PCI Lookup is designed to determine the make and model of a PCI device, such as a graphics card, network adapter, or sound card, by querying its unique PCI Vendor ID (VID) and Device ID (DID) numbers. These numbers are assigned by the PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) and are used to uniquely identify PCI devices from different manufacturers. Videos to accompany these instructions are coming soon!

  1. Open Device Manager Open Device Manager on your Windows computer. There are multiple ways to do this:
    • Option 1: Press the “Windows” key + “X” key on your keyboard to open the Power User Menu, and then select “Device Manager” from the list.
    • Option 2: Right-click on the “Start” button or press the “Windows” key + “X” key on your keyboard to open the Power User Menu, and then select “Device Manager” from the list.
    • Option 3: Press the “Windows” key + “R” key on your keyboard to open the Run dialog box, type “devmgmt.msc” into the box, and then click “OK”.
  2. Locate the Device In the Device Manager window, locate the device for which you want to obtain the Vendor and Device IDs. Devices are categorized by their hardware type (such as Display adapters, Network adapters, etc.), and you may need to expand the categories to find the specific device.
  3. Access Device Properties Right-click on the device you want to get the Vendor and Device IDs for, and then select “Properties” from the context menu. This will open the Properties window for the selected device.
  4. View Vendor and Device IDs In the Properties window, go to the “Details” tab. In the Property drop-down menu, select “Hardware Ids”. This will display the Vendor and Device IDs for the device in the Value box. The Vendor ID is usually a four-digit hexadecimal number and the Device ID is usually a four-digit hexadecimal number following the Vendor ID.
  5. Copy Vendor and Device IDs You can now copy the Vendor and Device IDs from the Value box. To do this, right-click on the Vendor ID or Device ID, and then select “Copy” from the context menu. You can then paste the copied IDs into a text document, a spreadsheet, or any other application for further reference.

That’s it! You have successfully obtained the Vendor and Device IDs from Device Manager in Windows. Please note that the Vendor and Device IDs are unique identifiers assigned to each hardware device, and they can be useful when troubleshooting or identifying specific hardware components in your system.

  1. Open a Terminal Open a terminal window in Debian by clicking on the terminal icon in the desktop environment or by searching for “Terminal” in the applications menu.
  2. Run “lspci” Command In the terminal window, type the following command and press Enter: This command will list all the PCI devices detected by the Linux kernel in your Debian system.
  3. Locate the Device Scroll through the list of devices displayed by the “lspci” command to find the device for which you want to obtain the Vendor and Device IDs. Note down the “Vendor” and “Device” names listed next to the device.
  4. Run “lspci -n” Command In the terminal window, type the following command and press Enter: lspci -n This command will display the PCI devices along with their Vendor and Device IDs in hexadecimal format.
  5. Identify Vendor and Device IDs Locate the Vendor and Device IDs in the output of the “lspci -n” command. The Vendor ID is the four-digit hexadecimal number listed before the colon (“:”) in the output, and the Device ID is the four-digit hexadecimal number listed after the colon (“:”). For example, if the output of the “lspci -n” command shows: 00:01.0 0604: 8086:1234 (rev 01) In this case, the Vendor ID is “8086” and the Device ID is “1234”.