What is Marvell Miniport?

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I bought a used Dell Inspiron 6000 with Windows 7 and I was cleaning out stuff that the previous owner had that I don't want.

One item is Marvell Miniport Driver.

I found tons of sources online but none of them explain what it is.

Anybody know?
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Studio 540
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad CPU
Motherboard
ECS Iris8
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series
Sound Card
AMD
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Syncmaster 2220WM
Hard Drives
Hitachi 400 GB
Unknown Brand 500 GB
FreeAgent Backup Drive 500 GB
I bought a used Dell Inspiron 6000 with Windows 7 and I was cleaning out stuff that the previous owner had that I don't want.

One item is Marvell Miniport Driver.

I found tons of sources online but none of them explain what it is.

Anybody know?

It might be a driver for an external SATA drive. I have a Marvell driver for that on my PC. It isn't a big deal to leave it there if you eventually want to use an eSATA drive, or you can delete it if you don't plan to use one.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Mellon Labs (custom build)
OS
Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual boot
CPU
AMD FX 8350 Vishera @ 4200
Motherboard
ASUS M5A97 R2.0
Memory
16 GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-2400 @ 1866 (9-10-10-10-31)
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon R9 280 Double D Black Edition
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio on MB. Sounds great.
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 24", Acer 22"
Screen Resolution
3840 x 1080
Hard Drives
1 x Mushkin Chronos 120 GB SSD (Win 10)
1 x Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD (Win 7)
1 x WD 1TB SATA Blue
1 x WD 1TB SATA Green
PSU
Corsair TX-750
Case
CoolerMaster HAF 912+
Cooling
Coolermaster Seidon 240M Liquid AIO. 6 case fans
Keyboard
Logitech G710+
Mouse
Logitech G500s
Internet Speed
Much better since I got fiber, but still way overpriced.
Antivirus
MSE, Malware Bytes for scanning
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Corsair VOID USB headphones.

A Mellon Labs X-1 - LCD Smartie driven system status display.

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Thanks, I'll leave it alone.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Studio 540
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad CPU
Motherboard
ECS Iris8
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series
Sound Card
AMD
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Syncmaster 2220WM
Hard Drives
Hitachi 400 GB
Unknown Brand 500 GB
FreeAgent Backup Drive 500 GB
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