ESS 1970 Canyon 3D driver w2k

**robertdwhite** · September 25th, 2005, 11:59 AM

My daughter has a micron TransPort ZX laptop running win 98 I want to upgrade it to 2000. I have found all the associatede drivers I need except the ESS 1970 Canyon 3D. A net search indicates this is a tough one. Anyone know where I can get that driver?

**NooNoo** · September 25th, 2005, 01:21 PM

ess technologies helpfully don't provide a reference driver...

although mpc do provide a guide for installing 2k and in addition provides all the drivers for 2k as well.

**robertdwhite** · September 25th, 2005, 03:20 PM

Thanks so much for the response. But now I must display my ignorance. Everest gives two devices. The ES1978 Maestro-2 e sound and the ES1970 Canyon 3D I am not sure what the 3D does and whether the driver you referenced above works for both of these?

**NooNoo** · September 25th, 2005, 03:41 PM

The driver listing is supplied by the laptop manufacturer - it supplies drivers on a model number basis. Check the laptop model against the model on the page. Why everest is reporting another sound device, I am not sure, unless it was a hybrid chip or you have a pcmcia sound card also in use?

ESS make chips which manufacturers combine into their product. ESS unlike many manufacturers provide reference drivers for many of their chips, but where they made chips for a specific company, they refer you to the company they made the chips for.

Install the drivers supplied by MPC, it should take care of the sound.

**robertdwhite** · September 25th, 2005, 04:09 PM

Will do. I had gone to the ESS site they refer you to the board manufacturer. The board comes up as a SEC 443BX mobile platform. I could not find anything on the net about that. I willupgrade the machine in the next day or so and let you know how I make out. Thanks again.

**NooNoo** · September 26th, 2005, 03:46 AM

Don't forget to at least review the laptop maker's instructions for loading windows 2000... especially paragraphs 5,6 and 7

**robertdwhite** · September 26th, 2005, 08:19 AM

My daughter did not send any documentation do you have a link for that reference or can you cut and paste it here? Thanks very much.

**NooNoo** · September 26th, 2005, 08:26 AM

umm the link is above, just click on it.

**robertdwhite** · September 26th, 2005, 10:22 AM

Sorry did not realize that MPC was the laptop manufacturer guess I need to read that whole site once I input the serial number and see waht they got specific. Thanks for keeping me honest.

**robertdwhite** · October 3rd, 2005, 10:11 AM

Thanks everyone the site that NooNoo provided gave me everything I needed. The laptop is upgraded and everything seems to be running fine.

**NooNoo** · October 3rd, 2005, 10:25 AM

Glad to hear it.

**B0B** · October 5th, 2005, 01:08 AM

I am looking for ESS 1970 Canyon 3D driver w98. Could anyone help me? Thanks

**NooNoo** · October 5th, 2005, 12:30 PM

Welcome to Windrivers B0B

the canyon driver the ZX Win 98 is here This is the mpc driver as above... it may not work if your laptop is a different make/model.

**B0B** · October 5th, 2005, 04:25 PM

Thank you for your information, but I got the message"550/support/Notebook?ZX/Win9x/ZXAUDW9x.exe(/url:the system cannot find the path specified" when I click the link.