Installing Windows XP on the Intel based dvx500t Series

Have you tried installing Speedfan? That ought to do it (though I let XP do my fan control and just use Speedfan as a thermometer). These machines run dangerously hot (mine has reached 96 degrees) so it's a good idea to keep an eye on core temp. Anyway - always on is only mildly annoying, it's always off you should be worried about.

Oh yes, and I always keep a pencil taped to the back of the battery pack. This lifts the vents clear of the table and cools it better. Sad but true.

 

Hey whats up? Sorry for the late reply...
I dont tink you should worry about it. If you updated your BIOS recently, its part of the newer BIOS. My fan is always on as well, it doesnt really bother me.

hey, I realize this is a very late response, but do you still need them?

 

I'm thinking about a Windows 7 install on dv9500t thread... anyone interested?
If it has already been done, let me know
probably by next weekend
(need money for new HDD and time for the install as well, haha)

 

I'd be interested in a windows 7 style guide

 

Hi I am a newbee I have a HP dv9700 laptop and am trying to install XP pro, downloaded the Nlite program and been successfull at slip streaming the XP program and the SP2 programs but I dont know where to inject the SATA drivers (a hp .exe program). I have tried it in the "select the service pack to integrate" and the "hot fixes..." that seems to be the only places that will accept a .exe program. The drivers task selection only allows .inf files. When I run the disk it will load Xp to the point that it is ready to run but the next screen says it cant locate any hard drives sooooo I guess I am not including the SATA drivers correctly. Can you help a newbee???
Russ

 

Aw man I completely forgot! I had finals come up, and after finals my car was pretty badly messed up and I spent all my money fixing my car... so I didnt have enough money to buy another HD to try it out. As soon as I am able to buy another HD...

Sure. Have you downloaded the driverpack from the link? When you download the driverpack, use WinRAR to unpack the package, and there should be a "SATA" folder. In that folder, you will find the .inf file you need to slimstream the SATA drivers. Let me know if this works..

 

Good to see your still helping people out Mujj. /Greets

I finally settled on an Asus Notebook after a long search and a returned HP & Thinkpad.

 

Hi Hackez how are you?! Its been a long time. Do you still have your hp
laptop? Mine is still running... I do have funny overheating issues with it now haha, but it's ok.
I'm not sure what my next laptop should be... What went wrong with your returned hp and what model was it?
The driverpack is still the same from 3 years ago or so, haha. I did not find a need to update the drivers since the current ones work perfectly.
It's good to hear from you after such a long time. I hope all is well with you.

 

I'm doing pretty well thanks. I started with a dv7 series which I returned because of motherboard issues. Then I went to a ThinkPad T61P which also had motherboard issues. Returned that as well. Finally chose an Asus M50SV and haven't had an issue since. For a laptop Sager/Clevo & Asus are all wonderful brands.

 

anyone install windows xp on the new dv7t quad series? i have a dv9700t with xp pro on it. thinking of upgrading.

 

yes i think there is a dv7 thread here somewhere

 

cool im gonna search for it. im waiting for the dv7 or dv8 series to get usb 3.0 then im gonna sell my dv9700t.

 

Nice, USB 3.0

 

this isnt a sticky anymore.

lol it ran a good course though. i am very honored to have helped so many people with this guide, and many MANY thanks to those who have helped me as well. (you know who you are )

 

Can anyone please point me to the post/ thread where it is explained if Windows XP Professional can be installed on an HP DV5-1015ea system, if possible.

Thanks

 

I think there is a thread that is specific for the dv5 and/or the dv7.....

 

Mujjuman: thanks for the effort you put on this post and the driver pack but some drivers didn't work for me, specifically the audio and modem.

I have a dv2500 (2534ea) and I swear to god that I googled for several days but I couldn't find the right drivers for me. As you can see, my audio is "Conexant Cx20549 @ Intel 82801HBM ICH8M - High Definition Audio Controller PCI" and the modem is the same thing.

Please help me if you know the steps to get it working. If you need a full report, let know.

I will look forwards to hearing from you. Thanks.

