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Media Card Reader Driver for Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit), XP

Media Card Reader Driver for Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit), XP

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Media Card Reader Driver for Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit), XP

3.377 MB
2.14.18.01

Windows 7 (32-bit)

Windows 7 (64-bit)

Windows XP (32-bit)

28 May 2015
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Media Card Reader Driver

g1ss01ww.exe

3.37 MB
2.14.18.01

Windows 7 (32-bit)

Windows 7 (64-bit)

Windows XP (32-bit)

07 Feb 2014
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README for Media Card Reader Driver

g1ss01ww.txt

7.2 KB
2.14.18.01

Windows 7 (32-bit)

Windows 7 (64-bit)

Windows XP (32-bit)

07 Feb 2014
Recommended

Description

Media Card Reader Driver for Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit), XP - ThinkPad

Compatible Devices

Supported ThinkPad Systems

  • T430, T430i, T430s, T430si
  • T530, T530i
  • W530
  • X230, X230i, X230s, X230 Tablet, X230i Tablet
  • X1 Carbon (Type 34xx)

Compatible Operating Systems

  • Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3
  • Microsoft Windows XP  Professional x64 Edition SP2

What's More

This package installs the software (Media Card Reader Driver) to enable the following device.

Device name Device name in the Device Manager
Ricoh Multi Card Reader Ricoh PCIe SDXC/MMC Host Controller

 

Contents
Supported ThinkPad Systems
Supported Operating Systems
Summary of Changes
Installation Instructions
Determining which Version is Installed

 

 

 

Summary of Changes

Where:

  • <   > Package version number
  • [Important] Important update
  • (New) New function or enhancement
  • (Fix) Correction to existing function

Version 2.14.18.01

  • (Fix) Specified the machine types of ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Machine types: 34xx).
  • (New) Added support for ThinkPad X230s.
  • (New) Added support Windows XP x64 Edition for ThinkPad W530.
  • (New) Added support for ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Type 34xx).
  • (New) Added support for ThinkPad T430s, T430si.
  • (New) Initial release for ThinkPad T430,T430i,T530,T530i,W530,X230,X230i, X230 Tablet,X230i Tablet.

 

Installation Instructions

Notes:

  • If your computer runs satisfactorily now, it may not be necessary to update the software. To determine if you should update the software, refer to the Determining which Version is Installed section.

 

Manual Install

This section assumes to use Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer.

[Downloading file]

  1. Select the underlined file name. Once this is done, some pop-up windows will appear.
  2. Follow the instructions on the screen.
  3. In the window to choose Run or Save, click the Save.
  4. Choose the folder you would like to download the file to and click Save. A different window will appear and the download will begin and complete. Once the download has completed, there may or may not be a message stating that the download completed successfully.

[Extracting file]

  1. Make sure to be logged on with an administrator account.
  2. Locate the folder where the file was downloaded.
  3. Locate the file that was downloaded and double-click it.
  4. Follow the instructions on the screen.
  5. In the "Select Destination Location" window, click Next. If you would like to select a different folder, click Browse.
  6. In the "Ready to Install" window, click Install. All the necessary files will be extracted to the folder selected in step 9.

[Installing files]

  1. Make sure the checkbox next to "Install ..... now" is checked and click Finish.
  2. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation and restart the computer.

Finally delete the file saved in the step 4.

 

Silent Install

This is for system administrators' use only.

  1. Refer to the Manual Install section, and download and extract the file.
  2. In the step 11 of the Installing files section, uncheck the checkbox next to "Install ..... now", and then click Finish to cancel installation.
  3. At the command line, execute setup.exe with the -s option.
    Example: [Path where the files were extracted]\setup -s

     

    Determining which Version is Installed

    [Windows 7]

    1. Select Start, then select Control Panel.
    2. Make sure "View by Category" is selected, and select Uninstall a program.
    3. Select Organize, select Layout, then select Details Pane. The Details Pane will be shown at the bottom of screen.
    4. Select RICOH_Media_Driver_v2.14.18.01.
    5. Check the product version in the Details Pane.

      [Windows XP]

      1. Select Start, then select Control Panel.
      2. Select Add or Remove Programs.
      3. Select RICOH_Media_Driver_v2.14.18.01, then select "Click here for support information.".
      4. Check the software version.
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      Last Modified Date: 05 Mar 2020

      Original Publish Date: 28 May 2015

      Document ID: DS028931

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