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After struggling with drivers for Windows 7 Beta 1, I've decided to make an all-inclusive guide to help with drivers.
You can find out how to install Windows 7 via a USB drive here.

Note: Because Windows 7 is essentially Vista in regards to driver compatibility, it's been pointed by holmes4 out that many of the Vista drivers for the Mini 12 will work under Windows 7 on the Mini 9. I would recommend restarting your computer as recommended by the installation programs before going on to the next driver.

Enable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth toggling via the Battery Meter/Wireless Switch. No special instructions, just install like normal and your Fn-2 key will work as it did under XP.
[Added by holmes4] Despite the above saying it includes the Battery Meter function (Fn-3), it doesn't. This does, so install it also if you want Fn-3 to work. The only other thing it does is add a way to disable further charging of the battery while on AC power until the next reboot, so you can live without it.
New - Updated Bluetooth drivers for enabling additional profiles such as A2DP wireless audio.
For the wired LAN connection, if you can connect wirelessly to the Internet, just go to Windows Update and it will be an optional download.
Otherwise, you'll need the Mini-12's vista drivers for the Realtek LAN RTL8102EL. Run the exe to extract the drivers (default C:\Dell\Drivers\R196115\). Setup will attempt to run, but it will inform you that it's incompatible with this version of Windows. From here, go to the Start Menu and [right-click] on Computer and choose Manage. In the Computer Management screen, choose Device Manager from the left side of the screen, and then expand the Network adapters. [Right-click] the Realtek item and choose Update Driver Software. Browse your computer for the software, and go to C:\Dell\Drivers\R196115\WINVISTA\32 and click next. The driver will be installed, and wired LAN will work.
To enable side-scolling and other features on the touch pad, download either the Dell or Synaptics touch pad drivers. There are more features available if you download from the Synaptics site.
The drivers for the Jmicron card reader (*updated 2009-08-14) will add Sony Memory Stick and MMS support to the card reader.
Finally, the Creative Labs web cam driver is optional, as people are reporting that the webcam works with the generic Windows drivers.

Once you're done with driver installations, check out my other post, Windows 7 - Ultimate SSD Speed Tweaks.

I hope this guide was helpful to you in getting all the features of your Dell Mini working under Windows 7.

Have fun with Windows 7!

jimhanseng

Just installed the Release Windows 7 Beta and the released update. Very nice so far. I had XP Pro on previously but this is much faster and smoother. The only drivers I have installed so far were the Battery Meter/Bluetooth switch and the JMicron R1.00.21 WHQL drivers. With just those two installed Device Manager is clean. The Ethernet Port came up when I applied the update KB961367. With the base auto install and these few drivers installed, 9.19gb is used. I have done no tweaking.

jimhanseng

So Far everything is running really well with one exception... The RealTek Ethernet interface is running really slow. I should get 32mbps internet tests, but I am get 8mbps. My Wirless N connections is getting 18.5 mbps. Still researching. Anyone else having issues with the ethernet adapter?

jimhanseng

Windows Update pushed a new Realtek LAN driver and my throughput is backup to 32mbps at my SpeakEasy.net/speedtest. All is good. Make sure you run Windows update to get the updated RealTek drivers.

glueball

I am runnung the Windows 7 beta on Mini 9.
I found there is a Unknown device in my system:

Device type: Other devices
Manufacturer: Unknown
Location: on Microsoft ACPI-compliant system

Device status:
The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)

Hardware isd:
Value ACPI\CPL0002
*CPL0002

Anyone know what deive it is ? and which driver I should install ?

Thanks a lot,

holmes4

Battery Meter/Wireless Select Switch as listed in the first post.

emq3

I just finished installing Windows 7 Beta 1 (build 7000) on my mini 9. I installed it from scratch and had the wired ethernet connected so that Windows could download additional updates. It managed to find drivers automatically for most things. Once W7 was done, I installed the following additional items:

JMicron drivers[/*:m:2uicg8co]
The mini 12's battery / wireless switch[/*:m:2uicg8co]
The mini 12's 5530 drivers[/*:m:2uicg8co]
The Dell/Ericsson (not Vodafone) HSDPA Application[/*:m:2uicg8co]
The Synaptics touchpad drivers[/*:m:2uicg8co]

At this point, I don't have any unknown devices in device manager, and everything seems to be running just fine. I have upgraded the hardware a bit too; I have the 2GB RAM upgrade from Crucial, and the 64GB RunCore SSD. Listed below are my resultant Windows Experience scores compared to some scores I've seen for Vista. Should I be worried about the apparent short-fall in the processor and Aero graphics socres?

Code:

               W7 Score   Vista Score
Processor   :       1.5           3.0
RAM         :       4.0           4.5
Gfx (Aero)  :       2.3           4.1
Gfx (Games) :       3.0           2.7
Main Drive  :       5.8           5.9

holmes4

Windows 7 uses a wider scale - up to 8.9 I think, for each of the categories. The numbers are not directly comparable.

jw8725

Hi can someone tell me what the dell mini 12 battery / switch thing does? Will it tell me how long is remaining on my battery?

Also in unbuntu there were visualizations when I changed the volume and contrast, how can i get that on W7?

holmes4

In Windows 7, the Battery Meter/Wireless Switch really only gives you the wireless switch (if there is a separate battery meter, I can't find it). But it does install a driver needed to support that ACPI device that otherwise says the driver is missing. W7 has its own battery meter which gives you a percent figure. As best as I can tell, the Mini 9 does not report current draw, so it can't compute time remaining.

The wireless switch application is the ONLY way to turn Bluetooth on and off. Depending on which wireless card you have, it may also be the only way to turn off the WLAN. It is what comes up when you press Fn-3.

I don't know what you mean by visualization and there's no contrast control that I know of. The W7 icon for volume is very low-key.

EdTheUniqueGeek

Great post and good thread.
The only issue I've come across so far is using the web cam with Flash on sites like Ustream and Stickam. The web cam is detected, Flash asks for permission to use it on the sites but I never get video. I may fool around with it more later.
By the way, a week too late but I posted a video over at Technical Difficulties podcast site of my Windows 7 installation on the Mini 9.

http://www.techdiffpodcast.com/2009/...n-dell-mini-9/

Just a side note about the Technical Difficulties site and podcast. We are still in our early stages so forgive the site; we still have more work to do.
Also, to tell you the truth, so far, I really like Windows 7. I was really surprised at how well the OS responds on the Mini.

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jimhanseng Member Posts: 30 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sacramento, California USA	Re: Windows 7 - Ultimate Drivers list and installation - 01-15-2009, 01:09 PM So Far everything is running really well with one exception... The RealTek Ethernet interface is running really slow. I should get 32mbps internet tests, but I am get 8mbps. My Wirless N connections is getting 18.5 mbps. Still researching. Anyone else having issues with the ethernet adapter?

holmes4 Super Moderator Posts: 4,523 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Hampshire	Re: Windows 7 - Ultimate Drivers list and installation - 01-17-2009, 01:15 PM Battery Meter/Wireless Select Switch as listed in the first post. Steve Mini 9\|2GB RAM\|64GB RunCore\|Intel 5300\|Windows 7/Snow Leopard

jw8725 Member Posts: 91 Join Date: Oct 2008	Re: Windows 7 - Ultimate Drivers list and installation - 01-17-2009, 11:58 PM Hi can someone tell me what the dell mini 12 battery / switch thing does? Will it tell me how long is remaining on my battery? Also in unbuntu there were visualizations when I changed the volume and contrast, how can i get that on W7?

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