Toshiba Tecra 9000 User Guide - Page 257
Resolving hardware conflicts on your own
View all Toshiba Tecra 9000 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals |
Page 257 highlights
257 Windows® 98 Troubleshooting Resolving hardware conflicts on your own Computer components need resources to accomplish a task. A device, such as a CD-ROM drive or a modem, needs a channel to the computer's Central Processing Unit (CPU). It also needs a direct channel to the computer's memory to store information is it works. These channels of communication are commonly known as system resources. For more information on system resources, refer to "Troubleshooting Guide" on page 199. Disabling a device in the Windows® 98 Second Edition operating system 1 Click the My Computer icon with the secondary button, then click Properties. The System Properties dialog box appears. 2 Click the Device Manager tab. 3 Select the device and click Properties. A dialog box displays the device's properties. 4 In the General section of the dialog box, check the box next to Disable in this hardware profile. 5 Click OK. Checking device properties Device Manager provides a way to view the properties of a device. Properties include the name of the manufacturer, the type of device, the drivers installed, and the system resources assigned to the device. To check a device's properties: 1 1 Click the My Computer icon with the secondary button, then click Properties. The System Properties dialog box appears.