Toshiba 3490CT - Portege - PIII 700 MHz, User Manual

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If Something Goes Wrong
Resolving a hardware conflict
Checking device properties
Device Manager provides a way to view the properties of a device.
Properties include the name of the manufacturer, the type of
device, the drivers installed, and the system resources assigned to
the device.
To check a device’s properties:
1
Click the
My Computer
icon with the secondary button, then
click
Properties
.
The System Properties dialog box appears.
2
Click the
Device Manager
tab.
3
To view the device(s) installed, double-click the device type.
4
To view the properties, double-click the device.
The Device Properties dialog box opens, providing various
tabs from which to choose. Some of the common ones are:
❖
The
General
tab, which provides basic information
about the device.
❖
The
Resources
tab, which lists the resources assigned to
the device. If you have a device conflict, it is shown in the
Conflicting device list.
❖
The
Drivers
tab, which displays the drivers being used
by the device.
For more information about Device Manager, refer to Windows
98 Second Edition online help.
Memory card problems
Incorrectly connected or faulty memory cards may cause errors
that seem to be device-related. So it is worthwhile checking for
these first:
1
Click
Start
, then click
Shut Down
.