HP 15 Windows 7 and Windows 8 Driver

Model: HP 15 Notebook PC
Manufacture: Hewlett Packard
Compatibility: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Note: 
1. Windows 8 below referring to both windows 8 and windows 8.1
2. If you need help to undestand windows 32-bit and 64-bit you can read here.

Recommendation:
1.  Minimum RAM by default (before upgrade) is 6GB and MAX 16GB, so it is strongly recommend to use 64 bit version of windows 7 or windows 8.
2. Run automatic updates if you want to check and obtain latest WDDM/WHQL drivers.
3. Latest updates for the driver also available on the manufacture site:
-Graphic: AMD site
-Touchpad : Synaptic site
-Wireless, LAN, Card Reader: Realtek site

Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Version 6.0.1.7004 Rev. A 182MB Windows 7/8 32-bit  
Version 6.0.1.7083 219MB Windows 7/8 64-bit

Graphic
AMD High Definition (HD) Graphic Driver
Version 13.11 Beta  Windows7/8 32-bit
Version 13.152.1.3000 310MB Windows 7/8 64-bit

Touchpad
Alps Touchpad Driver
Version 7.5.1711.125 A Windows 7 32-bit
Version 8.0.1611.102 Windows 8 32/64-bit
Version 8.201.1711.126 50MB Windows 7/8 64-bit

Touchpad
Synaptic Touchpad Driver
Version  13.2.1.0 A 27.63MB Windows 7 32-bit
Version 16.2.10.12 125.7MB windows8 32/64-bit
Version 17.0.15.0 147.96MB Windows 7/8 64-bit

Button
HP Wireless Button Driver
Automatically installed in windows 7 (or install win 8 driver on win 7 system)
Version 1.1.2.1  2.82MB Windows 8 32/64-bit
Having scroll problem in windows 8? Download and Install this driver

LAN -Ethernet
Realtek PCIe FE/GBE Family Controller LAN Driver
Version 7.25.824.2010 5.36MB Windows 7 32/64-bit
Version 8.20.815.2013 7.22MB Windows 8 32/64-bit

Wireless
Mediatek 802.11 Wireless LAN Adapter Driver
Version 5.0.25.0 34.32MB Windows 7/8 32 and 64-bit
Version 5.0.37.0 39MB Windows 8 32/64-bit

Wireless
Realtek RTL8188EE 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Driver
Version 2010.1.0506.2013 28MB Windows 7/8 32/64-bit
Version 2012.3.913.2013 21MB  Windows 8 32/64-bit

Bluetooth
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9000 Series Bluetooth 4.0+HS Driver
Version 1.00 381.01MB Windows 7/8 32/64-bit
Version 1.00 6.57MB Windows 8 32/64-bit

Card Reader
Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader
Version 6.1.7100.30093 A 7.44MB Windows 7 32/64-bit
Version 1.30 11.39MB Windows 8 32/64-bit

Webcam
Cyberlink Youcam Software
Version 5.0.2.3603 145.13MB Windows7/8 32/64-bit

Security
HP Simple Pass Identity Protection Software
Version 8.00.57 90.65MB Windows 7/8 32/64-bit


Driver Information:

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1. Graphic driver support 8000 series, AMD Radeon HD 8210
AMD Radeon HD 8330
AMD Radeon HD 8400
AMD Radeon HD 8280

2. Mediatek Driver support following chip:
Mediatek MT7630E 802.11bgn Wi-Fi Adapter
Ralink RT3090 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter
Ralink RT3290 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter
Ralink RT3592 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi Adapter
Ralink RT5390 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter
Ralink RT5390R 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter

3. Bluetooth support the following chip:
Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 + HS Adapter
Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Bluetooth 4.0 + HS Adapter
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 Bluetooth 4.0 + HS Adapter
Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth 3.0 + HS Adapter

4. Applicable Model:
This drivers is valid for all HP 15 model, for example:
HP 15-d017cl Notebook PC (ENERGY STAR)
HP 15-d038ca Notebook PC (ENERGY STAR)
HP 15-g019wm Notebook PC (ENERGY STAR)
HP 15-g029wm Notebook PC (ENERGY STAR)

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ATI/AMD Graphic Driver for Windows 8 and 8.1

Windows 8 did not support all AMD or previously known as ATI graphic. Laptop/PC manufacture did not provide update for all model especially for old model. This post will describe in details on how to install you ATI/AMD graphic driver in windows 8 and 8.1 including 32-bit and 64-bit.

1. Check your Graphic Driver First!
2. Latest Catalyst Software and driver
3. Automatic Driver Installation
4. Compatibility Mode Installation (using vista, windows 7 driver)
5. Manual Installation

1. Check your Graphic Driver First!
First of all we need to make sure our graphic driver status. If it already installed, no further action needed. In case the resolution stuck at 1024 or we need to re-install the driver using one of the method i posted here. To check your graphic driver look at the device manager and under graphic adapter, if it list it as "standard Graphic Adapter" it means we need to install the driver. More details with pictures can be found here.

