HowTo: Dell M1330 & Windows XP x64
Please note: This is how the installation of Windows XP x64
worked for me on the M1330. It might not work exactly the same way on your
machine. So there is no waranty from my side!
I was not able to test the drivers for Wireless USB and the Fingerprint Reader
myself, thanks to Nicole for the hint!
A HowTo for the installation of 32-bit WindowsXP on the M1330 can be found
here,
thanks for the inspiration and help!
First Steps
Before you start the installation, you should change two things in the BIOS (Press F2).
First you should enable Virtualization, somebody on the net said 64-Bit does not work
without that. Second you should set your Drive Mode from AHCI to SATA if you do not own
an ancient floppy drive as the Windows setup does not provide driver for AHCI.
OS Installation
If you didn't change your Drive Mode to SATA you must provide the correct AHCI drivers
on a floppy disc. You can download them from HP here. Shakey_Jake33 recently posted in the
Forum of NotebookReview.com (worth reading!) that for him the HP driver does not work but he used this
one from Dell
instead.
During bootup from the CD you press F6. The correct driver
from the list is: Intel(R) 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCIController (Mobile ICH8M-E/M)
The rest of the installation process is straight forward and should not be a problem.
Driver Installation
The hardest part is the download of all the drivers. Many of them are hidden somewhere
on the Dell support page as they officially do not ship this notebook with 64-Bit operating
systems (yet). But don't worry, you will find drivers for all your devices.
First I installed the Intel Mobile Chipset driver which you can download from the
Dell Support website,
here is a direct link to the file.
Unfortunately, my USB did not work afterwards. You can solve this problem by replacing the
Dell USB2.0 driver with the general drivers from Microsoft (Hint: You can use the Touchpad,
first I thought I screwed everything up :D ).
The rest of the drivers are quite straight forward to install once you found them on the
internet. See my list of drivers below:
Broadcom 57XX/59XX Gigabit Integrated Controller
Website: Dell Support
Direct Link: Download file
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite
You might also want to install the Control Suite...
Website: Control Suite
Direct Link: Download file
Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
Website: Dell Support (M1330)
Direct Link: Download file
Alternatively: Intel(R) WiFi Link 4965AGN
Website: Intel Download Page
Direct Link: Download file
SIGMATEL STAC 92XX C-Major HD Audio
Website: Dell Support (M90)
Direct Link: Download file
Ricoh R5C832 Memory Card Driver
Website: Dell Support (M90)
Direct Link: Download file
Touch Pad Driver
Website: Dell Support
Direct Link: Download file
Alternative (better) Touch Pad Driver not from Dell
Website: Synaptics Download Page
Official NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GS
Website: nVIDIA ForceWare X 167.57 for Windows XP 64bit
Website: nVIDIA ForceWare X 167.58 for Windows XP 64bit (Should
not downclock the battery, thanks to Shakey_Jake33 again!)
Newest NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GS
Note: These are custom INF tweaked driver, you have to do it yourself
as described on the webpage below. It worked for me but I do not take any
responsiblity that it works on your computer. You need these drivers if you want to use
use hardware accelerated CUDA API
Website: nVIDIA ForceWare X 16x.xx drivers for Windows XP 64bit
Bluetooth driver
Website:
ANYCOM Bluetooth USB-200
Direct Link: Download file
Biometric Fingerprint Driver
Website: UPEK Fingerprint Driver
Direct Link: Download file
Wireless USB
Website: Description in Dell Forum
Website: Wireless USB Driver, has to be modified!
Direct Link: Download file
Dell QuickSet
Website: Dell Quickset
Direct Link: Download file
Creative Labs Laptop Integrated Webcam
Website: Creative Labs Laptop Integrated Webcam
Direct Link: Download file
Dell Webcam Manager
You might also want to install the Webcam Manager, it offers some nice gimmicks...
Website: Dell Webcam Manager
Direct Link: Download file
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