just add any old device

starshipwarrior · Sep 28, 2004, 06:59 AM

OK the stats - XP PRO /AIW 9000 Pro - on a dual boot w/ XP Home audigy 2 ZS - DirectX 9c - Dlink wireless - DVD writer Plextor PX708A- scsi 39160 with 7 drives in external case

Clean install on everything - works great for months - Installed an old game (starfleet Academy) Will not work - tried every combition of AIW control center to fix but not one of the setting chges makes any different - Today when I booted up XP Pro found not one but 12 unknow devices
Mulitimedia audio controller
Mulitimedia audio controller
PCI Input device
Raid controller
Universal serial bus (USB) controller
Unknow device
Unknow device
Unknow device
Unknow device
Unknow device
Unknow device
USB Device
I tried the XP Pro install disk and internet nothing
what concerns me also is that the unknow devices properties shows that these are on the AIW 9000 Pro WHF?
So are these 6 different devices or the same one repeated

I'm so confused Help is it time for another reinstall? maybe ?

thank you for your time
Starship Warrior

Vampyromaniac · Sep 30, 2004, 07:59 PM

have you installed the WDM/capture drivers for the AIW9000?

starshipwarrior · Oct 2, 2004, 04:05 AM

As a matter of fact NO I did not since i did not plan to use the TV fuction of the card can you tell me the relavance to the device unknow

Do yuu suspect that the unknow device is a controller chip for that fuction ?

Its possible But I dont know - do you ??>

Thanks for the suggestion you may be right -

Starship Warrior

Vampyromaniac · Oct 2, 2004, 06:25 AM

yes, there are 6 devices in "Sound, video, and game controllers" that use the WDM drivers.
they look like:

and these are on the AIW, as you said. there's no harm in installing the drivers even if you won't use the TV or whatever. It will tidy up your device manager quite a bit.

as for the other items, it looks to me like they might be your on-board sound, game controller, RAID controller. if you don't need these, you can disable them in your BIOS, and they will disappear from the list.

one more question: did you install your motherboard chipset drivers?

Sep 28, 2004, 06:59 AM	#1
starshipwarrior DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	just add any old device OK the stats - XP PRO /AIW 9000 Pro - on a dual boot w/ XP Home audigy 2 ZS - DirectX 9c - Dlink wireless - DVD writer Plextor PX708A- scsi 39160 with 7 drives in external case Clean install on everything - works great for months - Installed an old game (starfleet Academy) Will not work - tried every combition of AIW control center to fix but not one of the setting chges makes any different - Today when I booted up XP Pro found not one but 12 unknow devices Mulitimedia audio controller Mulitimedia audio controller PCI Input device Raid controller Universal serial bus (USB) controller Unknow device Unknow device Unknow device Unknow device Unknow device Unknow device USB Device I tried the XP Pro install disk and internet nothing what concerns me also is that the unknow devices properties shows that these are on the AIW 9000 Pro WHF? So are these 6 different devices or the same one repeated I'm so confused Help is it time for another reinstall? maybe ? thank you for your time Starship Warrior

Sep 30, 2004, 07:59 PM	#2
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Oct 2, 2004, 04:05 AM	Thread Starter #3
starshipwarrior DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	good question? As a matter of fact NO I did not since i did not plan to use the TV fuction of the card can you tell me the relavance to the device unknow Do yuu suspect that the unknow device is a controller chip for that fuction ? Its possible But I dont know - do you ??> Thanks for the suggestion you may be right - Starship Warrior

Oct 2, 2004, 06:25 AM	#4
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 76 System Specs	yes, there are 6 devices in "Sound, video, and game controllers" that use the WDM drivers. they look like: and these are on the AIW, as you said. there's no harm in installing the drivers even if you won't use the TV or whatever. It will tidy up your device manager quite a bit. as for the other items, it looks to me like they might be your on-board sound, game controller, RAID controller. if you don't need these, you can disable them in your BIOS, and they will disappear from the list. one more question: did you install your motherboard chipset drivers? __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250