*/
 #undef START_IN_KERNEL_MODE
 
-#define DRV_VER "0.5.21"
+#define DRV_VER "0.5.22"
 
 /*
  * According to the Atom N270 datasheet,
        /* Gateway */
        {"Gateway", "AOA110", "v0.3103", 0x55, 0x58, {0x21, 0x21, 0x00} },
        {"Gateway", "AOA150", "v0.3103", 0x55, 0x58, {0x20, 0x20, 0x00} },
-       {"Gateway         ", "LT31            ", "v1.3103 ", 0x55, 0x58,
-               {0x10, 0x0f, 0x00} },
-       {"Gateway         ", "LT31            ", "v1.3201 ", 0x55, 0x58,
-               {0x10, 0x0f, 0x00} },
-       {"Gateway         ", "LT31            ", "v1.3302 ", 0x55, 0x58,
-               {0x10, 0x0f, 0x00} },
+       {"Gateway", "LT31", "v1.3103", 0x55, 0x58, {0x10, 0x0f, 0x00} },
+       {"Gateway", "LT31", "v1.3201", 0x55, 0x58, {0x10, 0x0f, 0x00} },
+       {"Gateway", "LT31", "v1.3302", 0x55, 0x58, {0x10, 0x0f, 0x00} },
        /* Packard Bell */
        {"Packard Bell", "DOA150", "v0.3104", 0x55, 0x58, {0x21, 0x21, 0x00} },
        {"Packard Bell", "DOA150", "v0.3105", 0x55, 0x58, {0x20, 0x20, 0x00} },
        .remove = acerhdf_remove,
 };
 
+/* checks if str begins with start */
+static int str_starts_with(const char *str, const char *start)
+{
+       unsigned long str_len = 0, start_len = 0;
+
+       str_len = strlen(str);
+       start_len = strlen(start);
+
+       if (str_len >= start_len &&
+                       !strncmp(str, start, start_len))
+               return 1;
+
+       return 0;
+}
 
 /* check hardware */
 static int acerhdf_check_hardware(void)
 {
        char const *vendor, *version, *product;
-       int i;
-       unsigned long prod_len = 0;
+       const struct bios_settings_t *bt = NULL;
 
        /* get BIOS data */
        vendor  = dmi_get_system_info(DMI_SYS_VENDOR);
                kernelmode = 0;
        }
 
-       prod_len = strlen(product);
-
        if (verbose)
                pr_info("BIOS info: %s %s, product: %s\n",
                        vendor, version, product);
 
        /* search BIOS version and vendor in BIOS settings table */
-       for (i = 0; bios_tbl[i].version[0]; i++) {
-               if (strlen(bios_tbl[i].product) >= prod_len &&
-                   !strncmp(bios_tbl[i].product, product,
-                          strlen(bios_tbl[i].product)) &&
-                   !strcmp(bios_tbl[i].vendor, vendor) &&
-                   !strcmp(bios_tbl[i].version, version)) {
-                       bios_cfg = &bios_tbl[i];
+       for (bt = bios_tbl; bt->vendor[0]; bt++) {
+               /*
+                * check if actual hardware BIOS vendor, product and version
+                * IDs start with the strings of BIOS table entry
+                */
+               if (str_starts_with(vendor, bt->vendor) &&
+                               str_starts_with(product, bt->product) &&
+                               str_starts_with(version, bt->version)) {
+                       bios_cfg = bt;
                        break;
                }
        }