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post #1 of 19
12/18/07 at 5:23am
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i am about to downgrade from vista to xp and was wondering where could i find all the drivers for my model of notebook, i've checked the acer website but nothing, all for vista, wtf,so any help and i will be thankful...
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post #2 of 19
12/18/07 at 11:03pm
i had to go to the makers site's for my wireless and other stuff what site did you go to for drivers?

http://www.acerpanam.com/flex/acerdr...TOKEN=17865008

that SHOLUD have all your drivers but the one for your wireless card... that you will have to get from the makers site



-Drew
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post #3 of 19
12/19/07 at 3:57am
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Well i went to acer's site but all most what i saw was for vista, and i was still confused about which ones even though i got all my stuff written down, but i read up about it someone said for me to try intel.com then someone said in another post to download from microsoft.
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post #4 of 19
12/20/07 at 12:55am
No download then FROM the maker not microsoft!!! just get the basics like eathernet this way u can hook in to the internet and download the rest


-Drew
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post #5 of 19
12/20/07 at 10:51am
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alright then i will do that i thank you for the help , i just wanted things to go smoothly and me not mess up my laptop haha... peace
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post #6 of 19
12/20/07 at 3:25pm
No problem man if you have any problems let me know and ill try and help you get it back up & running but like i said get the Basics First and then get online and download every thing else!


and the reason i said not to download from MS is because they May or may not have the right/current drivers too so thats why i always download from the maker just makes it easyer ya know?

take it easy dood

-Drew
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post #7 of 19
12/20/07 at 5:28pm
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Well damn i sure Appreciate you helping me, i checked it seems all over the web and i still cant find the right drivers i need for xp. any other places you think they might be.?
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post #8 of 19
12/21/07 at 1:35am
what drivers are you missing?



-Drew
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post #9 of 19
12/21/07 at 2:26pm
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i've found my wireless from http://www.atheros.cz/getfile.php downloaded it but how do you install it? this confuses me or do i need something else this is the first one i tried to install.....help needed bad
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post #10 of 19
12/22/07 at 2:45am
It sholud have a .EXE file and if it dose click that and then it will install and you will be good to go bro

-Drew
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post #11 of 19
12/22/07 at 1:04pm
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when i open it should it should the be an .exe file right there or do i need to browse the files for the .exe. and the version of the program didn't match the version of mine. AR5007EG.. but i believe it was the right file....
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post #12 of 19
12/22/07 at 9:37pm
me i always unzip the folder to the desktop and then look for it or go to your device manager then the wifi card and then click uninstall and then when if pops up to install tell it you want to search for it and then its on your desktop and wham bam it sholud be ther


-Drew
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post #13 of 19
12/25/07 at 11:11pm
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alright i unzipped my folder to the desktop, then went to device manager, clicked my wifi card uninstalled then a window popped up found new hardware i click it and say no not at this time for windows update then i install from a specific location then this is my problem i cant select the desktop then click next? i tried both folders and that didn't work... so
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post #14 of 19
12/26/07 at 1:33am
Humm.... if i remember right the file you need is ar5122.sys ? i belive thats the right one so you might just want to get that one singel file and if you need it ill send it over to you via email



-Drew
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post #15 of 19
12/26/07 at 12:51pm
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well i was messing around last night and i got my wireless working... but i appreciate all the help man.... peace
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post #16 of 19
12/26/07 at 8:25pm
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damn i was trying to say that i would click them and try to update them but it still couldn't find them.... and i need my graphics adapter.. any where i can find this?
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post #17 of 19
12/27/07 at 1:45am
here is a link to look over and see what you can find



-Drew
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post #18 of 19
12/30/07 at 3:08am
I also did the "downgrade" on the 5315. Fortunately (after trying only 3 different copies of WinXP install disk), I started looking around to find out why they weren't working. When I did I found the following link:

http://soulpass.com/2007/11/10/insta...5-2153-laptop/


It tells how to install the proper SATA drivers into your own copy of the XP install disk. After this is done the installation works without a hitch.

It also tells how to install all the needed drivers, AND includes a couple of zip files with the drivers that are needed. So even if a person decides to not install the SATA drivers into the XP install disk, the link is still a great "one-stop-shop" for downloading all the required drivers.

Thanks to that one link, I was up and running XP in very short order. Hopefully, by posting the link others may see it and benefit from the wisdom of one who is much wiser than myself.

One small note, I've glanced around at other postings on this topic all around the net, and some people are suggesting to change the BIOS settings in order to get the XP installer to see the HDD. I would advise against this because other people (again, ones much wiser than myself), have said that this can cause problems with both potential data loss/corruption, and slow the HDD xfer speeds considerably. Your own experiences may vary, but given how the above link makes the whole process relatively simple, then why not go ahead and install the needed SATA drivers into the XP install disk and that way there's no potential for harm.

Anyway, Best Regards and I hope this helps someone.
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post #19 of 19
6/4/08 at 3:15am
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you sure did bro. i appreciate it , clicked the .exe installed it without any problems. and saved incase i needed i or to help somebody else... peace
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