Windows XP Installation on Gateway GT5404 Desktop
UPDATE:
If you’re looking for SATA Driver for Gateway Computer:
https://37prime.wordpress.com/2008/03/24/gateway-drivers-for-windows-xp/
UPDATED 07.21.2007
Gateway® GT5404
Intel® Desktop Board D945GCL (click here for Windows XP drivers from Intel)
Gateway® GT5404 Desktop comes with Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed. I posted a little review on this computer in March and mentioned that I installed Windows XP Pro on it. Since then I have been getting question on how to get Windows XP to recognize the Serial-ATA drive. The BIOS of the motherboard allows to configure the SATA devices as IDE so that Windows XP installers can detect the drive without having to install the SATA driver first.
The same method also works for Gateway® GT5408 Desktop.
UPDATE: the main database where the pictures were hosted crashed and gone. I’ll re-upload the pictures soon.
I’ll post more on where to get the Windows XP drivers for this computer and Gateway® GT5408 Desktop.
Gateway® GT5404
Intel® Desktop Board D945GCL (click here for Windows XP drivers from Intel)
Gateway® GT5404 Support Page
http://support.gateway.com/s/pc/R/1009371/1009371nv.shtml
37prime 
Thanks! This helped alot… Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks very much for this info. Gateway tech support was useless (“We can’t help you if you didn’t buy XP from us.”), and good luck finding anything of use on their website, including SATA drivers for the GT5408. I’m disconnecting the drive with Vista and replacing it with a 320gig SATA HDD and installing XP. When (if?) Microsoft ever fixes Vista I’ll hook the Vista drive back up, reformat the XP drive and use it in a RAID array.
Please *do* post any sources for XP drivers that you find.
Best regards,
Cadapult
Can you further explain how you edited the bios and “The BIOS of the motherboard allows to configure the SATA devices as IDE so that Windows XP installers can detect the drive without having to install the SATA driver first.” configured the bios exactly. Like what screens to go to and edit settings?
Ahh, the picture just popped in above with the bios. I think I got it now, thx.
Oh, forgot to ask. For the updated drivers for mobo to work with XP instead of vista, where did you find them? ie, network, graphics, chipset?
This is very helpful, thanks! I am downgrading my GT5408 from Vista to XP – actually I just stuck the WD SATA HD in and updated chipset and ethernet drivers. I am having trouble with the integrated sigmatel sound drivers which won’t install – I keep getting an error message – device object not present, restart. Would appreciate any thoughts. Desktop board D945GCF.
Hi, i have the same problem to install windows XP , because you have to get de SATA drivers, But i didn`t know that you cab do it with the BIOS , Thank you very much it was very Helpfull..!!
Desktop Board Intel® D945GCL
man! that was some great help I was going to start the process of getting the drivers and all those other stepd when I saw your link.
I’VE GOT A GT5404 AND DESPISE IT. I KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT COMPUTERS AND HERE IS MY QUESTION. I ONLY WANT TO USE THIS CPU FOR BAND-IN-A-BOX MUSIC. IT WILL PORT INTO A YAMAHA KEYBOARD. THERE’S SO MUCH CRAP AND SOFTWARE ON THIS I KNOW I DON’T NEED. BUT I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO GET STARTED “CLEANING” THIS UP. I NEED HELP PLEASE.
I need XP drivers for what the control pannel has labled:
PCI Device
PCI Simple Communications Controller
and SM Bus Controller
Since you are curently (according to a Google search this morning) the authoratative source for this information, I am asking you to please bail me out! 🙂
I have everything installed. but the (intel) sigmatel high definition audio codec is not working. under device properties it says, “This device cannot start. (code 10)”
Dave The same thing is happening to my PC.. Sigma Tel Cannot open the sound file… How can i fix it.. i tried uninsalling the drive and resinstalling it but it does not work… Can anyone help me plz.. My Email is Juic3@tmail.com.. Email Me if u can help ASAP!!
