Device Installation - Gateway Solo 9500 User Manual

Device installation

You have computer problems after adding a new device
Sometimes a new device, such as a PC Card, can cause a system resource (IRQ)
conflict. Check IRQ usage to determine if there is an IRQ conflict.
To check IRQ usage in Windows XP
1
Click
Maintenance
2
Click
Device Manager opens.
3
Click
(IRQ)
To check IRQ usage in Windows Me and Windows 98:
1
Click
window opens. If you do not see the
panel options
2
Double-click the
Device Manager opens.
3
Click
box opens and displays the IRQs and their hardware assignments.
, then select
Start Control Panel
.
, click the
System Hardware
, select
View Resources by type
. All IRQs and their hardware assignments are displayed.
, then select
Start Settings
.
icon, then click the
System
, then click
Computer
www.gateway.com
, then
Performance and
tab, then click
, then double-click
, then
Control Panel
icon, click
System
Device Manager
. The Computer Properties dialog
Properties
Software support tools
. The
Device Manager
Interrupt request
. The Control Panel
view all control
tab. The
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