[AstrA]

Hi guys,

i want to downgrade my VAIO VGN-FW235J from Vista to XP Pro, but i am afraid to format it until i find all of the drivers. Can anyone help me in locating all of the drivers?

thanx in advance

[th3computerguy]

Originally Posted by AstrA

Hi guys,

i want to downgrade my VAIO VGN-FW235J from Vista to XP Pro, but i am afraid to format it until i find all of the drivers. Can anyone help me in locating all of the drivers?

thanx in advance

Yes Please anyone, I have been looking and can not find anything I love this laptop but need XP on it!

[GigaWatt]

that notebook has 4GB of RAM... if you install Win XP 32 bit, the OS will not map all of the available RAM...

if you are planing on installing Win Server 2003 EE 32bit or Win XP Pro 64bit, first find out what your specifications are (GPU, CPU, Motherboard, Chipset ,Sound, Camera...), their models and brands. you can do this with Everest, or some other similar program. see if there are available drivers for them from the manufacturers site for Win XP 32bit (if you're planning on installing Win Server 2003) or Win XP 64bit... if you happen to find all the available drivers, install them at your own risc...

[th3computerguy]

Originally Posted by GigaWatt

that notebook has 4GB of RAM... if you install Win XP 32 bit, the OS will not map all of the available RAM...

if you are planing on installing Win Server 2003 EE 32bit or Win XP Pro 64bit, first find out what your specifications are (GPU, CPU, Motherboard, Chipset ,Sound, Camera...), their models and brands. you can do this with Everest, or some other similar program. see if there are available drivers for them from the manufacturers site for Win XP 32bit (if you're planning on installing Win Server 2003) or Win XP 64bit... if you happen to find all the available drivers, install them at your own risc...

+1 Programs works pretty good so far I have audio,video,wifi,ethernet, I am working on motherboard drivers/IDE Controller drivers no luck so far any tips?

My motherboard is
Motherboard Chipset Intel Cantiga GM45

IDE Controller
IDE Controller Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller

[GigaWatt]

Originally Posted by th3computerguy

+1 Programs works pretty good so far I have audio,video,wifi,ethernet, I am working on motherboard drivers/IDE Controller drivers no luck so far any tips?

My motherboard is
Motherboard Chipset Intel Cantiga GM45

IDE Controller
IDE Controller Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller

what version of Windows did you choose to downgrade to...?

[th3computerguy]

Originally Posted by GigaWatt

what version of Windows did you choose to downgrade to...?

Windows XP Pro 32bit

[GigaWatt]

as i said... that version will only read about 3.somethingGB of your RAM... if you want to install a 32 bit Windows OS that will read the full amount of available memory (i.e. 4GB), install Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2... it reads up to 32GB of RAM and you can use the same drivers as Win XP...

besides, i think that Server 2003 has a much larger driver database than XP, so the chipset and the IDE cintroller driver could be in the installation driver database...

EDIT: just in case, here are a couple of links with the XP 32bit drivers for the Intel Cantiga GM45 chipset and the Intel ICH9M-E/M SATA controller:

Intel Cantiga GM45 chipset:

Link 1
Link 2
Link 3

Intel ICH9M-E/M SATA controller:

Link 1
Link 2
Link 3

[th3computerguy]

Originally Posted by GigaWatt

as i said... that version will only read about 3.somethingGB of your RAM... if you want to install a 32 bit Windows OS that will read the full amount of available memory (i.e. 4GB), install Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2... it reads up to 32GB of RAM and you can use the same drivers as Win XP...

besides, i think that Server 2003 has a much larger driver database than XP, so the chipset and the IDE cintroller driver could be in the installation driver database...

EDIT: just in case, here are a couple of links with the XP 32bit drivers for the Intel Cantiga GM45 chipset and the Intel ICH9M-E/M SATA controller:

Intel Cantiga GM45 chipset:

Link 1
Link 2
Link 3

Intel ICH9M-E/M SATA controller:

Link 1
Link 2
Link 3

WOW thanks a lot again man, I am going to partion my drive now and install it. I am fine with using 32 BIT as I am not in it for the performance just the O/S I was going to just use virtual box but this might be a lot better ill let you know how it goes!

[mf2fx]

Originally Posted by GigaWatt

as i said... that version will only read about 3.somethingGB of your RAM... if you want to install a 32 bit Windows OS that will read the full amount of available memory (i.e. 4GB), install Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2... it reads up to 32GB of RAM and you can use the same drivers as Win XP...

besides, i think that Server 2003 has a much larger driver database than XP, so the chipset and the IDE cintroller driver could be in the installation driver database...

EDIT: just in case, here are a couple of links with the XP 32bit drivers for the Intel Cantiga GM45 chipset and the Intel ICH9M-E/M SATA controller:

Intel Cantiga GM45 chipset:

Link 1
Link 2
Link 3

Intel ICH9M-E/M SATA controller:

Link 1
Link 2
Link 3

Hi Dear Friend And Experts
The Links that you are wrote :

1) Intel Cantiga GM45 chipset: I cannot download The PART3 (Link3)

2) Intel ICH9M-E/M SATA controller: I Cannot Download The Part2 (Link2)

Please Help , I Really Need The Drivers to Install The Windows XP On MY FW235

Thanks very Much

[GigaWatt]

Originally Posted by mf2fx

Hi Dear Friend And Experts
The Links that you are wrote :

1) Intel Cantiga GM45 chipset: I cannot download The PART3 (Link3)

2) Intel ICH9M-E/M SATA controller: I Cannot Download The Part2 (Link2)

Please Help , I Really Need The Drivers to Install The Windows XP On MY FW235

Thanks very Much

those are not parts, i put in several links of the same drivers just in case something happens to the other two links...

[ghatak74]

hey friends i m new to driverheaven ....please help me to downgrade my system Viao VGNFW235J

I want to install XP pro SP3 32 bit

Thanks

[WxMan1]

Originally Posted by GigaWatt

that notebook has 4GB of RAM... if you install Win XP 32 bit, the OS will not map all of the available RAM...

Please cite sources for the aspersion that you made.

[GigaWatt]

Originally Posted by WxMan1

Please cite sources for the aspersion that you made.

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system...AE/PAEdrv.mspx

XP cannot map 4GB of RAM because there are other memory mapped devices (GFX cards and such) that need their memory to be mapped, since XP 32bit has only 4GB of mapping space (2^32=4294967296 bytes = 4GB), the OS does the smart thing... it unmaps memory so it can map devices that are crucial for the proper work of the rig...