I recently came by a new Dell Inspiron 1525 that someone I know purchased. It originally came with Windows Vista Home Premium loaded from the factory, but the owner (like many others) preferred Windows XP Professional. With a little help from the links below, you can install all of the necessary drivers needed to get this laptop working with Windows XP!
First off, you'll need the SATA drivers on a USB floppy. There are other means of satisfying the Windows XP installer's lack of SATA drive support, but you're own your own past this link:
SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 02)
Once XP is installed, I went straight for the wireless card driver:
Dell Wireless 1390 (Broadcom BCM 4311) Windows Update has the Creative Labs Webcam (built in to the top of the screen) and the Marvell Yukon 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller drivers. If you need the wired ethernet controller driver before the wireless, you can try the Marvell site and search for the Yukon family driver. It will have the driver, plus other utilities if you need support for things like 802.1q VLANs, etc.
Finish out the drivers, chipsets, and Dell hotkey support with:
SIGMATEL STAC 92XX C-Major HD Audio Chipset Conexant D330,HDA,MDC,v.92,modem Touchpad Intel GM965 (Video Card) Dell Quickset Ricoh R5C833 (Flash Drive controller)
This particular Dell Inspiron didn't have bluetooth installed (the BIOS showed no card, even though there was an LED for it), but if your's has the Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Module, you'll need the XP Downgrade patch to enable Bluetooth and then the actual Windows XP Driver
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Everything works fine, you saved me, the only thing different is the alternative wireless card manufacturer for this model, for example mine has Intel(R) PRO Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection instead of the dell wireless 1390, here is the link for the driver:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/confirm.aspx?httpDown=http://downloadmirror.intel.com/13000/eng/11.5.0.0_xDrivers.zip&agr=N&ProductID=2259&DwnldId=13000&strOSs=44&OSFullName=Windows*%20XP%20Professional&lang=eng
For tammy: I had exactly the same problem, the missing "audio device on high definition audio bus", the device is the: "Intel(R) High Definition Audio HDMI", and it´s packaged with the video driver, you can look for it inside the video driver folder, i hope that will resolve your problem... sorry my poor english.
Para las personas de habla en español, todos los drivers para la dell inspiron 1525 se encuentran acá, el de red inalambrico podria no coincidir con el Dell Wireless 1390 (Broadcom BCM 4311), asà que pueden intentar descargar el controlador para la Intel(R) PRO Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection, de la cual adjunté el link de descarga lineas mas hacia arriba.
Muchas gracias por los drivers, buen dÃa
That program is the top solution for driver integration and custom installation of windows XP, you can add or remove components even the internet explorer, but getting concerned to the sata drivers, you can integrate the sata files using it, there are a lot of guides, forums, etc. of how you can do it, actually is the only way that i know to downgrade vista to xp in certain laptops, the USB floppy units are not common around here,
Saludos
Thank you for the great post. It helped a lot. I just have a couple of question.
1. I have installed XP w/o AHCI , just disabled it in BIOS. How can I install the drivers after OS installation?
2. Touchpad scroll doesn't work for me, is it a problem, or my particular machine come w/o scrolling feature?
Thanks.
Does this procedure applies to Dell XPS 1530 model also ?
Thanks in advance.
1-asking if i have the enable it if yes how can i do it?
2-if i let it as it is it can makes dmg one my PC?
anyway thx thx thx ....etc
Leaving the BIOS adjustments in non AHCI, will not cause any damage to your PC, the only thing to know is, the disk is gonna be used as a common ata, so it will not be used at top performance.
For Siddharth: The sata driver integration using a disk with a floppy or custom instalation disk, is widely used today to downgrade from Vista to XP, cause not all laptops can be adjusted for not use the AHCI e.g. Acer 4310, so that procedure applies to Dell XPS 1530 in the same way, the drivers for the left devices are a different matter of course.
Señores, éxitos y muchos saludos
Then when I start installing Windows, it asks for the Disk again, even though its not moved.
Any Ideas?
Lovely that dell refuses to give you the links to the XP drivers when you put in your package number.
I received my inspiron and i really dont want Vista with it!!
Im trying your drivers....
but can you re-up the audio and touchpad drivers...the links doent work...
Thx in advance
Thanks to the author of the page, and thanks to all who have contributed in adding more information.
