• What is driver code? Determining the device ID for driver installation. How to find drivers using utilities

    Identifier or ID is a unique code that any equipment connected to a computer has. If you find yourself in a situation where you need to install a driver for an unidentified device, then once you know the ID of that device, you can easily find a driver for it on the Internet. Let's take a closer look at exactly how to do this.

    First of all, we need to find out the ID of the device for which we will look for drivers. To do this you need to do the following.


    Looking for a driver by device ID

    Once we have found out the ID of the equipment we need, the next step is to search for drivers for it. Specialized online services will help us with this. Let us highlight several of the largest of them.

    Method 1: DevID Online Service

    This driver search service is the largest to date. It has a very extensive database of known devices (according to the site, almost 47 million) and constantly updated drivers for them. After we have found out the device ID, we do the following.


    We will not describe the driver installation process itself, since all of them may differ depending on the device and the version of the driver itself. But if you have any problems with this, write in the comments. We will definitely help.

    Method 2: DevID DriverPack Online Service


    Be careful when downloading drivers by device ID. There are many resources on the Internet that offer to download viruses or third-party programs under the guise of the driver you need.

    If for some reason you cannot find out the ID of the device you need or simply do not find the driver by ID, then you can use general utilities to update and install all drivers. For example,

    To maintain normal operation of your computer, you need to update drivers from time to time, but searching for and installing them manually is tedious and time-consuming. And why? After all, this work is easy to automate. Today we will look at the ten best programs for updating drivers on PCs and laptops of any brands and models.

    Intel Driver Update Utility Installer is a proprietary utility for searching and updating drivers for any Intel product (processors, system logic, network devices, drives, server components, etc.). Compatible with Windows XP, 7, and newer editions of this system.

    The utility automatically recognizes the PC hardware on which it is installed. Checking for new driver versions on the Intel website is done by clicking the “Search” button, downloading and installing at the user’s request.

    In addition, the Intel Driver Update Utility Installer allows you to find and download drivers for any other Intel devices you choose from the list (“Search manually” option).

    The developers warn that the application installs only standard drivers that do not take into account the characteristics of a particular brand of computer. Therefore, before you launch it, you should visit the website of the manufacturer of your PC or laptop and check if there is anything suitable there.

    AMD Driver Autodetect

    AMD Driver Autodetect is a similar proprietary tool from AMD. Designed to keep drivers for video cards of this brand up to date (except AMD FirePro).

    After installation, the utility will monitor the relevance of video drivers and ensure they are updated in a timely manner. It automatically detects the model of the video card installed on the PC, as well as the bit depth and version of the operating system. Once launched, it checks to see if there is a new driver on the AMD website. If there is one, it reports it and offers to download it. To begin the installation, the user just needs to confirm his consent by clicking on the “Install” button.

    AMD Driver Autodetect is also available exclusively in the Windows version.

    NVIDIA Update

    NVIDIA Update is a proprietary Windows utility for installing drivers on NVIDIA devices. Like AMD Driver Autodetect, it independently recognizes hardware models and checks for the availability of the latest driver on the manufacturer's website. The decision about installation remains with the user.

    DriverPack Solution

    DriverPack Solution is a lifesaver for service engineers, system administrators and those who earn extra money by providing installation services for Windows and programs. The application is a huge collection of drivers for devices of various brands and models, as well as a module for installing them.

    DriverPack Solution is released in two versions - online and offline.

    • The online distribution is intended for use on a PC that has an Internet connection. Its difference is its small file size (285 Kb). After launch, the program scans Windows for installed drivers and the relevance of their versions, after which it connects to the database (on its own server) and performs automatic updates.
    • The offline distribution (size 10.2 Gb) is intended for installing drivers on a machine not connected to the Internet. In addition to the installer, it includes a database of 960,000 drivers for Windows 7, XP, Vista, 8 (8.1) and 10, both 32 bit and 64 bit. After launch, the scanning module recognizes device types and installs drivers from its own offline database.

    The online version of DriverPack Solution is convenient for regular home use. In addition to monitoring the relevance of drivers, it gives the user the opportunity to automatically install and update individual applications, remove software junk, view a list of equipment, information about the operating system and computer security.

    The offline version is an emergency solution. Its task is to select not the best, but simply the appropriate driver to start the device. And in the future update it via the Internet.

    DriverPack Solution and the proprietary utilities listed above are completely free.

    Driver Genius

    Driver Genius is a universal driver management tool. The latest edition of the program is the sixteenth, optimized for Windows 8 and 10, but can also run on older systems.

    In addition to updating the versions of installed drivers, Driver Genius can:

    • Create backup copies of drivers and save them in the form of archives - regular and self-extracting, as well as in the form of an installer program (exe). To restore from a backup, you do not need to use Driver Genius.
    • Remove unused and faulty drivers.
    • Display information about computer hardware.

    The backup function is a real treasure for those who often reinstall Windows. However, the program itself is by no means a gift: the cost of one license is $29.95. You can use it for free for only 30 days.

