Will my USB 3.0 card still work after reinstalling Windows?


  1. Nevarthur
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    Will my USB 3.0 card still work after reinstalling Windows?


    Hi,

    I'm sorry for my ignorance on this.

    Since I last restored my Dell XPS 7100 from its factory partition I have had a PCI card installed giving me some USB 3 sockets. Do I need to prepare anything for being able to continue using these after I reinstall from the factory partition?

    From my limited knowledge I would presume I have to hunt down its driver and reinstall it at some stage, after the reinstall. Any advice would be treasured and gratefully received!

    Many thanks,

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  3. ThrashZone
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    Hi and welcome to SevenForums,
    I would imagine you'll need to install the driver yes
    Windows will install a generic driver usually so it might work but not as designed possibly
    No telling what the rated speed would be on a pci slot usb3 card would be or if it's rated "reality" faster than a regular usb2 would be :)
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  4. Megahertz07
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    Open Device Manager to see if there is any alert of missing drivers.
    If this USB 3 PCI card is an add on card, didn't it came with a driver disk?
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  6. Nevarthur
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    Megahertz07 said:
    Open Device Manager to see if there is any alert of missing drivers.
    If this USB 3 PCI card is an add on card, didn't it came with a driver disk?
    Hi,

    That's a good idea, will look for it. The card was installed by my PC chap so I didn't see what was involved but that makes sense. As you can gather, my knowledge is rather patchy!
    I take it Device Manger would advise me what make and model of USB card I have, if I knew exactly where to look?
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  7. Megahertz07
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    Once you find the USB 3 device on Device Manager, right click - properties - Details tab you will find all information of the device.
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  8. Nevarthur
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    Thank you both for your assistance. Am learning a little from my reading on this now.

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