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‎09-12-2016 06:49 PM

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Product: hp pavilion 6910us
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista

Hello everyone. I have an hp pavilion 6910us that finally died on me. The hard drive decided to die on me. I am planning on upgrading to windows 7 but, am having trouble finding drivers for it. I know this laptop will be compatable because it has 4 gb of ram (4gb but 1gb is used for video) and the processor is 2.0 gigahertz, which is ample for windows 7. I just need to little help locating drivers for 7.

 

Also, is there a bios update I will need to install for 7? Will this computer be compatiable with 10? are there drivers for 10?

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‎09-12-2016 07:30 PM

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Hi,

 

No, ONLY drivers for Vista:

 

     http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-dv6000-Entertainment-Notebook-PC-series/3725196/mode...

 

But many users successfully upgraded to Windows 7, I don't know about Windows 10. 

 

After installing Windows 7, you have to run Windows 7 updates few times and it will find drivers for you. At the end, machine may miss one or two, please post back and our friends will help you.

 

Regards.

BH
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‎09-12-2016 07:30 PM

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Hi,

 

No, ONLY drivers for Vista:

 

     http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-dv6000-Entertainment-Notebook-PC-series/3725196/mode...

 

But many users successfully upgraded to Windows 7, I don't know about Windows 10. 

 

After installing Windows 7, you have to run Windows 7 updates few times and it will find drivers for you. At the end, machine may miss one or two, please post back and our friends will help you.

 

Regards.

BH
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Make it easier for other people to find solutions by marking a Reply 'Accept as Solution' if it solves your problem.




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‎09-12-2016 08:13 PM

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Thanks Banhien.  That is what I am worried about. All the message board posts I have found end with failure when windows 10 is introduced to the dv6 models. I am willing to upgrade to windows 7  as vista is already on the chopping block but, how much time will I have before the system is forced into windows 10.

 

Thank you for your input.

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