Your The Man… Thank God For People Like You That Take Out The Time To Help Others…
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I spent the day looking for this thing. Their customer service could not help and told me to call HDD manufactory.
Worked just great.
Thank you
Thanks a lot for ur help finally i have windows vista out of my system i gotta get the drivers for my hardwares tho, bt ill find them… once again thanks getting rid of windows vista was turning into a huge headache.
randy.
One small question. What about the Card Reader drivers in the GT5408 model? I am downgrading from Vista to XP bercause the guys wife can’t stand vista at all.
Hey, I installed Windows XP Professional SP2 on my GT5408, but the sm bus controller,audio ,pci and video drivers are not compatible with xp, which ones do i get where do i get them? I have been to intel, but every time i download the drivers, it tells me they dont work because of the operating system or something. Please give me some feedback on this thanks.
Where exactly do i get the right chipset driver for D945GCF… because the one in http://downloadcenter.intel.com/filter_results.aspx?strTypes=all&ProductID=2613&OSFullName=Windows*+XP+Professional&lang=eng&strOSs=44&submit=Go%21 doesnt work properly?
K I install XP but i can’t get the Video Controller(vga compatible) yeah… i try to install the GFX_XP32 pacakage and it says This computer does not meet the minimum requirements for installing the software. Setup will exit.
I tried to install the G965/Q963 Express Chipset Family Video software, but it said the same “This computer does not meet the minimum requirements for installing the software. Setup will exit. Sorry to keep on bugging.
Windows XP 32-bit
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I have a Gateway GT5438 and no matter what driver I used I could never get the onboard audio for the D945GCF to work correctly in XP. Finally I just downloaded EVERY SigmaTel driver from Gateway and spent about an hour go through each and every driver to see which would finally work. I am happy to say that the SigmaTel 5208 driver found at the link below fixed my issue and allowed me to hear my audio again. If the link below doesn’t come out right just do a search in Google for “Gateway 9536675 driver” and it should be the first link.
http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/getFile.asp?id=20946&dscr=SigmaTel%20Audio%20Driver%20version:%205.10.5208&uid=17825464
I have the 5404 from gateway.. i still have vista on it and am trying to find out if i can use the drivers from intel on my pc. Everytime i try i get this error about the drivers not being certified or something like that. I have a few games and they keep telling me that i don’t have the latest drivers from intel, but the computer only seems to want to take gateway drivers.. and fix for this
I bought a 5404 from tiger direct. I didnt want vista. I put my xp cd and was able to modify the partions, and than install xp. Should i have changed the bios from sata to ide? XP seems to work just fine. I would like to know if i did something wrong before i install all my apps.
thanks
I just bought a GT5428. I’m trying to install XP as described above (by configuring SATA device as IDE in the BIOS). After a while during the installation process (after installing some drivers), it gives an error message.
I thought the issue might be the BIOS itself. So, I tried to update the BIOS using the Intel latest BIOS update as described above. It also gives me an error message as follows:
BIOSID’s do not match
Currently installed BIOS ID:
CF94510J.15A.0038.2007.0226.1646
Attempting to install BIOS ID:
CL94510J.86A.0034.2007.0905.1956
Does anybody know what is going on?
Any help would be appreciated.
NM
Thanks for the pointers. Fed up with vista so moved back to XP Pro on my Gateway GT5404. Once I got over the mbr damage vista had done it was just a matter of drivers. You saved my weekend. I installed the following packages all from the intel web site on a CF94510J.15A bios mb without any problems.
Video; GFX_XP32_14.31.1.4864_PV_Intel.exe
Audio; AUD_allOS_x5511_v5511_PV_IDTGUI_v005.exe
Chipset; INF_AllOS_8.4.0.1016_PV_Intel.exe
Network; LAN_allOS_12.1_PV_Intel_141678.exe
Storage; STOR_All32_f6flpy32_7.8.0.1012_PV_Intel.exe
Anyone find the modem driver?
