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    Alps driver for dm4x on retail win7

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Anthony1s, Jun 9, 2011.

  1. Anthony1s

    Anthony1s Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a HP Pavilion dm4x with a Alps Pointing Device. I'm looking for a multitouch driver for a retail copy of Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. I have tried sp48462, sp48253, sp45293, sp41460, sp45035, sp40715, sp45558 and sp45284 as well as a few other random ones and none work.

    Here are the specs of my laptop.

    HP Pavilion dm4 and dm4x Entertainment PC series | HP Official Store

    HP Pavilion dm4x Entertainment PC
    • dark umber
    • Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit with Service Pack 1
    • No Additional Office Software
    • 2nd generation Intel(R) Dual Core(TM) i5-2410M (2.3 GHz, 3MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.9GHz
    • 1GB DDR3 Radeon(TM) HD 6470M Graphics [HDMI, VGA]
    • FREE Upgrade to 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
    • 640GB 7200RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
    • No additional security software
    • 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (standard) - Up to 8.0 hours of battery life +++
    • 14.0" diagonal High-Definition HP BrightView LED Display (1366 x 768)
    • SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
    • HP TrueVision HD Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone and HP SimplePass Fingerprint Reader
    • Intel 802.11b/g/n WLAN with Wireless Display Support
    • Standard Keyboard
    • HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

    Only change to the specs it that I am trying to use a retail copy of Windows 7.
     
    Anthony1s, Jun 9, 2011
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    The latest HP assistant I spoke with told me the Alps driver for the XU499AV hasn't been released yet. I was asking for the XU440AV Alps driver, in the past, but the sticker on my laptop is incorrect. I'm still unsure why backing the driver from HP factory installed Win7 and restoring it on retail Win7 doesn't work. I guess I'll be sticking with HP's Win7 until the driver is released.
     
    Anthony1s, Jun 10, 2011
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    I have noticed a lot more people looking for the Alps driver for this laptop. If anyone comes across this thread in search for the driver, join me in hounding HP for them to release it! Leave posts in HP's forums, relentlessly ask about it in their Live Chat, leave bad reviews for the DM4X, but remember to still be kinda and polite. There is power in numbers, as demonstrated with HTC and Motorola. We can put a lot of pressure on them together and do something about this.
     
    Anthony1s, Jun 27, 2011
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    Have you tried using the ALPS driver that was in the SWSETUP folder when you first got the laptop?

    Hopefully you made the recovery disks when you first got the backup or you still have the drivers in some way shape or form.

    I too tried to find the ALPS drivers online (unsuccessfully) and had already deleted all recovery partitions, not made the recovery disks and did not backup anything from the SWSETUP folder. Fortunately (or not), I had to return the laptop for a replacement due to hardware issues and got another shot at the whole thing.

    I can try and upload the drivers for you if necessary.

    For the record, I have 7.206.1717.117 currently installed dated 2/18/2011
     
    dom2114, Aug 21, 2011
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    Is there any ALPS driver for Windows 8?
     
    Evgeniy64, Nov 18, 2012
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