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August 10th, 2007 12:00
Install Windows XP on Dell XPS M1330
The Dell XPS M1330 is a great laptop but quite many of users like me can only use the Windows XP since certain professional software can only run on XP and have no support on Vista.
I got my M1330 received on Aug 1 and had to install the XP on it anyway. I got it almost done but still have one driver issue. I would like to share my previous jobs done to save the time for other users having the same need. Also, I would like the community can help to resolve the remaining driver issue so that everybody can enjoy the M1330 with XP! : )
Part I: Windows XP professional installation CD
Any Dell XP SP2 Pro installation CD for previous Dell models (what I used)
Advantage of using the Dell OEM XP CD is that it never ask for a CD-key and works prefectly
Surely it is up to you to buy a new Windows XP installation CD from Microsoft and enter the CD-key.
Part II: Download XP drivers for M1330
From Dell's "Support & Download" website, choose "XPS 1330" and "Windows XP" for driver download:
1. R153997.EXE: Intel Mobile Chipset driver
2. R141246.EXE: Ricoh Memory Card(1394,SD,MMC,MS,xD) driver
3. R160323.EXE: Creative Laptop Integrated Webcam driver
4. R160320.EXE: Creative Laptop Integrated Webcam applications
5. R155586.EXE: Dell Touchpad, Pointing Stick driver
6. R155246.EXE: Broadcom-59XX Ethernet driver
7. R127314.EXE: Network-Wireless 335 Bluetooth Module driver
Note that certain important XP drivers for M1330 are missing in Dell's support site.
We need to download them from different sources instead:
1. Display driver:
NVIDIA-GeForce 8400M GS
nv_gfgo_101.34-2kxp32.exe
2. Audio driver:
SigmaTel HD Audio Codec-Driver: Exactly chipset is "SigmaTel STAC 9288 HD Audio Codec"
Note that I cannot find the matched XP driver for this though there are many Sigmatel 92XX drivers.
(Seems the STAC 9288 is a very new HD audio codec chip that only Vista driver is availiable)
[Raymond Aug 11, 2007]
Thanks for DELL-Jimmy P's great help :smileyvery-happy:
The R158235.EXE is the correct Dell official XP audio driver for M1330...
3. Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini card driver (if you are using the 802.11N wireless card)
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
V11.1.1.0_XP_DRIVERS.zip and V11.1.1.0_XP32-Application.EXE
4. Fingerprint scanner driver:
UPEK-TouchChip Fingerprint Coprocessor
2.6_package.zip
5. Serial ATA (SATA) driver
Intel SATA driver (important for XP2 to support SATA HDD)
7kim06ww.exe
6. Microsoft UAA Bus driver for High Definition Audio CODEC support
Get the "Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio CODEC"
XP patchs: B835221 WXP or B888111 WXPSP2, see Miscrosoft article
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/835221 (if your XP is not SP2)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888111 (if your XP is already SP2)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/835221 (if your XP is not SP2)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888111 (if your XP is already SP2)
The kb888111xpsp2.exe can actually downloaded from:
Message Edited by Raymond Cheung on 08-10-2007 09:04 PM
Message Edited by Raymond Cheung on 08-10-2007 09:04 PM
Raymond Cheung
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Posted August 10th, 2007 14:00
Part IV: Install Dell utilities/applicationsSome Dell applications can be installed onto M1330 successfully but some failes:You may have you own choice to install which utilities you want.However, what my concern are those failed-to-install important utitlities :1. R151309.EXE:XP verson of Dell QuickSet from other Dell XP models failed to be installed on M1330The installation program just refuses to be installed onto M1330.I tried the M1330's Vista QuickSet but the installation refuses to be installed on M1330 XP OS.Without this, pressing the function keys like brightness, volume up/down, play/stop will nothave any visual indication/feedback on XP but they are still working.Also the nice utility Wi-Fi Catcher(TM) Network Locator is missing.2. R154000.EXE:XP verson of Dell Security-Broadcom-Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 fromother Dell XP models failed to be installed on M1330.Seems the TPM installation program is checking the laptop's model andjust refuses to be installed onto M1330.Although the UPEK TouchChip Fingerprint Coprocessor driver is installed successfully,there is no use the Security program cannot be installed.Raymond Cheung
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Posted August 10th, 2007 14:00
Summary of problems of installing XP on M1330:1. No correct XP driver for SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC STAC 9288 of M13302. No XP version of Dell Quckset can be successfully installed on M13303. No XP version of Dell Security-Broadcom-Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 can be installedI posted out my previous works and hope this can help others like me to save some time to start.Most important, I would like the community and some smart guys can help to resolve the remaining issues and benefit everybody who really want XP on M1330 laptop.Waiting and Welcome for your solutions.... : )Raymond Cheung
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Posted August 10th, 2007 15:00
I add the download link for the Dell XP drivers below:1. R153997.EXE: Intel Mobile Chipset driver2. R141246.EXE: Ricoh Memory Card(1394,SD,MMC,MS,xD) driver3. R160323.EXE: Creative Laptop Integrated Webcam driver4. R160320.EXE: Creative Laptop Integrated Webcam applications5. R155586.EXE: Dell Touchpad, Pointing Stick driver6. R155246.EXE: Broadcom-59XX Ethernet driver7. R127314.EXE: Network-Wireless 335 Bluetooth Module driverDoes this work properly with no issues with the GeForce 8400M GS?
