Help on Bison update & missing drivers (webcam&Audio)

[msdelr]

s10/Lenovo guys,
Please help!
Newbie with Lenovo:)
i jz bought this s10 with Windows XP Home preinstalled on it (160gb, 6cell battery, etc.). After logging in, we tried opening the camera but the camera wont work... same when we tried playing the beethoven music on the media player - "No audio device installed!"
Before posting this query i tried searching the Lenovo website for possible links related to this problem. I was correct and indeed theres a Bison update tool on the lenovo website saying that this solves the problem. Apparently the built in camera has a conflict with Windows XP. I tried installing the Bison update - it still didnt work! hmm... i was able to download the Bison software... double clicked the exe file... restarted it ...still the camera wont work when you press the camera hot key function. Any suggestions?

As for the audio driver. I checked the device manager. The audio driver installed are all bluetooth related drivers in my audio. I tried downloading the realtek audio driver... i was able to execute the file, restarted the notebook, still no sound. I checked the audio properties in the control menu - its blank!
Hmmm is there a proper way of downloading drivers?:) hehe perhaps its on how i installed it? i jz dowloaded it and clicked the exe file the restarted the pc. - for Bison and other drivers?
I hope u can help. Please:)
Tnx!!!!
-Mike
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Description
The integrated camera cannot take photos under WinXP (Start àMy ComputeràDouble click Camera iconàCapture options on the left)
SYMPTOM:
Some integrated cameras cannot take photos under Windows XP (StartàMy ComputeràDouble click CameraàCapture options on the left). Camera hangs up and cannot take photos after click capture button.
AFFECTED SYSTEMS AND CONFIGURATIONS:
The above symptom may occur on the following systems：
S10
Under the following Operating System:
Microsoft Windows XP
SOLUTION:
Download the Bison_UpdateTool_MultiLan_1404.exe
Go to the folder where you saved this file, and double click on the Bison_UpdateTool_MultiLan_1404 icon.
After the update is completed, restart the system.
If you have clicked the capture button after booting up, you need restart the system before running this refresh tool.

[dafreaking]

I have a similar problem...my webcam doesn't work. It says that there is no camera, tho the device manager says that a USB Video device is atttached

[ronaldkwok]

Have you tried pressing Fn Esc to turn on the camera?

[dafreaking]

Have you tried pressing Fn Esc to turn on the camera?

Yes!!

Still no luck.
I even tried putting it off and on a couple of times, but still no luck.

[msdelr]

Guys,
My notebook got eventually repaired. I returned the S10 to the shop where i bought it for troubleshooting. Somehow the webcam is now working and my media player is also working. They just reinstalled some drivers.. it took them around 20 mins to figure it out. im not sure what they did. I initially thought it was a hardware issue. Thank goodness it was just some software glitch.
Goodluck on ur troubleshooting. Sorry im not that techie to explain what they did to my s10. They did not explain what they did:)
-Mike

[dafreaking]

Hmm. I guess I'll have to go to the service center too. What about a re-install of windows? My sound also seems to give problems at times.

[Scann69]

Sound works fine for me on XP but i just can't get the damn camera driver. Anybody has it?

[burgundyyears]

Sound works fine for me on XP but i just can't get the damn camera driver. Anybody has it?

Unless I'm mistaken, XP comes with a compatible driver. My fresh XP Pro SP3 install recognized it out of the box, unless the driver was rolled in with some other driver package and I didn't realize it.

[Scann69]

Sound works fine for me on XP but i just can't get the damn camera driver. Anybody has it?

Unless I'm mistaken, XP comes with a compatible driver. My fresh XP Pro SP3 install recognized it out of the box, unless the driver was rolled in with some other driver package and I didn't realize it.

Yes i do recall it being installed when i got it but i normally format the preloaded Windows & install a fresh copy. Only driver i cannot get is the camera. Search lenovo website but still can't get it.

Anybody?

[dafreaking]

I have a feeling it's a generic USB Camera device.