If Something Goes Wrong…
What to Do with a Hardware Conflict
Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer
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Resolving Hardware Conflicts on Your Own
Just as a business person needs a telephone and a computer to get
the job done, so also computer components need resources to
accomplish a task. A device, such as a CD-ROM drive or a
modem, needs a channel to the computer's Central Processing
Unit (CPU). It also needs a direct channel to the computer's mem-
ory to store information as it works. These channels of communi-
cation are commonly referred to as system resources.
The channel to the CPU is called an Interrupt ReQuest (IRQ)
because it interrupts what the processor is doing and requests
some of the processor’s time. If two or more devices use the same
IRQ, the processor doesn’t know which device is asking for atten-
tion. This causes a problem.
Similarly, the data required by the device is stored in a specific
place or address in memory called the Direct Memory Address
(DMA). If two or more devices use the same DMA, the data
required by one device overwrites the data required by the other. If
either of these situations occur, you have a hardware conflict.
With Plug and Play and Windows 95, avoiding hardware conflicts
is easy. Plug and Play is a type of computer standard present in
your Toshiba Satellite 110 Series computer that helps the system
BIOS (basic input/output system), Windows 95 and a Plug and
Play-compliant devices work together to automatically assign sys-
tem resources to the device. In theory, if every device connected to
the computer is Plug and Play-compliant, no two devices would
compete for the same system resources. You simply plug in the
device and turn your computer on. Windows 95 automatically
configures your system to accommodate the new device.
However, if you install an older (legacy) device that Windows 95
cannot detect, Windows 95 may have difficulty assigning system
resources to it. As a result, a hardware conflict can occur. To see
what resources Windows 95 has assigned to the legacy device, See
“Checking Device Properties” on page 246.. If Windows 95 is
unable to provide the information you need, the pre-assigned set-
tings for IRQs, DMAs and I/O assignments are listed in “System
Resources” on page 351 for your reference.
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Страница 30: ...Chapter 1 Make Sure You Have Everything 1 Select a Place To Work 2 Find Out Where Everything s Located 6 ...
Страница 43: ...Finding Your Way around the System Find Out Where Everything s Located Part I Getting To Know Your Computer 13 ...
Страница 126: ...Chapter 5 Buying Programs 97 Buying Hardware 105 ...
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Страница 213: ...Using Your Computer on Your Desk Using the Optional Noteworthy Port Replicator Part I Getting To Know Your Computer 183 ...
Страница 214: ...Chapter 10 Using a Password 185 Applying Physical Restraints 194 Viruses and How To Cure Them 195 ...
Страница 298: ...PART II CONTENTS The Hotkeys 271 MaxTime 275 Hardware Setup 293 TSETUP 307 The Diagnostic Test 323 ...
Страница 300: ...Chapter 15 Instant Password Security 271 Power 272 Resume Mode 272 Sound 272 Display 272 Keyboard 273 ...
Страница 321: ...MaxTime The Machine Settings Dialog Box Part II Technical Reference 291 ...
Страница 322: ...Chapter 17 The Hardware Configuration Dialog Box 294 The Hardware Configuration Options Dialog Box 296 ...
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Страница 352: ...Chapter19 Starting the Diagnostic Test 324 Choosing Test Options 325 Test Sequence 327 Exiting the Diagnostic Menus 334 ...
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Страница 368: ...Appendix A Built in Features 339 Optional Accessories and Devices 344 Specifications 346 ...
Страница 377: ...Features and Specifications Specifications Part III Appendixes 347 ...
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Страница 380: ...Appendix C IRQ Level Assignments 351 DMA Channel Assignments 352 Input Output Port Address Assignments 353 ...
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Страница 386: ...Appendix D CS Model Video Modes 358 Satellite 110CT Video Modes 359 ...
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