IIRC Windows has basic drivers that will operate anything that most manufacturers stick into a computer. The video will be a low resolution and audio may only play the system beeps but you should still be able to boot up. Once booted, run windows update. That should give you the updates to whatever drivers you need. You do need to make sure you have a driver for your network card so you can get on the internet for updates. Have you tried using a driver backup utility? Those handy little tools scan your system and makes a back up copy of all your drivers. Once you boot up if something aint working right, open the device in device manager and tell it to update the driver and then point it to the disc where you saved the back up. Look here: http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-windows-driver-backup.h tm -----Original Message----- From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rudy Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 6:54 PM To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Need Help with Dell Drivers Downloads please...... Thanks Don, this part would really be great Dell may have an ISO image of the resource disk you could download and burn a replacement. I'm not sure if I have the time/patience to track the others down, appreciate the reply! Rudy ----- Original Message ----- From: <recklessmaverick@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 6:06 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Need Help with Dell Drivers Downloads please...... > Run a program like BelArc Advisor to get the name/model number etc for > devices Dell doesn't have drivers for. Then go to manufacturer's > website to get the driver. I would do this for the more common > drivers such as audio, video, network adapter, CD/DVD drive etc even > if Dell has them. > > Dell may have an ISO image of the resource disk you could download and > burn a replacement. > > Don > > -----Original Message----- > From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rudy > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 4:58 PM > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Need Help with Dell Drivers Downloads > please...... > > I'm going to just format my niece's Dell Inspiron 1521 Laptop. > When I go to Dell download driver support page: > > http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/DriversHome/NeedProd > uctSelection > > and put in the Laptop service code, which is 51XV5F1 > > It lists only 15 drivers, I do not see the video or audio drivers > listed..I click on the 44 driver link to the right and there aren't > there either. The only video driver listed is for the TV tuner....can > someone help me out here? From reading I need to install in this > order, when I do find the drivers..oh, they do not have the dell > resources CD's or I could do it in a blink..... > > Chipset > SM Bus > Video Drivers - (Install framework first) Modem Wireless Ethernet > Sound > > This laptop is junk so hope a format helps.....any help is > appreciated! > Rudy > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 7137 (20120514) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and > everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > OR > To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to > pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. > To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > "unsubscribe" in the Subject. > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: > pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email > to: > pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and > everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > OR > To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to > pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. 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