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[Shiraz_Tharani]

Hi,

I want to downgrade my HP Notebook from Vista to XP.

Could anyone please locate the drivers?

Shiraz.

[Rakhmad · Accepted solution]

Since you bought a freedos version, there is no vista recovery task to do.

Your model needs ICH9 sata driver to be sliptreamed onto XP CD installer. If you did it right, you'll pass BSOD error.

Use Nlite to sliptream ICH9 sata driver.
A good guide to sliptream sata driver, here

Note: do NOT use sata driver from that guide, your sata driver is ICH9 given below.

ICH9 sata driver,

The driver is located in iaAHCI.inf and is called ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller, here

Nlite download, here

Some suggestions to avoid problems while installing XP:

1. Try NOT slipstream all of sata drivers, use only ICH9 --> ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller

2. Use XP-SP2, a lot more easy to use since many of XP drivers were built based on XP-SP2.

3. Burn XP installer slowly and not using the maximum speed, sometimes it create errors

4. Choose a reputable CD media, not the cheap one.

[Rakhmad]

XP Drivers for CQ40-304TX

Intel Chipset,(install and reboot before other drivers), here

MS-UAA first, (required before Intel GMA 4500MHD, Audio and modem drivers), here

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (include Intel HDMI driver), here

IDT High-Definition Audio CODEC Driver,

1. sp41693, vista driver, reported work in XP here

2. sp39671, vista driver, reported works in XP here or here

High-Definition Audio (HDA) Modem Installer and Driver, here

Broadcom Wireless, here

Realtek RTL8102E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC,  here

JMB38X Card Reader Host Controller Driver, here

ALPS Touchpad Driver, here, or newer version here

.Net Framework(required before HP Quick Launch Buttons), here

HP Quick Launch Buttons, here

Bluetooth, here

HP Wireless Assistant, here

7 unknown devices (buttons drivers), here

Do manual installation

Go to device manager, right click unknown device,

Choose to update driver, No to connect,

Choose install from a list or specific location, Don't search, Have disk,

Browse to the location of machine.inf.

Do it for the rest of unknown devices

Good luck

[Rakhmad]

If you found the sound was not working after restart, do the following steps

1. Download devcon command line utility, here

2. Extract and copy the file to c:\windows\devcon\i386\devcon.exe

3. Make command line to restart MS-UAA automatically or just download this file

The command line as: C:\windows\devcon\i386\devcon.exe restart "PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_293E&SUBSYS_3607103C&REV_03"

Notes:

1. The location of devcon.exe is in c:\windows\devcon\i386\devcon.exe if you change it, you need to edit idt.bat

2. "PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_293E&SUBSYS_3607103C&REV_03" is hardware ID for MS-UAA, if you found it in a different name change it.

3. Place idt.bat in c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

4. The sound will be restore within 6-10 seconds, because of that there is NO sound of XP start-up

[Shiraz_Tharani]

Hi,

I am trying to install windows XP, but it's not letting me install it..

It found the hard drive successfuly.. format and start copying the files.. No problem till there

then it restart and keep on restarting..

and it doesn't even give me the time to read the error..

Plus it's random error everytime...

My friend suggested me to go in bois setting and disable SATA. Link => http://techrena.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-to-install-your-own-wndows-xp-in-hp.html

But i can't see that option in my bios..

Do i have to install another version of BIOS

my current BIOS Version is F. 24

REV . 3.5

If yes then how to and which version shall i upgarde?

[Rakhmad]

Your BIOS version is fine, BIOS update would be good but it is not related to your current problem.

In all new HP and Compaq there is NO disable native sata option in BIOS

You have other problems such as, unperfect copy of XP to the harddisk, bad buring process, etc. Try suggestion below.

Some suggestions to avoid problems while installing XP:

1. Try NOT slipstream all of sata drivers, use only ICH9 --> ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller

2. Use XP-SP2, a lot more easy to use since many of XP drivers were built based on XP-SP2.

3. Burn XP installer slowly and not using the maximum speed, sometimes it create errors

4. Choose a reputable CD media, not the cheap one.

[Shiraz_Tharani]

Hi!

Everything just worked out..

Installing drivers didn't worked for sound..

I followed the step 2..

Just one last thing... after every restart the small icon at the taskbar doesn't show up...

I have to go in control panel.. uncheck Place volume icon in the taskbar and then check it again.. after that it show..

Is there anyway it can come up auto with the windows?

Thanks for the Help

Shiraz.

[Rakhmad]

Good job Shiraz,

A kudos is awarded to for reporting back.

For the small icon at the taskbar, so sorry I do not have a direct answer for it, as I do NOT own your model.

Maybe its driver bug, please keep in mind that above posted drivers were never meant for XP and it was not verified by HP nor Microsoft.

I beliave you can still tolerate this minor bug.

Before you ask, you will also lose the control of brightness, (Fn + F7 or F8) will not working in XP.

[Shiraz_Tharani]

I thought i solved the problem.. but no..

I have to install the driver after every restart...

[Shiraz_Tharani]

I Dont mind about the control of brightness

I can work with that

Plus i can go with the bug too.. but installing driver again n again is bit fraustuated...

Any idea?

Shiraz.