Alcor Micro Unknown Fa00 - F W 3613 -

The "Alcor Micro Unknown FA00 - F/W 3613" designation refers to a USB Flash Drive controller that is often misidentified or corrupted. This specific string typically appears when diagnostic tools like ChipGenius or Flash Drive Information Extractor cannot find a matching entry in their database for the hardware. Key Identification Features

FAQs

: The controller's internal software (Firmware 3613) is damaged, preventing the operating system from seeing the actual storage capacity (often showing "0 MB" or "No Media"). Pseudo-Controller : The "FA00" ID is frequently associated with AU6989SN-GT/TA

Step 6 – Hardware diagnosis

• Test on another PC (Linux is excellent for identification – run lsusb).
• If still "Unknown FA00" on multiple PCs → likely a broken card reader controller.
• Disable in Device Manager if not needed (to remove error flag).