Base System Device problem (Inspiron 1420)

I hope I'm posting this in the right forum...

I recently bought an Inspiron 1420 with Vista preinstalled. I was unhappy with the OS so I uninstalled it and put XP Professional on instead. I've gotten all my drivers back except for the Base System Device. A pop-up 'Found New Hardware' comes up every time I log on and won't go away, otherwise I would ignore this missing driver, since my computer is running fine without it.

Can someone tell me where to get an XP compatible driver for this, or tell me if it is even necessary to have a 'Base System Device'? Can I just uninstall it?

Thank you!

 

did you install drivers for the memory card reader?

 

You can always use Everest Home Edition [ www.oldversion.com] - it's a freeware [It's discontinued, hence available at oldversion]. and it'll tell you everything about your hardware - maybe you can use that tool to see what exactly this "Base System Device" is.

 

goofball- where can I look to find out which memory card reader my computer has?

amol- thanks, I'll try that!

 

http://ftp.us.dell.com/chipset/R141246.EXE

 

I tried the above link but it didn't work for me. It launches a new hardware installation wizard, and then it searches for device drivers but never finds any. I let it run for about an hour just to be sure, but it didn't make any progress.

 

Just a question, did you install what Dell calls the Notebook System Software (chipset driver)? According to Dell Support Online, you needed to install this first to ensure the computer would work properly.
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Yes, booboo12, I already have the chipset driver.

Does anyone else have any suggestions? My computer seems to have been working fine despite the Base System Device not having its driver, but I'm really sick of the "Found New Hardware" wizard that pops up and won't go away every time I log on.

Does anyone know if I can just erase the Base System Devices?

 

Hi,
I dont know if this reply is too late, but i have found the solution to this.
Driver :

http://supportapj.dell.com/support/...1&impid=-1&formatcnt=1&libid=27&fileid=188377

I too had 3 unknown Base System Device. When u install this driver, they will ask u if u want to replace ur old driver (dell touch pad, Modem). U can choose not to for these two device that u already know, but for the 3rd one, u must choose yes. That's when they ask u to install Ricoh Company (rimsptsk) hdc, u must press yes.

Then u will have no more unknown base system. It works for me

 

Dear
I have problem same as bellow problem

 

Please avoid reviving dead threads. (6 months or older). Rather creat a new topic in the right sub-forum

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