I'm am sorry for copying and pasting such long post, but here is the Everest report:

Computer:
Computer Type ACPI Multiprocessor PC (Mobile)
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 3
Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.5512
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name MANGRAVITI-LAPTOP
User Name Mangraviti
Logon Domain VITOR-LAPTOP
Date / Time 2010-07-15 / 01:59

Motherboard:
CPU Type Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T5750, 2000 MHz (12 x 167)
Motherboard Name Wistron 30CE
Motherboard Chipset Intel Crestline-PM PM965
System Memory 2048 MB (DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM)
DIMM1: Qimonda 64T128021HDL3SB 1 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM3: Qimonda 64T128021HDL3SB 1 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
BIOS Type Phoenix (12/01/08)

Display:
Video Adapter GeForce 8400M GS (256 MB)
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS (256 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
Monitor LG Philips LP141WX3-TLB1 [14.1" LCD]

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Conexant Cx20549 @ Intel 82801HBM ICH8M - High Definition Audio Controller

Storage:
IDE Controller Intel(R) ICH8M Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 2850
IDE Controller Intel(R) ICH8M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller
IDE Controller Ricoh Memory Stick Host Controller
IDE Controller Ricoh MMC Host Controller
IDE Controller Ricoh xD-Picture Card Host Controller
Disk Drive SAMSUNG HM160JI (160 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA)
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T20L (DVD+R9:4x, DVD-R9:4x, DVD+RW:8x/8x, DVD-RW:8x/6x, DVD-RAM:5x, DVD-ROM:8x, CD:24x/24x/24x DVD+RW/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 120.0 GB (107.8 GB free)
D: (Ext2) 28717 MB (26882 MB free)
Total Size 148.0 GB (134.0 GB free)

Input:
Keyboard Keyboard device HID
Keyboard Default keyboard 101/102 keys or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse Mouse compatible with PS/2

Network:
Primary IP Address 192.168.0.45
Primary MAC Address 00-13-E8-50-9A-BF
Network Adapter Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (192.168.0.45)
Network Adapter Marvell Yukon 88E8039 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller

Peripherals:
FireWire Controller Ricoh RL5C832 IEEE1394 Controller (PHY: Ricoh RL5C832)
USB1 Controller Intel 82801HBM ICH8M - USB Universal Host Controller
USB1 Controller Intel 82801HBM ICH8M - USB Universal Host Controller
USB1 Controller Intel 82801HBM ICH8M - USB Universal Host Controller
USB1 Controller Intel 82801HBM ICH8M - USB Universal Host Controller
USB1 Controller Intel 82801HBM ICH8M - USB Universal Host Controller
USB2 Controller Intel 82801HBM ICH8M - USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
USB2 Controller Intel 82801HBM ICH8M - USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
USB Device AuthenTec Inc. AES2501A
USB Device Dispositivo de vídeo USB
USB Device HP Integrated Module with Bluetooth 2.0 Wireless Technology
USB Device USB Composite Device
Battery Microsoft AC Adapter
Battery Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery

DMI:
DMI BIOS Vendor Phoenix
DMI BIOS Version F.2E
DMI System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
DMI System Product HP Pavilion dv2500 Notebook PC
DMI System Version F.2E
DMI System Serial Number 2CE7301G5K
DMI System UUID 0B1755C0-3CEE11DC-B227A23B-3DA4B616
DMI Motherboard Manufacturer Wistron
DMI Motherboard Product 30CE
DMI Motherboard Version 80.52
DMI Motherboard Serial Number
DMI Chassis Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
DMI Chassis Version N/A
DMI Chassis Serial Number
DMI Chassis Asset Tag
DMI Chassis Type Notebook

 

Hey Mangraviti, thanks for the kind words. I'll try to help you the best I can, because I dont have my dv9500t anymore and I havent done any computer tech related stuff for some time, haha I moved on to the medical field and now my computer skills are lacking.

