Thursday, 18 September 2014

How To Check Your Drivers Version

You can easily identify what driver version you have by looking at the specific driver properties. You can access the driver properties via Device Manager which available on all Windows Operating System.

For this example I will show how to check the graphic driver version:

1. First you need to open device manager

2. Next right click on any devices you want, then select properties.


3. After that click on the Driver Tab and you will see the Driver Version will show what driver version currently installed for your graphic.


You can also identify the driver provider and driver dates. Digital Signer will show wither your driver is digitally signed or not.

Chipset Driver Version:
Certain devices not directly named as it should be such chipset is nowhere listed on the device manager. The chipset is categorize under system device, here is example Intel chipset 6 series:

HP 500 Windows 7 Drivers

You can upgrade your HP 500 Notebook PC into Windows 7 and here are the drivers you will need since HP only provide Windows XP drivers on their support page.

Windows 7 Drivers for HP 500:

Chipset
Intel chipset Installation Utility
Download

Audio
Conexant CX20468 Audio Driver
Download
If failed, follow this instructions.

Graphics 
Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Chipset Family
You need to download and install this drivers manually, read here:
Download and Installation

Touchpad
Synaptic Touchpad Driver
Download


Mouse and Keyboard
HP Quick Launch Button
Download

Wireless
Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Adapter
You need to download and install this drivers manually, read here:
Download and Installation
 

Original Drivers HP 500 - Windows XP Drivers

Here is the original drivers released by HP and it is for windows XP:

Chipset - Intel: Download
Audio - Conexant: Download
Graphic - Intel : Download
Touchpad : Download
Quick Launch : Download
Modem : Download
Wireless : Download

Do let me know if you have problem with the installation.

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Acer Travelmate 4060 Windows 7 Drivers

Acer download site only provide Windows XP drivers for this model. If you upgrade into Windows 7 here is the drivers you will need:

Chipset
Intel chipset installation utility
Download
Latest Drivers : Available Using Intel Detection Site

Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio Drivers
Download
Download (latest from Realtek)

Graphics 
Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Chipset Family
You need to download and install this drivers manually, read here:
Download and Installation

LAN - Ethernet Controller
Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC
Download
Latest Drivers from realtek : Download Page

Wireless
Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Adapter
You need to download and install this drivers manually, read here:
Download and Installation

Wireless
Atheros AR5XXX Network Adapter
Run Microsoft Automatic Updates to automatically update the drivers
Download

Touchpad 
Synaptic Touchpad Driver
Download

Modem
Conexant Modem Driver
Automatically Installed - If not use windows XP driver and install it in compatibility mode.

Card Reader
(Not all Travelmate 4060 have Card Reader Slot)
Texas Instruments PCI-1510 CardBus-Controller
Download and Installation

Texas Instruments PCI-8x12/7x12/6x12 Drivers

This method will install Texas Instruments PCI-8x12/7x12/6x12 in Windows XP, Vista and 7. Normally Acer provide this drivers for Windows XP and Vista, it is hard t find windows 7 drivers version so for windows 7 you need to install it manually. For windows Xp and Vista just extract and run setup to install.

Drivers Download Link : ftp://193.194.129.152/notebook/extensa_5220/vista/Drivers/CardR_TI_v2_0_0_7.zip

Download and Extract the driver files.

Installation for Windows 7 :

1. Open device manager by go to start and type "DEVMGMT.MSC" and press enter.
2. You will see 2 devices will yellow exclamation mark, which is Mass Storage Controller and PCi to CARDBUS Bridge.
3. Right click on Mass Storage Controller and select update driver.

4. Select Browse my computer for driver software.

5. Click Browse and point to the driver folder we extracted earlier.

6. navigate to "CardR_TI_v2_0_0_7\CardR_TI_v2_0_0_7\Windows\tiinst" and select the Vista32 for windows 7 32-bit and Vista64 for Windows 7 64-bit.

 7. Click Next and proceed with the installation process.

Now to install the PCi to CARDBUS Bridge just simply open the driver folder and run setup to install.

Tuesday, 16 September 2014

Lenovo Smart Phone Driver Installation

Today I want to transfer files between a Lenovo Android Smart Phone and My Desktop PC. Unlike my previous experience with Samsung Galaxy TAB, the drivers automatically installed right after you plug in the USB cable, Before that, a notification will appear on your Lenovo Smart Phone and Select "Open the USB Storage Device". Here is the screen-shoot of the drivers installation. ".


