Gateway MX6650 8511226 - Gateway Platinum Edition User Guide - Page 98

Troubleshooting, Audio, Battery, CD drives, Device installation

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Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Audio Audio troubleshooting is covered under "Sound" on page 110. Battery Battery troubleshooting is covered under "Power" on page 108. CD drives CD drive troubleshooting is covered under "DVD drives" on page 94. Device installation You have computer problems after adding a new device Sometimes a new device, such as a PC Card, can cause a system resource (IRQ) conflict. Check IRQ usage to determine if there is an IRQ conflict. To check IRQ usage: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Performance and Maintenance. 2 Click/Double-click System, click the Hardware tab, then click Device Manager. The Device Manager window opens. 3 Click View, then click Resources by type. Double-click Interrupt request (IRQ). All IRQs and their hardware assignments are displayed. 92 www.gateway.com

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Chapter 8: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Audio
Audio troubleshooting is covered under
“Sound” on page 110
.
Battery
Battery troubleshooting is covered under
“Power” on page 108
.
CD drives
CD drive troubleshooting is covered under
“DVD drives” on page 94
.
Device installation
You have computer problems after adding a new device
Sometimes a new device, such as a PC Card, can cause a system resource
(IRQ) conflict. Check IRQ usage to determine if there is an IRQ conflict.
To check IRQ usage:
1
Click
Start
, then click
Control Panel
. The
Control Panel
window
opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click
Performance and Maintenance
.
2
Click/Double-click
System
, click the
Hardware
tab, then click
Device Manager
. The
Device Manager
window opens.
3
Click
View
, then click
Resources by type
. Double-click
Interrupt
request (IRQ)
. All IRQs and their hardware assignments are
displayed.