What Is Plug And Play; If The New Card Or Device Isn't Working - HP Pavilion xl900 - Desktop PC Service Manual

To reassemble the computer:
1 Close the back panel door and replace the
screws.
2 If you moved the drive cage, slide the drive
cage back in (see "Sliding the Drive Cage In
and Out" on page 35).
3 Replace the side panel (see "Replacing the
Side Panel" on page 54).
4 Reconnect the power cord and all other
cables.
5 Reconnect the modem/phone cable.
6 Turn on the computer and all peripherals.
7 Install any software drivers supplied by the
card manufacturer.
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What Is Plug and Play?

"Plug and Play" describes the ability to add and
remove add-in cards, memory, and peripherals
without any special procedures (such as resetting
jumpers and testing for system conflicts). The
system BIOS (basic input/output system) finds
these components and adds them to the system.
You do not have to run the BIOS setup program.
If the New Card or Device Isn't
Working
Read through the card manufacturer's installation
instructions, and recheck all connections,
including those to the card, power supply,
keyboard, and monitor. If the problem still exists,
run the BIOS setup program and load the default
settings, and then save and exit.
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