Frank
Thanks alot for all the information.
I have a Gateway® GT5408 with an Intel® Desktop Board D945GCF.
My problem is can’t install vista on my 320GB SATA II hard drive, although vista can see the hard drive during the installation process. The problem is that i keep getting this particular error message:- Failed to create a new partition on the selected unused space. Error: 0x80042453
The problem began when i decided to work the 9GB partition on which the vista was installed because it was small and out of space.
The most annoying part of all is that my bios settings are exactly the same as the settings in the picture you have posted.
I really need help cos i dont know what to do to resolve this. In addition XP just gives a black screen and cant progress with dos/clean installation
Hi Frank,
You said “once I got over the mbr damage vista had done it was just a matter of drivers. ”
Ques: How exactly were you able to resolve the mbr damage vista had done?
Kindly help me with utilities or softwares and procedures to also resolve mine.
As the hard drive, i can clearly see it the bios but just cant install xp or vista on it.
I’m pretty late to the discussion, but I thought I’d post my experience with the GM5626. It has the D945GCFG1 board in it but doesn’t have the “Configure SATA as” option. I changed the ATA/IDE mode to legacy to get XP to recognize the drive. It displays an annoying error that says “internal hardware not supported” for about 1 second but goes away and boots normally.
Thanks for the tip!
I just bought a Gateway GT5408 desktop computer from TigerDirect. Previously purchased a WindowsXP Home Edition Full OEM SP2 w/ COA disc. I want to install XP and get rid of Vista completely. I havent received the computer yet but will in about 2 or 3 days. What kind of problems will I run into doing this? Remembering that this computer wont have a floppy disc player only the Dual-Layer DVD±RW burner drive. Thanks for any help regarding this.
I just boiught a Gateway GT5408, too. I read all the posts here and almost successfully downgraded from Vista to XP Home.
My last problem is I can’t load Video Contoller (VGA Compatible).
Each time I try, it says my Computer requirements are not met.
Been at it since Xmas Day…can you advise on how to get this machine to see a Video Controller?
Thanks for all the great info.
I am going to the links that the posts above send me to. The Intel site.
The error message says “your computer does not have minimum requirements”.
when I try to download the Intel Graphics for Windows XP.
Not sure what is meant by GMA.
My device manager has a yellow question mark on the Sound, Video and Game Contoller. I uninstall it…and use the Windows Update to no avail.
It’s the last issue with the computer. If I can get it working I will have the complete downgrade to XP Home.
HELP! Thanks for all the great info on this post. Couldn’t have done what I did so far.
PS Ernie in the messages above had the same problem, but he didn’t say if and how it was resolved.
Tried a few different Intel Chip set downloads. The links listed above link right to the appropriate chipsets but video controller says same message.
I also don’t have a functional “stand-by”. When I want to turn off the computer I should be able to choose “stand-by” but it’s not selectable.
Can you advise on that too.
THANK YOU!
thank you for the information on this page, gateway was no help, but for 129.00 they would tell me yes or no once we changed the drive configuration, we were able to load XP with no problems, so thank you once again.
It is really help! Thanks a lot!
Ok so I am fed up with Vista as well. I am trying to “downgrade” to Windows XP. The dis I have is Version 2002. It was a SP1 install. I was planning to update to SP2 once installed. I so far have upgraded my memory to 2x1gb PC-5300 and have also installed a PNY GeForce 8600GTS 512MB OC. Well I am giving this info on my system now to see if perhaps it will shed light on why I’m having this issue. Well I went and changed the HDD to IDE in Bios like mentioned above. However while I’m trying to go through the installation I get this error screen. Well I gave a link to the picture I took of it with my camera. I tried taking out the PCI-E vid card and going back to on board video. I even put the 56k modem back in to get it close to original system specs. I kept getting the same error no matter what I did. Any ideas?
