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CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting To check IRQ usage: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Performance and Maintenance. 2 Click/Double-click System, 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. 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. Display Tips & Tricks For more information about adjusting the brightness, see "System key combinations" on page 23. The screen is too dark Adjust the brightness using the system keys. The screen resolution is not correct ■ Change the screen resolution from the Display Properties dialog box. For instructions on changing the screen resolution, see "Adjusting the screen resolution" in the online User Guide. 76

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CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting
76
To check IRQ usage:
1
Click
Start
, then click
Control Panel
. The
Control Panel
window opens. If your
Control Panel is in Category View, click
Performance and Maintenance
.
2
Click/Double-click
System
, 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.
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.
Display
The screen is too dark
Tips & Tricks
For more information
about adjusting the
brightness, see
“System key
combinations” on
page 23
.
Adjust the brightness using the system keys.
The screen resolution is not correct
■
Change the screen resolution from the
Display Properties
dialog box. For
instructions on changing the screen
resolution, see “Adjusting the screen
resolution” in the online
User Guide
.