Toshiba A305 with HD 3470 on XP

deroberg · Dec 1, 2008, 11:16 PM

Model a305-s6843 Came with vista, and I am now dual booting xp.

I havent found any working drivers for an xp laptop yet. I have used the mobility modder and i have found drivers from other manufactures for the same chipset on XP. Omega driver too. Setup always ends with the message saying my hardware isnt supported. DXDIAG shows no info for my video card, is this a problem? Or does that come with a working driver? I have tried various drivers for about a week now and I have had no progress.

Im at a loss, what am I missing?

Dyre Straits · Dec 2, 2008, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by deroberg

Model a305-s6843 Came with vista, and I am now dual booting xp.

I havent found any working drivers for an xp laptop yet. I have used the mobility modder and i have found drivers from other manufactures for the same chipset on XP. Omega driver too. Setup always ends with the message saying my hardware isnt supported. DXDIAG shows no info for my video card, is this a problem? Or does that come with a working driver? I have tried various drivers for about a week now and I have had no progress.

Im at a loss, what am I missing?

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deroberg · Dec 2, 2008, 08:27 PM

Thanks for the reply.

Like I said, it's a dual boot. I am still not ready to do away with vista completely. I really don't mind vista interface, I just really like the performance I get out of xp. It has been pretty trouble free. I have only booted into vista two or three times in the last week, and I am always disappointed with the start up time and how easily it gets bogged down. I will try those fixes though. Thanks.

I'm still looking for a solution to my driver problem though. Shouldn't dxdiag be able to at least recognize my video chipset?

Dec 1, 2008, 11:16 PM	#1
deroberg DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Toshiba A305 with HD 3470 on XP Model a305-s6843 Came with vista, and I am now dual booting xp. I havent found any working drivers for an xp laptop yet. I have used the mobility modder and i have found drivers from other manufactures for the same chipset on XP. Omega driver too. Setup always ends with the message saying my hardware isnt supported. DXDIAG shows no info for my video card, is this a problem? Or does that come with a working driver? I have tried various drivers for about a week now and I have had no progress. Im at a loss, what am I missing?

Dec 2, 2008, 08:27 PM	Thread Starter #3
deroberg DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Re: Toshiba A305 with HD 3470 on XP Thanks for the reply. Like I said, it's a dual boot. I am still not ready to do away with vista completely. I really don't mind vista interface, I just really like the performance I get out of xp. It has been pretty trouble free. I have only booted into vista two or three times in the last week, and I am always disappointed with the start up time and how easily it gets bogged down. I will try those fixes though. Thanks. I'm still looking for a solution to my driver problem though. Shouldn't dxdiag be able to at least recognize my video chipset?