Re: ACPI Driver

[Tae Song]

Hi!

Hello Pastor Dave! =D

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.

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/lic...All&OSFullName=All+Operating+Systems&lang=eng

Scroll down to the bottom to accept the license agreement.

This link is for Intel's Infinst_autol.exe file. Download and run it and it
will install drivers and enumerate number of devices under Device Manager.
It will work for Windows Vista 64-bit, I checked.

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.

http://consumersupport.lenovo.com/en/driversdownloads/drivers_show_641.html

This one is for ATK\0100 for use on Vista 64-bit.

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.

http://consumersupport.lenovo.com/en/driversdownloads/drivers_show_627.html

ACPI for use on Vista 64-bit

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!

http://consumersupport.lwenovo.com/en/driversdownloads/drivers_list.aspx?CategoryID=13

Here is the whole list of drivers you can use for your laptop.

Enjoy!

 

[Tae Song]

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/lic...All&OSFullName=All+Operating+Systems&lang=eng

Scroll down to the bottom to accept the license agreement.

This link is for Intel's Infinst_autol.exe file. Download and run it and it
will install drivers and enumerate number of devices under Device Manager.
It will work for Windows Vista 64-bit, I checked.

Okay, but I am not running Vista. I am running XP64.

I did download it and run it. It said it installed,
but nothing happened.

Thanks for responding, but that doesn't seem to be
the resolution for my issue.

See below also, please...

http://consumersupport.lenovo.com/en/driversdownloads/drivers_show_641.html

This one is for ATK\0100 for use on Vista 64-bit.

Again, I am running XP64.

http://consumersupport.lenovo.com/en/driversdownloads/drivers_show_627.html

ACPI for use on Vista 64-bit

See above.

--

Pastor Dave

The following is part of my auto-rotating sig file
and not part of the message above.

God sends us meat, the Devil sends us cooks.

I am SO sorry...

I guess I must've been hanging around too many Vista forums.

ATK is AsusTeK
http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

In the field that says Input Model to Search (top left, under the ASUS logo), type in P5V-VM DH and click your way to their download page.

ATK is forth from the top start with BIOS.

I am sorry I don't have an ASUS motherboard with their ACPI hardware or Window XP 64 to verify if this works, but you should in the neighborhood.

 

[Tae Song]

Hey, no problem. We're all human.
I appreciate you trying to help.



I just reposted my message. Can you please
do me a favor and read this response slowly
and carefully. I'm really not trying to be rude.
It's just that I never said that I have an ATK
laptop, nor that I was looking for "ATK" drivers.

I have a Lenovo Y530-40516GU laptop.

Lenovo does *not* have the drivers I need for XP64,
so links to their site won't work, since neither their
XP32, nor their Vista64 drivers will work in XP64,
which is what I am running (XP64) and they do
not provide XP64 drivers at all.

I do not know that what I'm looking for must be
Lenovo specific. I'm sure someone else makes
the motherboard. I tried to track down who
and wrote to one company whom I thought might
be the one who makes the motherboard in my unit,
but they said they could not help me.

There *were* two drivers that I was looking for,
but I *did* find one of them. I listed them both,
because I was offering the one I found to anyone
who wants it and I was asking for the one I need.

These were the only two drivers that I had trouble
tracking down and they seem to be an issue for
almost everyone who installs XP64 on a laptop.

I identified what they both are, by going into the
Device Manager and going to the Details tab for
each device.

The one I found, was listed there as ATK\0100,
which I believe is for HotKeys. This was not a
Lenovo specific driver, but it did install okay and
this is the one that I was also offering to anyone
who might need it.

The one I still need, is for "Virtual Power Configuration"
for the laptop and it lists as ACPI\2004\0 in the Details
tab in Device Manager.

This is the one that I am still looking for and is the one
that will affect battery life, which is obviously important
on a laptop.

So I am asking if anyone can point me in the right direction,
as I have spent weeks now trying to track one down.

Thank you again for your efforts. I know that you are
genuinely trying to help me and I hope that I have now
clarified exactly what it is I am trying to find.

