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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 display the Properties window to determine what needs to be reconfigured or removed from the Device Manager. Resolve these conflicts before checking specific devices. 6. Double-click the malfunctioning device type in the Device Manager list. 7. Double-click the icon for the specific device in the expanded list. The Properties window appears. 8. Resolve any IRQ conflicts, as described in step 5. If an IRQ conflict exists, the Device status area in the Properties window reports the cards or devices that share the device's IRQ. You can also use the 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 To check for conflicts on a computer running Windows 2000: 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. 2. In the Control Panel window, double-click System. 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 display the Properties window to 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. 10. If an IRQ conflict exists, the Device status area in the Properties window reports the cards or devices that share the device's IRQ. 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.

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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 display the
Properties
window to determine what needs to be reconfigured
or removed from the Device Manager.
Resolve these conflicts before checking specific devices.
6. Double-click the malfunctioning device type in the
Device Manager
list.
7. Double-click the icon for the specific device in the expanded list.
The
Properties
window appears.
8. Resolve any IRQ conflicts, as described in step 5.
If an IRQ conflict exists, the
Device
status area in the
Properties
window reports the cards or devices that
share the device's IRQ.
You can also use the 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
To check for conflicts on a computer running Windows 2000:
1. Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and click
Control Panel
.
2. In the
Control Panel
window, double-click
System
.
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 display the
Properties
window to 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.
10. If an IRQ conflict exists, the
Device status
area in the
Properties
window reports the cards or devices that share the
device's IRQ. 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
.