{"id":1134,"date":"2010-11-17T22:17:15","date_gmt":"2010-11-18T03:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasemccarty.com\/blog\/?p=1134"},"modified":"2010-11-17T22:17:15","modified_gmt":"2010-11-18T03:17:15","slug":"scr331-smart-card-reader-5-25-firmware-update-windows-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasemccarty.com\/blog\/scr331-smart-card-reader-5-25-firmware-update-windows-7\/","title":{"rendered":"SCR331 Smart Card Reader – 5.25 Firmware Update & Windows 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I have been doing some reorganizing lately, and I ran across a “broken” Smart Card reader.<\/p>\n

It was “broken” because it would not work in Windows Vista.\u00a0 Personally, I wouldn’t consider “not working in Vista” a reason for something to be “broken.”<\/p>\n

Really Broken?
\n<\/strong>So I began to look deeper into this “broken” SCR, and see what the deal was.\u00a0 It is a SCM Microsystems SCR331<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

From the above link, it would appear that they still support the SCR331.\u00a0 So I looked at the support page for some Windows 7 x64 drivers.\u00a0 I found one here:
\nhttp:\/\/www.scmmicro.com\/support\/pc-security-support\/downloads.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I chose the appropriate download (for Windows 7 x64) to get started.<\/p>\n

<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

So I’ve got the drivers… I must be good to go.<\/p>\n

Broken?<\/strong>
\nWell, I connected the SCR to my system, pointed to the drivers, and voila!<\/p>\n

Nothing.<\/p>\n

Maybe this darn thing is broken.\u00a0 Maybe Windows 7\/Vista just can’t use it.<\/p>\n

No way… Why are there drivers to use it, when it isn’t “supported?”<\/p>\n

Trial and Error<\/strong>
\nSo I fired up a Windows XP VM, loaded the drivers and voila! It worked.\u00a0 Alright, something is a little strange here.<\/p>\n

Then I noticed something… Looking at the downloads page for Windows 7 x64 and Windows XP I noticed something very different between the two.<\/p>\n

Look at the firmware section from the download page for Windows 7 x64
\n\"\"<\/a>Then look at the firmware section from the download page for Windows XP (32bit)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>So… There is a firmware update for the device.\u00a0 Good to know.\u00a0 Maybe that’s the fix.<\/p>\n

Updating the Firmware<\/strong>
\nI figured that this wouldn’t work in Windows 7 x64, but what the heck, the SCR was “broken” anyway.<\/p>\n

Upon downloading and extracting the .zip file, I ran the included FwUpdate.exe to begin the upgrade process.\u00a0 Surprisingly, no compatibility issues, and it ran without issue.<\/p>\n

My firmware was at version 1.40, and this package 5.25.\u00a0 Afterward, the SCR was fully patched to 5.25.<\/p>\n

<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And then afterward:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

I added the appropriate drivers to Windows 7 x64, and voila! It worked.<\/p>\n

Moral To The Story<\/strong>
\nI know that these devices are not that expensive, a Google Shopping<\/a><\/strong> search lists them around $15 each.<\/p>\n

I can only imagine how many of these have been discarded by various entities, because they “didn’t work” with Windows Vista\/7. So it would cost an organization with 100 of these, about $1500 to replace them with a similar “supported” device if the prices were comparable.<\/p>\n

In short, before something is discarded, be 100% certain is isn’t going to work.\u00a0 It could cost you in the long run.<\/p>\n

Now maybe I can see if I can get it to work with VMware View<\/a><\/strong>… I guess I’ll start with Jason Langone’s post: How to Configure VMware View 4.5 with US Department of Defense CAC Authentication<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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