Windows 7 32-bit drivers for hp pavilion g7 2293nr

[georgek3]

Cannot find drivers for my pavilion g7 2293nr after reinstalling windows 7 32 bit

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

You will need to use the chipset and graphics drivers from AMD.

Chipset:  Scroll down the page, select the 1st driver listed (for W10/W7 32 bit) install and restart the PC.

https://www.amd.com/en/support/chipsets/amd-8-series-chipsets/890fx

Graphics:   Scroll down the page, select the W7 32 bit graphics driver and restart the PC.

https://www.amd.com/en/support/apu/amd-series-processors/amd-a6-series-apu-for-laptops/a6-4400m-rade...

Audio:   See if this driver works...

https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp60001-60500/sp60317.exe

For the rest of the drivers, you should be able to use the W7 64 bit drivers from the g7z-2100 on your model.

Those files will also contain the 32 bit driver files.  Do not use any of the BIOS or firmware files.

https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/HP-Pavilion-g7-Notebook-PC-series/5262610/model/527...

[georgek3]

Still seem to be missing something. In device manager the drivers for ethernet, network, usb, pci, sm bus and some others are not there.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Those drivers I gave you should have worked.   The USB and smbus controller should have been installed by the AMD chipset driver and the ethernet should have been installed by the Realtek LAN driver on the g7z-2100 support page.

Anyway try these alternatives...

SmBus:  I have zipped up and attached the smbus controller driver below.

Download and unzip the file to its folder.  Do not do anything with the files in the folder.

Go to the device manager, click on the smbus controller needing the driver.

Click on the driver tab.  Click on Update Driver. 

Select the Browse my computer for driver software option and browse to the driver folder you unzipped.

Make sure the Include Subfolders box is checked and the driver should install.

Then restart the PC.

Ethernet:  Download, unzip and run the setup application from the W7 driver at the link below.

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=14&PFid=7&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTy...

SD card reader:   Download, unzip and run the setup application from the 1st file listed at the link below...

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=15&PFid=25&Level=4&Conn=3&DownT...

USB:   Download and install both of these drivers and restart the PC.

https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp63501-64000/sp63988.exe

https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp63501-64000/sp63782.exe

Network Controller:  There can be one of several different wifi adapters HP could have installed in your model PC.

Please post the hardware ID for the Network Controller device, so I can figure out what driver it needs.

Use this guide for how to find the hardware ID for a device...

https://www.howtogeek.com/193798/how-to-find-drivers-for-unknown-devices-in-the-device-manager/

Touchpad:  If you didn't install the touchpad driver from the g7z-2100, You can use the W8 64 bit driver from your notebook's support page, as that also contains the W7 32 bit drivers.

[georgek3]

When I go click on the Realtec link you provided I get 404Not Found...

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Yes, Realtek moved their site on Thursday night/Friday morning...

Here are the links again...Follow the same instructions as I posted above to install the drivers.

Ethernet:

http://211.75.126.106/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=14&PFid=7&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID...

SD card reader:

http://211.75.126.106/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=15&PFid=25&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeI...

Also, I found out the model wifi card that model has, so here is the W7 32 bit driver for that too...

Qualcomm Atheros AR9000 Series wireless LAN Controller

https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp61001-61500/sp61411.exe

[georgek3]

Sorry for not mentioning this before but Microsoft asked if 64 bit was ok. I said yes and now I have Win7 64 installed on the machine. Will these drivers work for 64 as well. (do you ever get tired of dealing with novices like me?)

[Paul_Tikkanen]

LOL!   No problem.

Everything I posted will work on 64 bit, but the audio and graphics:

Use these 64 bit drivers for the audio and graphics...

IDT High-Definition (HD) Audio

https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp56001-56500/sp56460.exe

AMD High-Definition (HD) Graphics Driver

https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp56001-56500/sp56458.exe

[georgek3]

Eurica, Thank you Paul ! Everything seems to be working properly.  You deserve a raise !

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Anytime.

Glad to have been of assistance.