Coprocessor

[False_Dmitry_II]

I just got a Compaq F700 laptop from someone on craigslist. It seems to work as expected, survives prime95 etc...

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?product=3646840&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&lang=en&cc=us

It originally came with vista (and indeed he gave me the recovery discs that would put it back if I wanted to)

But I'm trying to install Windows XP instead. I seem to have managed to get all other drivers installed. From googling apparently it's the audio and video drivers that most people have problems with.

Now all I have left is something called a coprocessor listed as unknown in device manager.

Edit: redacted, I fixed the volume and headphones issues.

 

[Gandalf]

Coprocessor - recommending deleting (with the Delete key) the entry and reboot.
Let the reboot allow Windows to redefine the device.
Most times this is all it takes for Windows to fix the problem.

 

[False_Dmitry_II]

It just came back as a new device. It's still there.

 

[Gandalf]

What category is it listed under?

EDIT: Can you post an image of the Device Manager?

 

[False_Dmitry_II]

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/1992/coprocessor.png

 

[False_Dmitry_II]

After I managed to fix the sound with some more google-fu I looked around for the coprocessor.

I then ran across this:
http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/laptop-support/257133-vista-xp-downgrade-compaq-hp-f700-g6000-dv6900-dv6700-dvx7xx-dv9800-series-laptop.html

It had instructions for that part, and it worked just fine. So now I have a totally functional in XP laptop. (as far as I know, anyway. It's possible that I run across something else.)

Thanks for your help.

 

[False_Dmitry_II]

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