Installing unknown devices

[t1grm]

Just reinstalled Win 2K Pro on an old IBM ThinkPad and none of the OEM drivers copied themselves from the image CD I got with the PC .

So I’ve had to use device manager to find all devices not working and download the drivers off the internet using a combination of Windows Update and the IBM support page. Problem is there’s one left and it just says unknown device so I can’t use Windows Update and I can’t download the appropriate driver from IBM if I don’t know what it is!

The only information device manager gives me is as follows:

Device Type: Other Devices
Manufacturer: Unknown
Location: on Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Embedded Controller

The status is: The drivers for this device are not installed (Code 28).

I should add that no peripherals are connected to the PC but it is plugged into a network router. However, internet is working fine so it’s not a network related device. All the obvious devices seem to be working fine: video, audio, display, network adapter, modem, keyboard, pointing device all have the correct OEM drivers installed now.

So how do I find out what the hell this device is?

[Plotloss]

If you go to IBM.com and type in the product code thats on the little black sticker underneath the laptop it will give you a list of all the drivers you need.

Dont rely on MS to tell you what you need.

Its probably something silly like the access thinkpad driver...