Yellow Flags in Device Manager after Clean Install

gregyurkon · 2 Weeks Ago

I just did a clean install of Windows 10 Home 22H2, and there are some yellow flags in Device Manager. I finished all of the updates in Windows Update, and I installed the Lenovo chipset driver and the other Lenovo drivers that seem relevant. Lenovo Vantage says that I have the latest driver versions installed, but there are still a few yellow flags. When I try to update those drivers in Device Manager, it says, "The best drivers for your device are already installed". Is there a way to fix this, or should I just ignore it, since there don't seem to be any problems with the system?

dalchina · 2 Weeks Ago

Your drivers page is here:
laptops and netbooks :: lenovo g series laptops :: g50 70 notebook lenovo :: 20351contentdetail - Lenovo Support US

(Almost no posters think to post this when a driver query is raised, alas).

This appears to show at least some support for this device (assuming the one in your specs) from Win 7 to Win 11.

However the laptop seems to date from 2014.

Post a screenshot of your Device Manager.
Expand one of the flagged entries. Is there actually a driver installed?

RickC · 2 Weeks Ago

Win 10 does its best but occasionally cannot install proprietary drivers best sourced from OEM.

As @dalchina suggests, post a screenshot so we have a better idea and/or post expanded Device Manager showing Properties > Details > Hardware IDs of the missing devices. This will show the Vendor/Device IDs to look up using PCI Vendor/ID databases.

If your system specs are accurate then the OEM drivers should be here:

G50-70 Laptop (Lenovo) - Type 20351 > Manual Driver Update

PS - I use Lenovo Vantage with my ThinkPad and find that it's usually accurate.

Hope this helps...

Callender · 2 Weeks Ago

Just an FYI. If you have a backup of your system from before the clean install drivers can be installed from that.

gregyurkon · 2 Weeks Ago

These are the drivers in question.

Yellow Flags in Device Manager after Clean Install-2024-04-15-16_47_18-device-manager.png

I can find the drivers OK, but I don't know which ones I really need, it would probably take an hour or two to download and install all of them.

Also, what do I do if the installer says that the folder already exists?

RickC · 2 Weeks Ago

Once you've taken a disk image, perhaps start off with the latest chipset driver. It's old... much like your device... bit I cannot see anything more recent.

Helmut · 2 Weeks Ago

Where are the yellow flags in the Device Manager, post #5, I don't see any.

The 2 you have expanded are the correct standard icons.

"since there don't seem to be any problems with the system?"
You do not have any problems with drivers, all is good.

My old Laptop is from the same year with similar hardware, different manufacturer.
All I have used is the Manufacturer and Windows updates.

gregyurkon · 2 Weeks Ago

Helmut said:

Where are the yellow flags in the Device Manager, post #5, I don't see any.

The 2 you have expanded are the correct standard icons.

"since there don't seem to be any problems with the system?"
You do not have any problems with drivers, all is good.

My old Laptop is from the same year with similar hardware, different manufacturer.
All I have used is the Manufacturer and Windows updates.

Are those little little yellow things meaningless? They look like little yellow triangles, but with reading glasses, they look like groups of yellow pixels.

itsme1 · 2 Weeks Ago

These represent the golden plugs with pins to push in, such as memory sticks.

gregyurkon · 2 Weeks Ago

itsme1 said:

These represent the golden plugs with pins to push in, such as memory sticks.

I guess the new hardware I need is a pair of reading glasses.