My contribution is simply:
--> Direct links to the drivers listed above
(When the link is not a direct download link).
Intel AHCI Driver
http://ftp.us.dell.com/SATA/R166200.EXE
Dell Wireless 1390 (Broadcom BCM 4311)
This release supports the Dell Wireless 1350, 1370, 1390, 1395, 1450, 1470, 1490, 1500, 1505 series Mini Card, MiniPCI and PC Card devices (not USB).
http://ftp.us.dell.com/network/Dell_multi-device_A17_R174291.exe
Chip Set: Intel Mobile Chipset, Driver, Multi OS, Multi Language, Multi System, v.8.2.0.1014, A02
http://ftp.us.dell.com/chipset/R153997.exe
Intel GM965 (Video Card)
Video: Intel GM965 Express Chipset Family, Driver, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Multi Language, Inspiron 1520, 1720, v.6.14.10.4885, A05
http://ftp.us.dell.com/video/Intel_GM965-Express-Chipset-_A05_R173064.exe
Dell QuickSet, Application, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Multi Language, Inspiron 1520, Precision M6300, XPS M1730, v.8.3.10, A46
http://ftp.us.dell.com/app/R161139.EXE
Ricoh R5C833, Driver, Windows Vista 32-bit, Windows XP, English, Inspiron 1525, 1526, XPS Notebook M1530, v.Vista_3.51.01/XP_3.51.01, A00
http://ftp.us.dell.com/chipset/R166188.EXE
Downgrade patch to enable Bluetooth
Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Module (Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR), Patch/Upgrade, Windows Vista 32-bit, Windows XP, Multi Language, Multi System, v.BTW Radio ON, A00
Utility to enable Bluetooth radio after downgrade from Vista to XP or Vista to Vista if the radio is software disabled on Vista.
http://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R159805.EXE
and then the actual Windows XP Driver
Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Module (Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR), Driver, Windows XP, Multi Language, Multi System, v.5.1.0.3400, A00
Dell Wireless Bluetooth 355 driver release for Windows XP32 bit OS
http://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R161378.EXE
Khanh, feel free to re-use/modify this information according to your needs/you page,
and thank you again for your great job, very much appreciated!
I have only one problem : the functions of the keyboard don't work . Had you the same problem ? what is the solution .
Other thing , but not sure XP is the problem : I have just bought a laser notebook mouse and I can't see the "arrow" (don't know if it is the good word... I'm french) the other buttons work well .
I still have two issues - One - I have bluetooth 2045 in my insipiron 1525, but i am not able to find driver for the same for XP. Same yellow question mark persisting here too.
Second, SM Bus controller is something which still has yello quesiton mark in devices list.
Thanks in advance...
I don't know if this is just some of the 1525s or what but Dell and your site said to get the Synaptecs touchpad driver. I tried the Dell one from their site, and directly from the mfgr and none of them would allow me to scroll or use the advanced features. While looking into it I found someone who said it was a Alps touchpad, so I installed their driver and everything works perfect including advanced fuctions.
Everything is working perfectly now except the Dell Webcam console. I can use the camera but when the console (to adjust brightness and contrast, etc) comes up it freezes, you can't click on anything and the icon in the taskbar shows up as a white square, and the sliders to adjust the brightness,etc just flash. Any ideas?
I am not able to identify any of the USB Controllers. So, I am not able to use my external USB drives, USB mouse etc. I have tried nearly everything but have not come to a solid conclusion yet about what has gone wrong there..
Please help.
Thanks in advance
10x
Thanks in advance.
I wish Dell had given me the option of having it pre-installed with XP...but I got it in the end
http://softwarecommunity.intel.com/isn/Community/en-US/forums/thread/30244215.aspx
Sure enough, right clicking on the desktop, going to graphics options, panel fit, and selecting "Center Desktop" resulted in a crisp image!
you are a wizard !!!! great help thank you
got xp running and have audio but both the audio device on high def and the modem device on high def are not installed I have looked at installing the UAA but i have missed something ?
any suggestions please
regards bernard
Khanh, thanks for all your support.
I have inspiron 1525 and I have converted to XP from VISTA succefully. However, there are still two issues that are there.
1. BCM2045 (bluetooth) device is still showing yellow question and so is 0 having yellow question. Where can I find there driver for XP.
