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If Something Goes Wrong
Resolving a hardware conflict
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Resolving conflicts
There are three things you can do to resolve hardware
conflicts:
❖
Disable the device.
For an older device, remove it from the computer.
❖
Disable another system component and use its resources for
the new device, see
“Fixing a problem with Device Manager”
❖
Reconfigure the device so that its requirements do not
conflict. Refer to the device’s documentation for instructions
about changing settings on the device.
Fixing a problem with Device Manager
Device Manager provides a way to check and change the
configuration of a device.
CAUTION: Changing the default settings using Device Manager
can cause other conflicts that make one or more devices unusable.
Device Manager is a configuration tool for advanced users who
understand configuration parameters and the ramifications of
changing them.
Disabling a device
1
Click
Start
,
Settings
,
Control Panel
,
then
Administrative
Tools
.
2
Click the
Computer Management
icon.
3
Select the specific device from the Device Manager category.
4
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.
5
Click the icon.
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