ASMedia XHCI Controller

updated to {DriverVer = 07/06/2012, 1.16.1.0} WHQL'ed for Vista, Win7 & Server2k8 (x86 & x64)
here --> http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc/u … 0_Win8.zip  big_smile

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Etron Technology Inc. USB 3.0 Extensible Host Controller (EJ168, EJ188, or EJ198)

updated to {DriverVer = 07/03/2012,1.00.0000.0114} WHQL'ed for Vista, Win7 & Win8 (x86 & x64)
here --> ftp://174.142.97.10/drivers/all/usb/USB … 0.114).zip  big_smile
  or here --> ftp://download.gigabyte.ru/driver/mb_dr … sb3_w8.exe

ASMedia XHCI Controller

updated to {DriverVer = 07/06/2012, 1.16.1.0} WHQL'ed for 2k, XP, xp64
here --> http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc/u … 0_Win8.zip  big_smile

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Etron Technology Inc. USB 3.0 Extensible Host Controller (EJ168, EJ188, or EJ198)

updated to {DriverVer = 07/03/2012,1.00.0000.0114} WHQL'ed for 2k, XP, xp64
here --> ftp://174.142.97.10/drivers/all/usb/USB … 0.114).zip  big_smile

903

(5 replies, posted in Windows 8 Discussion)

mr_smartepants wrote:

"At $39 for (Vista/Win7) upgrade prices"

Sorry, missed that.  How does one upgrade to Win7 for $39.00?  Is that Retail or OEM (patooey! tongue) ?

904

(75 replies, posted in Software)

Wild!  Indeed imbued with a high degree of wowness!  smile
How would one enable this in conjunction with SAD2 during install?

Community-minded members are always welcomed here.

Welcome!

905

(5 replies, posted in Windows 8 Discussion)

Likely a boon for most touch-enabled x86 portable battery-wise, though.  '8'-compatible drivers may be at times limited for the average consumer, especially for "legacy" Input &/or USB hardware.  yikes  '8' may yet even catch-up versus linux in terms of thermal output at idle  on the same machine using the same number of cores ('a la' BSG - non-networked).

"Microsoft kills Windows Live brand - Windows 8 incriminated
By Gavin Clarke"  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/03 … live_dead/

"Outlook.com launch a gold rush for jokers, spammers - 'One million people' could be wrong
By Neil McAllister in San Francisco"
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/01 … gold_rush/

Micro$oft has been locking out users, in effect, by demanding new information from it's users.
Demanding a telephone number is a little akward, yet the insistence of an alternate email address seems silly.  The demand of complete information is erroneous, as not all users of the former Hotmail have a telephone number and/or alternate email address.  Even SkyDrive has periodically denied me the ability to download publically-available files by OnePiece directly from his SkyDrive Account without logging in to my MS Account.

Previously i have been avoiding this BS with "Hotmail" by clicking my Profile (upper-RH) and accessing the Inbox that way.
Lately, MS has removed any links to the Inbox, an obvious oversight.  If this has you stymied, use the following link after logging in to access your Inbox.
  https://snt124.mail.live.com/default.aspx?rru=inbox  big_smile
If you are not using https, lol lol lol    hmm
    ... try this one:  http://mail.live.com/default.aspx?rru=inbox  smile
    ... or check your web browser's history (if you haven't deleted it).

When you do access your Inbox, that may be a good time to backup your Contacts, especially if you are considering a move to another email service.  Unfortunately, I do not know of a way to back up the emails other than to save each individually.

907

(5 replies, posted in Windows 8 Discussion)

Good news for Metro'phobes everywhere!  It's no longer called 'Metro'. 
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/03 … name_dead/

"Oz sysadmin says Windows 8 not ready for business
Crashes, authentication problems, Metro weirdness, make Win 8 "unworkable"
By Kieran Cummings"  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/04 … ws_8_test/ sad

Activation has seen some major changes, BTW.
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/03 … vation_30/

I could care less about the new activation procedures, yet the OEM licensing terms restrict a user from reusing their license should their 'licensed machine' go 'titsup'.  It's not legal to port Win7 or Win8 OEM licenses to a replacement machine.  In this far-from-unlikely scenario, you are required to purchase a new license (or machine with license).

For me, the OEM restrictions are enough to either advise purchasing only Retail licenses, or to migrate to linux.

Windows 8 may end up being the least-pirated version of Wind'ohs since Windows 2.  EOL.

Why not post some HWID's to assist us?  Without them this may be the only response you will receive.

A WHQL'ed driver, otherwise identical to the one contained in DP_LAN_wnt5_x86-32_1205 exists on Windows Catalog's Site (remember to use IE) here --> http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/ … 1659e16883  big_smile

Would one update to the same driver for both controllers
  (One device & driver for each digital video output port)?

