Question Help me find drivers for this tablet ?

[jf132]

Hi, so I got this RCA Cambio W101SA23 2-in-1 Tablet and it was super super slow, i tried reinstalling
Windows 10 and ended up having no drivers for touchscreen, wifi, bluetooth, display and more. I also had ended up deleting the Windows.old folder. Can someone help me find the drivers?

 

[USAFRet]

Hi, so I got this RCA Cambio W101SA23 2-in-1 Tablet and it was super super slow, i tried reinstalling
Windows 10 and ended up having no drivers for touchscreen, wifi, bluetooth, display and more. I also had ended up deleting the Windows.old folder. Can someone help me find the drivers?

What OS did you 'reinstall'?

That thing was 'super slow' when it was new.

 

[jf132]

What OS did you 'reinstall'?

That thing was 'super slow' when it was new.

Windows 8, 8.1, Tiny10, Fedora Linux and Ubuntu Linux 22.04

 

[cruisetung]

It has only 2GB of ram and you are running out of memory in no time. Windows 10 starts to swap to the eMMC disk I believe and become super slow.

As suggest, switch to lightweight x86 Linux. or Tiny10. But even then, 2GB ram is still too little.

Nowadays you need at least 8GB ram for any PC/laptop.

 

[jf132]

It has only 2GB of ram and you are running out of memory in no time. Windows 10 starts to swap to the eMMC disk I believe and become super slow.

As suggest, switch to lightweight x86 Linux. or Tiny10. But even then, 2GB ram is still too little.

Nowadays you need at least 8GB ram for any PC/laptop.

well it also dosen't have that keyboard and mouse, my aunt lost it, it's her laptop and i'm not sure if shes gonna want to come to me everytime she wants to install something and i don't want to teach her sudo commands

 

[cruisetung]

She needs a new PC/laptop/tablet in fact.

The one she has can't even play youtube video properly I believe.

Once she launches Chrome/Edge and it's out of memory and start to swap and become super slow.

If she does not use special apps on Windows, Android tablet can be an option. Just add keyboard and mouse. No virus to worry most of the time and easy app installation.

https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Android-Snapdragon-International-Graphite/dp/B0D5JTC65V

 

[jf132]

She doesn't have money bro........

She needs a new PC/laptop/tablet in fact.

The one she has can't even play youtube video properly I believe.

Once she launches Chrome/Edge and it's out of memory and start to swap and become super slow.

If she does not use special apps on Windows, Android tablet can be an option. Just add keyboard and mouse. No virus to worry most of the time and easy app installation.

https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Android-Snapdragon-International-Graphite/dp/B0D5JTC65V

... is it possible to use like Tiny10? I just finished installng it as I found a USB hub lying around

 

[USAFRet]

... is it possible to use like Tiny10? I just finished installng it as I found a USB hub lying around

I wouldn't foist Tiny10 on a non-techie user.
It cuts out a LOT of critical safety things.

In addition, it almost certainly lacks exactly what you are missing...any drivers for this RCA thing.


That RCA thing was a piece of junk when it was brand new. It hasn't gotten better or more useful over the years.

Maybe time for you to step up and help auntie:
https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Celeron-N4020-14-Inch-Laptop/dp/B09YRY6QCX

Amazon.com

 

[cruisetung]

Tiny10 strips too much stuff from original Win10 and you/she will encounter many errors/missing functions down the road.

I have a mini pc with 4GB ram but also with 32GB eMMC storage that has been sitting on the shelf for quite some time. Emergency use only.

Not just 4GB ram is not enough, 64GB storage is also becoming not enough.

 

[jf132]

Tiny10 strips too much stuff from original Win10 and you/she will encounter many errors/missing functions down the road.

but this laptop im running now has Win10 1507 because the specs suck, 8GB DDR3 ram, 500GB HDD, Intel i5-2520M, and Intel HD 3000

 

[USAFRet]

but this laptop im running now has Win10 1507 because the specs suck, 8GB DDR3 ram, 500GB HDD, Intel i5-2520M, and Intel HD 3000

And why would you expect that RCA tablet, with its 2GB RAM, to do any better? Tiny10 or not.

It was junk when it was new.

 

[cruisetung]

I can't stop you from trying...

 

[jf132]

And why would you expect that RCA tablet, with its 2GB RAM, to do any better? Tiny10 or not.

It was junk when it was new.

i mean.......... it uses eMmc rather than my old 14 year old traditional-like Thinkpad T520

 

[jf132]

I can't stop you from trying...

i mean i just want this functional... if i can find drivers for......... like a Windows 8 or something i could try.......

 

[USAFRet]

i mean.......... it uses eMmc rather than my old 14 year old traditional-like Thinkpad T520

The eMMC is the pseudo solid state drive.
Somewhat 'faster' than a spinning HDD, but still slow. I had several tablet/laptops with one.
But the capacity of that eMMC, plus the 2GB RAM....that is a killer regarding Win 10.

 

[jf132]

The eMMC is the pseudo solid state drive.
Somewhat 'faster' than a spinning HDD, but still slow. I had several tablet/laptops with one.
But the capacity of that eMMC, plus the 2GB RAM....that is a killer regarding Win 10.

so should i try windows 7/8?

 

[USAFRet]

so should i try windows 7/8?

It probably originally came with Win 8 or 8.1.

But you'll still be lacking the drivers, just as you are now.

And it will still be dirt slow.

 

[jf132]

It probably originally came with Win 8 or 8.1.

But you'll still be lacking the drivers, just as you are now.

And it will still be dirt slow.

so what do i do if i must keep it

 

[USAFRet]

so what do i do if i must keep it

Why is this a "must"?

 

[cruisetung]

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/916373-pc/73431025

all links broken.

I would not suggest download drivers from some driver sites, usually they are full of virus.

The only possible option is lightweight Linux if you insist, but you'll probably encounter the same driver issues too.

 

[cruisetung]

See if this works

Installing drivers on the RCA Cambio W101 V2 and other Intel Atom Baytrail 2-in-1 tablets after a clean Windows 10 32-bit install – Retrohelix.com