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you can get the drivers from these locations:
Notebook system software : http://ftp.us.dell.com/utility/R161278.EXE
Chipset drivers : http://ftp.us.dell.com/chipset/R153997.EXE
Media Card : http://ftp.us.dell.com/chipset/R141246.EXE
Intel Graphics : http://ftp.us.dell.com/video/Intel_GM965-Express-Chipset-_A05_R173064.exe
Lan Network : https://www.marvell.com/support/downloads.html?dId=175&pId=3
Wireless : http://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R171131.EXE
Bluetooth : http://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R161378.EXE
Camera : http://ftp.us.dell.com/input/R165116.EXE
Modem : http://ftp.us.dell.com/comm/R147115.EXE
Touchpad : http://ftp.us.dell.com/input/R155586.EXE
Camera Application : http://ftp.us.dell.com/app/R160320.EXE
Audio : http://ftp.us.dell.com/audio/R171789.exe
Quickset : http://ftp.us.dell.com/app/R161139.EXE
the mousepad driver in xp does not support scrolling, if u want the scrollbars to work then install the vista drivers..
the problem with this is that you will not be able to access the mouse controls from the control panel......
this link is replaced with some bullshit.... so I set the mouse pointer speed, and the mouse pointer before installing the vista drivers. this is important if u plan to use an external usb mouse...... the pointer is shitty slow for a external mouse it u don't do it......
Notebook system software : http://ftp.us.dell.com/utility/R161278.EXE
Chipset drivers : http://ftp.us.dell.com/chipset/R153997.EXE
Media Card : http://ftp.us.dell.com/chipset/R141246.EXE
Intel Graphics : http://ftp.us.dell.com/video/Intel_GM965-Express-Chipset-_A05_R173064.exe
Lan Network : https://www.marvell.com/support/downloads.html?dId=175&pId=3
Wireless : http://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R171131.EXE
Bluetooth : http://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R161378.EXE
Camera : http://ftp.us.dell.com/input/R165116.EXE
Modem : http://ftp.us.dell.com/comm/R147115.EXE
Touchpad : http://ftp.us.dell.com/input/R155586.EXE
Camera Application : http://ftp.us.dell.com/app/R160320.EXE
Audio : http://ftp.us.dell.com/audio/R171789.exe
Quickset : http://ftp.us.dell.com/app/R161139.EXE
the mousepad driver in xp does not support scrolling, if u want the scrollbars to work then install the vista drivers..
the problem with this is that you will not be able to access the mouse controls from the control panel......
this link is replaced with some bullshit.... so I set the mouse pointer speed, and the mouse pointer before installing the vista drivers. this is important if u plan to use an external usb mouse...... the pointer is shitty slow for a external mouse it u don't do it......
Save the following to CD or Flash Drive. R174292 from Dell downloads and Windows SP1, SP3.
Rebooted. Used F2 to get into setup and changed Onboard Devices/SATA Operation from AHC1 to ATA and Onboard Devices/Flash Cache Module to OFF. Saved and exited
Insert XP disk in CD/DVD drive.
Rebooted. Used F12 to change boot device to CD/DVD. XP will load from CD.
Reboot. Run R174292 from your CD or Flash to be able to connect to the internet. Connect to your router.
Run SP1 and SP 3 Windows updates from Flash card.
Go to Dell downloads. Enter Service Tag number from bottom of the laptop. This will give you what downloads you will need. Most laptops have different combinations of components. Mark the ones you want to download. Download them all at once to a separate file folder.
Go to download file folder you set up and rename all the downloaded files to make it easier to install them in the proper order. It is important that the drivers are installed in the proper order. I used file names like D00 Notebook System R161278, D01 Chipset R153997, D03 Media R141246, etc. I had 14 install programs (you could have more or less depending on your laptop's configuration) to run so to keep them straight I found that renaming them really helped out.
Reboot and download and installl CCleaner. Run CCLeaner to clean out dead wood and clean up the registry. Use the wipe option under advanced. It takes a while to run, but it is always good to start out with a clean system.
Reboot and install your regular software.
What was written above by others was very helpful and got me started on this project. They did a heck of a job. You really have to hate Vista to do this.
Rebooted. Used F2 to get into setup and changed Onboard Devices/SATA Operation from AHC1 to ATA and Onboard Devices/Flash Cache Module to OFF. Saved and exited
Insert XP disk in CD/DVD drive.
Rebooted. Used F12 to change boot device to CD/DVD. XP will load from CD.
Reboot. Run R174292 from your CD or Flash to be able to connect to the internet. Connect to your router.
Run SP1 and SP 3 Windows updates from Flash card.
Go to Dell downloads. Enter Service Tag number from bottom of the laptop. This will give you what downloads you will need. Most laptops have different combinations of components. Mark the ones you want to download. Download them all at once to a separate file folder.
