How to find out the hardware ID and find drivers for an unidentified device. How to find a driver by hardware ID
How to find a driver by device code? This question arises very often for people who often have to install operating systems on computers with different components inside. For each such component, be it, for example, a video card or a TV tuner, there is its own driver, forgive me advanced users, I’ll tell you in a nutshell what a driver is.
A driver is a program that allows your operating system to access hardware some device, such as a video card or in simple words a translator explaining to the operating system how to use your video card.
When purchasing a computer, drivers are always included on a special CD, but what to do when this disk we have lost and there is an urgent need to reinstall the operating system. I am often lucky enough to find myself in such situations and I will describe one of them in this article. Recently, one of my friends had to reinstall Windows, after installing operating system I discovered that the drivers for the sound card were not identified (by the way, you can read the separate article “How to install a driver for sound” and for the video card, which was indicated by the lack of sound and blurry image, of course, we didn’t have any disks with drivers.
How to find a driver by device code
After re Windows installations let's go straight to " device Manager"via menu command" Execute" (Button Start>option Execute...) or (On the keyboard, key " Windows"along with the key" R") type mmc devmgmt.msc and press the key
Or you can do it another way. Click right click mouse on the icon My computer", then select from the drop-down menu " device Manager" and look at our verdict: we do not have drivers for the sound and video card, the most important thing is that the drivers for the network card were automatically installed and we have the Internet. Again, experienced users may notice: what will you do if you don’t have the Internet, we will get out of this situation, read our articles about finding drivers. First, let's identify our sound card by device code.
To find driver by device code: select the device we need in the right window of the device manager and select “Properties” By the way, here you can select the first item to update the driver and the hardware update wizard will try to automatically find and install the driver, but we are moving away from the topic a little.
Select " Properties", then in the properties window go to the " tab Intelligence" and select from the drop-down list " Device Instance ID", select it with the mouse and copy the line to the clipboard by pressing the key combination "Ctrl" + "C". Now we will search on the Internet required driver by device code. To search for drivers, many users use the site www.devid.info.
So to search for drivers sound card We use the website devid.info. Here we need to paste the copied device code into the search field and click " search".
And here is our driver for sound ATI cards HDMI Audio is found, select our operating system and download the archive, unzip it and run the installer, after installation we reboot and we have sound.
The site www.devid.info is quite good for searching for drivers, but let’s say we couldn’t find drivers there, as an option we will use the resource www.hwdrivers.com and search on the site or pcidatabase.com, which have almost all the drivers.
Now, as we planned, we find the video card driver using the device code through the resource pcidatabase.com. On home page site we need to enter characters Ven- the vendor, who is also the manufacturer of the device and DEV- device, four characters after these letters are an identification number our device. We look at the properties of our video card in our device manager, further information, write down Ven - the vendor, that is, the manufacturer of our device, the VEN_ number is clearly visible in the illustration 10DE and also write down the DEV - device, it’s also the DEV_ device 0614
We insert device codes into the Vendor Search field: 10DE, and into the Device Search field: 0614
As a result of the search, we get all the information we need about our NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT video card
Next, I personally always go to the website www.hwdrivers.com or the device manufacturer’s website and download latest version drivers for the device I need.
So, friends, imagine this situation: you have installed a new operating system and you need to quickly install the “firewood” on it. And as we remember from, this requires the Internet.
And in order to enter the Network, we, at a minimum, need to already have installed driver to the network card. Well, how could it be otherwise, am I right? Of course, you can go to a friend’s house and download a huge archive of the program from him.
But considering that it weighs more than fifteen gigabytes, such a long wait can turn into a banal binge with all the ensuing consequences. Perhaps someone will smile now, but the author of the article has had such cases:
Therefore, the only correct solution in this situation would be to find out the configuration of the network card, install the driver on it, and then continue further configuration of the entire system.
But here another problem arises: how can you accurately find out its brand if in the device manager it is listed as “ Unknown device"? This is where the equipment ID code comes to our aid.
