dv2500,6500 and duel boot vista/XP

Greetings - Thanks to all but especially robvia for the guidance received here. I have had my 6500t at home for just over three hours and its up and running with XP Pro. Only made two changes - I used the Realtek audio from the ASUS site (Realtek was incredibly slow) for the F3T/XP and ditto for the Motorola SM-56 modem. I have thus far been unsuccessful at increasing anyone's rep points but I just attempted for robvia. Oh - Vista on the 6500t had over 1000 fragmented files and over 10,000 fragments - great job H-P!!

 

Hey guys i just followed this guide but I have a slight problem. Everything seemed to install except some "PCI Device" (I have the same exact laptop as the one in the guide, the dv6500). The only difference is that I'm installing windows XP service pack 1 and not service pack 2 (I don't particularly like service pack 2 but thats a story for a different time).

This is how it shows up in my hardware profile:
"PCI Device". (with a yellow exclamation point)

Bilscrypt Verisoft Access Manager is the only thing in the guide that I haven't installed just because i have no idea what it is. I installed everything else at the bottom of the nogodforme hp6500 page.

I can post a screenshot of my hardware manager if anyone needs information

 

I have this problem too..
this occurs sometimes but I can't find the real source of this...

someone have any idea or solution ?
thanks...

 

The reason this happens is still up in the air. If you're running XP, the newer Forceware video driver will take care of it.

For either operating system, I tell the laptop to do nothing when the lid is shut. That seems to help. If I want the laptop to sleep, I click on Start, then Standby and don't worry what the lid does.

 

Hi robvia,
I just bought dv2690, and would like to do dual boot or install xp over vista.
Kindly comment if the same guide and drivers will apply?

thanks

 

hey there ... will some one tell me these things also work for dv2750. i wan to downgrade from vista to xp on this machine.

 

he i would like to know would i be able to downgrade my laptop dv2750 using robiva tutorial.
my laptop specs are
2.2ghz t7500 intel processor core2duo
2 gb ram
Intel Chipset Installation Utility for ICH8 for Microsoft
Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset Family Video Driver
NVIDIA GeForce 8M Series GS Graphics/Video Driver
AuthenTec Inc. Fingerprint Sensor Driver
Ricoh 5-in-1 Card Reader Host Controller and Driver
Conexant HDAUDIO Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP Driver
Broadcom Wireless LAN Driver
Marvell Yukon 88E8039 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller Driver
Intel PRO/Wireless Drivers

now plz tell me if I should start with the downgrading of this amazing laptop. I m sure that once xp is installed this laptop gona be really fast.

 

Hi Everyone.
I have purchased a HP Pavilion Pavilion dv9700. I am having Windows Vista 64 bit preinstalled with it. But i want to install XP Professional in it. My laptop configuration is

HP Pavilion dv9700t Entertainment CTO NB
- Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
- Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor T5750 (2.0GHz)
- 17.0" diagonal WXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1440 x 900)
- 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
- 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
- 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
- Webcam + Fingerprint Reader
- Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection and Bluetooth(TM)
- LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
- No TV Tuner w/remote control
- 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
- Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
- HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

I am facing a lot of problem in installing XP Pro in it.and getting no useful support for that. Like dv6500 i dont have option to disable native SATA support in my system. Does XP Pro installation proceedure of dv6500 will work on my system also.

so please can anybody tell me that how i can install XP on my system.
I am very concern becoz many of my applications are not working on Vista plateform and any how i wanna get rid if Vista from my system.

Please reply if anybody has done that or know about that.

Thanks u All

 

Hi Everyone.
I have purchased a HP Pavilion Pavilion dv9700. I am having Windows Vista 64 bit preinstalled with it. But i want to install XP Professional in it. My laptop configuration is

HP Pavilion dv9700t Entertainment CTO NB
- Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
- Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor T5750 (2.0GHz)
- 17.0" diagonal WXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1440 x 900)
- 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
- 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
- 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
- Webcam + Fingerprint Reader
- Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection and Bluetooth(TM)
- LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
- No TV Tuner w/remote control
- 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
- Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
- HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

I am facing a lot of problem in installing XP Pro in it.and getting no useful support for that.I have seen a thread in this forum that is for dv6500. Like dv6500 i dont have option to disable native SATA support in my system. Does XP Pro installation proceedure of dv6500 will work on my system also.

so please can anybody tell me that how i can install XP on my system.
I am very concern becoz many of my applications are not working on Vista plateform and any how i wanna get rid if Vista from my system.

Please reply if anybody has done that or know about that.

Thanks u All

 

anyone know Audio driver for XP(hp pavilion dv2680en notebook)..plz help me..i want to install sound driver...plzz help..

 

Trying to get XP x64 working on my DV6500T, i have most of the devices functioning. However i have 3 Exclamation points in Device manager all state "Base System Device" anyone know what this is?

The video, audio, bluetooth, SATA, are all working fine, as well as the Authentec Fingerprint driver.

Any help would be must appreciated.
Havoc

 

Nevermind on this post i finally figured it out, now all my devices are running on Win Xp X64 on my HP Dv6500.

If anyone else wants to know i used the Ricoh install driver for Vista from the Hp website and it worked.