is it safe to ignore base system device with no driver?

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  1. ok so after a fresh install on my home-built PC, Device Manager shows a Base System Device with a yellow mark. everything seems to work, but I hate leaving unknown devices around. does ASRock ALiveXFire-eSATA2 R3.0 Bios 2.60 for DOS include teh dirver for this? how do I find out what this device actually is before installing random packages? id rather not use driver udpater tools if I can avoid it. im about to throw this thing out the window lol

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  2. hmmmm quick q whats the hardware ID of teh Unknown device? ?

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  3. The hardware ID starts with a vendor ID that matches ASRock.

    printer saw i was in a hurry and chose violence

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  4. ok so spent my entire lunch break on request and im still not done.. 馃槫 same issue here on my office machnie, no idea whats going on thx in advance!!

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  5. 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. worked for me anyway 馃し

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  6. @ibrandt what did u end up doing in the end

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  7. been there man download drivers from the 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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  8. oof open Device Manager > device > Properties > Details > Hardware Ids... the VEN_xxxx&DEV_xxxx part identifies the vendor and device. searching that ID (or checking teh INF files in a driver package) tells you which package covers it.

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  9. @subnet_den Used the hardware ID, found it was the Management Engine interface. Installed the PC makers package and teh yellow mark is gone. owe u a beer 馃嵑

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