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    Mass Storage Controller in Device Manager

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by 7earitup, Jun 18, 2009.

  1. 7earitup

    7earitup Notebook Consultant

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    I can't seem to a find a driver for this. If anyone could let me know what it is and what driver it needs, it would be appreciated. This is for Windows 7 64bit build 7100.

    Here is a snapshot:

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    7earitup, Jun 18, 2009
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    Any ideas?
     
    7earitup, Jun 19, 2009
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    azrickster Notebook Guru

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    Have you plugged in any USB flash devices lately? Could be a USB storage drive of some sort that Windows 7 doesn't have a driver for.
     
    azrickster, Jun 19, 2009
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    7earitup Notebook Consultant

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    The two thumb sticks that I have used both installed and worked fine, so I am not quite sure why the driver is just sitting there.
     
    7earitup, Jun 19, 2009
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    Have you tried using your card reader or your eSATA port?
     
    Starcub, Jun 19, 2009
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    Thats a good point actually - I haven't used the eSATA. I have however used the card reader.
     
    7earitup, Jun 19, 2009
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    In my P6860-FX, the eSATA port uses a Silicon Image 3531 SATA storage driver provided by Microsoft. Your's might be from another company, or included in the Intel chipset. You could check Intel's site to see if they offer updated chipset drivers and/or storage matrix drivers for Win 7.
     
    Starcub, Jun 22, 2009
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    Thanks for the tip Starcub
     
    7earitup, Jun 23, 2009
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    I'll have to look when I get home but I am pretty sure if you look at the Hardware IDs for it, it will turn out being the controller for the SD Slot even though one is listed. When I get home tonight I will post the screen shot of mine so you can see what it is.
     
    skwayb, Jun 23, 2009
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    Yah it was for the O2 Micro Card Reader.

    Just download the drivers for Vista 64 and it will work. I used the
    O2 Micro Cardreader v3.25 Vista32-64 drivers.
     

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    Thanks a bunch skwayb - That fixed the issue. It is funny though - My card reader was working fine under Windows 7 without those drivers.
     
    7earitup, Jun 24, 2009
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