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is it safe to ignore pci data acquisition and signal processing controller with no driver?

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Accepted solution by Nico Vance — the Microsoft Update Catalog can search by hardware ID and often has the matching driver package. good luck man!
  1. Diego
    @diego_packet

    im literally losing my mind here i keep seeing PCI Data Acquisition and Signal Processing Controller 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... thx! A quick explanation goes a long way.

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  2. Farah Ferreira
    @nightgarage-3lq

    wait did you install teh PC makers package or the generic one from ECS? ??

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  3. Bram G.
    @bram.gill-2qk

    lol same thing happened to me bump... still happening with vista, for me fingers crossed 🤞

    RAM prices doing their own thing again smh

    thumbsup

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  4. Farah Ferreira
    @nightgarage-3lq

    try turning off teh firmware first, fixed it for me

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  7. Farah Ferreira
    @nightgarage-3lq
    in reply to @diego_packet

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

    my pc fans sound like a jet taking off but sure

    thumbsup

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  8. Farah Ferreira
    @nightgarage-3lq

    oof 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. fingers crossed 🤞

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  9. Fenna M.
    @fmoreau

    unrelated but anyone elses coffee machine also judging them today

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  10. Farah Ferreira
    @nightgarage-3lq

    lol same thing happened to me download drivers from teh PC or motherboard makers support page for your exact model, their package lists usually include chipset, ME, serial IO and platform drivers.

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  11. Kofi Larsen
    @klarsen

    yeahhh if teh device works and nothing is broken, leavnig it unknown is usually harmless, but installing teh right driver can improve power management or sensors. lmk how it goes

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  12. Farah Ferreira
    @nightgarage-3lq

    been there man exact same thing happened to my mac last month

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  13. Nico Vance
    @nico.vance
    Accepted solution

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

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  14. Fenna M.
    @fmoreau

    idk man that sounds like bad advice tbh. reading this at 2am instead of sleeping, no regrets

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  15. Fenna M.
    @fmoreau

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

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  17. Rowan Grant
    @rowan_byte

    im literally losing my mind here ok this thread just saved my weekend what am i doing wrong??

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  18. Bram G.
    @bram.gill-2qk

    hmm idk idk man that sounds like bad advice tbh. bump. still happening with vista, for me but hey ymmv

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  19. Diego
    @diego_packet
    in reply to @nico.vance

    @nico.vance WOWWW turns out P43T-A2(V1.0) Bios 08/12/29 did include it, i just needed to reboot after teh install, thx!

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