    Snappy Driver Installer

    Snappy Driver Installer is an application created by one of the developers of DriverPack Solution and has a lot in common with the latter. Also available in two versions: SDI Lite and SDI Full.

    • The SDI Lite option is a module for recognizing devices and searching for suitable drivers on the Internet. Its size is 3.6 Mb. It does not have its own base.
    • The SDI Full option is an installation module plus a base (31.6 Gb). Designed to install drivers regardless of Internet access.

    Features of Snappy Driver Installer:

    • Works without installation (portable version only, can be run from a flash drive or DVD).
    • Completely free - no premium features or ads.
    • With an improved selection algorithm, which is based on the “do no harm” principle.
    • Features high scanning speed.
    • Before installing the driver, it creates a system restore point.
    • Allows you to change design themes according to the user's choice.
    • Multilingual (there is a version in Russian, Ukrainian and other national languages).
    • Adapted for Windows 10.

    Driver Booster

    iObit Driver Booster is an application loved by fans of computer games. It is produced in editions Free - free, and Pro - paid. The cost of subscription to the latter is 590 rubles per year.

    Driver Booster has one single function - scanning the system for outdated drivers and installing updates in one click. And not simple updates, but (according to the developers) tuned to improve the performance of games.

    is a free and very simple utility for installing and updating PC drivers based on Windows 7, 8 and 10. Its database includes only original, signed drivers from the official websites of equipment manufacturers.

    The application is designed for users with no experience. Russian language support, a minimum of settings and one-button control virtually eliminate the possibility of something being confused or broken. And if the new driver turns out to be unsuitable, DriverHub will remove it from the system and replace the old one.

    All DriverHub features:

    • Search for missing ones, update outdated drivers and additional software. Automatic installation.
    • Simple and expert operating mode. In expert mode, the user can select a driver from several available ones; in simple mode, the program itself selects the optimal version.
    • Daily updating of the driver database.
    • Storing download history.
    • Restore - rollback drivers to previous versions.
    • Displays basic information about your computer.
    • Launch Windows system utilities from its interface.

    DriverMax Free

    DriverMax is a free, simple, English-language utility whose main purpose is to update drivers. Unlike other free applications, it has another useful option - creating a system rollback point and a backup of installed drivers of the user's choice. As well as restoring from a backup.

    After installation, DriverMax persistently reminds you that it would be a good idea to register on the site and buy a paid license with advanced functions, one of which is fully automatic operation. Annual use starts at $10.39.

    Driver Magician

    Driver Magician is the last hero of today's review. In the recent past, I had 2 versions, one of which was free. Today there is only a paid one left with a 13-day trial period. The license cost is $29.95.

    There is no Russian language in Driver Magician, but it is not difficult to use. The range of features is approximately the same as in Driver Genius:

    • Scan and update.
    • Creating backup copies of drivers with the ability to restore both with and without using the program (the backup is saved as a zip archive or an installer application).
    • Uninstalling the driver.
    • Backup and restore of individual user folders - Internet Explorer Favorites, Desktop and Documents, as well as the system registry (in one file).
    • Identification of devices unknown to the system.

    During the trial period, the program is fully functional. Compatible with any version of Windows.

    That's probably all. Choose what you like best and use it.

    A detailed description of how you can quickly determine the device identifier (ID) for further selection and installation of the necessary drivers.

    A short introduction

    The problem of finding drivers for a variety of devices has already been repeatedly raised in various materials on this resource. The most complete guide on this topic is:.

    Within the framework of this article, we will only consider the process of determining the device identifier for subsequent search and installation of the necessary drivers. Unlike the method proposed above, we will not have to download and install additional utilities; we will limit ourselves to the built-in Windows tools. This material is aimed primarily at beginners.

    General information about the device ID

    For many novice users, the phrase “device identifier” will mean absolutely nothing. Before moving on to the main part of the article, it makes sense to understand what it is and why a certain identifier is needed.

    It just so happens that computer equipment consists of a huge number of different chips, devices and other parts. In order for all this to somehow work with Windows, you need to install a small layer - drivers. They are also very different and only work with certain devices. Roughly speaking, if your Wi-Fi does not work, then before installing all the drivers in a row, you need to find out which wireless module you have and what driver is needed for it. And this is where the problems begin. How to find out which module is worth?

    It is precisely for this purpose that the device identifier was invented. It contains information about the manufacturer and model of the equipment, which will allow you to avoid a huge pile of problems and install exactly the driver you need.

    Technically, this identifier is a set of strings that are stored directly in the device or chip itself. Depending on the type of equipment and connection method, they look like VENxxxx&DEVxxxx, VIDxxxx&PIDxxxx, ACPI... etc.. Instead xxxx Usually there are 4 digits in hexadecimal (0 - 9 and A - F). The first four digits indicate the manufacturer, the second about the device model. Sometimes other lines like SUBSYS that talk about modification. It is along these lines that forum participants in the section of our forum find the necessary drivers.

