Windows 2000 - Dell Dimension 4300 Solution Manual

2H930bk1.book Page 48 Tuesday, November 20, 2001 5:02 PM
48 So lv ing Pr o ble m s
You can also use the Windows Me Hardware Troubleshooter. To use the
troubleshooter, click the Start button and click Help. Click
Troubleshooting in the What would you like help with? list, click Hardware
& system device problems, click Hardware, memory, & others, and then
click Hardware Troubleshooter. In the Hardware Troubleshooter list, click I
need to resolve a hardware conflict on my computer, and then click Next.

Windows 2000

To check for conflicts on a computer running Windows 2000, perform the
following steps:
Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
1
In the Control Panel, double-click System.
2
Click the Hardware tab.
3
Click Device Manager.
4
Click View, and then click Resources by connection.
5
Double-click Interrupt request (IRQ) to view the IRQ assignments.
6
Conflicts are indicated by a yellow exclamation point (!) beside the
conflicting device or a red X if the device has been disabled.
Double-click any conflicting device listed to bring up the Properties
7
window so you can determine what needs to be reconfigured or
removed from the Device Manager. Resolve these conflicts before
checking specific devices.
Double-click the malfunctioning device type in the Device Manager
8
list.
Double-click the icon for the specific device in the expanded list.
9
The Properties window appears.
If there is an IRQ conflict, the Device status area in the Properties
10
window reports what expansion cards or devices are sharing the
device's IRQ. Resolve the IRQ conflicts.