Resolving software and hardware incompatibilities – Dell Inspiron 2650 User Manual

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5

Click the Drivers tab.

6

Click Roll Back Driver.

Resolving Software and Hardware

Incompatibilities

IRQ conflicts occur if a device either is not detected during the operating
system setup or is detected but incorrectly configured. See the following
subsection that corresponds to your operating system to check for IRQ
conflicts on your computer.

1

Click the Start button and click Control Panel.

2

Click Performance and Maintenance and click System.

3

Click the Hardware tab and click Device Manager.

4

In the Device Manager list, check for conflicts with the other devices.
Conflicts are indicated by a yellow exclamation point (!) beside the

conflicting device or a red X if the device has been disabled.

5

Double-click any conflicting device listed to bring up the Properties

window so that you can determine what needs to be reconfigured or

removed from the Device Manager.

6

Resolve these conflicts before checking specific devices.

7

Double-click the malfunctioning device type in the Device Manager

list.

8

Double-click the icon for the specific device in the expanded list.
The Properties window appears.
If an IRQ conflict exists, the Device status area in the Properties

window reports what other devices are sharing the device's IRQ.

9

Resolve any IRQ conflicts.

You can also use the Windows XP Hardware Troubleshooter. To use the
troubleshooter, click the Start button and click Help and Support. Type

hardware troubleshooter

in the Search field, and then click the arrow

to start the search. Click Hardware Troubleshooter in the Search Results
list. In the Hardware Troubleshooter list, click I need to resolve a hardware
conflict on my computer
, and then click Next.

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