Before we actually continue and I make driver suggestions, can you please provide me with the serial number (s/n) and the product number (p/n) on the bottom of your laptop (so I can look up the hardware specs myself) and what country did you buy the laptop from? Both of those are important for me to get accurate hardware info, because it seems as if your model dv2500 has different chipsets than all other dvx500s that I know off... and I just want to verify that with hp. If anyone else can verify that the dv2500t (and the dv9500t) came with the PM965 chipset, let me now. From what I remember, I THINK the dvx500 came with the PM945 chipset. I may be terribly wrong however, because its been so long, and I cannot check this on my own laptop since my laptop is now a $2700 paper weight.


[EDIT]
I am an idiot. I actually went back and I read my original post... all our laptop DID come with PM965, so please disregard posting ur s/n and ur p/n. But what country was the laptop purchased it? This is exactly what I mean by saying my computer skills are lacking, haha. I am so out of touch with computers now... but ask me a medical question and its a different story.

Also, just to get it out of the way, have you read what Typo said about installing Windows XP on the dv2500t? I quoted his post in the main topic. Basically, he wasnt able to install the modem... but for the sound, use these drivers if you havent already done so:

Download and install the driver from Typo's post, reboot, then go into the System Info and then the Device Info from Control Panel, and right-click the PCI Device that has a "!" on the icon, and click update driver.... this SHOULD work... hopefully. Please let me know if it does.

I should also ask, what driver did you install for the audio to begin with, was it the Realtek drivers or the Conexon drivers...

 

Wassup, mujjuman?

Thanks for the reply. I finally got it working. Don't ask me how. I downloaded all drivers I found and none of them worked. Installed them all and nothing. I installed the windows' updates and the sound was working later! It had nothing to do with .net framework because my windows CD already had it so I figure it was some kind of miracle anyways.

Funny enough, after I got it working I manage to drop my battery charger on the floor so I couldn't use my laptop for a while.

But thanks anyway.

My model is from the UK btw...

Cheers.

 

lol good that you got it working!

 

mujjuman! I'm sure you don't remember me, but you helped me big time with getting rid of Vista and putting on XP SP2 on my dv9500t laptop back in December of 2007 (those posts seem to be gone now), with your excellent drivers pack and informational posts and PMs. Thanks so much again!

I'm glad to see you're still here, as I have another question. Even with MS support for XP SP2 now ending, I was originally going to skip updating from SP2 to SP3 and just not use my laptop for internet stuff, but now I'm thinking I may want to update to SP3 anyways.

Any chance you can help with information regarding the best way to do that? I thought I read that you're supposed to update all your drivers before updating to SP3, but I'm assuming that's not the best option for me since there's no guarantee the drivers will work (since we're already "faking it" a bit with the driver pack you provided, right?). What's your thoughts on that? And is that really necessary?

What are the necessary steps?

Any chance you could provide a "guide" as to the best way to update to SP3 from XP SP2 on a dv9500t that originally had Vista on it and was made an XP machine by using your guide and drivers, etc.?

Has anyone here done this already?

My concerns: That I'll have to uninstall certain programs first (firewall, a/v, etc.); that the older versions of these programs will not work with SP3 (firewall, a/v, old versions of Photoshop, Roxio, etc.). Will I run into any problems with that? (Or that it's necessary to update drivers, and then the updated drivers won't work with the laptop, etc.)

My computer stats:
XP SP2
Firefox 3.6.6
IE 6 (used only for Windows critical updates)
Outlook Express 6
ZoneAlarm Free 6.1.744.001
AVG Free 8.5.441 (No linkscanner, no security toolbar, no plugin for Microsoft Office, but with "Personal Email Scanner" (not the plugin for Microsoft Outlook))
SuperAntiSpyware 4.40.1002

Do you need any more information?

Thanks so much!

 

Hey!! Haha yes I remember you very well, thanks for the kind words!

I dont remember if I ever put SP3 on my laptop... I think I did. Unfortunately I cannot check because my laptop is now dead
From what I remember, everything should work fine... I would install SP3 first and then proceed to install the remaining drivers. You'll find that SP3 is much faster than SP2. I think it even has the SATA drivers built-in so you shouldnt need to slipstream it either.

Good luck and let me know how it goes!

