Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/06/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Big thank you to all who replied, especially Frank and Sonny. The "Device is not migrated" message may not be a problem at all. There are numerous articles on the Web, all giving the same possible troubleshooting steps, none of which work for many people. Microsoft has never officially defined precisely what this message means, according to an IT pro on an MS Help forum.? The advice on several dozen Web sites is that if you get this message and the device doesn't work, follow the troubleshooting steps: The newest device drivers, newest chipset drivers, a system file check, latest BIOS, and reset to default BIOS settings.? If that doesn't solve the problem, buy new hardware.? What's also interesting is that sometimes this error occurs after a Windows update, when the device was working fine up until then. And it has occurred on Microsoft's own hardware. So, what if the device *does* work?? MS forums have the same advice:? Spin your wheels with fixes that don't work, do a clean install of Windows, and then give up and buy new hardware. Now for an interesting wrinkle. I decided to go through Device Manager thoroughly and check for "migration" issues on other devices.? My wife's computer is much newer than mine. It's a plain-vanilla Dell with no extra stuff added beyond a wireless card.?? Guess what?? Some of her hardware also show "device was not migrated," including the motherboard's built-in USB controllers. Same thing on my computer.? Yet everything has been working fine since I "upgraded" both our computers to Win10 last September. My semi-educated guess is that there is some sort of checklist MS uses for hardware and drivers that ensure absolute 100% compatibility with all the latest and greatest in their updates. Some of these checklist standards are too strict--a device that doesn't pass with a 100% score will still work fine. But, perhaps for legal reasons, MS puts a message in an obscure tab a couple of levels down in Device Manager, where no one but hard-core techies go.? And they do NOT show this as a true error.? There is no yellow warning triangle, and you don't find the events in any of the standard Event Viewer logs. In other words, what we don't know won't hurt us, but MS' legal posterior is covered, because they "warned" us.? It also encourages hardware manufacturers to absolutely comply with MS standards, and encourages us to buy new hardware. It's almost enough to make a guy go to LINUX.? Almost.? That way lies a different madness...?? :-) --Peter ---------- Frank Filippone wrote: > I would follow Sonny's advice. > > Most of the aftermarket cards are designed not by the guy whose name is on > it nor the selling company but rather by the company that makes the chips.? > The design complete with the PCB layout and any required firmware is given > to anyone that wants to build using (BUYING!!!) the chips.? This the > support is flaky but the design is probably good.? Asking for assistance > will get you nowhere.? They know nothing. > > If it were me, I would start looking for a new PC.? What you have is pretty > old.? Not that that means anything but the SW you put on it will start > going flaky because the old FW and BIOS is not "right" for the new SW.? > Ditto USB 3.0 ports etc..... there is no such thing as a properly working, > out > of date, old computer. > > Now it may sound easy for me to spend your $$$ so let me suggest that you > start watching > > https://www.dell.com/en-us/dfh/shop/dell-refurbished/cp/outlet > > It is the official outlet store for Dell products, and carries returned and > overrun computers at really big discounts.? After you decide WHAT to buy, > wait.? They run sales all the time....? My Dell (XPS8930) cost me about 35% > of its list price. Warranty is same as new. Buy when you get to the price > you want for the model you want.? The inventory changes all the time.... so > if something looks really good, it may not repeat.... > > Get a 8 Core Intel processor.....but the speed is pretty much a dead > issue.... you will not need blazing speeds here....Pick by price....? I have > a > preference for Intel processors.... > > Get the maximum amount of RAM possible, usually 16GB.... but you might find > 32GB.? DO NOT BUY A 8GB SYSTEM!!! > > Get a mid-"weight" 4gb or 8gb graphics card.? Speed and expense is not > required in most cases.? This includes photo editing.? video cards are > designed > by the chip suppliers, and with some options, again buy based on price.? > Nvidia and AMD are the 2 main suppliers. > > Storage.... get a 1-2TB main HDD or an SSD.? Add a 2-14TB 7200 rpm HDD for > your main storage.? Do this yourself.? There are lots of places to buy > them, including Amazon. > > Skip the DVD and CD drives..... no one uses them to distribute SW > anymore.... but for your existing music or other purposes , you may need one. > > Do not buy add on SW... you can get it from Amazon. > > > If anyone needs help in specific selection, please contact me..... > > > Frank Filippone > BMWRed735i at Gmail.com > On 6/6/2021 4:57 PM, Sonny Carter via LUG wrote: > > My guess is to let it go, if it?s working.? On the other hand, if you have > > the install drive, for win 10, it gives you a repair option, and you can > > save your apps and files. > > > > I think the clean system install will let windows find the correct driver > > and install the card. > > > > If you feel shaky about that, maybe image your drive before you do anything > > else. > > > > (Sez the guy who just had to do a full clean install after a win 10 crash > > that wouldn?t let me repair.) > > > > SonC > > > > On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 9:32 PM Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > > wrote: > > > >> Summary:? The old Transcend 2-port USB 3 PCIe card in my PC died this > >> past week. It worked fine for years. I replaced it with a FebSmart > >> 2-port card.? The replacement appears to work fine. But Device Manager > >> says that it's "not migrated due to to a partial or ambiguous match." > >> Should I be worried? > >> > >> Details:? I just installed a "FebSmart" FS-U2-Pro USB 3.0 PCIe card, $13 > >> from Amazon.? My computer is a Dell Optiplex 980, 8 GB memory, 450 GB > >> SSD system drive, 2000 GB data drive, Windows 10 Professional x64.? The > >> Optiplex 980 is not officially compatible with Win10, but many 980 > >> owners have successfully upgraded.? Mine has been happily running Win10 > >> since last year.? I use USB 3 to back up my computer, and to download > >> files from my camera SD cards. > >> > >> I keep getting the error "Device not migrated" in the Device Manager > >> entries for the Renesas USB 3.0 Host Controller and Hub. Despite the > >> error, the USB card appears to work correctly. I can use it with my > >> Seagate portable hard drive (for backups), a SDI card reader, and > >> various flash drives.? Speeds appear comparable with the old card. A 2GB > >> copy of RAW camera files from a card reader to my hard drive, and from > >> the hard drive to my backup USB drive all went flawlessly, and bit > >> compares of all these files showed no errors. > >> > >> The FebSmart card was supplied with a driver dated 2011(!).? The > >> manufacturer's web site has the exact same driver. Windows loads very > >> recent Microsoft drivers (late 2020 and 2021).? I have tried > >> uninstalling and reinstalling both drivers, and I get the same result. I > >> tried the remedies mentioned in various Web articles. No help. I > >> contacted the manufacturer and got the following reply: > >> > >> "Hello,I suggest you relaod System,for brand PCs some times it have some > >> limitations . Some brand PCs do not accept the device ,it is no way to > >> add it on . But if you reload systems all problems will be done." > >> > >> In other words, "just reinstall Windows and all your software." Ummm, no. > >> > >> Frankly, I'm not sure that the error message isn't bogus, since the card > >> works.? So at this point, I can just run with the current card unless > >> something truly goes wrong, or replace it with a $20 Inatek card > >> (Chinese company), or a $37 StarTech card (made in Taiwan for a Canadian > >> company).? Throwing much more money than that at the problem is probably > >> not worth it.? I'll probably replace the PC in a year or two, but I'd > >> like to get a bit more life out of it for now. > >> > >> Any thoughts or suggestions happily considered. Thanks! > >> --Peter > >>