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    Being prompted to install driver for "COPROCESSOR" after clean install

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Mooly, Aug 9, 2009.

  1. Mooly

    Mooly Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi,
    Doing a clean install of Vista and keep getting prompted to locate and install driver for "Coprocessor". Have looked in device manager (yellow mark) but I just don't know what it is. Windows says it can't locate software for it.
    Don't know what I am looking for on Acers site under drivers, installed all other stuff OK, Realtek, NVidia etc. Could it be a modem driver. Properties in device manager give no clues, it's listed as "other devices" along with the webcam which I have to sort drivers out for too.
    Any ideas as to what it may be ?
    thanks.
    K
     
    Mooly, Aug 9, 2009
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  2. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    What model and specs do you have, Mooly?
     
    TehSuigi, Aug 9, 2009
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  3. Mooly

    Mooly Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks Teh Suigi, it's a 9301AWSMI If I look in device manager it shows "Device not confgured correctly code 1 no driver selected" and under details, PCI bus 0 device 10, function 3"
    Everything seems to work, and I'm wondering if it's a modem driver, which I don't need anyway. Perhaps "disable" the device. Have just noticed there is a tab saying "reinstall driver" but from where. This is a clean install and "updating driver" tab finds nothing.
     
    Mooly, Aug 10, 2009
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    OK, I think one more bit of information is needed - open up the device in Device Manager, click to the Details tab, and post the hardware IDs here.
    You should also give the Acer driver download page a shot.
     
    TehSuigi, Aug 10, 2009
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  5. weinter

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    Coprocessor is included in the Chipset Driver.
    So go search for Chipset Driver
     
    weinter, Aug 10, 2009
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  6. Mooly

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    Thanks weinter, I have just run the chipset driver file and all OK.
    Now on to the Bison Webcam... that always was a recognised Vista problem.
     
    Mooly, Aug 10, 2009
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