PIC Link: http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r258/apocea/DSC01328.jpg
Thanks
Jonathan
I went ahead and looked up the slipstream process last night and can proudly say that I’m on my Gateway GT5404 running Windows XP Pro as a result. It worked like a charm.
Thanks
Jonathan
Thanks for the information. Now my GT5404 is running XP. One thing I still can’t figure out is the XP driver for the 15-in-1 media card reader. The old 8-in-1 driver won’t work. Any idea?
Thanks a lot.
This site was of immense help when tying to install windows XP on Refurbished Gateway GT5408 that I purchased. I got amost all drivers off Intel’s website listed above. Modem driver is PCI simple communication controller and the driver is on Gateway website.
Gateway only supports the operating system that they installed on the system (Vista Home Premium). Other support requests are fee based.
Hi I don’t have a G404 but my Gateway has a GeForce nVidia card in it, so what I did was to download the GeForce version 7 drivers from nvidia and yoohoo, it works great ! If your gateway has an added video card I don’t think you need the Intel thingie.
For the GT5408 you want the IDT Drivers (who bought out Sigmatel) from Intel for the D945PLRN board.
Dude your Awesome bad @ssGUY !say 1 more time bad @ss GURU. And I thought I waz lol 1st time downgradeing from VISTA YUK ! Thanks from the bottom of my heart. Driver not a prob for me will post to all right here when I have all good. I use Linux so this was a good send for Me. You ROCK MAN feel free ryan_sisco2001@yahoo.com invite to all. God bless all and CHEERS ! Guess I owe you a PINT.
Hi 2 all ! Awesome forum ! I have the Gateway One -all in one desktop-and I like it very much.It`s a good toy for what I need to be done.But when I`ve upgraded the OS , from Vista Home Premium to Ultimate the issues start to appear . So ,as the smart tech`s on the Gateway`s live chat page told me : “Gateway does not support upgrades on OS preinstalled initially with the product!”. So ,All Gateway users!!! be carefull when you`ll upgrade the OS , BECAUSE THINGS CAN HAPPEN !!lLike : Multimedia buttons not functional , Eject buttons on the multimedia keyboard not functional , Web cam not functional,Tv tuner not functional ,Plus in the top of all I have a reccurent Stripe ,Line in the middle of the screen,changing colours ,appearing and dissappering from time to time . It`s a kind of Sad to find out after you upgrade but that`s life !You learn ! I have a question and I hope that somebody knows the answer ! What can I do to make the reccurent stripe ,line go away !? It is not a hardware problem ,lcd problem !!When I start the PC the line is not there!It comes,appears after 1 hour or so .
Configuration : http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/gateway-one-gz7220/4505-3118_7-32627127.html
Thak you very much ! Julian
PS : I`ve tried to put back the OS with the Recovery Disks I made when I first powered the PC but only the applications were backed up ,not the Vista Home Premium !!!
Hi all , i have a Gateway gt5428 and i fallow the instructions to install
windows xp pro sp2 and still not find the hard drive on installation .
Any suggestions ?
I just down graded from vista to xp on a gt5428. I wish i would have found this page sooner. I figured out all the Hard drive by myself. My problem is i can’t get connected to the internet.
it keeps saying “network cable unplugged”. I have installed all the drivers, and even uninstalled the ones i had and used the drivers from this page. it says the LAN device is working properly, but everytime i try to connect to the internet it says “network cable unplugged”
I have swaped the modem out, i have used a diffrent cable, i have uninstalled and re-installed the drivers. I hope SOMEONE can guide me in the right direction.
thanks again for your help
Software was never my thing, I have a GT5404 with upgraded ram and an Nvidia 8500GT and I’m trying to install XP home onto my HDD…
Thats where I get lost, I’m not sure what to download or how I would install it (MY pc is non functioning and my friends dont own computers since they just use the schools, which is what I’m using now) Anyways because im at a school computer I’m not allowed to burn anything onto a disk, I do however have an External HDD kit and was wondering if its possible to install the drivers onto the external HDD then take the hard drive home and then install XP on the same hard drive
Used the guide regarding changing the hard drive to IDE thru the bios and was able to get xp installed. The only thing I am trying to resolve now is a message that I get when the computer first powers on. It says:
“A problem with the hard drive has been deteced. Press enter to continue” I press enter and xp powers up fine.
