We've all been there, just formatted and forgotten to note down which drivers you need. Now, your device manager is plagued with unknown devices, and you have no idea what they are. To top it off, Windows Update hasn't got a clue either.
[img]http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/5685/devmanager.png[/img]
Two unknown devices - "Base System Device"
Now for the trick.
Right click the device you want to find out about -> Properties -> Details -> Hardware Ids.
This will show you the list of hardware ID's that match the device. Usually, only the first one will be of interest.
[img]http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/3908/properties.png[/img]
Next up, we need to get the important data from that string.
In my case, I have PCI\VEN_1180&DEV_0843
This tells me the Vendor ID is 1180, and the Device ID is 0843.
Head over to [url]www.pcidatabase.com[/url] and search for these. I usually search for the Vendor, then by Device.
[img]http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/8951/pcidatabase.png[/img]
And there we have the device details, and a direct link to a driver.
[QUOTE=birkett;18045227]Head over to [url]www.pcidatabase.com[/url] and search for these.[/QUOTE]
Bookmarked. Thanks, I've wanted something like this for a long time.
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