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Unknown Device???

Discussion in 'PC Hardware' started by OLDSALTY, 2004/09/30.

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    I have physically removed my Modem and NIC from the computer. Now I have an unknown device in Device Manager under Other devices. How do I find out what it is?
     
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    Delete it and reboot to see if it comes back.
     
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    I did and I get the same thing. It searches and can't find anything then askes me to tell it what the hardware is.
     
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    Oldsalty

    I had one of those boogers on mine once.

    I finally figured out that it was something from my mother board. I opened the "other device" and reinstalled by directing it to my MOBO disk.

    If I remember right it was a RAID IDE controller even though I don't use Raid on anything but flying bugs. :D
     
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    Raid on bugs! Cool! This is an old PC and the disk has been gone for years. Isn't there some utility out there that can xray a machine and come up with the components?
     
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    Everest is good about telling you a lot of info about your box.
     
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