Hi!
First of all, please remember that what is below the dashes
in my message is my automatically rotating sig file and is
not part of the message.
I say this, because when outside of Christian groups,
I get some responses asking why I'm posting off topic.
Anyway...
I am running XP x64 and after installing it, I found that it
runs smoother for me than the 32 bit version and of course,
I can see all 4 GB of my RAM.
And just FYI, my Windows XP64 does have SP2 installed,
along with all of the latest updates.
I have a Lenovo Y530-40516GU laptop, but what I'm looking
for probably isn't Lenovo specific and a generic for laptops
will probably work, but I do not know this for sure.
What I do know, is that with a standard desktop PC,
it would not be an issue, but laptops are obviously
done differently, when it comes to power management
and so, here I am.
So after installing and looking at Device Manager,
I found that a few devices were "Unknown".
I was however, initially able to find XP64 drivers
for all but two of them, as I looked first, to see
what might not install okay with the initial XP64
installation and got those drivers ahead of time.
All except two of them, that is (in the Details tab):
1) ATK\0100 (which is for the HotKeys, I believe).
I did however, find a driver that worked for
that device, so if anyone needs it, I would
certainly be happy to pass it on. This driver
is not Lenovo specific, but I can't say which
other machines it will work on. But I know
that it is a common issue for folks after they
install XP64 in their laptops.
2) ACPI\2004\0 (which is for Virtual Power Configuration).
I cannot find a driver for this one and have been
scouring the Internet for days now! Does anyone
have this driver? From what I understand, it will
affect the battery life of my laptop greatly! I have
not tried the laptop unplugged yet, since putting
XP64 on, but from what others have reported,
battery life goes down significantly without this
driver installed.
I doubt that the driver has to be Lenovo specific, but that
is of course possible. And Lenovo does not support XP x64.
I have tried the XP 32 bit driver, as well as the Vista 64 bit
driver (those are the two that Lenovo provides) and neither
of those will work for me and I don't want to go back to
32 bit and no offense to anyone running Vista, but I just
cannot stand it!
Maybe there's someone here looking for a porting project?
And of course, as I said, if anyone needs Driver #1, please
just let me know (you can use the email address here as well)
and I would be happy to send it on to you!
Anyway, thanks in advance for your help!
--
Pastor Dave
"The apostle Peter has said that the Holy Scriptures
are not of private interpretation (2 Peter 1:20),
and thus we do not allow all possible interpretations.
...Wherefore we do not despise the interpretations
of the holy Greek and Latin fathers, nor reject their
disputations and treatises concerning sacred matters,
as far as they agree with the Scriptures; but we
modestly dissent from them when they are found to
set down things differing from, or altogether contrary
to the Scriptures.... And in the same order also we
place the decrees and canons of councils. Wherefore
we do not permit ourselves, in controversies about
religion or matters of faith, to urge our case with
only the opinions of the fathers or decrees of councils;
much less by received opinions, or by the large number
of those who share the same opinion, or by the prescription
of a long time." - Second Helvetic Confession
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