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    No internet connection after HD formating

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by maple, Sep 19, 2007.

  1. maple

    maple Newbie

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    I keep playing with my new T61 and last night I decided to try XP and vista dual booting. I deleted all partitions and installed XP pro in D first (C is for Vista later on). Installation process went really well but I couldn't establish internet connection after XP installation. I went through the proper steps it said that my broadband should already be configured and working. But its not.

    How can I get the driver back? Without internet connection I cannot download other drivers and updates from lenovo ...

    Thanks a lot for your help.
     
    maple, Sep 19, 2007
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  2. gridtalker

    gridtalker Notebook Virtuoso

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    If you don't have the cd with the drivers you will need to get on a pc with internet and download it onto a flash drive then install it.
     
    gridtalker, Sep 19, 2007
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  3. maple

    maple Newbie

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    Do you know which specific driver I need to download? Is it Ethernet or something else for T61?

    I actually made a copy of /SWTOOL in a portable external storage before I repartition my HD. But that copy is for Vista, not for XP. Do you think I can still find something there to install and it'll work with XP.

    Thank you very much.
     
    maple, Sep 19, 2007
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  4. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Man, just download the drivers on another computer, put them on a flash drive, then install them on the new formatted computer. Simple as that, no need to mess around with /swtool or whatnot.
     
    adinu, Sep 19, 2007
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  5. maple

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    Thanks for your post, I really appreciate that. But I'd like to know some step by step things: what drivers should I download? There are UAA (universal ...) and modem drivers as well as others. What's the sequence of setting up? More details, please.

    Thanks a lot.
     
    maple, Sep 19, 2007
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