Resolving software and hardware incompatibilities – Dell Inspiron 4150 User Manual

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6

Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the

driver.

7

Click the Driver tab and then click Update Driver.

8

Click Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), and then

click Next.

9

Click Browse, and browse to the location to which you previously

extracted the driver files.

10

When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click Next.

11

Click Finish and restart your computer.

Resolving Software and Hardware

Incompatibilities

In the Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP operating system, IRQ conflicts occur if a

device either is not detected during the operating system setup or is
detected but incorrectly configured. 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.

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