Gentlemen,
I just got an F9Dc from NewEgg, it's my Mom's BDay + Christmas present.
I'd put Linux on it in a heartbeat (and she wouldn't mind either), however she uses cheesy educational software that runs only on windows, so installed XP Pro on it. I didn't even boot into Vista, I didn't agree to their EULA crap and will call ASUS and see if I can send the Vista CD back.
Of course XP didn't pick up half of the hardware, so I started digging around. ASUS only has Vista drivers on their site. I know there must be XP Drivers for this platform (mostly concerned with Chipset, LAN, WAN). I searched and found a Vista -> XP guide on this Forum, but it was for the Intel version of the F9.
If any of you guys has already gone through this or if you know of a laptop that uses the same chipset/wireless components and that has XP drivers available I'd love to know about it! I am just trying to save some time.
Thanks in advance!
-Walter
I just got an F9Dc from NewEgg, it's my Mom's BDay + Christmas present.
I'd put Linux on it in a heartbeat (and she wouldn't mind either), however she uses cheesy educational software that runs only on windows, so installed XP Pro on it. I didn't even boot into Vista, I didn't agree to their EULA crap and will call ASUS and see if I can send the Vista CD back.
Of course XP didn't pick up half of the hardware, so I started digging around. ASUS only has Vista drivers on their site. I know there must be XP Drivers for this platform (mostly concerned with Chipset, LAN, WAN). I searched and found a Vista -> XP guide on this Forum, but it was for the Intel version of the F9.
If any of you guys has already gone through this or if you know of a laptop that uses the same chipset/wireless components and that has XP drivers available I'd love to know about it! I am just trying to save some time.
Thanks in advance!
-Walter