As for the unidentified devices, one of them is related to manual-input.

Vendor 03F0=Hewlett Packard
DeviceID 1024=HP USB Smart Card Keyboard
MI (?) 01=HP USB Smart Card Keyboard

(names quoted from "usbdevs.txt"; contained within Ray Hinchcliffe's SIV (System Information Viewer).

Would the following site contain working fallback drivers for the "Intel 82566DM Gigabit Ethernet"
& "USB Smart Card Keyboard"? http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/Te … nvOID=1093


This is all somewhat reminiscent of an old topic, btw:  http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=2856

ASMedia XHCI Controller

updated to {DriverVer = 05/02/2012, 1.14.10.0} WHQL'ed for Vista, Win7 & Server2k8 (x86 & x64)
here --> http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA … 114100.zip  big_smile

ASMedia XHCI Controller

updated to {DriverVer = 05/02/2012, 1.14.10.0} WHQL'ed for 2k, XP, xp64
here --> http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA … 114100.zip  big_smile

FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N - USB\VID_057C&PID_8401
FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N 2.4 - USB\VID_057C&PID_8402

from fwusbn.inf: {DriverVer = 09/06/2010, 4.2.9.124} WHQL'ed for XP

FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick v2 (AR7010) - USB\VID_057C&PID_8403

from fwlan4.inf: {DriverVer = 09/06/2010, 5.0.12.0} WHQL'ed for XP

here --> http://download.avm.de/cardware/fritzwl … 00906e.exe  big_smile

Extract with 7-zip

x64 here --> http://download.avm.de/cardware/fritzwl … 00906e.exe

Ubiquiti UB00X 802.11 b/g/n (AR9271):
Ubiquiti WifiStation USB 802.11 b/g/n Wireless Network Adapter
Ubiquiti WifiStationExt USB 802.11 b/g/n Wireless Network Adapter

{DriverVer = 09/30/2009, 8.0.0.54} WHQL'ed for Vista &
  {DriverVer = 09/30/2009, 2.0.0.24} WHQL'ed for W7 (x86 & x64)
here --> http://dl.ubnt.com/WifiStation-V101-1SEP2010.exe  big_smile

Extract with UniExtract.
 From the resulting "Disk1", extract the drivers using IScabViewer15

Ubiquiti UB00X 802.11 b/g/n (AR9271):
Ubiquiti WifiStation USB 802.11 b/g/n Wireless Network Adapter
Ubiquiti WifiStationExt USB 802.11 b/g/n Wireless Network Adapter

{DriverVer   = 09/30/2009,7.7.0.65} WHQL'ed for XP
here --> http://dl.ubnt.com/WifiStation-V101-1SEP2010.exe  big_smile

Extract with UniExtract.
 From the resulting "Disk1", extract the drivers using IScabViewer15

Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge

{DriverVer = 04/24/2012, 6.5.3.0} WHQL'ed for Win2k, XP x86/x64, & Server2k3_x86
here --> https://www.silabs.com/Support%20Docume … ista_7.exe  big_smile

To include in DP's:  Use "IsXunpack.exe CP210x_VCP_Win_XP_S2K3_Vista_7(v6.5.3).exe" to extract 'Disk1', then use Installshield CAB viewer v15 to extract the drivers.

Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge

{DriverVer = 04/24/2012, 6.5.3.0} WHQL'ed for Vista & 7 x86/x64
here --> https://www.silabs.com/Support%20Docume … ista_7.exe  big_smile

To include in DP's:  Use "IsXunpack.exe CP210x_VCP_Win_XP_S2K3_Vista_7(v6.5.3).exe" to extract 'Disk1', then use Installshield CAB viewer v15 to extract the drivers.

918

(3 replies, posted in Software)

Hello.  I noticed that logs are collected and transmitted to RepairTech & D7.

RepairTech, Inc. wrote:

"3.  Logs from both are automatically uploaded to our TechPortal for instant access."
http://repairtechsolutions.com/home/announcement

A privacy policy seems to have been overlooked, nor is any data-collection mentioned in the End User License Agreement.  In addition, it is unclear precisely what information is collected.

