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6 Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the driver. 7 Click the Driver tab and then click Update Driver. 8 Click Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), and then click Next. 9 Click Browse, and browse to the location to which you previously extracted the driver files. 10 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click Next. 11 Click Finish and restart your computer. Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities In the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system, IRQ conflicts occur if a device either is not detected during the operating system setup or is detected but incorrectly configured. To check for IRQ conflicts on your computer: 1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Click Performance and Maintenance and click System. 3 Click the Hardware tab and click Device Manager. 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. S olving Pr oblems 95

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Solving Problems
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6
Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the
driver.
7
Click the
Driver
tab and then click
Update Driver
.
8
Click
Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)
, and then
click
Next
.
9
Click
Browse
, and browse to the location to which you previously
extracted the driver files.
10
When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click
Next
.
11
Click
Finish
and restart your computer.
Resolving Software and Hardware
Incompatibilities
In the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP operating system, IRQ conflicts occur if a
device either is not detected during the operating system setup or is
detected but incorrectly configured. To check for IRQ conflicts on your
computer:
1
Click the
Start
button and click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Performance and Maintenance
and click
System
.
3
Click the
Hardware
tab and click
Device Manager
.
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.