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If Something Goes Wrong
Resolving a hardware conflict
Disabling a device
1
Open the Start menu, click Control Panel, then
Performance and Maintenance.
2
Click the Administrative Tools icon.
3
Click the Computer Management and then Device
Manager.
4
Select the specific device from the device category.
5
In the toolbar, look to the far right for an icon of a
monitor with a strike mark through a circle on the front.
This is the disable feature.
6
Click the icon.
You are given the option of disabling the device.
7
Click yes or no, whichever is appropriate.
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
Open the Start menu, then click Control Panel.
2
Click Performance and Maintenance, and then
Administrative Tools.
3
Click the Computer Management icon.
4
Click the Device Manager button.
5
To view the device(s) installed, double-click the device
type.
6
To view the properties, double-click the device.
The operating system displays the Device Properties dialog
box, which provides an array of tabs. They include:
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