Toshiba Tecra 9000 User Guide - Page 205
Plug and Play, compliant devices. In theory, if every device connected to
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205 Troubleshooting Guide Resolving a hardware conflict to bypass the microprocessor and access memory directly. If two or more devices use the same DMA, the data required by one device overwrites the data required by the other, causing a hardware conflict. Plug and Play With Plug and Play and Windows 2000, avoiding hardware conflicts is easy. Plug and Play is a computer standard that helps the system BIOS (basic input/output system) and Windows 2000 to automatically assign system resources to Plug and Playcompliant devices. In theory, if every device connected to the computer is Plug and Play-compliant, no two devices will compete for the same system resources. You simply plug in the device and turn on your computer. Your operating system automatically configures your system to accommodate the new device.