dv5t Reformat Questions

Hello folks!

Finished my reformat of my dv5t laptop last night, installed the HP drivers, installed Vista Ultimate, etc. Looking pretty good so far.

However, under Device Manager, I have three items called "Base System Device" that do not have drivers, and are unknown as to what they are. I've seen some threads here where this is mentioned, but not a resolution.

Also, is it possible to use the fingerprint reader to manage user accounts, rather than having to maintain passwords? I installed the drivers for the reader, but not sure where to go with it next.

Overall, two minor issues on a very impressive laptop. I'm not experiencing the heat issues spoken of in the summer, either. Only other negative would be the battery life, but I knew that ahead of time (and to be fair I was running installs which meant the hard drive was chugging throughout).

 

It would be easier to help if you post a screen image (or text string) of exactly where the drivers are located within the driver list. One can simply compare to their correct and functioning driver list.

 

I'll be sure to do that when I get home, thank you!

 

Here's my device manager:

 

Which drivers have you installed so far? you missed one or two.

 

I installed every drive hp had on their website on my dv7 and i dont have a single one. Did you install the accelerometer drivers by chase?

 

sp40429 System Updates for SP1
sp39549 Intel Chipset Utility
sp39552 Realtek USB
sp39548 SATA Controller
sp39709 NVidia Driver
sp40139 QuickLaunch Keys
sp39553 ENE CIR Driver
sp40173 Fingerprint Sensor Driver
sp38874 HP Software Update

By the way, thanks everyone for the help getting this done -- Its appreciated!

 

Ok.. now whats the complete specs of your notebook?

Memory card reader?
Webcam?

 

Here ya go:

- HP Pavilion dv5t Entertainment Notebook
- Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T5800 (2.0GHz)
- 15.4" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
- 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
- 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
- 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
- Webcam + Fingerprint Reader
- HP Color Matching Keyboard
- Wireless-G Card
- SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
- 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

 

Any ideas?

 

I am wondering if you downloaded the correct Media Card Reader driver for your notebook. I noticed there are two available. After doing some reading it seems that most people having "Base System Device" problems have attributed them to the Media Reader.

Also, just to make sure, does your Webcam work as it should?

 

Thanks, but yep - It is.