    And so, the question of what an equipment identifier is and why it is needed is more or less cleared up. Let's move directly to its definition.

    Determining the Device ID

    In operating systems of the Windows family, this process is approximately the same. First you need to open, select the desired device and find this identifier in its properties. Let's look at this in more detail using different systems as an example.

    Windows 7

    First of all, we need to go to System properties. This is done either through Control Panel - System, or by pressing keys Win+Break, or through Computer properties in the Start menu:


    After that, click on Device Manager at the top left:


    Find the one you need in the list of devices and go to its properties:


    Typically, devices without drivers or with incorrectly installed drivers are marked with yellow icons. They interest us first of all.

    After this, in the window that appears, go to the tab Intelligence and select in the window:

    The lines we need should appear in the window below. There is no need to copy all of them; one with VEN/VID, DEV/PID and SUBSYS/REV codes is enough. For USB devices like webcams or Bluetooth adapters, these lines look different:

    And for touchpads and some system devices, the value of the equipment ID field may be as follows:

    On systems with Windows 8, 8.1 and 10, the procedure for determining these strings is generally similar. Let's consider it.

    Windows 8, 8.1 and 10

    To start Device Manager In addition to the methods mentioned above, you can also use the search built into the system:


    After that, select the desired device:


    And go to its properties through the context menu. After that, go to the tab Intelligence and select in the window:

    As you can see, there is nothing complicated. To complete the picture, let's look at how this is done on Windows XP.

    Windows XP

    First, go to My Computer Properties:


    After that, on the tab Equipment press the button:

    After that, select the desired device from the list and open its properties.

    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 the standard “Device Manager” utility. I described how to do this in a separate article.

    And to install drivers in this case there are several options.

    Pay attention!
    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 desired 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, an “Ethernet controller” is most likely a network card for connecting wired Internet. “Network controller” is probably a 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 the obscure 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 the DriverPack Solution program, 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.

      Pay attention!
      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.

      Pay attention!

      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 installing all the proposed options until the required driver is installed.

    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, as an 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, delete everything in it, starting from the “&” symbol. Next, I select the Windows version and perform 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 it!

    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 an 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 we go to the Google.com website and paste the copied code directly into the search bar, after which we 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 are the sites:

      If you dig deeper into the search, you can find other sites where you can download the required driver. But you shouldn’t look for drivers on forums, as this is the longest way. 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 there is no need to be afraid of installing the wrong one.

      Remember to pay attention to the version of Windows for which the driver is intended.

      Keep this 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 drivers that are likely compatible with your device:

      By clicking on the download button, a new page will open, where a large number of advertisements will catch your eye.

      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 are a real person and 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:

    In 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 there are a huge number of them. 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 to believe 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 “Standard VGA Graphics Adapter” device, then 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.

      Pay attention!
      If you see “Unknown device” in Device Manager, then a driver for some motherboard device or a special program for the motherboard is probably not installed. 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 a 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 kind of devices without drivers is by selecting the “Devices > Windows Devices” section on the left and then opening the “Unknown” category on the right. 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 of the motherboard: Asus P5KPL-AM EPU.

      Now let's look at the video card. The video card is usually correctly identified 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 card manufacturer is NVIDIA, 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. Since the manufacturer is Asus, 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 the Google search engine, 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 the 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 entering the following query in Google search: “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 to you! See you in other articles :)

    How to find a driver by device code, this is precisely the question that arises very often in front of 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, may advanced users forgive me, I’ll tell you in a nutshell what a driver is.

    A driver is a program with which your operating system gains access to the hardware of a certain device, for example measures a video card or, in simple words, a translator explaining to the operating system how to use your video card.

    How to find a driver by device code

    After reinstalling Windows, we immediately go to the device manager, we can use the menu command Run Start>Run and type mmc devmgmt.msc

    or in another way, right-click on the My Computer icon, then select control and device manager from the drop-down menu 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 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.

    Select “Properties”, then in the properties window go to the “Information” tab and select “ Device Instance ID", select it with the mouse and copy it by pressing the key combination Ctrl + C; further We find the driver by the device code. To search for drivers, many users use the site www.devid.info

    So, to search for sound card drivers, we use the site devid.info. Here we need to paste the copied device code into the search field and click search.

    And now we have found our driver for the ATI HDMI Audio sound card, select our operating system and download the archive, unzip it and run the installer, after installation we reboot and we get sound.

    • The devid.info site is good, but let’s say we couldn’t find a driver there; alternatively, we’ll use the resource pcidatabase.com, which has almost everything.

    Now, as we planned, we find the video card driver using the device code through the pcidatabase.com resource. On the main page of the site we need to enter the characters Ven - the vendor, also known as the manufacturer of the device and DEV - the device, the four characters after these letters are the identification number of our device. We look at the properties of our video card in our device manager, then write down the information, write down Ven - vendor, that is, the manufacturer of our device, the number VEN_10DE is clearly visible in the illustration and also write down DEV - device, also known as device DEV_0614

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