Re: Identify unknown PCI devices

From: Malke (malke_at_nospoonnotreally.com)
Date: 02/16/05 

Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 10:24:20 -0800

WAW wrote:

> After installing XP home from the Dell recovery disks I had a number
> of
> unknown devices in Device Manager. Once I got on the Internet, XP
> found them all except for the "Video controller" and "Video controller
> (VGA
> compatible)". I found this article
> (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=298837) but my registry does not
> match the one described in the article (there is no enum tab under
> h_key_local_machine). Anyone point me to how to find the manufacturer
> of
> these controllers? By the way, the machine runs like a top... The
> Dell disk and web site have about 20 alternative display adapter
> drivers, no mean task to unzip, try it, unzip another, try it,
> unzip... TIA,
> Al

Among the cd's that came with your Dell system will be the Dell
Resources cd. This is not the cd that says "Operating System". Install
it and it will find the proper drivers on your system and give you the
ability to install them. Drivers for the modem, if you have one, are
usually on a separate cd.

Malke 

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