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    Network driver needed

    Discussion in 'HP' started by lesliesp, Jul 21, 2009.

  1. lesliesp

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    I upgraded an old Compaq (1200Xl500) from WIN ME to XP not realizing this was a bad choice. Everything went okay except I lost my network adapter and PCMCIA which worked fine before the upgrade. No help from HP support and no drivers to download there either. I need a Texas Instruments PCI 1410 card bus controller. When I do a search I find links but nothing that works. Some links just refer me to Windows update??? and there is nothing there either. Can anyone help me rescue this old laptop?
     
    lesliesp, Jul 21, 2009
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Why was it a "bad choice?" Did you get a system file named pcmcia.sys installed when you did the XP installation?
     
    Shyster1, Jul 21, 2009
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    I consider it a bad choice as without being able to use the PCMCIA card slot I have no connectivity. I could connect wirelessly with ME or use a Lan/Ethernet card before. Now I can't. XP did not furnish a driver for this and HP says non exists.
     
    lesliesp, Jul 22, 2009
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    From what I managed to glean from googling around last night, XP should have had a driver that would handle that controller. If it can't be found, however, then the only alternatives are to reinstall the ME OS, or see if you can find a linux variant that will work on that setup without too much tinkering.
     
    Shyster1, Jul 22, 2009
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    There "should" be a working driver but so far none that I have found in my searches will work for the Texas Instruments PCI 1410. Very odd that the laptop refuses to recognize or see any driver I try to load. Seems like HP with their infinite resources could keep a library of drivers but not so.
     
    lesliesp, Jul 23, 2009
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    Soft32.com does list a driver which never downloads. If you choose one of the mirror sites which takes you to MS update which of course also doesn't help at all.
     
    lesliesp, Jul 23, 2009
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    I recommend you install the XP SP3 Update, it has more drivers and driver fixes for hardware.
    I've had driver problems in the past that have been solved by installing SP3 ;)
     
    elijahRW, Jul 23, 2009
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    XP3 is loaded, still no connectivity. Anyone ever use soft32.com drivers and get them to download?
     
    lesliesp, Jul 25, 2009
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