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Thinkpad T41 problem with driver install

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by e.echangky

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I swapped the OEM harddrive with another harddrive and after installing XP home edition it didn't detect the network card. So I downloaded and intalled IBM's driver for that specific network card but it doesn't seem to work at all. Is there anything else I can try other than popping the old HD back in?

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by older mycroft

The installation of XP Home Edition has only installed XP. You now need to install ALL the drivers for the specific chipset on your T41's motherboard.

Perhaps it would be a good idea to put the old hard drive back in so that you can copy down all the driver details from the listing in Device Manager. That way you can then download the driver installers knowing what each driver version is called.

You also might have a drivers disc somewhere that originally came with the Thinkpad.

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