Compaq Presario V3828AU is an AMD Turion™ based laptop from the house of HP-Compaq. It is equipped with an AMD Turion™64 X2 Dual-Core Processor, NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7150M graphics, 160 GB HDD, 1 GB RAM, DVD +/- RW Double Layer Drive, 14.1" widescreen LCD panel, wifi, LAN, a 1.3MP webcam and so on. This machine comes without an Operating System. So, if you want to start working on it, you need to install an OS. HP-Compaq strongly recommends you to use Windows Vista as they do not support use of Windows XP now. You would require hardware drivers once you install an OS. Drivers for Vista are available at the company's website but for XP, it not there. Here we have links for drivers for Windows XP, for Compaq Presario V3828AU.

You can either click or copy the given links so as to download the drivers. Neither Zyxware nor HP-Compaq gives you any guarantee that these drivers will work well on your system.

NVIDIA nForce 630M Chipset:
http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/nForce/650i/8.43_nforce_650i_winxp...

Video: NVIDIA GeForce 7150M:
http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/GRAPHICS-BOARD/NVIDIA/NVIDIA-32bit-Forc...
OR
http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/163.71/163.71_forceware_winxp_32bi...

NOTE:  The URL above will take you to a non HP Web site.  HP does not control and is not responsible for information outside of the HP Web site.

Alps Touchpad Driver Download link:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp36501-37000/sp36510.exe

HP Quick Launch Buttons:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software8/COL18360/ch-47422-1/sp33258.exe

Ricoh 5-in-1 Card Reader Host Controller:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp32501-33000/sp32825.exe

Broadcom Wireless LAN Driver:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp31001-31500/sp31466.exe

Network Drivers ( LAN) :
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4s15q0

Alternate network Drivers: Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp36001-36500/sp36407.exe
Or
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp32001-32500/sp32131.exe

Installation Instructions :
1. Download the  file to a directory on your hard drive.
2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.
3. Restart the notebook when the installation is complete.

Audio Driver:
In order to install the High definition audio driver we must install Microsoft HD driver. Microsoft Universal Audio Architecture (UAA) Bus Driver for High Definition Audio :
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp33501-34000/sp33566.exe

NOTE: Please do not click on the link. Copy the full link and paste it to
the address bar of a new browser Window and try to open it.

Installation Instructions
1. Download the file to a directory on your hard drive.
2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.

Then  restart the notebook to install Audio driver

Conexant High Definition Audio Drive:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp36001-36500/sp36408.exe

Note: Please copy the entire link starting from "ftp" to "exe" and paste it in the address bar of the browser in your computer and press enter.
1. Click on Start and select Run. Now type devmgmt.msc and press enter.
2. Right click on "Audio device on High Definition Audio Bus" and click Update driver.
3. Select "Install from a list or specific location"
4. Click Next. Then select "Don't search, I will choose the driver to install"
5. Click Next and then select "Sound, video and game controller" from the list.
6. Click Next and then click Have Disk.
7. Click Browse C:\swsetup\sp36408 folder and the double click the V32 folder. Select the .inf file, click open and Continue with the onscreen instructions.

Similarly install Modem Drivers:
Conexant HDAUDIO Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP drivers:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp33501-34000/sp33890.exe

1. Right click on "Modem device on High Definition Audio Bus" and click Update driver.
2. Select "Install from a list or specific location"
3. Click Next. Then select "Don't search, I will choose the driver to install"
4. Click Next and then select "Modem" from the list.
5. Click Next and then click Have Disk.
6. Click Browse C:\swsetup\sp33890 folder and select the .inf (wis30b2b) file and click open and Continue with the onscreen instructions.

Software and Drivers for HP Integrated Module with Bluetooth Wireless :
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp32501-33000/sp32883.exe

CyberLink YouCam :
http://www.cyberlink.com/multi/download/trials_125_ENU.html

Installation Instructions :

1. Download the spXXXXX.EXE file to a directory on your hard drive.
2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.
3. Restart the notebook when the installation is complete.

Download these files and save them for back up for future use. Incase you have any queries, feel free to contact us with your queries and suggestions.

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