need help to find these drivers

[sandpd]

here they are





vistaking i'ts about 3:45am now so with your permission sir, i'll take a little sleep now and be back later during the day. wish i knew when you're going to be on. thanks buddy

 

[VistaKing]

When you wake up let me know what the BIOS version is

Open up command prompt by clicking on rb: type CMD inside Search programs and files . Press [ENTER]

In command prompt enter the following

systeminfo | find "BIOS Version:"

Press <ENTER>

   Note

The | pipe symbol can be found using SHIFT + \ (just above the [ENTER] key)

Try this driver

NAME​

| VERSION |

DOWNLOAD​

INTEL 5 Series chipset|9.4.0.1017|
Download

 

[sandpd]

hi vistaking, sorry for bailing out on you earlier this morning buddy. just couldn't keep those eyes opened much longer.

yes i did download your last offering....post#22

this is what happened:

i decided to do the install from within device manager by pointing the update to the folder, just as i did with the smbus controller in post #18...

btw what to do with that smbus controller driver installed? should i uninstall or leave it like that? seing that the version registered in device manager....v1.0.0.2....is different from the version of the package itself which is v9.2.0.1021 and still seing this "no drivers installed" under the general tab. please advice.

anyway the result from the attempt to update the chipset from within device manager ended up with "you already have the best driver installed".

so i went ahead with a manual install using the setup file. the installation went alright....no hiccups. restarted the system, waited some 5-10mins for everything to settle, went inside device manager and what do you know, the driver version was still the same as before and all those missing drivers were still missing. oh boy!

i always creat a restore point before anything so i did a sys restore immediately.

BIOS Version: Phoenix Technologies LTD V1.31

 

[VistaKing]

Check if you have an updated bios on the acer website .

 

[sandpd]

1.31 is the latest for my model on their site

 

[VistaKing]

The chipset driver I gave should of fixed the issues . Try uninstalling the ones listed in device manager . .Right click on the ones without the driver and right click and choose uninstall . Restart the PC

 

[Britton30]

Thanks, I was trying to determine if you needed a newer BIOS.

 

[sandpd]

going to do that now and get back to you

 

[sandpd]

i've reinstalled the chipset you gave me and again the installation went perfectly.

i followed up with your insructions to uninstall each one of those that were showing "no drivers installed" followed by a restart after each uninstall. they are all still showing "no drivers installed".

i'm thinking maybe i need to give the system a chance to settle a bit longer to see if the missing drivers will show up. just a thought.

question is, is it possible for bios to get damaged or corrupt? if so, can you do a reinstall with the same version of bios?

 

[Layback Bear]

Maybe I'm having a brain fart. Could someone explain the problem sandpd is having with the computer to start this search for all these drives and bios.

 

[sandpd]

hi layback b

i'm just seeking help to find drivers for some devices showing up in device manager as having "no drivers install for this device". all of them by the way have microsoft drivers installed.

that's about the size of it layback b

 

[Britton30]

Did you just add something or reinstall w7?

 

[sandpd]

why all these microsoft drivers on my system?

well a few months ago i did a clean install to get raid of all the bloatware that came with the system....based on advice from my good buddy gregrocker.

i'm very pleased with the result so far. the system feels lighter and faster and generally performing better.

after that install, i ended up with microsoft drivers for just about everything on the system.

when i bought this laptop....yes i bought it brand new....it didn't come with any installation discs. i created a factory backup on dvds and had them lying around without realising that a couple of them had gotten damaged including the disc with the drivers and apps.

anyway i've managed to search and download all the drivers except this chipset thing. oh yes, and the "HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GT30N" driver for the dvd device, which i just can't seem to find anywhere.

 

[Britton30]

w7 comes pre-loaded with a lot of generic drivers. The HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GT30N Should run fine with a MS driver. I have a home built system with a LG and an ASUS optical drive and neither came with any drivers.
Do you recall these devices missing drivers before the reinstall? IS anything inoperative in any way?

It may help if you call Acer support to see if they can send you a drivers disk for your model. Dell did this for me once free of charge...on a used laptop I aquired.

 

[VistaKing]

The drivers that is needed is a chipset driver

 

[Layback Bear]

Some drivers are built into the bios and some are built into to the cpu and some things don't take drivers. With all the checking you have done I recommend leaving things alone if your system is working properly.

My rule of thumb is only replace drivers or bios if those changes address a specific problem I'm having. Newer drivers or bios may do more harm than help if you don't need them.

 

[VistaKing]

If the drivers aren't fixing the missing drivers it could be an issue with the hardware . Intel 5 series the driver are the chipset .

 

[sandpd]

no wonder i keep recommending this site to all my friends, truly.

look, vistaking i honestly don't think i can thank you enough for taking the time and the patience to go through this with me. well, thank you ok. very much.

i have learnt a couple of things from you along the way and i have your chipset installed.

britton30, layback b, we meet again and again accept my grattitude guys. thanks to all who responded.

i have read some positive and some negative posts from across the net about using microsoft drivers for devices. i guess this is the reason for my desperate hunt for drivers, but you guys have allayed my fears and i'm greatful for that.

i'll still like to know if it's possible to repaire a corrupt bios with the same version

 

[VistaKing]

It's possible but I'm not 100% sure the BIOS will fix the issue .

 

[Layback Bear]

sandpd motherboard bios update methods are brand name and motherboard spacific. I would recommend getting and reading your motherboard manual.
I have update and down dated my bios with no problems but that doesn't mean my method will work on other motherboards.
That is why I don't post my methods and recommend using the manual.