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Windows 2000

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3. Click the Device Manager tab. 4. In the Device Manager list, check for conflicts with other devices. Conflicts are indicated by a yellow exclamation point (!) beside the conflicting device or a red X if the device has been disabled. 5. Double-click the malfunctioning device type in the Device Manager list. 6. Double-click the icon for the specific device in the expanded list. The Properties window appears. If there is an IRQ conflict, the Device status area in the Properties window reports what expansion cards or devices are sharing the device's IRQ. 7. Resolve the IRQ conflicts. You can also use the Windows 98 Hardware Conflict Troubleshooter. To use the troubleshooter, click the Start button and click Help. Double-click Troubleshooting on the Contents tab, and then double-click If you have a hardware conflict. In Windows Me, double-click Troubleshooting in the What would you like help with? list, click Hardware & system device problems, click Hardware, memory, & others, and then click Hardware Troubleshooter. Windows 2000 To check for conflicts on a computer running Windows 2000, perform the following steps: 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. 2. In the Control Panel, double-click the System icon. 3. Click the Hardware tab. 4. Click Device Manager. 5. Click View and then click Resources by connection. 6. Double-click Interrupt request (IRQ) to view the IRQ assignments. Conflicts are indicated by a yellow exclamation point (!) beside the conflicting device or a red X if the device has been disabled. 7. Double-click the malfunctioning device type in the Device Manager list. 8. Double-click the icon for the specific device in the expanded list. The Properties window appears. If there is an IRQ conflict, the Device status area in the Properties window reports what expansion cards or devices are sharing the device's IRQ. 9. Resolve the IRQ conflicts. support.dell.com Software Solutions 4-5

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support.dell.com
Software Solutions
4-5
3.
Click the
Device
Manager
tab.
4.
In the
Device
Manager
list, check for conflicts with other devices.
Conflicts are indicated by a yellow exclamation point (!) beside the conflicting
device or a red X if the device has been disabled.
5.
Double-click the malfunctioning device type in the
Device
Manager
list.
6.
Double-click the icon for the specific device in the expanded list.
The
Properties
window appears.
If there is an IRQ conflict, the
Device status
area in the
Properties
window
reports what expansion cards or devices are sharing the device's IRQ.
7.
Resolve the IRQ conflicts.
You can also use the Windows 98 Hardware Conflict Troubleshooter. To use the
troubleshooter, click the
Start
button and click
Help
. Double-click
Troubleshooting
on the
Contents
tab, and then double-click
If you have a hardware
conflict
. In
Windows Me, double-click
Troubleshooting
in the
What would you like help with?
list, click
Hardware & system device problems
, click
Hardware, memory, & oth-
ers
, and then click
Hardware Troubleshooter
.
Windows 2000
To check for conflicts on a computer running Windows 2000, perform the following
steps:
1.
Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and click
Control
Panel
.
2.
In the
Control Panel
, double-click the
System
icon.
3.
Click the
Hardware
tab.
4.
Click
Device Manager
.
5.
Click
View
and then click
Resources by connection
.
6.
Double-click
Interrupt request (IRQ)
to view the IRQ assignments.
Conflicts are indicated by a yellow exclamation point (!) beside the conflicting
device or a red X if the device has been disabled.
7.
Double-click the malfunctioning device type in the
Device
Manager
list.
8.
Double-click the icon for the specific device in the expanded list.
The
Properties
window appears.
If there is an IRQ conflict, the
Device status
area in the
Properties
window
reports what expansion cards or devices are sharing the device's IRQ.
9.
Resolve the IRQ conflicts.