Therefore, people, follow the instructions and everything will work out. Further settings will be shown using an example Windows 10. But I must say that in Win 7 and 8 this is done almost the same way:
So, right-click on the “Start” button and select the “Device Manager” column:
We are looking for the “Other devices” section in the general list, in which our so far unknown “ Network Controller»:
Right-click on it and select “Properties” from the menu that opens:
Then we go to the “Information” tab and already in it, in the “Property” column, you need to select the “Equipment ID” parameter:
After this, in the “Value” field you need to hover the cursor over the first line and press the key combination Ctrl+C(that is, copy). And now, guys, the fun begins. In this entire line, we only need this part:
And I say this because now we need to go to the website devid.drp.su and enter the above data in the search. Look at the screenshot below for clarity:
All that remains is to click the “Find drivers” button, which is located on the right side of the screen. A list will appear with the found software. At this step you need to select suitable version operating system and bit depth:
If anyone has forgotten what OS they have installed, then you should right-click on the “Start” button again and select the “System” section:
Now download the driver that suits us to your computer:
Then run the installation file:
In the next step, select “Install these drivers”:
And we rejoice. Now all that remains is to configure the network card for Internet access:
Well, friends, this concludes our story about how to download a driver using the hardware ID code. With all questions and suggestions, please comment on the article. And finally, helpful information for car enthusiasts.
Many users are faced with the problem of finding the right driver for their components. This is especially noticeable after reinstalling the operating system Windows systems. It is for such purposes that the devID info website was created, which allows you to quickly find suitable driver and get download links. The resource also contains news related to the technology sector, where there is information for every taste.
To use the search, the user needs to know the equipment number and its type. This can be done by checking the properties of the desired device. You can try to enter the component name manually, but to get the maximum positive result It's better to use a unique identifier.
Determining the equipment identifier (ID)
To find out up-to-date information the user needs to perform a series of operations that take only a few minutes.
So, you can get the data you are interested in in the following way:
Search for a driver via the website devID.info
After we have finished determining the parameters we need, we can move on to working with the resource. You can also search by manufacturer or device type, which is also quite effective if you're good at it.
Follow this procedure to get the required file:
This completes work with the service.
Installing auto-search for drivers from DevID
Besides manual search required components, the service has own development, allowing automatic mode check the system and get a list of drivers that need updating and installation.
Go to the website and click the big one at the top of the screen green button"Download". Then wait full load installer.
Run the resulting installer and follow the instructions:
Working with the application
Working with the software is very simple; for diagnostics, do the following:
Now you can close the program and start installing other necessary applications.
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If you assembled your computer yourself, buying components for it separately, then in this case all the drivers for the computer can no longer be found on one single manufacturer’s website, as it would be easy to do when buying a ready-made computer (this is described in the article “How to find drivers if you purchased a laptop or a ready-made desktop computer! After all, you were not buying a ready-made computer, which would belong to some manufacturer, would have its own model and drivers for which you could download all at once from one site. Once the computer is assembled from the spare parts you independently selected, it means that it will no longer correspond to any model and belong to any manufacturer, because it is already your creation :) Therefore, you will have to look for drivers separately for all the devices from which the computer was assembled. This also includes the case when, after purchasing a ready-made (already assembled) computer, after some time you decided to replace some hardware.
Now I will show you how to find all the necessary drivers for a self-configured computer manually via the Internet.
What drivers are is described in the article:
So, you yourself selected all the components, assembled the computer, installed Windows and see that the drivers are not installed for all devices, and maybe not even installed for almost any. You can find out whether all drivers are installed from standard utility"Device Manager". I described how to do this in a separate article.
And to install drivers in this case there are several options.
Note!
If you have not even automatically installed drivers for network cards, which does not give you the opportunity to access the Internet from this computer, then all the actions discussed below will have to be performed from some other computer with Internet access. And after you download all the drivers, you will need to transfer them to the right computer, for example, via a flash drive or disk.
Option #1. Search for drivers manually using device codes via the website devid.drp.su
I think this option is the most optimal. The method involves determining the device code and searching for drivers on the Internet using this code on various sites.
