1520 downgrading to xp driver help

I recently downgraded my Dell Inspiron 1520 ST:g75gjf1 to Windows Xp pro.
I got all the drivers well downloaded except for the Wireless card and the display adapter.I have tried downloading the ones listed on another post but can get those two.I installed the wireless card driver and it did its setup and completed the download but it still says its missing a driver.Any help i would Apreciate it.

 

Fore the wireless card it is possible you downloaded the wrong one - IE you have the Intel card and donwloaded the driver for the Dell card.

 

Is there any place where i can get and see what my computer came with.Cause i went to intel and downloaded there drivers and installed them and they still dont work.And i think i have Nvidia 8600 GT for my Display adapter and i downloaded the drivers for it and durning installation it says it cannot locate any compatable drivers for this device.So im wondering if i even have Nvidia. Any help would be great.

 

If you have the Nvidia card, get the Nvidia card drivers from Dell. If those drivers don't work, then you have the Intel X3100 card - you can get those drivers from Dell too.

For the wireless card - does your laptop say Centrino on the palm rest?

 

I tried doing both drivers for Graphics card and they both say i dont have the right hardware.It says Intel Pentium duel core inside by palm rest.Is there any way i can get a restore disc?Just in case nothing works?

 

When did you buy your 1520? I'm pretty sure they quit offering nVIDIA in January and all February+later 1520's are X3100 (unless possibly if they were bought through the outlet).

If you've still got your order confirmation email, that ought to have a list of the hardware on your machine, and that'll tell you which wireless card and graphics card you have. The other possibility is to seach Dell support at http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen with the Service Tag, which is supposed to bring up exactly the drivers you need. If it works (it doesn't for me for some reason), it'll probably bring up the Vista drivers, but that'll be enough for you to know what hardware you have and you can then search for the equivalent XP drivers. The service tag is a six-digit number/letter combo that you can find on the bottom of your notebook; more or less near the center on a white piece of tape.

 

I got all the drivers downloaded from the Dell site and they work fine. Thank you for all your help.