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    Windows 8 - Freefall Sensor Driver Compatibility Issue

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by despaiR, Dec 9, 2012.

  1. despaiR

    despaiR Notebook Enthusiast

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    In light of Microsoft's promotional upgrade to Windows 8, I jumped on the offer that was too hard to turn down.

    I slapped in my new Samsung 830 SSD > clean install of Win7 (+ latest drivers,etc) > proceeded to Win8 UPGRADE

    Everything is working dandy, but every reboot resulted in a "HANDLE ERROR" message - which prompted me to debug; I believe the issues lies with the Freefall Sensor Driver for m11x r2 which is probably incompatible for Windows 8, and if I uninstall this, the error message disappears.

    freefall.png


    So my questions are:

    1) Is the Freefall Sensor Driver absolutely necessary?

    2) Will m11x R2 be fully supported to run Win 8? Based on Dell's support list, m11x R2 is not on the supported list
    Dell Computer Support for Windows 8 Upgrade


    Thank you all for your time & assistance!
     
    despaiR, Dec 9, 2012
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  2. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    Windows 8 runs perfectly on the M11x R2, I have it installed.
    The free fall sensor driver is not compatible and i never install it anyway. It is not required in order to have a fully functional system. It serves only to shut down your machine if it detects a free fall, to prevent damage to your hard drive.
    Having a SSD installed is another reason to forget about it.
     
    katalin_2003, Dec 10, 2012
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    SA Spurs1 Notebook Consultant

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    SA Spurs1, Dec 11, 2012
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    clodderes Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, I installed the windows 8 pro from zero. and right now have two unknow devices. have anybody experiece this? and any idea what are drivers needed for them?
     
    clodderes, Dec 16, 2012
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  5. despaiR

    despaiR Notebook Enthusiast

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    Try the Media Card Reader Drivers
     
    despaiR, Dec 17, 2012
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