JMicron Technology Corp - GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller

[Guest]

I downloaded a hardware update from the windows update website with the
result that my dvd-rw is no longer accessable (i.e. not visible in "my
computer"). I know for a fact that this occurs only when drivers are
installed on my machine that deal with raid configurations etc (my
motherboard doesn't support this (GA965-DS3)). I learnt this through trial
and error when installing the motherboard drivers that came on the driver cd
and had the same missing dvd-rw drive scenario occur. This is what happens
when companies cut corners and ship 1 driver cd for different model
motherboards i guess.

The solution to getting my dvd-rw back when I installed the motherboard cd
driver was simply to un-install it and everything worked fine. However I
can't seem to uninstall this infernal windows update hardware version of
Gigabyte's raid driver as upon reloading Windows it now detects my hardrive
as a new pieve of hardware and promptly re-installs the driver downloaded
through windows update. The other annoying thing is that now I have a icon in
the on my taskbar that represents a plug and play piece of hardware (my hard
drive) and when I go to eject it it of course says it can't...no duh!

So I ask 2 things:
1. How to I un-install this driver that exhibits alot of characteristics
akin to spyware.

2. Microsoft needs to be more careful which 3rd party companies it allows
into their update service.


Signed,

"the guy who doesn't want to have to reformat and re-install his OS"

 

[Rock]

I downloaded a hardware update from the windows update website with the
result that my dvd-rw is no longer accessable (i.e. not visible in "my
computer"). I know for a fact that this occurs only when drivers are
installed on my machine that deal with raid configurations etc (my
motherboard doesn't support this (GA965-DS3)). I learnt this through trial
and error when installing the motherboard drivers that came on the driver
cd
and had the same missing dvd-rw drive scenario occur. This is what happens
when companies cut corners and ship 1 driver cd for different model
motherboards i guess.

The solution to getting my dvd-rw back when I installed the motherboard cd
driver was simply to un-install it and everything worked fine. However I
can't seem to uninstall this infernal windows update hardware version of
Gigabyte's raid driver as upon reloading Windows it now detects my
hardrive
as a new pieve of hardware and promptly re-installs the driver downloaded
through windows update. The other annoying thing is that now I have a icon
in
the on my taskbar that represents a plug and play piece of hardware (my
hard
drive) and when I go to eject it it of course says it can't...no duh!

So I ask 2 things:
1. How to I un-install this driver that exhibits alot of characteristics
akin to spyware.

2. Microsoft needs to be more careful which 3rd party companies it allows
into their update service.


Signed,

"the guy who doesn't want to have to reformat and re-install his OS"

What about using driver rollback from Device Manager? The regular advice
given in here is to never get hardware driver updates from the windows
update site (unless it's a Microsoft hardware device). These are what the
device manufacturer provides, and it's up to them to make sure it works.
Quite often there are newer ones from the manufacturer which they haven't
submitted to MS - mainly it's a cost issue.