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    P-7811FX Clean Install Help

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by elusiveflip, Jan 19, 2009.

  1. elusiveflip

    elusiveflip Notebook Consultant

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    I'm currently on a 2888 model, 9c.12.00 BIOS and did a clean install of Vista 64 Home Premium. I tried re-installing all the drivers from the recovery discs but the Conexant Audio driver and the Intel VGA UMA drivers wouldn't work.

    For Conexant it said it couldn't find the MEDIA device for the driver. When I look under Device Manager I had only the normal High Def Audio showing, and only one of them. I've read of some people having two show up but I only see one. I tried the work around of downloading the latest Conexant Driver from Gateway Support, but it seems to only install the 4.57.0.50 driver rather than what I downloaded which is Conexant 8.7.0.1007. Are they actually one and the same?

    As for the Intel VGA UMA, it says that the computer does not meet the minimium requirements for installing the software, Setup will Exit. Is this normal? Is this something I even need?

    If anyone can help me with these "problems" it'd be appreciated. Also, what order should I be re-installing drivers in the end, or does it matter? Also, one at a time and rebooting after each one, or can I do a bunch at once?

    I don't have a problem re-clean installing Vista again if I did something wrong, but I just wanna clear this up first, in case I have to.

    Let me know,
    Thanks.
     
    elusiveflip, Jan 19, 2009
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  2. Syngensmyth

    Syngensmyth In All Seriousness

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    Are you pointing to the driver or letting windows grab one?
     
    Syngensmyth, Jan 19, 2009
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  3. elusiveflip

    elusiveflip Notebook Consultant

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    I'm not sure what you're referring to but I used the have disk method to update it.
     
    elusiveflip, Jan 19, 2009
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