2. Latest Catalyst Software and Driver
Latest catalyst software and driver can be found here. You just need to select base on your operating system and install them. Normally you need to restart after the installation. The problem with this method is it does not support all cards especially old cards such as X1300, X1400. For this issue Microsoft already provide updates for this cards which i will explain in the automatic driver installation.

3. Automatic Driver Installation
Most of the time I just use windows automatic updates to check any newest driver for Model aith ATI graphic. You just need to turn on windows automatic updates and let it check for the latest updates available for your card. Example I have this Acer extensa 4920 with ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT, after windows 8 installation and updates it automatically detect the card and install the appropriate driver. You can also download the driver manually via microsoft update catalog. Using IE browser open this url and enter your graphic card name and it will display list of available driver updates.

Click to zoom

The updates not available for all cards, and i know some of us prefer to install it manually. So keep reading.

4. Compatibility Mode.

It is a simple method but it works, you just need to use your vista or windows 7 drivers to install it in windows 8. To do that first we need to set the compatibility mode base on the drivers itself. Right click on the driver and select properties, compatibility and set to previous version of windows.

5. Manual Installation.
This method is my favorite. It work most of the time and the best thing is I can force windows to install the driver.

1- Download the appropriate drivers (from AMD) or use your original windows 7/vista driver.
2-Install it and ignore if it resulting in error.
3-Open device manager and look for graphic adapters. Right click on your graphic and select update driver.

4- Select "Browse ... "

5. Select "Let me pick..."

6. Select Have disk and point to C:AMD\catalyst etc folder (you can check the patch on your c drive, mine was c:\AMD\catalyst 21.XX). Go through the folder untul you find the inf file. Exapmle:
C:\AMD\AMD_Catalyst_13.6_Beta\Packages\Drivers\Display\W86A_INF and select C8157668.inf.

7. Continue with on screen instruction until installation finish.

NOTE:
Sometime you will see this on step 6 before click have disk:

If you see there are available driver to select, select the driver without WDDM. (the fist one on the picture above).

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Toshiba Satellite A100 Windows 7 Drivers

Model: Toshiba Satellite A100
Series: Satellite A series
Manufacture: Toshiba

Wireless
Driver Atheros Wireless LAN Driver 8.0.0.225.0 Download 

Chipset
Driver Intel Chipset SW Installation Utility 9.1.1.1015 Download 

Graphic
Driver NVIDIA Display Driver 7.15.11.7976 Download
Driver ATI Display Driver x1400 (Automatically installed or download it via windows automatic updates.) manually download from Microsoft update catalog

Audio
Driver Realtek Audio Driver 6.0.1.5904 Download

Modem
Driver TOSHIBA Software Modem 2.2.97 Download

Fingerprint
Driver Upek Fingerprint Driver 5.8.0.4024 Download

Bluetooth
Bluetooth Stack by Toshiba v7.00.10(T) Download

LAN
Realtek LAN - Ethernet Driver v5.642.914.2006 Download

Touchpad
 Synaptic Touch Pad Driver v9.1.0 Download

PATCH

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Driver TOSHIBA Registry Patch for Devices & Printers 1.2 Download
TVAP TOSHIBA Value Added Package 1.2.28 Download

Driver PatchFiles(TOSHIBA Storage Configuration Patch for ) STORAGECONFIG
1.0 Download


UTILITY

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Utility ConfigFree 8.0.23 Download

Utility TOSHBA Supervisor Password Utility 2.00.06 Download

Utility TOSHIBA HW Setup Utility 2.00.07 Download


APPLICATION

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Application TOSHIBA Disc Creator 2.1.0.1 Download

Application TOSHIBA Speech System 1.00.2518 (Centrio: 1.00.2519) Download

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Toshiba Portege M800 Windows 7 Drivers

Model: Toshiba Satellite M800
Series: Toshiba Satellite M series
Manufacture: Toshiba

Important: Some of the drivers (bluetooth, input, touchpad and modem) from Toshiba de server download link seems to be down. Please request if you need them urgently while waiting for the server to be up and running again.

Providing Latest Software and Driver.
After upgrading to Windows 7, the latest driver and software updates will be provided via Toshiba Service Station. We recommend you to use the Toshiba Service Station to maintain your system up-to-date.

Note:
1. Fresh Windows 7 Install : Download and Install all drivers
2. Upgrade from Windows Vista : Unistall current version before installing new version.
3. Install all drivers or any necessary drivers you need (sometimes windows already install the drivers during windows 7 installation/upgrade or windows automatic update).
4. Patch Utility and only optional installation, install only if you need them.

