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i am trying to instll the driver for the ATI radeon 7500M in a Dell 5100. however it gives me a sor of paradox. on install an error pops up saying something about being unable to find the display driver inf file. well duh cause i havent installed one. it then says that it recomends i install a basic SVGA driver. however how do i do that?
i am useing windows2000 pro and in its display drivers there is no section, that i can find, about standard drivers.
someone help me and tell me how to install the radeon drivers on this laptop.

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Short answer and diagnosis for : the Mobility Radeon 7500 needs a Windows 2000–compatible package (or the OEM/Dell package) and typically must be installed using the driver INF via Device Manager ("Have Disk"). AMD does publish legacy Radeon 7500 drivers that list Windows 2000 support, but Inspiron 5100 owners have historically hit two issues: Dell often supplied modified OEM Mobility INFs, and generic installers can refuse to install when the notebook’s subsystem ID is not recognized. ()

Practical install steps (works when the INF is present in the driver files):

  1. Download the Radeon 7500 Windows 2000 display driver package (use the AMD legacy download for the 7500).
  2. Run the downloaded EXE to extract the files (or extract the package with a utility). Note the folder that contains the .inf file.
  3. In Windows 2000 open Control Panel → System → Hardware → Device Manager → Display adapters → Update Driver. Choose "Install from a list or specific location" → "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install" → "Have Disk..." and browse to the folder with the .inf, select it and complete the wizard. Reboot if prompted. These are the supported manual-install steps for Win2K. (intel.com)

If the installer still reports an INF error or refuses to match the device:

  • Remove any partially installed ATI drivers first (use Safe Mode if necessary) and install chipset drivers before the display driver (chipset-first order has helped Inspiron 5100 users).
  • If AMD’s package refuses to accept the device, the card may require the Dell-supplied INF or a community-modded INF (some users reported success with older Catalyst builds plus a modded INF, but that is unsupported and can be unstable). If installs repeatedly fail or cause VPU-recover (driver hangs/green artefacts) the graphics hardware itself may be faulty; several Inspiron 5100 threads document this behavior. (dell.com)

Summary: try the AMD Windows 2000 legacy package and install via "Have Disk"; if that fails, look for the Dell OEM driver for the Inspiron 5100 or a vetted legacy/modded build (with caution). Community threads archived on Dell’s site show the same failure modes and the occasional hardware-fault outcome. ()

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Perhaps you should post it here? Google and other search engines look at these forums while looking for people searches. If they stumble upon this and have the same question as the person above you. They will not be able to get an answer.

EDIT: WOW! that post your revived was 3 years old! And you did the same reply for about 8 other threads ;).

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If it was spam... I wouldnt be checking back :)

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