Re: Inspiron 530 with Ubuntu

Louis wrote:
It does seem I made a big mistake. But my Windows XP is legal. It came from the Microsoft Store and I Validated it today with no problem. I could install a cheap sound card, but I have the big yellow question mark on 2 PCI listings in Device Manager which I'm afraid are the PCI slots. Windows can't find drivers for them. Other than sound the computer is running good.

Thanks for the chipset idea. This may not sound very smart, but what chipset should I look for? The motherboard is by Foxconn.

"Tom Scales" <tjscales@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ECB7938028C94590989FDB4ABE9F2F2E@xxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: Louis [mailto:ladams@xxxxxxxxxx]
Posted At: Monday, September 03, 2007 1:20 PM
Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Conversation: Inspiron 530 with Ubuntu
Subject: Inspiron 530 with Ubuntu

I ordered an Inspiron 530 with Ubuntu, so I would not be paying for an
operating system. Big mistake.

I had Windows XP Pro on my homebuilt that got zapped by a telephone
line
surge during a lightning storm (thru DSL modem which also got zapped).

I formatted the hard disk and installed Windows XP all right. Except
there
were a lot of question marks in Device Manager about missing drivers.
I
went
to the Dell Support web site and they only had a video driver for
Windows
XP. They had a sound driver that was the wrong driver for my computer.
They
had nothing for the network adapter.

I did a chat with Dell Support that provided nothing. I then called
the
tech
support number. Both people gave me a big hassel about the computer
being
hardware specific for the chosen operating system and Dell had no
responsibility for support of other operating systems. I argued with
both
that a computer parts operate made today should operate on Windows XP
and
Dell's only responsibility to me is to identify the parts. The only ID
I had
was Integrated network card and Integrated sound.

After much hassel with the nice lady on telephone she looked up a
reference
and identified the network adapter as Intel 82562V-100. I downloaded
the
driver from Intel and solved that problem, which was the most
important.
With connection to the Internet I got USB 2 drivers by Internet search
by
Windows.

I talked with tech suppport today and only got misformation about the
identy
of the integrated sound provider.

This is seems to be a prettty good computer for the money ($398
shipped
w/o
monitor) if you plan to use only the operating system you buy. Others
BEWARE.

The Ubuntu operating system looked good and should work well for those
who
want to use it forever.

No offense, but Dell doesn't offer that machine with XP, never has and
has no responsibility to provide drivers or test it. XP is Windows
2002.

The 530 came with Vista. I'm sure you wouldn't have any problems
finding all the correct drivers for Vista. If you're taking the copy of
XP off your old machine and it is an OEM (Dell, HP, etc.), then that
license cannot legally be used on your 530 anyway, so you'll need a
legal copy.

Bottom line, your money saving technique didn't.

Also, I'd strongly suggest you go to Intel's site and download the
chipset drivers. They're the most important.




Why don't you download Belarc and use it to identify your hardware?
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
.

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