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    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Bracaro, Jun 22, 2009.

  1. Bracaro

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    I went to device manager and device that needed to be updated so i clicked update online and it couldn't find the update.
    My laptop is an Acer Aspire 7720-4030
    The device is in the "folder" called Other devices
    location: on PCI bus
    Device status:
    The drivers for this device are not installed (code28)
     
    Bracaro, Jun 22, 2009
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    What operating system? Windows XP, Vista, or 7?
    If it's XP, when you double-click the device, go to the "Details" tab, and choose "Hardware Ids" from the dropdown at the top. You should get something like this:
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    In this case, the vendor ID is 14E4, and the device ID is 170C. If you search in Google for these numbers, you should be able to find out what the device is. (in my case, I was using a Broadcom 10/100 network card as an example).

    Not sure if this works the same way in Vista or 7, I haven't used either of them.

    Hope this helps :)
     
    Dan15, Jun 22, 2009
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    I have vista.
     
    Bracaro, Jun 23, 2009
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