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    Windows XP on LG R405-S

    Discussion in 'LG' started by los_re, Mar 23, 2008.

  1. los_re

    los_re Newbie

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    Hi. First off all sorry for my bad english. I bought this notebook one month ago. I wanted to put XP on this. I manage to find drivers for all things, but i have one big problem with wifi. I cant find any network. I suspect that the problem is that because Fn+F6 doesn't work i cant enable the wifi. Can anyone help me? Thnx in advance.. :)
     
    los_re, Mar 23, 2008
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  2. neo-cortex

    neo-cortex Notebook Geek

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    try downloading LG On Screen Display from lg's website
     
    neo-cortex, Mar 25, 2008
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  3. los_re

    los_re Newbie

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    I tried it and Fn+F6 still doesn't work..
     
    los_re, Mar 25, 2008
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    Do your computer have drivers for the atheros ar5007eg?
    It won't autodetect, but this is what I suggest.
    Right Click on My Computer -> Click on Manage
    Select Device Manager
    See if there is a network adapter under Other Devices
    Click on Update Drivers, then select No, Not this time.
    Then Select Install from a specific location
    Select "Include this location in the search" and find the folder where you have extracted drivers with the files (for example) ar5211.sys, net5211.inf, net5211.cat, which you can get from http://www.atheros.cz/

    I hope that helps!

    edit: realised you said you had drivers... but incase anyone else is curious
     
    neo-cortex, Mar 27, 2008
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  5. los_re

    los_re Newbie

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    I have drivers. The problem is that the antenna is off (?).. :(
     
    los_re, Mar 29, 2008
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    Hi, I have the same problem but with the video card..
    I had windows vista that I didnt like that much
    so i format my pc and install XP now i cannot find any driver for my graphic card GeForce 8400M GS

    LG R405-S.C2BCE

    Please help me asap!
     
    knmr, Nov 12, 2008
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  7. neo-cortex

    neo-cortex Notebook Geek

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    Go to Nvidia's website www.nvidia.com and find it under "Download Drivers". It should be separated nicely into categories.

    Alternatively, you could try the website www.laptopvideo2go.com. I believe this website has a better listing of mobile graphics drivers for Nvidia
     
    neo-cortex, Nov 12, 2008
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  8. Dr.Evil

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    hi there

    This is a url for most Driver For Windows Xp For Laptop R405

    w w w . notebook-driver.com/lg/lg-r405-ard405-a-express-notebook-drivers-for-windows-xp

    But The lan Driver and modem Driver in this site Didn't exsist And did'nt work

    Can Some Buddy Help and put the url For the lan and moden driver for Lg R405 For Windows Xp

    I'll Wait you

    Best Regards
     
    Dr.Evil, Nov 20, 2008
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