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Hardware installation (continued) Symptom Possible solution A device does not work after installing a new device. To resolve a device conflict, you may need to disable one of the devices or uninstall an old device driver: 1 Click the Windows Vista start button, right-click Computer, and then click Properties. 2 Under Tasks, click Device Manager. 3 Click the plus sign (+) next to the problem device and check for an exclamation point in a yellow circle near the device icon. The exclamation point means there is a device conflict or problem with the device. Exclamation points do not always appear when a device is not working properly. 4 If you have removed a hardware device, but the device driver is still listed in the Device Manager, this may be causing the device conflict. To uninstall the old driver so that the new device driver works properly, right-click the device, click Uninstall, and then click OK. 5 Double-click the name of the device, and then select Properties. 6 Click the Resources tab to verify that there is a device conflict. 7 Click the General tab to see whether your device is enabled and working properly. If it is available, click the Troubleshoot button, and follow the onscreen instructions in the device troubleshooter wizard. 8 Restart the computer. Click the Windows Vista start button, click the Arrow button next to the Lock button, and then click Restart. 54 Getting Started (features vary by model)

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Getting Started (features vary by model)
A device does not work
after installing a new
device.
To resolve a device conflict, you may need to disable one of the
devices or uninstall an old device driver:
1
Click the
Windows Vista start button
, right-click
Computer
, and then click
Properties
.
2
Under
Tasks
, click
Device Manager
.
3
Click the plus sign (
+
) next to the problem device and
check for an exclamation point in a yellow circle near the
device icon. The exclamation point means there is a
device conflict or problem with the device. Exclamation
points do not always appear when a device is not
working properly.
4
If you have removed a hardware device, but the device
driver is still listed in the Device Manager, this may be
causing the device conflict. To uninstall the old driver so
that the new device driver works properly, right-click the
device, click
Uninstall
, and then click
OK
.
5
Double-click the name of the device, and then select
Properties
.
6
Click the
Resources
tab to verify that there is a device
conflict.
7
Click the
General
tab to see whether your device is
enabled and working properly. If it is available, click the
Troubleshoot
button, and follow the onscreen
instructions in the device troubleshooter wizard.
8
Restart the computer. Click the
Windows Vista start button
,
click the
Arrow
button next to the
Lock button, and then click
Restart
.
Hardware installation (continued)
Symptom
Possible solution