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merkerguitars · 02-12-2004, 06:49 PM

Well.....Here's the problem I'm having.....I work on computer for a living and I have a HP pavilion 533w to fix...the damn lady didn't have recovery cd with it or lost it...either way no cd. Well it needed a reinstall of windows (I had a copy of xp home and she had the product key sticker on the side so it's all legal and everything) I formatted the first partition (I left the recovery partition fully intact) so I reinstall window and It's missing a ton of drivers...I look on it's site and nothing for drivers to download

I found the make of the motherboard, which is Trigem...a funky brand that I cannot find a website that has any drivers for it's product......any idea on what I should do?

propaganda · 02-12-2004, 07:11 PM

http://members.driverguide.com/index.php

Give that one a try. I found a couple of my old Dell drivers on it but I have yet to actually use any of them.

merkerguitars · 02-12-2004, 07:43 PM

Wow I can't believe I found the drivers on there....somebody must of had the same problem I did...

ToolBag · 02-12-2004, 07:49 PM

It has been a long time since I last used a Compaq/HP computer or attempted to fix one. But the last thing I knew, that recovery partition held some of the drivers for most, if not all of the device drivers.

steveincolumbus · 02-12-2004, 08:03 PM

trigem is emachines, joint venture of 3 korean computer companies
HP has been decent the few times i went looking for drivers..
what the model number and we can find drivers for you...

heyal256 · 02-12-2004, 08:53 PM

For anyone who has problems navigating the hp/compaq website looking for drivers, this link should help http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Nav?h...&cc=us&lang=en

go through support and drivers, then selected the product category for desktops/workstations to get to the above page.

I looked and eventually found the page with the drivers for your pc, and they only have the driver updates... Bastards....
Anyways, I know that the website is very bad for searching for drivers..... you don't want to know how often I had to look on their website for drivers at work, but at least working with the "business" class of machines, they expected that you would need drivers fr every OS because of company standards.

Redjake · 02-13-2004, 05:15 AM

the last time I formatted a HP, I didn't need drivers. what drivers are you guys talking about? I just wiped out the entire hard drive, backup/restore partition and everything. then a fresh install. no drivers needed.

02-12-2004, 06:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
merkerguitars Buffering......... Location: Wisconsin...	Grrr HP computer problems.... Well.....Here's the problem I'm having.....I work on computer for a living and I have a HP pavilion 533w to fix...the damn lady didn't have recovery cd with it or lost it...either way no cd. Well it needed a reinstall of windows (I had a copy of xp home and she had the product key sticker on the side so it's all legal and everything) I formatted the first partition (I left the recovery partition fully intact) so I reinstall window and It's missing a ton of drivers...I look on it's site and nothing for drivers to download I found the make of the motherboard, which is Trigem...a funky brand that I cannot find a website that has any drivers for it's product......any idea on what I should do? __________________ Donate now! Ask me How! Please use the search function it is your friend. Look at my mustang please feel free to comment! http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=26985

02-12-2004, 07:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
merkerguitars Buffering......... Location: Wisconsin...	Wow I can't believe I found the drivers on there....somebody must of had the same problem I did... __________________ Donate now! Ask me How! Please use the search function it is your friend. Look at my mustang please feel free to comment! http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=26985

02-12-2004, 07:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
ToolBag Insane Location: Chicago	It has been a long time since I last used a Compaq/HP computer or attempted to fix one. But the last thing I knew, that recovery partition held some of the drivers for most, if not all of the device drivers. __________________ Jesus was a ruffies victim! Dan 3:20

02-13-2004, 05:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	the last time I formatted a HP, I didn't need drivers. what drivers are you guys talking about? I just wiped out the entire hard drive, backup/restore partition and everything. then a fresh install. no drivers needed. __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

02-12-2004, 07:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
propaganda Psycho	http://members.driverguide.com/index.php Give that one a try. I found a couple of my old Dell drivers on it but I have yet to actually use any of them.

02-12-2004, 08:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
steveincolumbus Psycho Location: BFE, Kentucky	trigem is emachines, joint venture of 3 korean computer companies HP has been decent the few times i went looking for drivers.. what the model number and we can find drivers for you...

02-12-2004, 08:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
heyal256 Not so great lurker Location: NY	For anyone who has problems navigating the hp/compaq website looking for drivers, this link should help http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Nav?h...&cc=us&lang=en go through support and drivers, then selected the product category for desktops/workstations to get to the above page. I looked and eventually found the page with the drivers for your pc, and they only have the driver updates... Bastards.... Anyways, I know that the website is very bad for searching for drivers..... you don't want to know how often I had to look on their website for drivers at work, but at least working with the "business" class of machines, they expected that you would need drivers fr every OS because of company standards.