download the amd sata driver put in usb floppy , when booting window xp just press F6 and then will press S
to install sata driver , choose the x86 driver den u can install ur window xp , try it
hope can help u ..

This post has been edited by ccporq: Dec 11 2008, 03:00 PM

Ive a CQ tho , having strange problem . The laptop boot and run like normal , but the caps lock and scroll lock keep on blinking . It's like blink 4 times , pause , blinks and loop .

Then .. when the laptop is on powered on , I can't charge the battery . It can only be charged when powered off , no matter on how many battery percentage .

Aside from this , it work exactly normal .... weird

it seems like not working for me..

once i tried the F6 method on acer 4530 for the sata correct driver, it did read as correct sata driver but later on xp installation fail to read it end up solution...install as normal IDE & update sata inf under xp.

can CQ series change to IDE inside bios??


sound like CQ problematic ya?? u install vista??

i'm CQ40 owner...

worth to buy lappy!

cannot change to ide coz theres no option to change it only boot order

mayb install vista no got this such of problem .. i try it already
its work for me when i'm press F6 to install the sata driver for win xp

I'm using CQ40-126AU

Where can i find my webcam driver?

This post has been edited by Spade: Dec 12 2008, 09:15 PM

actually it detect the sata driver after i press the F6 but then after that it prompt again " "Insert the disk labeled: AMD SATA AHCI Controller driver Diskette into drive A : . Press ENTER when ready" it didnt detect my FDD (the driver) when loading the setup..

Joining the club! Just received my CQ40-153TU yesterday. Delivery was crazy fast. Just the 3rd day after I made my order with HP. Some observations:

-Never realized there were no volume adjustment buttons when I was checking them out in stores. Pretty inconvenient.
-It's quite noisy if compared to the V3000 series, though not as noisy as my old M2000
-Can't complain that much as I get what I pay for

I still can't identify what IGP this model is using. HP says 4500M in the specs while Intel's datasheet says it's 4500MHD for all GM45, GS45 and GL40 chipsets. GPU-z just says GM45.

Intel has a comparison between X4500 and X4500HD but nothing on the mobile IGPs. I assume 4500M also does not support HD video, is that right?

for vista try the sp35414 softwre hp webcam
or try ths chicony camera <<
its work for my cq40-133ax vista webcam

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=22140933

u may try this 40046 sata driver for urs win xp installation
and select S to select X86 driver and then it work ...
more information u can search this http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/786771 page or

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums...hreadId=1263528

This post has been edited by ccporq: Dec 13 2008, 12:29 PM

126AU too....how abt the wireless driver?

in my cq20-213tu... there is an option to change from AHCI -> IDE
I have some problem with suddenly screen blank.. but after i upgraded my bios to F05 .. have no problem so far...
I can confirm CQ20-213tu can runs on AHCI under Windows XP SP3 which is "much" faster than the normal IDE.

I have a linux partition also... no problem so far..
But i'm really piss off with HP downgrading the P8400 to T5800... which its missing virtualization extension... which i use it to do system simulation...
And the 4-cells battery... i wish its 6 or 8 cells...
And i wonder what is weight-saver option.. call hp.. they have no idea what i'm talking about...

This post has been edited by willgan: Dec 13 2008, 03:55 PM

Hey willgan, that's nice that you can select AHCI/IDE in the BIOS,I had to hack mine to get IDE but didn't notice any difference in speed between AHCI and IDE. Which drivers where you using for IDE and did you benchmark the drives or just noticed things took longer to happen under IDE?

Hey guys. New proud owner of a Compaq CQ45-127TX reporting in here. RM2800, and they threw in a notebook cooler (useless IMO) and a flash drive.

It came with Vista Ultimate, which frankly is driving me up the wall. I'm doing my best to like Vista, but I'm pining for my XP on my old Compaq M2268AU. As expected, there are no XP drivers for the CQ45-127TX on Compaq's website.

It is not made any better by the fact that the notebook did not come with a Windows Vista DVD. Yes, I am aware that my copy of Vista is not legitimate. However, short of getting GRUB to work under Windows (I know its possible; I just dont have the time), a dual-boot solution will require the Windows Vista DVD.

Hence my question: how is driver support for the CQ45-127TX under XP? I do know from experience that the Intel Wifi drivers work under both XP and Vista. However, reading through this thread, there seems to be issues with getting SATA, chipset drivers to work under XP.

Is it worth risking installing XP on this fella? How much of Vista drivers are similar to XP drivers?

Thanks in advance.

Hi all

I just got my CQ40-101TU from the PC fair. Installed Vista and it's working good. My only comment is that the left palm rest area feels hot. The proc temperature is at 40 celsius though so I don't think it's a problem. But since you feel the heat on the left palm...it's kind of feels awkward at times. Is this normal?

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Added on December 19, 2008, 12:44 amOk, I read back and saw it's normal. Thankfully that is the case. But for the CQ40, what did you guys do to reduce the heat?

As a precaution, I bought a cooling pad - reduced the heat just a tiny bit...but it made me feel less worried.

This post has been edited by edrick29: Dec 19 2008, 12:44 AM

hey guys.
cq40-126au. compatible with xp or not? vista s**ks!

how can i find cq40-133ax webcam driver?
please somebody help me...
thnks...

i think u mean 126AX, support XP but need a bit skill to find and install xp driver.

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Added on December 21, 2008, 8:41 pmthat one is card reader driver. i think u can use the 115AU driver .


This post has been edited by vergil90: Dec 21 2008, 08:41 PM

Hi Guys,

Just bought cq40-126au. Damn have to buy new laptop kene stolen. F.... the stealer. Very economic laptop + performance. Installed with xp + centos 5.
For linux user driver. Ethernet install rt8101e driver. Wireless use ndiswrapper.

Kind of weird install PAE kernel --> crash kernel panic.
Compile new kernel panic as well. Tired + no time lor so stick to 3 gig ram for time being.