XP Up & Running (99.9%) on my new dv6600 (AMD / nVidia based)

[toybits]

with much help i have so far resolved all the unknown devices i had in device manager and i have been using xp with my notebook (dv2620us) for a while now. but then i tried booting xp using safe mode and to my surprise i couldn't log in because the keyboard wouldn't function. anybody have a similar problem?

[keithluneau]

Hi, I've recently been through all this trouble, installing XP on a dv6609wm. I've finally got everything working, and put together all the drivers I used in a "package" along with instructions to get them all working. Some may or may not work for different DV6000 series notebooks, but maybe it'll help someone. You can find everything here:

http://www.kluneau.rchomepage.com/hpdrivers/

Thanks!
-Keith

[rahul.mehtaa]

Hi dave, I was having terrible time installing XP on my new HP 6602AU and now with your guide I was able to install all including the touch buttons. A million thanks to you dude! You simply rock!
Just curious, is it true that installing XP on this machine, voids the warranty ?

-Karthik

hello .. this is rahul.. i also have the same prob with the same notebook that is hp dv 6602 au.. plz help me by guidin me to instal xp in this notebook..... it will be a great help......t
thank uuuuu

[elverde]

i have a dv6645us pavilion, i need the battery and energy option for xp, where can i download, or if someone has can upload please? because i need a metter of the battery and option energy for optomize

[makethissound]

that link doesnt seem to let you download anything except some spyware. I have that same problem and the same hardware ID vendor/device info.

Im on a dv9720us - I tried downloading the atheros 5005g drivers - thats what it told me it was - but i get an error code (10) in device manager.

[TheDave]

i have a dv6645us pavilion, i need the battery and energy option for xp, where can i download, or if someone has can upload please? because i need a meter of the battery and option energy for optomize

Not sure I understand what exactly you are looking for.
The only thing you seem to be able to get out of the laptop currently is a % of battery left.
The only power related type thing I found (that seemed worth anything) was the AMD CPU utility that is suppose to better handle dynamic CPU speed settings (last link in post #2).
Was there something more specific you were looking for?

[elverde]

im looking for a driver/software for the battery, about modes of energy and time remaing of the battery in windows xp

[tes1234]

Nice guide there dave i have almost same config laptop compaq f733au. Installed the AMD drivers which were in 2nd post they sure helped for the battery life (10 mins more life than usual).

But i have 1 problem audio drivers microphone i installed the conexant drivers somehow but microphone doesnt work when i plug it in.

My hardware id is Hardware ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_14F1&DEV_5051&SUBSYS_103C30EA&REV_1000

Any help regarding this ?

[BlueRaja]

I've just about given up on getting XP to work on my Pavilion dv9720us - I can't for the life of me get the wireless drivers to work.
The device instance id is: PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_001C&SUBSYS_137A103C&REV_01\4&3B50943C&0&0068
and the compatible id's are:
PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_001C&REV_01
PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_001C
PCI\VEN_168C&CC_020000
PCI\VEN_168C&CC_0200
PCI\VEN_168C
PCI\CC_020000
PCI\CC_0200

I tried every possible broadcom driver I could find, as well as (after googling "PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_001C") a Samsung wireless NIC driver and an "Atheros XP 64-bit" driver (which wouldn't install due to an "incompatible device," even after editing the .inf file).

Could anyone give me any advice?

[Edit] Problem fixed, see page 13

[BlueRaja]

Just an update, should anyone have the same problem in the future (or should anyone be willing to help):
I was able to get most of the drivers to install using the link given by keithluneau above. A few of the drivers installed on their own when told to 'update automatically' (specifically, usb-hub drivers and the webcam, although I haven't tested it), and the problem with the audio drivers was fixed by installing a windows update found here (using the audio drivers found here Headphones don't work with these drivers, see below).

However, I am still unable to get the wireless card to work, no matter what I try. [EDIT] As I mentioned in the post above, I fixed this. See page 13.[/EDIT] Also, I have an 'unknown device' in the device manager; its location is "on AMD ACPI-Compliant System," its device instance id is ACPI\HPQ0007\2&DABA3FF&0, and it has no compatible ids.
If anyone knows what this could be, or has any ideas how to fix the wireless, I would greatly appreciate your help. Thank you.

[EDIT] Just to keep everything in one place for all you googlers out there: I was having problems for a very long time with the sound still playing from the speakers after plugging in headphones. Thor17 gave this link on page 15 which finally solved this problem; in case either the forum or the link attached are down, the solution was to download the Smart Audio Conexant drivers (v 2.19.0.0) and force them to install through the update driver wizard. These drivers are linked to on the forum; I have also mirrored the file here.
I can confirm these work for my Pavilion dv9720us, and I suspect they work for other Pavilion dv9000 series notebooks as well.