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Toshiba A215-S4697 Conversion to XP

post #1 of 56
8/10/07 at 9:21pm
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Has anyone had any luck finding the drivers to convert this computer to XP? I looked at the Toshiba download website with no luck. A call to Tech Support told me that there would be no good reason to downgrade my computer to XP so therefore Toshiba couldn't help me. This is too bad as I have had luck with other laptop companies with this issue.

If anyone has found a way to get drivers such as the Chipset wihch is an AMD M690V it would be of great help.

Thanks, Ray
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post #2 of 56
8/11/07 at 5:31am
run an everest home report, then u can try go directly to the device manufacturer to chase down xp drivers.

amd 6xx chipset is quite new, unless the laptop manufacturer offers it at the moment, we r all sol until amd/ati update their download sites. amd/ati is currently bundling into its gpu catalyst driver the handling of this new chip - so an uptodate catalyst driver would do u justice

cheers ...
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post #3 of 56
8/11/07 at 12:14pm
I have everything on this laptop working except the Toshiba Common Modules.
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post #4 of 56
8/30/07 at 8:16pm
Hey demitrix, any chance you can share your findings. Seem as though all I can get installed are the toshiba utilities
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post #5 of 56
8/31/07 at 4:51pm
well, after a bunch of searching all last night and into today, I have everything installed except the ATI video drivers.

I have tried everything. Used the drivers from the ATI site, even the Omega drivers. None of them will install correctly.

Any clues here?
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post #6 of 56
8/31/07 at 4:54pm
see if you can find another model which runs XP and the ATI video
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post #7 of 56
8/31/07 at 4:55pm
I've got the ATI driver! Gimme a sec to find it again. Can you link me to rest of the drivers?
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post #8 of 56
8/31/07 at 4:59pm
1)Get the "Display Driver" from here:
http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/xp/radeonx-xp.html

2)Try to install the driver. You will get a "No compatible device found" error.

3)Go to the "Add Hardware" wizard in the Control Panel.

4)Choose to install with the "Have Disk" option.

5)Use the browse function to find the place where you originally extracted the setup files and choose the .inf.

6)Select Radeon X1200, choose install anyways and voila!
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post #9 of 56
9/4/07 at 11:03pm
I just bought this boat anchor for my wife her 600m DNF'd. We hate Vista and Tosh was no help with the XP downgrade. Could someone put together a list of the drivers they had to hunt down? If its a big hassle then its going back to the store soon. Also how hard is it to delet Vista I have read that you can waist the hard drive in proccess...
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post #10 of 56
9/4/07 at 11:31pm
The best way to delete Vista is to boot up the PC with a XP disc inserted. Then choose to delete the current partition and install. I'm uploading all the missing XP drivers right now. The only driver missing is the "Toshiba Common Modules" which makes the "FN" button on the keyboard work. There's no way to get it unless Toshiba makes a XP version as it's laptop specific. I'll post as soon as the upload is done. ETA is 30 minutes.
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post #11 of 56
9/5/07 at 12:02am
http://rapidshare.com/files/53484825...XP_Drivers.zip

It includes the following XP drivers:

Agere 56K Modem
AMD AGP Filter
AMD Dual Core Optimizer
AMD Processor
Atheros AR5006X WiFi
ATI Radeon X1200
ATI SB600 Chipset
ATI SM BUS
Microsoft UAA HD Audio
Realtek HD Audio
Realtek RTL8139-810x Ethernet
TI Multi-Card Reader

Enjoy!!!
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post #12 of 56
9/5/07 at 1:31am
I feel like I owe you something! I couldnt for the life of me get the pci devices going. The TI chip and the ati pci/isa bridge were driving me crazy!(PCI Device and Unknown Device)
Thanks a bunch!
Now to get Ubuntu running smoothly.
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post #13 of 56
9/5/07 at 1:51am
No problem. It took me several hours to gather these drivers and donjski helped me out quite a bit too. Hopefully Toshiba will make some XP drivers now that they've been bought out by Acer.
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post #14 of 56
9/5/07 at 8:49am
now that they've been bought out by Acer.
I dont recall seeing anything like that. When did this happen????
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post #15 of 56
9/5/07 at 6:12pm
Yesterday I bought myself a Toshiba Sattelite A215-S4697, and I thought I would give Vista a try... and now I hate it. It ate through the battery while I was at classes today. I will admit, Vista is a nice looking operating system, but it sucks when it comes to power management and system resource management. So I have decided to go back to XP Pro Corporate edition and have every intent on doing so.

I came across this site and I have to say thanks for putting this all together. However, that link you posted isn't working for me. Can you confirm this or is it just me?

I am also going to run an Ubuntu Live CD soon to try to download the drivers that way. Maybe I will get some of the drivers you have been unable to find.

Thanks!

EDIT** I have since been able to download the zip. Thanks a bunch on putting this all together! It will make getting going in XP 100x easier now.

Also, does the function key just not work at all in XP? or is it just that it doesnt have all the features and stuff. Personally, i could live without that interface at the top and just being able to use the function key
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post #16 of 56
9/5/07 at 7:36pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by saugen48 View Post
I dont recall seeing anything like that. When did this happen????
Whoops! I was half asleep when I wrote that. Acer bought out Gateway, not Toshiba...
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post #17 of 56
9/5/07 at 7:49pm
Hey... what exactly are you using as your search terms for the Toshiba Common Modules? I am currently searching for some kind of download... I have had a bunch come up searching for "Toshiba Common Modules", but have no clue if they are the correct ones.
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post #18 of 56
9/5/07 at 8:14pm
You would be looking for "Toshiba common modules WinXP and whatever model you have"
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post #19 of 56
9/5/07 at 8:21pm
Okay... im searching.... besides that common modules thing, does your laptop work well in XP?
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post #20 of 56
9/5/07 at 9:29pm
Thanks for the driver info. Wont it just install a second OS by just installing XP over Vista?
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