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Precision T1700 - Windows XP drivers?
I realize T1700 is not supported on XP, and that generally, Haswell hardware isn't either.
That said, is there a way to get at least the NIC working on XP (outside of getting an add-on PCIe one)?
T1700 (pdf specs) is supposed to have the same on-board NIC as the T1650: "Integrated Intel 82579 Gigabit Ethernet controller". Except is doesn't: T1650 NIC drivers don't work on T1700 ("no adapters found"), same story with generic 82579 drivers from Intel. In really reality the NIC appears to be a newer Intel I2xx hardware - which doesn't seem to have XP drivers either.
Has anyone been successful getting T1700's on-board NIC and graphics to work on XP?
Thanks!
ENS2M
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December 6th, 2013 05:00
Hi KINDZMARAULI,
we have received a lot of Dell Precision T1700, without the Intel 82579 network adaptater specified in the techs specsheet.
The network adaptater is the Intel I217-LM (ven_8086:dev_153A), with no support and no driver for XP...
The Intel I217-LM specsheet say "The Intel® Ethernet Controller I217 is highly compatible with the Intel® 82579 GbE Controller", and 82579 NIC have a XP 32bit driver available.
http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/product-briefs/ethernet-controller-i217-family-brief.pdf
I have presumed that I217 have a tech design similar to the 82579, so I have cheat Windows XP to use the 82579 driver, and it works like a charm
Here is the procedure:
- download the last Intel XP network drivers from Intel website (version 18.3)
- unzip the .exe to your hard drive
- edit the .inf file named "e1c5132.inf" in PRO1000/Win32/NDIS5x (it the infi file for the 82579 driver)
- replace all text (accurrences, patern,...) "1502" by "153A" in this file
- go to your harware panel and try install the driver again (tell Windows to search driver in PRO1000/...
- Windows will install ther 82579LM driver and it just work (with IPv4, not tested with IPv6)
Thats all
osprey4
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September 19th, 2013 04:00
Hi Kindzmarauli,
You're going to need to install the chipset driver first or any driver installer is unlikely to recognize the hardware. Did you find a chipset driver that works?
kindzmarauli
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September 19th, 2013 12:00
Thanks much for the response! Now I understand why even the audio and RST drivers don't install. :(
No, haven't found the chipset drivers, and from what I read, none are available or forthcoming. :( I.e. I won't be able to run XP on T1700 w/o an add-on NIC and GPU.
If you hear otherwise, please let me know.
kindzmarauli
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December 7th, 2013 14:00
Thank you! I used a different machine to install XP to avoid headaches, but I much appreciate the response! I am sure it'll help someone else.
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February 19th, 2014 15:00
rsurrena
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March 7th, 2014 12:00
Awesome! That worked for us! Thanks.