

Unfortunately we experienced major issues almost immediately.

Now the controller was being recognized as an XHCI 1.1 controller capable of USB 3.1! Normally we do not recommend replacing the built-in Windows 8/8.1 Microsoft USB driver stack with 3rd party drivers but in this scenario to achieve full USB 3.1 functionality we tracked down the latest 3rd party driver installation utility from ASMedia (version 1.16.23.0 from ) provided by ASUS in their motherboard support downloads section and installed it. 17393 from ) for the ASMedia controller only appeared to be USB 3.0 capable according to the device description. We installed a fresh copy of Windows 8.1 with all of the latest updates and found that the built-in Microsoft XHCI “0110” driver (version. Whenever I install a driver called ASMedia USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller (Microsoft) version 1.16.28.1, my computer crashes upon restart with stop error code.Īs most of our products are USB based, we wanted to get some early testing results to be prepared for any issues that might arise with this new USB 3.1 controller. Fix and enhancements: - Fixes an issue on a system connected to a Thunderbolt dock which causes the system to display a black screen after the system resumes from sleep mode. This package contains the ASMedia eXtensible Host Controller (xHCI) driver for supported notebook models running a supported operating system. ASMedia USB3.0 eXtensible Host Controller ASMedia USB3.1 eXtensible Host Controller. Home->Asmedia USB 3.0/3.1 eXtensible Host Controller Driver. Since Intel is not yet ready with their USB 3.1 controller, ASUS added an ASMedia ASM1142 USB 3.1Â XHCI 1.1 controller with two teal colored USB 3.1 type A connectors.ĭrivers and data for ASMedia USB3.1 eXtensible Host Controller (PCI VEN_1B21&DEV_1242), as made by ASMedia Technology. We picked up the ASUS Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1 and assembled our new USB testing workstation. When we heard ASUS had released the first commercially available USB 3.1 equipped motherboard we rushed to get our hands on one. Unknown Device On Asmedia Usb3.1 Extensible Host Controller.ASUS is not yet linking to this version from the motherboard support page so here is a direct download link: Version 1.16.24.0 from. A new stable version of the ASMedia USB 3.1 driver is now available.
