re: Question about 'What do I do with ''unknown'' devices in Device Manager?' Tuesday, December 24, 2002 at 12:01 am Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Ferry (1 messages posted) Hi Kiwi, I have the same problem here, what if I can not open the box. It is sealed and I can't open it by a screwdriver. It's a Packard Bell computer, does this mean it got a Packard Bell soundcard in it? Regards, Ferry On Wednesday, August 21, 2002 at 8:17 pm, Big Kiwi wrote: >Rogen, > >Normally "Unknown Devices" in the Device Manager have a yellow ? in front of them. >Besides being unknown, the yellow ! means there may be issues with these devices >conflicting on a HW level with other components in your PC. Most PCs sold or fabricated >today come with a CD of drivers that need to be installed. These drivers instruct >Windows how to use the HW correctly. If you do not know which Sound Card or Network >card you have, you will need to unplug your computer, open the box, and look closely >at the 2 cards. There should be some identifying marks or FCC IDs silkscreened on >the PC board. Then you can go to the manufacturer's site (or a driver site like drivers.com) >and download the driver for your specific operating system. > >Make sure you read the normally-included instructions before installing them onto >your computer. > >Once the system reboots, check in the Device Manager again to ensure that the driver >is compatible, and there are no conflicts with the other HW. > >Good Luck :-) > > Written in response to: re: Question about 'What do I do with ''unknown'' devices in Device Manager?' (Big Kiwi: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 at 8:17 pm) Responses to this message: re: Question about 'What do I do with ''unknown'' devices in Device Manager?' (Big Kiwi: Saturday, December 28, 2002 at 3:52 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] Question about 'What do I do with ''unknown'' devices in Device Manager?' (rogen: Sat, Aug 17, 2002, 12:52 am) re: Question about 'What do I do with ''unknown'' devices in Device Manager?' (Big Kiwi: Wed, Aug 21, 2002, 8:17 pm) re: Question about 'What do I do with ''unknown'' devices in Device Manager?' (Ferry: Tue, Dec 24, 2002, 12:01 am) re: Question about 'What do I do with ''unknown'' devices in Device Manager?' (Big Kiwi: Sat, Dec 28, 2002, 3:52 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum