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OK, here's the problem.
Your HWID is a correct match in the mobility.inf file I wrote, but it matches for a XPress 200M series, NOT the Xpress 1100 that you have.
Hmmm, I'll have to dissect the ASUS drivers to see what they did.  I may have to add lines to the mobility.inf to support it.
See, this is why ATI doesn't normally support laptop chipsets directly, they leave it up to the vendor to make their own to support any custom features/resolutions.
I don't understand why their drivers are so huge.  117MB seems unreasonable to me.  Downloading now.

BTW, I'm changing the G_A dp to add the old GART driver back in (with a finisher exception) and removed the WDM folder (in G_B\A5\).

I'm not sure it'll work with the G_A DP.  I'm downloading the IGP drivers from ATI to have a look.  I might have to implement some of them into either the chipset or graphics_a DP.
I'll have a look.
BTW, your graphics chip WAS detected properly, otherwise it would just show generic "Display Adapter" under your device manager.

Something else isn't right.

Are you sure it doesn't work with the new G_A DP?  It's the same driver that nvidia recommends.

Well, if you REALLY need it, the oldest I found was the G_A 6.08.1 and 6.12 versions.  You can grab them at:
http://driverpacks.mirror.thesneaky.com … 32_6081.7z
http://driverpacks.mirror.thesneaky.com … -32_612.7z

Good luck.

Hello there,

This is odd, since that HWID is supported in the latest G_A DP and has been for months.  Did you use an older G_A dp or the 8.02 release?

Wow, this thing is quick & quiet!
It installed Vista x64, booting from the DVD to sitting at the desktop in under 15 minutes!
Installing SP1 took longer, 30 minutes and 3 restarts.

During the next few hours of playing with it (sorry, no benchmarks yet), the system temp never exceeded 100F (CPU temp was reported as 31C/88F which is odd).

I'm going to try using the M$ WAIK to integrate SP1 into a secondary build, to create my own SP1 integrated DVD.

27 seconds apart...I'm getting slow in my old age!

A very good place to learn about the unattended process can be found here:
http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/
And it's where I began my lessons.

The section that specifically deals with drivers via winnt.sif is here:
http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.x … d787e8489/

I think that if you ask around, you'll find that the Army is moving to a unified DVD architecture like we have.  The upshot is that it's centrally managed, and universal.  The downside is you lose local control over your material.
In any case, read up at msfn.  You'll learn a lot, and you have friends here who will always help when asked.  Good luck with your Colonel, if he's like mine...you'll need it.   (don't forget to include your chain of command in your progress, that's essential)

LOL, still have ALL of my hair!

I'll look into this, but not today.
It's UK Mother's day.  Need I say more?

Fired it up for the first time this morning.
Used the standard Antec Tri-cool fans set to low.  Didn't load anything, HDD isn't connected yet, just played around in the BIOS making sure everything was set correctly.

Wow this thing is quiet!  I have quieter fans in a box (Yate Loon & Scythe) but I don't know if I'll need them.  The 8800GTS fan cranks up to maximum on power-up, then fades into nothingness.
And the CPU temp...That can't possibly be correct.
The BIOS is reporting idle CPU temp as 29C which is about 85F (ambient is 19C/68F).  That's too low!
Of course, that was in the BIOS, load testing will come later.

Woohoo!
Parts are here!

Wow, that heatsink is HUGE!  I've taken some pictures before and during the build.  I'll fire it up today for some shakedown testing (CPU has a 15-day return window).

The heatsink nearly touches the top fan and the case side panel!  Do NOT underestimate how FREAKIN' HUGE this thing is!
It's bigger than four 120mm fans stacked on top of each other!  Yes, it's that big.