Originally Posted by
ScottC
I've had a couple of 64 bit machines and had no problem finding the drivers for every component of the machine.
http://www.planetamd64.com/ has them pretty much all lined up for download.
As for the class action, was the machine SOLD as a 64bit machine? (was it even sold with XP64?)
Yes, the machine was sold (and marketed) as a 64bit machine - even tagged with the '64 bit for faster computing and better performance' angle. Of course without a 64 bit OS, the machine offers no better performance than a 32 bit computer. It was not sold with XP 64 - HP doesn't even support that OS at all. I think that fact alone makes the sale fraudulent.
I know of planetamd64, but these are third party drivers - why should I need to download and test third party drivers, many of which are written by hobbyists? If HP builds and sells this machine as 64 bit computers, they should provide drivers and software which they test, certify and support.