M6811 woes

Falstaff · Jul 4, 2005, 03:19 PM

my girlfriend offered to upgrade my Emachine 6811 for me to Windows XP professional, not a problem as far as I am concerned. However after installation the cardbus contoller driver is gone and I cannot restore it, after discussing my problem with Emachines Chat, I found out that they refuse to help me because I switched the OS from XP home to XP professional. I am rather disappointed wtih Emachines or Gateway depending on your perspective, and I am pissed at the fact that they stepped away from any support period...but I need the cardbus controller driver for my M6811, as I did not recieve a restore disk, I am forced to contact Emachines or use other resources...

TE|Cole · Jul 6, 2005, 01:26 PM

Look carefully on your c:\

Emachines does not provide a restore disk, but they ship all the laptops with the drivers on there in a folder called drivers I believe. I had the same problem with my m6805 when I upgraded to pro. I gave up, and then found them right on the the harddrive.

edit: If you totally wiped out your hdd, email me and I'll email you the drivers. I should still have them.

Falstaff · Jul 11, 2005, 02:21 PM

I actually tried the drivers folder, and lo and behold it didnt solve the problem...sigh

studbagel9 · Jul 18, 2005, 04:32 PM

the generic cardbus reader drivers are not in the driver folder. I'm not sure it's a driver, but there is a program in "Program folders" I think under the folder "generic card reader". I'm having my m6810 serviced by Best Buy right now, but I can check the folder when I get it back, maybe I can find the driver for you. It may be a week or two though.

studbagel9 · Aug 1, 2005, 04:40 PM

Do you still need these?

flyguy42 · Jan 6, 2006, 08:02 AM

If you still have those drives, I need them.

I did the same thing by upgrading to pro... but I have the restore disc (The 6811 did come with a restore dvd) However, the cardbus drivers do not appear to be in the drivers folder, they must be built into the image.

Jul 4, 2005, 03:19 PM	#1
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	M6811 woes my girlfriend offered to upgrade my Emachine 6811 for me to Windows XP professional, not a problem as far as I am concerned. However after installation the cardbus contoller driver is gone and I cannot restore it, after discussing my problem with Emachines Chat, I found out that they refuse to help me because I switched the OS from XP home to XP professional. I am rather disappointed wtih Emachines or Gateway depending on your perspective, and I am pissed at the fact that they stepped away from any support period...but I need the cardbus controller driver for my M6811, as I did not recieve a restore disk, I am forced to contact Emachines or use other resources... __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Jul 11, 2005, 02:21 PM	Thread Starter #3
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	I actually tried the drivers folder, and lo and behold it didnt solve the problem...sigh __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Jul 18, 2005, 04:32 PM	#4
studbagel9 Rolling the Hard Six Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lock Haven, PA Posts: 767 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	the generic cardbus reader drivers are not in the driver folder. I'm not sure it's a driver, but there is a program in "Program folders" I think under the folder "generic card reader". I'm having my m6810 serviced by Best Buy right now, but I can check the folder when I get it back, maybe I can find the driver for you. It may be a week or two though. __________________

Aug 1, 2005, 04:40 PM	#5
studbagel9 Rolling the Hard Six Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lock Haven, PA Posts: 767 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Do you still need these? __________________

Jul 6, 2005, 01:26 PM	#2
TE\|Cole DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Look carefully on your c:\ Emachines does not provide a restore disk, but they ship all the laptops with the drivers on there in a folder called drivers I believe. I had the same problem with my m6805 when I upgraded to pro. I gave up, and then found them right on the the harddrive. edit: If you totally wiped out your hdd, email me and I'll email you the drivers. I should still have them.

Jan 6, 2006, 08:02 AM	#6
flyguy42 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	If you still have those drives, I need them. I did the same thing by upgrading to pro... but I have the restore disc (The 6811 did come with a restore dvd) However, the cardbus drivers do not appear to be in the drivers folder, they must be built into the image.