Because in that website, it lists only the GeForce 8400M G video cards (no S)
[Raymond] I use it now and it works perfectly on supporting 1280x800 resolution, video out and dual desktops : )One note to the installation of the Network-Wireless 335 Bluetooth Module driver,You should make sure the Bluetooth is remains ON the last time in Vista before installing the XP.Otherwise the Bluetooth is no way to be turned on in XP and be discovered as new hardware.Luckly I kept my Vista SATA HDD and I swapped the HDD and turn on the Bluetooh and swapped back to XP SATA HDD to install the Bluetooth driver successfully :)
Message Edited by Raymond Cheung on 08-10-2007 11:50 AMthunderhead1
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Posted August 10th, 2007 15:00
Thanks for this, Raymond. It should definitely help people like me.
I have one question...for the video drivers, you recommended:
NVIDIA-GeForce 8400M GS
http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/GRAPHICS-BOARD/NVIDIA/NVIDIA-ForceWare-GeFirce-Go-10134-WHQL.shtml
nv_gfgo_101.34-2kxp32.exe
Does this work properly with no issues with the GeForce 8400M GS?
Because in that website, it lists only the GeForce 8400M G video cards (no S)
Also, I noticed that R127314.EXE: Network-Wireless 335 Bluetooth Module driver is not present on that page...or is it?
Message Edited by thunderhead1 on 08-10-2007 11:30 AMRaymond Cheung
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Posted August 10th, 2007 15:00
Further Info about "SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODE" driverNow I have all XP drivers installed onto M1330 ok except the "SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODE" which has a yellow exclamation icon.
From original shipped Vista on M1330, the Device Manager shows that the hardware ID of the "SigmaTel HD audio CODE" driver is:
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01& VEN_8384& DEV_7616&SUBSYS_10280209&REV_1002
From the "Dell™ XPS™ M1330 Owner’s Manual":
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xpsm1330/en/om/RW4910P.pdf
Audio type: 5.1 channel High Definition Audio
Audio controller: Sigmatel STAC9228
Stereo conversion:24-bit (analog-to-digital and digital-toanalog)
Interfaces: Internal:Intel High Definition AudioThe audio chip is identified to be: Sigmatel STAC9228
I have tried almost all intenet availiable SigmaTel 92XX HDA dirvers for XP, checking the *.inf and *.ini file and there is no matched to the VEN_8384&DEV_7616 ID (seems represents vendor ID and device ID) so far.
Seems the one used in the M1330 is a newer hardware which only the Vista HDA driver was written so far for that particular hardware. As you can see from Vista control panel that it supports SigmaTel HDMI HD audio:
Driver Provider: SigmaTel
Driver Date: 10/5/2007
Driver Version: 6.10.0.5515
Refer to the following SigmaTel driver download link:
http://www.x-drivers.com/component/option,com_remository/func,select/id,7674/
SigmaTel STAC9220/9221/9223/9228 HD Audio Vista Driver v.6.10.5290
SigmaTel STAC9228 STAC HD Audio Driver v.6.10.5362.0
Only Vista driver is found for the 9228 audio chip, no XP driver for 9228 is found so far
For those SigmaTel 92XX HDA dirvers for XP, so far the lastest I found is:
http://www.station-drivers.com/page/sigmatel.htm (Version 6.10.5511 26/5/2007)
The driver's ID still not matched to DEV_7616 (It is DEV_7682 instead) and therefore it didn't work on M1330.
