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Old 01-08-2009, 03:20 PM   #1
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Help needed finding drivers - Toshiba Satellite

I need to find drivers for a Toshiba Satellite L45 S4687. I cannot find any for the following...

Audio device on high definition bus
Ethernet controller
Modem device on high definition audio bus
Video controller
Video controller (vga compatible)

I have no cds for this computer. Please help.
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Old 01-08-2009, 05:29 PM   #2
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Not available. Contact Toshiba.
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Old 01-08-2009, 05:42 PM   #3
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Not available. Contact Toshiba.
Could you please elaborate? My friend went from Vista to XP on this computer so I thought this was the problem.
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XP is not supported on that model, drivers do not exist. Hopefully, you didn't blow away the recovery partition so you can reinstall Vista.
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XP is not supported on that model, drivers do not exist. Hopefully, you didn't blow away the recovery partition so you can reinstall Vista.
So basically XP cannot run on it and still get those drivers???

My friend installed XP on it, I'm just trying to get his mess cleaned up...
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XP will run on it, but there are no drivers available. What you see is the best it's going to get. Your friend failed to do his homework before trying to install XP.
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You have to be much more specific about your hardware to find drivers, namely identify the individual components by manufacturer and chipset. I have to believe you can find XP drivers for much of what you describe.
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It's a laptop, and if Toshiba doesn't have drivers, finding compatible drivers is like a needle in a haystack.
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Old 01-21-2009, 01:31 PM   #9
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All day I am searching for drivers myself, I got the same model of Toshiba, so...after many hours of searching I found the 2 most important drivers:

Display Driver: intel graphics media accelerator 950
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/1683...inxp_14324.exe

Wireless Driver: Atheros AR5BXB63

http://www.softwaredriverdownload.co...63_driver.html

from the upper address goes to rapidshare

http://rapidshare.com/files/12215146...b63_driver.exe

Good Luck and tell me if you find the other drivers
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