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Horace · 19-05-2010, 20:26

On an XP install in compatibility mode it comes up as a standard IDE controller, wouldn't that change the device ID to something generic? I didn't try that and it's a useful idea for future situations, I've used device ID's to identify generic webcams before.

19-05-2010, 20:26	#3
Horace ©Beam Software Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Teesside Services: BB (200mbit), 1x V6, iPad, iPhone Posts: 1,411	Re: Identifying an AHCI controller in XP (Laptop) On an XP install in compatibility mode it comes up as a standard IDE controller, wouldn't that change the device ID to something generic? I didn't try that and it's a useful idea for future situations, I've used device ID's to identify generic webcams before.