Unable to find driver for HM55 chipset laptop

Niranjan Dixit

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I have an old laptop which I'm restoring.
Laptop model is a Sony Vaio VPCEA33EN

Finished installing Windows 7 in it and it's time to install drivers. Through research, I found that the chipset is an Intel HM55 mobile chipset. The processor is core i3 M370. I need to install the appropriate Intel HD graphics driver, which I'm unable to find. I downloaded many versions from various official websites (Intel as well as Sony). But all of them give an error message saying "this computer does not meet the minimum requirements".

Now since the driver is unavailable, aero is not working and the device manager lists the display is a VGA adapter.

P.S.,
I'm also not able to find the appropriate AMD driver for the discrete GPU.
 
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Just to double-check. Specifically none of the drivers on this page meets your requirements?

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/43181/Mobile-Intel-HM55-Express-Chipset

http://ark.intel.com/products/43183/Intel-BD82HM55-PCH#@downloads


If that is correct, then you're in to try and find one of the driver repositories that are reputable and won't offer to install a ton of crapware as well. Usually that's about the time I give up.


As for the AMD GPU drivers, I think you omitted the model for that, so can't hep you there.

Just to double-check. Specifically none of the drivers on this page meets your requirements?

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/43181/Mobile-Intel-HM55-Express-Chipset

http://ark.intel.com/products/43183/Intel-BD82HM55-PCH#@downloads


If that is correct, then you're in to try and find one of the driver repositories that are reputable and won't offer to install a ton of crapware as well. Usually that's about the time I give up.


As for the AMD GPU drivers, I think you omitted the model for that, so can't hep you there.

 
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