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Resolving I/O Conflicts, Problems in Windows NT 4.0, System Properties - driver sound card

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Resolving I/O Conflicts You can also refer to the Troubleshooting section in the Help file of Windows 95/98. Problems in Windows NT 4.0 Conflicts between your audio card and another peripheral device may occur if your card and the other device are set to use the same I/O address. To resolve I/O conflicts, change the resource settings of your audio card or the conflicting peripheral device in your system using Device Manager in Windows 95/98. If you still do not know which card is causing the conflict, remove all cards except the audio card and other essential cards (for example, disk controller and graphics cards). Add each card back until Device Manager indicates that a conflict has occurred. To resolve hardware conflicts in Windows 95/98: 1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon. 3. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device Manager tab. 4. Under the Sound, Video And Game Controllers entry, select the conflicting audio card driver-indicated by an exclamation mark (!)-and click the Properties button. 5. In the Properties dialog box, click the Resources tab. 6. Make sure that the Use automatic settings check box is selected, and click the OK button. 7. Restart your system to allow Windows 95/98 to reassign resources to your audio card and/ or the conflicting device. A Service Control Manager error message appears with one or more other error messages at system restart. This occurs after you remove an audio card from your computer after you have successfully installed the Sound Blaster Live! Player 5.1 card. Windows is trying to match the drivers to the removed audio card. To solve this problem: 1. Log on to your computer as Administrator. Troubleshooting C-7

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Troubleshooting
C-7
Resolving I/O
Conflicts
Conflicts between your audio card and another peripheral device may occur if your card and the
other device are set to use the same I/O address.
To resolve I/O conflicts, change the resource settings of your audio card or the conflicting
peripheral device in your system using Device Manager in Windows 95/98.
If you still do not know which card is causing the conflict, remove all cards except the audio card
and other essential cards (for example, disk controller and graphics cards). Add each card back
until Device Manager indicates that a conflict has occurred.
To resolve hardware conflicts in Windows 95/98:
1.
Click
Start
->
Settings
->
Control Panel
.
2.
In the
Control Panel
window, double-click the
System
icon.
3.
In the
System Properties
dialog box, click the
Device Manager
tab.
4.
Under the Sound, Video And Game Controllers entry, select the conflicting audio card
driver—indicated by an exclamation mark (!)—and click the
Properties
button.
5.
In the Properties dialog box, click the
Resources
tab.
6.
Make sure that the
Use automatic settings
check box is selected, and click the
OK
button.
7.
Restart your system to allow Windows 95/98 to reassign resources to your audio card and/
or the conflicting device.
Problems in
Windows NT 4.0
A Service Control Manager error message appears with one or more other error messages
at system restart.
This occurs after you remove an audio card from your computer after you have successfully
installed the Sound Blaster Live! Player 5.1 card. Windows is trying to match the drivers to the
removed audio card.
To solve this problem:
1.
Log on to your computer as Administrator.
You can also refer to the
Troubleshooting section in the
Help file of Windows 95/98.