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configuration by managing the system resources automatically. In some cases, you might have to disable one device in order to use the another device. To resolve the resource conflict, you can also use the Device Manager or the BIOS Setup Utility. Using the Device Manager To open the Device Manager: 1. Click Start. 2. Move the cursor to Programs and Settings, and then click Control panel. 3. Double-click System. 4. Click the Device Manager tab. You can also access the Device Manager from the ThinkPad Configuration program. There is a Device Manager button in each ThinkPad Configuration submenu window. For details about the device, select the device and click Properties. General information as well as information on drivers and resources is displayed. For example, from the "Driver" window, you can see the device driver version, and you can update the driver. If there is an X on the left side of the device, the device is disabled. To enable the device, select it and click Properties. You can see whether the device can be enabled. To change the default configuration setting, click Resources. If ! is on the left side of the device, the device has a problem. To resolve the problem, select the device and click Properties. Using the BIOS Setup Utility This section describes the items in the Advanced submenu of the Config menu of the BIOS Setup Utility. Only the PCI configuration is a unique function of the BIOS Setup Utility. You can set up the other functions with the ThinkPad 66 IBM ThinkPad 570 Online Book

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configuration by managing the system resources automatically.
In
some cases, you might have to disable one device in order to use
the another device.
To resolve the resource conflict, you can also use the Device
Manager or the BIOS Setup Utility.
Using the Device Manager
To open the Device Manager:
1.
Click
Start
.
2.
Move the cursor to
Programs
and
Settings
, and then click
Control panel
.
3.
Double-click
System
.
4.
Click the
Device Manager
tab.
You can also access the Device Manager from the ThinkPad
Configuration program.
There is a
Device Manager
button in each
ThinkPad Configuration submenu window.
For details about the device, select the device and click
Properties
.
General information as well as information on drivers and resources
is displayed.
For example, from the “Driver” window, you can see
the device driver version, and you can update the driver.
If there is an
X
on the left side of the device, the device is disabled.
To enable the device, select it and click
Properties
.
You can see
whether the device can be enabled.
To change the default
configuration setting, click
Resources
.
If
!
is on the left side of the device, the device has a problem.
To
resolve the problem, select the device and click
Properties
.
Using the BIOS Setup Utility
This section describes the items in the
Advanced
submenu of the
Config
menu of the BIOS Setup Utility.
Only the PCI configuration is a unique function of the BIOS Setup
Utility.
You can set up the other functions with the ThinkPad
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