As you can see, the USB Mass storage device automatically installed which mean windows identified your smart phone storage and normally categorize it as a removable storage like Pen-drive and Card Reader. During this process you will not able to access your SD card.

Intel Audio Drivers for Microsoft Windows

Intel does provide audio drivers for download on their download center. There are more than 100 audio drivers available such as Intel® HD Graphics and Intel® Display Audio Driver, Intel HDMI. Drivers from other manufacturer also available such as Realtek and IDT.
Intel HDMI audio with intel 965 graphic
Non Tech Savvy user might find it is hard to choose the correct drivers from the very huge drivers lists.
Here is the easy way to get the proper Intel audio/sound driver for any operating system such as Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 8.1:

1. Go to : http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect?iid=dc_iduu
2. Click "Check your drivers for system updates".
3. It will ask to install active x, install it.
4. Then it will scan your system and will display available download.
5. The result will not only show audio drivers but also list out any available drivers updates for your system .
6. Download and then install the recommend updates.

If the result shows that your system need to install IDT audio drivers, you need to install KB888111 first which available on Microsoft Website. However this installation only for Windows XP.
I strongly recommend to perform windows automatic update first. Base on my experience, chipset drivers is the most important drivers before installing other drivers.
If you have an Intel graphics, you only need to install the graphic drivers because it will automatically install Intel HDMI drivers.

Sunday, 14 September 2014

HP 1000 Drivers for Windows 7/8

Chipset
Intel Chipset Installation utility:
Windows 7 : Download
Windows 8 : Download

MEI
Intel Management Interface driver
Windows 7 : Download
Windows 8 : Download

Graphic - AMD
AMD High Definition (HD) Graphic Drivers
Windows 7 : Download
Windows 8/8.1 : Download

Graphic - Intel
Intel High Definition (HD) Graphic Drivers
Windows 7 : Download(32-bit) | Download (64-bit)
Windows 8 : Download(32-bit) | Download (64-bit)

Input Devices
Hp Wireless Button
Only applicable for Windows 8/8.1 Operating System
Windows 8 : Download

Touchpad
Synaptic Touchpad Driver
Windows 7 : Download
Windows 8 : Download

LAN - Ethernet Controller
Realtek Local Area Network (LAN) Driver
Windows 7 : Download
Windows 8 : Download

Card Reader
Realtek Card Reader Driver
Windows 7 : Download
Windows 8 : Download

Storage
Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver
Windows 7 : Download
Windows 8 : Download

Webcam
Cyberlink Youcam Software
Windows 7 : Download
Windows 8 : Download

Security
HP SimplePass Identity Protection 2011 Software
Windows 7 : Download
Windows 8 : Download

USB 2.0
HP 2005pr USB 2.0 Port Replicator Driver
Windows XP/Vista/7/8 : Download

USB 3.0
HP 2005pr USB 2.0 Port Replicator Driver
Windows XP/Vista/7/8 : Download

Wireless

Choose base on your specification

Qualcomm Atheros AR9000 Series Wireless LAN Driver
Windows 7 : Download
Windows 8 : Download

Ralink 802.11 Wireless LAN Adapter
Windows 7 : Download
Windows 8 : Download

Broadcom Wireless LAN Driver for Microsoft Windows
Windows 7 : Download
Windows 8 : Download

Bluetooth

Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth 4.0+HS Driver
Windows 7 : Download
Windows 8 : Download

Broadcom Bluetooth 4.0 Software Driver
Windows 7 : Download
Windows 8 : Download


Drivers Description for Chipset and graphic:
Chipset : Intel 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 1E2D
Chipset : Intel 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 1E2D
Graphic : AMD Radeon HD 7450M
Graphic : Intel HD Graphics 3000/4000

Utility

Optional Installation, but installing these application is recommended.
HP Software Framework         : Windows XP/Vista/7/8
HP Launch Box                       : Windows 7 | Windows 8 - Use windows 7 apps in compatibility mode
HP Quicklaunch                      : Windows 7 | Windows 8 - Important, please install this software.
HP Power manager Utility       : Windows 7 | Windows 8 - Use windows 7 apps in compatibility mode
HP On -Screen Display Utility : Windows 7 | Windows 8 - Use windows 7 apps in compatibility mode