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MYSTERY PCI SIMPLE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER IN DEVICE MANAGER. HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT DRIVER

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  1. Malik K.
    @malik.kowalski0

    Request and question in one: my laptop has a PCI Simple Communications Controller without a driver. i installed the chipset package, but its still there. Id love to know how to identify it properly. Is there a reliable way to map it to a specific driver from ASRock or my PC maker? Id really prefer to avoid driver updater tools, so official sources only. Thanks in advance for any pointers.

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  2. Camila Brandt
    @shaderranger

    hmmm is anything actually not working? ?

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  3. Greta Halvorsen
    @greta.halvorsen

    is communications even worth bothering with or should i just leave it

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  4. Malik K.
    @malik.kowalski0
    in reply to @greta.halvorsen

    yeah so nothing obviously broken, just the yellow mark. idk what else to say tbh

    day one patch is bigger than the actual game, classic

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  5. Camila Brandt
    @shaderranger

    lol this thread is gold. @cyruse880 did u ever fix it?? im about to throw this thing out the window lol

    thinking

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  6. Silas Ziegler
    @mutex_monk

    If the device works and nothing is broken, leaving it unknown is usually harmless, but installing teh right driver can improve power manaegment or sensors. fingers crossed 馃

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  7. Mila Zhang
    @mila.zhang

    common mappings: SM Bus Controller usually needs the chipset package; PCI Simple Communications Controller is often the Management Engine interface; Data Acquisition and Signal Processing Controller often relates to thermal or platform drivers. lmk how it goes

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  8. Ivan
    @ivani542

    yeahhh the Microsoft Update Catalog can search by hardware ID and often has the matching driver package. good luck man!

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  9. Cyrus
    @cyruse880

    unknown devices sometimes need firmware-related drivers that only the PC maker distributes. dont rely on teh generic package alone.

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