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    HP Pavilion dv9743cl + Windows XP

    Discussion in 'HP' started by espexplorer81, Dec 31, 2007.

  1. espexplorer81

    espexplorer81 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello! I recently got my HP Pavilion dv9743cl to dualboot Windows Vista and Windows XP on the two respective hard drives that this laptop has.

    I'm very pleased with what I have been able to achieve but I have been having trouble finding the right drivers for the right devices under the new XP operating system.

    I wanted to know if anyone could provide me with any help in finding these? I have been able to get a hold of my wireless and ethernet drivers but aside from this, I'm pretty lost. I looked up vendor and Device IDs for most of the devices but they weren't too helpful (except for the wireless and ethernet ones). I particularly am having trouble finding the ICH8M drivers, audio drivers (one of these, for example, is vender id 1057 and device id 3055). Thanks in advance!
     
    espexplorer81, Dec 31, 2007
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  2. sly

    sly m1530 owner!!!

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    did u try the hp website
     
    sly, Dec 31, 2007
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  3. espexplorer81

    espexplorer81 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes I did. I went to the HP website but the drivers for this computer are mainly available for Vista. I went into the XP portion of the drivers for this computer and there weren't really any.

    Here is the link to the HP drivers for my laptop for Vista:
    http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=2093&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3647212&lang=en

    Here is the link to the HP drivers for my laptop for XP:
    http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=228&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3647212&lang=en

    By the way, here are my system specs in a little more detail:
    http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsuppor...c=us&objectID=c01297145&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
     
    espexplorer81, Dec 31, 2007
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  4. jinkpanther

    jinkpanther Newbie

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    hi guys, i just bought an hp pavilion dv9743cl notebook from NY,US. it will arrive on 11th Feb. I am really excited 2 use it. well as a starter, plz tell me whether whether i got the rht thing at good price!
    my bro went 2 a Costco store in person, in Port Washington NY n purchased it for $1350 ($1458 including tax). its specs are
    hp Pavilion Dv9743cl
    2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T-7250
    2GB Dual DDR2 RAM (2 x 1GB)
    320GB Dual HDD (2 x 160GB)
    512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M
    17'' LCD
    8 x DVD+/- RW with Dual Layer Support

    So, plz tell me did i make the right deal. i will appreciate if any1 can assisst me. I am a an ameture videographer n wish 2 use it for video editing though my bro is like, o u r a gal, y u need such a hi fi notebook, 9743 is a manly thing!!! plz comment any 1. thnx guys
     
    jinkpanther, Feb 8, 2008
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  5. timtravel42

    timtravel42 Notebook Virtuoso

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    there is a sticky at the top of this forum regarding installing xp on dv**** laptops, it should have all of the drivers you'll ever need
     
    timtravel42, Feb 9, 2008
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