I am not trying to slag this new product(s) nor the people that created them.  I would to congratulate the authors for giving this idea a go, though.  I am especially intrigued by the claim of temperature monitoring.  IMHO, this is missing from both MEMTEST projects.  Including such monitoring may have made their project much more difficult to manage, if not impossible to escape Beta.  smile

linux:  what would Windows technicians do without it?  Thanks Linus!

lenovo - Broadcom 802.11 Network Adapter
          1x1 11b/g/n Wireless LAN PCI Express Half Mini Card Adapter
          2x2 11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN PCI Express Half Mini Card Adapter

Updated to {DriverVer=05/08/2012, 5.100.82.139} WHQL'ed for Win7 x86/x64
here --> http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc … wa05ww.exe big_smile

lenovo wrote:

Version 5.100.82.139

    (Fix) Fixed an issue that bluescreen(BSOD:0x7e)occurs during Restart
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloa … D=DS028674

lenovo - Broadcom 802.11 Network Adapter
          1x1 11b/g/n Wireless LAN PCI Express Half Mini Card Adapter
          2x2 11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN PCI Express Half Mini Card Adapter

Updated to {DriverVer=10/26/2011, 5.100.82.130 *} WHQL for XP
here --> http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc … wa05ww.exe big_smile

*  It seems self-evident where some of the non-linear numerology stems from.
lenovo wrote:

Version 5.100.82.139

    (Fix) Fixed an issue that bluescreen(BSOD:0x7e)occurs during Restart
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloa … D=DS028674

PS:  An update to *** above:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/vc7a9azus … -legacy.7z big_smile
This uses the newer XP utility included with the updated driver above.

921

(0 replies, posted in DriverPack LAN)

ASIX Electronics Co. AX88772B USB2.0 to Fast Ethernet Adapter

{DriverVer = 05/21/2010, 5.4.3.0}  WHQL'ed for 2k/xp
here --> http://www.asix.com.tw/FrootAttach/driv … 0_WHQL.zip big_smile


ASIX AX88178 USB2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

Updated to {DriverVer = 11/24/2010, 1.4.3.64} WHQL'ed for 2k/xp
here --> http://www.asix.com.tw/FrootAttach/driv … 4_WHQL.zip big_smile

ASIX Electronics Co. AX88772B USB2.0 to Fast Ethernet Adapter

{DriverVer = 05/10/2012, 5.12.6.0}  WHQL'ed for Win7 x86 & x64
here --> http://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles … mp;SC=PA_7 big_smile

{DriverVer = 05/21/2010, 5.8.2.0}  WHQL'ed for Vista x86
here --> http://www.asix.com.tw/FrootAttach/driv … 0_WHQL.zip big_smile
{DriverVer = 05/21/2010, 5.10.2.0}  WHQL'ed for Vista x64
here --> http://www.asix.com.tw/FrootAttach/driv … 0_WHQL.zip big_smile

AR5xxx/AR9xxx Series Qualcomm Atheros Wireless Network Adapter

Updated to {DriverVer = 05/05/2012, 10.0.0.55} WHQL'ed for Win7 x86 & x64
   here --> http://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles … mp;SC=PA_7 big_smile

Video issues of late?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/18 … s_firefox/
First on the remediation list involves RealPlayer.
http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/fla … eo-firefox


Flash Player 11.3 Uninstaller
http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/ … ndows.html

Flash Player 11.2 bundles:
32bit http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/fl … _32bit.exe
32bit ActiveX http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/fl … _32bit.exe
64bit http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/fl … _64bit.exe
64bit ActiveX http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/fl … _64bit.exe   big_smile


Flash Player self-update checking seems to occur two or more times in a single day.
I note that it even occurred at the end of uninstallation of the product.  sad

...by giving them "the bird"!

Simon Sharwood, APAC Editor of Team Register wrote:

"Torvalds' “remarks” were made last week during a live interview at Finland's Aalto Center for Entrepreneurship. After the interview, Torvalds took questions from the audience and during that portion of the event an audience member queried why NVIDIA did not offer support for its GPUs under Linux.

Torvalds responded that NVIDIA's flat out refusal to do so “is the exception rather than the rule” but did add that “Nvidia has been one of the worst trouble spots we have had with hardware manufacturers.”

“That is really sad,” he said, “because nvidia tries to sell chips chips into the Android market.”

At that point Torvalds uttered the expletives hinted at above, and made the gesture below.

He went on to say that other companies are not perfect either, and that he has had to deal with “companies who just don't care, companies who felt that Linux was not a big enough market, we've had situations like that. At the same time we've had a lot of companies that been very helpful since very early days. I think it is very sad when you sell hardware and you actually use Linux and you are being really difficult about it.”

“It's sad, but it is life,” he says, before adding “I wish everybody is as nice as I am.”"

...

"At about 59:00 a NVIDIA staffer takes the mic and confesses to being "evil". Torvalds responds by predicting that if the video above makes it onto the net, millions of people will and should be be offended."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/18 … es_nvidia/

My thanks go out to Mr. Torvalds; i don't know what i'd do without linux.  I mean, how would i diagnose & fix Windows installs without it? tongue