Let's assume that in Device Manager we see something like this:
Those. Drivers for several devices are not installed on the computer. However, it is problematic to determine through the device manager for which devices there are no drivers, because the names are somehow blurry. You can only roughly understand. For example, “Ethernet controller” is most likely LAN card to connect wired internet. "Network Controller" is probably Wi-Fi adapter, i.e. network card for accessing the Internet via Wi-Fi.
But each device has its own unique number, which the device manager can show us. And once we know the number, we can find a driver for the device via the Internet.
Let's look at a couple of examples of how to find drivers manually using device codes:
First I will find the driver for strange device"Simple Communications PCI Controller".
We determine the device code for which we want to find a driver.
To determine the device code, right-click on it in the device manager and select “Properties” from the menu that appears:
In the window that opens, select the “Information” tab, and then below, under the “Properties” label, select “Hardware ID”:
First of all, we try to search by the code from the lowest (4th) line. Right-click below on the 4th line with the code and select “Copy”.
We are trying to find the driver by code on the website devid.drp.su.
After copying the code, open the site:
David.drp.su
Let's try to find a driver for it. This site refers to DriverPack program Solution, which collects almost all possible drivers. Here, with a high degree of probability, you can find a driver for any device.
Having opened the site, the first thing you need to do is paste the device code copied in the previous step into the very top long line and delete in this code everything that comes from the “&” symbol to the end.
For example, you copied the code:
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0166 &CC_0300
This means that after removing the characters from “&” you should be left with the code:
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0166
If you don't know what system you have, open Windows search and enter “System Information” there, then select the program that appears from the list:
In the program that opens, in the window on the left, select “System Information” and on the right in the “OS Name” line the version of your Windows will be displayed (in my example in the image below “Windows 10”), and in the “Type” line - bitness: x64 or x86:
Based on this data, we indicate the type and bit capacity of the system on the website devid.drp.su.
After the device code is specified and the Windows version is selected, click the “Search Drivers” button.
As a result, a list of drivers that are suitable for the hardware code you specified and for your version of Windows will appear on the page. Using the “Download” button, download one of the drivers to your computer.
Note!
If several identical drivers are displayed (as in the image above), then download the driver that has the most recent release date in the “Driver Version” column.
By clicking on the “Download” button, the driver will be downloaded to your computer and all that remains is to install it. There is nothing complicated at all in installing drivers, and I touched on this point in a separate article.
Note!
It happens that different drivers will be displayed in the list of drivers, for example:
This means that the hardware code may be similar for several devices. In this case, you can simply download and try to install all the proposed options until it is installed required driver.
As you can see, the driver was not difficult to find. Now I’ll look at another example to make it more clear :) I’ll find, for example, a driver for a device that is designated as an “Ethernet controller” in the device manager.
I right-click on the device and open properties:
In the window, select the “Details” tab, select “Equipment ID” from the list and copy the code from the 4th line:
I open the website devid.drp.su, indicate the copied number there, and delete everything in it, starting from the “&” symbol. Next I select Windows version and do a search:
For my device and the version of Windows I selected, only one driver version was displayed, which I can download and install:
That's all!
However, it still occasionally happens that the website devid.drp.su does not find drivers for the hardware code you specified. In this case there is also Alternative option, which we will consider below.
An alternative option for searching for drivers by device code
If there are no drivers for the device you need on the well-known website devid.drp.su, then you can use this simple method:
Determining the device code. In the same way, copy the equipment code (4th line):
We are looking for a driver on various sites.
Now go to Google.com and straight to search bar paste the copied code, then remove the “&” symbol and everything that follows it from the code, for example:
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1C3A &SS_0780= PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1C3A
We press the search button and a list of sites that match our request is displayed in front of us:
Now you need to open sites one by one, starting from the very first (top) and see if you can download drivers on the site.
It’s worth noting right away that you won’t find the driver you need on all sites, since some of them will not have a driver for your version of Windows, and some will have all sorts of crap instead of drivers.
