I found it with this Google ->
http://www.google.com/search?&q=XF125+%22WINDOWS+2000%22
Bob
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Alright, I decided to just reformat my laptop and install windows 2000 Pro on it as well. My problem now is, I have no drivers for the Ethernet Controller or my display. I emailed HP (the manufacturer, it's a Pavilion xf125 laptop). They linked me to a site with my ethernet card drivers and video drivers. (Neither of these were on the Win2k install CD or the recovery CD that came with my system, though some other drivers were).
My computer won't detect the ethernet drivers. Even if I use "Have Disk" and browse to the directory the drivers are installed to, it doesn't recognize them. The card is an Accton MiniPCI card...the only luck I've had is I managed to install some other drivers (on the advice of another forum), but I know they aren't for my card and, sure enough, they don't work.
My display, on the other hand, can find the drivers, but I get a stop error everytime I boot into windows. This is more of a side note than anything else. I figured I could fix my problem with the display via windows update if I could just get my ethernet card working.
Anyway, the laptop is about 933mhz. It's now running win2kpro (albeit shoddily). It has a 30 gig HD, and if you need any other specs, just ask. So if you have any suggestions, I'd appreciate it. I could reinstall XP, but I really would rather not (if for no other reason than I'm stubborn). Thanks!
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I did read that article, yes. It didn't seem right to me, because those weren't the drivers I had installed before the reformat. *Shrugs* I downloaded the video and ethernet drivers, burned them to cd, and installed them on the laptop. The video works fine now. The ethernet SAYS that it's working fine, but doesn't actually do anything; that is, I have the cable attached, TCP/IP, client for microsoft networks installed...the light blinks on the network card (which worked last week with WinXP)...in fact, a little icon appears for my Local Area Connection when I hook up the cable (it doesn't have an x, it says it's connected and has sent a few bytes of data, but recieved none). But when I run internet explorer, it can't find the host (this is true if I type www.yahoo.com or it's ip 216.109.118.66). My ISP says everything is configured right, and that I shouldn't need drivers for my modem (Scientific Atlanta). In fact, the lights on my modem indicate all is well (The pc light blinks as it is right now, and the status light turns on and remains on as it is right now). Am I overlooking something stupid as to why it won't actually connect? They suggested I reset my modem. I tried that, but it doesn't seem to help anything. (I restarted the computer after just resetting didn't help, btw)
If I use a ping command for www.yahoo.com, I get an unknown host. If I ping the IP addy, I get destination unreachable. According to my ISP (Charter) I need to have my TCP/IP settings on automatic. That's how they are set up, and it works fine on my desktop.
I did read that article, yes. It didn't seem right to me, because those weren't the drivers I had installed before the reformat. *Shrugs* I downloaded the video and ethernet drivers, burned them to cd, and installed them on the laptop. The video works fine now. The ethernet SAYS that it's working fine, but doesn't actually do anything; that is, I have the cable attached, TCP/IP, client for microsoft networks installed...the light blinks on the network card (which worked last week with WinXP)...in fact, a little icon appears for my Local Area Connection when I hook up the cable (it doesn't have an x, it says it's connected and has sent a few bytes of data, but recieved none). But when I run internet explorer, it can't find the host (this is true if I type www.yahoo.com or it's ip 216.109.118.66). My ISP says everything is configured right, and that I shouldn't need drivers for my modem (Scientific Atlanta). In fact, the lights on my modem indicate all is well (The pc light blinks as it is right now, and the status light turns on and remains on as it is right now). Am I overlooking something stupid as to why it won't actually connect? They suggested I reset my modem. I tried that, but it doesn't seem to help anything. (I restarted the computer after just resetting didn't help, btw)
If I use a ping command for www.yahoo.com, I get an unknown host. If I ping the IP addy, I get destination unreachable. According to my ISP (Charter) I need to have my TCP/IP settings on automatic. That's how they are set up, and it works fine on my desktop.
After reading your reply, I can only imagine that you have some cable modem, a desktop, a laptop and what else in the networking?
I would only be guessing you are trying to swap in the laptop or that you put the cable modem on some "HUB". Such a setup is invalid and dangerous and I will not help people get such to work. I will not discuss such setups.
I'd love to help you further, but details on your setup are sketchy at best. Try to consider what the forum would need to help you out.
Bob
You're reading into things too much. *Grins* Here's the setup...I have a desktop, which I'm using right now. It has a cable modem attached to it. I want my laptop online to update some files. When I try to get my laptop online, I disconnect the ethernet cable from the back of my desktop, and plug it into my laptop. No network involved here. The laptop and desktop are not connected to the modem at the same time. As a matter of fact, for simplicities sake, just imagine the desktop doesn't exist, as I suppose it has no bearing on this setup other than I can download drivers and burn CDs from it if the laptop needs them.
Now, a reorganization of my problem: my ISP says my laptop is configured correctly. I have the drivers installed. I have the TCP/IP and Client for Microsoft Networking protocals installed. The ethernet card detects the connection, but won't DO anything with it. (That is, the light blinks, and the computer says there is a local area connection, but I can't actually access the internet). I think it's a DNS error. If I open a dos prompt and use "ping www.yahoo.com" I get an unknown host. If I use "ping 216.109.118.66" (yahoo's ip) I get destination unreachable. I've checked everything I can think of. Internet Explorer keeps telling me it can't find the host. (and at the bottom, in the status bar, it lists c:\winnt\system32\xxx. /dnserror" or something to that effect when it's telling me it can't find the host). The settings all seem to be the same as they are on my other computer, and it connects just fine.
Maybe I was a bit unclear in my last post, and I appologize. But for the sake of simplicity, my setup when I'm trying to get online is "coaxial cable->modem->ethernet cable->laptop". I'm not doing the networking thing right now, I'm physically unplugging the cable from one computer, and moving it to another. There's no switch, router or hub involved.
Thanks again.
-Jon
Your modem is linking to the MAC address of your desktop. When you switch to the laptop (another MAC address) confusion reigns. Try shutting down the modem then connect the laptop and restart both. Or get a NAT capable multiported router.
Michael G. covered the MAC address issue. On the CABLE ISP's I've dealt with both the MAC address is important as well as the NAME of the machine. Your ISP may or may not tell you this, but SO FAR, you may have a perfectly working machine, but will not be able to get on the internet if the NAME of the machine is not what they told you.
The MAC address is also a method they use to make sure that you are you. At this point I think you might be done with the drivers and need to learn about Cable ISP and their wierd (to some) rules.
I may be reading too much into your prior post, but what I was trying to get out out of you did happen and now it's very clear to me what could be going on.
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Depending on the ISP, you would need to name the machine as they ask, power down the cable modem, wait some number of minutes (some are 15-20, one was 24 hours) and then you could use the new machine with the new NIC MAC address.
Bob