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Resolving Software and Hardware, Incompatibilities, Performance and Maintenance

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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities IRQ conflicts occur if a device either is not detected during the operating system setup or is detected but incorrectly configured. To check for IRQ conflicts on your computer: 1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Click Performance and Maintenance and click System. 3 Click the Hardware tab and click Device Manager. 4 In the Device Manager list, check for conflicts with the 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 any conflicting device listed to bring up the Properties window so that you can determine what needs to be reconfigured or removed from the Device Manager. 6 Resolve these conflicts before checking specific devices. 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 an IRQ conflict exists, the Device status area in the Properties window reports what other devices are sharing the device's IRQ. 9 Resolve any IRQ conflicts. You can also use the Windows XP Hardware Troubleshooter. To use the troubleshooter, click the Start button and click Help and Support. Type hardware troubleshooter in the Search field, and then click the arrow to start the search. Click Hardware Troubleshooter in the Search Results list. In the Hardware Troubleshooter list, click I need to resolve a hardware conflict on my computer, and then click Next. 94 So l vi n g Pro b l em s

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Solving Problems
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Resolving Software and Hardware
Incompatibilities
IRQ conflicts occur if a device either is not detected during the operating system setup or is
detected but incorrectly configured. To check for IRQ conflicts on your computer:
1
Click the
Start
button and click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Performance and Maintenance
and click
System
.
3
Click the
Hardware
tab and click
Device Manager
.
4
In the
Device Manager
list, check for conflicts with the 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 any conflicting device listed to bring up the
Properties
window
so that you can determine what needs to be reconfigured or removed from the
Device Manager.
6
Resolve these conflicts before checking specific devices.
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 an IRQ conflict exists, the
Device
status
area in the
Properties
window reports what
other devices are sharing the device's IRQ.
9
Resolve any IRQ conflicts.
You can also use the Windows XP Hardware Troubleshooter. To use the troubleshooter, click
the
Start
button and click
Help and Support
. Type
hardware troubleshooter
in the
Search
field, and then click the arrow to start the search. Click
Hardware Troubleshooter
in
the
Search Results
list. In the
Hardware Troubleshooter
list, click
I need to resolve a
hardware conflict on my computer
, and then click
Next
.