New dv6-6145dx "Unknown device"

Hi everyone. I have a new dv6-6145dx laptop, which has the AMD A8 quad-core processor.
Out of the box it shows a yellow alert and an "Unknown device" in the device manager under the "USB" section. It's the seventh entry from the bottom of the USB area.
Does anyone else out there see this on their machine, and if not and you have this exact machine, can you tell me what the 7th from the bottom USB device actually is?
thanks!
Keith

Hi,
Go into Device Manager, right click on the problem device and select Properties. Click the Details tab, choose Hardware Ids from the dropdown box and post back with the details shown under Value.
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