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Windows 2000, Interrupt request IRQ

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Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities: Dell Inspiron 2600 and 2650 6. Resolve these conflicts before checking specific devices. 7. Double-click the malfunctioning device type in the Device Manager list. 8. Double-click the icon for the specific device in the expanded list. The Properties window appears. If an IRQ conflict exists, the Device status area in the Properties window reports what other devices are sharing the device's IRQ. 9. Resolve any IRQ conflicts. You can also use Windows XP Hardware Troubleshooter. To use the troubleshooter, click the Start button and click Help and Support. Type hardware troubleshooter in the Search field, and then click the arrow to start the search. Click Hardware Troubleshooter in the Search Results list. In the Hardware Troubleshooter list, click I need to resolve a hardware conflict on my computer, and then click Next. Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click the System icon. 3. Click the Hardware tab. 4. Click Device Manager. 5. Click View and click Resources by connection. 6. Double-click Interrupt request (IRQ) to view the IRQ assignments. Conflicts are indicated by a yellow exclamation point (!) beside the conflicting device or a red X if the device has been disabled. 7. Double-click any conflicting device listed to bring up the Properties window so that you can determine what needs to be reconfigured or removed from the Device Manager. Resolve these conflicts before checking specific devices. file:///F|/Service%20Manuals/Dell/Inspiron/2600-50/drivers.htm (6 of 11) [2/28/2004 6:52:02 AM]

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Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities: Dell Inspiron 2600 and 2650
6.
Resolve these conflicts before checking specific devices.
7.
Double-click the malfunctioning device type in the
Device Manager
list.
8.
Double-click the icon for the specific device in the expanded list.
The
Properties
window appears.
If an IRQ conflict exists, the
Device
status
area in the
Properties
window
reports what other devices are sharing the device's IRQ.
9.
Resolve any IRQ conflicts.
You can also use Windows XP Hardware Troubleshooter. To use the troubleshooter,
click the
Start
button and click
Help and Support
. Type
hardware troubleshooter
in the
Search
field, and then click the arrow to start the search. Click
Hardware
Troubleshooter
in the
Search Results
list. In the
Hardware Troubleshooter
list,
click
I need to resolve a hardware conflict on my computer
, and then click
Next
.
Windows 2000
1.
Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and then click
Control Panel
.
2.
Double-click the
System
icon.
3.
Click the
Hardware
tab.
4.
Click
Device Manager
.
5.
Click
View
and click
Resources by connection
.
6.
Double-click
Interrupt request (IRQ)
to view the IRQ assignments.
Conflicts are indicated by a yellow exclamation point (!) beside the conflicting
device or a red X if the device has been disabled.
7.
Double-click any conflicting device listed to bring up the
Properties
window so
that you can determine what needs to be reconfigured or removed from the
Device Manager. Resolve these conflicts before checking specific devices.
file:///F|/Service%20Manuals/Dell/Inspiron/2600-50/drivers.htm (6 of 11) [2/28/2004 6:52:02 AM]