re:new comp ?

Hi all, am trying to load win xp pro on to a new p4 2.8 g comp. Loaded ok but cant load drivers for all other devices.Such as ethernet controller, multimedia controller, Sm bus controller,universal serial bus controller,video controller, ect. i know its got a xtreme ethernet card?.trying to hook up on the net to download some drivers but cannot load any network connections, the comp was bought in malaysia & was blank ? any ideas would be appreciated...

 

What's the motherboard, and are the video, sound, and ethernet onboard or cards?

Aida32 can help you ID your hardware if needed.

 

hi m8 thanks for quick response. Little bit of a problem trying to find out what mother board & stuff is.Pretty sure everythings on board. Was just trying to get it running to connect to the net..have a router with second comp but no luck with the network connections as wont find anything.Cannot download aida to other comp & to big for floppy=) think it had win 2000 on it at some stage but was formatted before i got it=( bit of a pain i know, thought xp would just find it all..maybe i can copy on to a cd & do it that way.

 

Well there are other ways to ID the mobo. On the board itself usually there will be a label with the model number, and as you're booting up it should be displayed right before the BIOS info table.

 

re:motherboard

Hi again this is what ive managed to do with a burner then floppy=)
also ive got no audio devices or video stuff,what a mess..Any help would be great,thanks

Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4HT, 2800 MHz (3.5 x 800)
Motherboard Name Unknown
Motherboard Chipset Intel Springdale-G i865G
System Memory 1015 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (09/16/03)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter Intel Extreme Graphics 2
3D Accelerator Intel Extreme Graphics 2

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Intel 82801EB ICH5 - AC'97 Audio Controller

Storage:
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive Maxtor 4R080L0 (80 GB, 5400 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Optical Drive CD-RW CDR-6S52 (52x/24x/52x CD-RW)

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 78159 MB (75232 MB free)

Input:
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0

Network:
Primary IP Address
Primary MAC Address 00-00-00-00-00-00

Peripherals:
USB Device Generic USB Hub
USB Device Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0

Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5705 Gigabit Ethernet Controller PCI

 

lol thanks robbo, i think ive just done the easy part.Im not real flash with this computer stuff, what do you think i need first to be able to get online to download some of this gear ?

 

Okay so far so good. Im stumped now,the only errors ive got a
SM Bus Controller & USB Controller. Net seems to be working ok havain`t
tried your other links as yet, my head is still spinning.still got a few things to load & look for drivers but getting there,anything you think i need to install?
suppose i better load all the service packs & the other 20 or so updates=)
thanks again
okay just got rid of SM BUS so only usb to go,also cant seem to get accelerater to work maybe its the link before that one, cant remember it now=)think i need to go to bed..c u

 

re: new computer

Hey Rick....as this is windows XP, the USB may be 2.0. XP will need to load the Service pack 1 in order for the O/S to recognize them as 2.0.

 

To get the Intel Accelerator to work you need to install the inf first as linked by robo earlier
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=1667

And yes very important that you install all relevant service packs and updates

 

okay thanks everyone, all errors gone ran that link before accelerator, but when i run the intel acelerator its telling me incompatable hardware. Which seems strange as last night it would load but then say need to load drivers first which ive done? Also how good are the onboard extreme graphics 2 ?
trying to set up a gaming machine, so should i now invest in a vid/card?
thanks again regards RICK

 

I don't know about your Intel Accelerator question, but if you're building a gaming machine you're gonna want a good video card, onboard video is typically pretty lame in comparison.