Compaq Presario A900 Drivers... Help Me

[X-Raided]

Downgraded to XP, now I can't find any drivers, please help, I'm so pissed...LOL I got model number A916NR the other day and didn't think downgrading was gonna be a problem, guess I was wrong. Had to buy a $25 dollar USB floppy drive on top of everything else for SATA. Please shoot me some help out there, appreciate it.

[X-Raided]

I got them...for anyone else with the same problem...


Stella: Intel Chipset Installation Utility for ICH8 for Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp36501-37000/sp36880.exe
or
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp36001-36500/sp36492.exe
Stella: Mobile Intel 965 Graphics driver:
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/15282/a08/win2k_xp14323.exe
Stella: ALPS Touchpad Pointing Device Driver
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp31001-31500/sp31075.exe
Stella: Wireless card:
Atheros:
ftp://ftp3.hp.com/ftp2/pub/softpaq/sp37501-38000/sp37913.exe
or
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp27501-28000/sp27952.exe
Stella: Intel PRO/Wireless Drivers:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp34001-34500/sp34489.exe

Broadcom Wireless LAN Driver :
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp34001-34500/sp34152.exe
Stella: Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC Driver:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp32001-32500/sp32105.exe
Stella: ftp://209.216.61.149/cn/nic/PCI_Install_5681(installshield%2012_1.14).zip
Stella: Microsoft Universal Audio Architecture (UAA) Bus Driver for High Definition Audio:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp33501-34000/sp33867.exe
Stella: After that just restart the notebook and then install Audio driver:
Stella: Audio driver:
Conexant High Definition Audio Driver:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp34001-34500/sp34200.exe
Stella: Modem Driver:
Stella: Audio driver:
Conexant High Definition Audio Driver:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp34001-34500/sp34200.exe

Stella: Installation Instructions :

1. Download the SoftPaq .EXE file to a directory on your hard drive.
2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.
3. Restart the notebook when the installation is complete.

[thelamer]

Those are all the drivers on the Vista page.

Some of them are not compatible I have everything up and running but.

Modem
Wireless
Audio

Please let me know if anyone has successfully completed an XP install on this laptop.

[X-Raided]

I got everything workin' with the above drivers... 'cept for the wireless and an unknown device... which I believe is the 5 in 1 reader, which I don't use anyways, but the wireless is PISSING me off, mine is an Atheros, WTF, it doesn't make sense, how you gonna have issues/problems downgrading? I guess up is down and down is right, and left is diagonal in their little world, FUCK compaq and FUCK hp. If anyone finds a working driver, post/pm. Thx.

[thelamer]

so for the audio you just did the UAA install and then the audio driver ??

Mine says media device not found when I try to install the driver .

NM Got audio up and running had to manually enable the device.

Still no wireless though

2 question marked items in device management

Ethernet controller and unknown device

[thelamer]

OMG OMG OMG I finnally got it!!!

Wireless driver FTW

http://www.gp2xtorrents.com/postimag....0.56-whql.zip

Unzip and right click the Ethernet controller in device manger and say update driver. point it to your unzipped folder and BAMM wireless.

After 2 days of downgrading everything works finally!


XP Pro LIVES ON

[X-Raided]

Is your wireless Broadcom or Atheros? That driver isn't working? Mine is Atheros AR5700.

[arcanthus]

I have followed all the steps here and still unable to get the audio to work.
I installed the UAA first, rebooted and then the Audio.

It appears to be installed in Device manager, but going to Sound in the Control panel it is all greyed out and no sound.


I have all other drivers working.

~Clay~

Originally Posted by X-Raided

I got everything workin' with the above drivers... 'cept for the wireless and an unknown device... which I believe is the 5 in 1 reader, which I don't use anyways, but the wireless is PISSING me off, mine is an Atheros, WTF, it doesn't make sense, how you gonna have issues/problems downgrading? I guess up is down and down is right, and left is diagonal in their little world, FUCK compaq and FUCK hp. If anyone finds a working driver, post/pm. Thx.

[thelamer]

Originally Posted by X-Raided

Is your wireless Broadcom or Atheros? That driver isn't working? Mine is Atheros AR5700.

Mine is arthoes but a different model number.
Seems like this laptop is a hodge podge of parts

[jward]

I have everything working...HP Chat has no idea how to resolve the ethernet controller, thanks to the post above I got that one fixed.
To fix the audio or the modem...install the driver...It will always FAIL...just reboot > go to the device mgr > r.click the yellow modem or audio item > click update driver > click not this time > click install from a list or specific item > click don't search, i will choose the driver to install > select modem or audio from list > have disk > browse to where ever you installed the driver, eg, c:\swsetup\sp34777 and select the ".inf" file and click open > continue with the onscreen instructions > when done the yellow item should be gone. Note you should only have to do this for the modem and the audio. Also note, you have to have the Microsoft Universal Audio Architecture (UAA) "ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp33501-34000/sp33867.exe" installed before the audio and the modem drivers. Be sure to reboot after installing each driver. Hope this helps.

[Wesje]

I have the Presario with the Atheros AR5007 wireless adapter...but it doesn't workt with XP.....what van i do? tried everything....hp chat couldn't help me..atheros site also

[arcanthus]

I have drivers if you want me to zip them up and send them to you. Atheros 5006X.

I did get the sound to work.
I installed the UAA Audio, rebooted, went to Windows Update, and it then detected the hardware and installed properly.

I have all the devices working on the Compaq A916NR.

~Clay~

Originally Posted by Wesje

I have the Presario with the Atheros AR5007 wireless adapter...but it doesn't workt with XP.....what van i do? tried everything....hp chat couldn't help me..atheros site also

[Wesje]

Hi clay i would be thankfull if you could send me all the drivers for xp that works with the presario 916nr you could mail them to me at wesje_tkf@hotmail.com

thank you

[Wesje]

Hi clay i would be thankfull if you could send me all the drivers for xp that works with the presario 916nr you could mail them to me wesje_tkf@hotmail.com

thank you

ps my wlan driver is the atheros 5007

[X-Raided]

If anyone has gotten their Atheros 5007 Wireless WORKING, please help, that's the only thing not working for me, I got it installed but it says not working correctly,the driver might be corrupt, etc..Please if anyone has resolved this problem please help us, THANKS.