hardware drivers

hannable80 · 19-08-2006 2:16pm #1

hi,
just installed xp on my hp compaq pc. the hardware is not showing up ie 2 ethernet controllers , multi media graphics controller video and sound......i cant go on the net to auto find them and i have no clue how to find their names .....so i cant doenload em....any ideas?

Ruu_Old · 19-08-2006 2:18pm

Don't suppose you have any driver CD that came with the Compaq? Sometimes the Windows XP CD would have the drivers required.

hannable80 · 19-08-2006 2:32pm

dont have the cd but my xp cd is not picking them up
What to do?

Ruu_Old · 19-08-2006 2:35pm

Whats the model of your Compaq? You should be able to get the drivers from PC ServiceCall (I think they do support for Compaq).

hannable80 · 19-08-2006 2:41pm

its a hp compaq d530 cmt?!

Ruu_Old · 19-08-2006 2:47pm

Check here and let me know if thats the correct one, if so you should be able to get all the drivers from there.

hannable80 · 19-08-2006 2:50pm

yep thats the right one will have a go downloading em

Fabritzo · 19-08-2006 2:52pm

If you installed xp without a format, they might be still on the drive in a drivers folder

hannable80 · 19-08-2006 4:27pm

no i formated , still cant find the ethernet controller so i cant get on the net, go the rest of em though

Ruu_Old · 19-08-2006 4:35pm

Is it not one of the Broadcom drivers listed under Drivers->Network?

Fabritzo · 19-08-2006 4:45pm

It can't be that hard, what's the laptop's model number

hannable80 · 19-08-2006 5:36pm

cheers lad go it going

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