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    'Base system device'

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by ms500, Apr 29, 2008.

  1. ms500

    ms500 Notebook Consultant

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    This is showing up in device manager after reinstalling Vista from the CD. I've installed all the drivers I can think of off the Dell CD, and everything seems to be working fine.

    Does anyone know what the 'Base system device' is?
     
    ms500, Apr 29, 2008
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    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    It can be various things. Check out if you have your media card reader up to date and don't forget to install the latest Intel Chipset drivers.
     
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    ms500 Notebook Consultant

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    I thought it could have been the card reader, so I installed the drivers for that but it was still there. I've also tried the chipset drivers, but that didn't get rid of it either.
     
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    theneighborrkid Notebook Evangelist

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    I have the same problem on xp pro sp2 on my xps m1210, would like to see an answer to this!

    -TNK
     
    theneighborrkid, Apr 29, 2008
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    Expand your IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers branch and see if you have Ricoh Memory Stick, SD-MMC and xD-Picture Card controllers present. If not then you are missing the Ricoh card reader drivers.

    I know you say you've installed them but maybe they didn't take.
     
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    Thanks, that worked perfectly.
     
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    No probs ;)
     
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    Can someone post a link to these drivers for the xps m1210, for the card reader that is, they dont appear to be on dells site in the xps m1210 section
    Thanks
    -TNK

    EDIT: Searched on dells site and found em, not listed for xps m1210 tho for anyone else having this problem.
     
    theneighborrkid, Apr 29, 2008
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