Thanks,
Vins
You guys ROCK! Before I saw this thread, I went almost bald trying to find a way to make XP run on my brand new Inspiron 1525. Thanks to you guys I'm enjoying good ol XP Pro.
VISTA sucks, XP rules (I used to say the same about XP compared to Windows NT)
Anyhow, onwards to my problem, after successfully downgrading to XP Pro I noticed that the sound volume on my laptop significantly went down. When this bad boy was still on Vista Home Basic I could listen to my Santana tunes clearly from 20 ft away.
Now, even with all the volume settings set to MAX I could barely here anything from just 10 ft away.
The question now, is that the price I pay for "downgrading" or should I be using a different sigmatel driver? Am currently using SIGMATEL STAC 92XX C-Major HD Audio
Chipset driver (the same link above).
I scoured Dell's site but couldn't find anything meaningful.
Hope you guys could help some more.
Maraming Salamat Muli
translation: Thank You Very Much as usual.
I have downloaded the Audio Driver "R171789.exe" through the link provided in the page "SIGMATEL STAC 92XX C-Major HD Audio", when I double click it in order to install the driver I got a error message as "Not a win32 application" and the file size also shows as 0KB. Could anyone give me the exact Audio driver....?
Then to manage the Web Camera too i need a device driver. Please help me to get this.
Best regards,
- Yuva.
You saved my night ! I wouldn't have found all the right drivers.
Merci beaucoup !
Olivier
You ROCK! I got the drivers and they worked just fine. Shame on Dell for not telling its customers that there are drivers for the hardware if you don't want Vista. Guess it pays to be M$ 's little pet. :-/
thanks very much ,when i get home i am going to try this
cheers
I will be very thankfull if you can help me with this issue
I follwed the instruction above and everithing went ok all the drivers were installed and all the laptop parts are working properly except the wireless lan knowing that the blutooth is working properly.
i have the Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Module and I did the downgrade you mentioned above.
any hint that can help with that problem?
thand you in advance
BOB
any thoughts?
I had been using my 1525 for a few days with HD in ATA mode, and everything works fine (still faster than when it was loaded with Vista). Then I decided to do it over again with the SATA drivers and Nlite, and all I can say is WOW - very noticeable difference!
While using the ATA mode will not damage your laptop, taking the extra time to enable AHCI is well worth it - you will not be sorry!
this is very helpfull for downgrading 2 XP
but Can some one plz tell me that y im not able install Audio drivers in My PC?
i have tried the link given and i have tried few other too but its not getting installed
My note book is Dell Inspiron 1525 with 1 GB Ram
Came with Vista Home basic
Plz help me....
Thank u
thank's
I also have bought a dell inspiron 1525 a week ago. Is it advisible to delete the recovery drive and the dell media select partitions? it doesnot allow me to create new partitions?
the modem driver is not recognizing the modem device..and none of the sigmatel driver is working on ma inspiron 1525..... please help urgent!!
i have windows xp sp3 installed along wid ubuntu!!!
my basic windows in the dell inspiron 1525 and i changed it to xp and now there is no bluetooth devise. and also i can not download it from web.
please advise me about this problem.
sincerely
Pl provide your support in case if any problem occurs...
In Bios mode:
1) Deselect Flash Drive Controller
2) Select ATA mode
Than XP will install normaly without any problems)
Waiting for u guys reply
Vignesh
Could someone please tell me in this case what is the BASE SYSTEM DEVICE..it is missing some drivers (yellow in device mngr) ??? Installed everything as noted above, chipset, wireless etc........still remains yellow ??
Please reply, thanksssss ....
All Windows Xp Drivers for Dell Inspiron 1525
Hey guys !
I had the same problem of finding the right drivers for my Dell 1525 laptop when I installed Windows Xp. So I collected all the correct drivers for Windows Xp, tried and tested them and then uploaded them so that no one would have to waste their precious time finding all the drivers like i did.
The drivers are packed in 3 files , download all of them and then don't forget to read the readme.txt for instructions.
Good Luck !
