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Freeing IRQ resources, Diskette drive
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Troubleshooting Help and Support For more information about IRQs in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword IRQs in the Search box , then click the arrow. To check IRQ usage in Windows 2000: 1 Click Start, Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Double-click the System icon, click the Hardware tab, then click Device Manager. The Device Manager window opens. 3 Click View, then click Resources by type. Double-click Interrupt request (IRQ). All IRQs and their hardware assignments are displayed. Freeing IRQ resources To free IRQ resources for the new device: 1 In the Device Manager window, check the device list for a resource conflict. A resource conflict appears as a black exclamation point in a yellow circle. 2 Remove the device you are trying to install, then determine which one of the existing devices or ports you can disable. 3 Right-click the device or port you want to disable, then click Disable. The device or port is disabled. Diskette drive The diskette drive is not recognized ■ Shut down and restart your notebook. You see an "Access Denied" or "Write protect" error message ■ Move the write-protection tab in the upper-right corner of the diskette down (unprotected). www.gateway.com 259