In the example image above, I circled those sites where drivers can actually most often be found and downloaded without any problems. These sites are:
If you dig deeper into the search, you can find other sites where you can download the required driver. But you should not look for drivers on forums, since this is the most long haul. You will have to read all the messages in a row to understand where the link to the driver you need is given.
Now let's look at a couple of examples of downloading drivers from different sites.
An example of downloading a driver from driver.ru:
When you get to the site from the search results, the page will already display drivers, most of which are compatible with your device.
Here you can simply download all the drivers that the site displays one by one and try installing them until the desired driver is installed. All incompatible drivers will either not be installed or simply will not work, so you don’t have to be afraid of installing the wrong thing.
Remember to pay attention to the version of Windows for which the driver is intended.
Keep in mind!
Drivers for Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 are very often compatible and if, for example, you couldn’t find drivers specifically for Windows 8.1, then try installing drivers for Windows 8. Or if you couldn’t find drivers for Windows 10, try installing from Windows 8.1 or Windows 8. It also happens that drivers for Windows 7 will be compatible with Windows 8, 8.1 and Windows 10. That is. You can try installing drivers from different systems.
Let's look at an example of the download process from this site. Having found the driver you need, click on the download button below:
In the next window, you need to confirm that you are not a robot by checking the box provided (see image below). Then click the “Download” button below:
And finally, on the next page we will see at the very top a download link in the form of a file name with the extension:
Click on it and download the file.
An example of downloading a driver from members.driverguide.com:
By going to the site from a search engine, the page will display a list of likely compatible drivers with your device:
Clicking on the download button will open new page where it catches your eye a large number of advertising.
Attention!
Do not click anywhere if there is a lot of advertising on the site, be careful, otherwise you can pick up viruses and other infections on your computer!
In the next window, a window will appear in the center to confirm that you a real man, not a program :) You need to wait for the contents of the window to load and click the "Show" button:
A new window will open, where we again wait a few seconds for the content to load. A code will appear in the window next to the inscription: “Enter.” This code needs to be rewritten exactly as it is in the line below (“Your Answer”) and click “Return to Page”:
You will be returned to the original page where the “Continue” button will now appear. Clicking it will begin downloading the driver to your computer:
Like this alternative way You can try to manually find drivers by device code. Of course, for this option, I showed examples of downloading the driver from only 2 sites, and their great amount. But the principle of downloading on all sites is the same. The only difference is mostly the interface and sometimes the download order.
But I am more inclined that you can easily find drivers using the main method proposed in option No. 1.
Option #2. Search for drivers on the official websites of device manufacturers
If you were unable to find drivers for your devices using option 1, then you can do it this way.
You will need to look at the manufacturer and model of each device on the computer through their documentation or special programs (for example, Aida64 or Sysinfo Detector), and then separately look for drivers for each device through the manufacturer’s official website or (if there are no drivers on the official website) on the Internet by device model.
Let's take this example. In the device manager, I can see that the driver for the video card and some other incomprehensible device is not installed in the system:
How did you determine that it was on the video card? But because if in the list of devices in the “Video adapters” section there is a device “Standard VGA graphics adapter“, this means there is no driver for the video card, otherwise the device would have the name of your video card, for example “NVIDIA GeForce GTX980”.
Let's look at the sequence of your actions:
Find out the manufacturer and model of the device.
Note!
If you see “Unknown device” in Device Manager, then the driver for some device is probably not installed motherboard or a special program for the motherboard. Therefore, you must first install all the drivers for your motherboard and programs for it.
If you assembled a computer from separate components, then you might still have documents for each purchased device, which indicates what we need - manufacturer and model. If there is no documentation left, then one of the programs that detects the hardware of your computer will help you find out the model. I recommend Aida64 or Sysinfo Detector. The first one is paid, but you can use it for free for 30 days. And the second one has it completely free edition. If you are thinking about what to choose, then temporarily choose Aida64, since the quality of this program will still be higher.
How to install and use the Aida64 program is described in the article:
How to install and use Sysinfo Detector is described in the article:
If you define devices through the Aida64 program then you can determine what devices without drivers are by selecting the “Devices >” section on the left Windows devices" and then on the right open the category "Unknown". Information about the selected device will appear below:
So, in my example, the unknown device is called “Asus ATK-110 ACPI Utility”.
