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    Possible to run Win XP with full driver support on the M1330?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Diversion, Jul 16, 2007.

  1. Diversion

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    If so, then this is probably the laptop for me! Thanks.

    Jay
     
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  2. Thomas

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    probably not as it isnt offered with xp
     
    Thomas, Jul 16, 2007
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    Most likely... if you go to support.dell.com ... there is a XP driver section for the m1330.
     
    blahdude84, Jul 16, 2007
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    Dell has an XP section for the M1330 on their support site.

    Dell XPS M1330 XP Drivers

    There seems to be drivers missing right now when you compare it to the list of Vista drivers. But the fact that they have some drivers shows that they maybe planning to release drivers for it.
     
    CodeMonkeyX, Jul 16, 2007
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    Yeap you're right, looks like it has a lot of the important XP drivers in the support section.. I didn't see a video card driver, but im sure you can use the Laptopvideo2go/TweaksRUs drivers without a hitch.

    Thanks,

    Jay
     
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    Or the standard NVidia or Intel ones.
     
    CodeMonkeyX, Jul 16, 2007
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    standard nvidia drivers usually don't support mobile graphics...
     
    Anzial, Jul 16, 2007
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    Good luck getting the fingerprint thing to work. Everything else is going to probably be possible. Might have problems with wireless if there aren't drivers already, if you got an option not available on XP laptops.
     
    xie, Jul 16, 2007
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    That sucks! So you have to wait for Dell to release updated drivers?
     
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    either that, or, as suggested above, go to Laptopvideo2go/TweaksRUs to get those same nvidia drivers with hacked inf files to support mobile chipsets.
     
    Anzial, Jul 16, 2007
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