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Dell C600 ATI drivers won't load!?
I'm very experienced with computers, but I've finally found one that's got me stumped.
I reinstalled Windows XP, and now I can't get my ATI Mobility 3 drivers to work on my Dell c600 laptop . The C600 Drivers and Downloads page only has Win2k drivers. Maybe that was my first mistake, because I went ahead and downloaded the Windows 2000 drivers, (after all, XP is Win2k-based, they should work, right?)
So I ran the ATI driver setup.exe, and clicked Accept, Next, etc. and then... I get an error, "Driver not Found!", I click OK, another error window appears: "SEVERE: Setup was unable to complete the installation. Try to setup your display adaptor with a standard vga driver before running setup."
Probably the weirdest part of all is even though the DirectX Diagnostic (dxdiag.exe) detects the standard vga.sys driver, the Device Manager does not. It doesn't even show a Display adapter of any kind. See screenshot: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2583/3988046861_3a6... Is there an IRQ conflict?
So I figured it's the chipset driver that needs to be installed first in order to install the video adapter. At that point I went to Intel.com and downloaded the chipset driver. (440BX Mobile AGPset). I got an error when I tried installing it: "the current operating system supports the Intel chipset devices on your system. No INF update is needed"
No update needed? :S That's crazy, does anyone have any advice, please?
--Zeldaman
In the screen shot (Device Manager) there's also a PCI Simple Communications Controller with a yellow question mark. That's the IRQ conflict, I think... how do I check IRQ?
And why won't the Intel chipset driver load either? "No INF update needed." (See above for full error).
I'll try CNET as well, thanks for the suggestion. :-)
2 Answers
- gikstarLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
All of the Dell computers come with a COA sticker (Certificate of Authenticity) from Microsoft. It will have the type of Operating System and the installation serial number.
If your COA shows Win 2k, then that is what was authorized by Dell to be used on that system. If you have a Win XP sticker, then contact Dell and ask for the location where you can download the drivers.
You might try this though: http://download.cnet.com/Video-ATI-Mobility-3-Mobi...
I have a tendency to TRUST Cnet.com downloads...
Hope this works for you.
Source(s): I'm a computer tech... http://local.yahoo.com/info-45952225-wey%E2%80%A6 - ?Lv 44 years ago
ok you have get carry of the drivers stable. now what you may desire to do is setting up them by way of domicile windows right here is what you do make a clean folder reported as Dell Drivers, positioned all the unzipped drivers into that folder. then you certainly click on initiate, notebook, click on structures and open it up it is going to teach you all the hardware on your notebook those with yellow question mars on the area of them have not got the excellent drivers double click on the single you decide directly to place in it is going to ask replace drivers or upload new hardware, (won't be in a position to recollect which) you click on replace drivers, then it is going to ask you the place to replace from click on browser to locate the folder call Dell Drivers then click on that folder and click ok do the with all the drivers which you would be able to desire to place in once you have all the drivers put in reboot the gadget and each little thing would desire to be working accepted,, in case you have issues message me with the priority being Dell Drivers then i be attentive to what i'm answering
