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Chipset Driver for W7 Install Question
My daughter asked me if I could install W7 on her laptop for her. Doing due diligence, I proceeded to find out.
She has a Compaq F767NR running Vista 32 bit. It meets minimum requirements. I will suggest a clean install.
HP does not support this laptop for W7, and provides no W7 drivers for it.
I ran the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor and all was cool except one thing: the chipset drivers.
nVidia nForce System Management Controller & nForce System Management are both listed as unknown.
The F767 has a Quanta motherboard, v30EA, and the chipset is nForce 560, rev A2.
The current nForce driver file SP37711.exe is v2.5A and dated 11/1/07. The current Controller driver in Device Manager is 5.1.2600.131 and dated 2/16/07.
Going to nVidia's site finds that there is no W7 driver package for the 560 chipset.
There are 2 driver packages for Vista 32 bit:
15.01, dated 6/2/07
15.23, dated 9/12/08
So the question is: can I install W7 32 bit on her laptop without a major PIA? Can I use the Vista driver dated 2008? How much of an issue would this be?
I found a W7 chipset driver at a website www.bioticaindia.com/30ea.html . Never heard of Bioticandia. Wondering if this is legit. Why would these guys have the driver and nVidia would not?
Best of course: has anyone here installed W7 on a F700 series laptop and care to share their experience?
TIA - Bob