Plug and Play - Architecture and Driver Support

Properly implemented, Plug and Play provides automatic configuration of PC hardware and devices. For modern versions of Microsoft® Windows®, the system and its firmware must comply with Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification (ACPI). The driver architecture for Windows XP/2000 supports comprehensive, operating system-controlled Plug and Play.

Plug and Play technologies are defined for IEEE 1394, PCI, PC Card/CardBus, USB, SCSI, ATA, ISA, LPT, and COM.

Each Plug and Play device must: Be uniquely identified. State the services it provides and resources it requires. Identify the driver that supports it, and allow software to configure it.

ISA PnP Vendor IDs: For information about how to request a unique Vendor ID to use with legacy Plug and Play devices, see Creating ISA Plug and Play Device IDs.

Plug and Play General

	Guidelines for Handling Plug and Play IRPs
	Plug and Play for Windows 2000 and Windows XP
	What's New for Plug and Play in the Windows XP DDK
	Windows XP Plug and Play Update [WinHEC 2001]

ACPI and Plug and Play

	Current and Planned ACPI Implementations in Windows [WinHEC 2002]
	Presentations on the ACPI Web Site

Plug and Play and Driver Installation

Installing Drivers and Utilities without Rebooting on Windows

PCI Subsystem IDs

	INF Requirements for PCI Devices
	PCI Device Subsystem IDs for Windows
	PCI Subsystem IDs and PCI-to-PCI Bridge Devices
	Specification for Use of PCI IDs with Windows Operating Systems

Docking and Removable Devices

	ACPI Docking for Windows
	PCI Subsystem IDs and PCI-to-PCI Bridge Devices
	Removable Devices and Windows

Power Management, Devices, and Drivers

	OnNow Device Power Management
	Device Performance States and Windows Kernel Plug and Play Update [WinHEC 2003; 77 KB]
	Implementing Device Performance States in Windows [WinHEC 2002]
	Windows Driver Power Management [WinHEC 2002]

Plug and Play Specifications

	Clarifications to the Plug and Play ISA Specification
	Plug and Play Design Specification for IEEE 1394
	Plug and Play External COM Device Specification
	Plug and Play ISA Specification, Version 1.0a
	Plug and Play Parallel Port Device Specification
	Plug and Play SCSI Specification
	Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification (ACPI), V.2.0
	Clarifications to Plug and Play BIOS Specification v. 1.0a [54K]
	Plug and Play BIOS Specification v. 1.0a [89K]
	Windows Generic Device IDs [23K]

PnP and Power Developer References

	System & Server Testing:Overview
	HCT 11.2 Test Procedure and Readme Downloads
	WHQL Test Specifications
	Windows Logo Program for Hardware Downloads
	DDK Online

See Also

	Partial Address Decoding and I/O Space in Windows Operating Systems
	How to Write a WDM Driver That Cannot Possibly Work [WinHEC 2001]
	ACPI / Power Management
	Hot Add / Hot Remove
	Plug and Play ID - PNPID Request

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