I was having trouble with my startech usb 3.0 pci card. When connecting even a 2.0 thumb drive to the 3.0 port I'd get the message that it could go faster. The drivers on the cd that came with the card were from 2012. I d/l'd the VIA driver mentioned above 4.50 dated 2014. Installed it and now no notification of thumb drives able to go faster. VIA Card Reader chipset drivers for Microsoft Windows 7 64bit (4 files) VIA drivers for Card Reader and Windows 7 64bit VIA MSP Card Reader driver, VIA MSP Card Reader Host Controller, VIA VX11 Secure Digital Card Reader Host Controller, VIA VX11 Memory Stick Card Reader Host Controller, VIA VT8261 Card Reader, VIA MSP Card Reader Host Controller.

1. Via Usb 2.0 Pci Card Driver Windows 7

Hello: I have a usb 3 flashdrive with the windows 7 installation image on it. It will load windows 7, but if I'm doing a clean installation, the USB 3 pci e card is not going to work unless the driver is installed. As I understand it, this pci e card's driver will not be loaded by the Windows 7 64bit Ultimate SP1 installation disk that I have prepared on the USB 3 flashdrive. Or, will it?

I am going on the hunch the it won't so at the outset of the installation, windows 7 offers a window that says 'load drivers.' I suppose it is there that I direct the installation to another place, say another usb flashdrive with the usb 3 pci E card's drivers.

My question is after I direct windows installation to the Pci e card's driver and load it, will the USB 3 Flashdrive from which the installation is being conducted then start to work at USB 3 speed, or will I not be able to get the USB 3 PCI E card to work until Windows 7 have completed installation; in such case, I might as well use a usb 2 flashdrive?

Thank you for your consideration, comments and advice.

Via Usb 2.0 Pci Card Driver Windows 7

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