Chipset
Intel Chipset Installation Utility
v9.1.1.1015 Download

Audio
Conexant Audio Driver
4.98.6.61 Download

Graphic
Intel Display Driver
ver 8.15.10.1825 Download

Storage
Intel Matrix Storage Manager
ver 8.9.0.1023 Download

LAN/Ethernet
Marvell LAN Driver
v11.10.5.3 Download

Card Reader
O2 Card Reader Controller
3.31.03 Download

LAN -Ethernet
Realtek Wireless LAN Driver
2.00.0006 Download

Infrared
Winbond CIR Driver
ver 8.60.2001 Download

Wireless
Atheros Wireless LAN Driver
ver 8.0.0.225.0.s3264_wCAT Download
 Intel Wireless LAN Driver (automatically installed)

Fingerprint
Authentec Fingerprint Driver
V1.0.2.12 Download

Webcam
Chicony Camera Assistant Software
1.7.260.0526L Download 

Bluetooth
Toshiba Bluetooth Stack
version 7.00.10.0 Download

ALL the drivers below is your original windows vista drivers, Toshiab officially approve this on their official windows 7 upgrade advisor.

Bluetooth Application 
Install after bluetooth stack driver
ver Download

Security
Toshiba HDD protection
ver 2.2.0.1 Download

Touchpad - Driver
ALPS Pointing Device Manager
ver  Download

Touchpad
Synaptic Touchpad Driver Download
ver Download

Modem
Conexant Modem Driver
ver Download

Toshiba TRS Driver
-not available/incompatible with windows 7.

UTILITY

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Windows7 Utility ConfigFree 8.0.23 Download
Windows7 Utility HDMI Control Manager 2.0.0.1 Download

APPLICATION

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Windows7 Application TOSHIBA Disc Creator 2.1.0.1 Download
Windows7 Application TOSHIBA DVD PLAYER Auto detect Download
TOSHIBA Supervisor Password Utility 3.0.1.0 Download
TOSHIBA HW Setup Utility 3.0.1.0 Download
TOSHIBA Speech System 1.0.0.2518 Download
Truesuit Access Manager Uninstaller  Download
Toshiba Value Added Package 1.2.28 Download

PATCH

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PatchFiles
(TOSHIBA Storage Configuration Patch for Windows7) 
STORAGE CONFIG 1.0 Download

TOSHIBA Registry Patch for Windows7 Devices and Printers
Ver 1.2 Download

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hp2000-2d10sk Windows 7 Driver

 Model: HP2000-2d10sk
Series: HP2000
Compatibility: Windows 7

Chipset
Intel Chipset Installation Utility and Driver
Version:9.3.0.1020, 2.51M
 Download

MEI
Intel Management Engine Interface (MEI) Driver 
Version:8.0.0.1262, 24.68M
Download

Audio
Realtek High-Definition (HD) Audio Driver
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 (32 and 64-bit)
Version6.0.1.6937, 171.76M Download

Touchpad
Synaptics TouchPad Driver 
version:16.0.1.0, 108.38M  
Download

LAN/Ethernet
Realtek Local Area Network (LAN) Driver
Version:7.50.1123.2011, 5.8M
Download 

Card Reader
Realtek Card Reader Driver
2012-04-27 , Version:6.1.7601.29011, 11.01M
Download

Webcam
Cyberlink YouCam Software
2012-12-10 , Version:3.5.5.5811, 158.04M
Download

Keyboard
HP Quick Launch Software
2012-04-23 , Version:2.70, 3.84M
Download

Storage
Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver 
Version:11.0.0.1032, 8.53M
Download


Wireless Drivers for HP 2000 Windows 7

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Broadcom Wireless LAN Driver for Microsoft Windows 7
Version:5.100.82.139, 35.3M
Download

Ralink 802.11 b/g/n WiFi Adapter
Version:3.2.13.0, 22.39M
Download

Atheros Wireless LAN Driver
Version:9.2.0.480, 82.96M
Download 


Bluetooth Drivers for HP 2000 Windows 7

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Broadcom Bluetooth 4.0 Driver and Software
2012-04-02 , Version:6.5, 234.14M
Download

Atheros Bluetooth 4.0+HS Driver
2012-01-18 , Version:7.4.0.115, 279.32M
Download 


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Audio:
Realtek High Definition(HD) .The driver above officially from HP, you can also check for the latest driver from the sound chip manufacture site www.realtek.com

Chipset: support the following chipset:
Intel 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 1E26
Intel 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 1E2D

Graphic AMD:
(AMD driver will install intel HD graphic for this model which support switchable graphic.
Intel HD Graphics Family
Radeon HD 7450M Graphics

Graphic Intel,
support the following graphic driver:
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Intel HD Graphics 4000

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Acer Aspire 1640 Windows 7 Driver

Model: Acer Aspire 1640/ 1640z
Manufacture: Acer
Compatibility: Windows 7 (windows xp driver click here)

Windows 7 Upgrade Guide for Acer Aspire 1640
This model built for windows XP launched along with 2 other model which are acer aspire 1640z and acer aspire 1650. All windows 7 drivers here is base on the model specification and please let me know if there are any problems installing the drivers.
 Please download and install the drivers you need after upgrade to windows 7. It is not necessary to install all drivers below. To check which driver you need you can read here. How to check your driver in windows 7.

