Looking for Drivers: A Downgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 7 PRofessional

[Kckcay]

HP Pavilion 17-f114dx

intel core i7-4510U 2601Mhz,

2 Core(s) bios version/date insyde f34, 12/19/2014
SMBIOS Version 2.8

Hi,

I downgraded this laptop from Win 8 to Win 7 Professional. Everything's fine, but I can't get on the internet. It says I have no drivers, adapters, controllers, etc.,
I'd really to like get this up and running again, and any help is greatly appreciated!

thanks

KCKcay

[terminator · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Except the BIOS uses 450 G2 drivers

http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/readIndex?sp4ts.oid=6943827&swLangOid=8&swEnvOid=4059

Wifi

Realtek RTL8723BE/RTL8188EE 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Drivers

Regards

[Kckcay]

Hey Terminator!

Thanks for the links. Soon as I finish putting dinner on the table, I'm gonna sit down and start installing. Will let you know the outcome as soon as I'm through.

thanks again!

KCKcay

[terminator]

You're very welcome 

Regards

[Kckcay]

‎05-14-2015 03:03 PM

HP Pavilion 17-f114dx

intel core i7-4510U 2601Mhz,

2 Core(s) bios version/date insyde f34, 12/19/2014
SMBIOS Version 2.8

Hi,

Had to send my laptop for repairs, and they gave me a new hdd, but they loaded it with Windows 8.1 - grrrr.  Anyway, I had to go to diskpart and 'clean all' because it wouldn't go! Now,I'm getting this:

Status Oxcoooo185 / oxooooe9 and a note saying an unexpected I/O error has occurred.

Should I simply reload the OS?

[Kckcay]

Okay,

So I decided to simply go ahead and reload Windows 7, and it worked. Still not sure about my hdd (I sent out a laptop with 1T storage, but even after "Clean All" it's only 698. I know there's no hdd that's fully what it was it is, but this seems to be a lot of storage missing. Recognizing that most of us get our hdd's already filled w/ the OS, programs and "Crapware," I never really considered whether this is, or can become an issue.

What are the facts on hdd and storage size, and what level of storage loss is acceptable?

kckcay