Windows Vista Build 5270 Hardware Compatibility List

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This entry shall enable all ieXwiki members to create a list of hardware that will work with Vista Beta Build 5270, or won't work, so that it's possible to check that even before installation.

For our previous results, check out the Beta 1 listing or the Build 5219 listing.

However, for our software compatiblity results, please see this alternative listing.

NOTES:

• An italic entry denotes a piece of hardware that was reported to work previously, but is unconfirmed for this particular build.
  Therefore, new entries should generally NOT be italicized.
• Please mention if it applies to the 32-Bit or the 64-Bit Build!
• Please remove the italic font from entries if it is still working with this build!
• Please post in the right section. Don't just add a "is working this very way" to the not-working list but rather move it to the right section and then add your notes.

Contents 1 Supported Hardware 1.1 Graphic Cards 1.2 IDE/S-ATA/RAID-Controller 1.3 Input Devices 1.4 TV Cards 1.5 Sound Cards 1.6 Network Cards 1.7 Printer / Scanner 1.8 Imaging Devices 1.9 Driver downloads 2 Has problems, but can be solved 2.1 Graphic Cards 2.2 IDE/S-ATA/RAID-Controller 2.3 Network Cards 2.4 Sound Cards 3 Heavy problems / currently incompatible 3.1 Printer / Scanner 3.2 Network Cards 3.3 Sound Cards 3.4 TV Cards 3.5 Imaging devices 3.6 Other devices 3.7 IDE/S-ATA/RAID-Controller 4 How to add add hardware

Supported Hardware

Graphic Cards

• AGP:
  • ATI Mobility Radeon 9600, Glass automatically activated (32 Bit)
  • ATI Mobility Radeon 9700, Glass automatically activated (32 Bit)
  • ATI Mobility Radeon 200M
  • ATI Mobility Radeon x700, Glass automatically activated (32 Bit)
  • ATI Radeon 9000/9100
  • ATI Radeon 9600Pro, 128MB
  • ATI Radeon 9800Pro 128MB Glass automatically activated (32 Bit)
  • ATI Radeon X700Pro, Glass automatically activated (32 Bit)
  • ATI Radeon X800XT, Glass automatically activated (32 Bit)
  • ATI Radeon 9550Se 256mb, Glass automatically activated (32 Bit)
  • Intel 82852/82855 GM/GME Graphics Controller (32 Bit)
  • NVIDIA Geforce 3 [ driver 66.93 ] (32 Bit)
  • NVIDIA Geforce 4 MX-440 128 MB
  • NVIDIA Geforce 4 MX-440 64 MB
  • NVIDIA 4 GeForce TI 4200
  • NVIDIA Geforce FX5200 64MB and 128MB, Glass automatically activated.(32 Bit)
  • NVIDIA Geforce FX5600 128MB and 256MB, Glass automatically activated.(32 Bit)
  • NVIDIA Geforce FX5700 128MB, Glass automatically activated.(32 Bit)
  • NVIDIA 6600 Version 75.03, (32 Bit)
  • NVIDIA 6600 GT Version 75.03, (32 Bit)
  • NVIDIA 6800 128MB (Drivers included with 5270), Glass automatically activated. (32 Bit)
  • NVIDIA Geforce 6800 GT (Preinstalled Drivers sans LDWM, as well as Version 75.03 for LDWM, (32 Bit)

• PCI-Express:
  • Asus Extreme Radeon x600xt/hdtv, Glass automatically activated
  • NVIDIA 7800 GTX (Preinstalled Drivers, as well as Version 75.03), SLI not available yet (32 Bit)
  • NVIDIA GeForce 6600 256MB (Glass automatically activated)

• PCI:
  • VM Additions S3 Trio32/64 (Virtual PC Additions, LDDM not Supported) (32 bit)

IDE/S-ATA/RAID-Controller

• Adaptec Ultra320 ZCR 2010S / 2015S (32 Bit), Need to load driver (XP and 2003 drivers both work) during installation. Driver can be downloaded from Adaptec
• Adaptec 29160 U160 SCSI Controller, see above
• Intel ICH4 (32 Bit)
• Intel ICH5R
• Promise 20276 raid drivers ( jellow mark and after many reboots.. it works )

Input Devices

• Dell Optical Mice
• Logitech MX-300
• Logitech MX500
• Logitech Elite Keyboard
• Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard
• Synaptics Touchpads (32 bit) [NOTE: tested with driver v7.10.2 and 7.10.14. Install driver using windows xp compatibility. known problem: configuration not accessible through systray icon, use control panel => Mouse]

TV Cards

• TV WONDER ELITE -- Work Perfectly -- ATI Wonder elite drivers

Sound Cards

Audigy 2 ZS Platinum] , (32bit)