Chipset
Intel Chipset driver 915 and 825/855 chipset
Version 9.2.0.1021 5MB Download

Graphic
Intel 915GM Integrated Graphic Driver.
You need to install this driver manually.
Download and Installation

If your model use ATI Graphic
ATI Mobility Radeon X300
Download and Installation

Wireless 
Atheros AR5001/AR5005G (50XX series)
Version 9.0.0.125  10MB Download

Wireless
Intel Pro 2200BG Wireless Driver
If you are using Intel Pro wireless, you need read the instruction to download and install the driver here: http://laptop-driver.blogspot.com/2010/12/intelr-prowireless-2200bg-windows-7.html

Bluetooth
Widcom Bluetooh Driver
(also known as Broadcom Bluetooth)
Download the latest driver from the widcomm offcial download site here:
http://www.broadcom.com/support/bluetooth/update.php

Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Version 6.0.1.5888 68MB Download

Modem:
Conexant HD Audio Modem with Smart CP
For modem you just need to use your original windows xp driver (or windows 7 already install the generic driver for it). Download
To install, Use the same method to install graphic driver.

Lan
Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC
Version 6.111 (external mirror)
Download

Note: For LAN Driver, In case the link broken, go to www.realtek.com and navigate to:
Downloads - Communications Network ICs - Network Interface Controllers - 10/100M Fast Ethernet - PCI - Software and select windows 7 from the driver's list.

Patch, Update and Installing Latest Driver.

1. Note: Acer only release windows xp drivers for this model so you won't see windows 7 drivers listed on the support page.

2. Audio : Acer didn't provide latest or compatible audio driver for this model on the support site but there are compatible driver on their database. Realtek also continue to provide latest update for this driver which you can download it from the realtek website: www.realtek.com
To download from Realtek site, navigate: Downloads - High Definition Audio Codecs (software) - Accept the terms and agreement - select the version for windows 7.

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USB Drivers

INTRODUCTION:
Most USB devices drivers automatically installed after you plug in on you PC. Most of use call it "Plug and Play". For example if you plug a USB mouse into your USB port windows automatically searching and install the appropriate driver. You will see a dialog box like this:

But not all USB devices recognize by windows, you need to install the driver first before using it.


STEP HOW TO INSTALL USB DRIVERS.

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1. First identify what is your device model number/type name. For example you are using Verizon broadband modem UM150.
2. Go to the official download page and download the correct driver that match your USB device model.
3. Install it and allow few minutes for windows to fully updates and identify all components for the USB.

Certain USB devices come with firmware CD and you just need to install it on your system.


USB DRIVERS FOR USB FLASH DRIVE AND EXTERNAL STORAGE

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Windows already have the generic drivers for USB FLASH DRIVE and MEMORY CARD. Normally it is called "Mass Storage Device", by default all windows operating system have this driver in thier system, if not you can get it from Microsoft site here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318812

This apply for most external device such as:
    external magnetic hard drives
    external optical drives, including CD and DVD reader and writer drives
    portable flash memory devices
    solid-state drives
    adapters bridging between standard flash memory cards and USB connections
    digital cameras
    digital audio players and portable media players
    card readers
    PDAs
    mobile phones

For memory card if you get an error "Disk Management Console View is not Up to Date". I already write a post to solve the problems in details here. http://laptop-driver.blogspot.com/2010/12/disk-management-console-view-is-not-up.html

WHAT IF THERE ARE NO DRIVERS OR FIRMWARE AVAILABLE.

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1. Try to plug the USB device into other USB port.
2. If the problem persist, open device manager and expand the USB Root Hub

3. You will see unknown device or any device marked with yellow.
4. Right click on it and select Uninstall. Reboot your computer.
5. Open device manager again and right click on of the any USB root hub list and select scan for hardware change.

USB SUDDENLY STOP WORKING

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1. Turn off your computer.
2. Deatch power chord or power supply.
3. Remove battery (for laptop)
4. Open your computer and plug the USB device.

Sometimes when the USB is too hot and too busy windows will stop the USB device to prevent from system instability. I already experience this with few device from HUAWEI which require me to unplug and replug every time it is not responsive. Later on i solved the problem buy put a small fan near the USB device to keep the temperature low.

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