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Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities

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www.dell.com | support.dell.com 1 Click the Start button, and then right-click My Computer. 2 Click Properties. 3 Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager. 4 In the Device Manager window, right-click the device for which the new driver was installed and then click Properties. 5 Click the Drivers tab. 6 Click Roll Back Driver. Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities Windows XP, Windows Me, and Windows 2000 IRQ conflicts occur if a device either is not detected during the operating system setup or is detected but incorrectly configured. See the following subsection that corresponds to your operating system to check for IRQ conflicts on your computer. Windows XP 1 Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System. 3 Click the Hardware tab, and then click the Device Manager button. 4 In the Device Manager list, check for conflicts with the other devices. Conflicts are indicated by a yellow exclamation point (!) beside the conflicting device or a red X if the device has been disabled. 5 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. 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. 62 So l v i n g P r o bl e m s

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Solving Problems
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1
Click the
Start
button,
and then right-click
My Computer
.
2
Click
Properties
.
3
Click the
Hardware
tab, and then click
Device Manager
.
4
In the
Device Manager
window, right-click the device for which the
new driver was installed and then click
Properties
.
5
Click the
Drivers
tab.
6
Click
Roll Back Driver
.
Resolving Software and Hardware
Incompatibilities
Windows XP, Windows Me, and Windows 2000 IRQ conflicts occur if a
device either is not detected during the operating system setup or is
detected but incorrectly configured. See the following subsection that
corresponds to your operating system to check for IRQ conflicts on your
computer.
Windows XP
1
Click the
Start
button, and then click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Performance and Maintenance
, and then click
System
.
3
Click the
Hardware
tab, and then click the
Device Manager
button.
4
In the
Device Manager
list, check for conflicts with the other devices.
Conflicts are indicated by a yellow exclamation point (!) beside the
conflicting device or a red X if the device has been disabled.
5
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.
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.