PCI Simple Communications Controller in Windows XP

[dself865]

I have an Asus P4S800 motherboard and I too am missing PCI Simple Communications Controller for an unknown device. I noticed a 10 listed as the device in the device manager and at start up. The device listed is my DVD/CDR-RW.

 

[Saga Lout]

The simple communication device is a dial-up MODEM which runs a telephone plug connection on the motherboard. If you really need to use it, the driver is easy to find but is it worth bothering with if you don't want it?

To find a driver go into Control Panel>System>Hardware>Device Manager and find the entry for the driver you need - probably one with a yellow question or exclamation mark beside it. Right click it, go to Properties then click the Details tab. Scroll to HardwareIDs and take a note of the four characters which follow VEN for Vendor and also the four following DEV for Device.

Go to http://www.pcidatabase.com and input those characters in the two relevant boxes and follow the trail to the right driver. When you find the list of the Vendor's drivers, they aren't in order so use your browser's Find facility to track the Device details. With luck you'll have an executable file but some will be a zipped folder. You'll be dealing with the manufacturers' own website which is the best and safest place to find the drivers you need.

 

[dself865]

Thanks! I found the driver on one of my other HD's. You're right though, it was for a fax .