How to identify and unknown USB device (CF reader, Win98)?

[technotravel]

Hi folks,
having gone through a couple of threads here, I can see there are pretty experienced people on board, and very helpful as well.

Ok - here's a challenge: I have bought, while travelling in the US, a USB CF-card reader. At the time, I was only using XP and thus didn't bother much about the CD, since the reader was recognised under XP and worked without any problem there.

Now I need to use it under Win98 and guess what: I don't have the CD anymore ... What makes it worse is that there is no indication whatsoever of who the producer could be. Nor a number - strictly nothing on the device. XP also doesn't indicate a specification, using the MS drivers.

Doing a google pictures search, I actually found a picture that pretty much resembles my reader (except for the printing on top). Problem is that the corresponding site is in Czech and I couldn't identify a download section there. Here's the link to the pic:
http://www.3kfoto.cz/popisy/Card_reader_CF.jpg

Now what do to? Unless a friendly reader here has by chance the same model (and kept the CD) - how could I identify the make of this little bugger? Do you know of a program that identifies computer components or periphery?

I have already tried a couple of drivers from other sites for CF-readers that bore some similarity to mine, but no joy. In the worst case, installing these drivers screwed up my Win98 installation, as other USB components wouldn't work anymore. Nevermind, I have a good HDD image and thus can return to scratch easily, so I'm willing to experiment if that's what it takes.

All advice very welcome and thanx in advance!
Chris

[geoscomp]

might give a try to the Atec card reader driver loacted here:

http://www.a-tecsubsystem.com/download.asp

[technotravel]

Hey - this worked!

Thanks a lot!

Was it a guess, or did u recognise the model?

[geoscomp]

pretty much a guess..but the pic you posted had an atec logo on the top, so thought it was worth a try

[technotravel]

You have good eyes!

I hadn't recognised this, but even if I had, I didn't know this producer.

Thanks again, and have a nice week-end!
Chris