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‎10-14-2018 05:10 PM

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You're very welcome.

 

Yes, you can if you want.

 

However, I ike a clean device manager.

 

What I do on my HP notebooks with SSD's that have the 3D driveguard device is this...

 

Download and install this free file utility.  The 2nd file at the top of the page is for 64 bit.

 

https://www.7-zip.org/

 

After you install 7-Zip, right click on the 3d Driveguard driver file.

 

Select 7-Zip from the menu and have 7-Zip Extract All.   Let it extract the exe file into its folder name (sp64144).

 

Once that is done, go to the device manager, click on the Unknown 3D Driveguard device that needs the driver.

 

Click on the driver tab.  Click on Update driver.  Select the Browse my computer for driver software option and browse to the driver folder 7-zip created.

 

Make sure the include subfolders box is checked, and the driver should install.

 

Then restart the PC.

 

Using the above method only installs the device driver itself without the software controls to operate it.

 

Win-win.  Error free device manager, and a non functioning device that won't try to park any non existent drive heads on a SSD.

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‎10-16-2018 06:11 AM

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Thanks for your support, Paul

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‎10-16-2018 07:09 AM

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Anytime.

 

Glad to have been of assistance.

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