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dell insp.1525

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crown711

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help . i can't seem to find the base systems drivers for this lappy.
i have sound ,internet and so forth ,but still shows i need the base
systemsdevices???
thanks
 
It could also be a smartcard reader or the TPM. (some drivers for that stuff are buried in quickset)

Windows update also sometimes finds the drivers.
 
crown711 said:
help . i can't seem to find the base systems drivers for this lappy.
i have sound ,internet and so forth ,but still shows i need the base
systemsdevices???
thanks
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You need to go on Dell's website and download the necessary drivers.
http://support.dell.com/support/dow...D=INS_PNT_PM_1525&os=WLH&osl=en&catid=&impid=

I disagree with Gunbuster. I would not rely on Microsoft to provide the latest system drivers for a OEM system. Get it directly from the manufacturer.
 
Here is a direct link to the Vista 32 bit drivers for the Inspiron 1525. Look under the "Chipset" section and try the Ricoh drivers. If that's not it try the chipset drivers.

http://support.dell.com/support/dow...en&SystemID=INS_PNT_PM_1525&catid=-1&impid=-1


If this does not work give us more details of your situation. Are you reloading the OS from the Dell Windows OEM recovery disc? Is it Vista or XP? Can you use the recovery partition on the hard drive or did your HD fail?

You can tell what the device is by doing the following or you can google for a free Windows unknown device program to run instead.
Open device manager.
Right click on device in question.
Click on Properties.
Click on details tab.
Click on "Device Instance Id" in the drop down. It should look something like this:
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0611&SUBSYS_C8003842&REV_A2\4&16EC1A1&0&0008
The vendor and device id are listed as 4 character hexadecimal numbers. In the above example, 10DE is the vendor id (VEN_) and 0611 is the device id (DEV_). Go to the link below and plug in the device id to figure out what the device is.
http://www.pcidatabase.com/

Device Search Results
Returning 4 matches for: "0611"
Sorted by: Device ID

Device Id Chip Description Vendor Id Vendor Name
0x0611 T9732 0x104E Oak Technology
0x0611 NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 0x10DE NVIDIA Corporation
0x2300 RR2300 SATA Controller 0x1103 Triones Technologies Inc. (HighPoint)
0x0611 PCI to ISA Bridge 0x1179 Toshiba America Info Systems
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