Go to download file folder you set up and rename all the downloaded files to make it easier to install them in the proper order. It is important that the drivers are installed in the proper order. I used file names like D00 Notebook System R161278, D01 Chipset R153997, D03 Media R141246, etc. I had 14 install programs (you could have more or less depending on your laptop's configuration) to run so to keep them straight I found that renaming them really helped out.
Reboot and download and installl CCleaner. Run CCLeaner to clean out dead wood and clean up the registry. Use the wipe option under advanced. It takes a while to run, but it is always good to start out with a clean system.
Reboot and install your regular software.
What was written above by others was very helpful and got me started on this project. They did a heck of a job. You really have to hate Vista to do this.
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To be able to install XP on the Inspiron 1525 you need to disable the Cash flash memory in the bios setup & also to change the HDD type from ATHA to ATA .
To be able to install XP on the Inspiron 1525 you need to disable the Cash flash memory in the bios setup & also to change the HDD type from ATHA to ATA .
There are alternate ways. You can make a XP CD with SATA device driver. U will need a XP cd image and download Intel Matrix Storage manager. You can thus make a new CD. Many applications are available for this. So u can directly use AHCI mode and is preffered. This problem is common for almost all laptop users.
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I cant seem to make my audio work. When I just finish installing XP, device manager shows all unknown devices (ethernet, wireless etc) but there is no unknown audio hardware. When I try installing the Drivers provided here or in dell.com I get the "device not supported on this system". Any ideas?
FOR XP OS...
In order to install the drivers correctly,the following
order should be maintained otherwise an audio driver is
not installed by the system.
1/- Intel Mobile Chipset Driver
2/- Ricoh Driver
3/- Audio Driver
4/- Display Driver
5/- Modem Driver
6/- Wireless Driver
7/- Bluetooth Driver
8/- Cd-rom/Dvd Driver
9/- Integrated Webcam Driver
10/- Sata Driver
11/- Ethernet Driver
12/- Dell Tools (optional)
All the above are available at
http://rapidshare.com/files/158301835/DELL_Inspiron_1525_Xp_Drivers_P1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/158304587/DELL_Inspiron_1525_Xp_Drivers_P2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/158311261/DELL_Inspiron_1525_Xp_Drivers_P3.rar
BUT STILL I HAD A PROBLEM WITH TOUCH PAD...
CAN ANYONE HELP ME...
In order to install the drivers correctly,the following
order should be maintained otherwise an audio driver is
not installed by the system.
1/- Intel Mobile Chipset Driver
2/- Ricoh Driver
3/- Audio Driver
4/- Display Driver
5/- Modem Driver
6/- Wireless Driver
7/- Bluetooth Driver
8/- Cd-rom/Dvd Driver
9/- Integrated Webcam Driver
10/- Sata Driver
11/- Ethernet Driver
12/- Dell Tools (optional)
All the above are available at
http://rapidshare.com/files/158301835/DELL_Inspiron_1525_Xp_Drivers_P1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/158304587/DELL_Inspiron_1525_Xp_Drivers_P2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/158311261/DELL_Inspiron_1525_Xp_Drivers_P3.rar
BUT STILL I HAD A PROBLEM WITH TOUCH PAD...
CAN ANYONE HELP ME...
Nov 2, 2008 at 11:07 AM
I downloaded vista driver for touchpad for my dell Inspiron 1525.
When I tried to install it ,it displayed a message
"This file is part of multi disc,please enter second disc".
when I clicked 'cancel',it displayed an error message saying "One or more files coul'd be unzipped.Error
code 110".
What should I do? I was insatalling vista driver for touchpad on Xp as xp drivers
do not support scrolling.
Please help me.
Thanks in advance.
Nov 12, 2008 at 12:32 AM
Nov 14, 2008 at 12:26 PM
Nov 16, 2008 at 05:38 PM
applications, some written by me, which Vista would not allow.
The chief function which Vsta would not allow is the use of "Full Screen Mode" by some of my legacy
DOS programs. WIN-XP allows it. Thanks, friend, for your details on how to implement XP on the
Dell Inspiron 1525.
I bought a new 250 GB drive from NewEgg, here in the States (same drive supplied with the Dell
machine when I bought it), and installed WIN XP on it, from a distro disk of XP from a Dell desktop
machine I bought about 8 years ago. Of course, I had to immediately "patch" this OS with Service
Pack 1, and Service Pack 3, available on the Web, before I could make good use of it.
All your drive links are 100% perfectly cast; thank you again.
I found, BTW, that the touchpad driver for XP was pretty "dicey", and when I typed on the keyboard,
sometimes a random touch of the touchpad would cause the typing to go off several lines before; this
was too exasperating, so I found that installing the Vista driver for the touchpad fixed this perfectly.
A thousand thank-you's.
--Joe / Tucson, Arizona / USA
Jan 12, 2009 at 09:03 AM