• CM9880/8CH Azalia Audio CODEC onboard (found on ASUS boards) - basic microsoft UAA function driver installed by Vista works but misses soundinput. Install latest ASUS/C-Media software (set compatibility mode to XP for the installer) > reboot > set multiple streams enabled > switch input from microphone to wave and back > reboot
• Creative Audigy (standard) -- No built-in support, but it works with beta drivers from Creative's site.
• Creative Audigy 2 ZS Platinum / Pro -- [http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/download.asp?sOSName=Windows+Vista+32-bit&region=1&Product_Name=Audigy+2+ZS+Platinum&Product_ID=9107&modelnumber=&driverlang=1033&OS=26&drivertype=0&Image4.x=38&Image4.y=15 * Creative SoundBlaster Live! Series. Works with special drivers found here http://www.ngohq.com/home.php?page=Files&go=cat&dwn_cat_id=20 (32 Bit)
• Creative SounBlaster 2 Platinum Vista beta drivers found on www.creative.com
• ECHO AUDIO - INDIGO DJ - OK but with strange routing in virtual outputs
• Intel 8x0 AC97 (32 bit)
• MSI Neo4 SLI Onboard Sound (CL 7.1) - Version: 5.12.1.506, (32 Bit)
• nForce4 sound card - Version: 4.64, (32 Bit)
• nForce3 (Realtek ALC850) - drivers obtained from windows update. (32 Bit)
• Terratec 5.1 Fun PCI - sound works, controlpanel doesn´t work (32bit)
• Terratec DMX 6Fire
• SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio (Tested with ASUS P4S800 Motherboard) - Needs latest drivers available to work correctly, otherwise install chipset drivers for AGP and IDE. Sound may skip and studder if not using the latest driver set.

Network Cards

• 3Com 3C920B-EMB Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller, works immediately (32bit)
• 3Com 3C905B-TX 10/100 Ethernet Card. (32 Bit)after driver installation (32 Bit)This card don`t work propertly... Installation of drivers doesn`t help %(
• Asus WL-138g / Asus 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Card after driver installation (32 Bit)
• Davicom 9102 Fast Ethernet Adapter (32 Bit)
• Intel WLAN 2100 (32 Bit) Version: 1.2.5.35 Note: No PROSet Utility
• Intel IPW 2100AB (32 Bit)
• Intel IPW 2200BG (32 Bit)
• Intel Gigabit Lan (E7501 / E7505 / E7525 / i875 Chipset) (32 Bit)
• Intel D875BZLK PRO/1000 Network card [works for the first time in this build]
• Marvel GB Lan after driver installation (32 Bit)
• Marvel Wifi after driver installation (32 Bit)
• Netgear WG311T Wireless (32 Bit)
• nForce4 Network card - Version: 5.04, (32 Bit)
• nForce4 Network card - Version: 5.04, (64 Bit)
• Realtek RTL8139 (32 Bit) !!does not work!!
• SiS 900 Based Ethernet Adapters Drivers ok, hardware will not start.
• SMC EZ Card PCI 10 (SMC 1208) (32 Bit)
• Xircom Realport RBEM56G-100(32 Bit)

Printer / Scanner

• Brother HL1450 Laser Printer (All other HL Series Laser printers should work) | 32 Bit Tested
• Canon PiXMA iP1500
• Canon i350
• Dell 922 Photo All-in-One
• Hewlett Packard Officejet K80i
• Lexmark C510 PS
• Epson Stylus Color 760 (USB only tested | All other Epson Stylus Color printers should work)

Imaging Devices

• Canon SD500
• Canon ZR60-70 Series
• Logithec Quickcam messenger (installed just fine with bundled software in compatibility mode) (32bit)
• Nikon Coolpix 3200
• Creative Video Blaster Webcam 3 (detected by Windows update)

Driver downloads

• ATI LDDM Driver

Product series supported:

  Radeon 9500, 9550, 9600, 9650, 9700, 9800, X300, X600, X700, X800, X850
  FireGL X1, X2, X3, Z1, T2, V3100, V3200, V5000, V5100, V7100
  FireMV 2200
  Mobility Radeon 9550, 9600, 9700, 9800, X300, X600, X700, X800
  Mobility FireGL V3100, V3200, V5000, V5100
  Radeon Xpress 200, 200M

• Nvidia nForce Drivers

Products supported:

  NVIDIA nForce 3/4 Network Card
  NVIDIA nForce 3/4 Sound Card

• Nvidia LDDM Driver

Product series supported: (Complete List)

GeForceFX 5 Series:

  5100, 5200, 5200SE, 5200 Ultra, 5500, 5600, 5600 Ultra, 5600SE, 5600XT, 5700, 5700VE, 5700 Ultra,
  5800, 5800 Ultra, 5900, 5900 Ultra, 5900XT, 5900ZT, 5950 Ultra, PSX 5300, PSX 5750, PSX 5900

GeForce 6 Series:

