), the drive likely has a terminal hardware failure or is a low-quality counterfeit that cannot be permanently fixed. Do you have the ChipGenius
Since this reads like a troubleshooting query, I’ve written a blog post aimed at users who see this in their Device Manager and want to fix it.
Power management settings can sometimes prevent Alcor readers from "waking up" properly: Go to > Power Options > Change plan settings . Click Change advanced power settings .
Check the comments for specific OEM driver links for the FA04 variant. Do not hesitate to disable the device in the BIOS if you do not use smart cards—it will free up an interrupt and stop the error message forever.
Sometimes you install the driver, it says "successful," but the device remains with a yellow bang. Here is the fix.
), the drive likely has a terminal hardware failure or is a low-quality counterfeit that cannot be permanently fixed. Do you have the ChipGenius
Since this reads like a troubleshooting query, I’ve written a blog post aimed at users who see this in their Device Manager and want to fix it.
Power management settings can sometimes prevent Alcor readers from "waking up" properly: Go to > Power Options > Change plan settings . Click Change advanced power settings .
Check the comments for specific OEM driver links for the FA04 variant. Do not hesitate to disable the device in the BIOS if you do not use smart cards—it will free up an interrupt and stop the error message forever.
Sometimes you install the driver, it says "successful," but the device remains with a yellow bang. Here is the fix.