We here wants the community can push DELL and SigmaTel to publish the updated XP driver for this a bit newer SigmaTel HDA ODEC for M1330. Or some technical guys (may be those in SigmaTel) can release us the working XP driver for this.
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Posted August 10th, 2007 16:00
By the way, FYI this is an official response from Dell technical support for the audio drivers for Win XP:
"Thank you for choosing Dell. I would like to informed you that the system XPS 1330 is develop for Windows Vista only. At this moment we do not have the drivers for Windows XP yet. We are not sure that the US develop team will issue any drivers for WinXP."
So don't expect any developments in the near future.thunderhead1
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Posted August 10th, 2007 16:00
OK...thanks Raymond. Unfortunately, there's so such luck with audio drivers.
Anyway, I am thinking of an alternative plan (although it is not ideal for me, but I have no choice with the amount of problems Windows XP has right now, especially the fact that there's no audio).
I am thinking of retaining my Windows Vista Home Premium installation and leaving it untouched, and installing Windows XP Professional provided by my university on a new partition.
What do you say to this? Can you guide me on how to do this such that I can successfully dual boot the two OSes? If I install XP on a separate partition and then install all the XP related drivers, will it clash with the Windows Vista drivers?
Thanks for your help again.
One other thing: Are the drivers that you have listed all that I need for Windows XP? Or is there something else I need to download?Raymond Cheung
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Posted August 10th, 2007 17:00
For your idea of installing the XP on the new partition, I don't have such experience for Vista + XP dual booting. Very long time ago I tried dual booting the Win98 + Win2K working withoug probelm.But seems at that time I needed to install an old OS version first then the new OS verion. Vice versa may not work for dual booting.Anyway, you can have a try. Rember to let your unitverity IT guy to "GHOST" the orignal Vista paritions first (C: OS, E:RECOVERY and the F:MEDIADIRECT). In this way, you preserve your Vista safely even if XP cannot be installed as dual booting successfully.If two OSes are installed on different partitions, they will not crash each other. Quite many Linux and Windows can be dual booted on a single deskop.By the way, from other posts in Dell's forum, we already knows that Dell may not have much support on this topic. Actually the driver is releaed by the chipset vendor to the computer manufacturers. Hopefully the STAC 9288 is getting more popular on other coming laptop/desktop HW platforms. May be SigmaTel will release the XP driver to promote its chipset or other computer manufacturers behind request Sigmatel to support their HW platforms on XP.That is why I post all my little works out and let more people try. May be some smart guys can really find out the remaining right driver for M1330 and share it out to benefit all XP users.Raymond Cheung
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Posted August 10th, 2007 17:00
Some notes to the XP drivers:1. Basically all drivers needed by M1330 are included as mentioned aboveIn the XP Device Manager, there is no further yellow exclamation icon except the audio.2. Hardware/peripherals failed to work on XP:i. Audio (Missing correct Sigmatel HDA driver)ii. HDMI (as related to the "Sigmatel HDMI HD audio output" utility I found in Vista)iii.Fingerprint (as Dell's XP version TPM 1.2 cannot be installed but driver is installed)3. Hardware/peripherals do not need extra driver and works on XP SP2 already:i. IR remove controlii.The touch-sense multimeida buttons (seems directly handled by the BIOS)4. Hardware/peripherals not yet tested on XP (I think should be ok):i. CardExpress slot (since I don't have a CardExpress card, I only have old PCMCIA ones)ii. Firewire 1394 (since I don't have a firewire peripheral)If some body has installed the XP accordingly, please tell everybody whether the CardExpress slot and the 1394 Firewire are wroking fine :smileywink:
Raymond Cheung
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Posted August 10th, 2007 13:00
2. Onboard Devices -> Flash Cache Module: Change to "Enabled" to "Off"
3. Onboard Devices -> SATA Opteration: Change from "AHCI" to "ATA"
4. System -> Boot Sequence: Move "CD/DVD/CD-RW" item up to the top
5. Press "ESC" and choose "Save/Exit" to save and exit BIOS
Partition 2: [D:] "DATAPART1" [NTFS] 86506MB
Partition 3: [E:] "RECOVERY" [NTFS] 2048MB
Partition 4: [F:] "MEDIADIRECT" [FAT32] 2559MB
Entering XP, the system will discover a new PCI hardware, browse the driver to the "7kim06ww" folder to install the actual SATA driver.
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