Design Using Current Information. Manufacturers can get up-to-date information about developing hardware and drivers for Windows:
Know the Current Windows Compatibility Guidelines. Read and understand Guidelines for Bus and Device Specifications, a paper that clarifies what Windows needs from hardware so it can interoperate successfully: http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/issues/SpecGuide1.htm
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For industry specifications upon which Microsoft designs support in Windows, plus the Plug and Play, power management, and other platform-related specifications from Microsoft, see: http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/specs/
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Ensure that the system’s ACPI BIOS is correctly implemented and passes the Microsoft ACPI HCT. OEMs must increase the OEMRevision field in the ACPI FACP to ensure that the system will run in ACPI mode under Windows. See http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/onnow/.
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Properly implement Plug and Play and power management support for all devices—in particular, ensure that all PCI components properly implement unique SIDs and SVIDs:
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/devdes/pciids.htm
Check the web site for Hardware and Driver Developers. This web site provides tools, information, and services for driver developers and hardware designers who create products that work with the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems: http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/
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