ST Microelectronics DE351DL Free Fall Sensor

Discussion in 'PC Hardware' started by TrustMe, Jul 27, 2015.

  1. TrustMe

    TrustMe MDL Member

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    #1 TrustMe, Jul 27, 2015
    I have a Alienware M14X (Early 2011) which came with a Seagate 750GB Momentus hard drive. I replaced it with a Intel 520 SSD. After a clean install the ST Microelectronics DE351DL Free Fall Sensor is coming up as a Unknown Device in the Device Manager. My question is, is this driver compatible with the Intel 520 SSD or would it be better not to install it?
    I plan on upgrading to Windows 10 and I don't know if I can even find a driver for it. After doing a search people are having trouble finding Windows 8 drivers. Does anyone know what this driver actually does?
     
  2. ALD76

    ALD76 MDL Novice

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    #2 ALD76, Jul 27, 2015
    It parks the hard drive when it detects the laptop is falling. So total pointless with a SSD as it has no moving parts.
     
  3. poppy10

    poppy10 MDL Novice

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    #3 poppy10, Jul 27, 2015
    Yeah, it's pointless for an SSD, but if like me you hate having unknown devices in Device Manager, you can just install the Windows 7 driver, it works fine.