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Tv Tuner XPS 420 Drivers for XP
I have recently purchased a XPS420 and sucesfully installed XP and most of its drivers after readinf posts from this forum, i know its not possible to get the Miniview Driver working but in my device manager i have "Multimedia Video Controller" which im assuming is my tv tuner and "usb device" which still need drivers. I have tried unmplugging all my USB devices and have come to realise the usb device is possibly a port on the computer.
Could anyone tell me where to get or what drivers i need for XP for the Tv tuner card and possibly how i sort the usb device in devince manager please ?
farmboy_45
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March 31st, 2008 12:00
farmboy_45
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March 31st, 2008 12:00
my tv stoped working one day and I had to go to avemedia web site and find my card and they had the drivers there. now my tv works fine.
maybe you can find your card web page and find the drivers you need.
don't know if that helps but good luck...
farmboy_45
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March 31st, 2008 13:00
if your running with win. xp and your not sure if the drivers found on dell is for you, open your case and look at the tv card, there shoud be a name on there somewhere, then look it up on the net there you will find the drivers your looking for.
lots of luck.
farmboy_45
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March 31st, 2008 13:00
are you running with xp? or vista?
or both like me.???
liamb2001
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March 31st, 2008 13:00
just found it and checked, the dell website only include the Vista drivers for my system, it is actually the XP drivers im after
Liam
farmboy_45
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March 31st, 2008 13:00
you should be able to find your tag number on your computer it's a small sticker. or you can log into dell support and get it there.
liamb2001
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March 31st, 2008 13:00
thanks farmboy, sorry to sound stupid but where do i find my tag number ?
thanks
liamb2001
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March 31st, 2008 14:00
just XP now, i decided to take vista out completley im not a fan of it at all. I will open my case and have a look thanks for the help
Liam
Gumba
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March 31st, 2008 14:00
XPS400 2.8Gig 820 D Dual Core -VIIV
O/S WinXP Media Center Edition 2005
3 G.B. DDR2 RAM PC5300 - 2-1G.B. 2-512M.B.
Samsung Hard Drive 250G.B. 7200RPM
Seagate externial 320G.B. H.D.7200RPM USB
ATI 128M.B.HYPER Mem PCI-E X16 X300SE.DIM
ATI TV Wonder Elite PCI
19" FP
Sigma-Tel Intergrated Audio 7.1 channel
Logitech G15 Keyboard
DVD-/+RW & DVD-ROM
Pertelian X2040 ForeSight Systems LCD information Display
Dell 944 AIO Printer
Sytem Blower Slot Fan
EASYWATCH LCD System Monitor /Fan Controller
After installing my ATI TV Wonder Elite PCI TV Tuner card and configuring it to run thru the Media Center in Windows ,I was recieveing "missing codec" error. I was confused becasue everyone that recomended and had installed their TV Tuner thru MCE never warned me that I would have to download any additionial codec's ? Then I realized I has not installed the Dell supplied Roxio software for burning video's and watching DVD's ,so I figured I would try installing that software bundle ( My DVD Combo ,Roxio Creator Plus) and sure enough I was pleasantly surprised when it supplied the needed codec ,so make sure its not a missing codec instead of a driver prob ?
Good Luck ,Gumba Nick