• @lightnsfw@reddthat.com
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      17 months ago

      I had a similar experience trying to install a m.2 drive in my win7 PC. It needed a hotfix to work but Microsoft had taken down the downloads so I ended up finding out it was in an update pack from I think Lenovo’s website and pulled it out of that.

    • @0x4E4F@infosec.pubOP
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      17 months ago

      To get it to work in Windows I literally had to go to a website that was only Chinese, download a zip file, and extract a dll that would then work when pointed to.

      It’s called manual driver install in Windows… pretty common with older hardware.

      • @Honytawk@lemmy.zip
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        37 months ago

        Most of those just go over Windows Update now or work with a generic driver that comes with Windows. Only really obscure drivers need manual installation.

        • @0x4E4F@infosec.pubOP
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          7 months ago

          Agreed. Most drivers are found through Windows update.

          I guess I just have old hardware 🤷. My latest hardware is 9 years old… well, apart from my phone 😂.