- #DELL OPTIPLEX 755 PCI SIMPLE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER DRIVER HOW TO#
- #DELL OPTIPLEX 755 PCI SIMPLE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER DRIVER INSTALL#
- #DELL OPTIPLEX 755 PCI SIMPLE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER DRIVER SERIAL#
- #DELL OPTIPLEX 755 PCI SIMPLE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER DRIVER DRIVERS#
- #DELL OPTIPLEX 755 PCI SIMPLE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER DRIVER UPDATE#
#DELL OPTIPLEX 755 PCI SIMPLE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER DRIVER INSTALL#
When the wizard pops up select No, not this time > Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) > Don’t Search.
#DELL OPTIPLEX 755 PCI SIMPLE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER DRIVER UPDATE#
Right click on the first one and select Update Driver.
#DELL OPTIPLEX 755 PCI SIMPLE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER DRIVER SERIAL#
#DELL OPTIPLEX 755 PCI SIMPLE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER DRIVER HOW TO#
Below are the detailed instructions on how to install the AHCI driver once you have Windows installed by changing the SATA controller to ATA mode.
#DELL OPTIPLEX 755 PCI SIMPLE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER DRIVER DRIVERS#
By selecting the ATA mode you can use the drivers already supplied by default on the Windows XP CD, once you get it installed you can use the Windows Device Manager to update the drivers to the AHCI ones. You should see options for ATA mode / AHCI mode and RAID mode. Well with these newer Dells you have the option to go in to the BIOS and change in what mode the SATA controller operates. And since most computers don’t ship with a floppy and won’t recognize a flash driver when installing XP your only option is to slipstream the driver on to the Windows XP CD to make it boot the PC. Vista has drivers to use the controller in this mode, however Windows XP doesn’t. Coming from the factory most PCs will come with Vista on it and be have the SATA controller in AHCI mode. I am pretty sure this is a standard Intel Q# chipset.Since it looks like Windows XP will still be hanging around for at least a few more months, I thought I should share one of the cool tricks that I have found when installing it to theses newer Dell computers that have difference mode SATA controllers. THe serial port driver, and something else called 'PCI Simple Communications Controller' (possibly a modem on the motherboard) are listed as 'other devices' in the device manager, with yellow exclamation marks in the icons meaning they have no drivers installed.ĭell does not list any drivers on their usual website where you enter your service tag. I have a dell optiplex 755 (tower), it was shipped originally with vista but was recently reinstalled using Windows 7, 64 bit. Has Anybody Found Any Compatible Drivers For This Yet, It Will Be 5. They Are.PCI Serial Port & PCI Simple Communications Controller. Hey Guys & Gals, I Installed Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit On My Dell Optiplex 755, I Updated All My Drivers, But 2 Pieces Of Hardware Do Not Have Drivers Even After Updates. PCI Simple Communications Controller I was expecting to find all the drivers for the system on the dell support site but it looks like they have decided not to officially support. I've checked the Dell website and Googled the subject but there is very little information 1 can find. Hi, I'm looking for drivers for my Dell Optiplex 980.Seriously ? sits on a flashing curser at two l-o-n-g intervals, takes about one full minute, then boots into windows XP just fine ? Any idea's ? Do these machines normally take SO bloody long to boot. Obviously I'm not typing in the right string into google. Unfortunately I lots the link to that forum, and don't know where to start. I also read late last night about a possible fix removing Registry References to old drivers ? And several fixes were found by doing that. Perhaps I installed drivers in the wrong order ? There was two of the above unknown 'PCI simple communications controller' entry's, but one easily installed with one of the above Dell drivers. But this last ah heck just won't play fair What I've tried > Obtained the driver pack as mentioned here in other threads, and individually installed every driver for all of the unknown hardware one by one. Standard Intel Core Duo E6550 2.33 Ghz / 2gb DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-6400) / Graphics=Intel Q35 / Network= Intel-82566DM-2 / 150 GB Hdd (Bios is old A12) just formatted and re-installed Windows XP Pro.
īackgound : Stand alone home PC = DELL OPTIPLEX-755. I have also done the Dell Website diagnostic several different ways, to no avail -after updating and applying fixes to all of. 'PCI - Simple Communications Controller' - with no driver that will load or work. I have tried all the advice in other threads, (bits relevant to XP Pro) and still have the 'Other Devices' flagged in the Device Manager as:
I have been reading till my eyes are bleeding, and hoping someone can help me out of my dilemma ? Can I resurrect this old thread please ? Just call me Lazarus.