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Diskette drive, To check IRQ usage, To free IRQ resources for the new device

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CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting 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. To free IRQ resources for the new device: 1 In the Device Manager window, check the device list for a resource conflict. A resource conflict appears as a black exclamation point in a yellow circle. 2 Remove the device you are trying to install, then determine which one of the existing devices or ports you can disable. 3 Right-click the device or port you want to disable, then click Disable. The device or port is disabled. Diskette drive The diskette drive is not recognized ■ Shut down and restart your notebook. ■ The modular drive may not be inserted completely into the modular bay. Press the module into the bay, then try to access the diskette again. You see an "Access Denied" or "Write protect" error message ■ Move the write-protection tab in the upper-right corner of the diskette down (unprotected). 86

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CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting
86
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.
To free IRQ resources for the new device:
1
In the
Device Manager
window, check the
device list for a resource conflict. A
resource conflict appears as a black
exclamation point in a yellow circle.
2
Remove the device you are trying to install,
then determine which one of the existing
devices or ports you can disable.
3
Right-click the device or port you want to
disable, then click
Disable
. The device or
port is disabled.
Diskette drive
The diskette drive is not recognized
■
Shut down and restart your notebook.
■
The modular drive may not be inserted
completely into the modular bay. Press the
module into the bay, then try to access the
diskette again.
You see an “Access Denied” or “Write
protect” error message
■
Move the write-protection tab in the
upper-right corner of the diskette down
(unprotected).