I am now working on the drivers and should be fine. Will post back with the results of the driver install.
Thanks again.
how to access bios on the gt5404 ?
i have a gateway gt5428 desktop. i down graded to windows xp from windows vista last year. i have the 15 in 1Media Card Reader. i cant get any of the card slots to work. i have looked for drivers to no avail. i am most interested in getting the sd slot to function, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hi,
I recently bought a Dell 1525 Inspiron Notebook with Windows Vista Home Premium installed on it. I was able to install XP pro by playing around with the BIOS. I downloaded the compatible drivers for my hardware with XP Pro and installed then one by one.
When I installed sound drivers, my audio device (Integrated Stereo Sound) on the Intel 965GM chipset did not detect the sound drivers even though they were installed.
Can u please help me in pointing to a trusted source from where I can download the sound drivers and install them. I have already tried lots of sources but can’t get hold of correct drivers till now.
Please help me. !!!
Thanx in advance.
Thank ever so much for the help, I have been running Window XP Pro for some time now but now it won’t allow me to install any thing, it says it is a corrupt file even if I download of the internet.
I am also getting this error message. File can’t be corrupted, I’m downloading straight from microsoft.com…and mulitple files are coming up as “file is corrupted” when I try to extract them. Please help! Thanks so much!
gostaria de baixar drives para o gateway para instalar o windows xp na minha maquina
This stuff seems so complicated and stressful. I have a Gateway GT5622 with Vista Home Premium I’d like to downgrade to XP, but all this stuff seems way to complicated. I read somewhere that even the BIOS needs to be flashed for XP instead of Vista. I definately agree that the Gateway website is NOT HELPFUL. Vista is ok, and I’ve done a bunch of safe tweaks, but I don’t like how it thrashes the hard drive no matter what. I also get glitches when recording audio. My Windows 98 SE computer is much less powerful, but more reliable.
I installed a new WD3200JS 320gb hard drive on my Gateway GT5408 pc. Trying to install Windows XP home edition on it and comes up saying ” no disk in drive”, setupdd.sys , Page_Fault_in_nonpaged_area. Would this be bacuse of missing drivers or what? If so, where do I get these drivers from? Thanks for helping me. Send me an email if possible about this problem.
I Have A GT5404 And Have Encountered A Few Other Problems… (BTW Thanks For Posting This Blog… It Helped A Great Deal…)
1. I Downloaded [ BIOS Update 0034 [CL94510J.86A ] Which Is The .exe Version… But I Get An Error That Says It’s Not The Right Version… After Cross Referencing I Don’t Understand Why… It’s Suppose To Be The Right Version For My MOBO…
2. Where Are The SATA Drivers I Need For XP..? And Can They Be Installed Without Having To Reformat..?
((( For Anyone That Has Any Answers To This And A Few Small Questions Concerning Video Card Lag ))) Skype Me If You Have It… It Would Be Much Apreciatted… Username: dwyck22
I have a GT5404, and I’ve followed your instructions, and the XP installation now does in fact recognize the drive. However, upon formatting, when the computer restarts, it comes up with an error:
“A Disk Read Error Occured. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart”
And I can’t get past there. Should I change the bios option from Native to Legacy, too?
Thanks a ton!!
how can i change it to legacy???? cant load windows xp and the pic is still down can oyu help please????
