Hello!
I'm a big fan of Vista and would like to get it working correctly on my HP ProBook 6570b. I have now installed Windows Vista Home Premium x64 with SP2 on it and managed to install all the drivers for it, except for the integrated HD3000 graphics. For some reason on the HP's site this laptop has drivers for XP and 7 but not for Vista? But after a lot of searching I found all the other drivers for this laptop . Specs: Intel Core i3-2370M with Intel HD Graphics 3000, 8GB of DDR3, 320GB HDD, 15.6" 1600x900 display.
The thing is that the drivers for the HD3000 installs just fine but after rebooting there is no picture at all after the loading screen . I can still hear the startup sounds and the OS seems to be fully functional otherwise. I have tried the VGA output straight to external monitor and through a docking station, but still nothing, monitor is not even detecting any output from the laptop. If I boot into the safe mode, there is video again, and after unistalling drivers for the HD3000, I can boot just normally and have a video. I have tried many different drivers, without success, including Windows 7 ones, and those didn't work. I also have an old Dell laptop i3-2310m with HD3000 and had Vista on it a couple years ago and there was no problems at all. I also tried the Dell drivers on this HP, but the same thing just happens... blank screen.
On Windows 7 there was no problems at all, so the GPU itself is not faulty. I've tried googling a lot but without success. I also tried to install all the Windows updates and updating the bios to the latest version but it didn't make any difference. It doesn't matter if the driver is installed through the Intel installation wizard, Windows Update or from the device manager, same thing happens always. I have also reinstalled Vista twice for now, with no luck . Any help is greatly appreciated!