a lot more stuff (ie USB's), and completed successfully. Is everything okay with my system? How do I check?

Cheers

 

A coworker of mine just received her 1520, and I'm helping her downgrade to XP from Vista. We followed these instructions, and everything is working except the integrated webcam.
I've tried using both the download from Dell's support page as well as the webcam CD that came with the laptop. In both cases, I'm told that this XP Pro operating system is not supported.

Does anyone have any ideas as to why the webcam XP download is not supporting XP Pro?

 

I noticed you install the driver for the nVidia 8600M... what does one do if you have an nVidia 8600GT video card, or doesn't it matter?

I've simply GOT to get rid of this Vista install, it's driving me nuts...

 

Khaz, u should check this out: http://support.dell.com/support/dow...1&impid=-1&formatcnt=1&libid=25&fileid=214672

schleeb, go to http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=14560

and follow the instructions, they r pretty straight forward

 

You can try use the driver for webcam from Windows Update. I got it to work the first time

 

Has anyone gotten Dell Quickset to work on Windows XP yet? When I try with the XP Quickset for Inspiron it says invalid system or something like that.

 

What is Quickset? I've never tried it before...

 

Hi All,
Is the above drivers works for Windows 2003 server SP1 also?
Can any one Help?

Thanks.

 

I have not tested it on Windows 2003 Server SP1, doubt it will work. Why not you let us know

 

Hi All,
When i am trying to install Drivers for windows 2003 servers getting the following messages for different drivers.

1. For R150152 (Modem Driver) Getting an error message that "The Device Software you are installing for conxeant setup API. The third party does not contain digital signature info. Driver installation failed. could not find the modem device for the driver.

2. Dell Latitude R153908 Audio Driver is not installing Audio Drivers for OS win 2K3 Server.

Could you please help?

 

I followed the first posters BIOS steps and now I am trying to install and it gets hung up while installing it just stays at the Installing windows screen. ANy help would be appreciated.

 

Update - Official for Dell Insipron 1520 XP

R158235 STAC 92XX C-Major HD Audio (09-13-2007)
-Sigmatel STAC92XX C-Major HD Audio Driver
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/...-1&impid=-1&formatcnt=1&libid=3&fileid=211297

R147115 D330,HDA,MDC,v.92,modem (09-20-2007)
-Conexant D330 HDA MDC WinXP/Win2K Modem Driver V.7.59.00.50
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/...1&impid=-1&formatcnt=1&libid=20&fileid=195675

PS: Updated first post

 

Has anyone ran in to the problems faced when accidentally pushing the media direct button? Well I followed these directions and installed Windows XP on my friends computer and she accidentally hit the Media Direct button instead of the Power button and she got an error saying Microsoft Bitlocker is not allowing Media Direct to access the Hard Disk. so she hit the exit option and since then every time she restarts the laptop she keeps getting the "Invalid Partition Table" error. so, now I am in the process of reinstalling Windows Vista to turn off the bit locker encryption and then reinstalling XP. Any suggestions?

 

Someone else had the problem with the "self-destruct button" here
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=152441

 

Did you try hitting the media direct button again? I get an NTLDR missing message if i hit the media direct button and then hit my power button. Hitting the media direct button again fixes the problem..

 

I tried installing Media Direct during the boot and then installing Windows XP and reinstalled Media Direct but the Media Direct button comes up with an error saying that it cannot access the hard disk due to Bitlocker Encryption still. So now I reinstalled Vista and according to Dell and Microsoft website the Option to disable this is supposed to be under Control Panel -> Security and it supposed to be there. BUT I CAN'T FIND IT THERE! and now Dell all off a sudden won't help me figure this out as apparently a hour ago this was not a Advanced option but all of a sudden is. They want me to pay for support now as I guess this option is magically a advanced Option.

 

Isn't Bitlocker only available in Vista Ultimate and Vista Enterprise editions?
That's what it says in the Wikipedia.
If you have Vista Home Premium, that would explain why you don't have it in Control Panel -> Security.

 

Well if that's the case that would make sense but After booting the latptop with the media direct cd and installing windows xp and and then installing media direct again. But hitting Media direct button is saying that it can't access my hard disk because of the this bitlocker encryption tool

 

Is there anything in the BIOS that might affect the encryption?

 

Acutally I just talked to dell. They said that the bitlocker tool is to work with a Micro Chip called TPM. Apprently the Inspiron 1520 does not come with such cip but they decided to add the tool to the registry. I told them that I had Media Direct 3 CD which came with a friends XP and the rep said if tried that it would most probably work. So, I am trying that now, he said there is no way to erase Bitlocker without editing the registry and I guess walking me through will cost me extra. So, I am trying to fix this the best I can.

 

Well trying to install Media Direct 3 did'nt work. It said failed to inialize application when trying to run the Media Direct 3 DVD on XP.

 

audio drivers don't work... anyone else have this problem...

 

The driver from the Dell site worked fine on mine.

 

After installing Windows XP on my Inspiron 1520 everything went fine, but now I have a verry annoying problem: my @-sign doesn't work.
All my other keys on my keyboard work.
I have already tried another keyboard layout, searched for other drivers...
I have also Fedora core 5 installed and there the @-sign works.
Does anyone know what the problem might be and how to fix it?
Thx!

 

I have a fresh hard drive put into my 1520...When i install XP and then all the drivers hardware ETC. then activate XP...the system tweaks once in a while...When i turn it on or restart it, sometimes after the welcome screen it just reboots itself and starts over...then once reboots it sometimes it says winlogin had to shut down or something like that...also for some reason when signing on to AOL it takes a while in order to connect and log on. Any ideas whats wrong?

 

hey guys, i just tried this and everything works fine except a couple things:
my usb thumbdrives aren't getting recognized
i dont have a battery gauge

any help would be greatly appreciated

 

hi
i installed XP on my 1520 with the drivers in the order they r posted and i cant get intel proset/wireless to work it keeps telling me '' no driver instaled''
and ''unable to detect a supported wireless adapter''

is there anything i missed pls help
thx in advance

 

hiii
Really i can`t describe my feelings

thanks a lot .. this topic helps me alooooooot to setup drivers on my NEW Insipron 1520

 

hi


but how can I use this driver during installation???

help me please T_T

 

XP only allows to load drivers from a floppy drive using installation.... So you would neet the inf files for the Intel SATA drivers on your floppy and make XP Setup search for it explicitly....

But the problem here is most people would not be having a floppy drive for their laptops.... So you got two options only.... Either use nlite and slipstream the drivers or switch to ATA mode during the Xp Install and later load the AHCI Drivers and on the restart switch to AHCI in BIOS....

 

I don't understant

can you explane more

(i don't have a floppy drive)

 

You can refer to the part of installing Xp in this thread :

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=187998

 

Is this allready fixed? I want to make sure I can see the battery gauge on XP before installing it

Does the FN button also work on XP?

 

The battery gauge is visible to me in XP

 

I have a battery gauge on XP and the FN also works.

 

thanks


i will try

 

sorry to bring back an old thread, but followed the instructions in part 1, everything except my wireless card is installed, but for the wireless card i get the icon on the bottom bar but it says driver is not installed

any idea how to fix this?

 

congrats, smart thing to do

 

Ya know I gotta say... Now that I installed XP Pro on my 1520... Its really not all that its cracked up to be. A tweaked vista premium actually runs smoother than xp pro.

Im going back to vista... But now i gotta figure out how to switch it back to sata

 

XP snobs gasp in horror...