I bought 6 Gateway MT6223b laptops which were preinstalled with vista. I needed to downgrade to xp to fit in with our network/domain (I am the ict technician in a school and it’s hard enough for teachers to learn one OS, two would confuse them too much), Anyway I slipstreamed xp pro and the sata drivers onto cd using nlite and all went well until the audio device problem reared it’s ugly head. Nothing seems to work. When the drivers do load the device “cannot start code 10”. Any suggestions? Here’s the strange thing, out of three i’ve prepared so far, the sound works on one of them. Wierd eh?
When I say nothing seems to work I am just refering to the audio, everything else works okay. Gateway are not helpful (won’t buy their products again) Sigmatel have been taken over and don’t do downloads of drivers.
Still need help on changing to legacy can some one help?
Downgrading to XP Pro x64 edition from Vista Home Premium on my gateway GT5404 (Upgrade in my opinion). System comes stock w/250gb HD. Added a second HD 120gb. This is the drive I will be installing XP x64Proon.Tried this once and man what a hassle! First time I did so windows update would not let me install SP2. Fine..Let it run as is and went to install Firewall and AV and was not able to because of the failed Win Update. Firewall and AV required OS to be updated to SP2. Any way that was just one problem in a list of many. Could any one give me the exact drivers needed for the install of XP Pro x64 on my GT5404, and perhaps give me some insight as to why I am not able to update x64 Pro to SP2? I will try to find the exact error message when installing SP2 update from Win Update. As for now herei s what is in my rig.Probably would have been better off building from the ground up but the price was right at the time.
Pentium D Proc (Intel ViiV) 800mhz FSB
2gb Dual Channel Crucial Ballistix Ram (PC6400-800mhz)
EVGA Nvidia 9600 GT Vid card
Creative SoundBlaster Audigy SE sound card
ULTRA X-Connect 500watt PS
Just to add to my last post I am using a dual boot configuration..(F10) @ startup.
Thank you for all your help people this is a life saver for my bizz. Thank you
I need the link to get the lan driver, sound driver,etc I tryed to find a link on here but nothing worked. Please help. Thank you
sorry i forgot its the 5408 gateway
can some one please help i got a gt5408 i got xp on it but can not find the lan driver or the sound driver. need help finding them. Thank you so much
I tryed to install the lan driver it sayed can not install not the right download for this computer
Thanks for the help. Great article.
Thanks for all the links posted here..
I’ve now managed to get my Gateway GT5072b to live happily with XP pro SP3
There are still a few bits that dont seem to have the right drivers, but nothing that is causing me any problems so far ( Ethernet controller and the raid controller).
Thanks again, and if anyone knows which ones i need to get these working it would be most appreciated.
How can I enable the USB and CD-ROM to autoplay? I’ve followed the registry edit to enable cd autorun…upon loading of cd it seems like it’s trying to autorun or autoplay it but after several seconds an error occurs.
I can’t even make use of the driver cd for my laptop coz even if I manually browse and select the autorun icon, it won’t start. Also I can’t activate the AutoCad and Adobe Acrobat Registrations because it won’t permit me to do so.
Need help badly.
Thanks in advance!
Another one…
After Installing XP on a friends laptop, there’s no audio device detected though it works fine on Vista. I have the audio driver for XP but it won’t load coz it can’t find the device.
Any help pls?
help with gateway gt5404 installing XP pro. every time i try to redo the partition it tells me my computer needs to be shut so it cant be damaged. or windows cant preform this task becuase there are critical setup files to finish the intall process.
i want to install xp how? to get around this stupid error blue screen.
yes i am using xp pro cd it has sp 2 on it already
i went to legacy mode and it let me format and set the partition
my question is why do i see so many extra partitions 4 in all down below in a box.
whats the difference about ata and legacy?
i need the following drivers
ethernet controller
pci simple communications
sm bus controller
vga compitable
are they hard to find?
os installed Quickly works great boots up fast. it says unsupported hardware type whe nit first boots up then goes to xp load screen pc work fine any way to get rid of that annoying error unsupported hardware type.
i need the pci device driver what device is that?>>
David…That’s the chipset drivers
hello… im from Mexico, i need your help, i have the GT5622, and i need to know if anybody have all drivers for Windows XP sp2.
