What is siwinacc.sys?

siwinacc.sys is part of SATALink Accelerator Driver and developed by Silicon Image, Inc. according to the siwinacc.sys version information.

siwinacc.sys's description is "Windows Accelerator Driver"

siwinacc.sys is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher.

siwinacc.sys is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on siwinacc.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameSATALink Accelerator Driver
Company nameSilicon Image, Inc.
File descriptionWindows Accelerator Driver
Internal nameSIWinAcc.sys
Original filenameSIWinAcc.sys
CommentsSATALink Accelerator Driver for Windows.
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2002-2003 Silicon Image Inc.
Legal trademarkSATALink and Windows Accelerator are trademarks or registered trademarks of Silicon Image, Inc.
Product version1.0.0.8
File version1.0.0.8

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameSATALink Accelerator Driver
Company nameSilicon Image, Inc.
File descriptionWindows Accelerator Driver
Internal nameSIWinAcc.sys
Original filenameSIWinAcc.sys
CommentsSATALink Accelerator Driver for Wind..
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2002-2003 Silicon Image..
Legal trademarkSATALink and Windows Accelerator are..
Product version1.0.0.8
File version1.0.0.8

Digital signatures [?]

siwinacc.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Windows Hardware Compatibility PCA
Certificate serial number6106c1ac000000000007

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD51582e88c6f340627247b1ecd00fa84fe
SHA256897ce8b1db35019c87982282bc551a4ac0cf7637da98425ceaadbb4377e93943

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