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    d830 driver problems and wired connection problems

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by cApNhOwDy, Aug 21, 2007.

  1. cApNhOwDy

    cApNhOwDy Notebook Guru

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    I installed a new harddrive, formatted and installed XP Pro. Initially the USB devices worked. I had heard that it was really important that I install the chipset driver first. As soon as I install the chipset driver though, none of my USB devices are detected anymore. Since the rest of the drivers I was going to use were on one of the USB drives I had plugged in, and since I dont have a wireless connection around, I tried plugging in the cat-5 cable connected to my modem (the one I use on my desktop to connect to the internet) and I cant connect to the internet. Can someone please tell me how important the chipset driver is, why it disables my USB drives, how I can go about getting my USB drives to work again, and which driver I should install to get access to wired internet?
     
    cApNhOwDy, Aug 21, 2007
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    i'm bumping this in hopes that someone might be able to help me. I'm desperate =(
     
    cApNhOwDy, Aug 22, 2007
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