If possible try another Express card on the system and see if it works alright. You mentioned that you tried the card in two other notebooks, what operating system are installed in the two other notebooks, do they have Windows 7 or some other OS? The reason I asked is that I found the Users Manual for the card from the following link.
I checked with StartTech and they confirm the card is compatible with Windows 7 - they hadn't updated the manual to say so.
I had previously tried another card from another manufacturer and it also wasn't detected on my Dell with Win7 but also not detected on another Dell with Vista but was detected on a Toshiba with Vista.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I expected the protocols for auto detecting an express card would be the same for every version of Windows since XP or 2000 and the only differences are in the software that's installed after detection. I'm not getting to that stage. Is there any option or switch in Windows that turns off auto detection of express cards? My machine auto detects USB devices OK.
The problem is not so much that the express card being compatible with Windows 7. It is that the notebook isn't listed as being compatible, which may be the reason why the card is not being detected correctly.
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May 25th, 2011 14:00
GeoffBray
If possible try another Express card on the system and see if it works alright. You mentioned that you tried the card in two other notebooks, what operating system are installed in the two other notebooks, do they have Windows 7 or some other OS? The reason I asked is that I found the Users Manual for the card from the following link.
www.startech.com/.../EC1S952.pdf
According to the users manual there is no support for Windows 7.
Supported Operating Systems Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista (32/64-bit
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GeoffBray
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May 27th, 2011 23:00
Thanks Terry,
I checked with StartTech and they confirm the card is compatible with Windows 7 - they hadn't updated the manual to say so.
I had previously tried another card from another manufacturer and it also wasn't detected on my Dell with Win7 but also not detected on another Dell with Vista but was detected on a Toshiba with Vista.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I expected the protocols for auto detecting an express card would be the same for every version of Windows since XP or 2000 and the only differences are in the software that's installed after detection. I'm not getting to that stage. Is there any option or switch in Windows that turns off auto detection of express cards? My machine auto detects USB devices OK.
Regards,
Geoff
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May 31st, 2011 19:00
The problem is not so much that the express card being compatible with Windows 7. It is that the notebook isn't listed as being compatible, which may be the reason why the card is not being detected correctly.