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Troubleshooting
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To check IRQ usage in Windows 2000:
1
Click Start , Settings , then click Control Panel . The Control Panel
window opens.
2
Double-click the System icon, click the Hardware tab, then click
Device Manager . The Device Manager window opens.
3
Click View , then click Resources by type . Double-click Interrupt request
(IRQ) . All IRQs and their hardware assignments are displayed.
To free IRQ resources for the new device:
1
In the Device Manager window, check the device list for a resource
conflict. A resource conflict appears as a black exclamation point in
a yellow circle.
2
Remove the device you are trying to install, then determine which
one of the existing devices or ports you can disable.
3
Right-click the device or port you want to disable, then click Disable .
The device or port is disabled.
Diskette drive
The diskette drive is not recognized
■ Shut down and restart your notebook.
You see an “Access Denied” or “Write protect” error message
■ Move the write-protection tab in the upper-right corner of the diskette
down (unprotected).
■ The diskette may be full. Delete unnecessary files on the diskette and try
again.
■ Not all diskettes are IBM-compatible. Make sure that the diskette you are
using is IBM-compatible.
■ Try a different diskette. Occasionally diskettes are flawed and cannot be
read by the diskette drive.