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Kommentar till text 11496 av Rich Gauszka (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: PCI hardware ID
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From: "Rich" <@>
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That would deny them to the bulk of the users which have good =
hardware.
Rich
"Rich Gauszka" <gauszka@hotmail.com> wrote in message =
news:448b4db1@w3.nls.net...
In cases involving gotchas as your Nvidia example wouldn't Microsoft =
be better off by just not including those drivers in windows update? =20
"Rich" <@> wrote in message news:448b497b$1@w3.nls.net...
This is all keyed off the PCI ID which the hardware provides. =
Unless you are trying to ID ISA devices something like a modem it is the =
hardware that is responsible for identifying both itself and the devices = with
which it is compatible. On Windows XP open the device manager, = select the
device of interest, right click, pick Properties, then select = the Details
tab. The categories of interest here are Hardware Ids and = Compatible Ids.
For example, my video adapter provides the following = hardware IDs
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0322&SUBSYS_043110B0&REV_A1
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0322&SUBSYS_043110B0
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0322&CC_030000
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0322&CC_0300
and the following compatible IDs
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0322&REV_A1
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0322
PCI\VEN_10DE&CC_030000
PCI\VEN_10DE&CC_0300
PCI\VEN_10DE
PCI\CC_030000
PCI\CC_0300
How the device driver is selected from these IDs is explained at =
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279112. I didn't read through the = article so
I don't know if it points out one gotcha that are = particularly relevant to
OEM devices like nvidia display adapters. The = gotcha is that the OEMs make
changes but forget to change the PCI IDs. = In other words, multiple
incompatible devices claim to be the same or = compatible. I don't have this
issue with any of my current hardware but = I have two friends/family that have
systems with OEM nvidia adapters = that claim to be compatible with the nvidia
drivers but don't work = unless you use customized OEM drivers. This sounds
exactly like the = problem you have only I think both these folks are using
dell systems = not asus systems.
Rich
"Robert G Lewis" <r.g.lewis@comcast.net> wrote in message =
news:448b193f$1@w3.nls.net...
"Rich Gauszka" <gauszka@hotmail.com> wrote in message=20
news:448b1020$1@w3.nls.net...
>
> "Robert G Lewis" <r.g.lewis@comcast.net> wrote in message=20
> news:448b05af$1@w3.nls.net...
>>
>>
>> Optional Hardware update, They are apparently misidentifying =
some of my=20
>> hardware ( for 2+years now). Not something that gives me a log =
of=20
>> confidence in their hardware identification <g>. Technically =
its not a MS=20
>> Driver ( from NVIDIA ) but they are the ones deciding I may =
need it.
>>
>
> One time I blue screened and hosed my system with an internal =
modem update=20
> WU thought I should have. Stayed away form Microsoft's hardware =
update=20
> recommendations ever since
>
That will teach a lesson <g>. I am concerned that after 2 YEARS it =
still=20
seems to mis identify the hardware. I don't think ASUS is exactly =
an unknown=20
MB maker/
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> That would deny them to =
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the users which have good hardware.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rich</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>"Rich Gauszka" <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:gauszka@hotmail.com">gauszka@hotmail.com</A>> wrote =
in message=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In cases involving gotchas as your =
Nvidia example=20
wouldn't Microsoft be better off by just not including those drivers =
in=20
windows update? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV>"Rich" <@> wrote in message <A=20
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href=3D"news:448b497b$1@w3.nls.net">news:448b497b$1@w3.nls.net</A>...</DI=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> This is all keyed off =
the PCI ID=20
which the hardware provides. Unless you are trying to ID ISA =
devices=20
something like a modem it is the hardware that is responsible for=20
identifying both itself and the devices with which it is =
compatible. =20
On Windows XP open the device manager, select the device of =
interest, right=20
click, pick Properties, then select the Details tab. The =
categories of=20
interest here are Hardware Ids and Compatible Ids. For =
example, my=20
video adapter provides the following hardware IDs</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
=
size=3D2>PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0322&SUBSYS_043110B0&REV_A1<BR>PCI\=
VEN_10DE&DEV_0322&SUBSYS_043110B0<BR>PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0322&am=
p;CC_030000<BR>PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0322&CC_0300</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQ=
UOTE>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>and the following compatible =
IDs</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
=
size=3D2>PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0322&REV_A1<BR>PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_032=
2<BR>PCI\VEN_10DE&CC_030000<BR>PCI\VEN_10DE&CC_0300<BR>PCI\VEN_10=
DE<BR>PCI\CC_030000<BR>PCI\CC_0300</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>How the device driver is selected =
from these=20
IDs is explained at <A=20
=
href=3D"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279112">http://support.microsoft.=
com/kb/279112</A>. =20
I didn't read through the article so I don't know if it points out =
one=20
gotcha that are particularly relevant to OEM devices like nvidia =
display=20
adapters. The gotcha is that the OEMs make changes but forget =
to=20
change the PCI IDs. In other words, multiple incompatible =
devices=20
claim to be the same or compatible. I don't have this issue =
with any=20
of my current hardware but I have two friends/family that have =
systems with=20
OEM nvidia adapters that claim to be compatible with the nvidia =
drivers but=20
don't work unless you use customized OEM drivers. This sounds =
exactly=20
like the problem you have only I think both these folks are using =
dell=20
systems not asus systems.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rich</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV>"Robert G Lewis" <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:r.g.lewis@comcast.net">r.g.lewis@comcast.net</A>> = wrote
in=20
message <A=20
=
href=3D"news:448b193f$1@w3.nls.net">news:448b193f$1@w3.nls.net</A>...</DI=
V><BR>"Rich=20
Gauszka" <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:gauszka@hotmail.com">gauszka@hotmail.com</A>> =
wrote in=20
message <BR><A=20
=
href=3D"news:448b1020$1@w3.nls.net">news:448b1020$1@w3.nls.net</A>...<BR>=
><BR>>=20
"Robert G Lewis" <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:r.g.lewis@comcast.net">r.g.lewis@comcast.net</A>> = wrote
in=20
message <BR>> <A=20
=
href=3D"news:448b05af$1@w3.nls.net">news:448b05af$1@w3.nls.net</A>...<BR>=
>><BR>>><BR>>>=20
Optional Hardware update, They are apparently misidentifying some =
of my=20
<BR>>> hardware ( for 2+years now). Not something that gives =
me a=20
log of <BR>>> confidence in their hardware identification =
<g>.=20
Technically its not a MS <BR>>> Driver ( from NVIDIA ) but =
they are=20
the ones deciding I may need it.<BR>>><BR>><BR>> One =
time I=20
blue screened and hosed my system with an internal modem update =
<BR>>=20
WU thought I should have. Stayed away form Microsoft's hardware =
update=20
<BR>> recommendations ever since<BR>><BR><BR>That will teach =
a=20
lesson <g>. I am concerned that after 2 YEARS it still =
<BR>seems to=20
mis identify the hardware. I don't think ASUS is exactly an =
unknown <BR>MB=20
=
maker/<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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