mudmanc4 815 Report post · CID: 698702099 Posted January 21, 2007 I have been working on a Compal, laptop, the system had crashed ...bad, I installed win 2k, and cannot locate the video, sound or other vital drivers. is anyone familiar? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dlewis23 3 Report post · CID: 5970418115 Posted January 21, 2007 you might want to look around on http://www.driverguide.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mudmanc4 815 Report post · CID: 698702099 Posted January 21, 2007 you might want to look around on http://www.driverguide.com/ yea......, thanks d, I have use the site in the past, and forgot about it, I just visited there, and they are not using the old name and pass, (user , all), the site advises you to join $ 29.00 , , and you need to fill out as much shit , as when I buy a car. :haha: Guess i'll need to take some time to look around. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roco 137 Report post · CID: 7444473763403 Posted January 21, 2007 I have been working on a Compal, laptop, the system had crashed ...bad, I installed win 2k, and cannot locate the video, sound or other vital drivers. is anyone familiar? have you tried = http://www.compal.com/index_En.htm, customer suport ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mudmanc4 815 Report post · CID: 698702099 Posted January 21, 2007 have you tried = http://www.compal.com/index_En.htm, customer suport ? Thanks for the link, Roco ,It seems as if I need to do a bit more searching, as the model ,as stated , I can only find batteries.........grrr Everything isn't always as easy as it seems, so I find out again BTW, Driverguide.com doesn't seem to find anything on this model *surprising I did find out that compal makes roughly 45 % of the worlds laptops, Dell , HP, and so on. They do however , sell in bulk , they are called "whitebooks" or , Barebones systems . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushonbye 0 Report post · CID: 1909301058713 Posted January 21, 2007 It looks like http://windrivers.com had a catagory for them but it costs to register. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mudmanc4 815 Report post · CID: 698702099 Posted January 22, 2007 It looks like http://windrivers.com had a catagory for them but it costs to register. Nice lookin out rush, but yea, seems kind odd to pay for something when its actually free (last resort). I need to have this up by Wednesday Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dlewis23 3 Report post · CID: 661592522721 Posted January 22, 2007 Nice lookin out rush, but yea, seems kind odd to pay for something when its actually free (last resort). I need to have this up by Wednesday yea it sucks you have to pay for something that should be free Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mudmanc4 815 Report post · CID: 698702099 Posted January 22, 2007 yea it sucks you have to pay for something that should be free yea, the sh***y, part her is, hell ,I don't even know if they have the thing, this machine seems to be an enigma / doesn't exist or just the damn batteries Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roco 137 Report post · CID: 74445281281 Posted January 22, 2007 I have been working on a Compal, laptop, the system had crashed ...bad, I installed win 2k, and cannot locate the video, sound or other vital drivers. is anyone familiar? Hi Mudmanc looks like the vid. is S3 twister x4 agp http://www.driverslab.com/drivers/Video_Card/S3/Twister_13_94_12-Windows_2000_XP/715.html COMPAL N30N3-14 P3/1Ghz FSB133 256Mb PC133 Ram 14.1" TFT XGA (1024x768) 20GB HDD DVD/CDRW Combo drive S3 Graphics Twister 4xAGP VGATrackpad 2xUSB 2xPC Card bus PIO High speed bi-directional parallel port, 25 pins, ECP/EPP capability RGB DDC2b compliant VGA port, 15 pins Microphone-in Headphone-out jacks RJ-45 jack PS/2 x 1 IEEE1394 TV-Out (S-Video) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roco 137 Report post · CID: 74445281281 Posted January 22, 2007 the Compal N30N3, may have been sold as the Quantex microsystems N30N3 ,not 100% sure on that , quantex microsystems http://www.soundcard-drivers.com/companies/875.htm ? http://www.notebook-treiber.de/laptop/download-quantex.php Yeah, not a easy one to find , most of the info is from europe (Germany etc ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mudmanc4 815 Report post · CID: 698702099 Posted January 22, 2007 Roco, nice resource, please tell someone around yo u(I dont care who) to give you a BIGsmooch. I installed the video driver, works great. On to the next, thanks again you saved my arse Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mudmanc4 815 Report post · CID: 698702099 Posted January 22, 2007 Hi Mudmanc looks like the vid. is S3 twister x4 agp http://www.driverslab.com/drivers/Video_Card/S3/Twister_13_94_12-Windows_2000_XP/715.html COMPAL N30N3-14 P3/1Ghz FSB133 256Mb PC133 Ram 14.1" TFT XGA (1024x768) 20GB HDD DVD/CDRW Combo drive S3 Graphics Twister 4xAGP VGATrackpad 2xUSB 2xPC Card bus PIO High speed bi-directional parallel port, 25 pins, ECP/EPP capability RGB DDC2b compliant VGA port, 15 pins Microphone-in Headphone-out jacks RJ-45 jack PS/2 x 1 IEEE1394 TV-Out (S-Video) Hey Roco, where did you find the info on notebook, I need to find out what audio is in there, and the system cannot tell??/? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roco 137 Report post · CID: 74445281281 Posted January 22, 2007 Hi Mudmanc http://forum.hwsw.hu/index.php?showtopic=118608 not sure it will help though , good luck P.s. on the big smooch , the only one around is my dog , just glad he cant read Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mudmanc4 815 Report post · CID: 698702099 Posted January 22, 2007 Hi Mudmanc http://forum.hwsw.hu/index.php?showtopic=118608 not sure it will help though , good luck P.s. on the big smooch , the only one around is my dog , just glad he cant read NIX the dog, probably been smoochin on its self,(if ya know what I mean) as most dogs do :2funny: Yea, hell, I cant find way to translate this page................ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roco 137 Report post · CID: 74445281281 Posted January 22, 2007 lol you are right on that , matbe this may be worth a try , find some audio drivers from around that time (2000-2001 ? ) gateway, dell etc, get as many as you can find, put them in a folder , then try updating sound card driver , in systems , then browse to that folder , and let it find it's own driver , note I have never run win.2000, only 9x-xp , something is ringing a bell in my head , S3 video and s/c driver , I will get back if I remember, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mudmanc4 815 Report post · CID: 698702099 Posted January 22, 2007 Thnx, for all your help, i'll keep at her Gotta go get more RedBull, I hate runnin out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roco 137 Report post · CID: 74445281281 Posted January 22, 2007 I think the sound card maybe Crystal CS4232 / S3 Sonic vibes ,???????? http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2004/09/18/soundcard S3 Sonic Vibes (86c617) soundcard under Windows 2000/XPSo, if you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mudmanc4 815 Report post · CID: 698702099 Posted January 23, 2007 grrrrrr...............This is how many hour looking for this stinkin driver, I think I'll take yor advice Roco, I am getting dozens of drivers , compiling into one folder and see if one will work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roco 137 Report post · CID: 7444392148055 Posted January 23, 2007 grrrrrr...............This is how many hour looking for this stinkin driver, I think I'll take yor advice Roco, I am getting dozens of drivers , compiling into one folder and see if one will work Good luck Mudmanc , it worked for me with a modem driver way back , I still think it is a S3 driver , as I had a desktop in once that had S3 vid and the sound driver was Crystal/S3 , I noted on one site Compal/quantex made puters for gateway at one time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mudmanc4 815 Report post · CID: 698702099 Posted January 23, 2007 Good luck Mudmanc , it worked for me with a modem driver way back , I still think it is a S3 driver , as I had a desktop in once that had S3 vid and the sound driver was Crystal/S3 , I noted on one site Compal/quantex made puters for gateway at one time I tried several from crystal, now I have a lead to ESS meastro2e......we shall see. They were one of the first !!!???? I hope arggg :haha: Late last night I dicovered the PCI SCC device was'nt working properly as well, so needs to be updated As far as the modem driver way back .good idea, but there were only so many then . True? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mudmanc4 815 Report post · CID: 698702099 Posted January 23, 2007 OK , i have officially had it w/ this bad boy Dear , Roco Sir, I have been scanning the globe for the crystal media driver.. .............to no avail, I must be a I have resorted to dismantling the expletive, you were right in assuming the "twister", I can only assume you are correct in the audio. There is only 5.567 million drivers for this expletive, as to the # , that is the question.I have tried litterally hundreds. to no avail. Any ideas? which chip is the audio? As I have extensively searched each # on each chip The MB is FOSA from what I have gathered. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roco 137 Report post · CID: 78141770480 Posted January 23, 2007 the normal normal disclaimer applies from this end , but I share your grief, been there got the T shirt , and I appreciate handing it back with no sound is a bit embarrassing too say the least , I have been studying your pic , using Magnifier , with no luck , ( please ignore my "Expert" title on TMN , , that was based on humour only ), laptops are a new thing for me ,I just got given 7 from the company I work for, to wipe the H/D's clean , and was told to keep them after, nice ,the dell latitudes came with one Cd drive so that wasn't a problem, but 3 are dell note books without cd drives , or floppy drives , loaded with 2K and password protected, enough of my problems , back to the Compal, I have just found the S/C driver that went with the S3 vid card at http://www.helpdrivers.com/ingles/listado/dow.asp?codigo=32720, guess that well maybe the wrong one, but worth a try beyond this I cannot help , Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mudmanc4 815 Report post · CID: 69869595574 Posted January 23, 2007 the normal normal disclaimer applies from this end , but I share your grief, been there got the T shirt , and I appreciate handing it back with no sound is a bit embarrassing too say the least , I have been studying your pic , using Magnifier , with no luck , ( please ignore my "Expert" title on TMN , , that was based on humour only ), laptops are a new thing for me ,I just got given 7 from the company I work for, to wipe the H/D's clean , and was told to keep them after, nice ,the dell latitudes came with one Cd drive so that wasn't a problem, but 3 are dell note books without cd drives , or floppy drives , loaded with 2K and password protected, enough of my problems , back to the Compal, I have just found the S/C driver that went with the S3 vid card at http://www.helpdrivers.com/ingles/listado/dow.asp?codigo=32720, guess that well maybe the wrong one, but worth a try beyond this I cannot help , Thank you Roco , as you have been a great help. This one I do believe has other issues, pci .host/bridge !!?? Good luck w/ the dells, there good machines, I to had a go around w/ a few, the worst thing in my experience, is the fact that the dells that I have worked w/ are proprietary to there hardware ( laptops), the optical drives you will find to be a bit pricey, as far as the passwords i'll pm you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mudmanc4 815 Report post · CID: 69869595574 Posted January 25, 2007 Just wanted to finish this thread out The sound device in the laptop is Via 686 / ci 4299 Vinyl Ac' 97 Combo driver (WDM) It's always a relief to get it right (a day late or not I used Everest to find it more $$$ oh well . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
