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    Missing 2 drivers

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Paulradio, Sep 8, 2011.

  1. Paulradio

    Paulradio Newbie

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    Hey did a clean install of my m14x only to discover im missing two drivers:
    Ethernet controller(PCI bus 7)
    PCI simple communications Controller(PCI bus 0)
    What driver numbers would these be found on?

    Thanks in advance
     
    Paulradio, Sep 8, 2011
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  2. Croatoan

    Croatoan Notebook Consultant

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    What havent you installed and downloaded? The only real missing one you get is the camera, if you dont use windows update first and the seagate anti grav zero fally what not. ( too early to remember what it was, HD dropping thing )

    Those look like the standard ethernet and possibly mem card or usb 3.

    Have you read throught he fresh install thread that lists the drivers / gone through the list and nothing jarred your memory.

    Kinda mmmm oh yeah I have one of those but dont remember installing a driver lol
     
    Croatoan, Sep 8, 2011
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  3. mittens14x

    mittens14x Notebook Consultant

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    hey. i have 4 missing drivers: ethernet controller, pci device, sm bus controller, and unknown device. do you know what these drivers are for?
     
    mittens14x, Sep 8, 2011
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  4. Croatoan

    Croatoan Notebook Consultant

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    have you installed the intel chipset , network card yet. unknown is probably freefall sensor
     
    Croatoan, Sep 10, 2011
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