Fix Sony VAIO Unknown Device on Windows 7

Got Sony VAIO and suddenly after installation of Windows 7, you get error of unknown device and are no longer can use Wireless device? If you go to device manager, you might get a notice that Intel Chipset is not working (other than that, Base System Device and Network Controller are not working either) so you have to update the driver via Windows Update. But sadly, Windows can’t find the drivers. If this is similar to your problem, you might want to try our solution below.

Most base system device on Sony VAIO is Ricoh or Texas instrument card reader, or conexant. You can use Vista or XP drivers from Sony site and use Compatibility mode to install the driver in Compatibility Mode.

Other workaround is get the hardware ID first, which you can get by following these steps:

1. Right click on the devices.
2. Click properties and hit details tab
3. Drop down menu and looks for the hardware ID (first on list)
4. Copy and Paste that hardware ID’s and now you can easy to find working drivers for your Sony VAIO laptop.

Hit download and use compatibility mode function to install the driver. Good luck on installing unknown device on your Sony VAIO running Windows 7.

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