[edit]
oh I guess you're not doing a clean install...
your programs should still work fine. i used to use zonealarm and i liked it alot but i found that it interfered with a few of my programs so i ended up uninstalling it.

 

Hiya mujjuman!

I'm back again with something you might find interesting to your tutorial.

It's about the Atheros wireless switch light, that seems to be orange all the time - even if the device is installed and working. My Pavillion is a DV2500 series and has an Intel WiFi card. But I came across a DV6000 series from a client and it had the Atheros card. This tweak worked like a charm for that one. It SHOULD work to all Atheros models.

I found a hack to get it working with the correct lights. I don't know if you want to add this info to your first post (to make it more visible to everyone) or if you just wanna leave it here.

All you need to do is a registry tweak. Very easy and almost risk free (unless one tries to mess with other keys):

First, open regedit (Start > Run and type regedit on the box and click OK)

Then, navigate to the following folder:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318},

Inside this folder, there are many folders named "0000", "0001" and etc. One of them is the folder that holds the Atheros registry. You'll need to find out which one is the correct one. It's quite easy to find out. Click every one of them and read the "DriverDesc" key - It will say Atheros. Also, you will find all these keys inside that folder:

"Characteristics"=dword:00000084
"BusType"="5"
"ComponentId"="pci\\ven_168c&dev_001c"
"ccx5FeatureEnable"="0"
"MapRegisters"="256"
"radioEnable"="1"
"scanTimeValid"="60"
"shortPreamble"="1"
"sleepMode"="2"
"uapsdEnabledBE"="0"
"uapsdEnabledBK"="0"
"uapsdEnabledVI"="0"
"uapsdEnabledVO"="0"
"NetBand"="1823"
"InfPath"="oem0.inf"
"InfSection"="ATHER_DEV_001B.ndi"
"InfSectionExt"=".NT"
"ProviderName"="Atheros"
"DriverDateData"=hex:00,80,d6,a5,8b,9e,c8,01
"DriverDate"="4-15-2008"
"DriverVersion"="7.4.2.111"
"MatchingDeviceId"="pci\\ven_168c&dev_001c"
"DriverDesc"="Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter"
"NetCfgInstanceId"="{0BE3B2ED-F334-437E-897F-1D71CB7A7CC6}"

Now you will have to add the following string values. To create string values, right click on the RIGHT panel and select "New > String Value".

Then, rename the newly created String as

gpioFunc0ActHi

Then, double click this String and change the value to 0 (this is a ZERO - not the letter "O").

The first one is done. Now you need to create a new String Value - just do the same thing as you just did and rename the new String as

gpioPinFunc0

Then, double click this string and change the value to 3 (number three).

If any of these Strings already exist, you will get a message from Windows. In this case, just change the values accodingly.

Now, reboot your machine and you will see that as soon as Windows boots up, your wireless light will no longer be orange - it will be blue as it should. When you turn the switch off, it will turn orange.

Piece of cake, huh?

Hope this helps.

NOTE: if you are unsure how to do it, DO NOT do it. Messing up your Windows' registry may result in a beautiful BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death) and it can render your system unusable. This forum is here to help. If you have questions, ask us and someone will answer you ASAP. It probably won't be me as I don't visit the forum very often but mujjuman is the wizard here and he may be watching his forum more regularly and may be able to give you a hand (I hope I didn't bother with this, mujjuman - hahaha)

Good luck to y'all.

 

haha thanks man! I updated the OP with your post.

I miss this laptop so much lol... wish I still had it

 

mujjuman!

I'm back again with another question. My laptop's video card overheated (I guess this is a major known problem with these laptops) and flexed and crapped out. I opted to try to get it repaired (even though financially it would make more sense to get a new laptop) because I really wanted to keep this laptop as I like how I've got it set up bare-bones with XP SP2 (and didn't want to learn how to do the same thing with Windows 7!), and I really don't connect to the internet with it. After a few weeks, they managed to get a new chip seated at the very last attempt (as I wasn't going to opt for a new motherboard) and are bench testing it now. They are going to update the BIOS (which they need to do if I want the 90 day warranty on the work), and if that takes okay, it should help with the fans running better to help keep things cooler.