 6600GT, 6600LE, 6800, 6800GT, 6800LE, 6800 Ultra

GeForce 7 Series:

 7800GTX

QuadroFX Series:

 540, 1000, 1100, 1300, 1400, 3000, 3000G, 3400, 4000SDI, 4400, NVS 280 PCI

Has problems, but can be solved

Graphic Cards

• ATI Radeon X700 Pro AGP Have problem with black screen when installing LDDM driver
• ATI Radeon X800 XL only work in 640x480 resolution with the LDDM driver (32/64 Bit PCIe)
• ATI Radeon X800 XT PE Have problem with black screen when installing LDDM driver
• ATI Radeon X800 GTO PCIE have problem with default Windows driver and LDDM driver. Installing native NON-LDDM drivers in safe mode works.
• ATI Radeon X1800XT only work with VGASAVE driver of Windows with all resolutions but not at all with the LDDM drive (Vista 64 Bit)

IDE/S-ATA/RAID-Controller

• A8V Promise Raid controller with SATA works. (Need to enable raid only if one HD is installed)
• A8V Promise Via Raid controller dont works. (could not get information)
• Intel ICH5R - Modify the RAID drivers so they are on the root of the disk, not inside any directories (32 Bit)
• NVIDIA nForce 4 manuelle Installation WinXP IDE SATA_IDE driver version 5.34/5.35 (32 Bit)

Network Cards

• NVIDIA nForce2 (32 Bit) Version: 6.14 [Note: Disable IDE and GART options during installation]

Been tested on Aopen, ASUS, & MSI nForce2 and NOT compatible with 5219!

Sound Cards

• Creative Audigy 2 - works only with manual WDM installation of the Creative Beta Drivers for Vista.
• Creative Audigy 2 ZS, seems to work in device manager but the sound is bad (32 Bit) [NOTE: Works with special drivers found [here ] (32 Bit)

I installed NGO Creative Modded Driver for SB Live! and Audigy (ngocmd.exe). Sounds bad until I changed the default sound quality from 16bit to 24bit 48000hz.

Heavy problems / currently incompatible

Printer / Scanner

• Hewlett Packard PhotoSmart 1350
• Hewlett Packard PhotoSmart 7350

Network Cards

• Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet (doesn't work)
• Buffalo High Power 802.11g Wireless PCMCIA Card - Installs with alternate driver, but refuses to see networks or connect.
• Fritz!Card DSL - ISDN works ok
• Intel Pro/1000 MT Mobile Adapter - Connects and pings, but refuses to browse the net in IE7, Firefox
• Netgear USB WG111 - No built-in support, and WinXP drivers don't work either

Sound Cards

• Creative Audigy EX Works with preview driver for X64 but comes with at gameport device for installtion every time on boot
• Creative Audigy 2 LS, seems to work in device manager but the sound is bad (32 Bit)
• CMedia CMI9739a (onboard) ***got it to work with AC97NT4.zip drivers*** (have to manually install though)<------*****
• Creative Sound Blaster 16 ISA (32 bit) - Not Supported
• Creative Sound Blaster Live! Value (32 Bit) * Updated* See Soundcard section above.
• ESI-PRO Waveterminal 192X - full incompatible (E-WDM drivers model)

I installed NGO Creative Modded Driver for SB Live! and Audigy (ngocmd.exe). Sounds bad until i changed the default sound quality from 16bit to 24bit 48000hz

• nForce2 onboard soundcard - not supported, error on install (32 bit)
• Terratec SixPack 5.1 (based on Crystal SoundFusion CS461x) (32 Bit)

TV Cards

• Hauppauge WinTV Nova (32 Bit)
• Hauppauge Nexus-CA (32 Bit)
• TerraTec Cinergy 400 TV (32 Bit) Remote Control dosen´t work and Cinergy TV hangs often up. DScaler doesn´t start
• Hauppauge WinTV GO-PLUS
• TV Pinnacle Studio PCTV USB - doesn't install

Imaging devices

• Sweex USB Webcam 100K - driver install fails : not enough storage available ?¿

Other devices

• ATK0110 ASUS overclocking ACPI device - doesn't want to install drivers.

IDE/S-ATA/RAID-Controller

• nForce 3 (IDE and Serial ATA have drivers included, RAID disk is detected via BIOS but incorrectly accessed, nVidia drivers installs but doesn't load with error "unable to initializate the device")

How to add add hardware

If your hardware isn't automatically detected and installed by Vista, the first option is to find drivers written for Vista, which are in short supply.

The next method is to use compatability mode to run the driver installation program in Windows XP mode. If that fails/does not install...

Extract or browse to the folder with the .inf files (driver files) for the device. Select every .inf file, and right click them, then click install. After the process has finished, use the device manager to install, and navigate to the .inf files' location, then go through them untill you find one that is detected. If none work, tough luck, you'll have to wait until the manufacturer updates the drivers.