Dell XPS M1530 - Base System Device is not installed

Hi Rex L. Farris,

Welcome to the community.

The error “The driver for Base System Device is not installed” could mean that either Chipset driver or Ricoh driver isn’t installed on the system. Unfortunately, Windows 7 drivers for this system are not available. Your system supports Windows XP and Windows Vista.

Please check the link below for the drivers that would be helpful in this issue:

http://dell.to/ZjlMBU

http://dell.to/12p5XKz

If you have any further queries, please feel free to contact us.

Thanks and Regards
Sandeep P
#iworkfordell

Hello Rex - I am having the same issue with a Dell Latitude E5500 laptop on which I just installed Windows 7 in lieu of the original XP operating system.  Did you ever solve the issue with your unit?  Thanks for whatever info you can provide.

Neil Duggan

Hello Neil,

No, I never was able to identify what driver, if any, was missing.  I started having a problem with my printer which started my research.  I saw the message about the missing Base System Device and assumed that was the reason.  I ended up uninstalling and reinstalling the printer software and that resolved my problem.  I haven't had any issues since so I didn't worry about it any more.

Rex

SUCCESS

I installed the R201214.exe Ricoh R5C833, that you refer to in http://dell.to/ZjlMBU , on my XPS M1530 witch runs Windows 7,  and it worked fine, even if it is intended for Vista32/64 ... I don't have this annoying obscure “The driver for Base System Device is not installed” anymore !!!

Thank you very much for this hint !  and Dell "be blasted" for not supporting this driver in W7... We loose enough valuable time fighting against W7's whims, all Windows for that matter,  that we don't need another layer of Dell's mercantile goudging.  And since this R201214.exe works fine anyway in W7, I don't understand Dell's logic to not officially support it in W7... besides my previous remark, thank'$ Dell ...

Here is an updated unofficial driver set:

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/driver-sets/xps-laptops/xps-m1530-windows-7-64-bit/

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/driver-sets/xps-laptops/xps-m1530-windows-7-32-bit/

R240788 is slightly newer and is compatible with Windows 7.

Thank you for this info, I just installed the R240788 and everything is fine. Excellent work Philip, I'll dig into it further...