I have a Gateway MX6027 laptop. I recently formatted without using the original restore partition, I actually deleted it and re-partitioned the drive the way I wanted it. I installed Windows MCE on it which of course is a variation of WinXP. I went to the website and found the driver file, it comes in a .zip. I extracted it and ran the setup file as stated in the readme file. It ran the file and then said it failed. I also tried to go to my hardware manager and tried to select the driver from the folder downloaded but it didn't find anything. I also tried using the "internet search" wizard for the driver with no success.
As a last resort I downloaded the gateway driver app that checks your PC for needed or updated drivers and it did realize I need a sound driver, the software just connects to gateways ftp, downloads it, extracts it, and runs the same file that failed earlier.
I'm pretty stuck. Anyone have any suggestions? I even know the driver Conexant Audio version 6.14.41.0565.
Hi, what driver are you loading........XP or Media Centre. That may be the problem. I believe MCE has its own driver. you can try windows update.........pick Custom installation and find the hardware updates and look for your driver.
Hey, thanks for the reply. Gateway doesnt list any MCE drivers, I assumed the drivers we're the same considering MCE is just a small addition to WinXP, all the all drivers are XP drivers after the reinstall. Gateway.com lists no MCE drivers at all and says just use XP.
I also tried windows update, for some reason no drivers show up as needed. Its weird considering I have three yellows in my hardware manager.
Don't know if this helps, since it's been so long since anyone's replied, but I figured if I replied here w/ a solution, I can search it again in the future if I ever forget!
I decided to download every single damn Conexant Audio and Modem driver for my MX6027 and try them one by one. These are the ones I found to be working for this laptop:
Audio:
M360 6000 Series Conexant Audio Driver Version 6.14.10.0510
Modem:
Conexant M360, 6000 Series Modem Driver Version 7.18.00.50
Neither one of these drivers on Gateway's support page ever list the MX6027 as a compatible laptop. This leaves me to believe that Gateway either makes laptops by piecing whatever chips they have lying around, or the Support IT guy there is smoking something I don't want.
Thanks alot for the response bro, I've since downloaded one of those driver wizard software packages that finds the driver software for ya and it actually did find a compat driver for my sound, very buggy though. Theres like a 5 sec response time on any sound volume/mute changes and weird things like that.
Shame my laptop wont support Vista, I have it on my desktop and it's so damn sexy.
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2. An image-only signature should be less than 50kb in size, and be at most 500 pixels wide and 200 pixels tall.
Come on bro, it took me forever to make that thing and its only very little over the specs you've said. Can't you cut me a break? I come here to share my tutorials helping your forums and revenue grow...
