Diskette Drive - Gateway 400 Notebook User Manual

To check IRQ usage in Windows 2000:
1
Click
window opens.
2
Double-click the
Device Manager
3
Click
(IRQ)
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
The device or port is disabled.

Diskette drive

The diskette drive is not recognized
Shut down and restart your notebook.
You see an "Access Denied" or "Write protect" error message
Move the write-protection tab in the upper-right corner of the diskette
down (unprotected).
The diskette may be full. Delete unnecessary files on the diskette and try
again.
Not all diskettes are IBM-compatible. Make sure that the diskette you are
using is IBM-compatible.
Try a different diskette. Occasionally diskettes are flawed and cannot be
read by the diskette drive.
, , then click
Start Settings
System
. The Device Manager window opens.
, then click
View Resources by type
. All IRQs and their hardware assignments are displayed.
www.gateway.com
. The Control Panel
Control Panel
icon, click the
Hardware
. Double-click
Troubleshooting
tab, then click
Interrupt request
.
Disable
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