Computer Hope
Software => Computer software => Topic started by: OMC_Joe on March 23, 2009, 10:01:45 AM
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I bought wife new computer from Comp USA for $219.99. I'm sure that many of you jumped on that one yourselves. It was described exactly as follows by Tiger/CompUSA.
Lenovo 3000 J205 9686-A12 Desktop PC w/2GB Ram - AMD Sempron 3600+, 512MB, 80GB, DVD-ROM/CD-RW, Gigabit, Vista Home Basic, 2GB Kingston RAM.
She didn't like Vista, wanted Windows XP Home Edition on it. I am somewhat computer literate but on occasion just enough to be dangerous and self destructive. After removing Vista and loading Windows XP Home Edition, I find that various drivers are missing.
Within the Device Manager of Windows XP, I have a series of devices listed under "Other Devices" with the dreaded yellow question mark at the beginning of each one. I've went to the extent of uninstalling each one, eliminating the "Other Devices" catagory..... obviously the catagory and all devices return upon the next boot sequence and I've went thru the search setup that goes with their return, but to no avail.
Whether I'm looking for Vista or XP drivers is something I'm not sure of but I've searched thru my XP install CD and nothing turned up.
The devices are listed in the sequence as follows:
Ethernet Controller
PCI Device
Universal Serial Bus Controller
Unknown Device
Unknown Device
Video Controller (VGA Compatible)
I would appreciate it greatly if someone would either upload (click name for email addy) those drivers to me or steer me in the proper direction where I might locate them. Thank you.
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Travel to the Lenovo website and under the Support section enter your model # and DLoad and install the XP drivers for that machine...
MBoard chipset drivers go FIRST.
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Patio..... I've been to that page previously but it was somewhat confusing and doesn't appear to have everything I need. However as you suggested, I went back there and downloaded an assortment of Vista and XP driver applications. Hopefully I can extract them into one directory and source them from there.
The drivers I found pertained to Video, Audio, and Ethernet. From what I gather the USB controller driver has something to do with Service Pack #1 but if that pertains to Vista, I think I'd stay away from it as I'm running XP.
Easier to build from scratch than to try to convert these machines.