Please if you know where can i find the drivers please send me an e’mail, thank you so much!!!
bb_vanessa_infante@hotmail.com
Hey,
Thanks so much for your help here, you are just terrific!
I am going to keep Vista, just so much stuff I would have to replace to downgrade.
So I am going to increase the box’s performance instead.
I want to change the processor to start.
What specifications for a new processor would I be looking for, on a GT5428, please.
Thank you again for all your hard work to help us here!
Which XP pro drivers would work with the Gateway GT5428 Desktop system. I bought this system online with Vista installed and it isn’t worth a crap. So I am downgrading to XP Pro which is a much better OS. Any suggestions and help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Edward
Also the motherboard that is in the GT5428 is a E210882 wich is an Intel board but i’m not shure if it is a D95G. Any help on drivers would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Edward
What cheap PCIE video card would work with the GT 5408?The integrated video is shot,and all I want is a picture on my monitor.
Thanks
Stan
Try this video card, a eVGA GeForce 7200GS TC PCI-E Video Card 128-P2-N428-LR, 128MB GDDR2, w/ VGA, DVI-I and S-Video for $30.00. You can get it at Directron.COM. Its the cheapest that I have been able to find.
Hope it works for you.
Edward
ive read this blog and it is great ! i wish i had seen it when i had decided to downgrade . i found all the info myself between gateway and intels website but it took me days especially with the audio issue. i actually have an emachine with the d945gcl mobo and the cf94510j.15a.0026 bios and i just wanted everyone to know for sure that intels update does not work gateways cf94510j.15a.0038 does if you are going to upgrade to a core 2 duo. i found out the hard way !
I have a Gateway GT5408 I am trying to downgrade from Vista to Windows XP Pro, I can get Windows XP disk running, but I get to a point before the installation & get this error:
Technical Information:
*** STOP: 0x0000007E (0xc0000005, 0xF76440BF, 0xF7A90208, 0xF7A8FF08)
*** pci.sys – Address F76440F base at F763D000, DateStamp 3b7d855c
how can I get around this or what is causing this?
Thanks
hey I got it, didnt have SP2 slimstreamed into XP, that fixed the installation, now i Need to see if how the drivers go.
To get the modem to work on this GT508 I did the following:
Installed LAN driver, then VGA Driver, then installed Chipset Driver, then ran Windows Update once Network Adapter was working, Windows Was able to find Modem Driver & Then I Installed Sound Driver. Working good, no more crappy Vista, now XP is running smoothly.
Is there an updated BIOS for the W3609? I have ver. CF94510J.15A.00282006.1213.1629. I’m running Vista Home Premium Thanks
help pls.,,
i have installed xp sp3 black edition to my machine.sigmatel audio driver failed to intall..what shall i do
Try finding the latest driver from sigmatel. Otherwise you have to install all the drivers before installing SP3.
I have a Gateway GT5408. I just downgraded to XP…Im having trouble with the ethernet driver.The device manager has a yellow question mark by the “ethernet controller” device. I hate the gateway phone support..Can anybody help me out with where to find a driver…
thanks
joe
http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/getFile.asp?id=20946&dscr=SigmaTel%20Audio%20Driver%20version:%205.10.5208&uid=17825464
THANKS! Worked for the audio of my GT5408 with XP pro
i was changed from w vista home to windows xp 2002says i have no sound ,volume, etc ..i have tried everything help, i do not know how to fix this…
Dude, thank God for this page. I told some friends that XP would work alot better than Vista on their computer and I had problems finding the drivers. The machine is a GT5408. I used the link to the drivers and everything has installed fine. Haven’t had any problems with getting any of the drivers to install.
