Dell Precision 360 Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 22

To use the Windows 2000 Hardware Troubleshooter, Interrupt request IRQ

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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Windows 2000 To check for conflicts on a computer running Windows 2000: 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then 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 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 conflict to display the Properties window. If an IRQ conflict exists, the Device status area in the Properties window reports the cards or devices that share the device's IRQ. 8 Resolve conflicts by reconfiguring the devices or removing the devices from the Device Manager. To use the Windows 2000 Hardware Troubleshooter: 1 Click the Start button and click Help. 2 Click Troubleshooting and Maintenance on the Contents tab, click Windows 2000 troubleshooters, and then click Hardware. 3 In the Hardware Troubleshooter list, click I need to resolve a hardware conflict on my computer, and then click Next. 22 Setup and Quick Re ference Guide

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Setup and Quick Reference Guide
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Windows 2000
To check for conflicts on a computer running Windows 2000:
1
Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and then 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 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 conflict to display the
Properties
window.
If an IRQ conflict exists, the
Device
status area in the
Properties
window reports the
cards or devices that share the device's IRQ.
8
Resolve conflicts by reconfiguring the devices or removing the devices from the Device
Manager.
To use the Windows 2000 Hardware Troubleshooter:
1
Click the
Start
button and click
Help
.
2
Click
Troubleshooting and Maintenance
on the
Contents
tab, click
Windows 2000
troubleshooters
, and then click
Hardware
.
3
In the
Hardware Troubleshooter
list, click
I need to resolve a hardware conflict on my
computer
, and then click
Next
.