Installing Windows XP Pro on Studio 15

CCAA · 08-01-2008, 04:13 PM

The tips from the Dell Forum were all without success

I'm thinking of replacing the Broadcom 1510 WLAN card by an Intel card.
I've seen them for around 25€. Would be an alternative to search for hours and days und ruin my nerves.

delicatepc · 08-03-2008, 02:43 AM

Everyone here is missing the point -- Dell Studio is not using revolutionary hardware.

The components found in a Dell Studio have all been around for a while (sans ATI 3xxx series). Dell will never post drivers for Windows XP simply because they NO longer support it (XP for this particular system).

I have ordered my Studio 15 and will be installing XP on it. Usually its a matter of identifying a chips info and looking for drivers based off same core chip. It may a little more then that but as someone who works from the inside that will be fine.

That being said Vista works. Many people find it grows on them. From a techie perspective however I prefer XP. Its mature, has relatively few bugs, and works well for moderate gamers.

Ultimately though there is no choice -- Today XP has a core feature set that is very comparable to Vista's set. However we are already seeing Vista only features (DirectX10 etc.). Its only a matter of time.

That also being said you need to throw everything into perspective. I chose a Dell Studio because it is:
1) New machine and new line (not mid/end of cycle machine)
2) Based off mature design (last edition of centrino prior to c2)
3) Stock configuration has enough CPU and GPU power to meet a laptops needs with realistic price tag -- not to mention style points.

New tech needs time to mature and that is why I think the Dell Studio is somewhat of a pinnacle of this laptop generation.

~dpc

Niva · 08-03-2008, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by m3d0r

The one I am talking about is the DELL 1397 Wireless-Card. The chipset of this card is made by Broadcom so the Driver for the following Module will work:

Broadcom 802.11g-Networkadapter

Windows XP does not recognize this driver as compatible to this device so you have to force Windows to use this driver!

Can you write a small tuto with links ?
Can you upload all the drivers working on XP please ?

Thanks for your help

m3d0r · 08-04-2008, 11:07 AM

Hey guys!

I found the original Dell XP drivers for the Studio 1535 on http://driver.zol.com.cn/list.php?ke...nelid=&x=0&y=0 . Now all devices are working. Just download all files branded with WinXP. Let me know your results. My Studio 1535 is now working fine WITH SOUND!!!

CCAA · 08-04-2008, 02:47 PM

Thank you for info. Sound is really running under xp. Also with Bluetooth I had success.
So my remaining troubles are WLAN (new Intel card is already ordered

)
and HDMI is still not running.
For the graphic card card I took the Radeon Omega driver pack.
I took a driver for the Radeon HD 2600 XT to get the full resolution of 1440x900.
Works fine except HDMI.
@m3d0r: What kind of graphic driver did you take?

m3d0r · 08-04-2008, 05:31 PM

I modded the Original ATI Catalyst Driverpackage for Desktop cards with the driverheaven mobility modder. But be careful: The newest version that works with the mobility modder is Catalyst 8.6. Catalyst 8.7 can't be modded with the (current) mobility modder. With this modded driver the Device is correctly recognized as HD 3450. AMD / ATI locks the installation of mobility devices by default but the mobility modder removes this lock.

The Dell 1397 Wireless Card works with the following Driverpackage from HP:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...eriesId=447687

Windows XP does not recognize this driver as compatible so you have to use a workaround: Run the Installer (sp39243.exe) and wait until it's finished. Now you find a new folder on your HDD under C:\SWsetup . Now go to the Device Manager, right click on the Wirelessdevice and install the driver manually. You have to force Windows XP explicitly to use this driver. To do so you have to select *.inf files in the folder C:\SWsetup\sp39243. In the upcoming list choose "Broadcom 802.11g Networkadapter" and hit next. The upcoming warningdialog can be nexted with "yes" and then...you have Wirelessaccess

. Hope this will help!

CCAA · 08-04-2008, 06:10 PM

Thanks, I found the mobility modder 1 hour ago and used it with catalyst 8.7.
It recognized the 3450 but it ended in a blue screen. I will become a long night

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My WLAN card is the half sized 1510, it will be replaced.

m3d0r · 08-04-2008, 07:03 PM

The problem with the bluescreen i had, too. So I decided to use Catalyst 8.6 instead of 8.7...and this solved my problem. =)

E_B_E · 08-06-2008, 03:05 AM

Hey m3d0r, I need you help. Can you upload your drivers in some Server, for exemp 4shared or Rapidshare? I have a problem with downloads in chinesse servers. Thanks a lot

m3d0r · 08-06-2008, 12:21 PM