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
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you can download all the Dell 1525 Windows Xp drivers from these links below, and don't forget to read the readme.txt file. Good Luck !
h**p://rapidshare.com/files/159290575/DELL_Inspiron_1525_Xp_Bluetooth_Driver.rar
h**p://rapidshare.com/files/159289017/DELL_Inspiron_1525_Xp_Wireless_Lan_Driver.rar
h**p://rapidshare.com/files/159287740/DELL_Inspiron_1525_Xp_Sata_Driver.rar
h**p://rapidshare.com/files/159286795/DELL_Inspiron_1525_Xp_Ricoh_Driver.rar
h**p://rapidshare.com/files/159286757/DELL_Inspiron_1525_Xp_Modem_Driver.rar
h**p://rapidshare.com/files/159286728/DELL_Inspiron_1525_Xp_Intel_Mobile_Chipset_Driver.rar
h**p://rapidshare.com/files/159286697/DELL_Inspiron_1525_Xp_Integrated_Webcam_Driver.rar
h**p://rapidshare.com/files/159286618/DELL_Inspiron_1525_Xp_Ethernet_Driver.rar
h**p://rapidshare.com/files/159286589/DELL_Inspiron_1525_Xp_Display_Driver.rar
h**p://rapidshare.com/files/159286291/DELL_Inspiron_1525_Xp_Dell_Tools.rar
h**p://rapidshare.com/files/159285994/DELL_Inspiron_1525_Xp_Cd-rom_Dvd_Driver.rar
h**p://rapidshare.com/files/159285975/DELL_Inspiron_1525_Xp_Audio_Driver.rar
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?os=WW1&osl=EN&catid=-1&impid=-1&servicetag=&SystemID=INS_PNT_PM_1525&hidos=WLH&hidlang=en&TabIndex=
To customize, you can type in the service tag on your 1525, switch the operating system to XP, and everything you need is there: Dell Quickset, Audio, Bios (A13), Chipset, Ricoh Driver, Modem, Touchpad, Wireless, Marvell wired, SATA, System Utilities, & Video. Just remember if you are installing from an XP install CD, you will have to hit F6 & load the SATA drivers from a USB floppy in order to get it to work. Otherwise the XP installation routine will not see any hard drives & not let you install anything. You can download the SATA driver from the Dell website, extract them & put them on a floppy. Others have suggested using nlite to create a custom XP install CD so the SATA drivers will be included when you install XP and you won't have to hit F6 anymore. That may work too, and may actually be better as a backup install CD. I have not personally tried that to see if it works.
I have got a new laptop of dell ispiron 1525 with 3gb ram 250gb hdd,vista home edition preinstalled.
Currently i have dowgraded the OS to XP prof with 3 partitions of 30gb,50gb,the remain the last, I have installed the XP prof in c drive along with SP3 and some applications like msoffice2000,adobe acrobat,winrar,etc...
now the fre space is only 16.7gb,but if i have selected the files in c drive,gone for properties the space occupied is
only 4.8gb...
Can anyone suggst me what can be done for getting the full free space..
regads
laxmi reddy
Thanks
I just received computer yesterday, performs so bad I am ready to ship back. I called and asked them to send me a conversion disc but they refused & said they only load Vista into their computers since 2008. I responded I find that statement odd as I just bought a new "mini" from them last week and it came with XP loaded in it.
Please help.
Goodwill,
Luke
1. You will need to disable ACHI & the flash cache in the bios. Otherwise you get nothing but blue screens if you try to use the SATA driver with XP, or you get a no drive found error if you leave it enabled and do nothing but run the XP install. A Dell XP Pro SP2 disk will install fine without any additional driver if you disable ACHI.
2. Use the above link for the wireless driver. The one currently on the Dell website doesn't work with XP, even though it says it does on the page.
3. Install the rest of the XP drivers from Dell's website. Keep in mind that the UAA Bus Driver for HD audio is part of the Dell Intel Video driver. If you didn't install this first and get an error that this driver is missing, just rerun the video driver install again to fix.
4. I left my setup as XP Pro (Dell CD) SP2 with all the MS updates (122 of them). I had bad luck on other laptops getting SP3 to work well with a wireless laptop.
http://rapidshare.com/files/111355506/MS_UAA_Driver.zip
- Murk
can you please help me..
Thanks a lot! Your blog helped me. I had a compedium of drivers for dell products but it was indexed for computer tech people..not at all user friendly.
Great help. tHANKS FOR SHARING. God Bless!
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