I mentioned above that an unknown device is most likely something on the motherboard, so let’s immediately determine which motherboard is in the device. To do this, open the “Motherboard” section and go to the same subsection. On the right in the window we will see the manufacturer and model motherboard: Asus P5KPL-AM EPU.
Now let's look at the video card. The video card is usually correctly detected in Aida64 through the Display > PCI/AGP Video section. As you can see, the program has identified the video card: “ nVIDIA GeForce GT 430":
If you are looking at devices through Sysinfo Detector, then you can see devices with uninstalled drivers in 2 ways. The first one is in the “Deviations” section:
As you can see, the same device was detected as through the Aida64 program: ACPI/ATK0110
And the second way is to select the “Unknown devices” subsection in the “PCI devices” section. Here the program immediately saw 3 “problem” devices and one of them was the motherboard: Asus P5KPL-AM EPU.
It is better to look at the manufacturer and model of the video card in the “PCI devices” section. In the list, find the “Display controller” subsection:
The example shows that the manufacturer NVIDIA cards, and the model is GeForce GT 430.
So, we have found out the necessary data and now we will look for the driver.
We are looking for a driver on device manufacturer websites.
We found out that there is a missing driver most likely for some device on the motherboard, or maybe some program specifically for the motherboard. The manufacturer of the board is Asus, and the model in my example is P5KPL-AM EPU. Once manufacturer Asus, then we will look on the official Asus website.
How to search for the official website of the device manufacturer and download drivers from it is described in detail. In short, you need to open search engine Google, type the name of the manufacturer there and open the first site in the search results. Next, go to the “Service” or “Support” section and specify the device model, for example:
In addition to the drivers, pay attention to the “Utilities” section (you can see it in the list in the image above), because sometimes the “Unidentified Device” is some kind of uninstalled special program for the motherboard. It is better to install the entire motherboard kit provided on the site to check if this was the problem.
This example demonstrates searching for drivers for a motherboard. If you install all the drivers and utilities for it, then the “Unknown device” should disappear from the device manager.
Now let's find the driver for the video card. Judging by the data taken from the Aida64 and Sysinfo Detector programs, the video card manufacturer is NVIDIA, and the model is GeForce GT 430. Since the manufacturer is NVIDIA, then we are looking for the official website of this company in the same way via Google:
On the website we immediately see the “Drivers” section and in it the “Download drivers” item. Opening:
A window will open where you need to specify information about the video card. The product type in my example is “GeForce”, if the model is GeForce GT 430, then the product series is “GeForce 400 Series”. It's not difficult to navigate here. Next, in the “Product Family” list, select a specific model – “GeForce GT 430”. All that remains is to select the version of Windows installed on your computer and the driver language. Then click “Search”:
A page will open to download the required driver. Click the “Download Now” button:
On next page We accept the terms of the agreement and click the “Accept and download” button:
In the same way, you can download a driver for, in principle, any device, knowing its manufacturer and model. You just need to find the manufacturer’s official website and indicate the model there.
As a last resort, if, for example, you cannot find drivers on the official website, you can search for them on other sites by specifying Google search An example request is: “driver for Asus P5KPL-AM EPU.” Instead of Asus P5KPL-AM EPU, you, accordingly, need to indicate the manufacturer and model of your device for which you are looking for drivers.
Well, in conclusion, I would like to note that if you use Windows 8 and older, then you most likely will not have problems with drivers. In most cases, these systems install all drivers automatically immediately after installing Windows. I tried to reinstall Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 on several laptops and all the drivers were automatically installed on each one, which eliminated the need to search for them myself.
I consider this article complete. Now you can find the driver you need by device code or by its manufacturer and model. Let me remind you that you may need these options for searching for drivers if you independently selected components for your computer or changed some parts in a purchased computer.
It is also possible to automatically install drivers on your computer using special programs. This possibility is described in a separate article:
All the best! See you in other articles :)