This truly was a godsend. Thanks again!
Thanks soo much! Gateway support is pretty bad… why they can not post drivers for XP does not make good business sense.
anyone tried to get everything on a gateway working with windows 7?…..
I have a gt5072b and I’m gonna have a crack at it today..
My Gateway GT5404 can I connect it to my television to watch downloaded movies and what do i need to do it. Thanks.
If your TV has the correct input. Preferably HDMI or DVI. Then you must have DVI out on your computer.
Does Can anyone tell me If I download the drivers first or do install xp first. Idk wat to do I’m trying to salvage my comp. It doesn’t work with vista anymore so Ima try to install xp
I’ve got a friend with a GT5408 and he recently switched to XP Pro Sp2. All the drivers seemed to install just fine, aside from the on board SigmaTel audio device. We’ve tried everything, updated the chipset drivers with the links provided on this site and tried various driver updates, and all the suggestions and advice mentioned in this article’s comments — nothing works. Things either freeze up or he gets an error saying his board isn’t supported. Anyone have any ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hi. I can’t seem to locate a driver for my Gateway GT5428. I need the audio driver for the Sigmatel High Definition Audio. Any help?
@101 Bob and @102 Randolph: I just installed XP on a GT5408. I used the driver in comment 23. After it unpacked, I ran the setup program in the CAB sub-dir. Works fine for me.
BIOS FLASH ISSUES ON A EMACHINE W3609 BOARD
everest ultimate hows my bios version as being intel. yet the intel bios upgrade starts CL94510J.86A, the bios in the board now starts with CF94510J.15A it wont allow me to flash, I have tried all the ways intel has for downalods, how do I force the flash?
the board is a D945GCLG1 intel board. coryville, not coryville 2.
Hello, I have a Gateway GT5408 and I wanted to speed it up or upgrade it a bit. It has a d945gcfg1 mobo and a Core2 Duo Processor E4300 (1.8 GHz) cpu. I wanted to know if I get 4GB of RAM and a new CPU would help. I’d like to get Windows 7 on it and game on it also. I’m thinking about getting a HD 5770 for gaming. I’m also getting a case to put it all in.
Will I be able to play current games without any issues and use Windows 7 on it?
Thanks in advance.
i also got a gt5408, i downgraded to xp but i need a sound driver, please help me find 1
you need this driver file name for this board, i have the same one.
AUD_allOS_D20001.0x_PV_IDTGUI_v105_Legacy.exe
you need this driver file name for this board, i have the same board. D945GCL.
running 4gig Wintec AMPX duel channel PC2-6400 gaming ram, intel pentium D 820 Duel core 2,8ghz, Nvidia 8800GTS O/C edition, running gears of war, crisis, battlefield 2, battlefield bad comp 2, fear, and a few others.
AUD_allOS_D20001.0x_PV_IDTGUI_v105_Legacy.exe
i also duel boot from XP and win7 without issues.
Have the GT5408 from TigerDirect. Been working fine with Windows XP but now I want to run a RAID on some of the HDs, not the windows drive. Go into BIOS and change the setting from IDE to RAID and now I can’t see any of my HDs whether they be formated in NTFS or FAT32 so Windows fails on boot. If I change BIOS back to IDE then works fine. How do I get to work in RAID? Gateway so no help and have been able to find zero on the web to fix this.
I have a Gateway GT5418E computer with Vista Windows, and tried after I bought it to convert to XP Windows. It wouldn’t let me. I’m not too knowledge smart about computers, so I let it go. I’m doing genealogy and it isn’t compatable with Family Tree program, which I was told it was, but the download didn’t work. I’ve lost about 8 years of work because of this. Can someone tell me how to put XP Windows on this computer?
Thanks for the help. I couldn’t find the audio driver before I came across you site. I never did find the modem driver, but I can work around that.