Dell Inspiron 4100 Solutions Guide - Page 64

Windows 2000, checking specific devices.

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www.dell.com | support.dell.com You can also use the Windows Me Hardware Troubleshooter. To use the troubleshooter, click the Start button and click Help. Click Troubleshooting in the What would you like help with? list, click Hardware & system device problems, click Hardware, memory, & others, and then click Hardware Troubleshooter. 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 click Control Panel. 2 Double-click the System icon. 3 Click the Hardware tab. 4 Click Device Manager. 5 Click View, and then 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. 8 Double-click the malfunctioning device type in the Device Manager list. 9 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. 10 Resolve the IRQ conflicts. You can also use the Windows 2000 Hardware Troubleshooter. To use the troubleshooter, click the Start button and click Help. Click Troubleshooting and Maintenance on the Contents tab, click Windows 2000 troubleshooters, and then click Hardware. In the Hardware Troubleshooter list, click I need to resolve a hardware conflict on my computer, and then click Next. 64 So l v i n g P r o bl e m s

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64
Solving Problems
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You can also use the Windows Me Hardware Troubleshooter. To use the
troubleshooter, click the
Start
button and click
Help
. Click
Troubleshooting
in the
What would you like help with?
list, click
Hardware
& system device problems
, click
Hardware, memory, & others
, and then
click
Hardware Troubleshooter
. 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 click
Control Panel
.
2
Double-click the
System
icon.
3
Click the
Hardware
tab.
4
Click
Device Manager
.
5
Click
View
, and then 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.
8
Double-click the malfunctioning device type in the
Device Manager
list.
9
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.
10
Resolve the IRQ conflicts.
You can also use the Windows 2000 Hardware Troubleshooter. To use the
troubleshooter, click the
Start
button and click
Help
. Click
Troubleshooting and Maintenance
on the
Contents
tab, click
Windows
2000 troubleshooters
, and then click
Hardware
. In the
Hardware
Troubleshooter
list, click
I need to resolve a hardware conflict on my
computer
, and then click
Next
.