However, I'm wondering if there is a newer video driver now than the one originally in the driver pack that I should have them try/install? (The issue happened when I was running WMP and then VLC (testing that program out for the first time). I'm considering just not using VLC, but you'd think I should be able to. I posted on their forum about what happened and they said the program couldn't have caused the problem, but mentioned that they thought HP laptops were crap and maybe it was the wrong or old driver.)

What do you think? Is there one? And, if so, would trying it out cause any problems? Or can you easily just roll it back to the current one?

Thanks, man! I'm supposed to get it back today or tomorrow, so hopefully you'll see this message and be able to reply back soon (so I can tell them about it before I pick it up).

System Info:
HP Pavilion dv9500t laptop (removed Vista and installed XP SP2 when I got it, per this awesome thread!)
Windows XP SP2 (no MS updates since SP2 support ended)
Video: NVIDIA GeoForce 8400MGS
Audio: Realtek High Definition Audio

 

Hey!!! It's nice to hear from you again.

My laptop died in the same way. My video card or chip or w/e it was overheated (three times) and also damaged the motherboard (when it overheated for the third and final time). They were charging me an outrageous amount to replace the mobo. I ended up buying another laptop which also ended up being crap, hahah.

If I remember correctly, I had the same spec laptop as you. I really do miss the laptop. It would have still been pretty fast even for today's standards. It was the best laptop I have ever owned.

I'm sure there is a new, updated driver for the video card. There would be no harm in trying an updated version out. You can certainly uninstall everything related to the video card driver (from control panel, go to add/remove programs), reboot, so that you can install an older version of the driver. I have done that many times when testing out different video drivers and trying to find the one that works the best (a few years back when I originally wrote and maintained this guide).

 

Thanks for posting back!

I'm not sure if I can successfully do this. If you look at the HP site, all the drivers they list are for Vista:
Search results

...which is because that's what came on the laptop, of course.

And the NVIDIA site lists this as their newest driver for my graphics card for XP:
NVIDIA DRIVERS 266.58 WHQL

...but who knows what kind of issues that would cause (and I don't know if it works for SP2 or not). I don't want to screw up my system, you know? (It even talks about needing to back up your system first and also suggests using the drivers provided by the laptop maker, etc.)

The driver I have (6.14.11.134) was the driver that you put in the driver pack.

Out of curiosity, do you know what happens when using an old driver (like mine) with VLC? Does that cause over-heating? Or is it just other issues? (I'm also trying to find out from the makers of that.)

Please note: I never got any BSOD when running VLC for the few minutes I did. It seemed to work fine. The computer overheated and that messed up the chip. The repair place seemed to think it was just a coincidence that I was running VLC at the time -- and that it was just due to happen. But I don't know... Should I just not use that program then?

Let me know what you think -- thanks again!

 

Yeah, I think the computer repair people are correct. It was just a coincidence that VLC was running at the time. I dont believe an older driver would cause the graphics chip to overheat.

 

mujjuman Thank you SO MUCH for this guide!!

I have been trying for 2 days to install XP on a dv6500 and could not get it to work until now. This is a FANTASTIC and easy to follow guide.

A MAJOR thanks to Hackez for the SATA drivers!! Without these it would not have worked.

Keep up the GREAT work. Thank you Again

 

Now The megaupload is been shut down I am not able to get this driver. Would it be possilbe to reupload it or better provide a torrent as my internet speed is quite slow and file sharing website terminates the connection after fixed time

 

Hi!
Could you please put somewhere this magic "SATA drivers" and I can download and enjoy it also

 

Google is your friend.

HP Pavilion dv9500 DriverPack for windows XP 1.10.rar: Download HP Pavilion dv9500 DriverPack for windows XP 1.10.rar for free on uploading.com

 

I just downgraded from vista to xp on my HP dv6500. The only driver I cannot find is Video Controller( VGA compatible). The text doc are moving in frames and I don't know what to do now. I used the indications posted by TheDave but now I'm stuck. Any help appreciated. Thank you