HP 2000-2d37CL drivers

[dannnnny29]

I purchased an HP 2000-2d37CL and replaced the hdd with an SSD. I then installed my geniuine copy of Windows 7 64bit. Unfortunately I cannot find on your site any windows 7 drivers and I can't even get the wireless/eithernet card to work. Can you please point me in the right direction? I have been unable to fnd anything for this particular model. Thank you!

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

First, install the AMD Chipset driver and reboot. You want the 49.7 MB chipset driver download.

http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/chipset?os=Windows%207%20-%2064

Next, install the AMD beta graphis driver.

http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/latest-catalyst-windows-beta.aspx

Then you can get the rest of the W7 x64 drivers and software you need from this model, except the wireless.

DO NOT USE ANY BIOS OR FIRMWARE DOWNLOADS FROM THIS MODEL

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?os=4063&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&sw_lang=&product=5275...

Use this wireless driver.

http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/psi/swdDetails/?spf_p.tpst=swdMain&s...

[dannnnny29]

Thank you! I have downloaded the drivers and will install them shortly. I will confrm that this works for others dealing with the same problem. Again, thank you!

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

[dannnnny29]

Paul_Tikkanen, the wireless driver will not work. I started the install, it goes to the blue screen where it invforms me of the driver name that it is just about to install and then it quits and windows informs me that it could not install the driver. Any suggestions?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Sorry that driver didn't work.

See if this older one works...

http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/psi/swdDetails/?spf_p.tpst=swdMain&s...

[dannnnny29]

No luck! Select language -> Preparing setup -> dies quietly and windows tells me that the setup did not complete. All other drivers have worked just fine, there's got to be a correct driver for this as well so please let me know if you have any other suggestions.  

[dannnnny29 · Accepted solution]

Nevermind, figured this out. For others looking for this in the future:

1. Go into your BIOS (ESC, F10) and get the WLAN FCC ID, in my case it ended in rtl8188ee. This made it clear.

2. Download sp61304.exe from the HP site.

3. Problem solved. For all other drives, use the ones recommended in the 2nd post in this thread.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Glad you sorted it out.

Here is why I thought you needed the Atheros driver.

The parts list shows that your model had the atheros wireless card, not the realtek one.

http://partsurfer.hp.com/Search.aspx?SearchText=F8Q62UA

[IT_WinSec]

Hi @Bravo_01

Welcome to the HP Support forum. I moved your post here in this topic (merged) so that it is more clear for which one you talk about.

If/when @Paul_Tikkanen sees this, he may clarify the link he meant initially. As you have seen officially this PC only supports Windows 8.1 (8.0). If you (or the users of the PC want), you can customize Windows 8 to look more like Windows 7 with software like the free Classic Shell  http://www.classicshell.net/