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Found the right driver for Unknown device using hardware IDs

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  1. Erik Fontaine
    @binaryhound

    i keep seeing Unknown device on fresh installs and i never know which driver it needs. This time its on my work PC. Can someone explain how to identify it using hardware IDs and where to get the right driver safely?? Ideally Id like a method i can reuse next time instead of asking every time. Thanks! A quick explanation goes a long way.

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  2. Vera Z.
    @cipher_garage

    Is anything actually not working?

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  4. Arjun Varga
    @arjun_solid

    Open Device Manager > device > Properties > Details > Hardware Ids. The VEN_xxxx&DEV_xxxx part identifies the vendor and device. Searching that ID (or checking the INF files in a driver package) tells you which package covers it.

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  5. Selin
    @selinz225

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

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