--

Pastor Dave

The following is part of my auto-rotating sig file
and not part of the message above.


"In America, through pressure of conformity, there
is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from."
-Peter Ustinov

I strongly suspect the notebook is manufactured by ASUS and sold under the
Lenovo brand name. No one else makes laptops/motherboards that uses the
ATK\0100 drivers.

 

[Tae Song]

That is possible. It might have even been an ASUS driver
that I used for the "ATK" device that did work.



Really? Are you absolutely sure about that? I'm serious,
because if that's correct, then maybe I can try an ASUS
driver again for the "ACPI\VPC2004\0" device.

I did try an ASUS driver for it already and it didn't work,
but I think it was a Vista64 driver that I was just seeing
if it would work.

--

Pastor Dave

The following is part of my auto-rotating sig file
and not part of the message above.
It's hard to stumble when you're down on your knees.

I downloaded this and peeked inside...

Lenove EnergyCut, after you've install this...

You will find ACPIVCP.INF under C:\Program Files\Lenovo\EnergyCut

If you point Device Manager at this it may install the ACPIVCP driver.


http://dl.okglb.com/consumerdl.leno...vers/Y710/Y710 Drivers for XP/IN1EGC13WW1.exe


ACPIVPC.INF:

; Copyright (c) 2004 Lenovo
;
; VPC.INF -- This file contains descriptions for the Virtual Power
Controller
; in EC.
;
; You may need to modify this file as appropriate for your device.
;
[Version]
Signature="$WINDOWS NT$"
Class=System
ClassGuid={4d36e97d-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
CatalogFile=AcpiVpc.cat
Provider=%PROVIDER%
DriverVer=11/19/2004,1.00.03

[SourceDisksNames]
1 = %InstallDisk%

[SourceDisksFiles]
AcpiVpc.sys = 1

[DestinationDirs]
DefaultDestDir = 12

[ControlFlags]
;
; Exclude all devices from Select Device list
;
ExcludeFromSelect = *

[ClassInstall32]
AddReg=System_Class_Addreg

[System_Class_Addreg]
HKR,,,0,"System Class Drivers"

[Manufacturer]
%PROVIDER%=Lenovo

[Lenovo]
%*vpc2004.DeviceDesc% = ACPIVPC_Inst,ACPI\vpc2004

;
; Vpc (wdm)
;
[ACPIVPC_Inst.NT]
CopyFiles = @AcpiVpc.sys

[ACPIVPC_Inst.NT.Services]
AddService = ACPIVPC,%SPSVCINST_ASSOCSERVICE%,ACPIVPC_Service_Inst

[ACPIVPC_Service_Inst]
DisplayName = %ACPIVPC.SvcDesc%
ServiceType = %SERVICE_KERNEL_DRIVER%
StartType = %SERVICE_DEMAND_START%
ErrorControl = %SERVICE_ERROR_NORMAL%
ServiceBinary = %12%\AcpiVpc.sys


[strings]
InstallDisk = "Lenove EnergyCut Setup Disk"
PROVIDER = "Lenovo"
*vpc2004.D
eviceDesc = "Lenovo ACPI-Compliant Virtual Power Controller"
ACPIVPC.SvcDesc = "Lenovo Virtual Power Controller Driver"


SPSVCINST_ASSOCSERVICE= 0x00000002
SERVICE_KERNEL_DRIVER = 1

 

[Tae Song]

I tried that driver, which is for the Y710. It did not work.
I even extracted the files manually and tried to update
the driver by pointing it directly to the folder.

The Y710 driver was a fix for some folks with a different
model of Lenovo, but it doesn't work for the Y530,
which is what I have.

Nothing from Lenovo will work. I have tried every
"Lenovo" suggestion that I have found on various
web sites and in various forums. None of them
will work for me on the ACPI\VPC2004\0 device.

Thanks for trying though.

--

Pastor Dave

The following is part of my auto-rotating sig file
and not part of the message above.

"I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it!"

I was afraid of that. I guess it's actually for Windows XP 32-bit. I've
looked high and low and starting to think it doesn't exist for Windows XP
64-bit.