taking a Studio 1537 up to Windows 8.1

Hi (Phillip Yip i hope),

it just occurred to me that this would make most sense as a new post rather than an reply to an old one, yes i am a rank novice.

Although a rank novice at this i have inherited a Studio 1537 i would like to upgrade to Windows 8.1.

In line with your wiki and these posts, i have created a list of details of hardware IDs below, can you advise the correct drivers to support the upgrade ??

Many thanks in advance for you help and the amazing lengths you go to to support "Dell-ites".

System is a, Dell Studio 1537, bought in Australia. Currently running Windows Vista Home Premium SP2, 64 bit OS, Processor is Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 @2.4 GHz, with RAM = 4.0 Gb.

I can see no unknown or “Other” devices, and none of the icons under Device Manager have (?) or (!) on them, i assume this is because it is a standard built machine.

Hardware ID data is as follows;

Computer / ACPI x64-based PC:

acpiapc

 

DiskDrives / WDC WD5000BPKT-00PK4T0 ATA Device:

IDE\DiskWDC_WD5000BPKT-00PK4T0__________________01.01A01

IDE\WDC_WD5000BPKT-00PK4T0__________________01.01A01

IDE\DiskWDC_WD5000BPKT-00PK4T0__________________

WDC_WD5000BPKT-00PK4T0__________________01.01A01

GenDisk

 

Display adapters / ATI Mobility Radeon HD3450:

PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_95C4&SUBSYS_029F1028&REV_00

PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_95C4&SUBSYS_029F1028

PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_95C4&CC_030000

PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_95C4&CC_0300

 

DVD/CD-ROM drives / TSSTcorpDVD+-RW_TS-T633A ATA Device:

IDE\CdRomTSSTcorp_DVD+-RW_TS-T633A_______________D300____

IDE\TSSTcorp_DVD+-RW_TS-T633A_______________D300____

IDE\CdRomTSSTcorp_DVD+-RW_TS-T633A_______________

TSSTcorp_DVD+-RW_TS-T633A_______________D300____

GenCdRom

 

Ricoh Memory Stick Controller:

PCI\VEN_1180&DEV_0592&SUBSYS_029F1028&REV_12

PCI\VEN_1180&DEV_0592&SUBSYS_029F1028

PCI\VEN_1180&DEV_0592&CC_088000

PCI\VEN_1180&DEV_0592&CC_0880

 

IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers / RICOH OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller:

PCI\VEN_1180&DEV_0832&SUBSYS_029F1028&REV_05

PCI\VEN_1180&DEV_0832&SUBSYS_029F1028

PCI\VEN_1180&DEV_0832&CC_0C0010

PCI\VEN_1180&DEV_0832&CC_0C00

 

Imaging devices / Integrated Webcam:

USB\VID_05CA&PID_18A0&REV_8319&MI_00

USB\VID_05CA&PID_18A0&MI_00

 

Dell Touchpad:

ACPI\PNP0F13

*PNP0F13

 

NOTE; 2 items under Network adapters;

Network adapters / Broadcom NetLink Gigabit Ethernet:

PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1698&SUBSYS_029F1028&REV_10

PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1698&SUBSYS_029F1028

PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1698&CC_020000

PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1698&CC_0200

 

Network adapters / Intel WiFi Link5100 AGN:

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_4232&SUBSYS_13218086&REV_00

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_4232&SUBSYS_13218086

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_4232&CC_028000

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_4232&CC_0280

 

Personal Identification Devices / AuthenTec Inc. AES2810:

USB\VID_08FF&PID_2810&REV_1703

USB\VID_08FF&PID_2810

 

Processors / Intel Core 2 Duo CPU P8600 @2.40GHz:

ACPI\GenuineIntel_-_EM64T_Family_6_Model_23

*GenuineIntel_-_EM64T_Family_6_Model_23

ACPI\GenuineIntel_-_EM64T_Family_6

*GenuineIntel_-_EM64T_Family_6

ACPI\GenuineIntel_-_EM64T

*GenuineIntel_-_EM64T

 

SD host adapters / SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller:

PCI\VEN_1180&DEV_0822&SUBSYS_029F1028&REV_22

PCI\VEN_1180&DEV_0822&SUBSYS_029F1028

PCI\VEN_1180&DEV_0822&CC_080501

PCI\VEN_1180&DEV_0822&CC_0805

 

Sound, video and game controllers / ATI Function Driver for High Definition Audio – ATI AA01:

HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_1002&DEV_AA01&SUBSYS_00AA0100&REV_1000

HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_1002&DEV_AA01&SUBSYS_00AA0100

 

Sound, video and game controllers / IDT High Definition Audio CODEC:

HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_7675&SUBSYS_1028029F&REV_1001

HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_7675&SUBSYS_1028029F

 

Storage controllers / Microsoft iSCSI Initiator:

ROOT\iSCSIPrt

 

System Devices / Intel 82801 PCI Bridge – 2448:

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2448&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_93

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2448&SUBSYS_00000000

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2448&REV_93

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2448

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2448&CC_060401

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2448&CC_0604

 

System Devices / Intel ICH9M LPC Interface Controller:

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2919&SUBSYS_029F1028&REV_03

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2919&SUBSYS_029F1028

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2919&CC_060100

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2919&CC_0601

 

System Devices / Mobile Intel 45 Express Chipset Series PCI Express Root Port – 2A41:

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2A41&SUBSYS_029F1028&REV_07

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2A41&SUBSYS_029F1028

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2A41&CC_060400

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2A41&CC_0604

 

System Devices / Mobile Intel 45 Express Chipset Series Processor to DRAM Controller – 2A40:

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2A40&SUBSYS_029F1028&REV_07

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2A40&SUBSYS_029F1028

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2A40&CC_060000

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2A40&CC_0600

I am about to embark on the recommended BIOS upgrade to A11, i hope you wish me luck. :)

Best regards,

JNinOz